Everyone has a fighting chance
Now it’s time for everyone’s favorite underdog to prove that he can slug it out as well as the likes of Balrog, Dudley or Steve Fox. Little Mac is here for his own chance to shine in this combo video.
Watch as he uses everybody in the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U cast as a punching bag as he trains for the dream bout. The more you watch, the more you start to realize that he isn’t quite the underdog after all.
It seems like every time we turn around, there is another pot bonus piling on at Frosty Faustings IX–in Elmhurst, Illinois on January 27 and 28. With various members of the community and even corporate sponsors stepping up, this is shaping up to be a big year for the annual event.
The team behind the tournament announced that Bryan Armitage of Paradise Arcade Shop has stepped up in partnership with the event, to sponsor a $500 pot bonus for Street Fighter V. With all these pot bonuses showing up, is this the tipping point for you to get in on the event before registration closes on Friday night?
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Vega was relatively strong in Season 1 of Street Fighter V–but grossly underrepresented, and still suffering from flaws. However, the character received a lot of key buffs in Season 2, and is thus looking even stronger this time around.
In this video, Apolo shows off some of the changes to Vega in this version, and how to use them to your advantage. There a lot of new setups that require little to no risk to Vega that make him even deadlier than before.
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Far less represented in combo videos lately, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round still has great possibilities and flexibility for combos. Especially with the tag team feature, you can see a lot of interesting things.
In this video, we see female ninjas Kasumi and Momiji in quite the combo demonstration. With as many juggles as a Tekken combo video, these two carry their opponents for a long while. With as amazing combos as this–and this only hinting at more–this is sure to tantalize your senses.
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Majorboy has been a major threat in Street Fighter V the whole time. He has the execution and the mind games that makes Ibuki viable, and makes it work effectively enough to be ranked high within the online scene.
Fortunately, December proved to be a season of giving for Majorboy, as Ibuki received solid buffs to make her game plan even more solid. Reaping the benefits of this, Majorboy has become an even more sinister player, as can be evidenced by this compilation of his online matches.
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It’s time for a combo video featuring that king (queen?) of horror, the Alien. This character has seen play at the highest level from the likes of Echo Fox’s Sonic Fox, and still has a lot of viability nowadays. Watch as it tears its opponents limb from limb in this video that features its Tarkatan variation. Primarily consisting of corner combos, it’s still is a great display of execution for the character.
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Pokkén Tournament has regularly been on the edge of our radar; the similarities to Tekken allows for this game to have quite the open combo system, as well as heavy juggles that allow you to extend your combos.
Today, Gengar steps out of the dark and into the limelight. The ghost Pokémon becomes even more ghastly with the number of hits he piles into these two amazing combo videos.
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Echo Fox’s Tokido has been on a killing spree as of late. With his return to Akuma in Street Fighter V’s Season 2, the Murderface is back with a vengeance!
However, when he goes up against Haitani’s Necalli, it’s not as easy as you’d think. You don’t reach #2 on the CFN leaderboard and 4th place at Capcom Cup 2016 without skill, and Haitani proves that he has it in spades as he stands toe-to-toe with the most dangerous Akuma out there.
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One of the biggest shockers starting the year of 2017 was Justin Wong’s decision to make a organization change. From his departure from long-time team Evil Geniuses to his signing with Echo Fox, things happened very quickly for Wong, and he seems to be reaping significant benefits from his move.
Justin Wong sat down with Michael Martin to talk about the reasons for his move to Echo Fox, why he left Evil Geniuses in the first place, and his excitement at his change in alignment.
Source: Yahoo! Esports
In all the signings this past week, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows for rising esports stars in the FGC. As evidence of this, Super Smash Bros. Melee star James “Duck” Ma has been forced to leave Denial Esports after only five months with the organization.
The reason for the departure: Duck is facing two months of back pay from Denial. While he stated in a confirmation with ESPN Esports that Denial “have been very transparent about how they’ve been trying to pay me back and as of now have already paid the majority of what they owe me,” this is not the first time that the organization has landed in hot water over nonpayment of their players–the company has two other such instances in the last 18 months.
Ma will leave Denial to enter free agency.
Source: ESPN Esports