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Relieve Both the North American and Latin American Capcom Pro Tour Finals in These Highlight Reels from Capcom Fighters

Last week was very busy for Street Fighter V fans, with the Latin America CPT Finals starting off the week and the North American CPT Finals bringing it to an explosive end. Both tournaments were filled with memorable matches, so Capcom Fighters has brought together the top five best moments from both events, in two separate highlight reels.

The Latin American finals saw Dr. Ray winning that qualifying spot from invaders outside of the region. His Vega and the Dominican Republic will be on show at Capcom Cup Finals, potentially with F3|Brolynho and Brook|Misterio joining him to represent Latin America. In the North American finals, we also saw a hometown hero defending the house from out of region players. Gaining his revenge on Tokido for knocking him into Losers in round 1 of top 16, Team Liquid’s Nuckledu proved that Canada Cup was not a fluke and claimed the trophy with the all-American hero Guile. We also saw RB’s Urien put on an absolute clinic against players like BST|Daigo Umehara, and ANBU|Punk having the performance of his life by making it all the way to Winners’ Finals against Tokido.

Check out the videos below and do comment with your favorite moments from each Regional Final. The last event in the Capcom Pro Tour before Capcom Cup, the Asia/Oceania Regional Finals, takes place in South Korea from November 17th to 19th and it will determine the final placings for Capcom Cup 2016. Expect some ferocious competition as players desperately fight for that last guaranteed spot at Capcom Cup.

Source: Capcom Fighters

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TLTC Triumphs at the Hero to ZeRo Online Qualifier for 2GGT: ZeRo Saga

While Smash Summit 3 and Red Bull Battle Grounds were raging on the West Coast of the US, a tense Super Smash Bros. for Wii U online qualifier was raging in cyberspace. The Hero to ZeRo qualifier saw players from North America fighting it out to win that all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas for 2GGT: ZeRo Saga in December. The top 8 was quite different to what you usually see in your typical Smash 4 bracket, with a Shulk, two Yoshis and a Mr. Game & Watch making an appearance, and a Palutena taking the whole event.

The winner, TLTC, actually started top 8 in the Losers bracket, sent there by fellow top 8 entrant Regi Shikimi’s Mr. Game and Watch in round 1 of pools. This resulted in a tough road for TLTC, fighting Burst’s Yoshi and Calculus’ Bayonetta before getting a short break with JK’s disqualification due to connection issues. After that, he had to contend with Dufaux’ Shulk before facing top ranked Villager, Aardvark in two sets of Grand Finals. Aardvark actually chose to stick to secondaries for the first two matches of Grand Finals, taking a game with his Morton before switching to R.O.B to fight off TLTC’s Palutena. After dispatching the robot, Aardvark finally pulled out Villager from his back pocket to duel with the goddess.

With the bracket reset, TLTC and Aardvark traded games, eventually reaching a game five situation where the goddess eventually won the day, rewarding TLTC with that golden ticket to Vegas. However, even though he won the grand prize, TLTC will actually be giving the flight away to a secret recipient so possibly expect one of the other top 8 contenders to be coming to 2GGT: ZeRo Saga.

RESULTS:

1. SCB|TLTC (Palutena/California)
2. Aardvark (R.O.B, Morton, Villager/California)
3. Dufaux (Shulk/Michigan)
5. Calculus(Bayonetta/Utah)
5. SF|Regi Shikimi(Mr. Game and Watch/Mexico)
5. JK (Bayonetta/Nevada) (5th due to disqualification)
7. YellowRello (Yoshi/Texas)
7. Burst (Yoshi/Ontario)

Sources: smash.gg; TLTC

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The One Winged Angel, Sephiroth, Is Coming to Final Fantasy Dissidia Arcade Later in November

Teased early last week, Square Enix has announced that the villainous Sephiroth is coming to Final Fantasy Dissidia Arcade in an update to the game in late November. His character trailer shows Sephiroth dueling with Final Fantasy VII protagonist Cloud in the Shinra Power Plant, while the Meteor from the end of FFVII hurtles towards the planet.

Sephiroth’s moveset seems similar to his Dissidia 012 incarnation, with moves like Fervent Blow, Hell’s Gate and Scintilla present in the trailer. Some of his new moves in the trailer show him coating Masamune with a black aura before slicing at Cloud, leaving a skull over his head, as well as casting some sort of debuff on Cloud which surrounds him in a green aura. These debuffs could be key to using Sephiroth in Dissidia Arcade’s 3v3 mode, either to weaken certain opponents or to mark them for burst damage.

As mentioned, Sephiroth and the doomed Shinra Power Plant stage are coming to a new update to Dissidia Arcade in later November, so watch out for arcade footage of the One Winged Angel later this month. With Dissidia Arcade planning to come to PlayStation 4 in the near future, it could be a safe bet to assume that some sort of console announcement will be coming at the PlayStation Experience in December.

Source: Square Enix Channel

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Messatsu! Akuma is Coming to Street Fighter V, Playable at the PlayStation Experience in December

The Raging Demon is returning! Announced after the electrifying finals at Red Bull Battle Grounds, the master of the Satsui no Hado, Akuma, is coming back to Street Fighter V. With a brief stint in Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, Akuma rejoins his fellow World Warriors to throw some purple fireballs and crush enemies underneath his sandals.

Along with his announcement, we got a glimpse at a new ruined dojo stage, complete with an angry multi-armed Asura statue in the background. Eagle-eyed fans have already noticed that the kanji on Akuma’s back is the same as Shin Akuma’s in Capcom vs. SNK 2. Is that a possible hint at his V-Trigger, with him drawing deeper from the Satsui no Hado and becoming Shin Akuma?

While no release date was teased for Akuma, he will be playable at the PlayStation Experience in Anaheim, California from December 3rd-4th, so get your tickets now if you want to play an early version of Akuma before his official release.

Sources: SonicMonarch; XusesGB

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Capcom Fighters Chats to Rashid Wonder, John Takeuchi, at Red Bull Battle Grounds

During a lull in the excitement and tension of Red Bull Battle Grounds in Seattle, Capcom community manager Matt Edwards got the chance to grab an interview with the young star from Japan, John Takeuchi. Dazzling fans with his hyper-aggresive Rashid play and his youthful charisma, Takeuchi has shot up the ranks of the Capcom Pro Tour leaderboard, with wins over old guard players like RB|Bonchan and high placings at tournaments like Canada Cup and First Attack.

In this interview, Takeuchi explains how he got into Street Fighter V, how Rashid’s backstory actually influenced his character pick, as well as admitting that he may not be the best Rashid in Japan, among many other things. The back and forth between Takeuchi and the translator during this interview makes for a natural and flowing conversation, resulting in some very in-depth answers. John Takeuchi is in the top 16 of Red Bull Battle Grounds, with his first match being against XsK Samurai later today.

Source: Capcom Fighters

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SSBM Tutorials Outlines How To Conquer Fox in This Character Guide

The herald of 20XX and widely regarded as the best character in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Fox can seem impossible to beat at times. His mobility, combo game and Shine give him options to cover almost every situation but there are still ways to deal with this wily space animal. In his latest character guide, Kira from SSBM Tutorials has listed some of the things to look out for when trying to defeat Fox.

While Fox has plenty of strengths, lack of range is his main weakness and most other top tier characters can abuse their increased range to wall out Fox’s attacks. His speed is terrifying, but awareness of his approach options and having the defensive tools to counter them can alleviate the stress of dealing with a woodland creature assaulting you. Kira also lists potential edgeguards, what to do about laser camping as well as Shine pressure on your shield, which should be enough to get you started in your fight against Fox.

Source: SSBM Tutorials

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Stun Saiyans Into Submission with This Infinite Combo in Patch 1.02 of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

The release of a new fighter must be like Christmas for lab monsters, as it provides a brand new engine to experiment with and subsequently break. With the release of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, technicians have already found a pretty devastating combo which is potentially infinite and works on the majority of the cast.

Playing around with the Stun attack in Xenoverse 2, YouTuber HaWXx Is Rippin has discovered that you can infinitely stunlock an opponent, by inputting a frame perfect Stun attack just as their stamina gauge recovers. Upon landing a Stun, your opponent’s stamina gauge drains and they cannot move until the gauge fills up again. If you time another Stun attack to sync up with the flash which indicates that your opponent’s stamina gauge is back up to full, you can continually keep them in this stunned state until death.

If you input the Stun attack too early, the opponent is knocked away and you must chase them to continue the combo, while if you input it too late, they can Z-Flash away and start hitting you. Players must also note that landing consecutive Stuns is very difficult for certain characters, due to the speed of their standard attacks when compared to recovery rate of an opponent’s stamina gauge, so definitely experiment with your main to see if they can easily perform this infinite. Do note that this combo works as of Patch 1.02 of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, so it’s quite likely this combo will be removed in the future, so enjoy it now!

Source: HaWXx is Rippin

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Hsien Chang’s Juri Goes to Town in This CFN Replay Compilation

Hot off his ninth place finish at Canada Cup with solo Juri, Hsien Chang has been turning a few heads in the Street Fighter V world by showing that the taekwondo temptress can do some work in high level tournament play. As such, master gatherer of CFN replays XusesGB has created a mixclip showing Hsien Chang’s Juri facing off against some fellow high level players in various online sets.

In these assorted replays, you have battles between TS|Sabin’s Dhalsim, Wolfkrone’s Laura, F3|AlucarD’s Balrog and Stupendous’ Zangief — who also put on a show at Canada Cup last weekend — among other Diamond+ players.

Source: XusesGB

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Perfect Parries and Power Bombs in This Alex Combo Video for Street Fighter V

With careful use of his Parry, some super hard reads and a fully stocked EX gauge, a good Alex can obliterate an opponent’s health bar. In this combo video dedicated to those scramble situations where hard reads can convert into big damage, The Real Dio gives Alex mains certain scenarios where the New York native can pile on the pain. Most of these scenarios involve parrying V-Reversals, normal Reversals and wakeup Critical Arts to punish a desperate option thrown out by your opponent.

For this volume, The Real Dio labs out situations against Ken, Cammy, M. Bison, Birdie, Vega, Dhalsim, F.A.N.G, Balrog, Urien, Guile and Necalli, so expect the few remaining members of the Street Fighter V cast to be covered in a future video.

Source: The Real Dio

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Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe Releases Final Details on the UK King of the Iron Fist Qualifier

Ahead of the qualifier next Friday at their UK offices in Hammersmith, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe have released the final details on the UK leg of the European King of the Iron Fist qualifiers. The major news is that players in this tournament will be using the latest arcade build of Tekken 7: Fated Retribution which means Bob and Master Raven will be playable, and all entrants will have access to the balance changes which will be in effect during the King of the Iron Fist finals in Japan.

The event will be streamed by Nth Gen Interactive and will be hosted on the official Bandai Namco Europe Twitch channel. OG Busby, one of the UK’s premier Tekken commentators, will be joined by the ESL UK’s commentary duo, PND Ketchup and Mustard to run proceedings and commentate all of the Tekken 7 action. The stream will kick off at 11am GMT on November 11th, with top 8 set to beginning at 4pm.

You can check the entrant list here, which contains players from groups all over the country like Manchester Battle Arena, Cool Kids Table, Unequalled Media and Sunday Face Off so expect sparks to fly down in London next Friday

Source: TEKKEN