Month: March 2018

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Dragon Ball FighterZ video roundup: Auto-combo exploration, Krillin side-switch combos, and more!

During the last video roundup, we asked if the DBFZ community could really maintain the insane level of video submissions we’ve received continually since the game’s launch. The FGC responded by spirit bombing another wave of videos into the inbox. Fair enough! Let’s see what you’ve been working on lately, FGC:

GLHFtv starts us off with a detailed breakdown on the usefulness of auto-combos in DBFZ.

Y. Xiao shows us an assortment of Teen Gohan combos, varying in practicality and flashiness.

And speaking of Teen Gohan, Sword has a touch-of-death combo for the young Saiyan. It costs Sparking, but with only one assist and tremendous meter-building possibilities, it’s fairly inexpensive.

sikshot gaming is back to show us the optimal on-block responses to SS Goku & SSB Goku’s movesets.

rooflemonger gives us 5 tips to maximize your time in training mode.

Is there anyone putting more work into Krillin than @NYoption? Here’s a side-switch combo for setting up corner positioning, and a new high-damage combo for sparking.

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

Sources: @NYoption; GLHFtv; sikshot gaming; rooflemonger; Y. Xiao; Sword

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NorCal Fight Club 3 player trailer, league format, and first round bracket

It’s finally here, folks! The premier tournament league series, NorCal Fight Club, has returned for its third iteration this time featuring Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. This event will be taking place at AFK Gamer Lounge in San Jose, CA this Friday to Sunday with the top eight finale next Thursday at the Folsom Street Foundry in San Francisco.

15 players from various parts of northern California will be competing against each other in three round-robin style events (with a twist) and will conclude with a regular double-elimination tournament between the top eight. Pandora House released a hype trailer yesterday showcasing NorCal’s veteran (and upcoming) talent who were invited and qualified for NCF3.

The format for this round-robin style tournament series is not your typical one. Pandora House project and social media manager, Rose Sylvestre, outlines how this unorthodox format will out between the competitors:

Rules
  • Round Robin Format: All 15 players will be playing against one another within a course of three days.
  • Game Point Differential: Each game point will factor into your total score. The objective is to win as many games possible while losing as little as possible [i.e 3-0 score is worth more than 3-1 score because you gave up one game]
Introducing some brand new elements to the NCFC League:
  • Tower of Power: There will be three towers in total dividing the 15 competitors. Each tower will contain five competitors per day. The two competitors who score the most points that day for each tower will be deemed as “Leaders” and will stay in their respective towers, while the bottom three will shift to the neighboring tower to the right side.
  • Game Breaker System: In conjunction with the “Tower of Power,” we are implementing the “Game Breaker System.” Each individual tower will declare two Leaders after the end of Round 1. From Round 2 to Round 3, a player is able to obtain an additional (+3) points whenever they defeat a leader of their respective tower by defeating them in a first-to-three set. This means that not only are non-leaders able to get two chances against their leaders to obtain points, but the leaders themselves are eligible to gain points from one another in their tower as well. This will make the battle of power an interesting one.

Below is the first round bracket of players that will be playing against each other in each tower. The groups of players in each tower will change throughout the weekend as the series progresses.

For more info and updates on NorCal Fight Club 3, be sure to check out the Facebook event invites and Pandora House’s social media pages in the source links below.

Sources: Pandora House (Twitter); Pandora House (Facebook); NCFC3 event invite; NCFC3 Finale invite

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The SRK Rollback: Best of February 23 to March 1, 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 February 23 to March 1, 2018!

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

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Shadowgeist EX Fighting Layer Announcement Featured ImageFighting EX Layer set to release by end of June 2018, adds Shadowgeist to its roster

We finally have a release window for ARIKA’s long-anticipated new project; we’ll be playing the full retail version of this title by this summer.

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tokido evo kemonomichi 2 trailerDaigo Umehara and Tokido will clash in Street Fighter V at Kemonomichi 2

This will be a match no self-respecting Street Fighter fan can miss! Mark your calendars for March 10th!

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IshiwatariXMori4SRK interviews Arc System Works, Part 1: Ishiwatari, Mori, and Kidooka talk about BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle & relations with US fans

Arc System Works talks to Woocash at length about the future of BlazBlue, Guilty Gear, and ASW’s presence on the US market.

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esrb_750x400The ESRB is adding a new warning label for in-game purchases — including loot boxes, DLC characters, and season passes

The Entertainment Software Rating Board: protecting you from wasting money on microtransactions since 2018.

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Unlock SSB Goku Vegeta and Android 21 Featured ImageDragon Ball FighterZ has had the most successful digital console launch for a fighting game

“Wildly successful” may be an inadequate term to describe the launch of Dragon Ball FighterZ.

Crow_Spaceboy, Assistant Editor:

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FEXL JackSee Shadowgeist, Blair and Jack in these Fighting EX Layer character trailers

I never thought I would get to see Shadowgeist come back in a fighting game in my lifetime. Nor did I expect him to be more swole than he already was. 

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April AnnihilationBig E Gaming announces April Annihilation, a new tournament replacing Winter Brawl in 2019

More big Big E Gaming tournaments is a good thing.

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nextlevel_brooklynThe New York Times highlights Next Level, Brooklyn’s popular fighting game community spot

I’m really happy to see Team Spooky get the signal boost they deserve.

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Sailor_UranusSMC3ACT32BDamage output and reversal mechanics are explored in these Sailor Moon S videos

I have always found the reversal system in this game fascinating, particularly since it’s… you know. A Sailor Moon fighting game from the ’90s.

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hermesHermes shows off the best aspects of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle’s combo system

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle is a criminally overlooked game and I will argue for it until I am out of breath.

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NIS America’s online stores hacked; Customer payment information at risk

NIS America has announced that they were recently hit with a security breach. The attack, which occurred between January 23 and February 26, affects the online stores that they operate — including the newly-opened SNK Online Store.

News of the breach first came from an email that NIS America has been sending to their customers, that was eventually shared on the ResetEra forum. The email, which NIS America confirmed as legitimate, warns their customers that sensitive data, including email addresses — and more importantly, payment information — has been affected by the breach.

The attack came from a malicious process that attached itself to their checkout page. The process was in use as far back as January 23, 2018 and as such, any customers who made transactions in from then up until February 26, 2018 are at risk. Any transactions prior to then are not affected.

The affected data includes customers name, address, credit card number, expiration date and CVV security code, and email address. PayPal login information, however, was not included in the breach.

Once the breach was discovered, NIS America took appropriate steps to address it, including taking their store offline to remove the offending process and make sure that it’s secure again before putting it back up. For those who may be at risk, NIS America recommends getting in touch with your credit card provider and checking for any suspicious activity tied to your credit cards.

In addition to this, NIS America will be sending out codes for a $5 discount for the next purchase of anyone whose data has been impacted by this breach. As for those with accounts on their European store, NIS has stated that, as far as they know, only the North American store has been affected.

While known for for releasing quirky Japanese RPGs, NIS recently stepped into the fighting game space by partnering with SNK to publish SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy for PlayStation 4 and Switch, as well as running the latter’s online store.

Source: NIS America via ResetEra