Month: January 2016

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Support Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 at Undefeated 2016

Last year, Undefeated of the Southwest Vol. 2 was able to crowdfund over $700 for their Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 pot bonuses, and they are looking to do it all over again for the next installment…with a couple of twists.

Undefeated 2016’s organizers recently opened another YouCaring drive (this time with a goal of $1000), with an alternate donation path available through Teespring. Using the latter will net you a limited edition shirt designed by Northern California artist Joelyn “Shunao” Lai specifically for this event. Better yet, all of the proceeds from these sales will go directly to the aforementioned fundraiser, meaning you can show your support for the tournament and grab a spiffy tee at the same time!

The event will also feature a first-to-fifteen Marvel exhibition, with participants decided on by the community. Voting isn’t open yet, but early choices include notable players like Brokentier’s Daniel “Clockwork” Maniago, Kumite in Tennessee’s Jonathan “Cloud805” Morales, and more.

Undefeated 2016 is scheduled for February 20-21 in Tempe, Arizona. Aside from Marvel, it will also feature competition in Street Fighter V, Ultra Street Fighter IV, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, and Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late. More details can be found here.

Source: r/MvC3 via IFC Yipes

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Ono: Capcom Looking to “Reset” with Street Fighter V

During their visit to PlayStation Experience last month, Vice Gaming was able to catch up with Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono for a discussion of all things Street Fighter. Naturally, conversation gravitated towards Street Fighter V, and Ono was rather candid regarding their goals with the upcoming title.

“Now, as [Street Fighter IV] has grown and it’s matured, that core group of people is maybe about 1,000 people who can compete at a really high level. That’s where [Street Fighter V] comes in,” Ono explained. “We’ve made plans to try to grow the community at an exponential rate. We’re doing that by resetting the game and evening the playing field, so that it’s approachable whether you’re new or old to the series.”

Ono was quick to promise that they won’t be actively working against experienced players when it comes to their decisions for Street Fighter V, but reiterated their desire for newcomers to be comfortable, whether they’re competing or just watching.

While not interested in completely doing away with the work they’ve done on past installments, Ono sees Street Fighter V as its own separate entity, similar to how Street Fighter II was different from Street Fighter, Street Fighter III was different from Street Fighter II, and so on. “People are starting to remember that Street Fighter isn’t a series where every new game just rides the coattails of the previous entry,” he continued. “Part of the fun is going back to zero and everyone growing from the same point.”

For more of Vice’s interview, which also touches on Ono’s hand in bringing the Street Fighter franchise back to prominence, the groundwork they’ve laid for the genre, and more, be sure to follow the link below.

Source: Vice

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WildStar: Sim-Chase to Begin on January 13th

WildStar players have another event in which to participate beginning January 13th. Called the Sim-Chase, players take part in Adventures to earn Hardlight Shards that can be extracted from Sim-Cores to trade for some pretty cool housing plot decore pieces.