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New York’s best players will compete in the final Dragon Ball FighterZ: Battle for the Belt event

The Battle for the Belt is the next Dragon Ball FighterZ event to put on your calendar. This time, the competition takes place in New York City and will feature 16 of the best players from that region.

Competitors from the past Battle for the Belt tournaments will face each other on March 27th and 28th in a two-day tournament to determine who gets the Belt, and a cash prize. Just like the past fights leading up to this one, it will take place at Microsoft’s esports lounge, Mixer NYC Studio. Among the 16 attendees figure Lord Knight, PAG|Grover, Method|Flux, and more.

The event’s broadcast will begin on March 27th, 7:00 PM ET on the Mixer website. Check out the preview video below:

Source: DrProfMcNasty

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Learn essential Noctis combos in this Tekken 7 tutorial video with annotation

At last, Final Fantasy XV fans and Tekken 7 enthusiasts can enjoy the latest DLC character, Noctis Lucis Caelum. Packing an armament of magical weapons, spells, and teleportation tricks, Noctis appears to be a force to be reckoned with among the cast. It’s time to get studying in order to get ahead of the competition.

legendaryMihawk warps in with a well produced combo video for Noctis. They go over a variety of starters — first showing every sequence as it is, then replaying it in slow motion with notation. After that, every combo includes an informational splash screen that lists the full combo again, has a pad for reference with inputs as well as the combo’s damage, hits, and difficulty. Take note of the combos that only work on certain characters. The latter parts of the video include Rage Art and Rage Drive techniques, and a few wall sequences.

Are you on the Noctis train yet? Let us know your impressions in the comments below. For more on the hero, check out some Noctis Tekken 7 gameplay.

Source: legendaryMihawk

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Izayoi brings out the Scarlet Justice in this BlazBlue: Central Fiction combo video

Many fighters are turning their heads toward the upcoming BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, but the main game in the series, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, is not dead yet. Monarch, who has shown mastery with several BBCF characters, is back with a new combo movie for your enjoyment.

Izayoi is quite the advanced character, featuring a resource system that either gains or spends her resource. In the video, Monarch shows mastery over this and effortlessly completes sequences from a variety of starters. A lot of them happen in short, practical situations, like from a throw during corner pressure into some Es dragon punch baits. There’s an interesting screen-wide punish against Hazama. Other than many Fatal Counter combos, there’s also a beautiful fight staged against Jin, as well as some combos on Tager and Susano’o that look character-specific.

Take a look at the video below, and let us know in the comments if you’re still keeping up with BlazBlue: Central Fiction.

For more Monarch content, check out his Es combo video.

Source: Monarch

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Infiltration joins Panda Global as their newest Street Fighter V competitor

During Final Round 2018, a big announcement accompanied the ongoing competition. Panda Global has welcomed a new member of their family — and its none other than Infiltration, a world-famous Street Fighter V competitor.

Lee “Infiltration Seon-woo let the world know about this in a dramatic way: right before his first match in the top 8 Street Fighter V matches, he revealed his brand new team jersey live on stage. HiFight captured the moment from the stream:

The team’s Twitter has also posted a celebratory video on their timeline, showcasing some of his best moments:

Congratulations to Panda Global on their latest fighting game player!

Sources: HiFight (Twitter); Panda Global

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IGN takes a detailed look at the SoulCalibur VI trailer for Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher

Looks like the rumors about the White Wolf joining the cast of Bandai Namco’s upcoming fighter were true — Geralt of Rivia is the first official guest character in SoulCalibur VI.

So far, we only have the reveal trailer to look at, but IGN produced a helpful look at the video footage with slowdowns and some speculative analysis. In it, IGN brings up Geralt’s swords — one is steel, and the other is silver, which is used for special monsters.

The SoulCalibur Twitter account wrote that Geralt uses both along with his “Signs” (according to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Signs are “simple magic spells that can prove effective when used properly.”) IGN guesses that the silver weapon would specifically come out for monstrous enemies (e.g. Lizardman), but my personal prediction is that Geralt will take out that sword when activating his “Soul Charge” mechanic. A lot of the video focuses on the Signs that Geralt uses.

We can’t wait to see more of Geralt — and there will be an opportunity to do that at the SoulCalibur VI event in San Francisco at the end of the month.

Sources: IGN; SoulCalibur (Twitter)

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SoulCalibur VI event in San Francisco will present the latest version of the game with special guests Kayane and MarkMan

After a short break — peppered with exciting character reveals — it’s time for the Soul to burn once again and give players some opportunity to try the game in action. The latest build of SoulCalibur VI will be available for the public at an event in San Francisco at the end of March.

The Ring Out Event will feature special guests: famous French player Kayane and Bandai Namco brand ambassador Mark Julio. Musicians R3LL and Arius plan to take over the DJ sound booth. Attendees will get their hands on the latest version of the game, which, in addition to the characters we’ve seen in action, should include newly-revealed Ivy and Zasalamel as well as special guest character Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher games and novels.

The event is free as long as you reserve your ticket online at Eventbrite; there are event details there including address and time (the event is 21+). For the unlucky ones who aren’t in San Francisco area, Ring Out will be streamed on the Bandai Namco US Twitch channel from 7:30 PM PDT on March 29th.

Source: SoulCalibur (Twitter)

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Is Arc System Works teasing another BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle reveal for April 11th?

Arc System Works has officially launched their new Instagram account. The posted embedded below is the first image ASW has posted:

The image has the ArcLive show logo, so presumably, it’s the date for another character reveal — that would be consistent with the closing tease of last night’s character reveal trailer. The pixelated “mosaic” can only leave us guessing as to who will appear, but personally, I feel like I see Kokonoe in the upper right corner, and maybe Nine on the left side of the image. Let us know who you think is in there!

Lastly, in case you missed it the other night, the recent ArcLive episode featured company president Minoru Kidooka. Along with James Chen and Mike (the translator) the three share a celebratory “Let’s Rock” wine and answer fan questions. They largely talk about the philosophy behind BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and how integrating a few franchises is a strategy to bring more fans into the BlazBlue franchise, which more or less officially ended after 10 years with Central Fiction (at least in terms of the main story). Kidooka mentions being open to fan feedback and shaping the series based on what the company hears. Near the end of the stream, the president gets to show off his Tekken 7 skills, which he picked up from Katsuhiro Harada himself during Evolution 2017.

Sources: ASW (Instagram); ASW (YouTube)

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Similarities compared between Broly footage and Android 16 in Dragon Ball FighterZ

Broly has been confirmed as the first of the two DLC characters for Dragon Ball FighterZ, and we’ve finally caught some glimpse of the giant in action in his trailer. While we don’t know his entire moveset yet, the trailer revealed some animations, and a few of Broly’s attacks.

YouTube channel Overload has posted an interesting comparison video that points out some similarities with another character from the cast: Android 16. Not everything aligns closely, but a few of the attacks look quite similar to Android 16’s. Their intro animations look almost identical, and their auto-combo shares a grab attack. Both also use an air grab to bring the opponent crashing down onto the stage. Their projectiles are definitely different, though.

Maybe Broly isn’t that much of a “copy&#8221$$ but rather, by looking at similarities with Android 16, players can begin to figure out how Broly can fit into a team.

Lore-wise, Broly is not technically a canon character, based instead on appearances in Dragon Ball Z side movies. Check out Broly’s announcement trailer and some Dragon Ball FighterZ avatar gear that will be included.

Source: Overload

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Mocchi’s Sol returns to Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 in a great compilation video from Mikado

Some Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 players have been wondering about Mocchi lately, and whether he’s still active in the community. His Sol Badguy is definitely renowned as one of the best. Worry not, as the Japanese arcade Mikado just pumped out some fresh match footage between Mocchi and none other than Nage Faust.

The clip below is a compilation of matches between the two. There are many rounds when Nage is so dominant, Mocchi can only begin to mount a comeback at critical life. Mocchi’s talent really shines when he doesn’t give up in the face of nearly insurmountable odds. He knows how to make every single hit count, and make the most of it. There’s a great example of that around the 2:20 minute mark, where he turns the tide with a 2HS counter-hit. He’s also great at reading Bursts from Nage, not an easy feat.

You can see three matches between the two in the clip below:

Source: Joniosan

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This video compilation highlights amazing moments from 17 years of Capcom vs. SNK play

Ready for a trip down memory lane? There’s no better fighting game series for that than the beloved Capcom vs. SNK. In case nothing today reminded you of how old you are, the first game is nearly 20 years old already… LiangHuBBB created a great compilation showcasing lots of hype moments that the game brought over its lifetime.

The reel covers a wide swath of sources, from Japanese to American. There’s a lot of footage from Game Spot Versus, like an amazing Gouki perfect victory and Geese Howard touch-of-death combos. The compilation includes moments from EG|NYChrisG and Bas, which took place at Combo Breaker 2017. At the same event, Alex Jebailey faced Echo Fox|Justin Wong in a memorable match, which is shown around 6:20.

Here’s to many more Capcom vs. SNK moments in the future! Check out the YouTube page of the video for a full list of credits.

Source: LiangHuBBB