Month: September 2016

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Fight for the Crown as the Rivals of Aether Championship Series Begins on October 1st

Jumping head first into the world of esports, the Rivals of Aether development team have announced the first season in their esports league, titled the Rivals Championship Series or RCS. This league begins this Saturday, kicking off a 12-week circuit of offline and online tournaments across Europe and North America, which has players racking up circuit points, exclusive skins, and even a travel voucher to the series finale at the mecca of all things platform fighter, Genesis 4.

To prevent player burnout, the RCS organizers will only count a player’s top three placings within a single month, meaning that you do not have to compete in every single event in order to have a chance at the qualifying spot at Genesis 4. All entrants to their first RCS event will receive a Champion Zetterburn skin, with high placers also receiving a special Champion Etalus skin. Ahead of the series finale at Genesis 4, points will be tallied up with six players from North America receiving a travel voucher to help them get to that final bracket, with two players from Europe also receiving a voucher. The final bracket at Genesis 4 will be open to everyone, but only eight players will receive the travel vouchers to help them attend the event.

There will be weekly streams, updates and more events as the series goes on, so keep an eye out on Aetherboards and the official RoA YouTube channel for more information. As it stands, Season One of the RCS will be for PC players only, with Season Two hopefully bringing Xbox One players into the running too. All the details including the points breakdown for each event, all of the RCS rules and details of currently announced offline majors are all available on the RCS thread on Aetherboards.

Sources: Rivals of Aether; Aetherboards

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Urien Continues to Rule Street Fighter V in This Combo and Gameplay Roundup

Amidst security concerns and Survival Mode glitches, the September update has delivered Urien fully into Street Fighter V’s world; is the Vice President ready to rule? Check out these videos and judge for yourself!

VesperArcade offers this guide to some basic Urien combos to start your training for world domination:

Apolo Loussalier created their own “Illuminati Fighting Guide” for the Secret Society’s VP, offering a variety of Urien tools:

Doopliss urges you to “Get Dangerous!” in this Urien combo compilation:

Check out these anti-airs, V-trigger combos, and counter-hit/crush counter setups from mickdo8640:

Here’s some beachside combo smackdown from HurtboxTV:

Dr. Fatbody has a number of new Urien-based videos, including applications of the EX headbutt, and some meaty setups:

Xuses has been busy uploading Urien online matches from prominent players. Have a look at what Secret|Poongko, Gootecks, and Tempo|NYChrisG are capable of in these fights:

Lastly, desk is hardly finished with Urien–here’s a look at what may be the most difficult-to-perform Urien combo yet known:

Have a look at our day 1 roundup of Urien tech, or what else desk has been up to with him as well. Thanks to everyone that sent in Urien tips!

Sources: VesperArcade; Apolo Loussalier; Doopliss; mickdo8640; HurtboxTV; Dr.fatbody; XusesGB; desk