Month: January 2018

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The final issue of UDON’s Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers comic series is in stores today!

Don’t miss the grand finale to UDON’s cross-universe rumble!

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At long last, UDON Entertainment’s comic crossover saga Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers has reached its conclusion! The final installment of the limited series — issue #8 — has arrived in stores today. Here’s UDON’s story synopsis:

The frighteningly furious fighting game crossover comes to its chaotic conclusion! The demonic Jedah’s master plan threatens not only the World Warriors and the Night Warriors, but the universe itself! It’s the final chapter of STREET FIGHTER VS. DARKSTALKERS!

Well, aside from the grand scope of Jedah’s threat, that doesn’t tell us very much. But these preview pages offer a better glimpse into what to expect in this final issue:

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Grab your own copy of Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #8 at your local comic book store, or online at Focus Attack or comiXology.

Source: UDON Entertainment

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Gigantic – Motiga & PWE Announced Game Closure Effective July 31st

Perfect World Entertainment and Motiga have announced that Gigantic will be closing down on July 31, 2018. From now through the closure date, all heroes will be free as all shop purchases are disabled. According to the letter on the Gigantic site, the closure came as a result of the fact that “it did not resonate with as many players as we’d hoped”.

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Dragon Ball FighterZ roundup: 2H scaling, Android 16 block pressure, Golden Frieza loops, and more!

Who’s ready for more Dragon Ball FighterZ gameplay? Despite the (lovingly) sarcastic answer of “Not Namco,” DBFZ continues to dominate the minds (and social media feeds) of the FGC. As usual, the more people play the more they discover, and we have just some of those discoveries right here. Let’s jump into today’s submissions!

Leading today is jmcrofts, who covers some system mechanics not taught in DBFZ’s training mode, such as reflect properties and Level 3 DHC’s.

GLHFtv breaks down jump cancel scaling vs. 2H combo filler.

Here’s an absurdly powerful juggle loop for Golden Frieza from Victor Thammavong.

CDV|WhiteBl4ck shows off the giant damage of Goku Black.

As usual, Clayton “Final Showdown” Chapman has some flashy and powerful combos to show off. Check out the Frieza fireball loops, in particular!

Hit’s unusual moveset means he has to take some different combo routes to get decent damage. As Warui Neko-kun shows, though, damage scaling works out pretty well for Hit overall.

SupahFro64 shows off his corner combos with Cell. I kind of wish there were more characters that could whiff special moves mid-combo, purely for showoff-related purposes.

@gramofdata has a meter positive block string with the game’s Goku-dunking grappler, Android 16.

And last but not least, TGN Anime shows off the moveset of Captain Ginyu (and the Ginyu Force!).

As always, if you see anything worth sharing, let us know by submitting a tip for our next roundup. Thanks everyone!

Sources: Clayton chapman; Victor Thammavong; GLHFtv; CDV|WhiteBl4ck; jmcrofts; Warui Neko-kun; TGN Anime; @gramofdata

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See Doctrine Dark in action in this Fighting EX Layer footage from Evo Japan

As you all may know, ARIKA brought Fighting EX Layer to Evo Japan. This build in particular featured the first publicly-playable appearance of fan-favorite Doctrine Dark in the game.

For those who weren’t able to check out the game at Evo (or those who simply want to see Doctrine Dark in action once again!), ZERP was able to capture some decent off-screen footage of the game at ARIKA’s booth at the event.

The footage features a fair bit of Doctrine Dark play, and even a mirror match.

In addition to the above Doctrine Dark footage, they’ve also shared this footage of Shirase and Allen Snyder.

Fighting EX Layer is set to launch on PlayStation 4 sometime later this year.

Source: ZERP