Month: January 2017

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Sea of Thieves – Creating an Immersive World – 1st vs 3rd Person Explained

The Sea of Thieves site has been updated with a new developer blog post by Lead Designer Mike “The Mutinous”. The discussion centers around the design decision to keep the game in first person view and how it creates a more immersive game world according to Rare. This decision was one of the first and most critical decisions made at the game’s inception.

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Sea of Thieves – Creating an Immersive World – 1st vs 3rd Person Explained

The Sea of Thieves site has been updated with a new developer blog post by Lead Designer Mike “The Mutinous”. The discussion centers around the design decision to keep the game in first person view and how it creates a more immersive game world according to Rare. This decision was one of the first and most critical decisions made at the game’s inception.

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Bass Chills His Opponents to the Bone with This Frosty Spinal Montage

As his name suggests, Ultra Arcade’s Bass is quite the fan of the Mega Man series. So much so that his latest Spinal montage is all set to the music from Frost Man’s stage from Mega Man 8, adding to the retro flavor of these clips. The editor of this montage, UA|Kalypso, has even added in the special “Jump!” and “Slide!” icons from Frost Man’s stage, to line up with whenever Bass starts a combo with Spinal’s slide or a jump in.

With any Bass compilation, expect some devastating corner combos, extensive use of Spinal’s bouncing Skulls and more than a few mindgames which will send a chill up your spine. If you are looking for something to heat you up, Bass has promised that he will be starting up a special Cinder gauntlet, similar to his previous Spinal gauntlet once he returns from KiT.

Cinder is now apparently the bane of Killer Instinct, due to the recent changes to potential damage, so Bass is calling on all Cinder players to try and best him in a first to ten to prove the character’s power. It might be just the thing to warm us all up in the depth of the January chill.

Source: XiBassiX

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Bass Chills His Opponents to the Bone with This Frosty Spinal Montage

As his name suggests, Ultra Arcade’s Bass is quite the fan of the Mega Man series. So much so that his latest Spinal montage is all set to the music from Frost Man’s stage from Mega Man 8, adding to the retro flavor of these clips. The editor of this montage, UA|Kalypso, has even added in the special “Jump!” and “Slide!” icons from Frost Man’s stage, to line up with whenever Bass starts a combo with Spinal’s slide or a jump in.

With any Bass compilation, expect some devastating corner combos, extensive use of Spinal’s bouncing Skulls and more than a few mindgames which will send a chill up your spine. If you are looking for something to heat you up, Bass has promised that he will be starting up a special Cinder gauntlet, similar to his previous Spinal gauntlet once he returns from KiT.

Cinder is now apparently the bane of Killer Instinct, due to the recent changes to potential damage, so Bass is calling on all Cinder players to try and best him in a first to ten to prove the character’s power. It might be just the thing to warm us all up in the depth of the January chill.

Source: XiBassiX

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Speedkicks Signs with InControl Gaming as Their First Fighting Game Player

InControl Gaming is jumping into the fighting game circuit just in time for the release of Tekken 7: Fated Retribution and the 2017 Capcom Pro Tour. It was announced that their first acquisition in the FGC is top American Tekken player Stephen “Speedkicks” Stafford.

Stafford, a Hwoarang main who was the 2016 Final Round, Kumite in Tennessee, and Wizard World champion–and also made top 8 at Evolution 2016–was formerly signed with Circa Esports prior to joining InControl. Whether this will be the first of several fighting game acquisitions for the organization–given the mass signings recently by Echo Fox–remains to be seen.

Source: InControl Gaming

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The SRK Rollback: Best of December 30, 2016 to January 5, 2017

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news–and our favorite SRK articles–from December 30, 2016 to January 5, 2017!

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

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echo-fox-logoEcho Fox Signs Justin Wong, Tokido, Momochi, ChocoBlanka, SonicFox, Scar, and MKLeo

2017 kicked off with news that longtime Evil Geniuses members Justin Wong, Momochi, and ChocoBlanka were all leaving their team–and it turned out they all ended up here, along with even more big FGC talent! Echo Fox has really scooped up a potent fighting game roster.

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cosplayFor the Love of the Game: A Report on Cosplay in the FGC

Cosplayers are becoming an increasing fixture at FGC events, and I love seeing them there. Few expressions of fandom are so direct and sincere. Missing Person takes a few words to offer a glimpse into this subculture of a subculture.

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sf3-shiki-dvd-screenshot-ryu-sean-bannerStreet Fighter III: 3rd Strike 2007 Combo Art DVD “Shiki” by Logical Illusion Now Viewable Online

This is such a cool blast from the past, and a reminder of how much support this game still has in our community–with good reason! Fire this video up and have a look for yourself what keeps the 3rd Strike hype alive.

Sam “Trilby” Foxall, Assistant Editor:

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ki-kilgore-artUltimates Return to Killer Instinct, and Kilgore Purchases Help Fund the KI Ultra Tour

No stranger to funding pot bonuses with DLC, Iron Galaxy is devoting 50% of each sale of Kilgore to fund the KI Ultra Tour. With this fundraiser having no cap, we could see some record breaking pots for Killer Instinct in the future. Fight on!

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dissidia_warrior_of_light_vs_cloud New Character for Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade to be Announced on January 10

Seeing as Final Fantasy XV is the game of the moment, I would not be surprised if this new character is protagonist Noctis. With FF’s 30th anniversary being at the end of the month as well, we could see a console release date very soon.

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elementary-cbsThe Moon and Arturo Sanchez to Appear in CBS Drama “Elementary”

Make it three FGC cameos on Elementary, as DJ Nintendo is also set to feature in this gaming themed episode of CBS’s adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. Will it be death by Yoga Flame, Dancing Blade or Shine? We’ll see on February 19th.

Keegan “Interrobang!?” Spindler, Features Editor:

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oswaldCan Fighting Games Become the New Poker?

This feature starts off the new year with a bang! It’s a cracker, which has a look at what the FGC can learn from Poker–a sport we have a lot more in common with than you might think.

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razer-raiju-promo-shotShoryuken Review: Razer Raiju Controller for PlayStation 4

I’m no pad soldier, but with so many choosing to use their pad as fighting game controller of choice, there’s no doubt a growing market for premium pads. Is the Raiju the right choice for you? Well, our very own Trilby has the scoop.

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razer_panthera_750Shoryuken Review: Razer Panthera Arcade Stick for PlayStation 4

We’ve started the year with a whole host of new options for those of us in search of the perfect control method to make up for our terrible execution. d3v gives us all the lowdown on how the Panthera stacks up in this review.

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srk_logo_super_combo_finishThe SRK Rollback: Best of 2016 — The Year in Review

Street Fighter V; the Nintendo Switch; Fantasy Strike; Evo Japan; Capcom Cup; Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite… 2016 was packed with changes and surprises, spectacular and disappointing. Here we look back at those big headlines, and some of our most thought-provoking editorials from the year past.

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.