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Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 & Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (for PC) on sale in the UK via Gamesplanet

UK-based online games retailer Gamesplanet is currently having a sale on PC games related to Marvel Comics. As part of this, both Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and the upcoming Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite can be had for discounted prices.

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 for PC can currently be had for £15.99, 20% off its regular price of £19.99. In addition to this, pre-orders for both the regular and deluxe editions of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite are also discounted. The regular edition can be pre-ordered for £29.99, 25% off  its £39.99 list price. Meanwhile, the deluxe edition of the game, with the character pass, can be pre-ordered for £51.99, 20% off the regular price of £64.99.

For those looking to take advantage of these discounts, while Gamesplanet is based in the UK, they do sell to customers outside of Europe. In fact, when converted and compared to US prices, the discounts become even bigger — up to 35% off on some of the titles. Take note however, that any region locks on the games themselves still apply.

Interested players can head on over to Gamesplanet for these discounts on Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, and other Marvel games, too.

Source: Gamesplanet

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Check out some Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite action from VSFighting 2017 and Fight Club NRW 8

Capcom UK has been actively bringing out the latest public build of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite around the region. In addition to making an appearance at VSFighting 2017 this past weekend, the game was also at Fight Club NRW 8 in Cologne, Germany.

Luckily for those of us who weren’t at either event, UM Tyrant was able to record some matches from both. The matches feature a number of characters who seemingly haven’t been used much in the previous footage that we’ve shared. These include Arthur, Captain America, Hawkeye, Rocket Raccoon, and Chun-Li,  who join characters we have seen a lot of, such as X, Zero, Morrigan, Nemesis, and Frank West.

For those wondering about who’s playing the characters, the footage below usually features UM Tyrant going up against other European Marvel players such as Packs, and Mr. E.

Source: UM Tyrant

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Paris Olympic Committee is open to adding esports to the 2024 Olympics

Competitive video gaming, including fighting games, has grown a lot in the past few years. Esports are now some of the most widely watched competitive events in the world — fighting games have now broken into mainstream television. Now, it seems that they’ve caught the eye of one of the biggest sporting events around.

Speaking to the Associated Press, Tony Estanguet, co-president of the Paris Olympic bid committee, stated that he was planning to hold talks on the possibility of adding esports into the 2024 Summer Olympics. “We have to look at it because we can’t say, ‘It’s not us. It’s not about Olympics,’” states Estanguet, “The youth, yes they are interested in esport and this kind of thing. Let’s look at it. Let’s meet them. Let’s try if we can find some bridges.”

Planning for the program for the 2024 Summer Olympics will start in 2019, and the final decision on what events to add will be made after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “There is some time to look at it, to interact, to engage,” Estanguet explains, “We will spend some time after (the IOC meeting in September) Lima to engage with new people and stakeholders. The IOC will have the last … say, if they want esports on the program. Let’s discuss among ourselves.”

While having esports at the Olympics would definitely be a big event, this isn’t the first time that an multinational athletic competition has added esports. The previous 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio already featured an “eGames showcase” that featured, among its games, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Meanwhile the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia will feature its esports competitions as demonstration events, ahead of esports inclusion as medal events in the 2022 Asian Games.

Source: Associated Press via ABC News

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Learn more about Super Smash Bros. Melee legend Leffen in this new documentary series from Team SoloMid

One of the biggest names in competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee history is William “Leffen” Hjelte. While originally coming into the competitive Smash Bros. scene through Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Leffen moved to Melee and quickly established himself as one of the top players in that game.

Now, Leffen’s sponsor’s Team SoloMid have started a new documentary series about him. This documentary — the first episode of which is now available to watch — takes a more candid look at Leffen’s  approach to competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee, as well as at how the community has received him. At the same time, they also address concerns about Melee’s future and the issues of future growth in the scene.

Source: Team SoloMid

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Senko no Ronde 2 demo now out on the PlayStation Store in Japan

Shoot ’em-up slash fighting game hybrid Senko no Ronde 2 is coming to PlayStation 4 and PC later this year. For those interested in trying out this unique fusion of both genres right now, a demo for the game is now available for download on PlayStation 4 in Japan.

The demo for Senko no Ronde 2 features four playable characters: Lev LeFanu, Beak Chang Po, Fabian the Fastman, and Mia Mikli. Players can try these characters out in Arcade Mode, Offline Battles, and Training Mode.

Those interested can download the 317MB demo over at the Japanese PlayStation Store (provided they have an account). Meanwhile, the full game will launch on PlayStation 4 and PC on September 7.

Source: PlayStation Store (Japan)

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X-Kira presents evidence of an in-development Taito arcade build of Street Fighter V

Perhaps Street Fighter V‘s biggest break from series tradition is the lack of a proper arcade release. While this has helped the West stay competitive in the game, there are more than a few traditionalists who’ve mourned this loss.

That said, it seems that Street Fighter V may still be getting a proper arcade release after all. Dataminer X-Kira has found what seems to be evidence of a “Taito arcade version” of Street Fighter V in the game’s code. The data points to it being worked on in cooperation with Taito and Namco, likely for the former’s Type X3 board, and possibly with their NESiCAxLive online service.

Of course, this is all just speculation at this point, albeit done with actual evidence in the game’s code. We’ll likely learn more about this in the future, either at TGS in September or at the JAEPO next year.

The build itself is in an early alpha state, with only an empty select screen showing when the code is run, as you can see in X-Kira’s video below.

Source: X-Kira

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Explore Captain Marvel’s combo potential in this Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite story demo combo video

Captain Marvel is one of the newcomers that seems to have grabbed a lot of players’ attention in the upcoming Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. Described as a “jack of all trades, and master of some” by players such as Olaf Redland, she looks to be a character with a lot of potential.

Not that the publicly-available Story Demo would let give you any real indication — what with her being relegated to dealing with low-health drones. That said, is hasn’t stopped players from trying to explore her abilities in the demo, and figure out some combos.

In the video below, Andrew Silver demonstrates some of those results. The combos below take advantage of her ability to cancel into air dashes and flight mode, as well as the fact that she can combo out of her Blitz Blow special (press both kicks simultaneously). In addition to this, there are also a couple of Time Stone Infinity Surge combos that go beyond just repeating one or two moves.

Source: Andrew Silver

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Gust crossover costumes coming to Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round

Team NINJA’s Dead or Alive 5: Last Round is no stranger to having all sorts of crossovers when it comes to DLC costumes. The latest batch of costumes for the summer is no exception.

For their latest batch of DLC, Team NINJA is teaming up with sister company Gust Co. Ltd. for costumes based on some of the latter’s games. Specifically, the DLC pack features swimwear as worn by characters from Atelier Rorona, Atelier Totori, Atelier Firis, Knights of Azure 2, as well as Ar Nosurge.

You can check these costumes — all of which are available for purchase on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC now — in the video below.

Source: Team NINJA

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X-Kira discovers barrel bonus stage in Street Fighter V

It seems that data miner X-Kira is on a roll as of late. Recently, they had uncovered evidence of a working arcade mode, and other costumes and stages in Street Fighter V. However, that’s not yet the full extent of what they’ve found — it seems that they’ve now found evidence of a bonus stage in the game as well.

Specifically, the data in question seems to be for the classic falling barrels bonus stage from Street Fighter II and Super Street Fighter IV.  The bonus stage itself isn’t playable in any form as of yet, however, as the video below shows, files and references to it exist in the games code.

Source: X-Kira

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Morrigan just can’t stop with this non-TAC infinite combo in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

While Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3‘s Morrigan is known to be very strong due to her soul-crushing fireball trap game, she actually has so much more potential than this. In the hands of a dedicated player, she also has some impressive combos. One such combo is this corner infinite demonstrated by Rokmode.

The combo below is actually a variation of her older corner Shell Kick infinite combo. Like the old combos, this one uses utilizes the fact that her medium Shadow Blade isn’t affected by hitstun deterioration, canceling the first 2 hits into flight mode to let her land her Shell Kick. The difference here is that this variation can be confirmed from the air — previous versions needed to be done from the ground.

While this does make the infinite easier to set up, the combo itself is still pretty hard to do consistently. At such a late stage in the game’s development life, it’s hard to see if this will ever become a staple in Morrigan’s arsenal. At the very least, players can breathe easy that Morrigan players never further developed this earlier in the game’s life. As noted player Daniel “PZPoy” Benitez stated on Reddit “I’m so glad Morrigan players were too lazy to learn this the last 5 years.”

Source: Rokmode via r/MvC3