Month: May 2016

A playable demo of The King of Fighters XIV has been making it’s way around the global tournament circuit, with new planned stops popping up regularly. We recently learned that CEO 2016–which takes place just two months before the launch of the game–now counts itself among the growing list of upcoming events to host a playable version of the title. If you live in the US and weren’t able to make PAX East or won’t be attending Combo Breaker, this might be one of your only chances to learn the game before the rest of the competition.

While the demo will not be a tournament title, it has been confirmed that CEOtaku in October will be one of the earliest major events to carry the game. Be sure to register and book your stay early, if that interests you.

Community Effort Orlando 2016 is happening June 24-26 in Orlando, Florida. More information can be found here. CEOtaku takes place October 1st-2nd in Orlando as well. Get a head start on preparing for that event here.

Source: CEO Gaming

Daily Dot Esports caught up with Panda Global’s Ryan “Filipino Champ” Ramirez at DreamHack Austin to ask him how he felt about being nominated for Bud Light’s new foray into the fighting game community, the Bud Light All-Stars: a vote to name a representative for each eSport genre. F Champ speaks at length about how he’s the likeliest candidate, what it means for a brand as big as Bud Light to get involved with the FGC, and what traits a player needs to land a sponsorship.

Additionally, Filipino Champ discusses his thoughts on BE|Kane Blueriver being called “a new god of Marvel,” and his feeling that Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is “dying” on the tournament scene, while Street Fighter V rises. He also mentions Panda Global’s new additions, and his thoughts on how the Capcom Pro Tour is going this year–particularly EG|Justin Wong’s ongoing success, and RB|Snake Eyez’s troubles playing Zangief.

Want to cast a vote for a Bud Light All-Star? Find more information here.

Source: Daily Dot Esports

Ahead of the game’s release on the 7th of June in North America, the publisher for Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- has partnered with PlayStation to release a short character primer to get everyone up to speed on the two brand new fighters that are being introduced in the updated version of the game. This primer includes a loose breakdown of Raven’s mid-range, normal-heavy style and Kum Haehyun’s link-based approach to combos. Both characters will be available on the PlayStation Store for free between the 7th and 21st of June, so make sure to download them both before the deal ends.

Do note that Raven can actually be purchased via the in-game currency system, very similar to Sin Kiske from the original Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- while Kum Haehyun can be bought from the PlayStation Store after the initial 7th-21st June window of him being free. Along with the two new characters, you can also download the Eclipse color pack from PSN from the 7th to the 21st, giving all characters a new color set based on a solar eclipse. Again, like with Raven and Kum Haehyun, you will be able to purchase this palette set after the initial free period.

If you’ve yet to see Raven and Kum Haehyun in action, be sure to check out this footage from MBA GAMING.

Source: PlayStation Blog