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DreamHack Atlanta mysteriously cancels Dragon Ball FighterZ tournament a week before event

Out of nowhere, DreamHack Atlanta 2018 has made the decision to cancel its Dragon Ball FighterZ event. Seeing how DHATL is set for Nov. 16th-18th, the suddenness of the announcement is understandably bizarre and frustrating for anyone that may have gone just for DBFZ.

Wow we don’t know what the reasoning was for canceling the event, FGC Director of DreamHack Jebailey insists that it had nothing to do with the number of signups:

It’s easy to believe Jebailey here considering there are other games that, at the time of this writing — such as Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, and Tekken 7 — with fewer entrants than what DBFZ had when cancelled. Based off the tweet above, it sounds like there might be a legal constraint — which could mean, for speculative example, licensing issues. Unless DHATL releases a statement, though, this will remain a mystery as to why just DBFZ was targeted for cancellation.

Source: CEOJebailey

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SoulCalibur VI Tech Roundup — Anti-Mina punishment, Maxi combos, and more!

Are you enjoying SoulCalibur VI? Enough souls are burning for this game that our tipline has remained steadily on fire since our last roundup post. Let’s take alook and see what the community has submitted to us today!

Let’s start with IRMaxi‘s starter combos for Maxi. If you are looking to take control of the stance-heavy character, IRM is absolutely one of the best players to keep an eye on.

While largely centered around Talim’s capabilities, this punishment video from FyreNecromancer is required viewing for anyone wanting to shut down basic Mina techniques.

LegendaryWolf Shirou has high damage and tech traps for any aspiring Kilik players to bite.

BLUELINKBR shares some fundamental ways to punish Reversal Edge — without using a break attack.

jmcrofts shares a fairly comprehensive starters guide for Sophitia, covering her basic gameplan and neutral.

And finally, closing us out is GodPress, who shows off an incredibly re-wall splat with Azwel’s Soul Charge Truth Loops.

Thanks to everyone that submitted content to us! If you have some SCVI tech you’d like to share with the world, reach out to us through our tipline.

Source:  IRMaxi; FyreNecromancer; LegendaryWolf Shirou; BLUELINKBR; jmcrofts; GodPress

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Registration is now open for the CPT 2018 NA Regional Finals at Red Bull Conquest

The mad scramble for points in the Capcom Pro Tour will soon be ending at the CPT North American Regional Finals at Red Bull Conquest. There will be two tournaments: The Regional Final Open Tournament, and the Regional Finals on the 18th.

The Regional Final Open Tournament kicks off on November 17, with the Regional Finals finishing up the weekend on November 18. Players from around the world will compete one last time for a spot in Capcom Cup 2018 in the Regional Final Open Tournament. The next day, the Top 8 for the Regional Finals will be determined.

Players who finish in Top 8 in the Regional Final Open Tournament will earn points on the NA Regional Leaderboard. You can register for the event here.

You can view the current NA Regional Leaderboard here.

You can catch the Nov. 17th action on Capcom’s official twitch stream here.

Source: CapcomFighters

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Red Bull Kumite 2018 Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition finals set for Nov. 11th, Invited Players revealed

Red Bull’s qualifying tournament series Red Bull Kumite 2018 will conclude next weekend in Paris, France with its flagship invitational tournament.

With the event just 9 days away, we now the names and faces of (most of) this year’s 14 invitational warriors:

  • Nemo
  • ProblemX
  • Tokido
  • MenaRD
  • Daigo
  • Filipino Champ
  • Gunfight
  • Angry Bird
  • Bonchan
  • Luffy
  • Poongko
  • OilKing
  • Smug
  • Fujimura

But you need 16 players for an event bracket — and that’s where the 256-man Red Bull Kumite Last Chance Qualifier on Nov. 10th comes in. The winners of the 8 World Qualifying events will be flown in for free to compete in the LCQ, complete with seeded positions in the bracket. The last two players standing in the LCQ will earn their shot in the finals bracket the next day.

You can catch all the action starting November 10th at the Red Bull twitch stream.

Source: Red Bull

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Study up on the new upgrades for Alisa in Tekken 7 Season 2

The traditionally poke-heavy Alisa has been given some new tools to play with. You won’t be DB+3ing people to death anymore: with powered up chainsaws and stance moves, Alisa can be played in a more versatile and pressure-heavy way, as demonstrated in the latest That Blasted Salami overview.

Combine this with a new power crush, larger hitboxes, and new frame traps on block and hit, and Tekken 7 has a new robot that’s ready to wreck shop — assuming her DB+3 nerf doesn’t hit her too hard in the long run.

Source: That Blasted Salami

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Minor bug fix patch version 1.31 for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle to drop tonight for PlayStation 4

Arc System Works will be releasing a patch later today for their cross-over 2v2 fighter BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. Ahead of that, they’ve revealed what’s in it… and if their notes are anything to go by, it’s not a lot. The patch addresses a few minor bugs:

SYSTEM MECHANIC CHANGES

・Fixed an issue where players were able to perform semi permanent combos during Cross Combo.

CHARACTER CHANGES

Aegis

・Fixed an issue where Aegis’ skill Megido Fire – Kai’s hit box did not function properly under certain situations.

Mitsuru

・Fixed an issue where Mitsuru Kirijo’s skill, “Bufula” did not disappear properly under certain situations.

 

ArcSys’s patch notes indicate that it is only for the PlayStation 4. If a Switch patch is planned, it has not currently been announced.

Source: ArcSystemWorksU

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Version 2.02 of Tekken 7 drops, introduces minor bug fixes and balance changes

A new patch for Tekken 7 showed up overnight! Version 2.02 is not a massive game altering patch, but it provides a number of bug fixes and even a few quality of life perks for select characters. The full patch notes can be read here.

While many of the changes are cosmetic — perhaps the most amusing one belong to Anna, as they have corrected “her weird neck” in various moves — some of the notes contain important revisions. Gigas players, many of whom were torn over the Season 2 changes, will be pleased in particular: they’re getting their old DF+1 back!

Source: Namco

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SoulCalibur VI Tech Roundup — Zasalamel Basics Guide, Final Showdown’s Kilik Combos, and more!

SoulCalibur VI marches on! The combo potential and ease-of-play has kept content streaming in to the SRK tipline, so here’s the latest work from the community:

Let’s start out with a primer for Zasalamel, who returns to SC with a wildly new and unique toolkit. This primer was made by the heads of the Zas Discord, so you know it’s good!

It’s easy to be overwhelmed when learning Voldo for the first time. Here’s some basic combos to help you crawl your way towards mastery:

Groh is everything a new, entry level character should be: versatile, complete, and exciting to watch.

People aren’t used to fighting a good version of Seong Mina in the Calibur series, and these Lethal Hits are a large part of why that’s the case.

Final Showdown’s combo creativity extends beyond the 2D realm: check out the damage and wild possibilities he’s come up with for Kilik!

Thanks to everyone that submitted content to us! If you have some SCVI tech you’d like to share with the world, reach out to us through our tipline.

Source: Sleepy Justin; Julius DV; Clayton chapman; Scallywag 93; FightersLegend

 

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Learn to neutralize the 2A+G/2B+K Ivy mixup in SoulCalibur VI

One of the dirtiest and simplest knowledge checks an Ivy player can — and will — do to you in SoulCalibur VI is test your reactions at range with 2A+G. This low (and its longer range variant, 3A+G) is on the cusp of being seeable with practice. But it’s a difficult task, one that’s multiplied by a similar animation for her mid 2B+K.

But with practice and patience, you can still deal with this low in a multitude of ways, and work your way in to Ivy’s weaker close range. There’s a lot of ways to move around 2A+G, some more effective than others — today’s video shows off some of those, and what you can practice to help spot 2A+G’s startup animation.

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Evolution Championship Series 2019 set for August 2-4 in Las Vegas, Nevada

The dates and location for Evo 2019 have been revealed!

Get ready: the world’s largest and longest-running fighting game tournament is back — and here’s its very first trailer!

Evo 2019 returns to Las Vegas, Nevada on August 2-4, 2019! Evo makes its home once again in the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. Hope you’re ready to start making your plans and preparations as the entirety of the FGC turns their sights on the most prestigious fighting game stage on Earth.

This is just the beginning, of course: stay tuned to Shoryuken for future updates on Evo 2019!

Source: Evo

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