Month: April 2017

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Silence Guile with OminousGames’ anti-Sonic Boom tutorial for Street Fighter V

Guile’s Sonic Booms have been bringing players to their knees for decades. If you have a blind-spot in your own game for how to deal with the projectile powerhouse, this tutorial from OminousGames should help you see the light.

By breaking down exactly what Guile’s options are in Street Fighter V, OminousGames reveals that gaps and situations you can exploit to throw off Guile’s rhythm. He also details how the charge buffering nerf impacts Guile, and optimal ranges to look for when considering jump in.

Source: OminousGames

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Hypespotting 6 is coming up in the UK; over £10,000 at stake and a line up of new and classic games

If you’re in the United Kingdom or neighboring countries, this is the event to not miss out on. Mark your calendars for April 15th as that’s when one of the biggest, two-day European events, Hypespotting 6, is set to create hype worldwide.

What’s at stake? Combined, the prize pool exceeds £10,000. Here’s the Hypespotting 6 games lineup:

  • Street Fighter V
  • Tekken 7
  • Super Smash Bros for Wii U
  • The King of Fighters XIV
  • Killer Instinct
  • Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-
  • Mortal Kombat X

Side games, with community-requested events, include:

There will be two streams:

This the event schedule (times in GMT +1)

Friday the 15th:

20:00-22:00 – Registration

Saturday:

8:00 AM- 2:00 PM – Registration
9:00 AM – Smash 4, Killer Instinct, King of Fighters XIV and Tekken 7 registration closes
9:30 AM – Tekken 7 Pools
10:00 AM – King of Fighters XIV registration closes
10:00 AM – Smash 4 and Killer Instinct Pools.
11:00 AM – Street Fighter V registration closes
12:00 PM – Street Fighter V Pools
2:00 PM – Guilty Gear Revelator and Mortal Kombat X registration closes
2:00 PM – Killer Instinct Finals (Top 8)
3:00 PM – Guilty Gear Revelator and Mortal Kombat X Pools
4:00 PM – Guilty Gear Revelator Pools
6:30 PM – Tekken 7 (Top 16->Top 8)
8:00 PM – Pub Quiz

Sunday:

10:00 AM – Street Fighter V Top 32, Smash 4 Finals (Top 8)
12:00 PM – Guilty Gear Revelator Finals (Top 8)
1:00 PM – King of Fighters XIV Finals (Top 8)
2:00 PM – Mortal Kombat X Finals (Top 8)
4:00 PM – Street Fighter V Finals (Top 8)
6:00 PM – Tekken 7 Finals (Top 8)

Capcom will attend the event. Stay tuned to the Hypespotting 6 website for more information as the event draws closer, and make sure to tune in to the streams to catch the action across many fighting games.

Source: Hypespotting 6; press release