Month: November 2016

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ArcadeShock Features 25% Storewide Savings on Black Friday

ArcadeShock.com, one of the premiere arcade parts retailers in the United States, has announce their Black Friday sales drive. From now until Friday night, they are offering 25% off products storewide. This means if you were in the market for sticks, buttons, or some circuit boards, now would be a great time to step over there.

Just use the coupon code BLACKFRIDAY at check-out in order to receive your savings. Bear in mind that this sale does exclude products from Brook–including their converters and circuit boards–and some select items from Sanwa Denshi and HORI.

Source: ArcadeShock

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The SRK Rollback: Best of November 18-24, 2016

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news and our favorite SRK articles from November 18 to November 24, 2016!

Zavian “mushin_Z” Sildra, Editor-in-Chief:

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risingup_introRising Up: Ryu Character Tutorial–Optimal Combos, Setups, & Frame Traps

Our Rising Up tutorial series continues, this time focusing on Street Fighter V’s poster-boy and model of all core mechanics–Ryu. Essential viewing for players new to SFV, or are just starting out with the wandering warrior.

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capcom-cup-2016-splashStreet Fighter V’s Capcom Pro Tour DLC Has Contributed Over $100,000 to Capcom Cup’s Prize Pot

Looks like the CPT DLC bundle announced back at Evo has done quite well topping up the Capcom Cup pot. If you haven’t picked up that content–or the Halloween costumes, for that matter–this is your last week to grab it.

Frame 3:
akuma-sfvFamitsu Interview with Yoshinori Ono Suggests Akuma’s Street Fighter V Reveal Was Not What It Seemed

Oh, Yoshinori Ono… what ARE you guys up to? Teasing Akuma to the already somewhat annoyed Street Fighter fanbase, and then say stuff like this… Capcom Japan is risking SFV’s already tarnished reputation. We only hope that whatever PR game is being played here, we see something impressive at PlayStation Experience.

Sam “Trilby” Foxall, Assistant Editor:

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ggxrd_-revelator-_logoGuide to Tenkaichi Budokai, the Mikado Guilty Gear League in Japan

If you are looking for some top-level Guilty Gear action, make sure to check out the Tenkaichi Budokai held by Mikado. This guide will tell you all you need to know about the potential players attending this round robin event.

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kof-esports-programSNK Announces The King of Fighters XIV Esports Support Program

SNK is going all out to make sure The King of Fighters XIV is a success, and this esports program is a real step in the right direction. If you are a TO looking to bolster your KOF event, get applying to this program.

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watchmen_750Ed Boon Asks Fans If They Want to See Watchmen Characters in Injustice 2

With Ed Boon already polling fans about other guest superheroes to appear in Injustice 2, the Watchmen seem like a perfect fit for potential guest fighters. While Dr. Manhattan may be a tad too powerful, I’d love to play as Nite Owl or Rorschach.

Keegan “Interrobang!?” Spindler, Features Editor:

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samurai-shodown-viFlashy New Samurai Shodown VI Trailer Promotes Recent PlayStation 4 Release

Samurai Shodown was one of the mainstays of my early fighting game days, so watching this trailer brings back all sorts of feelings, both good and bad. It’s definitely worth checking out the game now that it’s out on PS4.

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bbcf_ragnaSKD Shares His Thoughts on BlazBlue: Central Fiction’s Balance and Tier List

Since BlazBlue: Central Fiction is my current game of choice, it’s fascinating to see some analysis go into the metagame already. This is one of the most in-depth and interesting tier lists I’ve seen put together for any game, and it’s well worth a read just for SKD’s thoughts on what makes a character strong in the BlazBlue series, let alone the actual rankings. He doesn’t rate my one true love Susano’o very high, but I’ll give him a pass on that, just this once.

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dr_rayCapcom Pro Tour Player Analysis: What Can DR Ray Bring from the Dominican Republic?

One of my favorite things about the Capcom Pro Tour analysis that we have done here at SRK is that it highlights players who aren’t so well-known as Daigo and Justin Wong. DR Ray is one the players I personally don’t know much about, so getting a little bit more insight into his style and background is what makes this piece stand out to me–though the whole series is definitely worth looking at, through!

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capcom_cup_2016_trailer_thumb_cropCapcom Cup 2016: Official Trailer for the Upcoming Battle in Anaheim

Street Fighter V’s ultimate battle is almost upon us–here’s Capcom’s official trailer for the event. You can read up on the fighters that will be competing in Anaheim through Corey “Missing Person” Lanier’s ongoing Capcom Pro Tour Player Analysis series.

Editor’s note: The views expressed in this article and the selected posts are solely those of the writers, and do not reflect Shoryuken.com as a whole.

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Capcom Planning Support for Street Fighter V Until 2020, Main Focus is Esports Presence

Street Fighter V has more time ahead than behind it.

In another recent Famitsu interview, Street Fighter V producers Yoshinori Ono and Tomoaki Ayano talked about the long-term plan for Street Fighter V, and if other fighting games figure in alongside. Here’s an excerpt, as translated from Japanese by EventHubs’ Nicholas “MajinTenshinhan” Taylor:

Famitsu: So, moving back to the earlier subject, how far does your current road map for Street Fighter V development go?
Ono: It’s not just a 1-2 year thing. We’re looking pretty far ahead… We’ve planned out as far as 2020 or so.
Ayano: Street Fighter V is a title we’re adding on to as it goes along, so we’re working on it while planning ahead on the best way to develop it further.
Famitsu: Are we going to see other titles than Street Fighter during that time, as well… ?
Ayano: That’s not something I’d know, at my level, haha. Please, Ono-san, take over.
Ono: I’d be happy if we could. But first, we’d have to solidify Street Fighter V as an esports title. I said in the beginning that we’ve seen a higher number of entrants than we had in the Street Fighter IV era, but we’d like to heighten that even further. The more people participate, the bigger tournaments we can host, and the more people are going to watch them, which is directly connected with our sales, and that’s going to decide the future.

Check out the original interview with Famitsu here.

Source: Famitsu, via EventHubs