Capcom Continues to Improve Street Fighter V’s Poor Online Experience

Street Fighter V’s launch was less than optimal, but Capcom have provided constant attention and updates concerning their efforts to improve it. One such update dropped yesterday, detailing the steps the developers have taken towards correcting things like matchmaking and battle lounges, and today they’ve returned with another progress report.

“As many of you know, there were some issues with the Street Fighter V servers but we’re happy to report that the majority of those issues have now been resolved,” Capcom’s Neidel “Haunts” Crisan explained. “That said, we know there is still a lot left to optimize and not everyone’s experience has been the same so I’ll be checking in each day here to give everyone an update on how things are progressing.”

So far, matchmaking should be working properly, and battle lounges are on their way to functioning as intended. That said, there are still a few lingering bugs concerning match result recording and replay searching, so stay tuned for further updates.

Have you noticed your online experiences with Street Fighter V improving since launch? Let us know in the comments.

Source: Capcom-Unity

Street Fighter V Roundup – Character Breakdowns, Desk’s Take on M. Bison, More

We’re quickly approaching Street Fighter V’s first weekend and video content for the new title shows no signs of stopping any time soon. Today’s batch holds plenty of tutorial goodness with a heaping portion of combos. Let’s get started!

Another day, another Desk video. This time, the combo mastermind takes control of M. Bison to deliver devastating strings that will make you question your own understanding of Street Fighter V’s juggle system. Just when you think the dictator is finished burning his foes with psycho power, he activates V-Trigger to keep things rolling. As an added bonus, Desk has included some ways to follow-up Bison’s V-Skill to net massive damage.

Up next, Sajam has provided a handful of Street Fighter V characters his special brand of tutorial treatment. You may, perhaps, recognize his work with the for the Killer Instinct World Cup, and while these Street Fighter V tutorials are quite a bit longer, you’re not going to run into any filler.


And hey, what about all of those punishable moves you’re not punishing? Scrub John sent us a guide from NeoGAF’s forums focused on making sure people pay for their unsafe attacks. While this is far from an exhaustive punish guide–featuring only a handful of moves to punish, and only showing actual punishes with Karin–video creator Team Biiruken offer a good idea of where to get started with regard to the sorts of punishes one can expect to use.

While not likely to happen in a match, this Laura combo from Snoooootch doles out incredible damage while making use of every bit of the Brazilian fighter’s resources. Be sure to keep it in mind in the event the stars align and you can perhaps pull this off in a proper match.

And we close out today with a pair of Nash combo videos, one from PerfectHiT and the second from roundup veteran Sebastian Rikk. If you’ve found yourself fond of the Frankensteined combatant, you’re sure to learn a thing or two in these reels.

Got some new tech you want to show off? Drop us a line, and it could end up in our next roundup!

Sources: Desk, Sajam, Team Biiruken, Snoooootch, PerfectHiT, Sebastian Rikk

General: Worlds Adrift: Creating a Next-Gen Game to Blur the Lines

A new blog post has been published on Improbable.io that explores Worlds Adrift and how the game is being created utilizing Unity 3D in order to blur the lines between traditional MMOs and alternate realities. The engine runs independently from players which allows greater immersion and exploration in a fully dynamic world.

Atlas Reactor: Alpha Sneak Peek Begins Today

Interested in trying out Atlas Reactor? If so, you can head over to the game’s official site to sign up for testing that will run from today through February 24th. To celebrate the big day, the team has put out a brand new trailer to show off the characters and gameplay opportunities in Atlas Reactor. Check it out!

Mortal Kombat X Bo’ Rai Cho Kombat Kast Streaming Live

After highlighting Tri-Borg and Leatherface, NetherRealm Studios is going live today with a Kombat Kast dedicated entirely to Bo’ Rai Cho, who will join the Mortal Kombat X roster on March 1.

If you’re interested in what this drunken master brings to the table, check out the broadcast below for all the pertinent information. We’ll have a complete writeup available afterwards.

Watch live video from NetherRealm on www.twitch.tv

Source: NetherRealm Studios

Mortal Kombat X Bo’ Rai Cho Kombat Kast Streaming Live

After highlighting Tri-Borg and Leatherface, NetherRealm Studios is going live today with a Kombat Kast dedicated entirely to Bo’ Rai Cho, who will join the Mortal Kombat X roster on March 1.

If you’re interested in what this drunken master brings to the table, check out the broadcast below for all the pertinent information. We’ll have a complete writeup available afterwards.

Watch live video from NetherRealm on www.twitch.tv

Source: NetherRealm Studios