Street Fighter V Roundup – Zangief Match Footage, F.A.N.G Damage Potential, and Combos Galore

The weekend is almost upon us, and that means local Street Fighter V tournaments and friendly gatherings will soon be popping up in abundance. Before you hit your local session, study up with some of today’s roundup footage!

So far, our Street Fighter V roundups have featured loads of combos, tips, and tricks, but very little by way of actual match footage. We’re going to change that today by kicking things off with a few videos featuring sets between UltraChen TV’s David “UltraDavid” Graham and BROKENTIER’s Jay “Viscant” Snyder. On top of raw match footage, these videos come complete with commentary from UltraDavid himself.


If you’re looking to create pressure without putting your life on the line with Ryu, this safe jump from MikeandIke12 may be just what you need. Following a light Tatsu, this option covers reversals off both regular and back recovery.

We’ve received a number of high quality combo videos for today’s collection. Persona offers their look at maxing out damage potential with Necalli, Dark Chaotix and pdcsky each take a look at Chun-Li’s options, and ArT took to the streets and figured out some creative ways to maximize Rashid’s juggle potential, making use of nearly every tool at the new contender’s disposal along the way.



He may be goofy looking, but F.A.N.G packs loads of damage potential up those wizard sleeves of his. Venom47 decided to take a look at the less-than-practical side of this newcomer, and I have to say that someone named Venom putting together a combo video so focused on poison damage is downright perfect.

Mr. Masters looks to be quite popular today, as both Anthony Piccaver and Berial Plays have offered up combo compilations for the man with the flaming kicks. These combo videos lean more toward practicality than dropping the jaws of viewers, so they’re a good place to get started if you’re new to Ken.

We wrap things up today with a look at the lighter side of Street Fighter V. After being put on blast by a series of resets and well-placed buttons, vryu123’s poor victim felt it necessary to drop from the match in an effort to preserve their precious League Points. There’s no penalty for doing so, so why not?

But before that, they unleashed what may have been the most appropriate Street Fighter V taunt to date.

There’s still plenty of new tech out there! Have you found something of your own? Send it to us, and we may include it in our next Street Fighter V community roundup.

Sources: UltraChen TV, Anthony Piccaver, Berial Plays, vryu123, ArT, Persona, Venom47, MikeandIke12, pcdsky

Capcom Looking to Discourage Ragequitters in Street Fighter V, But They Need Your Help

Disconnections are an unfortunate reality of playing video games online, whether due to unstable netcode or (more likely) someone getting salty about a loss. Street Fighter V has been plagued with both problems in the week after its release, and while the developers have worked to correct the former, it’s the latter that persists.

In the latest post-launch update, Capcom’s Neidel “Haunts” Crisan says that they are aware of the ragequitting issue, and are taking steps to correct it. “We are working on a permanent solution to this problem, though we don’t have an exact date to share with you at the moment,” he explains. “That said, we are going to take direct action starting next week to punish those players who are abusing the system.”

The key to this “direct action” lies with the community. Haunts asks that everyone record their matches with habitual ragequitters, either by using the PlayStation 4’s built-in functionality or other means, and stay tuned for more information. No further details were given as to how they plan to combat these poor losers early on, but they can look forward to some severe punishment.

Additionally, improvements continue to be made to matchmaking, and Capcom plans to provide more updates in the future.

Source: Capcom-Unity

Winter Brawl X Streaming Live from Essington, Pennsylvania

The tenth installment of Big E Gaming’s Winter Brawl tournament series kicks off today in Essington, Pennsylvania.

As always, you can expect a ton of great competition featuring local and visiting players alike across Street Fighter V, Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat X, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Killer Instinct, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, BlazBlue: Chronophantasma EXTEND, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, and more.

Some of the players in attendance include DaFeetLee, YOMI|Forever King, BIFU|Spab Rog, RPD|Alex Smith, cR|Footwurk, TA|Moons, Coach Steve, TSC|IFC Yipes, CU|Ludovic, RayRay, damdai, cR|SonicFox, TSB|mynus, Flux, Keninblack, PG|Filipino Champ, TSC|Sanford Kelly, TA|Marvisto, EG|K-Brad, TSC|CDjr, DLINK|Lord Knight, BE|Kane Blueriver, Henry Cen, UA|Bass, DOT|Danke, TS|Fooblat, bjUNCHAINED, MeanSaltine, RZR|Perfect Legend, LOD.TFA|OmGiTzAndre, VV.BT|MarlinPie, 2ndState, Psychochronic, IGT|Unkn0wn, YOMI.HB|Tyrant, cR|Biohazard, cR|HoneyBee, LostSoul, LI Joe, Julio, PAG|Glitch, DaiAndOh, YOMI|Michaelangelo, and many, many more.

We’ve included every official broadcast below, along with a detailed schedule.

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Watch live video from KombatNetwork on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Friday, February 26

Event EST (Local) PST GMT Stream
SFV Teams 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 12:00 AM (Sat) Team Spooky
USFIV Pools 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 12:00 AM (Sat) nycfurby
UMvC3 Teams 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 12:00 AM (Sat) Bifuteki

Saturday, February 27

Event EST (Local) PST GMT Stream
SFV Pools 12:00 PM 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Team Spooky
GGXrd Pools 12:00 PM 9:00 AM 5:00 PM nycfurby
SCV Pools 12:00 PM 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Bifuteki
KOFXIII Pools 12:00 PM 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Kick Punch Block
SSB4 Doubles Pools 12:00 PM 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Smash Studios
MKX Pools 12:00 PM 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Kombat Network
DOA5LR Pools 2:00 PM 11:00 AM 7:00 PM Bifuteki
KI Pools 2:00 PM 11:00 AM 7:00 PM Kick Punch Block
UMvC3 Pools 4:00 PM 1:00 PM 9:00 PM nycfurby
UNIEL 4:00 PM 1:00 PM 9:00 PM N/A
SSB4 Pools 4:00 PM 1:00 PM 9:00 PM Smash Studios
P4U2 6:00 PM 3:00 PM 11:00 PM N/A
Skullgirls Pools 6:00 PM 3:00 PM 11:00 PM Kick Punch Block
TTT2 Pools 6:30 PM 3:30 PM 11:30 PM Bifuteki
SFV Top 32 8:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:00 AM (Sat) Team Spooky
UMvC3 Semifinals 8:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:00 AM (Sat) nycfurby
BBCPEX 8:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:00 AM (Sat) N/A
SSB4 Semifinals 8:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:00 AM (Sat) Smash Studios
MKX Semifinals 8:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:00 AM (Sat) Kombat Network
Fanatiq vs. Xecutioner (MvC2) 10:00 PM 7:00 PM 3:00 AM (Sat) Team Spooky
Filipino Champ vs. Kane Blueriver  (UMvC3) 11:00 PM 8:00 PM 4:00 AM (Sat) Team Spooky

Sunday, February 28

Event EST (Local) PST GMT Stream
DOA5LR Top 8 12:00 PM 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Team Spooky
USFIV Semifinals 12:00 PM 9:00 AM 5:00 PM nycfurby
SCV Top 8 12:00 PM 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Bifuteki
KOFXIII Top 8 12:00 PM 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Kick Punch Block
SSB4 Doubles Top 8 12:00 PM 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Smash Studios
MKX Top 8 2:00 PM 11:00 AM 7:00 PM Team Spooky
USFIV Top 8 2:00 PM 11:00 AM 7:00 PM nycfurby
KI Top 8 2:00 PM 11:00 AM 7:00 PM Kick Punch Block
TTT2 Top 8 3:00 PM 12:00 PM 8:00 PM Bifuteki
SSB4 Top 8 3:00 PM 12:00 PM 8:00 PM Smash Studios
UMvC3 Top 8 4:00 PM 1:00 PM 9:00 PM Team Spooky
GGXrd Top 8 4:00 PM 1:00 PM 9:00 PM nycfurby
Skullgirls Top 8 4:00 PM 1:00 PM 9:00 PM Kick Punch Block
SFV Top 8 6:00 PM 3:00 PM 11:00 PM Team Spooky

Source: Big E Gaming

Geoff the Hero Wants Your R. Mika to Be the Heavyweight Champion of Street Fighter V

If you don’t know Geoff the Hero by now, wow, are you in a for a treat.

Geoff is a funny dude, sure, but he’s also a smart dude. These traits combine beautifully in his series of “Zero to Hero” tutorials, which offer up advice on fighting game characters at breakneck speed. But don’t let their off-the-rails nature fool you; there’s a lot of great information to soak up here.

His latest guide focuses on Street Figher V’s R. Mika. Due to her last appearance coming, oh, almost twenty years ago, newcomers to the genre might not have much background knowledge to build on heading into the new release. Fortunately, Geoff dives right in, sharing advice on normals, useful anti-airs, ways to utilize her Nadeshiko assist, combos, option selects, resets, and more in just six minutes.

Give it a watch below, and let us know what you learned!

Source: Geoff the Hero