Month: March 2016

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KVO x TSB Returns in April with Street Fighter V, King of Fighters XIV, and More

After a successful showing last year, KVO and Team St1ckBuG are back with another edition of their collaborative KSB tournament series. Set to take place during Japan’s Golden Week (specifically April 29 to May 1), the tournament will once again bring players together to compete in multiple games.

Arguably the biggest new additions to the tournament lineup are Street Fighter V as well as a pre-release build of King of Fighters XIV, which will be joined by Killer Instinct on Saturday, April 30.

The rest of the lineup includes Aquapazza, Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX!!!!!, Dengeki Bunko FIGHTING CLIMAX IGNITION, Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel, Blade Arcus from Shining EX, and Koihime Enbu on April 29, followed by Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on May 1.

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Community Effort Orlando Added to Pokkén Tournament Championship Series

 

The Pokémon Company has revealed that Community Effort Orlando 2016 will join Evo 2016 as part of this year’s Pokkén Tournament Championship Series.

Similar to yearly competitions for the Pokémon video and trading card games, the Pokkén Tournament Championship Series will see players work their way through regional and national events before converging on the Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco, California this August. Taking home first at Evo and Community Effort Orlando will put players well on their way to earning a qualifying spot at the main event.

Community Effort Orlando 2016 is scheduled for June 24-26. More details can be found here.

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Chun-Li’s EX Spinning Bird Kick Requires a Longer Charge in Street Fighter V

Street Fighter V isn’t without its bugs and glitches, but one that came across our desk today thankfully has a simple explanation.

In a recent video, uploader My Name’s Not Lars shows off what appears to be a glitch involving Chun-Li’s EX Spinning Bird Kick. He explains that, at times, one of the special’s regular variants will come out instead of the EX version, which could make for some rather sticky situations in actual matches if you get the wrong strength.

Fortunately, the move isn’t as broken as it appears. After doing some testing of our own, we realized that this all comes down to charge timing.

According to the official strategy guide, EX Spinning Bird Kick requires five more frames of charge when compared to the light, medium, and heavy versions, meaning that, even if you have the meter, the game will give you a normal variant if you input the motion too early. This allows the move to be charged fast enough to be utilized in combos like st.MP > cr.MK > Spinning Bird Kick.

While likely common knowledge at this point, those of you who were stumped by this issue can move forward knowing that Capcom hasn’t forsaken you.