Month: July 2017

Amidst the announcements made at the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary panel at San Diego Comic Con this past weekend — including a new set of premium sports costumes for Rashid, Laura and Ibuki (arriving today), as well as a special method to play as Shin Akuma in Ultra Street Fighter II — it was also announced that in celebration of the franchise’s 30th anniversary, Street Fighter V players would be awarded with a whopping 30K of free Fight Money.

Players cabn grab this Fight Money during the month of August — provided they log into the servers on or around the special date. The original Street Fighter was first released in Japanese Arcades on August 30th, 1987, so the promotion will likely run for the entire last week of the month; though no official dates have been provided by Capcom yet. With Abigail, his story costume and the new Suzaku Castle and Metro City Bay Area stages coming to SFV with today’s update, this free chunk of change couldn’t come at a more perfect time — so be sure to log in and reap these rewards! You can see a tweet from JardFGC, who attended the panel, confirm this information below:

30,000 bonus fight money awarded to anyone logging in close to anniversary date. #sfv #sdcc

— Jared @ SDCC (@JardFGC) July 21, 2017

What will you be spending your free 30K on? Let us know in the comments.

Source: JardFGC (Twitter)

There’s certainly some palpable hype behind the BlazBlue: Central Fiction‘s cat samurai. Many folks– on Discord, for example — have already declared themselves as Jubei mains. Soon, the long-awaited character will increase the already bulky roster by one.

Recently, an image surfaced that reveals all of Jubei’s special and Distortion attacks:

GREATFERNMAN posted an Evernote that translates the moves into English characters, and explains some of their functions:

Source: Jubei Discord; Evernote

There’s certainly some palpable hype behind the BlazBlue: Central Fiction‘s cat samurai. Many folks– on Discord, for example — have already declared themselves as Jubei mains. Soon, the long-awaited character will increase the already bulky roster by one.

Recently, an image surfaced that reveals all of Jubei’s special and Distortion attacks:

GREATFERNMAN posted an Evernote that translates the moves into English characters, and explains some of their functions:

Source: Jubei Discord; Evernote

HORI has brought over the popular Pokkén Tournament pad from the Wii U to it’s latest console, the Nintendo Switch. Aside from a fresh coat of paint, little has changed for the new pad — aptly named the Pokkén Tournament DX Pro Pad.

However, the last time we reported on a HORI peripheral for a Nintendo console, it ended up leaking the existence of Pokkén Tournament DX.  It seems like history may be repeating itself: the product description of the Pokkén Tournament DX Pro Pad may be hinting at yet another future Pokkén announcement:

“Enjoy authentic arcade action at home! Designed by HORI, the same designers of the official Pokkén Tournament arcade cabinet controller, the Pokkén Tournament DX Pro Pad is a limited edition controller designed exclusively for use with Pokkén Tournament DX for the Nintendo Switch. This wired USB pad is ergonomic, comfortable, responsive and super effective for controlling your favorite Pokémon in Pokkén Tournament battles. USB wired (9.8ft) connection is tournament legal. Controller is designed for Pokkén Tournament DX for Nintendo Switch and may not function properly with other game titles. Does not include motion control, analog control, or vibration feedback.“

So, there’s a reasonable question to be asked: how do you know what’s tournament legal for a game that isn’t out yet? The official 2017 World Series, as it takes place before the Switch version’s release, is still exclusively on the Wii U.

When we discussed the leak from HORI’s arcade stick, we were left with two realistic explanations: either the retailer typed Pokkén Tournament as a compatible game by accident, or they weren’t supposed to reveal it. Similarly, either promoting this as a “tournament legal” pad is either an assumption, or a hint that Nintendo’s 2017 World Series is far from the only tournament series in the works for Pokkén Tournament.

[It’s worth noting that the Wii U version of HORI’s pad is also currently compatible with the Switch, for players following the game over to the new platform. – Editor]

Source: Amazon