Itabashi Zangief and Mago Face Off in an Incredible Game of Street Fighter V Spacing Online

YogaFlame24 is a channel well-known for posting high level matches on Youtube, and this one is no exception. Today on the menu, YogaFlame24 is featuring a six match set between Itabashi Zangief and Mago. With a match between Karin and Zangief, one can expect a heavily tense game of footsies, and this one doesn’t disappoint.

For any players that are looking for how to play this match properly on either side, both players show a lot off a lot of good and stable technology to help elevate your game in this matchup.

Source: YogaFlame24

LI Joe Talks about Red Bull Proving Grounds and Regional Playstyles in This Interview

It seems like the western FGC is enamored with Joe “LI Joe” Ciaramelli these days. Every week, we are getting new interviews and footage with him, and we can’t complain. The ever-affable LI Joe is always well-spoken and has something poignant to say.

This week, Red Bull eSports posted an interview with him at BigE Monthly Battles in Philadelphia. In the interview, LI Joe talks about his motivation for attending the Red Bull Proving Grounds events, and his aspirations for making it into Capcom Cup. He also discusses why he feels that the East Coast is lagging behind other regions in Street Fighter V, and what he believes they can do to step it up.

Source: Red Bull eSports

Round 1 to Offer Tekken 7 in All Locations in December

With us edging closer to Tekken 7: Fated Retribution’s console release date in early 2017, America has had a hard time in becoming competitive in the game. The reason why is obvious: Asia has Tekken 7 in arcades, and the West simply doesn’t. Well, this is technically untrue, as Round 1 had one available in their location in Illinois. However, it’s not like everyone can make a pilgrimage to the midwest to play Tekken.

Soon, it will become easier to get access to the game, as Round 1 will be offering Tekken 7 in all of their locations in December. For those who don’t know: Round 1 is a bowling alley and arcade chain with locations in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington.

Whether this will be vanilla Tekken 7 or Fated Retribution is yet to be announced. With it so close to the console release date, we can only hope that it will be the latter instead of the former.

Source: TekkenGamer

Beginning Mission: XusesGB Showcases the Evolution of Street Fighter’s Cammy

XusesGB is back and is focusing his sights on everyone’s favorite British ex-Doll, Cammy. In this video, Xuses shows his extensive knowledge of Cammy, showcasing all of the games that she has been in, including some fairly obscure titles.

The video contains footage of Cammy in fighters such as Super Street Fighter II, Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold, Street Fighter Alpha 3, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, SNK vs. Capcom, Capcom vs. SNK 2, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultra Street Fighter IV, and Street Fighter V. What’s more is that he covers non-fighting games that you might not have known her to be in, including a run-and-gun title aptly named Cannon Spike, and shows footage of her as a boss character in Final Fight Streetwise.

Source: XusesGB

Capcom’s Character Introduction Series (Aegis) Reflects on Urien and His Abilities in Street Fighter V

We are two days away from unleashing the Illuminati on the cast of Street Fighter V. With that, Capcom is preparing everyone for Urien’s release! Today, Capcom has released another edition of the Character Introduction Series for our viewing pleasure.

After the perfunctory introduction of Urien himself, we get a little more information about his proper usage in the game. Capcom was able to explain his V-skill, which adds armor to his special moves, as well as his infamous Aegis Reflector, now his V-trigger–which already has a nasty reputation from Street Fighter III: Third Strike for its juggle, damage, and stun potential.

Lastly, they summarize by reminding people that Urien has no cross-up, but has a lot of potential in aggression.

Source: Capcom Fighters

Capcom’s Character Introduction Series (Aegis) Reflects on Urien and His Abilities in Street Fighter V

We are two days away from unleashing the Illuminati on the cast of Street Fighter V. With that, Capcom is preparing everyone for Urien’s release! Today, Capcom has released another edition of the Character Introduction Series for our viewing pleasure.

After the perfunctory introduction of Urien himself, we get a little more information about his proper usage in the game. Capcom was able to explain his V-skill, which adds armor to his special moves, as well as his infamous Aegis Reflector, now his V-trigger–which already has a nasty reputation from Street Fighter III: Third Strike for its juggle, damage, and stun potential.

Lastly, they summarize by reminding people that Urien has no cross-up, but has a lot of potential in aggression.

Source: Capcom Fighters

Jakarta Game Fest to Host Abuget Cup, Winner Receives Trip to Korea for Capcom Pro Tour Asia Finals

Indonesia is not often talked about in the mainstream of the fighting game community, but this is starting to change. On October 1st through 2nd, Jakarta will be hosting Jakarta Game Fest, an Indonesia gaming and cosplay expo. While the tournaments at Jakarta Game Fest will also feature games such as The King of Fighters XIV and Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, the real meat of this tournament lies in the Abuget Cup, a Street Fighter V event. This tournament will be one of the final Asia regional qualifiers on the Capcom Pro Tour, with the winner of Abuget Cup receiving a free ticket to the Asia regional finals in Seoul, South Korea.

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As shown by the above flier, entry costs a $30 USD venue fee with a $20 tournament entry fee, as well as a $2,000 guaranteed pot. The tournament registration is open until September 21st in Indonesia, so if you are thinking about flying over to test your hand in Southeast Asia, register immediately at their website!

Source: Jakarta Game Fest

 

Red Bull eSports Discusses Why Fighting Game Players Are Often Tapped for Game Testing

If you are a fighting game enthusiast who has wanted to get paid for sitting around playing games, you may not have considered game testing. You may want to: it’s being found that fighting game players are in high demand in the field.

Red Bull has hit the pavement to find that various independent developers have been reaching out to the fighting game community for game testing. With the indie game corner becoming a mainstay at Evolution Championship Series (including the puzzle game Spaera, pictured above), it is no doubt that the indie developers are starting to look toward us as the standard-bearers for the main things developers test–balance, bugs, glitches, and fun factor.

The biggest factor for reaching out to fighting game players is that they are more apt to be able to break games, and easily replicate the issues. This helps expedite the turnaround for fixing the game before launch.

While this article talks primarily about public testing, there are always opportunities out there for players to becoming commercial game testers. If you had never thought about branching into the field, you may want to keep your eyes peeled on job sites.

Source: Red Bull eSports

XusesGB Relives the Building of a Utopia with This Rolento Evolution Video

XusesGB returns with more of his “Evolution of” series: this time, he takes on everyone’s favorite master of guerrilla warfare, Rolento. As always, Xuses leaves no stone unturned, starting with Rolento’s debut within Final Fight, to his debut within the mainline Street Fighter universe in Street Fighter Alpha 2, through to modern times with Street Fighter X Tekken and Ultra Street Fighter 4.

He goes further, using expert play by two people that handled Rolento best, Alienware’s Nemo in Ultra Street Fighter 4, and Razer’s Infiltration, who won an Evolution title with the character in 2012 alongside Laugh in Street Fighter X Tekken.

Source: XusesGB

Divekick Currently on Sale on the PlayStation Store and Steam

Iron Galaxy, the publishers of Divekick, have just announced a big sale on the most simple-to-learn fighting game on the planet. This week, they’re offering a discount on the game on the PlayStation store–for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita–for $3.49. Further, not intending to leave PC users out, they have offered a $2.99 deal on Divekick on Steam via the Humble Store.

There is currently no word on a sale for the Xbox 360 or Xbox One versions of the game. However, if you have any of the above four platforms and do not own this title yet, go grab it for a steal!

Source: Iron Galaxy