Month: November 2017

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A VR version of Street Fighter II’s bonus stage will be playable at Red Bull Battle Grounds

Need to blow off some steam after crashing out of Red Bull Battle Grounds‘ Last Chance Qualifier? In partnership with HTC Vive, there will be a special VR demo at the tournament which has attendees playing through the famous car-wrecking bonus stage from Street Fighter II.

Attendees who try on this VR experience will get entered into a special Red Bull sweepstakes, where you can win either a custom-made Street Fighter V arcade cabinet in the shape of a Red Bull can, or a HTC Vive. You get up to three entries in this competition, so make sure to swing by the VR booth if you want a chance to win.

Source: Red Bull

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Australian esports team Masterminds enters the FGC by signing ROF, Styles, & Sora

With teams like DarkSided taking hold of esports in Australia, more teams are popping up with an increase in interest in the FGC. As such, some of the strong Australian free agents are being scooped up — and Masterminds just made a big grab on the market.

Over the weekend, the team announced the signing of Christian “ROF” Dedalija — a Melbourne-based Birdie player who recently placed 2nd at Red Bull Throwdown. Also recently signed were Street Fighter V player Travis Styles, and Super Smash Bros. Melee player Joshua “Sora” Lyras.

Source: ROF; Masterminds