Author: Crow_Spaceboy

On his Twitter bio, S.T.L considers himself the “combo craftsman of the Tekken world.” After seeing his latest combo video, which makes extensive use of counter-hit-only standing links, off-axis hits, and odd wall re-splats, it’s easy to see why he’s earned this title.

“S.T.L COMBO MOVIE 8” features combos for Bob, Law, Josie, Devil Jin, Nina, Master Raven, Feng, Lili, Claudio, Yoshimitsu, Leo, Paul, and Bryan. For me, the show-stealer is Nina’s link off CH b+4 (a move many people may not know is an astounding +18 on counter-hit) into a frame tight uf+2,1. There aren’t many links in Tekken, and Nina’s b+4 isn’t the most iconic move in the world. It takes a real student of the series to put together, and pull off, combo demonstrations like this.

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Can’t get past fireballs as King of Dinosaurs? Pop Max Mode and say goodbye to all your projectile-based worries!

One of the buffs that Version 2.00 of King of Fighters XIV brought the prehistoric wrestler is projectile invincibility on his jumping command grab, “EX Assault Raptor”. While it’s unlikely Joe will spend his entire meter full screen, Gatoray’s most extreme examples are an entertaining look at just how strong Dinosaur’s Max Mode options are now. Between this and normal Assault Raptor’s new ability to grab crouching opponents, King of Dinosaurs has real uses for his big, leaping bites.

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This past week has been a special time for Mikado Arcade. 侍大戦2017, or “Samurai War 2017”, is a sprawling Samurai Shodown event that tackles every game in the series. If you’ve been wanting to see high level Samurai Shodown gameplay but unsure where to start, well, why not try sampling them all? No entry in the series is overlooked- everything from the 1993 series debut, to the 2008’s 3D fighter, Samurai Shodown Sen.

In addition to seeing just how the series changed (and in some ways, didn’t) over the years, it’s also a great way to introduce yourself to parts of the franchise you were unaware of. I personally think I might pick up a copy of Sen after this, as the string-and-juggle-heavy gameplay is certainly a change of pace.

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World Warrior has delivered us his a video detailing some of his own personal combo and meaty setups for Street Fighter V’s Brazilian grappler. As if Laura needed more ways to cause mass hysteria in a wake up situation!

Many of the strongest setups in here are designed to counter-hit opponents that ground tech and wake up with buttons. As World Warrior demonstrates, this allows Laura to unleash a volley of Step Elbows, st.MP, and pressure.There’s some flashy combos and fake cross up setups thrown in for good measure, too!

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A-Cho Arcade in Kyoto, Japan is back with another Ultra Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition 2v2 Team tournament. These guys are still dedicated, still pushing the meta, still playing the highest level they can. If you were looking for some great new SFIV footage to close out your week, this should be it.

A-cho is home to a lot of great footage for predominately air dashers like Blazblue, Melty Blood, Under Night In-Birth and more. If you enjoyed the above and also want to see some great action in those anime games, you should check out their YouTube channel!

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While esports may have marched on, Street Fighter X Tekken loyalist Aaron “Psychoblue” Pinsky has tirelessly worked in the background as a tournament organizer for Street Fighter X Tekken. Just recently, he released the details of the SFxT side tournament he’ll be running at Evo 2017.

Here's the #SFxT info for #Evo2017. @KelvinsHouse @fdc_rokninja @TheComboFiend @veggeySF @PS3_Esuta @hazama2 @AutoMattock @Wulfsten pic.twitter.com/A1jdlex6YP

— Aaron Pinsky (@Psychoblue9) April 16, 2017

In conjunction with the side tournament, his SFxT discord channel has reached over 100 members. To garner more interest, he’s provided us the link (here!), and openly invites anyone willing to play or learn to come check out the game. The players in here have been dedicated to the crossover fighter since release, and you can see the fruits of their labor in the high-level footage on Psychoblue’s YouTube Channel.

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Likely inspired by the resurgence of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom events–such as the netplay Summer League and the TvC exhibition in Tokyo, YouTuber Brian Kasugano shares a new infinite with us for the Quiz Nanairo Dreams character, Saki.

The infinite hits inconsistently on some characters in the cast due to the tight placement of the energy ball, whose lingering hitbox is necessary to keep the loop going. This quirky and likely impractical loop may not see competitive play, but according to Brian, there’s a larger TvC combo video on the way. In that light, this is a great teaser. It’s great to see old gems continuing to get new combo content so much later in their lives!

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Well now we know how real those leaks were.

Ubisoft has just revealed a slew of new videos, featuring character trailers for the new Centurion and Shinobi classes…

…as well as previews of two new maps, the sprawling Temple Garden and industrial Forge.

All of this new content will be out in a little under two weeks, on May 16th. The maps will be free for all players, but the Centurion and Shinobi will only be free for Season Pass holders. Otherwise, you’ll have to wait till the 23rd to buy the classes with the game’s currency, Steel.

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