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Check out UltraChen TV’s Evolution 2017 pre-show!

David “UltraDavid” Graham and James Chen are the hosts of the aptly named UltraChenTV show. This livestreamed series is a weekly discussion of the latest news and chatter in the FGC, and there’s no FGC topic bigger right now then this weekend’s Evolution 2017.

The two renowned commentators break down the game lists, rules changes, stats, and what their expectations are for the event.

There are also special guests to discuss various major tournaments. For The King of Fighters XIV, Giby “Dr KOF” Zia gives his predictions for the top players. Since his 2014 predictions were 100% accurate, it’s worth listening to his analysis!

To talk Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, they bring on the one and only Steve “Tasty Steve” Scott.

UltraDavid happens to be a strong follower of Injustice 2, so he leads the way in this NetherRealm Studios discussion.

To discuss Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Nintendo’s favorite commentator D’Ron “D1” Maingrette was brought on board.

Circa ESports manager Brandon “Tuboware” Brockman sings the praises of Tokido for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

James “XiePlus” Xie thinks this year’s BlazBlue tournament is too close to call, citing the unprecedented number of champions attending for the first time.

Reepal “Rip” Parbhoo of Level Up Your Game thinks top 8 will be all international players in Tekken 7.

And, of course, as Street Fighter experts, Team UltraChen tackle Street Fighter V.

And that’s every main-stage game broken down for your listening pleasure! Hopefully this Evo preview tides you over ’til Friday.

Source: UltraChenTV

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Frabisaur shares a new Nash reset for Street Fighter V Season 2

Resets in Street Fighter, or any game, lose their potency the more familiar you are with their existence. This is assuming, of course, that there’s no “real” mixup off the reset. This is the argument YouTuber Frabisaur has against the commonly used Nash resets in tournament right now–they aren’t practical once you’re familiar with them.

In this video, Frabisaur breaks down these commonly used resets, their weaknesses, and explains the strength of his newly crafted V-Trigger reset in comparison.

What do you think of this refined tech?

Source: Frabisaur

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King Jae discusses how to analyze your own matches, and how it’ll help your Tekken 7 game

Everyone wants to improve. No one wants to lose. The hardest part to accept about both of these statements is that you cannot improve without losing–it is fundamental to the learning process of fighting games to encounter a problem and figure out a solution.

YouTuber and top British player King Jae suffered a big loss recently in top 32 at Tattakai Holland. He took this loss not as something to fret over, but as a learning (and teaching!) opportunity for himself and his audience. In this video he shows you how he re-watches his matches, and what he mentally takes notes on to help improve his game for the future.

Source: King Jae

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Pokkén Tournament DX will be playable at Evo 2017, thanks to Nintendo and the Pokémon Company

While Pokkén Tournament may have narrowly missed out on the coveted Player’s Choice spot for Evo 2017, the Pokémon fighting game will still be a fixture at this year’s Evo. By visiting the special Pokkén Tournament DX booth, players can play an early build of the game and sign up to the new “Pokkén Tournament DX Academy”.

As reported by Nintendo Versus:

“This year, Nintendo is attending the event with a booth space featuring playable kiosks for the Pokkén Tournament DX fighting game.

During Evo, Nintendo will be playfully “recruiting” people to join the virtual Pokkén Tournament DX Academy, which provides a direct line of communication between Nintendo and the Pokkén Tournament DX players.

By signing up for the Academy, members will receive exclusive tips and tricks directly from Nintendo and the game’s development team, as well as invitations to a special Nintendo event at PAX West in Seattle.

Fans and pro players who sign up will be entered into an on-site drawing for the chance to win a Nintendo Switch system and the Pokkén Tournament DX game when it launches on Sept. 22.”

In addition to learning how Pokkén is really played, Evo attendees can possibly win themselves a Nintendo Switch and a copy of Pokkén Tournament DX. With the Switch selling out everywhere, this is a good a chance as any to get your hands on the coveted system.

Sources: NintendoVS; Business Wire

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BornFree unearths Tokido’s “I Body Him” quote from Red Bull Kumite 2015

It is the personality of the players that make up the most important and exciting parts of fighting game tournaments. We’re in an age now where, thanks to subscriber walls and non-archived footage, we risk losing moments of hype and/or hilarity.

BornFree submits this recently scavenged Tokido clip for Red Bull Kumite 2015 as an example of both.

Evo 2017 is just around the corner, and soon plenty of players will get their chance to cut a memorable moment the way Tokido did here. Let’s hope they have the same ease and charisma he displayed at the Red Bull Kumite.

Source: BornFree

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Episode 2 of Red Bull eSports’ “Mind Games” covers Snake Eyez vs. Fuudo and Snake Eyez vs. his controller

Red Bull eSports continues its documentary series on the life of Darryl “Snake Eyez” Lewis, and his performance during Final Round 20. In today’s episode, he faces his strongest opponents yet.

Snake Eyez has two antagonists in this story: the most obvious is his opponent, Keita “Fuudo” Ai. It’s his second opponent, however, that sends Snake Eyez reeling: his malfunctioning controller. Zangief ends up frozen in a crouching position, and Snake Eyez ends up losing to Fuudo through no fault of his own. This episode is the narration of Snake Eyez’s mental state in that horrific moment, and what he tries to do to bounce back.

Source: Red Bull eSports

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Punch Planet to be playable at Evo 2017, marks debut of new character Tyara

There’s a lot of reasons to stop by the indie showcase on Evo floor every year. This year, one of those reasons should be to play as Punch Planet’s newest character, Tyara.

The Amazon Princess looks like an obvious nod to the alien girls of 70s and 80s sci-fi, and she’s armed with a brutal arsenal of weapons. According to the game’s site, she likely will fill the missing ‘grappler’ spot in the cast’s roster, so I’m going to make a bold prediction: get your 360s ready.

It’s been a long road for the PC Fighter, which was greenlit on Steam last year. Tyara’s implementation marks the final character to be released of the first four revealed characters, though Sector-K games promised in their SRK interview that the final cast count would total 8 on release. Maybe EVO will bring the reveal of the last 4 characters as well?

Source: Punch Planet

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Mitchel explains the weakness of Field Phase Jump X in Pokkén Tournament, and how to circumnavigate it

When you first start playing Pokkén Tournament, you’ll be tempted to do lots of Jump X. In duel phase these tend to be safe combo starters (if you don’t get anti-aired!), but in duel phase, it’s a different story all together.

The object of Pokkén’s field phase for most characters is to “win” it with a phase shifting move and score a massive amount of meter. Jump X does this by avoiding a large amount of the grounded zoning in the game, but it has the risk of being unsafe to 9 frame moves if done too high up. YouTuber Mitchel illustrates this concept in his latest video, and shows how you can manipulate your jump height with Jump X on shield to bait out attempted punishes.

Source: Mitchel

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Fight Element creates Street Fighter V Ed Resource Guide with combos, safe jumps, tricks, and more

In the era of YouTube videos, having a single localized resource for a character in written form is something of a lost art. FGC player tragic decided to put together a useful compendium for the most recently released Street Fighter V DLC character, Ed. You can check out this living document here.

Tragic’s guide is not just combos. There’s a long list of safe jumps, weird crossup tricks, footsie spacing, and more. He also actively encourages contribution and suggestions: you can reach out to him directly via is new site, Fight Element.

Source: fightelement.com

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ESAM shares his opinion on Panda Global’s top 10 in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

As we covered previously, Panda Global has been unveiling their top 50 players for Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The rankings were determined by their PG Tournament Tier System, and you can check out their FAQ for a breakdown on their methodology.

Eric “ESAM” Lew, a famous Smash player and YouTube personality (coincidentally, also #18 on the PGR!) shared his thoughts on the players that scored spots 1-10, and the paths they took to make it there.

In case you missed the Panda Global revelations, be sure to check out their YouTube channel for the entire top 50!

Source: Panda Global