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UltraChen TV is back with yet another broadcast of their Tuesday show. Tonight, UltraDavid and James Chen will be discussing a variety of topics, including Community Effort Orlando 2015, Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat X, and more.
The stream will be live in this article, but you can also visit Twitch to join the chat.
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Fighting game players are used to endless updates, revisions, and sequels, but NetherRealm Studios tends to patch their titles much more frequently than other developers. Mortal Kombat X, for example, has seen a handful of these updates since it released, and the folks behind Evolution Championship Series have made an official ruling regarding which version of the game they will be using.
Earlier today, Evo organizer Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar announced that they are planning on using all Mortal Kombat X updates, patches, and hotfixes released up until July 8. This decision will give players a little more than a week to acclimate themselves to any changes before their trip to Las Vegas.
While specifics weren’t mentioned, it’s possible the organizers were hoping to avoid the same situation Community Effort Orlando was put in last weekend, as the most recent patch dropped just a few days before the tournament was scheduled to begin. Some also believe this may be pointing to the arrival of the Predator update sometime in the very near future, but all of that remains to be seen.
Evo 2015 is scheduled for July 17-19. More details can be found here.
Source: Joey Cuellar via Test Your Might
Another Capcom Pro Tour event in the books means another collection of amazing moments. To highlight some of the best matches at Community Effort Orlando 2015, the folks over at Capcom have once again put together a thrilling collection of footage.
Below, you’ll see some great stuff, including Mad Catz’ Mago and his tricky Yang, Dieminion of The Steam Co. making a rather unique entrance to the Community Effort Orlando Stage, and Kazunoko’s numerous comebacks before walking away as champion. Oh, and, let’s not forget 801 Strider and his fantastic Abel play.
Give the video a watch and let us know what your favorite Community Effort Orlando 2015 moments in the comments.
Source: Capcom Fighters
(Editor’s note: Please note that graphic content and NSFW language follow in the article below.)
While the Mortal Kombat universe is as rich and varied as you’d expect from a franchise spanning 20 years, the addition of guest characters has given the developers even more to work with in terms of fanservice and Easter eggs.
Mortal Kombat X’s first post-launch character, Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees, continued this tradition with some brutal machete action and nods to his unstoppable nature in the film series he was pulled from, and NetherRealm Studios is set to do the same with their next release, Predator.
Yesterday, this upcoming character was unveiled by way of the game’s Tower mode, allowing players their first opportunity to see what this alien hunter had up its sleeves (or bladed wrist gauntlet). Equipped with all the technology you’d expect from the species, Predator incorporates a number of weapons and battle techniques we’ve seen in movies and comic books throughout the years, but one homage in particular involves a completely different character.
For those out of the loop, Mortal Kombat X includes moves called X-Rays. Originally introduced in 2011’s Mortal Kombat, these moves, in the most simplest of terms, function like supers in other titles, essentially giving characters access to a high-damage attack once the requisite meter has been acquired.
Though every X-Ray is graphically impressive (as well as impressively graphic), Mortal Kombat X newcomer Erron Black’s manages to stand apart thanks to the way it changes based on who he is fighting. The dusty cowboy loads up his trusty revolver and fires off a single shot, revealing that the opponent’s name is scratched into the bullet before it enters their body and ricochets through their skeleton. In the case of Predator, however, the developers used this opportunity to point towards one of the original film’s most famous lines.
Catch that? The younger readers out there may not understand the reference, but Dutch (the character played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the first Predator film) refers to the alien as “one ugly motherfucker” when he first catches a glimpse of what’s under those imposing masks.
While there’s no doubt that NetherRealm Studios loves to whet their fans’ appetites with constant callbacks to other aspects of the Mortal Kombat universe, it’s great to see them do the same with the guest characters that also inhabit their games. Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Source: DarmanDonphan via Murdoink
If there’s anything I’ve learned throughout my many years in the fighting game community, it’s that the most dedicated players in the scene will continually find new ways to impress you. Even with a character as off-the-wall (sometimes quite literally) as Street Fighter IV’s El Fuerte, folks are still coming up with some insane content.
For a good look at where the character currently stands among his most adamant fanbase, Mexican competitor GordoRlz has released a brand new compilation video demonstrating his latest shenanigans. You may remember Gordo from a previous article that highlighted his ability to perform Desk-like execution on a pad, and this time around he’s got over three minutes of brand new footage to shock and amaze.
In the exhibition below, Gordo runs the gamut of Fuerte’s high-level abilities, taking the time to show off extensive run-stop-fierce loops, resets, and more. Fortunately, it’s not all combos; the video also does its part to explore the mindgames this character is capable of once you’ve whittle away your opponent’s stamina.
Give the video some of your attention and let us know what you think.
Source: GordoRlz, tip via Jose S.
Team NINJA has announced that they will be delaying the release of Dead or Alive 5 Last Round’s netplay patch on PC, citing “major issues” discovered in the ongoing beta test. The title was originally scheduled to receive online play at the end of June.
While details weren’t provided as to what these problems are, a cursory glance of the game’s Steam community finds numerous claims of frequent crashes despite the netcode itself being serviceable.
Players who want to keep utilizing the beta to play online can continue to do so, but those who are unable to access the testing version due to its inherent issues will need to opt out and return their game to normal.
At this point in time, Team NINJA cannot offer a new release date for this patch, but promises to keep fans up to date as progress is made.
Source: Team NINJA via Siliconera
With Evo 2015 rapidly approaching, your opportunity to register for the event is similarly reaching its conclusion. At 11:59 PM PDT tonight (which converts, roughly, to 2:59 AM EDT, 6:59 AM GMT tomorrow morning), online registration will close, taking with it the last chance to attend the event in person.
As of May, the only tickets currently available are the two-day passes, which will give you access to both halls on Friday and Saturday but leave you out in the cold on finals day–well, unless you reach the finals bracket in any of the Sunday titles, of course.
To register, be sure to visit the official Evo website, where you’ll also find full details concerning the venue, tournament rules, and more.
Source: Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar
Among the myriad details that set Street Fighter V apart from Street Fighter IV, it appears as if the upcoming title (or, at least the early builds we’ve seen) features a much lower stun threshold than its predecessor. In order to test this theory, Desk has once again done some experimenting and provided a comparison video of his findings.
As you’ll see below, Desk takes two separate situations and replicates them in Street Fighter IV as best he can. In both instances, it appears as if the number of hits necessary to confuse an opponent in Street Fighter V is slightly smaller.
While the research is compelling, it’s incredibly important to remember that what we are looking at is a super early build of Street Fighter V. With months and months of development still to go, it’s possible that very little of what we’ve seen so far will make it into the final release.
Source: Desk
Next month, the Arizona-based tournament Undefeated of the Southwest will return for a second installment, this time with an added emphasis on Marvel competition. With all the talk of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 falling off as a tournament draw, the organizers behind this event are set to bridge Community Effort Orlando’s hype and the intense competition of Evolution with their regional.
Undefeated of the Southwest Volume 2 will see players like Kumite in Tennessee’s Cloud, BROKENTIER teammates Clockwork and Angelic, Kane Blueriver of The Black Eye, and many more converge on Phoenix to participate in both singles and group competition.
In an effort to up the hype even further, the folks over at r/MvC3 are currently in the process of accumulating funds for a pot bonus. While they’ve already reached their initial $200 goal, donations are still being accepted. Furthermore, HitBox Arcade will provide a multi-console version of their popular arcade stick to the first-place finisher.
Instead of resting on their laurels and hoping the series’ long history would keep them in the limelight, the Marvel community is prepared to put in the work necessary to keep Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 an integral part of the fighting game community. Events like these can go a long way towards reminding everyone why a game is popular, and it’s fantastic to see players stepping up to the plate in Arizona.
Undefeated of the Southwest Volume 2 is scheduled for July 4. More details can be found here.
To say Community Effort Orlando 2015 was one of the most exciting Ultra Street Fighter IV tournaments we’ve ever seen wouldn’t do the event justice. As players poured into Florida in hopes of qualifying for Capcom Cup 2015, it was clearly evident we were in for something special, but what resulted was definitely beyond our wildest imagination. This was a tournament that saw Mad Catz’ Daigo Umehara and Momochi of Evil Geniuses eliminated off-stream early into the top 32 bracket, after all.
While the presence of Kazunoko and Evil Geniuses’ PR Balrog in the finals is far from a surprise, their fellow top-three participant made waves throughout the entire bracket. 801 Strider, whose Abel has been decimating opponents throughout the Street Fighter IV series for years, devastated everyone who stood in his way over the course of the weekend with his clever oki setups and tricky grappler play.
In addition to being the one who initially sent Daigo to the losers bracket, Strider would go on to defeat Dieminion of Yomi Gaming and Mad Catz’ Mago (fresh off a first-place finish at South East Asia Major 2015) before falling to Kazunoko in winners bracket after the Japanese player made an impressive comeback. Though he would win his own close set against PR Balrog and get the runback, Strider would again fall to Kazunoko, but not before impressing just about everyone watching in the venue and at home with his tenacity.
If you missed out on watching these matches live, Capcom Fighters wasted no time uploading replays. Feel free to check out the finals below and then visit the official playlist for more.
Source: Capcom Fighters