Month: April 2018

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Take a closer look at the effects of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition’s Season 3.5 changes with these character breakdowns

With the freshly-released Season 3.5 balance patch for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition hitting us like a wake-up Shoryuken (the kind with invincibility) this week, World Warriors all across the globe are scrambling to see what the latest round of alterations for the entire 30-character roster mean for their favorite fighters. We’ve compiled a series of analysis videos, from covering a variety of the cast in these early days.

First off, VesperArcade takes a look at the controversial buffs and quality-of-life improvements to Cammy White — despite the Delta Red member already being considered a top 5 character in the previous version of the game, and how this could seem questionable in comparison to other tenets of Capcom’s patching philosophy with the game.

TheRedGambit provides us with great pre and post-patch breakdowns for Juri Han (clad in her new Lilith Darkstalkers Crossover Costume) as many seemed confused on what the patch’s full implications were for the Poison Spider.

HDJammerz shows us the fruit’s of R. Mika’s wrestling training, as well as an interesting stealth change to her “Steel Chair” V-Trigger II that was left out of the official notes.

Thu Yaj and DeadAceBS analyze the interesting modifications to the Wandering Warrior himself: Ryu.

DeadAceBS also takes a look at everyone’s favorite boxer, Balrog, who received huge buffs to his B3 V-Trigger II.

BGCallisto looks at the improvements to Season 3’s first new challenger, Sakura Kasugano.

Rush G takes a look at the practical buff applications for the fiery Ken Masters, who received great improvements to his Step Kick V-Skill.

BlackPantherN7 looks at the changes for the trio of Menat, Laura Matsuda, and the recently-released Blanka.

Being Vice-President of the Secret Society has its benefits, as changes to the recovery of some normals have allowed Urien to regain his Dangerous Headbutt loops, as demonstrated by Dragon Soul.

Finally, Rainacide looks at what’s different for Shadaloo’s Dictator, M. Bison.

There’s surely going to be more tech and discoveries coming in the weeks and months ahead, but hopefully these overviews will give you a good idea of where most of the cast currently stands, and how you can adapt to or best utilize the changes to your fighters of choice. You can also check out SonicSol’s thoughts on Nash for more.

Sources: VesperArcade; TheRedGambit; HDJammerz; Thu Yaj; DeadAceBS; TheSassageKing; Rush G; BlackPantherN7; Dragon Soul; Rainacide

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Guild Wars 2 – Metabattle is Ruining PvP in GW2

There’s an undercurrent of PvP fanatics in GW2 that believe there is only one correct way to play a class in structured PvP, and that’s the MetaBattle way. If you pray to the holy MetaBattle gods to tell you what to play, I have some startling news for you, you’re ruining PvP.

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The SRK Rollback: Best of March 30 to April 5, 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 30 to April 5, 2018!

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

Frame 1:
DBFZ_SSJ_Bardock_2Dragon Ball FighterZ’s Bardock video roundup: 100% combos, resets, and more!

Want to add Goku’s dad to your DBFZ team? Start your studying here.

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sananeFighting EX Layer’s latest trailer reveals new characters Sanane and Hayate, DLC plans

ARIKA’s upcoming title is far-removed from its humble April Fool’s gag origin! If you aren’t excited for this game yet, you should be — it keeps looking better and better.

Frame 3:
blanklyDragon Ball FighterZ Broly video roundup: Unblockable setup, combos, and more!

Bardock didn’t join the roster of DBFZ alone — he brought the Legendary Super Saiyan with him. Get a head-start on your path of destruction here.

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sfv zeku young strider smash akumaCapcom announces a new round of balance changes for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, to be applied on Tuesday, April 3rd

Even though it was April 1st, Capcom wasn’t kidding around when they dropped the bomb that SFVAE was getting a new balance patch… and it’s a doozy. Read the patch notes to find out how heavy the nerf bat hit your own main.

Frame 5:
kof97The King of Fighters ’97 Global Match launches on April 5 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita

A KOF classic is now available on current platforms (and also the PlayStation Vita) with new netplay features. A must-play for all SNK fans!

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DBFZ Great SaiyamanDragon Ball FighterZ has a “big lead” in registration numbers over the other titles at Evolution 2018

DBFZ has really made an impact on the FGC — apparently bringing the players in droves to Evo 2018 this year. Have you registered?

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FIVE MINUTE FOCUS feature image 750x400SRK & Frabisaur present 5-MINUTE FOCUS: Improving your defense in Dragon Ball FighterZ, feat. Tatsunical!

And speaking of DBFZ, work on your defense — and other aspects of your gameplay — with Frabisaur and Tastunical in this — the third of three DBFZ videos!

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sfv cpt 2018 premier pass ring of power sakura akuma 750x400The Capcom Pro Tour 2018 Premier Pass is now available for Street Fighter V on the PlayStation Store and Steam

You can gain access to exclusive CPT missions, as well as costumes, a new stage, and more with this year’s Premier Pass.

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kofxiv kof14 blue maryBlue Mary is coming to The King of Fighters XIV

The reveal of Blue Mary completes the set of four new fighters that we’ll be able to download as DLC for KOFXIV very soon!

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EL The Challenger SFV Reality Show, shot at rented house in Tucker, Ga., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. 27643_001ELEAGUE The Challenger: Street Fighter V — a new reality TV series — premieres April 20 on TBS

ELEAGUE is definitely putting a twist on what we expect to see out of our esports this year: it’s SFV, now as a reality show. Shall we watch the rivalries unfold?

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– Extinction Vignette #5 – From the Writings of the Old Man

Extinction is a new game coming from Iron Galaxy and is ready to rumble forth in the very near future. As part of the ramp up to release, we’ll be sharing some of the game’s lore told from the perspective of in-game characters. You’ll be able to read a week’s worth of story vignettes here at MMORPG.com and over at GameSpace.com, so keep checking back to learn more about Extinction!

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Get a closer look at the fantastic figures planned for Street Fighter: The Miniatures Game

Some time back, we reported on the Street Fighter: The Miniatures Game by Jasco Games and Joe “Angy Joe” Vargas that they were hoping to crowdfund; well, the tabletop game has launched their Kickstarter — and it reached its goal of $400,000 in less than 24 hours.

For those who missed our previous coverage, Street Fighter: The Miniatures Game is a tabletop game that lets two to six players duke it out in a custom system designed by Angry Joe. The game allows for both free-for-all and team versus play on boards reminiscent of classic Street Fighter stages. A “Boss Expansion” also exists that lets players get a 3-versus-1 mode as well.

One of the highlights of the game are the highly detailed miniatures representing characters from the series. The figures come pre-painted, and are about 65mm in height – about the same size as a Nintendo Amiibo (as demonstrated on the Kickstarter page). The Core Set includes figures for Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Sagat, Vega, and Zangief while the “Boss Expansion” adds M. Bison, and Akuma. You can see these figures in the video below.

In addition to these, the stretch goals that have been reached include adding Guile as a playable character, Spot UV logos on the boxes, a “Power Ups Mode”, and finally the addition of Blanka. According to the crowdfunding page, this game is going to be offered only as a Kickstarter exclusive, with no retail release planned at this time.

Source: Kickstarter via Siliconera