First Attack 2018 concluded earlier this month, and with over 400 entrants across several games, it was one of the largest majors the Puerto Rico FGC has seen. First Attack staff were wise enough to score some interviews with notable FGC figures Yipes, ChrisMatrix, UltraDavid, James Chen, and Alex Valle to get their post tournament reflections on their experience in Puerto Rico, the event’s rapid growth, and the scene of Puerto Rico itself.
If you missed First Attack 2018, you can see what all the fuss is about by catching the VODs over at Level Up Live.
Are you a Pokkén Tournament DX player that likes to plan ahead, or just a curious passer-by that wants to see how the Nintendo-Namco Pokémon collaboration can still going strong? BadIntent‘s latest news update, which breaks down every Pokkén major for the rest of the year, is worth a look for both FGC camps:
So if you find yourself at any of the following 7 events…
… you can click on the links above for more Pokkén registration info, or watch BadIntent‘s video for a rundown of the notable names in the Pokkén community in attendance
It’s always important to remember and celebrate your roots. Millennial Esports (whom you may remember from their $10,000 Dragon Ball FighterZ tournament) plans to do just that by hosting The ONE (OGs Never End), a retro-game tournament centered around four titles from the golden era of arcades. One of those games has been revealed, and considering its tournament history, there was only one man that should announce it:
It's time to bring back the old games once again and we gonna have the event for old games only on 3/9,3/10 at @millesports
So if you’re anywhere near as die-hard about Capcom vs. SNK 2 as FGC legend Bas is, you’ll want to clear March 9th-10th on your calendar. It’ll also help to find a way to the Neonopolis retail center in Las Vegas, where Millennial ESports is located.
Most tutorial videos are built around giving new players advice, but novriltataki recognizes that even FGC veterans can get stuck on their journey for improvement. It’s with this mindset that he’s started “Escaping The Plateau”, a mini-series designed to help veteran players identify the nuanced weaknesses in their gameplay or perceptions.
It might seem simple, but one of the most profound ways to improve is simply by imitating what top players do. “Almost all the information is on screen,” he points out. Barring edge cases of Option Selects, he’s right — by actively watching match footage, we can isolate small decisions of top players and analyze the thought processes behind those decisions.
Did you decide who your main was when SoulCalibur VI announced The Witcher‘s Geralt as a guest character? If so, you’re likely anxious over the fact that you’ll be starting at a disadvantage versus characters that have been in SoulCalibur series for years. But you don’t have to be!
Thanks to the efforts of SoulCalibur Discord mod “Wind’s Howlin” (a.k.a. KowtowRobinson) and multiple other Geralt heroes that got to play the character at various events, there is a working guide for anyone ready to Sign their way to the top. The collection of all Geralt knowledge thus far can be found right here, with the promise of updates post game release with frame data and optimized combos.
If you don’t closely follow Sabin’s Team Spooky After Hours, you may have missed Dusty Knuckles IV! This retro game exhibition was a collaboration between Team Spooky and IFixMachine (the same group that brought us NYG 13) to highlight some wild games from the arcade scene’s past: Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Rumble Fish 2, and Ehrgeiz: God Bless The Ring.
But if you missed it, no sweat: an hour+ of high level arcade action awaits you below in the recently upload VOD playlist from Team Spooky themselves.
Recently we featured the work of New Zealand’s state owned TV network “TVNZ”, which featured an interview with local Street Fighter V:Arcade Edition prodigy GhostChips. This, it turns out, is part of a larger series highlighting the best players of the New Zealand scene, leading up to the Red Bull Kumite NZ 2018 Qualifier.
In that light, it would be impossible for TVNZ to miss an interview with Mighty Ape’s Jarret “WaZa” Rameka. Sponsored by New Zealand’s largest online retailer, WaZa is a streamer and family man that somehow manages to also balance being one of the country’s top stars — and a lightning rod for a New Zealand vs. Australia Street Fighter rivalry. He exploded into recognition by defeating Perfect Legend in Battle Arena Melbourne 7‘s Ultra Street Fighter IV tournament, and if he has his way at the Kumite, that’ll just be one more footnote on his resume.
If you have a running list of every game Shovel Knight has appeared in, get ready to amend it — the Blue Shoveller is touching down into Rivals of Aether this Friday on Steam, September 14th.
With him he brings one of the most expansive and option heavy movesets seen in the entirety of the platform fighting game sub-genre — and an exciting new stage featuring a interfering Troupple King.
The Shovel Knight DLC can be obtained here on Rivals of Aether‘s Steam store page once launched.
Arc System Works used their Evo 2018stage time to announce the ArcRevo 2019 World Tour. Outside of this initial push, ArcSys has kept information on the tour close to their chest — at least, until now, as they have just revealed how their point structure will work:
The basics for #ArcREVO in handy-dandy picture form:
Furthermore, there’s a bonus prize being announced for ArcRevo’s first stop, Sept 28th’s Revolution 2018 tournament in London: The winner gets a paid trip to ARCREVO Japan 2018 on Nov 23rd.
Season 2’s 1,600 changes in Tekken 7 means that we’ll likely be seeing new combo routes and tech for some time. It’s a new day — let’s dash in and see what the community has been up to!
First up, DdtOnzdemonstrates the incredibly rare wall-splat-to-wall-splat combo. Thank you for your service, Kuma’s hurtbox.
Next, Androktasai shows off what is likely one of the highest damage DF+2 infinite stage combos in the game. Anna may have some short comings as far as her punishment game is concerned, but she hits like a truck to make up for it.
When you think of top level Jin players in Tekken 7, Korea’s CherryBerryMango almost certainly comes to mind. Here’s his stab at tackling Season 2 changes for the one-time Zaibatsu CEO.
I AM OP would like to raise awareness that giving Chloe a manual back-turn transition allows silly wall combo damage to happen.
They also want you to know that Josie’s new CD 1+2 is great.
Amy Lionheart goes over the changes to previously under-utilized Miguel. Are his season 2 changes enough to increase his profile in tournaments?
Last, but certainly not least, mastermind‘s 1 1/2 hour+ feature length film is almost enough time to cover the complex toolkit of new DLC character Lei Wulong.
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