June 2017 – Page 180

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 26 to June 1, 2017!

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

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Does Ed’s story mode tease upcoming DLC fighters for Street Fighter V? Who is the “Fortune Teller”?

Ed’s arrival in Street Fighter V gave us access to his character story–which, taking place after the events in the General Story mode, gives us some intriguing loks at a few potentially new fighters. VesperArcade makes the full case for Menat here.

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Tekken 7 review: Is Bandai Namco’s new 3D fighter worth the two-year wait?

Crow_Spaceboy breaks down what he likes and what he doesn’t about the long-awaited Tekken 7–hitting stores today!

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Newcomer review: Can Tekken 7 usher in a new generation of 3D fighter fans?

Tekken 7 is such a big release, one review just isn’t enough! Trilby offers his own take on the game here, from the perspective of someone not already well-versed in the 3D Namco game model.

Sam “Trilby” Foxall, Assistant Editor:

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AnimEVO returns to Evo 2017–here’s how to join in on the fun!

While the big names will be slugging it out on the main stage at Evo, AnimEVO is back in 2017 for anime fans attending the event. With a grand total of 16 games on offer, including Gundam Versus and even Puyo Puyo Tetris, you should definitely tune in.

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Comprehensive Tekken 7 character selection guide helps you find the right fighter for your style

If (like me), you’re coming to Tekken 7 as a fresh-faced 3D fighter player, this comprehensive video guide from The Blasted Salami should help you decide which character to pick up.

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Watch the trailer for Red Bull’s upcoming documentary: The Art of Street Fighting

As the next big video project from Red Bull, their new documentary follows players like Tokido, Xiao Hai, GamerBee and Daigo Umehara as they strive for victory.

Keegan “Interrobang!?” Spindler, Features Editor:

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Panda Global’s SKD talks to Shoryuken about recent struggles and latest triumph at Combo Breaker 2017

SKD is one of the best BlazBlue players in the USA, and his battles with Dogura over the last few months have been fascinating. Woocash caught up with him after a long-awaited win.

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COMBONAUTS shares a 4-part 100% combo exhibition for The King of Fighters XIV ver. 2.01

With a new version of a game comes new combos, and it’s no different in The King of Fighters XIV’s most recent patch. COMBONAUTS dived deep into the buffs, nerfs, and changes, and have returned with a host of cool combos for the whole cast.

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BenQ’s ZOWIE RL2460 esports monitor: Shoryuken unboxing & review

Whether you’re competing at the highest levels or just want to have as much fun as possible with your fighting games, input and display lags are the last things you want. We can’t do as much about input lag, but we did have a look at a solution to that display problem…

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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite’s launch roster may have been leaked

This source has blown the cover on Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite news before, so this roster–love it or hate it–has a decent chance of being what we get in September when this game arrives.

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.