Month: May 2017

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Final Fantasy XIV – How Could Jobs Change in Stormblood?

Final Fantasy XIV producer Naoki Yoshida has been teasing some screenshots from Stormblood showing new abilities for the game’s many jobs. It’s already been stated that Square Enix want to reduce the number of useless skills — like Feign and Featherfoot — but the overall amount probably won’t go down too much, so everyone should have a few extra tools by the time they hit level 70.

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The SRK Rollback: Best of May 5-11, 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 May 5 to May 11, 2017!

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

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sfv ed reveal temple hideoutCapcom reveals the official trailer for Ed–the “Young Commander”–and provides his V-system details

After a (probably) accidental leak and a period of silence afterwards, Capcom finally opened up this week about Ed, showing off his beefy new look and giving us details on how he will play–and he looks to shake thing s up a bit, much as Kolin did. He’s playable right now in the CFN beta test, too.

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you are already dead hokuto no ken 750x400You’re already dead: On-site at the Fist of the North Star National Championships

I love seeing how communities in Japan remain devoted to old and somewhat obscure–at least to us in the West–titles like this. Jazz gives us another great look at such an event, this time for the so-bad-it’s-good Hokuto no Ken.

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sfv-rmika-criticalart-750CrossUPDP asks: Is Street Fighter V too easy, or just about right for the intended audience?

A debate not easily settled, depending on where your skill, experience, and expectations are in relation to Street Fighter, and fighting games in general. CrossUPDP gives us a good breakdown of how these factors will influence what you want–and get–out of Street Fighter V.

Sam “Trilby” Foxall, Assistant Editor:

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Injustice 2 Championship SeriesWarner Bros. and ESL announce the Injustice 2 Championship Series

Going all in on Injustice 2, Warner Bros and the ESL are not only hosting a Pro Series, but special tournaments in North America, Europe and Latin America. No matter your skill level, there will be an Injustice tournament for you.

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ARMS Motion ControlsNintendo will be running a tournament for ARMS at E3 2017 on June 14th

As E3 is open to the public this year, Nintendo are running a special ARMS tournament for any contenders on the show floor. With the motion-controlled fighter coming out later that week, this event is the perfect time to get some high-level practice in.

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RoA Shine 2017The Rivals Championship Series returns for its second season

Following its successful inaugural season, the Rivals Championship Series is returning for 2017. Along with adding Australia to the circuit, Season Two of the RCS boasts more online monthlies to compliment its offline events. Get practicing platform fighter fans!

Keegan “Interrobang!?” Spindler, Features Editor:

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kvotsbggrev2Check out the KVO x TSB Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 tournament footage from Japan with English commentary

Guilty Gear was the game of choice when I visited Akihabara a few months ago, and it seems all that practice has been paying off. This REV 2 play is exceptional–and we get to fully enjoy it thanks to English commentary.

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Umebura Japan MajorThe Japanese Super Smash Bros. for Wii U community comes together at Umebura Japan Major

One of the biggest Japanese Smash 4 events of all time, Umebura Japan Major was absolutely a celebration of all things Smash 4. In the end KEN couldn’t defend against MKLeo’s Mexican invasion, but there was tons of great Smash along the way.

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Captain ColdEcho Fox’s Sonic Fox shares his Injustice 2 character picks for competitive play

With Injustice 2 just around the corner (finally!) the best in the business has spoken up about the characters he is most excited about trying out. Don’t take this as a tier list or anything of the sort, but it’s great to see what top players are excited about going into the IJ2’s release.

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sfv cfn expanded backgroundHere’s the schedule for this weekend’s Street Fighter V CFN beta test #2 for PC & PlayStation 4

The second beta test for Street Fighter V’s revamped CFN is live right now, until Sunday night. Free to try for pretty much everyone, here’s a chance for both console and PC players to try out the new features, balance changes, and the upcoming DLC fighter: Ed.

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.

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Mr. Freeze, Jay Garrick as The Flash, & Vixen Premiere Skins emerge in Injustice 2

With Injustice 2‘s release date merely four days away, many eager players are scoring early access to the final version of the game–via mom-and-pop retailers breaking the street date, generally. While we already know about the Power Girl, Reverse-Flash and John Stewart Premiere Skins that are included in the game’s Ultimate Edition, it seems the eagle-eyed Bruno del Vilar has discovered some additional characters moonlighting as costumes in the Gear Customization menu. Though we caught a brief glimpse of him in the “Your Battles, Your Way” we now have our first look at Captain Cold’s Mr. Freeze Premiere Skin, based off of his New 52 design, though it lacks his iconic helmet (likely for hitbox-related reasons). We also get our first looks at a Jay Garrick Premiere Skin for The Flash that pays homage to the original Speedster from the Golden Age. We also surprisingly have a Vixen Premiere Skin for Cheetah, who technically possesses a completely different power set, due to her Tantu Totem allowing her to channel the full powers of the animal kingdom. We also get another look at Power Girl, Reverse-Flash, and John Stewart from the perspective of the customization menus. You can view all 6 Premiere Skins, which appear to be the only ones currently in the game (save for Cyborg’s Grid Skin, which can only be unlocked by syncing up the console and mobile versions of Injustice 2, via your WB Play account) in the gallery below.

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What are your thoughts on these Premiere Skin character choices? Will you be using any of them, or perhaps picking up additional characters, just to play with a specific Skin? Are there any more Premiere Skins you’d like to see added to the game in the future? Let us know in the Comments below!

Injustice 2 will be released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 16th.

Source: Bruno del Villar (Twitter); via Test Your Might