Month: May 2017

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The Philocypher chats with Yahoo! Esports’ Michael Martin about working in the gaming media

Michael Martin shares his experience and outlook in pursuing a career in esports media.

Gamer and life coach Tavian “The Philocypher” Napier continues his FGC Philosophy series with an interview he’s lone looked forward to: Michael “Bizarro Mike” Martin of Yahoo! Esports. Martin talks at length about his experience freelancing and moving into a full-time job in the video gaming media, including how his goals have changed between first seeking work in this field to maintaining that role on an ongoing basis.

Martin and Napier also discuss Street Fighter V, ELEAGUE, the difficulty of game development, and the FGC’s “growing pains”: how the fighting game community continues to expand and change under the influence of an “esports” outlook. While competitive fighting games already have a long history, Martin proclaims: “I think we’re in a golden age of fighting games right now.”

Check out the full interview below!

Source: The Philocypher

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Want to get into Injustice 2? Check out Sajam’s Recipes to learn how

Injustice 2 is finally out in the world, and there are a lot of people very excited to dive in. But if you don’t know the game, learning what’s good and what’s not can be very difficult, especially if you’re new to NetherRealm games as a whole.

Thankfully, Stephen “Sajam” Lyon is on the case. Somehow finding time during his travels to get his claws into Injustice 2, he has put together several short guides that not only teach the very basics of a character, but also how to approach the process of learning Injustice 2.

Starting with Firestorm, Sajam explains what to look for when picking up an Injustice character:

With Deadshot, he shows off how to get to grips with a character’s playstyle, and how to approach playing in a different style:

In getting to grips with Dr Fate, he explains something of Injustice’s neutral game, and approaching a character with attributes that don’t necessarily leap out at you.

Finally, he digs into Scarecrow, following the same process he explained through his other videos:

The importance of training mode is reiterated throughout the series, which is conducted entirely in Injustice’s flexible training room. So hit the lab, this time with some recipes in tow.

Source: Sajam

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Check out the combos of FlysocietyGG|Fullstream for Wrastor in Rivals of Aether

FlysocietyGG’s Joshua “Fullstream” Thompson is one of Rivals of Aether’s most dominant players. As the winner of multiple majors–Genesis 4, CEO Dreamland just to name a few–this sponsored Texas pro has put on quite a show with his fast technical execution and reads.

Cut from the very tournaments he made his name at, the above combo video shows off the unrelenting pressure and tech chases that netted his wins. Consistently combing into the sweetspot with up+B and up+strong is a sight to behold, and a must for aspiring combo birds to learn.

Source: Jarek4Gaming