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Infused with Tengu powers and wielding a razor-sharp sword handed down through generations, Yasahmaru may be an unknown entity in the Samurai Shodown universe, but as we can see from the trailer, it would be foolish to take him lightly<\/p> <p><em><\/iframe><br \/>Samurai Shodown<\/em> launches on June 25 for PS4 and Xbox   One. 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