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Get 10% off HORI’s Real Arcade Pro arcade sticks at Arcade Shock

HORI’s Real Arcade Pro line has, for the most part, always been on the more affordable end of the scale when it comes to premium, tournament grade, arcade sticks. That said, for those looking for a bit more savings on these, Arcade Shock currently has a special promotion for them.

For anyone buying a HORI Real Arcade Pro over at Arcade Shock, using the promo code HORIRAPSALE will give you a 10% discount. Included in this sale are all their current PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC compatible Real Arcade Pro arcade sticks, including the special red, while, and blue editions. The discount code brings the price down to $134.99, down from their regular $149.99 retail price.

That’s not all however, as the mighty Real Arcade Pro Premium VLX Hayabusa that we reviewed last year is also included in this. The discount code brings the VLX Hayabusa’s price down to $269.99, down from its regular $299.99 price.

Source: Arcade Shock (Twitter)

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Nemo puts his Street Fighter V matchup notes to good use against top-ranked Ibuki player Narikun

After witnessing RZR|Xian’s amazing Ibuki at Final Round 20, Alienware’s Naoki “Nemo” Nemoto decided to share some notes about the match up to help players fight the nimble ninja. However, Nemo himself got the chance to put his own notes to good use in an extended online set against the highest-ranked Ibuki online (as of this writing): Narikun. In the video below, recorded by Fighting Game Replays, we can see Nemo applying his own notes, especially regarding Ibuki’s EX kunai usage. Now, while Narikun responds in kind and doesn’t get baited out into wasting his kunai, this allows Nemo to get close up and bully him for the win.

Source: Fighting Game Replays

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BornFree talks to Razer’s Xian on switching to Ibuki, season 2, and more

One of the most amazing things to come out of Final Round XX’s Street Fighter V tournament was the run of Razer’s Kun Xian Ho, aka RZR|Xian, through the winners side of the bracket. Xian had dropped his previous main F.A.N.G., bringing out a highly polished Ibuki that caught most players off guard, leading to him eventually winning the tournament.

BornFree took some time to talk to Xian after his win to discuss a few things. The most obvious thing they talk about is Xian’s switch to Ibuki. In addition to this, he also asks Xian on his thoughts about Street Fighter V’s season 2 including new character Kolin, as well as any further additions, mechanic changes, and characters he might like to see. In addition to this, he also asks Xian about other fighting games, including Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and the King of Fighters XIV (Xian played the predecessors to both games competitively).

Of course, that’s not all they talk about, hit up the interview below for his responses to the above and other questions.

Source: BornFree

Photo c/o Red Bull

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Explore all of Nyotengu’s combos with this “most complete” video for her in Dead or Alive 5: Last Round

While we’ve covered a lot of combo videos in the past, very few can make the claim of being the “most complete” combo video for any character. This makes this new video from UGS’s NoctTengu fairly unique, as they have claimed to do just that: make the most complete combo video yet for Nyotengu in Dead or Alive 5: Last Round.

In fairness, if there’s anyone who’s in a position to claim to create a “most complete” combo video for Nyotengu, it is NoctTengu. Ever since Nyotengu’s release in Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate Arcade, NoctTengu has been studying the character, figuring out what she can do in terms of combos and damage. The video itself took over a year to complete, and features just about every type of combo Nyotengu can pull off, including downhill variations on some of them. The only thing missing from this are combos specific to the Danger Zone stage, as well as some uphill variations, since these would mostly be repeated variations of her other combos.

Source: UGSLive via Free Step Dodge

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Persona 4 Arena and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax for PlayStation 3 on sale on PSN

Despite us being in the eighth generation of video game consoles, not everyone has yet upgraded to a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One; there are more than a few players still left on the previous generation of consoles.

For those last-gen diehards–specifically on the PlayStation 3–that are looking to complete their fighting game collection on the console, here’s some interesting news. Both Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, and its predecessor Persona 4 Arena have been discounted over at the PlayStation Store as part of a Persona series sale.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax’s regular edition can be had for only $19.99, meanwhile its “Ultimate Edition” can be had for $49.99. These represent a 50% discount from their respective regular prices of $39.99 and $99.99. Meanwhile, the regular and “Ultimate Edition” of Ultimax’s predecessor, Persona 4 Arena, can be had for $11.99, and $22.49 respectively. These represent a 60% discount for the regular and 50% discount for the Ultimate Edition of Persona 4 Arena.

The Ultimate Editions of both games come with all the DLC colors, and–in the case of Ultimax–DLC characters for both games.

Those interested in these discounts however should act soon–the sale last only until 11:00 PM PDT on March 21.

Source: PlayStation Store

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Introducing “Source Crystals”: Injustice 2’s in-game currency

One of the more prevalent new elements added in many multiplayer games (including fighting games such as Street Fighter V) is a form of in-game currency that allows players to purchase content. Now, it seems that NetherRealm Studios is hopping on this bandwagon for their upcoming Injustice 2, with the announcement of “Source Crystals.”

Source Crystals will be the in-game currency for Injustice 2, and can be purchased with real money through the PlayStation Network and Xbox One stores. To prevent a “pay to win” situation from developing in the game however, Source Crystals can only be used to purchase cosmetic items, such as Premiere costumes with no gameplay advantage, and special shaders for the characters. Gear itself cannot be purchased with Source Crystals. You can check out an example of this customization below:

Harley_Injustice_2_shaders

In addition to this, players can also opt spend Source Crystals to transform Gear. This means that players can transfer the visuals of one piece of gear onto another. This is so that players who may prefer the look of one piece of gear but the stats of another to copy the look of the former onto the latter. With this, players can have their preferred stats paired with their preferred visual elements.

Finally, once players have leveled up one character to level 20, they can also use Source Crystals to level up other characters to level 20 as well.

Of course, there are a few more nuances to Source Crystals. You can learn more about them via this FAQ from Warner Bros.

WB Injustice 2 Source Crystals F.A.Q.

What are Source Crystals and how do I earn them?

Source Crystals are in-game currency that can be purchased for real money through the PSN and Xbox One stores. They’re used to purchase visuals or time savers for the game only.

What can I get with Source Crystals?

You can purchase Premiere Skins for select characters, Shaders for character costumes, and the ability to take a character to level 20 after you’ve leveled up a character to 20 prior. You can also unlock Transform Gear with Source Crystals, allowing you to combine and forge Gear for your characters.

Do I have to pay for Source Crystals?

Yes, real money is used to purchase Source Crystals.

What do you mean when you say Source Crystals can save time?

After you’ve leveled a character up to the max level of 20, you can use Source Crystals to take another character of your choosing to level 20. This can only be done if you already have a character at level 20. Also, some Premiere Skins and Shaders are unlockable in the game via gameplay or if you want to save time, you can purchase them directly with Source Crystals.

Do Source Crystals give me an advantage in the game?

No, Source Crystals will not give you or other players an advantage in the game. They are used for cosmetic options and time-saving purposes only. To be clear, we value our community and want to confirm that you cannot “pay to win” in Injustice 2.

How much do Source Crystals cost?

Prices for Source Crystals will be communicated at a later date.

Source: WB Games

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Previously unreleased Primal Rage II is now playable via emulation

With the number of fighting games being developed during the 1990s, it’s no surprise that there are a handful of promising titles that never got released. One such title is Primal Rage II, the sequel to Atari’s hit dinosaur fighting game.

For the longest time, the only way for anyone to play Primal Rage II was through the handful of prototype arcade boards that Atari developed, such as the one used by Galloping Ghost Arcade. However, anyone who wanted to try the game from the comfort of their own home was out of luck, as popular emulators like MAME were unable to run the game–until now that is.

After years of work, a custom build of MAME called MAME4RAGE, designed solely to play Primal Rage II, has been released. Now, the emulation itself still has some bugs–on top of the fact that the Primal Rage II prototype itself has some unfinished bits–but the game itself works, as you can see from these videos from Gruntzilla94 and WLNONYMOUS.

Gruntzilla94’s video focuses more on how to actually get the game running in this custom build of MAME.

For a more detailed explanation of the game and its mechanics, check out WLNONYMOUS’s extensive hour and forty minute-long video.

For those interested, MAME4RAGE can be downloaded here.

Source: Urthrage, via Kotaku and NeoGAF; videos by Gruntzilla94, WLNONYMOUS

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Get $80 off the Razer Panthera Fight Stick at Newegg

The Razer Panthera is arguably one of the best arcade sticks for the PlayStation 4 and PC that you can get on the market today; aside from improving on all its predecessor’s faults, Razer is continuing to support the stick with firmware updates to address any lingering issues. One potential problem with the Panthera, however, is its price–as spending $200 or more on an arcade stick just isn’t feasible for some players.

For those thinking about getting the Razer Panthera but are having second thoughts about the price, the stick can currently be had at a discounted price over at Newegg. For anyone ordering a Panthera via Newegg’s website, using the promo code EMCRDBE69 at checkout will result in a $80 reduction of the stick’s price. Even with Newegg’s higher retail price for the Panthera ($229.99, vs. $199.99 when buying directly from Razer), this still brings the price down to $149.99.

Sources: Newegg; MarkMan

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Vanessa may be one the the DLC characters coming to The King of Fighters XIV

With two of the four DLC characters for The King of Fighters XIV now officially revealed, speculation is rampant on who the remaining two will be. However, it seems that we can likely stop speculating about one of them, as a leak has indicated this character will be Vanessa.

This leak comes via HitBox’s JohnGrimm, who shared it on Twitter. Now, John has leaked information regarding KOFXIV before, including details on the game’s cast before it was fully revealed, so we know that he’s been on the money with these things before. In addition to this, the leak itself involves a screenshot of Vanessa in-game, taken from what seems to be one of her Desperation Moves, putting the camera up close to her model. This seems to be something that would be hard to fake, especially since the stage shown is the upcoming Monaco ’97 DLC stage, that isn’t available yet.

While John has not provided the original source for the leak, it likely comes from the same Chinese sources where he got his information last year. As for whether or not this leak is legitimate–or just a really early April Fools joke–we’ll find out in the next couple of weeks.

Source: HB|JohnGrimm

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The PlayStation 4 version of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has an extra frame of input lag

One of the big talking points within the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 community is whether the PlayStation 4 version–the one that many a TO has been using as the tournament standard since December–has more input lag compared to the old Xbox 360 version. To find out, DisplayLag ran tests on both versions, as well as the Xbox One version, to see if that really was the case.

The tests–the results of which you can see in the video below–ran on the latest updated versions of the game on all three consoles, and were conducted using the same controller using a Brook Universal Fighting Board, on the same ASUS VG245H monitor. The latter helps ensure that any measured lag isn’t due to the hardware being used.

The results are pretty shocking to say the least. While both Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions clock in at around 5 frames of input lag (rounded up from 4.6 on the Xbox 360 and 4.8 on the Xbox One), the PlayStation 4 version seemingly has an extra frame of delay at about 6 frames. This means that the current tournament standard in use in most events is actually slower than the old standard.

The question now then is how both Capcom and the community handle this moving forward. Will the delay be addressed in a future patch, or will the community be forced to switch standards once again? Additionally, there’s still the question of the PC version, which wasn’t tested here.

Source: DisplayLag