Author: Corey "Missing Person" Lanier

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Capcom has released “Tamaya” — a web-based bomb mini-game starring Ibuki

Looking for a diversion from your 9-to-5 job until you get home and body online scrubs in Street Fighter V — and after 27 years, Minesweeper is no longer cutting it? Capcom was thinking about you when they developed their most recent release — and all you need is a web browser.

Named Tamaya, the game involves you picking up firework bombs and bringing them back to your base. You can also pick up black bombs and carry them to your opponents’ bases to wipe out their cache of bombs. The person with the highest amount of bombs at the end of the game wins.

This game supports four players and matches you up at random, and is quite addicting. Say goodbye to your productivity when you start to play.

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Source: Capcom Japan

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Brook releasing revision 2 of the PS4+ Audio board

When Brook released their original PS4+ Audio Fighting Board in March of this year, it was met with a positive response, but still had some complaints. Most notably, the breakout board that came with it was not the ideal situation for players, as it used an USB Micro jack to handle the connect to the PS4. If you’ve ever tried to charge an Android phone, you know how easy it is to break that connection.

As such, the Brook team remained in the lab to make this board the best they possibly could, and they now have revision 2 of the board. Along with a ribbon cable connector that lines up with their Universal Fighting Board and all aftermarket ribbon cables, the board now flaunts a standard USB B connector, which is common on breakouts and passthroughs on custom sticks.

Jon “jonyfraze” Bonilla posted up a video detailing the new Brook board, which goes over all details of the board. No word on when it will hit retail yet, however.

Source: Jon Bonilla

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Learn to fight like a millionaire with this Capcom vs. SNK 2 C-Groove tutorial

Capcom vs. SNK 2 is seeing a bit of a resurgence as of late. The game, however, has a lot of systems to learn due to the number of Groove variations, and can be daunting to newer players. Even if you learn your Groove of choice, you must at least have some sort of understanding of your opponents’ Grooves, so that you know what they’re capable of.

Fortunately, Silentscope has started a tutorial series on the game, kicking off by featuring the basics of the game as well as a tutorial on how to use C-Groove to its fullest potential. C-Groove is similar to the play of games like Street Fighter Alpha 2 — with a few variations from it that need to be taken into mind — and is a great Groove for people just learning CvS2.

Source: silentscope88

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Catch 5 hours of Dragon Ball FighterZ beta footage, courtesy of Game Goons

Waiting impatiently for your name to be pulled out of the hat to enter the Dragon Ball FighterZ beta? Constantly asking your computer (or Siri), “When’s Dragon Bahl?” We know, the wait can be excruciating. However, there’s at least lots of DBFZ footage to help you pass the time more easily.

Game Goons has posted five hours of Dragon Ball FighterZ beta footage on their YouTube channel, featuring matches from HellPockets, Woolie, Rhymestyle and Meta Abe. While this isn’t the same as getting your hands on the game itself, this will at least prepare your body for what to expect when you do get to play it.

View the YouTube playlist directly here.

Source: Game Goons

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The Tekken reddit community is compiling a list of Tekken 7 concerns for Bandai Namco to address

While the Tekken 7 release was much more well-received than Street Fighter V‘s, there were still issues found with the game that made it less enjoyable for a lot of players. Taking a page out of the Street Fighter community’s book, reddit users are currently compiling a list of issues that need to be addressed in order of urgency, as decided by the players, with plans to submit it to Bandai Namco.

This, much like the one compiled by /r/StreetFighter, is being compiled by the /r/Tekken community, and all data compiled will be used to judge the order of importance placed on the issues.

Source: /r/Tekken

 

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The Tekken reddit community is compiling a list of Tekken 7 concerns for Bandai Namco to address

While the Tekken 7 release was much more well-received than Street Fighter V‘s, there were still issues found with the game that made it less enjoyable for a lot of players. Taking a page out of the Street Fighter community’s book, reddit users are currently compiling a list of issues that need to be addressed in order of urgency, as decided by the players, with plans to submit it to Bandai Namco.

This, much like the one compiled by /r/StreetFighter, is being compiled by the /r/Tekken community, and all data compiled will be used to judge the order of importance placed on the issues.

Source: /r/Tekken

 

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Justin Wong discusses the potential of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite in his preview

Justin Wong has long been considered one of the greatest Marvel Vs. players of all time, so when he begins to speak about a game in the series, people listen. As such, Echo Fox made sure they gathered his thoughts on Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite into a preview article on their website.

Justin doesn’t mince words by stating that he believes the game will be a rejuvenation of the Marvel series, stating, “I think the Marvel scene will come back out of retirement from MvC2/MvC3 to try this game out since it’s a new game and a new concept.” He also states that because of the changes in the system mechanics that, “defending in this game will be tough even for seasoned players.” However, the 2v2 assist-less aspect is what he feels like players will struggle with the most, saying, “I think the players will understand how to transition into 2v2. What I expect will give players a hard time is that they don’t have assists to back them up, or they have to constantly tag to keep the flow of the game in their favor.”

Source: Echo Fox

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ARMS version 3 update will release with new character: Lola Pop

Nintendo has been proactive in updating ARMS, and just released more information at Gamescom following the teaser that was released earlier in the month.

Arriving soon to the game is a new character, named Lola Pop. She is a clown who is her own inflatable balloon animal. When she inflates, she can use the balloon for defensive options, as shown in the trailer.

While there is no actual date of release for the character yet — Nintendo says “soon” — she will be released with the version 3 update.

Sources: Game Informer; Nintendo

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Top Japanese Super Street Fighter II Turbo players square off in first-to-five sets in these uploads from MAO

Usually, when you see footage of top-level Super Street Fighter II Turbo from Japan, it is a compilation of team tournament matches. This means that you’re trying to watch top player tendencies on the basis of a first-to-one match against their opponents.

One player that is adding another option to YouTube is 2012 Tournament of Legends champion MAO, who has been uploading first-to-five sets among top players in Japan. Enjoy this playlist of matches that were uploaded on August 19th, featuring players such as MAO, Prince, Yondaime, VIPER, The★superstar, and Nogucchan.

Source: MAO DB

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Master your combo and punishment game with this Jin tutorial for Tekken 7

It is arguable that Jin Kazama has the best punishment game in Tekken 7. Not only is his Rage Art the fastest in the game, he also has fast and powerful normal moves that can punish things as early as 11 frames.

However, you’ll have to learn exactly where these are useful, and where they aren’t. Thankfully, this handy guide exist which shows you the upsides and downsides of all his punishment and wall game options. Not only this, it shows some of the best bread and butter combos for Jin to boot.

Source: That Blasted Salami