Month: March 2017

Panda Global has some exciting news for fans of Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- and the latest BlazBlue title, Central Fiction. Kyohei “MarlinPie” Lehr has been re-signed to continue his competitive streak in Guilty Gear, while a newcomer joins the esports team: Jachin “SuperKawaiiDesu” Harte.

PG|MarlinPie is known for his Zato=1 in GG, and has placed in many top 8s at major tournaments throughout 2016.

“Panda Global has always been dedicated to being an FGC team and the FGC is much more than just Street Fighter and Marvel,” Panda Global CEO Alan Bunney MD told Yahoo! Esports. Anime games have been a staple of the community for many years and they are finally getting the spotlight they deserve.”

Shoryuken also recently talked to PG|MarlinPie at Frosty Faustings IX.

SuperKawaiiDesu is known for his Izayoi from BlazBlue. He placed second at Frosty Faustings IX and Anime Ascension.

“For me, it’s a great opportunity in many ways and I’m glad to represent PG. But on a broader scope, hopefully it’s a sign of things to come,” SKD told Shoryuken. “The Arc System Works community is really passionate about their games, so the (well deserved) recognition in that regard is awesome, especially considering the lack of representation for BlazBlue, which is an amazingly rewarding game. I very much appreciate what this opportunity means to the community as well. Hopefully, it doesn’t stop here!”

For SKD’s thoughts on the meta, check out his writing on BlazBlue‘s tier list.

Evolution 2017 is set to feature both Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- and BlazBlue: Central Fiction as main stage games.

Sources: Yahoo! Esports; photo credit: Panda Global

This weekend sees the return of KI Con and the Killer Instinct World Cup. With this, some of the top Killer Instinct players from around the globe will be gathering in San Antonio, TX. To get everyone excited for the event, Ultra Arcade have released a special trailer to psyche everyone up for a weekend of Killer Instinct action:

Despite the name however, Killer Instinct isn’t the only fighting game that’s going to be at the convention. Numerous other classic fighting games will be at the event, with their own tournaments and streams. These fighting games include Capcom classics such as Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Vampire Savior, Capcom vs. SNK, Ultra Street Fighter IV, and even Street Fighter X Tekken, and Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter. These will be joined by Garou: Mark of the Wolves, The King of Fighters ’96, Samurai Shodown IV, The Last Blade 2, Virtua Fighter 4, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, as well as singles, double, and triples tournaments for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

For those interested in catching these and other games on stream, you can check out the schedules for these–with accompanying Twitch channels–below.

Of course, the main event is still the Killer Instinct World Cup. You can check out the schedule for this–including the last chance qualifiers for anyone going who’s still not qualified–below. The stream for the KI World cup will be handled by our friends over at TeamSp00ky.

KI Con and the Killer Instinct World Cup will take place this weekend, from March 10 to 12 at the Tobin Center in San Antonio, TX.

Sources: Ultra-Combo; Ultra Arcade