In an attempt to provide aspiring players with a starting point for learning specific characters, BlazBlue YouTuber Koefficient has been steadily releasing characters tutorials for various cast members, with his latest focusing on Under Night In-Birth’s “Harvester of Greed,” Gordeau.
In the 26-minute guide, Koefficient fully covers all of Gordeau’s normals, specials, assists, Distortion Skills and Astral Heat, demonstrating various situations of each attack’s utility. He also discusses how best to play the Grim Reaper, his pros and cons, as well as suggesting possible teammates for him that could complement him. At the time of this writing he has also covered all four members of Team RWBY, as well as Hyde Kido and Orie, with the hopes of finishing the remaining cast members before the next round of DLC characters drop.
You can see the full playlist of character tutorials — as well as various FAQ videos on topics such as Reverse Beat, how to properly punish Ruby Rose’s Petal Burst Distortion Skill, as well as a look at what makes Hyde top tier — below.
Recently, PND|Ketchup & Mustard were invited to the Bandai Namco Entertainment UK offices in London, England, to record some pre-release gameplay footage of the upcoming SoulCalibur VI. In total, they were able to capture five sets, mostly utilizing characters from the E3 build that they played for the first time. History Behind the Warrior was also on hand to participate.
First up, the Condiment Brothers square off with Ketchup playing Yoshimitsu — whom he would use for the majority of his games, save for a brief switch to Zasalamel, against Mustard’s Taki. We also get to see HBTW pilot Nightmare, Ivy, The Witcher’s Geralt of Rivia, and newcomer Grøh.
Though this may not be the absolute highest-level of polished SCVIaction we’ve seen, it’s still fantastic to be able to enjoy over an hour of fresh footage with several new characters that haven’t gotten much exposure yet. You can enjoy the full sets of matches below.
Bandai Namco Entertainment America made a big announcement concerning the currently-ongoing Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour: the addition of Dragon Radar events. These “specially selected offline events from around the world” will hold a spectacular prize for the victors: a free flight and hotel to any future Saga event of their choosing, or the Last Chance Qualifier for the Finals. This should allow even more Z Fighters from across the globe to get involved with the Tour, including some that may not have been able to make it out to the events on their own — especially with six of them being held in at least five different countries. You can see the announcement tweet below:
We are happy to announce the inclusion of Dragon Radar events on the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour! These are specially designated offline events around the world that come with an awesome prize! More info: https://t.co/1cU3UT7MKb#DBFZWTpic.twitter.com/UQvBBzZ5ey
The full list of Dragon Radar events is said to be announced soon, so keep your browser locked here to Shoryuken as more information is made available. Already Canada Cup 2018 have revealed they will be one such event. Don’t forget the second Saga event is VSFighting 2018, from July 20th to the 22nd in Birmingham, England, where the 2-Star Dragon Ball will be on the line.
Earlier this month, LiangHUBBB released episode 108 of his massively long-running “Funny & Cool Moments” series, where he creates compilations of various hype and hilarious moments from a multitude of different fighting games from past and present.
Titles spotlighted this episode include: Ultra Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Tekken 7, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, The King of Fighters XIII and XIV, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late, Capcom Fighting Evolution, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, Injustice 2, SoulCalibur VI, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, The Last Blade 2, Dragon Ball FighterZ and Fighting EX Layer.
Notable clips include AltasBear|Poongko’s Run Stop pressure with El Fuerte, as well as nearly getting a perfect on USFIV’sBarrel Bonus stage with Evil Ryu, Razer’s Xian hilariously teaching players how to play Ibuki and F.A.N.G, crazy Danger Zone juggles in DOA5:LR,a crazy HD Mode Andy combo in KOFXIII,Kei landing a touch of death Sparking combo on GGWP|Souji, a Ryu player using V-Trigger II to parry a Guile’s Flash Kick and punishing a Sonic Hurricane with the follow-up for a victory, and a highlight reel of the true Emperor of Muay Thai: Adon.
Though my two personal favorite moments are SonicSol absolutely losing his mind after being whiff-punished due to the hurt boxes on Falke’s staff normals and a touching clip of CYG.BST|GamerBee and his wife cosplaying as Halloween Necalli and one of AKIMAN’s alternate Chun-Li designs. Catch the full video below. Beware of brief NSFW language.
The online portion of the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour continued this weekend with the second online Ranking event for Western Europe. Eligible countries included: Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Slovenia, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, France, and Italy. 160 players set out to compete for those crucial points, including NVD|Phenom, RB|Luffy, Method|ImStillDadaddy, and more.
You can catch a replay of the full Top 8, with commentary by Unequalled Media’s Tyrant and HDJammerz, below.
The next online CPT stop will be the second event for Southeast Asia this Saturday, July 21st. The event will begin at 10:00 A.M. SST, with legible countries being Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Registration is currently open at smash.gg, with 34 entrants as of this writing. Top 8 will be streamed at 4:00 P.M. SST, at twitch.tv/capcomfighters, as well as their YouTube Channel and Facebook Page.
Could we see this cosmetic item appear in BBTAG in the future?
One of the unique aesthetic aspects of the Persona 4 Arena series — beyond being able to mix and match character and Persona colors — was the ability to purchase pairs of glasses to be worn in battle, (or some other form of face wear, such as goggles, masks or visors, depending on your character). This served as another bit of fan service in the RPG series, as the members of the Investigation Team would use them in Persona 4 to help them clearly see through the thick fog of the Midnight Channel. These would not only be visible on the character sprites during a match, but would also be added to the Awakening portraits of each fighter, as well as their artwork during Instant Kills.
Though this feature is currently absent for the Persona cast in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, evidence for it appears have been found by data miners, indicating that it was possibly planned at one point — or that it could eventually come to the game as future DLC. Twitter user SeGel2009 even notes that there are glasses colors for the new reference palettes, as well as the trio of DLC colors, for all characters. You can see each character’s full color assortment — with the corresponding glasses for reference — below.
Apparently all of the P4A characters still have their glasses colors coded into their palette files. Even the new colors in #BBTAG have their own glasses colors. (Sprites containing the glasses are not from the game)
It has been announced that Bandai Namco Entertainment will be hosting a special “Dragon Ball Game Summer Festival 2018″ livestream on Twitch, Niconico, and OpenRec TV. During the event we’ll see a Dragon Ball FighterZ Regional Team Tournament, featuring some of the top players in Japan. Captains include:
What are you hoping to see revealed for either DBFZor Xenoverse 2 on this stream? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.
Dragon Ball FighterZ is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, with a Nintendo Switch version set to release on Thursday, September 27th in Japan, and Friday, September 28th in the West. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is also currently available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
From hilarious entrances to breathtaking comebacks and upsets, this event had it all!
With CEO 2018 now in the history books, the Capcom Fighters YouTube Channel recently posted a quick video, as they often do, looking back at their Top 5 moments from the latest Capcom Pro Tour Premier Event for your viewing pleasure.
This event was one of the most stacked Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition brackets we’ve seen so far in the 2018 CPT Season, so there was plenty to enjoy both in and outside of the game. From some of the great top 8 entrances, such as NuckleDu channeling Kazuchika Okada to make it rain in Daytona Beach, or Panda Global Infiltration’s amazingly hilarious recreation of former European and Intercontinental Champion Val Venis’s iconic ring entrance, to IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega ejecting James Chen from the commentary table.
There was certainly a lot of entertaining activity going on. We also had the massive upset of Epsilon|Takamura taking out 2017 Evo Champion Echo Fox|Tokido in the Akuma mirror, Mousesports|Problem X’s destructive Abigail, the breathtaking Grand Finals between QANBA.DouyuTV|Xiao Hai and Fudoh|Fujimura and much more.
You can see the full video below.
What was your favorite moment of CEO 2018? Share your picks with us in the comments section!
Brackets for the latest entry into the Versus series will be capped at 128 players, (compared to UMVC3’scap of just 64,) with around 70 fighters attending as of this writing. Registration is currently open at smash.gg, with the event set to take place on Friday, August 3rd.
Currently registered warriors include: AsianDemon, IHeartJustice, TNS|Tong, Prophete, Echo Fox|Punk, NB/ADC*StaticAlpha and Dual Kevin, SoKP|NinjaNam, Bv|YLT Cole, PowTwon|Noel Brown, Lythero, ATP, Ranmasama, Taekua, Psychoblue, G.X. QuasiDomo, Evo Japan Champion CJA|Yuki, Airtola, UG|SenorTaxi, Clockw0rk, and of course, MSF|Angelic himself, guaranteeing some fantastic action.
A Teespring campaign has also been started, with 100% of all proceeds of the three available shirts going towards a pot bonus for MvC:I. You can see a tweet from Angelic about the event below.
Hello guys!! Heres our MVCI EVO Pot Bonus teespring shop. 100% of the profit will go towards the prize pool. Shirts ship out every 3 days so IGNORE that it says the campaign ends in 3 days, as it will relaunch automatically all art by @ireneylee !
There will also be a Salty Suite for both Marvel games on Saturday night, with free entry for those wanting a bit more rambunctious fun while at the event.
The NetherRealm Studios-centric event played host to a wide variety of games this year, with the primary focus being on Injustice 2, as it was the third Premier event on the 2018 Injustice 2 Pro Series (following Combo Breaker and CEO) with the customary $10,000 pot bonus. Additionally, Mortal Kombat XL, Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, and Skullgirls: 2nd Encore were also played.
We already have replays for the NRS titles, Tekken 7 and DBFZ, courtesy of the Injustice YouTube channel and PNDK&M, which you can view below. The next stop for the IPS will be an online event for the Western region of North America later this month, right before Evo 2018 in early August.
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