Month: February 2017

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Vargas outpoints McDonnell to win vacant WBC 122lb title

Rey Vargas (29-0, 22 KOs) outpointed previously unbeaten Gavin McDonnell (16-1-2, 4 KOs) to win the vacant WBC super bantamweight title at the Ice Arena in Hull.
The Mexican got the better of McDonnell throughout the fight and won a 12 round majority decision by scores of 117-111 and 116-112, while the third judge scored it a controversial 114-114.
Vargas dominated most of the rounds by constantly landing shots and then getting out of the way of McDonnell’s punches.
McDonnell showed his…

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Nixing the Competition: A Walkthrough on Improving with Brawlhalla’s Latest Character

The most recent addition to Brawlhalla has been reaping her way through players left and right. With such a powerful moveset, players are rushing to get the hang of her, and learn to use her to her full potential. One such player is Berthen, who has now uploaded guides and gameplay for the character.

Here you can see a short guide on her normals and spacing:

He also put together this longer guide, going more in-depth into the frame data, and all of the character’s moves:

Lastly, we have some high-level gameplay, featuring the character going through ranked online, to reach the highest rank available in the game.

Source: Berthen

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RektScrub Remixes Ryu’s and Akuma’s Classic Street Fighter Tunes

Some fresh takes on two iconic Street Fighter themes.

RektScrub primarily posts Street Fighter V match footage to YouTube–but they’ve branched out a bit to try their hand at some new mixes of classic Street Fighter music. First they took on one of my all-time favorite SF themes, Ryu’s “The Road” from Street Fighter Alpha/Zero 3:

Next they try a new take on Akuma’s well-known main-series theme, primarily based here on the version from Street Fighter IV:

Some interesting takes on classic sounds, here! We’ll have to keep an eye (and ear) on RektScrub to see what other characters’ music they’ll give a shot in the future.

Source: RektScrub

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SNK Rarity ADK DAMASHII Now Available for PlayStation 4

An unusual SNK treasure returns!

Formerly available only in Japan as a PlayStation 2 release, ADK Damashii is a collection of five classic SNK arcade ports not yet seen before in the West. The marquee title is Ganggang Kohshinkyoku (“Aggressors of Dark Kombat,” abbreviated ADK), a one-on-one arcade fighting game with multiple planes of action. The collection also includes Ninja Master’s: Haō Ninpō Chō, another one-on-one fighting title–ninja-themed–in which players can switch between weapon-based and hand-to-hand combat.

Three non-fighting-games fill out the rest of the package: action side-scroller Ninja Combat, run-and-gunner Ninja Commando, and shooter/puzzle game hybrid Twinkle Star Sprites.

You can grab this little piece of SNK arcade history from the PlayStation Store now for $14.99 USD. As an import title, the games are still in their original Japanese language. Check out some screenshots below!

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Thanks to Paul for the tip.

Source: PlayStation Store

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Combo Breaker Trials the Three Out Pool Format for This Year’s Event

In their attempt to improve everyone’s tournament experience, the organizational team over at Combo Breaker have decided to trial a new pool system for Combo Breaker 2017. In order to lessen instances of double jeopardy–where players have to fight the same person that put them into Losers’–Combo Breaker will have it so two people qualify out of Losers’, instead of just one.

As explained by Combo Breaker’s competitor director Max “CurlingW” Wasserman, each tournament that has over 81 entrants will have it so the Losers’ Finals of each pool is simply not played, and that both competitors advance forward into the next phase of bracket in Losers’ side. Brackets will still remain operate within the double elimination format, but dropping Losers’ Finals reduces chances of double jeopardy matches by almost half.

Through this system, the bracket following phase one pools is 50% larger–so a top 32 bracket is now a top 48 bracket–but it ensures that everyone faces different opponents from different pools. Besides the obvious bonus of reducing instances of double jeopardy, it makes brackets go a lot quicker, as pool captains and stream runners are not waiting around for Losers’ Finals, which cannot be played at the same time as other games.

According to Wasserman at last year’s Combo Breaker, there were 60 Losers’ bracket rematches across 72 pools, with 45% of these happening within Losers’ Finals. If Combo Breaker 2016 had run the three out pool system, there would have only been 33 Losers’ bracket rematches in total, with 60% of pools having zero rematches.

This new system looks like it is beneficial for everyone involved in Combo Breaker, so let’s hope the new pools result in faster and more contended tournament goers. You will be able to see the three out pool system in action from May 26th-28th in St Charles, Illinois when Combo Breaker takes over the Mega Center.

Source: Combo Breaker