With a new Samurai Shodown looming, it seems that we’re about to see more stuff from the series, both in and out of game. One avenue for this is toys and collectibles, and one toymaker looks to be readying to make new figures for the franchise: Storm Collectibles has announced that they have acquired the license to create figures based on Samurai Shodown V Special. Details about what exact figures they’ll be making have yet to be announced.
Samurai Shodown V Special,known as Samurai Spirits Zero Special in Japan, is one of the more popular Samurai Shodown games for competitive play — right up there with the classic Samurai Shodown II. We’ve run a feature on this game back in 2014, detailing how it’s “one of the best fighting games you’ve never played”.
Storm Collectibles on the other hand is no stranger to the world of fighting game figures. Prior to this, they’ve released a number of excellent figures for Street Fighter, Tekken, and Mortal Kombat. You can check out their previous figures that we’ve covered here.
As the 2018 Injustice 2 Pro Series continues towards the endgame, one mysterious dark cloud continued to hang over the heads of competitors and fans alike: a mysterious European Program that would determine one of the 16 spots in October’s IPS Finals, that until recently had remained a question mark on the Tour. Earlier this month, the curtain was finally lifted on the proceedings — which to the delight of many more fighters outside of the United States, will encompass several more countries as the Injustice 2 Intercontinental Championship.
The first of four Qualifying online tournaments was held this past weekend, specifically for warriors in Australia and New Zealand. In the end, 18 players battled to determine which two would go on to represent the Land Down Under in the final 8-player IC Championship Finals in Vienna, Austria on October 7th, to decide the undisputed Intercontinental Champion, who will qualify for the IPS Finals later that month.
Results
Injustice 2
1. DS|Wazminator (Catwoman) – Qualifies for Injustice 2 Intercontinental Championship Finals
2. OZH|Gilbagz (The Joker) – Qualifies for Injustice 2 Intercontinental Championship Finals
3. DrAwesomee7 (Black Canary)
4. Pan1cMode (Superman, Starfire, Aquaman)
5. SUCC|Spooder_Jaisn (Michaelangelo, Green Lantern)
5. KetchupLlama (The Atom)
7. GodKonan (Black Adam)
7. SUCC|NinetyFiveLeo (Robin)
You can see a full replay of the top 8 action, with commentary by Ryan “Mr. Aqauaman” Kablik and Housam “Mitsuownes” Cherif, below.
The next Intercontinental Championship event will be for EU East on Saturday, September 22nd, at 3:00 PM EEST. Eligible regions include Russia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Croatia, Greece, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Kosovo, Turkey and Macedonia. Registration is live at smash.gg.
The Intercontinental Championship Middle East will follow the next day, Sunday, September 23rd, and is open to Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, The Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Registration is also live at smash.gg. That tournament will begin at 1:00 PM AST, and, as always, both events will be streamed live at twitch.tv/netherrealm, as well as the InjusticeGame YouTube Channel and Facebook page.
Did you decide who your main was when SoulCalibur VI announced The Witcher‘s Geralt as a guest character? If so, you’re likely anxious over the fact that you’ll be starting at a disadvantage versus characters that have been in SoulCalibur series for years. But you don’t have to be!
Thanks to the efforts of SoulCalibur Discord mod “Wind’s Howlin” (a.k.a. KowtowRobinson) and multiple other Geralt heroes that got to play the character at various events, there is a working guide for anyone ready to Sign their way to the top. The collection of all Geralt knowledge thus far can be found right here, with the promise of updates post game release with frame data and optimized combos.
This Friday through Sunday is Southern California’s largest yearly event, SoCal Regionals (SCR), hosted by Level|Up Series. This year’s event moves from Santa Ana to Ontario for a second time, and is a part of the Capcom Pro Tour (Premier Event), Tekken World Tour (Challenger Tournament), Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour (Dragon Radar Event), Injustice 2 Pro Series (Premier Event), Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Tournament Series and Tournament of Legends III qualifier series. SCR 2018 will have a massive line-up of 17 games, including the upcoming Soulcalibur VI, scheduled for release next month.
Tournament Games
ARMS
BlazBlue Centralfiction
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
Injustice 2
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Pokkén Tournament DX
Soulcalibur VI
Splatoon 2
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Street Fighter V Arcade Edition
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Tekken 7
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As a part of multiple pro circuits and tournament series, players from across the globe will be competing at SCR. Competitors include Tokido, Fuudo, Fujimura, Haitani, Daigo Umehara, Bonchan, sako, Momochi, Itabashi Zangief, Mago, Dogura, JohnTakeuchi, stormKUBO from Japan; Xiaohai from China; Humanbomb from Hong Kong; Oil King and GamerBee from Taiwan, INFILTRATION, JDCR, SAINT from South Korea; Shakz from the United Kingdom; Akainu from France; Didimokof from Brazil; HoneyBee, Biohazard, and Hayatei from Canada; Justin Wong, NuckleDu, Snake Eyez, Punk, Smug, SonicFox, NYChrisG, CJ Truth, Ricki Ortiz, Alex Myers, Brian_F, THE COOL KID93, jimmyjtran, Speedkicks, Joey Fury, Trungy, P.Ling, Rip, Spero Gin, ApologyMan, Supernoon, Cloud805, Nakkiel, Rewind, Semiij, Scar,Kizzie Kay, Beautifuldude from the United States; and many, many more.
