Month: May 2017

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Buttonczech 2017, the Czech Republic’s biggest fighting game tournament, runs this week on May 5-7

Buttonczech 2017 is also a ZOWIE Fighter Street Fighter V qualifying event!

If you’re going to be in or near the Czech Republic this weekend, you’ll want to check out Buttonczech 2017! It will take place at Klub Nová Chmelnice in Prague, and feature four furious fighting game tournaments:

  • Street Fighter V
  • Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
  • Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-
  • BlazBlue: Central Fiction [side tournament]

The Street Fighter V event is also part of the ZOWIE Fighter qualifying series, meaning the top Street Fighter V spot goes on to fight in the finals in Paris. The top performers in SFV and Guilty Gear will also take home a ZOWIE RL2460 monitor.

More information can be found on the official Buttonczech website. Registration is still open here!

Thanks to Jiri for the tip.

Source: Buttonczech

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Kurt Vincent’s “The Lost Arcade” pre-orders now available on iTunes, expected to release June 1st

The last time we covered Kurt Vincent’s movie The Lost Arcade around these parts, the ambitious Chinatown Fair documentary was heading towards The Metrograph theater in New York City. Now, a little shy of a year later, the Kickstarter-funded film on the famous FGC arcade will finally find its way to a mass-market release.

You can also get the soundtrack to the film, composed by Gil Talmi, here. Both the album and the pre-order for The Lost Arcade are $9.99 USD each.

Source: The Lost Arcade

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VesperArcade explains the potency of throw loops in Street Fighter V

Taking a break from looking at individual character balance changes coming to Street Fighter V’s cast, VesperArcade’s latest video looks at defining throw loops and why they are particularly powerful in SFV.

After defining throw loops as “situations where a character has enough frame advantage to continuously throw an opponent before they can counter with their fastest normal,” Vesper covers the various offensive options available to the looper, as well as the defensive options that–though very risky–can be used in an attempt to counter these situations. With the removal of the jump back tech option select in the next patch, throw loops have the potential to become even more powerful. Catch the video below for Vesper’s full explanation.

Did this video clear up the concept of throw loops for you, and will you be incorporating any of these tips into your own game? Let us know in the comments!

Source: VesperArcade