Month: December 2016

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Bandai Namco Shows off First Gameplay Footage of Gundam Versus

During the special Gundam Festival livestream, Bandai Namco has shown off live footage of Gundam Versus for the first time. Acting as the first Gundam Vs. title designed for consoles, this livestream acted as a showcase for the closed alpha test that was happened earlier in Japan, which gave a very small number of players the chance to battle it out in super-fast mech fights.

You can watch two of the demonstration matches below, showing off the general pace and direction of combat. Similar to assists you see in something like Marvel, pilots can call in special “Striker” Gundams to attack the enemy or distract them while you focus on another target. There are two new Awakening systems in Gundam Versus; the Blaze and the Lightning Gear. The Blaze Gear is similar to something like X-Factor, where a player gets a short boost of strength upon activation, which can increasing the damage they deal while decreasing the damage they take.

The Lightning Gear is an Awakening whose effects last much longer, but they are not as drastic as the Blaze Gear. If you are looking to act as the support Gundam in your two-person team, it’s best to pick Lightning Gear. While Bandai Namco are keeping tight lipped on a release date, Gundam Versus will have an Asian English version so mech pilots shouldn’t have to wait too long following the Japanese release.

Source: HD Kirin via Gematsu

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PugilistPenguin Gives Us Two Minutes to Get Our Street Fighter V Punishes in Order

One of the most amateur mistakes is not punishing unsafe moves. To the untrained eye, a lot of people will not see the opportunity to strike after blocking, or a whiffed attack. Even when they do punish, they often do not punish their opponents to the fullest extent.

r/StreetFighter’s latest episode of Two Minute Tutorials aims to curb this practice, which ultimately handicaps your ability to win matches. It goes over punishes with a lot of detail in the 120 second runtime, leaving you with less time watching videos and more time to put into practice what you learned.

Source: PugilistPenguin

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AceKingOffsuit Throws Down the Gauntlet for All Urien Mains Appearing on the Capcom Pro Tour in 2017

Do you play Urien? Are you going to be playing a Capcom Pro Tour event in 2017? Would you like a little bit of a reimbursement on your entry fee, just in case you don’t reach a payout? If your execution is grand, you just may be in luck.

AceKingOffsuit is throwing down a major gauntlet for all Urien players. The character has a 70% damage punish on Akuma off of a whiffed EX Shoryuken. However, it is heavily situational, and requires V-Trigger and full meter in order to perform. However, to the lucky person to be able to do this on stream at a Capcom Pro Tour event during the main tournament, AceKingOffsuit is offering $50.

Sources: AceKingOffsuit; Foxx