Yesterday, the folks at Bandai Namco Entertainment uploaded an interview from Final Round 19 featuring Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray. The two discuss the feedback they’ve received so far on Tekken 7 Fated Retribution, how they feel the Tekken 7 tour is capable of attracting players of all skill levels and backgrounds, and more.
Harada notes that the game still has a number of unseen Rage Arts, costumes, and characters for fans to look forward to, but doesn’t give any exact details on when we can expect to see these unveiled. As for the console version, which we’re all anxiously awaiting, Harada notes that “the company is trying to limit how much [he] can reveal at this moment.” So, sadly, there’s no news on a release date yet.
Wednesday Night Fights returns to the eSports Arena in Santa Ana, California tonight for the second in their current run of off-season events. Tonight, Street Fighter serve as the main sources of competition. Attendees can also expect competition in a variety of other titles.
You can catch all the action by tuning into the live streams below or heading on over to their respective Twitch channels.
We’ve received a number of Street Fighter V tech tidbits over the last week, so we decided to round them all up and share them with the community. Let’s get started!
Ricardo “Mono” Roman gets things rolling today with this latest episode of Shadowloo Bootcamp focusings on how Alex keeps his opponents grounded.
Up next, this third Chun-Li “Odds N’ Ends” video from KSabot highlights a number of nuanced tactics Chun players can employ, including ambiguous post-stomp hits, crouching fierce applications and some tips for okizeme following a forward throw.
You may have seen some proxy guard option selects out in the wild, and if you’re looking to sprinkle some of these into your own Ryu play, the next handful of clips, from 4Dstreaming, will definitely help you out.
Sometimes it’s nice to just kick back, relax, and watch someone secure a victory emblazoned with those seven golden letters. XusesGB liked seeing perfects so much that they decided to throw together a whole compilation of replays from top players managing to escape battle unscathed. Even though the first landed hit in each of these rounds spoils who the victor will be, watching said victor stay out of harm’s way until their opponent is knocked out can prove quite satisfying to watch.
This next video, from Vandylizer, analyzes how to confirm Zangief’s V-Reversal into his Critical Art in a number of different situations. This is not an exhaustive list, but offers enough examples to give ‘Gief players an idea of when they should burn some V-Meter to escape pressure and score some big damage.
A roundup just wouldn’t feel right without the inclusion of something silly, and we’ve got the perfect candidate to close things out tonight. Masquerading as an infomercial recorded on a VHS tape, this video from MrOso44 demonstrates some of the uses for F.A.N.G’s Senpukuga in a truly creative manner.
This week’s installment of Next Level Battle Circuit is now streaming live courtesy of Team Spooky. As usual, the event is being broadcast from its namesake, Next Level Arcade, in New York City. Tonight, they’ll be showcasing competition in Street Fighter V.
If you would like to check out these weekly tournaments, you can head on over to Next Level Arcade and take part every Wednesday. The address has been included below.
4013 8th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11232
The stream is currently live below, but you can also visit Twitch to join the chat. Full brackets will be made available through Challonge.
The folks over at VGBootCamp recently went live with another installment of Smash @ Xanadu from Xanadu Games in Baltimore, Maryland. These weekly broadcasts provide a great look at the region’s Smash community, and tonight’s installment will feature competition in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
If you’re interested in some Smash Bros. action, be sure to tune in. The stream is live below, but you can also head on over to Twitch to join the chat.
Whether you’re looking to steal strategies or pick apart their play, tuning in to tournaments is a great way to keep up with what the top players in your game of choice are doing. But tournaments aren’t the only place to catch high-level action; plenty of YouTube channels keep track of noteworthy players and upload their matches for viewers to enjoy. One such channel is Olympic Gaming.
If you’ve seen their “SPOTLIGHT” series, you know Olympic Gaming specializes in finding online matches worth seeing. While a Street Fighter V “SPOTLIGHT” series has yet to officially begin (it is on the way, though), that hasn’t stopped those behind the videos from sharing loads of matches featuring some of the best players in the business. Below, we’ve included fights highlighting players like Mago, PG|Filipino Champ, Flash Metroid, and others.
If you enjoyed seeing how these folks handle their characters when not under tournament pressure, you can find more replays at the link below.
Street Fighter V, like any new fighting game, stands apart from previous entries in its series for plenty of reasons: mechanical changes, graphical updates, roster inclusions… the list goes on. And while so much does change, many aspects of the game may be more similar to their old iterations than we’d notice without paying them special attention.
In his newest “Megamix” video, Desk takes a trip back to the days of Street Fighter Alpha–or Zero, if you prefer–to offer viewers a look at how Rainbow Mika’s previous incarnation lines up with her current one. Desk’s editing makes the video a worthwhile watch even if you’re quite familiar with Mikas new and old.
Desk previously gave Birdie the same treatment, so if you enjoy this style of video, be sure to check it out.
Yesterday, as part of their continued effort to expand PC fighting game offerings, Arc System Works made Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code available for purchase on Steam. If you’re a fan of this subgenre who has been awaiting such a port, you’ll definitely want to check it out.
Even though the game itself has been around for some time, the Steam port will still set you back a $24.99; however, if you pick it up within its first week, you can get it for 20% off, or $19.99.
If you’re not familiar with the series, be sure to check out the Mizuumi wiki to pick up some basics before trying your hand at online play.
Guile has been the topic of much discussion lately, and while we’ve already seen a fair share of information surrounding the the upcoming character, there’s still much left to learn before we finally get to take him into battle ourselves. Yesterday, the folks at Winner Stays On ran a special stream to highlight the returning fighter and give viewers a better idea of what he’s capable of.
At the beginning of the stream, which you can find embedded below, Logan Sama and Matt Edwards spend some time breaking down all of Guiles moves. These include a host of command normals, some target combos, his stationary projectile and plenty more.
Of course, those basics pave the way for loads of matches featuring the new character. If you’re hungry for Street Fighter V Guile gameplay footage, you’ll definitely want to check it out.
