Month: August 2018

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Dragon Ball FighterZ roundup: Explore some of the new combos and tech from base Goku, base Vegeta, & others

A new patch has arrived for Dragon Ball FighterZ. Alongside the new base forms for Goku and Vegeta, it’s also added a number of changes to the existing cast, opening up more combo routes and changing up old ones. As such, a number of folks are now working at figuring these new combos out.

First up, we have Final Showdown, one of the more influential combo video makers for the game, responsible for the discovery of a number of loops and combos used competitively. In the video below, he demonstrates some combos that base form Goku can do in Dragon Ball FighterZ. While he describes these as “day one combos”, there are already a number of interesting and likely important combos, including a few loops that we’re likely to see a lot of in competitive play.

As a bonus, he’s also uploaded a couple of follow ups to his Vegito combo video, extending the damage off his bread-and-butter combos even further. Take note, however, that these were done before the patch, so we might see even higher damage in the future.

Next up we have rooflemonger, who tackles base form Vegeta, focusing specifically on his corner loop.

We have even more base form Vegeta with this video from Sikshot Gaming, demonstrating how to keep up pressure with him on a blocking opponent.

TaihoT3 on the other hand showcases a touch-of-death combo for base form Vegeta (with help from Fat Buu and Goku).

One of the characters who’s been buffed in this balance patch is Frieza, who can now perform a reverse beat (H to M to L) chain. This has given him new combos, including a corner loop, as demonstrated by KH_Black on Twitter.

For a closer look at how Golder Frieza has changed, Cattokye has posted this comparison of his corner combos before and after the patch.

In addition to this, they also demonstrate how the faster activation of Golden Frieza allows it to be used a punish on block.

Of course, this is bound to be just the beginning of all these new combos and tech for the game’s new patch. Keep locked on to Shoryuken for more Dragon Ball FighterZ news and content.

Sources: Final Showdown; rooflemonger; Sikshot Gaming; TaihoT3; KH_Black; Cattokye

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The SRK Rollback: Best of August 3-9, 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 August 3 to August 9, 2018!

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

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scvi astaroth 1Astaroth, Seong Mi-Na revealed for SoulCalibur VI at Evo 2018

Not totally unexpected additions (though Seong Mi-Na is a bit of a twist), but it looks like SoulCalibur VI is well on its way to a roster full of the classics. Just a few more to go.

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leiNew Tekken 7 Season Pass revealed, adds Anna, Lei, The Walking Dead’s Negan, and more!

Lei and Anna? About time! But Negan? As in “The Walking Dead” Negan? If you thought Noctis was from out of left field, this new bit of corporate crossover shenanigans is from another ballpark altogether.

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sagatG and Sagat trailers released for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, both available on 8/6/18

Capcom tried their best to win Evo in terms of reveals by pulling the classic (and crowd-pleasing) “out tomorrow!” maneuver. Well-played, especially since both fighters are impressive additions to the roster. Honorable mention: the hype-building campaign for G was also very impressive!

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evo 2018 cygames black 750x400Evo 2018 final results

Catch up on the final standings from the biggest fighting game tournament we’ve yet seen.

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simon belmont super smash bros ultimate ssbu 750x400Super Smash Bros. Ultimate X Castlevania, King K. Rool, new features, Assist Trophies, and much more revealed for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Nintendo saved their Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reveals for their own Nintendo Direct in the typical Nintendo fashion — and they know they can hold their own audience with this kind of content to show off! “Ultimate” is accurate.

Crow_Spaceboy, Assistant Editor:

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bornfree smug thumbBornFree interviews Smug at Defend the North 2018, talks Balrog, Fortnite, and more!

Smug is, now and forever, one of the best and most entertaining spokesmen for the FGC.

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Cooler Dragon Ball FighterZ Announcement Featured ImageCooler officially confirmed for Dragon Ball FighterZ at Evo 2018

Cooler is exactly that. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Skajan_Daigo_Side[spare] crop 750x400Shoryuken interview: Daigo Umehara discusses the current Street Fighter V meta & gives advice to new players

I experienced some severe emotional whiplash when I saw that Daigo considered himself a “slow learner”.

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maxx punch planetSector-K Games shares top 8 footage from Punch Planet’s Evo 2018 side tournament

Punch Planet is a great game and you should play it.

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terryTerry Bogard, Sharon, Arcade Version, and more announcements for Fighting EX Layer

I am absolutely desperate to find out about the number of FEXL copies sold before and after this announcement.

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