Author: Franz "d3v" Co

As we already know, Street Fighter V’s Ibuki is scheduled to release alongside the game’s cinematic story expansion in June, instead of in May as previously planned. In a series of Tweets, Capcom has addressed this delay and clarified some things about it.

Regarding Ibuki herself, Capcom states that she was originally planned to launch at the end of May, but unforeseen issues have caused her to miss her target release date, which is why she was moved to launch alongside the story mode instead.

We planned for her to come out at the end of May/beginning of June but there were unforeseen delays. Thank you for being patient.

— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) May 31, 2016

More importantly however, Capcom has also addressed the fact that they haven’t been very communicative with the community regarding the details of these content updates. Now, they’ve stated that will work to give out these details in a much more timely manner.

Moving forward we will work to communicate information surrounding content releases in #SFV at a much more rapid pace.

— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) May 31, 2016

Source: Capcom

When Capcom first announced that Ibuki was the next character coming to Street Fighter V, they declined to give an actual release date. A new update from Capcom Japan, however, gives us an idea of when she’ll finally hit the game. According to Capcom’s Saikyo Blog, Ibuki will now be coming alongside the cinematic story mode expansion later this June.

While no concrete release date was ever given for Street Fighter V’s third DLC character, this technically does count as a delay since the official release schedule promised that the character would come out in May.

This isn’t the first time that content for Street Fighter V has been delayed. The game’s “Zenny Shop” that would allow players to convert real money to in-game currency was also originally meant to release in March alongside Alex.

In addition to this announcement, they also acknowledge their mistake with the recent trailer for Ibuki–which has a mouse cursor pop up about halfway through it–and stated that a fixed trailer is coming soon.

Source: Capcom via NeoGAF, with a tip from NightmareSteam

Apex has been the premier tournament for the Super Smash Bros. series ever since the event started in 2009. As such, it’s hard to imagine an Apex that isn’t running almost every version of the game; however, it seems that that is going to be the case for this year’s event.

Both the singles and doubles tournaments for Super Smash Bros. Brawl at Apex 2016 have been cancelled. According to Apex’s new organizers, a team lead by Bifuteki, this was due to low registration numbers for both. Prior to this, Bifuteki had stated that the tournaments were under threat of cancellation if they did not break the 16 entrants mark. This news, obviously, means that both tournaments did not reach that number.

Registration numbers for Apex in general have seen a major drop off from last year. Aside from Brawl, three other games are also at risk of cancellation: Mortal Kombat XL, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Killer Instinct.

This year’s tournament was moved from its usual January slot to one in the middle of June. The move puts it in direct conflict with the DreamHack Smash Championship in Sweden, which may partly be to blame for the low registration numbers.

Apex 2016 is set to take place from June 17 to June 19. Registration for the event will remain open until June 6.

Source: Apex via Daily Dot

Major fighting game tournaments are often the best times to pick up a new arcade stick thanks to the discounts that manufacturers and vendors sometimes give during the event. This weekend’s Combo Breaker tournament is no exception.

For anyone looking to pick up an arcade stick stick at Combo Breaker,  Paradise Arcade Shop is offering a special 10% discount on the Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai and Real Arcade Pro Premium VLX Kuro.

Interested parties can simply order online via Paradise Arcade’s website and they can pick up the stick at their booth at Combo Breaker.

In addition to these, those who order the above sticks can also avail of the 10% discount on some of Paradise Arcade’s specialist products, such as their own OBS-MX line that allows you to use Cherry MX switches on Sanwa buttons and a range of multi-console converters and PCBs from Brook.

Source: Paradise Arcade Shop via Combo Breaker

As we reported earlier, SNK will be debuting a new public build of The King of Fighters XIV with 36 playable characters. While this build isn’t supposed to be revealed until the the 28th, the folks over at Orochinagi have been able to get a screenshot of the character select screen from the new build.

Now let’s get straight to the point, the new 36 character public build of The King of Fighters XIV doesn’t feature some of the fighters shown off in the latest trailers. So anyone looking for footage of Mature is out of luck. That said, it still features a good number of characters who weren’t in any previous builds such as Joe Higashi, Mui Mui, Nakoruru, Hein and new protagonist Shun’ei.

You can check out the screenshot of the character select screen here.

For those who aren’t familiar with the characters in the above select screen are (starting from the upper left):

• Kyo Kusanagi
• Benimaru Nikaido
• Goro Daimon
• Nelson
• Bandeiras Hattori
• Chang Koehan
• Choi Bounge
• Sylvie Paula Paula
• Kukri
• Iori Yagami
• Vice
• King of Dinosaurs
• K’
• Kula Diamond
• Maxima
• Terry Bogard
• Andy Bogard
• Joe Higashi
• Ryo Sakazaki
• Robert Garcia
• Yuri Sakazaki
• Ralph Jones
• Clark Still
• Leona Heidern
• Shun’ei
• Tung Fu Rue
• King
• Mai Shiranui
• Athena Asamiya
• Chin Gentsai
• Nakoruru
• Mui Mui
• Kim Kaphwan
• Luong
• Billy Kane
• Hein

This new build is making its debut on April 28, this Saturday, and will be making appearances in games centers around Japan throughout the month of June.

Source: Orochinagi, with a tip from Patrick H.

Graham Wolfe has been a bountiful source of various bits of strategy and information about Street Fighter V. Since the game’s launch, the long time Street Fighter veteran has been posting small videos detailing useful information about the game on Twitter.

Trying to keep track of all his offerings can get a bit tedious, since digging through Twitter isn’t always the simplest matter. To address this, Wolfe has made all of his Tweets so far available to find on his WordPress blog.

This is a great resource for any Street Fighter V players looking to learn more about the game. Wolfe’s tips, while short, often showcase small details that bring to light vulnerabilities in certain characters and tactics that seem strong at first. While we covered Wolfe’s tips earlier in the month, the amount of information present has continued to grow since then, and is definitely worth a second look.

Source: Graham Wolfe via IPLAYWINNER

A few months back, we ran a story on SPLITFRAME’s upcoming Street Fighter Shadaloo Psycho FS Transporter XL arcade stick bag. This updated version of their FS Transporter XL bag is perfect for carrying larger sized sticks such as the HORI RAP Premium VLX Hayabusa that we reviewed recently.

Now for those who’re looking at picking one of these up, or who have already pre-ordered one, we have some good news. Originally slated to ship on June 1, SPLITFRAME has announced that the new Shadaloo Psycho FS Transporter XL is currently available.

For those who still haven’t ordered, the Shadaloo Psycho FS Transporter XL will be retailing at a reduced “pre-order price” of $104.98 up until the end of this week. After this week, the bag will retail for $119.98–that is, if there are any left. Only 175 pieces of this will be made so anyone interested in getting one should order now before stocks run out.

Source: SPLITFRAME