Author: Franz "d3v" Co

For their latest Ultra Street Fighter IV player spotlight, Olympic Gaming takes a look at up and coming Adon player Jonathan “Blockbuster Jon” Rios.

Most people are probably familiar with Blockbuster Jon from Evolution 2015, where he sent Mad Catz’ Mago to the losers bracket. In this video, Olympic Gaming showcases some of Jon’s online matches with other well known players, where he’s able to show off some more interesting techniques for his character of choice.

Source: Olympic Gaming

Just in case fans weren’t excited enough about Dengeki Bunko FIGHTING CLIMAX IGNITION heading to consoles, Sega recently released a new trailer at Tokyo Game Show to drum up hype for the game’s impending arrival on home platforms.

The original installment pit characters from various light novel franchises, as well as a a few characters from Sega’s own stable, in dream match battles. IGNITION adds even more fighters and three new gameplay systems – Blast Characters, Ignitions, and Double Ignitions – that shake up the way the game is played.

Dengeki Bunko FIGHTING CLIMAX IGNITION is scheduled to launch on December 17. Whether or not the title will see a western release is as of yet unknown, but the original is still headed for North America this fall.

Source: Sega

Karin’s return in Street Fighter V brings with it a lot of changes to the Kanzuki heir’s playstyle. While she still retains some of her moves from Street Fighter Alpha 3, the changes to her Guren Ken will mean that even veterans of that game may need some time to get reacquainted with her.

To help players get to grips with Karin, Vesper Arcade has put together a brand new video that breaks down her moveset. The video uses footage from both her recent trailer and gameplay videos the Tokyo Game Show floor. The latter is especially helpful, as it gives Vesper time to actually go through just about all of her normal pokes, throws, and specials, including some that may not have been shown in the scripted action sequences in the trailer.

Source: Vesper Arcade

One of the most exciting Ultra Street Fighter IV players in North America today is Team Liquid’s Du “NuckleDu” Dang. With his solid Guile and Decapre, Du has been one of the top American players to look out for in the Capcom Pro Tour.

The folks over at The Daily Dot recently sat down with Dang during the most recent episode of Best of 3. In the hour long interview, they go over a myriad of topics, including some strategies for specific matchups, the struggle of trying to make it as a professional gamer, his issues with fellow Guile player Kevin “Dieminion” Landon, and his life goal which, interestingly enough, is to be a social worker helping other people in need.

Additionally, they also go over some of Du’s matches from The Fall Classic, which recently took place in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he almost made it into the top eight before being stopped by the Evil Geniuses duo of Kenneth “K-Brad” Bradley and Ricki Ortiz.

Check the full interview out below and share your thoughts in the comments.

Source: The Daily Dot, image courtesy of Red Bull

Arcade Stream held the latest edition of their monthly Ultra Street Fighter IV tournament series on September 5. This event featured strong Korean talent like hydeBUFFY, Poongko and Laugh as well as a visiting pH|HooDaMan.

For those who missed the action, the organizers have put together a video compiling the top five moments from the tournament. These include HooDaMan pulling out amazing plays with E. Honda against Laugh and hydeBUFFY, Poongko showing off his quick reactions, and a really clutch comeback by Laugh hitting a Raging Demon from out of nowhere.

Source: Arcade Stream, tip via Guy

As most of you already know, Capcom announced that Karin will be returning in Street Fighter V during a presentation at Tokyo Game Show. But before that took place, the folks over at 4Gamer were able to get a sneak preview at the development offices.

In the footage below, Capcom leads them through the key components of Karin’s moveset, including her expansive V-Trigger, Kanzuki-ryu Guren Kata, which gives her access to a buffed version of her Guren Ken rekka strings from her original appearance in Street Fighter Alpha 3.

While the video is in Japanese, there’s enough on screen that you can see certain properties of certain moves. These include things like her crouching strong punch linking into standing strong punch, her V-Trigger overheard comboing into crouching jab, her Tenko (quarter circle forward kick) juggling into her Critical Art, and more.

Additionally, ClackMan has isolated key moments from Capcom’s own broadcast late last night, highlighting Karin’s normals, spacing, overheads, empty jumps, and more.

Source: 4Gamer (tip via HiyaMaya), ClackMan via Chris Bahn