Month: May 2018

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Esports Arena Oakland hosting tournaments for Street Fighter V, Smash 4, and Melee for its grand opening this weekend

It has been a long time coming, but the Esports Arena in Oakland, CA will finally be having their grand opening this weekend. Of course, what better way to kick it off than with some gaming competitions for some of the most popular fighting games. ESA Oakland’s Twitter page made the announcement, listing the games that will be on hand in the tweet below:

As you can see, the insanely popular third-person shooter Fortnite will be a featured tournament game as well, but the main focus is fighting games with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U leading the way in entrants so far with 70+ entrants. For both Melee and Smash 4, there will be a pot bonus of $500 for each game spice up the stakes.

Registration is still open for all games. There is no venue fee for this event, spectating is free, and each game only costs $5 to enter. Go to to smash.gg for if you want to register — and if you live in the Bay Area, come through to meet and hang out with people from these communities and check out all the exciting action.

Sources: smash.gg; ESA Oakland (Twitter)

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BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle roundup: A touch-of-death, Weiss combos, and Azrael tech

As the BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle beta has been available for over a day now, many players are busy discovering and posting tech on social media. SRK gathered a variety of clips that showcase powerful combos and useful tech for many situations. Thanks to everyone for sharing good tech with the community!

No better way to say hello than with this “Touch of Death” combo. It may be one of the first ones found. Note that it won’t kill higher-health characters.

Now, I already thought Azrael corner cross-up shenanigans are awful… but ASW decided to give him a partner.

Tager also greatly benefits from having a partner. While Gadget Finger restands were already plenty terrifying in regular BlazBlue games, now the partner can tag in for cross-ups and other mix-ups.

Going back to Azrael though, he certainly retains the spirit of his original appearance in the main BlazBlue games.

Here’s a stylish combo between newcomer Weiss and Persona mainstay Yukiko. Now that’s combining ice with fire effectively!

Here’s a Ruby combo. Note that it starts from an overhead!

BlazBlue’s Jin retained the vacuum properties of his standing B, allowing him to cross-up the opponent in the corner.

Here’s an advanced solo Ragna combo. Even without a partner, the combos in BBTAG can be pretty involving.

Es in action. That’s an air confirm leading to close to 10,000 damage.

If you want to play Weiss, here’s a quick combo tutorial for her.

Ruby and Weiss look amazing together in this stylish mid-screen combo. Arc System Works has done an amazing job conveying their abilities from the show.

Who knew Ragna and Hazama can make a good team? It sure is nice to not have a limit on chains.

The frog army is coming! King George is an EX move for Rachel, so with Resonance Blaze, she can throw out quite a few as her meter fills up automatically.

Don’t forget that the BBTAG beta is ongoing. Details have also been revealed about the Nintendo Switch BBTAG beta and the dates for the European version of the game.

Sources: @OmniSScythe; @ikamen99; @Hi_Im_Sunfish; @rairai7280; @kmpyj1; @DISA1126; @isukagg; @kuzumith; @yabujin53; @2C_Quiche; @ShowYouCanSYC; @KoTeRu_

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Bless – Now Removed Post Shows Off Founders Pack Prices (Rumor)

The Bless team seems to have had an OOPS moment earlier today when the full list of Founders Packs was revealed on the official site before being removed 10 minutes later. That doesn’t stop intrepid users of the Interwebz, however, with one managing to get a screen grab. What we have learned is that Early Access begins on May 30th, with Founder’s Pack owners getting a 2-day head start. Packages start at $40 and go up to $200. Neowiz took to Reddit to clarify.

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Bless – Now Removed Post on the Official Site Shows Off Founders Pack Prices (Rumor)

The Bless team seems to have had an OOPS moment earlier today when the full list of Founders Packs was revealed on the official site before being removed 10 minutes later. That doesn’t stop intrepid users of the Interwebz, however, with one managing to get a screen grab. What we have learned is that Early Access begins on May 30th, with Founder’s Pack owners getting a 2-day head start. Packages start at $40 and go up to $200. Neowiz took to Reddit to clarify.

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Register for Street Fighter V at Combo Breaker 2018 and get this Nicki Minaj-inspired Chun-Li poster

Street Fighter competitors at Combo Breaker get a special treat for attending this year!

Registered for Street Fighter V at Combo Breaker 2018 yet? If you have — or if you haven’t, but still sign up before the May 13th deadline — you’ll get a great Chun-Li poster by Long Vo as a registration bonus. Fans of the Strongest Woman in the World won’t want to miss this:

combo breaker chun-li poster minaj sfv

Combo Breaker 2018 is a Capcom Pro Tour Premier event, and hits Chicago, IL on May 25-27. Head over to the official Combo Breaker website to register!

The poster itself, of course, is based on the cover image for Nicki Minaj’s recent single Chun-Li, as you can see:

nicki minaj chun-li single cover

The single itself has met with mixed reactions from Street Fighter and hip-hop fans alike; if you’ve missed it, you can check out the video below. (It’s Nicki Minaj — so, yeah, definitely NSFW, by the way.)

Sources: Combo Breaker (Twitter); Long Vo (Twitter); Nicki Minaj (YouTube)