Author: Sam "Trilby" Foxall

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DMG|Ryuga Makes Some Waves in This Corrin Montage for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

We’ve had a fair few montages from other members of DMG Alliance, now it’s time for one from the head honcho himself. Ranked third on Michigan’s Smash 4 Power Ranking and regarded as one of the best Corrins in the USA, DMG|Ryuga has come out of the shadows to release his own combo video, centered around the draconic fighter from Fire Emblem Fates.

Corrin is a character that thrives on punishing air dodges with Dragon Fang Shot and forward-smash, as well as killing offstage with a perfectly spaced Impale, so expect plenty of poor souls flying across the stage to their grim fate in this montage. As with most videos that DMG puts out, there is a smooth future funk backing track and some flashy edits to make those combos look extra cool.

Source: DMG Alliance

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Embarrass Opponents with Your Electrifying Pichu Skills, with This Super Smash Bros. Melee Guide from Mew2King

Infamous for bringing out his Pichu in pools to humiliate unsuspecting players, FOX|Mew2King has finally created a specialist guide, designed to help Melee players to style on opponents with this jokey character. Most of Pichu’s moves are terrible, either doing damage to himself when used, or having abysmal range so that you can’t hit anyone unless you get in super close.

For its multitude of flaws, Pichu does have some redeemable features. Its up-smash isn’t terrible, its neutral-air is one of the best in the game, and his ledge dash is better than Fox’s, which is something, I guess? While M2K is very clear about Pichu’s problems–he even does damage to himself during his respawn invincibility–he show players how to chaingrab fastfallers like Captain Falcon from zero to death, if they have the courage to do it.

You’re never going to win Genesis or The Big House by watching this guide, but you may turn someone into a pillar of salt at your next local, and who doesn’t love doing that?

Source: Most Valuable Gaming

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Empoleon is Coming to Pokkén Tournament Arcade on December 15th

Rejoice Pokkén fans, this armored emperor penguin is finally coming to battle. Announced by the official Pokken Twitter account today, Empoleon is on their way to Pokkén Tournament Arcade, acting as the last of the currently known DLC characters for this Pokémon themed fighter.

Previously discovered through fans datamining the Wii U version of Pokkén, they discovered initially what they thought was three new fighters; Scizor, Darkrai and Empoleon. In actual fact, it was four fighters, with Croagunk getting upgraded from assist to fully playable character earlier in November, causing many to panic that the Steel and Water starter Pokemon from Sinnoh was not actually going to make it.

Fans can now rest easy, as Empoleon will be joining the arcade roster on the 15th of December. It is not known at this time if these DLC fighters will make it to the Wii U version of Pokkén, but seeing as the Nintendo Switch is on the way, it is likely that Pokkén will get an updated rerelease with all the new characters included while the Wii U version is updated via DLC.

Expect an Empoleon trailer and various community breakdowns of this character very soon.

Source: pokken_official via Gematsu

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Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike’s Cooperation Cup Volume 15 Will Be Streamed in English

Due to overwhelming demand from fans who love to watch top level 3rd Strike, 2017’s Cooperation Cup will be streamed with English and Japanese commentary, thanks to Twitch Japan. For those who maybe aren’t as familiar with the tournament series, Cooperation Cup is a legendary Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike tournament which has been running since 2002, where teams of up to five players duel it out in an intense one-day event.

As well as the main event, the warm-up Pre-Cooperation Cup will also feature English commentary, giving English speaking players some prime time viewing in early January. Cooperation Cup is set to run on January 8th 2017 at Tokyo Leisure Land Palette Town in Koto, and it will be streamed on the Gamenewton Twitch channel.

Source: matsuda4951 via FightingGameESL

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CEO Gaming Announces CEO Dreamland, a Dedicated Three Day Smash Event from April 14th-16th

With Super Smash Bros. growing in popularity and size at recent CEOs, the time has finally come for the series to get its own dedicated event. Similar to CEOtaku, CEO Dreamland will be a three day extravaganza run from April 14th-16th 2017, especially for Smash and other platform fighters, acting as one big preparation event before 2017’s Summer of Smash begins.

Taking place at CEO’s usual venue, the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Florida, the original Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will have tournaments at CEO Dreamland, with Brawlhalla and Rivals of Aether featuring on the title card too. With doubles growing in popularity and often causing clashes with singles, all doubles tournaments will begin on Friday, with singles starting on Saturday and Sunday dedicated to finals.

There will be other exhibitions throughout the weekend, alongside a special Easter Egg hunt for various prizes. If there are other platform fighters you wish to see represented at the event, make sure to reach out to the CEO Gaming team as side tournaments will be welcome with approval from staff. Additional information is available on the CEO Gaming website and registration will go live on smash.gg on December 16th, so mark your calendars for then.

As for CEO 2017, Smash 4 and Melee will still feature at the event but only as singles tournaments. CEO Dreamland acts as the place to train ahead of the summer, so use this specialist Smash event to get in as much practice as possible.

Source: CEOGaming

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CKT|Fergus Offers an Extensive Primer for New Players Coming to Tekken 7

As is the way with any new fighting game, Tekken 7 is going to have an influx of players who aren’t as well versed in 3D fighters, yet have previous experiences playing other 2D games like Street Fighter or Guilty Gear. To help ease players in and help port their fundamental FG knowledge from 2D to 3D, Irish Tekken player CKT|Fergus has written this helpful primer to guide players into the world of Tekken.

After deciphering some Tekken jargon concerning input notation and specific technical terms–for example, that start-up frames are called impact frames–Fergus provides small guides to the majority of the Tekken 7 cast, covering their pros, cons, and difficulty to pick up.

If you are like me and last played a 3D fighter during the days of Soul Calibur V, the document is excellent for showing which characters I should potentially play when Tekken 7 drops, based on my preference of play style. Fergus does intent to update the primer with characters like Miguel and Lee once the community knows their changes from Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

Source: Fergus2k8

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Misfits Joins the FGC by Signing Ryan “The Moon” Coker-Welch as Their First Player

Yet another esports team is branching out into the world of fighting games. European esports organizations Misfits has signed Super Smash Bros. Melee player Ryan “The Moon” Coker-Welch as the very first fighting game player to join their roster. After a brief stint with Kingsmen earlier this year, The Moon has gaining steam through 2016, with his Marth play vastly improving and earning him top 10 finishes at big tournaments like Heir 3, The Big House 6 and Blood for Blood.

His presence at Smash Summit 3 also won him a whole host of new fans, thanks to his comedic commentary throughout the whole event. The Moon will be representing Misfits at UGC Smash Open in Illinois this weekend, so expect The Moon trying to outshine some of the stars attending this event. With Misfits recently celebrating victory at the DreamHack Winter Overwatch Championships, let’s see if some of that success will rub off on their latest signing.

Speaking to ESPN Esports, Misfits owner Ben Spoont says that the team “will also be expanding into more FGC games in the coming weeks,” so keep your eyes peeled for more signings very soon.

Sources: Misfits.gg; ESPN Esports

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You Can’t Escape: The Cool Kid93 Shows Off His Ferocious Alex in This Street Fighter V Match Compilation

While he may not be as flashy as fellow 3rd Strike veteran Urien, an accomplished Alex can be a sight to behold in Street Fighter V. Alongside players like Gunfight, Circa|LPN and Donpachi, TheCool Kid93’s Alex is doing the Brooklyn brawler proud, as seen in his latest Alex compilation.

His corner control is what really stands out in this compilation, forcing the opponent into the corner and then not letting them free until they’re knocked out. All it takes is a single good read and it’s a round for Alex. The mega parry at the beginning of the video, where TCK93 parries two V-Trigger Fuharenkyakus and a Critical Art from Juri is pretty damn impressive too.

Source: THE COOL KID93

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SSBM Tutorials Releases Some Mini-Interviews with Melee Players from Evo 2016

If you can cast your minds back to the far flung time of July this year and the weekend that was Evo 2016, talent from every fighting game under the sun was concentrated in one place to earn glory on one of the biggest stages in history. Armed with a microphone and with the help of Falcon player and fan favorite commentator Vish, SSBM Tutorials got a chance to interview an assortment of top Melee players that attended Evo 2016.

Chatting to players like XTR|Eddy Mexico, Bladewise, Druggedfox and more, SSBM Tutorials was able to discuss player experiences at Evo, how they did during their respective journeys through the bracket as well as if they experimented with different character picks over the course of the event.

There can be a saturation of content that talks to just the absolute pinnacle of Melee players so these mini-interviews act as a refreshing break, as viewers can hear what players on the come up have to say about the game and big tournaments like Evo.

Source: SSBM Tutorials

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2GG|Komorikiri Takes Victory in France at Smashdown World

2GG|Komorikiri finally breaks the sponsorship curse and wins his first major outside of Japan, taking Smashdown World after a close 3-2 victory over IMT|ANTi. It was a hard fought battle for first, with Komorikiri’s Cloud making short work of ANTi’s Zero Suit Samus in game one. In a pick which initially seemed dubious, ANTi pulled out his Charizard for the rest of the set, actually taking games three and four, causing Komorikiri to counterpick to his old main of Sonic. The Blue Blur proved his worth, dispatching ANTi’s Charizard and crowning Komorikiri the grand champion.

One thing to note is that if Grand Finals was played in the two stock format as is standard in Japan and the USA, ANTi would have actually reset the bracket by game four, due to his Charizard pulling a stock ahead in games two, three and four.

ANTi’s counterpicks were in full force throughout a lot of top 8, with his Cloud duelling against Glutonny’s Wario in Winners’ Semis and then securing the win versus DNG|Kameme in Losers’ Semis. His Mario did get a look in against Kameme but once the Megaman master switched to his Wario, it was time to put the plumber on the bench for the rest of the tournament, with his ZSS avenging his Cloud in the runback against Glutonny.

Glutonny however, was the real standout of this tournament, acting as France’s hero and defender against threats from around the world. The Wario legend and Brawl veteran defeated Kameme 2-1 in Winners’ Quarters, pulling on his knowledge of some deadly jab lock and Waft setups to beat one of the Japanese contenders. Kameme actually mained Wario in Brawl and his loss to Glutonny prompted him to bring out the old flame for his fight against ANTi, even wearing the “Gluto” tag in-game. To get all the way to Losers’ Final with a mid tier character in a bracket of world class threats is a major achievement, so expect more of Glutonny in 2017.

Meanwhile, Mr. R was unable to defend his title as the ruler of Europe, thanks in part to the international talent attending Smashdown World. Komorikiri first sent Mr. R into the Losers bracket after a tense five game set in Winners’ Semis, repeating the success he saw using Sonic against Sheik back at The Big House 6. Kameme then acted as gatekeeper and executioner, racking up his third win against Mr. R and sending the Dutchman out of the tournament at fifth.

Elsewhere in top 8, it was a competition between members of Team Prismatic, as pM|cyve, pM|LoNg0uw and pM|Sodrek all fought for places at fifth and seventh. LoNgOuw went out at seventh after a robot battle between his ROB and Kameme’s Megaman, while cyve was forced to teamkill teammate Sodrek in a DLC battle between Bayonetta and Cloud. Cyve would then fall to ANTi 3-1 in Losers’ Quarters, putting cyve at fifth and sending the whole of Team Prismatic out of the tournament.

Despite some quite significant scheduling errors, Smashdown World was definitely a tournament worth tuning into, just to see oft-seen characters like Wario and Charizard feature in a top 8. Let’s hope the presence of top tier international talent will put the boot up the whole of Europe to continue improving at Smash 4.

RESULTS:

1. 2GG|komorikiri (Cloud, Sonic/Japan)
2. IMT|ANTi (Mario, ZSS, Cloud, Charizard/USA)
3. Glutonny (Wario/France)
4. DNG|Kameme (Megaman, Wario/Japan)
5. pM|cyve (Diddy Kong, Bayonetta/Germany)
5. Mr. R (Sheik/Netherlands)
7. pM|Sodrek (Fox, Cloud/Germany)
7. pM|LoNgOuw (ROB/Germany)

Sources: 2GGaming; smash.gg