Author: Franz "d3v" Co

A few weeks back, players with access to the Street Fighter V beta got a taste of the title’s new tutorial mode, which features younger versions of Ryu and Ken training under Gouken. For those who missed this, Capcom recently provided another preview of how the mode will teach players about fighting games.

In addition to showing the duo in their Alpha outfits, the story is moved along with illustrations by longtime Capcom artist Bengus. If you’ve yet to see this tutorial in action, check out the video below.

Street Fighter V will hit PlayStation 4 and PC on February 16.

Source: Capcom via Gematsu

At the recently concluded G-Star 2015 games expo in Korea, Sony Computer Entertainment Korea hosted a special invitational tournament for Street Fighter V, featuring select local and foreign players.

Among those invited were the Evil Geniuses duo of Momochi and Chocoblanka, Kazunoko, and Korea’s own Infiltration in his final tournament as a free agent. The latter in particular was on fire, showing an understanding of the upcoming fighter beyond that of the other competitors that eventually led to his winning the tournament.

For those who missed it, XusesGB has put together a video highlighting specific matches from the tournament.

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

Source: Sony Computer Entertainment Korea via XusesGB

At the recently concluded G-Star 2015 games expo in Korea, Sony Computer Entertainment Korea hosted a special invitational tournament for Street Fighter V, featuring select local and foreign players.

Among those invited were the Evil Geniuses duo of Momochi and Chocoblanka, Kazunoko, and Korea’s own Infiltration in his final tournament as a free agent. The latter in particular was on fire, showing an understanding of the upcoming fighter beyond that of the other competitors that eventually led to his winning the tournament.

For those who missed it, XusesGB has put together a video highlighting specific matches from the tournament.

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

Source: Sony Computer Entertainment Korea via XusesGB

Some of you may have wondered what would happen if a real life martial artist ever got the chance to mix it up in the Street Fighter universe. The folks at sports humor site The Kicker pondered this question as well, and decided to take it to the next level. By editing Cammy’s spite, they were able to add UFC’s rowdiest (and possibly geekiest) brawler, Ronda Rousey, to Street Fighter II.

Can the baddest woman on the planet weather the flames of Ken’s Shoryuken? What happens when she throws down with the Red Cyclone? And will Capcom ever make her a guest character? Find out the answers to two of those questions in the video below.

Source: The Kicker via Maxim, Chris Ceglia

As both a former competitive player and the game’s associate producer, Capcom’s Peter “Combofiend” Rosas is arguably the foremost authority on Street Fighter V at the moment. As such, it’s always a treat whenever he takes the its characters out for a spin.

Rosas recently sat down with the folks at IGN to demonstrate what Dhalsim and Zangief, two of the game’s most recently revealed veterans, can pull off with their revised movesets.

Of the two, Dhalsim is the most changed from his previous installments. The removal of his horizontal fireballs in favor of arced ones has left many Dhalsim mains scratching their heads at how to use him properly. In the video below, Combofiend demonstrates how players can properly utilize new tools, like his floaty V-Skill, to control space and dominate opponents from afar.

While Zangief isn’t as radically altered as Dhalsim, the removal of his green hand has caught many off guard, especially players used to Street Fighter IV. Rosas demonstrates how the Russian wrestler can use his current arsenal of tools to get the opponent in grappling range.

Street Fighter V is set to launch for PlayStation 4 and PC on February 16.

Source: IGN (1, 2)

While the game’s presence at major tournaments has been diminished as of late, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t an active scene for King of Fighter XIII.  The game still makes appearances at a number of regional events, such as the recently concluded Naptown Clutch V.

Held in Indianapolis, Indiana this past weekend, Naptown Clutch V featured some of the Midwest’s best King of Fighters players, culminating in a battle between hometown hero NB|MexiKen and Chicago’s James Jr.

You can watch the finals matches from the event below.

Source: NB|MexiKen via Dream Cancel

Arcade Stream is back with a new video that goes into some interesting theoretical and philosophical ground. Here, they explain a theory put forward by Ryan “Laugh” Ahn on the three types of fighting gamers.

According to Laugh, fighting gamers can be represented by three different attributes: brains, heart, and body.

Brains refers to the scientific player, the type who spends time in the lab trying to find ways to optimize their game. That said, the almost limitless possibilities and situations in fighting games means it’s impossible to find the optimal answers to all these situations, and unfamiliar situations can be very scary for these players.

Heart, on the other hand, represents the emotional or feeling-based player. A player like this prefers mind games, baiting their opponent, relying on making reads, or as many in the community would call it, “yomi”. This kind of player thrives on the other player’s unfamiliarity with certain situations to get the win.

The final archetype, body, refers to players who are known for their physical capabilities, specifically their execution and reactions. This is the most straightforward of the three archetypes and tends to be the one that people unfamiliar with fighting games tend to think is the only attribute required to succeed. These types of players benefit from characters who have difficult links and combos.

For a closer look at these archetypes, be sure to check out the video below, and let us know which you most strongly represent in the comments.

Source: Arcade Stream