July 2016 – Page 169

July 5, 2016

Use This Necalli Safe Jump Set Up to Claim Powerful Souls in Street Fighter V

The arrival of Ibuki and Balrog is certainly stealing the spotlight, but with these strong warriors on the scene it’s inevitable that Necalli’s hunger will draw him to their powerful souls. Brian Foster hasn’t turned his attention away from this member of Street Fighter V’s original cast yet, and has uploaded this video detailing how to apply safe jumps after a crush-counter sweep knockdown. Proper timing will beat 4-frame reversals, leaving Necalli ready to punish with the combo of your choice. The video fully explains the set up and offers a number of deadly follow-up options.

Check out more Necalli tools with Brian Foster’s mid-screen rushdown combos.

Source: Brian_F

July 5, 2016

27-Time Octagon Veteran Frank Mir Says He’s Requested Release from UFC

One of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s longest-tenured company men wants to part ways with the promotion.

July 5, 2016

General: Kern Gauging Support for ‘Spiritual Successor’ to Firefall

Mark Kern is gauging interest for “Ember”, what he is calling the spiritual successor to Firefall’s original design. According to the Change.org petition he has posted, the original vision for Firefall was lost in development over the years and “can’t be played today”. As a result, he is interested in bringing Ember to life.

July 5, 2016

Return to Training Roots Key for Lightweight Title Challenger Eddie Alvarez

Like many mixed martial artists, Eddie Alvarez has been somewhat nomadic throughout his MMA career.

July 5, 2016

General: Tunnels & Trolls Interview with David Reid

This past week we sat down with David Reid to talk about MetaArcade and their first title, the classic RPG which has lived throughout the ages: Tunnels and Trolls. The game is in very early stages of development, but David was kind enough to talk shop and go through some of the elements that make the title so popular among all generations of gamers.

July 5, 2016

Check Out HORI|Sako’s Street Fighter V Ibuki In This Online Compilation from XusesGB

If there’s one player who was heavily associated with Ibuki in the previous Street Fighter game, it was HORI’s Naoto Sako. As such, many players have been looking forward to seeing him take Street Fighter V’s version of Ibuki out for a spin.

Well, those folks are in luck as XusesGB has compiled this video showcasing some of Sako’s online matches with Ibuki. The video below contains some great matches with Sako making a strong showing with what is only a “day 2” Ibuki, including a long first to 20 set against Ding, one of Japan’s best Kens.