Tecmo Koei is hosting a Dead or Alive 5 tournament in Japan that starts off with preliminary matches at the Tecmopia in Mukogaoka-Yuen.

If you didn’t pre-order Dead or Alive 5 or grab the collector’s edition of the game, you can now buy the exclusive costumes that came with both.

“We will consider your responses carefully when we make our final decisions,” director, Yohei Shimbori, informs fans over Twitter.

Screenshots of all the new costumes in Dead or Alive 5. [Update: North American and European pricing added.]

Tecmo Koei reported sales numbers for Dead or Alive 5 in their latest financial briefing. The fighting game sold 580,000 units worldwide and contributed to the consumer game division’s 869 million ($10.9 million) operating profit.

Tecmo Koei will release a third costume pack for Dead or Alive 5 on October 30.

Tecmo Koei has more Dead or Alive 5 downloadable content on the way. On October 30, a third costume pack will be available.

Three new DLC costume packs for Dead or Alive 5 are available today, and add kitty costumes, maid outfits and more.

Japanese blog PS360 posted a detailed Dead or Alive 5 comparison. The graphical differences between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions are negligible, but their input lag comparison video is kind of interesting.

…but none of them were the #1 seller. That honour went to SD Gundam G Generation Overworld.

Team Ninja are releasing a free costume DLC pack for Dead or Alive 5 today.

“We actually got a lot of feedback from people who were playing [the Dead or Alive 5 demo],”reveals director, Yohei Shimbori.

Joysound, the same company that made Joysound Karaoke, has Dead or Alive avatars in their karaoke booths.

Tecmo Koei have released a launch trailer for the game, which is due out next week.