Month: May 2018

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Ryu clashes with Violent Ken in ULTRA STREET FIGHTER II #1, available from UDON for Free Comic Book Day on May 5th!

UDON offers up another can’t-miss Free Comic Book Day exclusive!

Saturday, May 5th this weekend is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, and UDON Entertainment has a new story for Street Fighter fans to grab if they head out to their local comic shops tomorrow. Spinning out of the events of Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers and taking some inspiration from Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers on the Nintendo Switch, UDON presents Ultra Street Fighter II #1! Their synopsis:

While Ryu has struggled for years to control the darkness within himself, his best friend Ken Masters has now succumbed to his own inner demons to become… VIOLENT KEN! Ryu, Sakura, Sean, and even Dan Hibiki must fight to prevent Ken from destroying himself and those he cares about most! … Featuring the creative team of Ken Siu-Chong (story) and Hanzo Steinbach (art) this is definitely a comic you do not want to miss!

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Check out these preview pages!

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This single issue is available — for free — at a comic retailer near you tomorrow, May 5th. Check out the FREE COMIC BOOK DAY website for more information.

Source: UDON Entertainment

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Guild Wars 2 – How Heart of Thorns Failed & Path of Fire Succeeded

In Guild Wars 2, we have had two expansions released with accompanying living world content. While opinions may differ on whether Heart of Thorns satiated the player base that clamored for more content, I’m here to make the argument that the content in the jungles of Maguuma made some substantial missteps that were eventually made right by release of the Path of Fire expansion.

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The SRK Rollback: Best of April 27 to May 3, 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 April 27 to May 3, 2018!

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

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combo queens labels 750x400Shoryuken interview: Meet the Combo Queens!

Expect to see more women tearing through the pools at FGC events in the future, as the Combo Queens are here to ensure they can find support in the scene to play the games they enjoy.

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ryu vs necalliGamerBee examines the multiple factors to consider in assessing a competitor’s true strength in Street Fighter V

Cygames Beast’s GamerBee offers a healthy serving of insight on what makes great players great, particularly in the era of Street Fighter V‘s simplified-yet-harsh game system.

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Taki reveal trailer SoulCalibur VI featured imageTaki confirmed for SoulCalibur VI through early character reveal trailer

SoulCalibur‘s buxom ninja was pretty much a lock to return for this prequel/reboot/wherever-it-fits installment in the series, and return she does, now sporting an updated look. Bandai Namco might have to work on their trailer-leaking problem, though.

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falke character art sfv 750x400Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition — Basic Falke primer: General gameplan, combos, & more

DaFeetLee offers this extensive guide to help you achieve true “Harmony” with Season 3’s latest DLC fighter.

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sf legacy rival schools tribute cover crop 750x400Fans show their love for Rival Schools in this huge 20th Anniversary Art Tribute

This might help ease the wait for Capcom to actually dust off this beloved series. C’mon, already!

Crow_Spaceboy, Assistant Editor:

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gagentTrailer for Punch Planet’s sentai space-cop “G-Agent” revealed, character playable now

Punch Planet continues to be one of the best indie fighters out their even in its beta form, and the addition of the incredible G-Agent hasn’t changed that.

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sfv astaroth bison crossover costume 4 750x400M. Bison gains demonic power in Street Fighter V with the Astaroth Crossover Costume, coming soon to Extra Battle mode

Top to bottom, this is just an incredible design. Nothing else to say.

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Six games in the AnimEVO lineup have been approved for side stage stream time at Evo 2018

I’m in this weird stage in my life where I care more about what’s at AnimEVO then Evo itself.

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sfv_floating_falkedesk breaks Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition in his latest combo video

If I ever tell you that I’m tired of seeing glitch videos, run: it’s an impostor, or alien hypnosis, or something.

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YouTube_x_MKMaximilian discusses how YouTube’s content policies creates difficulty for Mortal Kombat content

YouTube can be awful, and this sort of crap has been going on for years. I think it’s time we just admit it’s not going to get better and move on to something else.

Catch up on what you may have missed in our prior SRK Rollback compilations.