August 2016 – Page 28

August 27, 2016

‘Pitbull’ Freire Leg Injury Gives Benson Henderson TKO Victory in Bellator 160 Headliner

Benson Henderson was the beneficiary of unfortunate circumstances.

August 27, 2016

Ric Flair Predicts Winner Of WWE Universal Title Match Scheduled For Monday’s RAW

August 27, 2016

Learn the Ways of the Black Dragon With the Latest Mortal Kombat X Kombat Class

Throughout the three Seasons of the ESL MKX Pro League, a series of videos narrated by Joshua Grey, known as Kombat Classes, would provide viewers with a look at each character’s playstyle, in addition to providing some basic combos for each Variation.

Though the league may be over, the series has continued, with the latest episode focusing on the leader of the Black Dragon clan and everyone’s favorite Australian Earthrealm mercenary, Kano. After a brief introduction of the character, Grey begins discussing his three Variations, each of which make Kano essentially a different character, with more changes compared to other fighters.

The Cutthroat Variation specializes in rushdown with his Charge Up buff (DD3) that increases his damage output at the expense of his health, as well as a variety of Overhead and Low mixups. This video will show you ways to hit confirm into it, as well as some corner juggles with Kano’s Bloody Slice, (DB1+BLK) that will allow you to launch your opponents for larger extensions, including a 2-bar, 18 hit, 57% damage combo.

In Cybernetic, Kano focuses on a more zoning-based strategy, with Eye Blast (DB3) staggers that can combo into his Gut Blast, (B23+4) which can be Meter Burned to continue the combo. Using his Kano Ball for side switching mixups off of knockdowns opens up further opportunities for his keepaway game with Mid-hitting Knives and his assortment of Eye Blasts and Upward Lasers.

Commando transforms Kano into a Grappler focused on dangerous Tick Throw setups, which were improved in XL. His Wood Chipper String (32,1+3) can be Meter Burned to increase his damage, and will combo into his Power Slam (DFB4) and Rib Strike (DBF4) to maintain position with Hard Knockdowns, or Meter Burn them for Launchers.

After showing a combo into his X-Ray, Lacerater, and his Wham Bam Brutality in the Commando Variation, video closes by noting that, “Kano is a strong fundamental fighter. His moveset may seem smaller compared to other kombatants, but his precision is deadly.”

You can view the video for yourself below. All combos are listed in numerical notation to remain universal across all platforms.

Additionally, Kano’s arch-nemesis and leader of the Special Forces, Sonya Blade was also spotlighted in a recent Kombat Class.

The Special Forces Variation provides her with a summonable Drone that provides her with new Specials. However, she cannot command the drone until she ends her combos, so you are advised to use strings with large amounts of Hit Advantage, like her Beat Down string (2,1,3,4) to maximize your summoning opportunities. Kamikaze (3+BLK) can be used as a Launcher for extensions.

Covert Ops gives Sonya her Military Stance (DB2) from MK9, affording her powerful Tick Throw setups by canceling into the Stance mid-combo. This Variation specializes in corner carry and baiting out Reversals with her Stance Cancel, which can be punished with her Garrotte Parry (DB1).

Her infamous Demolition Variation, made famous by Panda Gobal’s Scar, equips her with three grenades, which can be reloaded and detonated in a single input with Negative Edge enabled, with the video even providing a method to practice this consistently.

You can see more Kombat Class videos covering the rest of the roster on the Mortal Kombat Community YouTube Channel.

Source: Mortal Kombat Community

August 27, 2016

WWE Main Event Recap: Erick Rowan Gets A Victory, Rhyno, The Hype Bros Vs. The Vaudevillians

August 27, 2016

Finn Balor WWE Return Update (Video), The Miz News, Kurt Angle Helping WWE Star With Campaign

August 27, 2016

Gain Some Further Insight into Live Street Fighter V Online Play with James Chen

Watching your own replays and recognizing your own mistakes, habits, and responses to certain situations is an important improvement process in Street Fighter V; so is watching the gameplay of others objectively for comparison. James Chen provides us the best of both worlds in Almost Adequate Adventures 5.52: a lengthy set of online SFV matches, paired with his own real-time analysis and commentary on what he’s thinking as he goes up against other fighters. The result gives great insight into his own play, his opponents’, and SFV play in general.

Source: UltraChenTV

August 27, 2016

Cody Rhodes Talks WWE Almost Bringing Back WarGames, Not Wanting To Sign A Full-Time Deal Again

August 27, 2016

Absolute Battle 7 Streaming Live from Plano, Texas

This weekend is the seventh edition of Absolute Battle, brought to you by Versus Gameplay. Over the years Absolute Battle has established itself as one of the major events for Texas and the surrounded areas. This year’s event includes Dead or Alive 5 Last Round, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- Killer Instinct, The King of Fighters XIV, Mortal Kombat XL, Pokkén Tournament, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. The SFV tourney is a Capcom Pro Tour ranking event for North America, while the KI tourney is a KI World Cup qualifier.

Streams

AB7 will be brought to you live by PandaxGaming, Salty Mayhem and Tourney Locator. As usual PxG will be hosting its popular exhibition series Ultra Fight Night at the event.

Check out the streams below and follow the brackets on Challonge.

Schedule

All times in CDT (UTC -5).

Friday, August 26

Saturday, August 27

Sunday, August 28

Sources: Absolute Battle, Capcom Pro Tour

August 27, 2016

Keep Burning to Fight with This King of Fighters XIV Roundup: Hein, Mature, Terry, Mian, Alice, and More K’ Combos

So, turns out The King of Fighters XIV netplay is a bit iffy–but that shouldn’t keep dedicated King of Fighters fans from burning to fight, either in local battles, or in in the reputedly more stable Party Mode (see below). We’ve provided one KOFXIV combo roundup already; here’s some more combos and option selects from the community to improve your game and inspire you to keep fighting!

Persona Entertainment serves up this selection of classy Hein combos:

TheConan1234321 put together this video exploring Mature’s moves and their properties:

Here’s some Terry safejumps and options selects, courtesy of SnowMonkeySoFunky:

Dusty C brings us these combos for the unusual fighter Mian:

DarkWingZEROX offers up some more stylish combos for K’:

Antinomy, provider of this handy KOFXIV fighter selection infographic, has also been posting combo videos to Twitter; here’s a few for newcomer Alice:

Alice's overhead juggles #PS4share https://t.co/ofzo24XGLc pic.twitter.com/dPdPKIR2mg

— Antinomy (@Antinomy001) August 26, 2016

Combo using the Alice juggle pic.twitter.com/2tgr2ybC4i

— Antinomy (@Antinomy001) August 26, 2016

Version with 2 more damage #PS4share https://t.co/ofzo24XGLc pic.twitter.com/Ru1K7nT2aW

— Antinomy (@Antinomy001) August 26, 2016

To close, VesperArcade has offered some possible workarounds to help deal with poor online connections; most specifically reporting that Party Mode is much more stable than other online modes.

Thanks to everyone that sent in KOFXIV tips!

Sources: Persona Entertainment; TheConan1234321; SnowMonkeySoFunky; Dusty C; DarkWingZEROX; Antinomy (Twitter); VesperArcade

August 27, 2016

OzHadou Nationals 14 Streaming Live from Sydney, Australia

One of Australia’s longest running tournament series is going down this weekend. While the official tournament line-up up consists of six titles –Mortal Kombat X, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Tekken 7, and Virtual Fighter 5 Final Showdown– OzHadou will also feature a number of community-run as well, including Guilty Gear Xrd, The King of Fighters XIV, Super Street Fighter II Turbo and more. The SFV competition is a Capcom Pro Tour ranking event, meaning ranking points for top placers and a spot in the Asia-Oceania regional finals for the winner.

Some of the players set to compete in Sydney include Daigo Umehara, Itabashi Zangief, GamerBee, Humanbomb, Dark Jiewa, K-Brad, Somniac and BurnoutFighter. Check out the many streams for the event below and follow the brackets on Challonge.