One of the new additions to season two of Killer Instinct is the fact that every character now gains a arena-specific Ultra on TJ Combo’s stage, Downtown Demolition. For those who want to see what these look like, AcidGlow has put together a video showing how each and every character utilizes the foreground item.
This powerful attack uses a wrecking ball that swings into the stage. Instead of just a regular juggle, the wrecking ball smacks the target character being comboed into a billboard in the background.
While new downloable character Eliza has been available for Skullgirls Encore players on PlayStation 3 and PC for some time, those on Xbox 360 haven’t been as lucky. Due to a previously undiscovered bug, the patch for Eliza had to be delayed on Microsoft’s platform. Happily, the bug has been addressed and Eliza is now available for download on Xbox 360.
This update will consist of a title update for version 1.03 and a new compatibility pack, as well as the downloadable content for Eliza herself. The title update brings a good number of changes to game and its existing characters, a complete list of which you’ll find here.
As with all of characters funded through the Lab Zero Games’ Indiegogo campaign, Eliza will be free to download for the next three months.
When Dengeki Bunko FIGHTING CLIMAX launches on home consoles in Japan later this year, it will do so with characters from a number the Degeki Bunko imprints light novels. For those looking to familiarize themselves with these characters, Sega has released a number of breakdowns that highlight what they are capable of in the crossover fighter.
While the videos are in Japanese, they visually demonstrate most of the characters’ movesets, combos, and how well they pair with the assist character from their respective series.
Shana with Wilhemina (Shakugan no Shana)
Kirino with Kuroneko (Oreimo)
Mikoto with Touma (A Certain Magical Index)
Shizuo with Celty (Durarara!!)
Asuna with Leafa (Sword Art Online)
Kuroyukihime with Haruyuki (Accel World)
In addition to the character-specific guides, Sega also released a video that demonstrates FIGHTING CLIMAX’s gameplay mechanics. While it’s also in Japanese, most of what is shown covers fighting game basics and can easily be followed just by watching the action on screen. If you haven’t been keeping up with the previous arcade release, this should help you catch up on important information.
Dengeki Bunko FIGHTING CLIMAX launches for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in Japan on November 13.
While it wasn’t one of the main games at the event, The Fall Classic 2014’s Mortal Kombat competition still brought a ton of intensity to last weekend. After all was said and done, multiple Evolution champion Carl “Perfect Legend” White found himself facing some pretty tough competition in the finals.
First up, he had to face The Steam Co.’s CD Jr, a well-known Mortal Kombat champion in his own right, to advance to the grand finals match, where he would then face off against multi-game specialist Sonic Fox from Revolution Gaming during the grand finals.
If you missed out on Kombat Network’s live broadcast during the event, you’ll find archives below courtesy of Perfect Legend himself. With Mortal Kombat X on the horizon, this may be one of the last times we see its predecessor on display at a large tournament, so soak it up.
Last year, Team NINJA marked Halloween with a bunch of appropriately-themed costumes for Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate. This year, they’re doing it again, but this time around the costumes are special in that they’re based on fan submissions from a designer challenge they held last summer. That means that each one of the new costumes that they’re adding comes straight from the community’s imagination.
The selected costumes are less traditional than last year and includes some more Japanese-style costumes, such as a sumo wrestler outfit for Bass. This new round of downloadable content also makes it so that characters like Marie Rose, Phase-4, and Nyotengu, who weren’t around for Halloween last year, have special alternates of their own.
Feel free to check out the trailer and screenshot gallery below, and let us know which of these costumes are your favorites.
These costumes are available now for PlayStation 3 and XBox 360 in Japan. Stay tuned for more details on other regions.
While Wesker terrorized many a player back in the early days of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, he’s not considered as much of a thread as he used to be since the Ultimate update. That being said, he’s still able to pull off some impressive stuff, as this recent combo video from Dragon Ranshiin demonstrates.
Give the video below a spin and share your thoughts on it in the comments.
Aside from the Capcom Pro Tour qualifier, one of the most exciting bits of Ultra Street Fighter IV action at The Fall Classic 2014 this weekend was an exhibition match between Snake Eyez and Pepeday. Both players are considered masters of their respective grappler characters: Snake Eyez finished in the top eight at Evolution 2014 with Zangief, while Pepeday took a surprise victory at the Mad Catz Tokyo Game Show 2014 tournament using El Fuerte.
With Pepeday able to attend TFC 2014 thanks to the efforts of the members of the community, the stage was set for these two grapplers to face off against each other. For those who either missed the exhibition, or simply want to relive the moment, Team Spooky was quick to upload an archive.
The Japanese visitor also paid a visit to a Salty Suite during his trip to North Caroline, where he faced off against competitors such as Team Spooky’s Arturo “Sabin” Sanchez, 801 Strider, and PoeM of Team PIE. You’ll find replays of those matches below.
The weekend, the fighting game action moves to the US East Coast with The Fall Classic 2014. Streaming live from Raleigh, North Carolina, TFC 2014 will play host to a couple of important tournaments. First up is the final North American Premier tournament of the Capcom Pro Tour for Ultra Street Fighter IV. As such, multiple top players such as RZR|Xian, EG|PR Balrog, EG|Ricky Ortiz, EG|KBrad, Twitch|Mike Ross, eSports Max|Tampa Bison, MOR|Rico Suave, and r/Kappa.FGC|Pepeday will be in attendance, fighting for that final guaranteed slot for the Finals this December.
TFC 2014 also hosts the culmination of Koei-Tecmo’s “Road to the Fall Classic 2014″ tournament series for Dead Or Alive 5 Ultimate. As such, top DOA5U players such as RG|Sonic Fox, MC|Kwiggle, HajinShinobi, ElectrifiedMann, lopedo, Master, and more will be fighting for the championship.
In addition to these, a plethora of other games will be played at the event.
Tournament Games
Ultra Street Fighter IV (Capcom Pro Tour Premier)
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate (Road to the Fall Classic Final)
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Blazblue: Chronophantasma
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Killer Instinct
Mortal Kombat
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Project M
Soul Calibur V
King of Fighters XIII
Under Night IN-BIRTH Exe:Late
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R
Arcana Heart 3: Love Max
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike
The brackets for all these games are available over over at the official Challonge page.
For anyone who runs with Mike Haggar in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, here’s a video that might be worth checking out. Flying High’s latest video demonstrates a bunch of ways that the Mayor of Metro City can mixup incoming opponents.
Most of these are solo mixups that the Mayor can do himself, however, he also gains a few more incoming setups when paired with Rocket Raccoon’s Log Trap assist.
Check out the video below and see if you can apply these mixups in your game.
Here’s something nice for any Balrog players looking to up their game in Ultra Street Fighter IV. Javits Arias recently sent over a new video that shows some interesting tricks for the boxer.
The video in question demonstrates some character-specific setups and punishes that allow Balrog to properly react and get around various attempts at pressure. While much of it may already be known by high-level competitors, many of these are sure to be very useful for new players hoping to expand their knowledge.
