A new Dead or Alive 5 project is in development for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

One of the changes in 1.03A is that Team Ninja have disabled stagger escapes for certain Criticals, in order to make Tag Mode better suited to aggressive play.

Team Ninja’s version 1.03 update had issues, so both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will get a corrected update sometime in February.

Team Ninja are releasing a new round of swimsuit costumes to go with the new island stage and version 1.03 patch. [Update: U.S. prices added.]

Like the other stages in Dead or Alive 5, this one has environmental hazards… like coconuts dropping onto your head.

Check out the entire list of system changes, general changes and character-specific changes in Dead or Alive 5′s upcoming version 1.03 patch.

Tecmo Koei have shared the full list of PS3/Vita functionality for Dead or Alive 5, and say cross-platform battles between the two versions will run at 60fps.

Director, Yohei Shimbori, says you should be able to spot a few changes to both characters’ movesets.

Tecmo Koei plans on releasing Dead or Alive 5+ for PlayStation Vita in March and you can get it with a copy of the PlayStation 3 game.

Dead or Alive 5 is receiving a “ver. 1.03” patch, which will allow you to upload match replays from the game directly to the Internet.

Tecmo Koei has a second wave of Santa suits for Dead or Alive 5.

Tecmo Koei got in touch with Siliconera recently ask if we’d like to do a Dead or Alive 5 costume giveaway on the site. Naturally, we said yes,

Tecmo Koei’s sixth Dead or Alive 5 costume pack is all about the holidays and gives twelve characters Santa suits.

Tecmo Koei keeps on rolling out more costumes for Kasumi and Zack. Dead or Alive 5′s fifth costume collection Chinese clothes, formalwear, and a special pack. All of these outfits will be available on November 27.