Author: Franz "d3v" Co

As you may already know, Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono dropped a lot of exciting announcements at PlayStation Experience. Not only did he reveal newcomer F.A.N.G, but he also confirmed the identities for the six characters that will be coming next year.

Afterwards, PlayStation got a chance to talk to Ono a little bit more off-stage. In the video below, he talks a bit more about Street Fighter V, about the franchise itself, and how he believes it represents people’s natural tendencies towards competition.

According to Ono, he sees Street Fighter not as a game but rather as a “stadium” of sorts where they can provide people the tools and venue to play and compete. This means that they have to walk a fine line between making those tools easy to pick up and use while still maintaining some familiarity for veterans.

That being said, Ono also envisions a future where Street Fighter V can sort of reboot the community and place everyone on the same footing. “Personal opinions aside, some players just get better and more skilled over time, which results in the game being dominated by elite players.” he explains. “I therefore decided to make a Street Fighter from scratch to completely level this playing field and get people to discover who the best players are all over again.”

Of course, that’s just a portion of their discussion, so be sure to check out the video below for more.

Source: PlayStation

As we previously reported, Street Fighter V is set to receive a group of pre-order outfits for Ryu, Chun-Li, Cammy, and M. Bison. Players who lay money down for the game at one of a handful of North American retailers will receive a special “battle costume” specific to each retailer.

While screenshots are nice, Capcom dropped a preview of these alternate duds in motion earlier tonight, which we’ve included below. And, yes, Hot Ryu is just as amazing here as he was before.

Ryu’s alternate is available via pre-order from Gamestop, Cammy’s at Best Buy, M. Bison’s from Amazon, and Chun-Li’s through either the PlayStation Store or Steam.

Street Fighter V launches for PlayStation 4 and PC on February 16.

Source: Capcom via SpeedBrkr

As some of you may have heard, Nine is now playable in BlazBlue: Central Fiction. She brings with her an interesting spell stocking style not unlike that of Dormammu in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

For those of you wondering exactly what she can do with her moveset apart from the previous basics video, Sugi_Vs recently put together a quick demonstration of their day one findings. Despite their earliness, the combos here should still manage to pique players’ interests, and include what seem to be reset setups in and out of the corner in addition to copious amounts of damage.

Source: Sugi_Vs via Jourdal, NerdJosh

The Daily Dot’s Best of III has been doing a great job so far with providing interviews with some of the fighting game community’s best and brightest. Their latest episode continues that tradition as they talk to not one, but two of the best Street Fighter players in the world.

First up, the Prodigal Son himself, Ryan Hart of Falcon Arena, talks missing out on qualifying for this weekend’s Capcom Cup. Here, he delves into some of the life changes that may have affected his performance, including a recent move from the United Kingdom to Germany. That said, he mentions still being dedicated to training and working to overcome these limitations.

They also end up talking about Ultra Street Fighter IV’s balance, specifically Elena’s prevalence in competition. Hart admits that almost every incarnation of the game has had a character like this and that, if you’re trying to win, then it’s worth the time learning them.

Speaking of Elena, Razer’s Xian rode the dancing fighter to victory at DreamHack Winter 2015 and appeared on the show to discuss this decision. Despite wanting to win with his patented Gen, the former Evo champion sheds some light on the decision to switch and the possibility of playing other characters at Capcom Cup. While he may not have a surprise as big as his Dhalsim selection last year, Xian says that it all depends on who he comes up against.

Of course, these are just a few things that they talk about, so be sure to check out the full interview below.

Source: The Daily Dot

For any Kung Lao mains looking for some new tools to give them an edge in Mortal Kombat X, Elite Tournament Chile’s McFly recently shared a couple of videos you might want to watch.

The first covers a post knockdown setup that’s invulnerable to wakeup attacks. Here, McFly quickly dashes over his floored opponent, setting them up in such a way that he can suck them back into a vortex situation if they try to do anything.

In his second video, McFly demonstrates how players can use stage interactions as a sort of parry to stop an opponent’s reversal attempts and set up combos.

Source: Elite Tournament Chile

Capcom UK brought Street Fighter V back to the WinnerStaysOn Sessions earlier this week, and this time around they had the help of Tea Mandem, a group that’s been putting out great content for the upcoming game.

With access to the latest build, there was a lot of Laura on display. The newcomer hasn’t been playable outside of events and a recent stress test on PlayStation 4, so this is a chance to see players figuring out what she can do, such as setups with her slow moving projectile.

In addition to Laura, the build also featured returning characters Zangief and Dhalsim. Matches with the latter in particular are interesting, as the players try to come to grips with his greatly changed moveset and floating V-Skill. One in particular sees Dhalsim come up against R. Mika, and the duo proceed to turn the match into something like Marvel vs. Capcom thanks to the presence of assists and what amounts to a flight mode.

Of course, these are just a few of the matches in this nearly three hour long session. You can check them all out in the videos below.

Source: Capcom Fighters