Bandai Namco’s Tekken 7 debuted in the United States at Final Round 18 in Atlanta, Georgia, and has since made or is set to make appearances at a number of other fighting game events around the country. Joining the Tekken tour will be the upcoming Texas Showdown 2015, giving players from Texas and surrounding areas to get their hands on the game.
Texas Showdown 2015 is scheduled for May 8-10 at the Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel in Houston, Texas. For more information on the event, including online registration, check out the official site. Online registration ends April 28.
I have an interesting relationship with Neverwinter. I used to host a live stream series on our Twitch Channel called the Foundry Focus. Some of you may remember it. Most of you probably not. One of my fellow writers on this site, Som Pourfarzaneh, used to join me when he was still a community manager for Neverwinter.
The folks over at VG BootCamp recently went live with another installment of Smash @ Xanadu from Xanadu Games in Baltimore, Maryland. These weekly broadcasts provide a great look at the region’s Smash community, with tonight’s stream focusing entirely on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
As a neat twist, the event will also allow players to choose custom moves, so check it out to see what these techniques bring to the table. The stream is live below, but you can also head on over to Twitch to join the chat.
This weekend, Northwest Majors 7 will be taking place in Seattle, Washington, and it’s shaping up to be a strong event for Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-. Not only has the Arc System Works title been leading in entrance numbers, but it will be feature the appearance of a very special guest: the most powerful Eddie player in the world, Kenichi Ogawa. And while he may be household name for players familiar with the Japanese community, let’s take a look at his accomplishments for those out of the loop.
Ogawa first made the scene with the release of Guilty Gear XX in 2002, picking Eddie and continuing to play him all the way through to his Xrd incarnation, Zato-1. As competition moved to #Reload, he earned notoriety as one of the strongest players in the world thanks to his absolute tear through major tournaments.
In 2005, his team would make their way to the Super Battle Opera finals, where he would perform a reverse OCV to take home the victory. Ogawa made five appearances at the national event throughout the tenures of various Guilty Gear titles, walking away on championship teams three times. Alongside other major wins, he is known for legendary winning streaks of up to one hundred games and for being to able to destroy even the strongest of Japanese players.
With the release of Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, Ogawa is still going strong, appearing in the top arcade rankings and regularly winning tournaments. You can usually find footage of him playing at Mikado arcade, which is regarded as one of the strongest homes of Guilty Gear in Japan.
Northwest Majors 7 marks his first appearance in a North American tournament, and will be one of the few chances to see a true god of Guilty Gear on our shores. If you want to witness America’s hopefuls going up against this absolute beast of a player, be sure to tune in this weekend. Come Heaven or Hell, it is absolutely going to rock.
Special thanks to Jourdal, Brandino, Honnou, keeponrockin, Coren, and Daiandoh for video submissions.
Alongside updating arcade versions tomorrow, Capcom will be releasing Ultra Street Fighter IV’s ver.1.05 for home platforms as well.
While there isn’t much to speak of here, Omega Edition fans will be happy to learn that numerous characters are set to receive adjustments in the unique remix mode. The only change headed to the main, competitive title is a correction for Decapre’s anti-air DCM command, which now requires a preliminary down-back charge to perform.
Unfortunately, the game-crashing sound bug currently affecting console versions of Ultra Street Fighter IV has yet to be addressed. Capcom community manager Peter “Combofiend” Rosas previously told us that they are working on fixing the issue, though it appears we will have to wait for a future patch to see any progress.
A full list of the changes headed to Ultra Street Fighter IV tomorrow can be found on Capcom-Unity. Players on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 should see their game updated by 2 AM PST, while those on Steam will have to hold off until 8 AM PST.
