Author: Ian "iantothemax" Walker

Street Fighter V was North America’s fifth most downloaded game on PlayStation Network for the month of February, a recent PlayStation Blog post reports. While exact figures weren’t provided, the chart in question counts download numbers instead of total revenue, putting Capcom’s flagship fighter in same company as indie darlings Firewatch and Rocket League, Far Cry Primal, and Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4.

Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for Europe’s charts, where Street Fighter V failed to even break the top twenty. This matches its shaky start in Japan, which saw the title top out at a surprisingly low 46,836 units sold in the first week. For comparison, the vanilla release of Street Fighter IV on PlayStation 3 sold double that in a similar amount of time when it launched in 2009.

But it’s not all bad news, as Street Fighter V has seen relatively large ownership figures on PC when compared to PlayStation 4, with numbers surpassing 100,000 in the first week of its release and a total that currently sits at 136,123 as we near the one month mark.

While numbers are easy to compare, the community Street Fighter V was introduced to last month is much different than the one Street Fighter IV saw in 2009. The subsequent fighting game resurgence has made it so that no one game is entirely responsible for carrying the genre, which may have contributed to the rather lackluster numbers Street Fighter V has pulled thus far. More concrete figures should be available when Capcom releases their fourth quarter financial statements later this month, so stay tuned.

Sources: PlayStation Blog, PlayStation Blog Europe, Steam Spy

If you’re one of the few players that gets their fighting game fix on Mac, you’re in luck: Vanguard Princess is heading to OS X.

Vanguard Princess is a unique specimen even in this varied genre, taking inspiration from more traditional franchises like Street Fighter instead of the anime titles with which it shares common aesthetics. And although matches feature both characters and assists, much of the gameplay revolves around spacing and footsies instead of intricate setups.

eigoMANGA, who originally published ex-Capcom employee Tomoaki Sugeno’s one-man indie project on Steam back in 2014, plans to release Vanguard Princess for OS X sometime later this month. Demonstrations will be held at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California the weekend of March 14.

We’re currently unsure if Vanguard Princess for OS X will join its PC counterpart on Steam, so stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.

As one of the largest fighting game tournaments outside of the Evolution Championship Series, the day registration goes live for Community Effort Orlando is pretty special. That day was yesterday. What are you waiting for?

This year’s installment of Community Effort Orlando features a lineup of returning favorites and promising newcomers. Players can expect to compete in Street Fighter V, Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mortal Kombat X, Killer Instinct, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, Pokken Tournament, and Tekken 7 over the course of the weekend. The event will also play host to an artist alley, vendors, and, of course, a bring your own console area where any number of side tournaments can be held.

Right now, early bird registration is available for $40, but that will go up to $50 on April 1 and $60 on June 1. After this online period ends on June 12, that’s it; there won’t be on-site emergency registration, so do your best to sign up as early as possible!

Community Effort Orlando 2016 is scheduled for June 24-26 in, you guessed it, Orlando, Florida. Further details can be found through their official website.

Source: CEO Gaming

Dengeki Bunko FIGHTING CLIMAX has seen a number of additions through its console release and update to IGNITION, and Sega is set to continue growing the cast with downloadable content.

While their release dates have yet to be revealed, Netoge no Yome wa Onna no Ko Janai to Omotta? protagonists Ako and Lucian are planned to join FIGHTING CLIMAX as playable and assist characters respectively sometime in the near future. Unlike previous roster updates, they will require a separate purchase.

Players can look forward to seeing Ako and Lucian in action at the upcoming Dengeki Game Festival, scheduled for March 13.

Source: Dengeki Online via Gematsu, IPLAYWINNER

According to a release from the developers themselves, Radiant Entertainment, the indie studio helmed by Evo founders (and Shoryuken owners) Tom and Tony Cannon, has been acquired by competitive gaming giant Riot Games.

Over the past few years, Radiant has delivered two promising titles in Stonehearth, a simulation title focused on town-building, and Rising Thunder, a free-to-play fighting game with MOBA-esque controls. Both of which have been iterated upon in various alpha builds, and the latter in particular gained a good deal of traction within the fighting game community due to its unique mechanics.

But while Stonehearth will continue on, Rising Thunder servers are scheduled to close on March 18.

“The team will start work on a new game that we’re incredibly excited about,” the announcement states with regards to Rising Thunder. “We wish we could say more now, but rest assured you’ll hear more when the time is right.”

Riot themselves have tangential ties to the world of fighting games through parent company Tencent, who published Jade Studio’s Xuan Dou Zhi Wang in China. Although the title was deemed a King of Fighters rip-off early on, the developers eventually partnered with SNK Playmore to feature guest appearances by Terry Bogard and Benimaru Nikaido.

Whether or not this new project stays true to Rising Thunder’s fighting game roots remains to be seen. In any case, we wish the Radiant team all the success in the world as they move onto this exciting new venture. Stay tuned for more details!

Source: Radiant Entertainment