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Here’s What Capcom Has Planned For Street Fighter at the San Diego Comic-Con

Hot off the amazing Street Fighter V action at Evo, Capcom is now gearing up for one of the biggest fan conventions on Earth–the San Diego Comic-Con.

As they do every year, Capcom will be holding a Street Fighter panel at the event. For this year, the “Street Fighter Nation” panel will take place on Thursday, July 21, at 12:45 PM at Room 6BCF of the San Diego Convention Center.

Capcom tends to reveal a lot about their plans for Street Fighter at their SDCC panel–2010 had the reveal of Street Fighter X Tekken, last year was where we saw our first glimpse of the silhouettes for the season 1 characters for Street Fighter V–so we’ll likely be shown something new related to Street Fighter V.

Street Fighter V itself will be available for both casual play and tournaments throughout each day of the event.

In addition to this, Capcom will be bringing plenty of Street Fighter-related collectibles to the event. These include an alternate color Street Fighter V Ryu statue, Street Fighter figurines from Funko POP (including a Hot Ryu figure), Ryu plush gloves, dioramas from Bigboystoys, and more.

Some of these will be SDCC exclusives which fans can have signed by Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono. These include a Ryu statue from PrototypeZ, Kidorobot’s Akuma figure, the aforementioned Funko POP figures, Nsurgo SF Skateboards, and art prints from UDON.

You can check all of these out at in the gallery below.

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Source: Capcom-Unity

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Meitenkun Joins Shun’ei, and Tung Fu Rue in This New King of Fighters XIV Team Trailer

SNK and Atlus have an early present for us this week. Instead of having players wait until Thursday, they’ve dropped the latest team trailer today instead.

This trailer focuses on what may be considered the “hero” team for the King of Fighters XIV: Team China. Joining new protagonist Shun’ei and his master, Fatal Fury veteran Tung Fu Rue, is Meitenkun, who fights with an interestingly bizarre style based around tossing a pillow and generally acting sleepy.

The King of Fighters XIV hits PlayStation 4 in North America on August 23, followed by Japan on August 25, and Europe on August 26.

Source: PlayStation

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PR Balrog Talks His Character, Capcom Cup Plans, and More

BornFree was at Evo 2016 looking specifically for players known for playing the DLC characters. One such player is none other than Evil Geniuses’ Eduardo Perez, more commonly known as PR Balrog.

Initially using Necalli when Street Fighter V came out, PR Balrog immediately switched back to Balrog as soon as he was released. Talking about him, he states that Balrog has changed very much in Street Fighter V meaning that he’s had to take a bit of time to adjust.

That said, he obviously has more fun playing as the series’ most iconic boxer than Necalli, who he states he was just playing because he felt like a top tier character, one that he “had no passion” to play as.

Of course, that’s just a part of what he talks to BornFree about. He also goes on about his plans for the future, including Capcom Cup.

You can watch the complete interview below.

Source: BornFree

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Check Out Antonov and Story Mode In the King Of Fighter XIV’s Latest Trailers

In the middle of the biggest fighting game tournament on the planet, SNK and PlayStation dropped a couple of trailers for the upcoming King of Fighters XIV.

The first of these, which some of you may have seen on the Evo stream, is the trailer for King of Fighters XIV’s story mode. The trailer gives us out first peek at what seems to be the game’s cinematics, giving us a tease of the mysterious supernatural forces that seem to be behind the tournament this time around.

In addition to the story mode trailer, SNK and PlayStation have also dropped the trailer for one of the game’s bosses, Antonov. This massively buff cigar chomping brawler serves as the penultimate boss of the game, while wearing an impressive looking KOF championship belt.

The King of Fighters XIV will be coming to PlayStation 4 on August 23 for North America, August 25 for Japan, and August 26 in Europe. Meanwhile, as reiterated in the story trailer, a demo for the game is coming to PlayStation 4 on July 19.

Source: PlayStation (1, 2)

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Check Out Antonov and Story Mode In the King Of Fighter XIV’s Latest Trailers

In the middle of the biggest fighting game tournament on the planet, SNK and PlayStation dropped a couple of trailers for the upcoming King of Fighters XIV.

The first of these, which some of you may have seen on the Evo stream, is the trailer for King of Fighters XIV’s story mode. The trailer gives us out first peek at what seems to be the game’s cinematics, giving us a tease of the mysterious supernatural forces that seem to be behind the tournament this time around.

In addition to the story mode trailer, SNK and PlayStation have also dropped the trailer for one of the game’s bosses, Antonov. This massively buff cigar chomping brawler serves as the penultimate boss of the game, while wearing an impressive looking KOF championship belt.

The King of Fighters XIV will be coming to PlayStation 4 on August 23 for North America, August 25 for Japan, and August 26 in Europe. Meanwhile, as reiterated in the story trailer, a demo for the game is coming to PlayStation 4 on July 19.

Source: PlayStation (1, 2)

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Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition Officially Announced, Coming September 20

Hot on the heels of retailers leaking the game’s existence, Microsoft has now officially announced Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition.

As previously speculated, the game will come with all 26 characters from the game’s 3 seasons. In addition to this, it comes with both Killer Instinct Classic 1 & 2 for Xbox One–faithful recreations of the 90s arcade originals. Other features include an interactive universe map with stage location details, plus exclusive behind-the-scenes videos digging into the history, world, and design of this beloved franchise.

Additionally, those who pick it up in stores will receive a bonus Original Soundtrack CD and an exclusive Gold Gargos character skin.

Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition hits stores on September 20 and will retail for $39.99. In the meantime, check out the official announcement trailer below.

Source: Ultra-Combo

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Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- Glitch Allows Johnny to Retain Unblockable Properties

One of Johnny Sfondi’s moves in Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- is his Bacchus Sigh. This attack produces a mist that, upon contact with the opponent, makes Johnny’s next Mist Finer attack unblockable.

While the unblockable property is supposed to last only while the mist is present, a glitch in the game allows Johnny to retain the property even after it has dissipated. As ShiSin pointed out in a recent Tweet, while hitting Johnny makes the mist go away, he still retains the unblockable property until he uses a Mist Finer.

As Mike Z noted when he brought this to our attention, there’s no way to ban the use of the glitch; it’s simply going to happen sometimes in the natural flow of a match.

Will there be players with the presence of mind to score some unintended unblockables this weekend at Evo? We’ll have to wait and see.

Source: ShinSin, with a tip from Mike Z

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Bow Before Geese Howard and His Team in the Latest King of Fighters XIV Team Trailer

Just like death and long desks, you cannot escape from SNK’s weekly team trailers for the King of Fighters XIV. This time, they give us a look at Team Southtown featuring Billy Kane, Hein, and their boss, Geese Howard.

While we’ve seen Geese in a trailer before (as well as his alternate nightmare costume), this is the first time we’re seeing him do more than just counter his predictable and pathetic foes.

The King of Fighters XIV launches on PlayStation 4 in August. For those interested, SNK and Atlus are hosting a panel and official side tournament this weekend at Evo.

Source: Atlus

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BAS Talks to PVP Live about Street Fighter V, His Upcoming CvS 2 Side Tournament at Evo 2016, and More

Ryo “BAS” Yoshida is one of the most legendary competitors in the fighting game community. Making his name in Street Fighter Alpha 3 and Capcom vs. SNK 2, BAS has become almost synonymous with the latter.

PVP Live’s Chris Bahn recently caught up with BAS and got a chance to talk to him about a number of topics, including Street Fighter V and whether or not he plans to compete, his thoughts on Evo, and keeping CvS2 alive.

Regarding Capcom’s latest numbered Street Fighter iteration, BAS states that he feels that it’s gone “back to old Street Fighter series.”

As for competing in it, he says that he’s “not good enough to compete in the tournament yet,” but that he does have fun playing the game.  That said, he says that the skill gap between him and the top players isn’t that big compared to Street Fighter IV, since he was able to pick up the game at the beginning, unlike the latter which he went into later in the game’s life.  Additionally, he does state that he wants to eventually be able to come back to the top 8 at the main stage of Evo.

Speaking of Evo, he also gave out his predictions for what he thinks Street Fighter V’s top 8 will be this Sunday. His personal picks are, in no particular order, Tokido, RZR|Infiltration, EG|Momochi, RZR|Fuudo, Haitani, Kazunoko, Mago, and MCZ|Daigo.

Despite all this Street Fighter V talk, Capcom vs. SNK 2 still has a special place in his heart, which is why BAS is once again hosting a side tournament for the game this Saturday at Evo. BAS talks about how old games such as CvS2 are still loved and played and why Evo is still the best place to host side events like this for them.

In addition to this, Bahn asks him about what he’d like to see in a Capcom vs. SNK 3. While he talks about how a CvS3 should have the best of both companies, his biggest request for it is that it have a custom combo system, simply because he loves custom combos.

Of course, this isn’t all that they talk about; head on over to PVP Live to read the rest of the interview.

BAS’s Capcom vs. SNK 2 side tournament at Evo will take place on Saturday, July 16 with sign ups starting at 1:00 PM.

Source: PVP Live

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The King of Fighters XIV Demo Coming to PlayStation Network in Hong Kong Next Week

Those following SNK’s official Twitter account may have recently been witness to a bit of a brouhaha when they mistakenly Tweeted that the demo of the game was out. While they quickly corrected the Tweet, the reaction of fans showed how hungry many of them were for a chance to try the game out before release.

Well, take heart, as it seems that a demo for the game will be forthcoming after all. According to Chinese gaming news site A9VG, Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed that a demo for the King of Fighters XIV is set to be released on PlayStation Network in Hong Kong next Wednesday, July 20.

No word has been given on who will be playable in the demo or what modes will be available.

Additionally, whether or not other regions will also receive a demo version of the game is unknown. That said, with SNK holding a panel at Evo, there might be a chance of an announcement then.

Source: A9VG via Orochinagi