Month: March 2018

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CEO X New Japan Pro Wrestling live event to be held on Friday, June 29th in Daytona Beach

CEO Founder, Director and Promoter Alex Jebailey has been teasing a massive announcement for the annual summer event in Florida, one that would shock the fighting game community to its core — and he finally delivered with the announcement of CEO X NJPW.

This will be a live professional wresting event, featuring the stars of New Japan Pro Wrestling — which has been steadily nurturing and growing its relationship in the United States with the G1 Special in USA, and a return to Long Beach, California set for later this month for the Strong Style Evolved event. But now, the stars of New Japan will be bringing their unique brand of hard-hitting action to Daytona Beach, Florida — the site of CEO 2018 — on Friday, June 29th, to kick off the massive weekend of festivities.

Dubbed “an experience and crossover event the FGC will never forget,” by Alex Jebailey, the TO notes that tickets for “The King of Sports” event will go on sale in April; a special pre-sale and price discount for all CEO 2018 registrants will be available, and “affordable general admission” is promised. The match card will be revealed at a later date. When asked about seating, Jebailey noted that there would be “over 9,000 if needed,” and that those with spectator passes will also be e-mailed about the pre-sale.

“The Cleaner” Kenny Omega — former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight and first-ever United States Champion — has attended the last two CEOs as a special guest, and has already confirmed his attendance on Twitter, exclaiming that this is “The crossover event [he’s] been waiting for!” while extending an invite to WWE’s Xavier Woods to come with him. You can see the tweets below — and get ready, because “They’re Coming!”

This is certainly a bombshell of an announcement, and promises to be an unforgettable night for fans of fighting games and professional wrestling. Stay tuned to Shoryuken for all of the ticket details and full match card information as it becomes available. It’s gonna be a slobberknocker!

Sources: CEOJebailey (Twitter); KennyOmegamanX (Twitter)

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The SRK Rollback: Best of March 2-8, 2018

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news — and our favorite SRK articles — from March 2 to March 8, 2018!

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

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DBFZ ShenronDragon Ball FighterZ game system roundup: Overall game mechanics and other goodies

A lot of videos have crossed our desk from content creators delving into this new game — so many, that it warranted compiling them into sorted posts so you can more easily find tech to help your own gameplay! Start here.

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team liquid japan banner we're backTeam Liquid returns to Street Fighter V by signing Nemo and John Takeuchi

By signing a longtime strong competitor and a promising up-and-comer, Team Liquid looks poised to claim some SFVAE events under their banner this year.

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Roronoa-ZoroDasvergeben’s leaks suggest SoulCalibur VI details, more Dragon Ball FighterZ characters — and a new JoJo’s game from French Bread?!

The rumor mill never stops grinding… and if half of this batch turns out to be true, we’ve got some interesting things incoming for these titles.

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Super Smash Bros. project teased for Nintendo Switch, planned for 2018 release

It took a long time, to the point where it seemed like Nintendo was content to leave the Smash franchise on its abandoned hardware… but via a teaser trailer in Nintendo Direct, a new Smash is back on the horizon for Switch.

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The SRK Forum migration is complete, now back up and running on Discourse!

We’re finally there — the new Forums will are now back up and running on their new home on Discourse! Go check them out, and watch out for more new features to come.

Crow_Spaceboy, Assistant Editor:

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soul calibur 6 srkSoulCalibur VI, the latest chapter of the Tale of Souls and Swords, lands at Final Round 2018!

Because Atlanta is home to some of the greatest SoulCalibur II players in the world, Okubo’s bold claims that SCVI is made with SCII mind will really be put to the test at Final Round.

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claudioUYU Beautifuldude explains how he succeeds at multiple fighting games

Beautifuldude’s lighthearted candidness is as refreshing as his advice is practical.

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ELEAGUE Tekken 7ELEAGUE Tekken 7 Team Takedown results

…and speaking of freaking Claudio, man. How about that Shadow20z guy? Look out for him. 

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panda-global-logoPanda Global and Victor “Punk” Woodley part ways

Of all the recent esports break-ups, Panda Global and Punk’s split is among the most baffling. I suspect there is more to the story than is currently known…

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Tekken World Tour TWT 2018 trailer thumbBandai Namco announces Tekken World Tour 2018; Finals to be in Amsterdam, NLD

TWT 2017 will go down as one of the most exciting and interesting esports events of this decade. Of course I’m excited for the next chapter!

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– Turtle Beach T.A.C. – Alright Streamers, Let?s Get Tactical

Last year, when we looked at Turtle Beach’s Elite Pro PC Gaming Headset, we walked away impressed. We wanted to take things a step further, though, so we reached out to Turtle Beach to see what we could do. Today, we’re taking a look at the Tactical Audio Controller (T.A.C.): part amp, part mixer, and part soundcard; we ask: is this a device streamers need on their radar?