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Turn That Pressure Around: 90 Moves You Should Be Punishing in Street Fighter V

An overview of when it’s safe to attack back–against the whole Street Fighter V cast.

In a game as aggressive as Street Fighter V, it’s vital to be able to recognize when your opponent has thrown a punishable move against your defense. It can be very tricky to recognize when it’s safe to push buttons, and when you’re about to fall right into another frame trap.

CrossUPDP has compiled this visual list of easy-to-punish moves, covering all of the SFV roster; while still keeping in mind that some of these moves become safe for the attacker at the right range, and noting the startup frames of your own punishing move of choice, this list can help you visually recognize when the time has come to safely push back against your opponent.

Source: CrossUPDP

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Evo Providing $1000 Pot Bonus to Pokkén Tournament at NorCal Regionals 2017

Here’s the first piece of Evo’s promised support for competitive Pokkén Tournament in 2017!

Pokkén Tournament didn’t make it into the ninth slot at Evo 2017 in the Player’s Choice donation drive; however, in honor of the effort made by the Pokkén community in trying to beat Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 to the main stage–and the generous amount of donations gathered for Make-a-Wish International in the process–Evo pledged to support Pokkén Tournament events in 2017 with $10,000 in pot bonuses.

Today, we’re glad to announce the first of these pot bonuses for Pokkén in 2017: Evo will be throwing in $1000 to Pokkén Tournament‘s prize pool at the upcoming NorCal Regionals.

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NCR 2017 is a Premier Capcom Pro Tour event, offering tournaments for the following games (in addition to community choice titles):

  • Street Fighter V
  • Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
  • The King of Fighters XIV
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee
  • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
  • Pokkén Tournament

NCR 2017 takes place in Sacramento, California on April 14-16, 2017. Pre-registration is currently open!

Evo’s Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar is currently polling the FGC for opinion on which future events should also receive part of the remaining Pokkén pledge:

Sources: Evo; NorCal Regionals; Joey Cuellar (Twitter)

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Watch Itabashi Zangief Apply That Muscle Power in Street Fighter V, Courtesy of Olympic Gaming

Impressive matches and some questions answered from one of the world’s most famous Zangief mains.

This time, Olympic Gaming turns their Spotlight series on Hiromiki Kumada, better known as DetonatioN Gaming’s Itabashi Zangief. This Japanese competitor is widely considered one of–if not the–best Zangief players worldwide, and it shows in his high-level “Itabashi mix-up” play style. Fans of the Red Cyclone will want to pay close attention to his gameplay in the video below for pointers; check out the brief interview in the video description to get to better know the “person behind the Gamer Tag.”

If a hungrier grappler is more to your taste, check out Olympic Gaming’s prior Spotlight on MenaRD’s Birdie.

Thanks to AKumah Matata for the tip.

Source: Olympic Gaming

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Yasuyuki Oda Promises More DLC Character Information for The King of Fighters XIV Next Week

The King of Fighters XIV director Yasuyuki Oda took to Twitter to remind fans that details about KOFXIV’s DLC characters–previously promised at the KOF World Championships–would still be coming in the near future: by next week, in fact.

At this point we don’t know anything concrete about who will be joining the KOFXIV roster–or even if it will be three or four new additions. Stay tuned!

Thanks to NightmareStream for the tip.

Source: Yasuyuki Oda (Twitter)

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The SRK Rollback: Best of February 24 to March 2, 2017

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news–and our favorite SRK articles–from February 24 to March 2, 2017!

Frame 1:
Capcom Pro Tour LogoCapcom Pro Tour 2017 Qualifying Structure, Prize Pool, and More Locations Revealed in the Official Trailer

Capcom finally lays out what this year’s CPT will look like: listing all of 2017’s planned locations to date, with an adjusted qualifying system, and confirmation that NuckleDu will automatically return to defend his title.

Frame 2:
for_honor_pc_version_confirmed[1]For Honor — Breakdown and Impressions: Is It a Worthy Fighter, or Just the Flavor of the Month?

Ubisoft’s new title has made a deep impact on the FGC, even if its definition as a “fighting game” is ambiguous and debatable. Our El Cubano Loco breaks the game down for you in this exhaustive review.

Frame 3:
SFvDS02_covertest_cropUDON’s Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #2 Now Available for Pre-Order

This wild comic book crossover of Capcom worlds continues in UDON Entertainment’s 8-issue limited series, and you can check out the variant covers and find your Previews pre-order codes for the second issue here.

Frame 4:
USFII_jp_releaseUltra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers Launches on May 26 for Nintendo Switch

Initially thought to be the release date for Japan alone, we soon learned that this is the day the latest version of Street Fighter II will launch in the UK and North America as well. Will it live up to its potential as a new iteration of the classic game? On May 26, we find out.

Frame 5:
LingTake a Stance! How to Use–and Fight Against–Ling Xiaoyu’s Tricky Tekken 7: Fated Retribution Stances

Crow_Spaceboy kicks off a new strategy series for Tekken fans: Take a Stance! In the first installment, we examine how to use–or fight against–Ling Xiaoyu’s sneaky stances in Tekken 7. More to come!

Frame 6:
cygames BEAST logo whiteMobile Developer Cygames Signs on Daigo Umehara, Snake Eyez, & PR Balrog

Cygames–of Shadowverse fame–jumps into FGC sponsorship with both feet by signing three of the best-known competitors in fighting games today.

Frame 7:
Eddy Gordon Tekken 7Here Come Those Kicks: Eddy Gordo Returns for Tekken 7

The Tekken 7 roster continues to grow ever larger with the addition of another returning fan-favorite. Will the slick Capoeira master be your new main?

Frame 8:
Dr Fate Injustice 2Golden Age Hero Doctor Fate Joins the Fight in Injustice 2

NetherRealm surprises us by pulling a classic character from DC’s Golden Age to join the Injustice 2 roster, and it looks like age won’t slow this magician down.

Frame 9:
risingup_introRising Up: Kolin Bread and Butter Combo Guide — Punishes, Confirm Combos, Juggles, & More

The Phantasm of Snow and Ice has arrived in Street Fighter V, bringing a unique and complex toolset with her. Bafael helps get you started with these bread ‘n’ butter combos. Additionally, check out our #KolinLab and day two Kolin roundups.

Frame 10:
Shin HisakoShin Hisako Acts as the Fourth Remixed Character Coming to Killer Instinct

After a string of Twitter teases, the impending arrival of this remixed version of Hisako has been confirmed by Iron Galaxy: redesigned with a new look and a new weapon–and potentially a new fighting style, that we’ll see revealed soon.

Editor’s note: The views expressed in this article and the selected posts are solely those of the writers, and do not reflect Shoryuken.com as a whole.

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The Many Secrets of the Illuminati: Combos, Tech, and Gameplay for Street Fighter V’s Kolin

Chill opponents to the bone with this tech for Kolin in Street Fighter V.

The Phantasm of Snow and Ice is (conversely) heating up Street Fighter V with her arrival; her unusual techniques and abilities have certainly captured the attention of players everywhere. Here’s a gathering of what has crossed our path for Kolin so far–much of this is based on or has contributed to the mass gathering of Kolin tech on Twitter under #KolinLab.

Be sure to also check out our own Kolin bread ‘n’ butter combo guide from Bafael as part of Rising Up.

To start, here’s a video movelist for Kolin by AXETB:

marlonlonmilk offers up this collection of Kolin combos, ranging from basic to advanced:

Evil Canadian has prepared one video of “optimal-ish” bread ‘n’ butters, and another exploring some icy okizeme:

Here’s some more okizeme deomonstration from Joutai:

Of course, desk was quick to start exploring what Kolin is capable of! Here’s what he’s come up with:

Doopliss heard the “Kolin” for new combos, so they put this together–featuring a 100% stun combo for lower-health characters:

Apolo Volturi shows us what Absolute Zero looks like in this stylish combo video:

VesperArcade prepared this video of intermediate EX combos for Kolin:

Rushdown Radio has provided these videos examining aspects of Kolin’s Diamond Dust V-Trigger:

ThePrince offers this look at potential Kolin set play:

alb3530 prepared this video that displays the hitboxes for most of Kolin’s moves, in slow-motion:

YogaFlame24 already has a lot of Kolin gameplay footage on their channel, including this FT3 mirror match between MajorBoy and Narikun:

You can watch Echo Fox|Momochi try Kolin out on Momochi & ChocoBlanka TV:

To close, here’s a mirror match between Echo Fox|Justin Wong and Floe:

Thanks to everyone that sent in tips!

Sources: AXETB; marlonlonmilk; rooflemonger; Joutai; desk; Doopliss; Apolo Loussalier; VesperArcade; Rushdown Radio; F1r3byrd; alb3530; YogaFlame24; Momochi & ChocoBlanka TV; XusesGB

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Mobile Developer Cygames Signs on Daigo Umehara, Snake Eyez, & PR Balrog

Cygames unleashes the Beast!

Japanese mobile game developer Cygames–known for their hit digital collectible card game Shadowverse–has announced that it will sponsor a legendary trio of esports athletes: bringing Daigo Umehara, Darryl “Snake Eyez” Lewis and Eduardo “PR Balrog” Perez under its banner for its foray into the world of fighting games. The group will adopt their name from Umehara’s famous moniker: Cygames Beast.

Cygames is well-equipped to make an impact on Street Fighter V’s competitive scene with this combo of Umehara’s indomitable Ryu, PR Balrog’s hard-punching namesake, and Snake Eyez’s deadly Zangief. Cygames will act as a co-sponsor to Snake Eyez (shared with Red Bull) and to Umehara (shared with Red Bull, Twitch, and HyperX).

Daigo "The Beast" Umehara
Eduardo "PR Balrog" Perez
Darryl "Snake Eyez" Lewis

Here’s what these fighters had to say about their new sponsorship:

Daigo “The Beast” Umehara:

I feel great to be able to start the new CPT season with a new partner joining my existing great support team of Red Bull, Twitch, and HyperX. I am honored to be a part of Cygames, one of the greatest mobile game makers in Japan. I believe this new partnership will not only help further US community growth, but it will also bridge the gap between the US and Japanese esports scenes.

It’s very exciting for me to be reunited with Street Fighters from around the globe, discover and meet new and young faces throughout the CPT 2017 season. It is my desire to visit the countries I have never been to and meet the community members there.

No one can predict what is to happen in the end, but my goal is always to showcase my gameplay. To put up an exciting game is my job. I am only going to work hard to do that.

Eduardo “PR Balrog” Perez:

I feel very proud and honored to be representing Cygames throughout this year, and I’m extremely grateful that they believe in me. My goal going into Capcom Pro Tour this year–aside from trying my best to win–is to take some time and try and grow the community further, since fighting games are getting popular, I want to be able to teach not only by streaming, but by creating content on other platforms and spreading our awesome game.

Darryl “Snake Eyez” Lewis:

I think it’s an amazing opportunity to partner up with Cygames. Seeing new companies emerge in the fighting game community is always an eye-opener to how big our scene is getting. I started playing Street Fighter back when none of this even came across my mind, so it’s crazy seeing all the opportunities available to us now. Capcom Pro Tour is getting bigger every year, and I plan on participating in as many tournaments as I can. I plan on becoming stronger both mentally and technically, and to ultimately (of course) win Capcom Cup 2017. I also want to take part in projects that will bring more people into Street Fighter, so our community could grow even bigger.

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Source: Cygames, Inc. [Photo of Eduardo Perez by Rose.]

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Carl “Perfect Legend” White Joins Stream.Me as Their First Esports Sponsorship

The three-time Evolution champion is set to represent Stream.Me in future competition.

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Carl “Perfect Legend” White has accepted a sponsorship deal with Stream.Me, becoming the first player in the live-streaming platform’s new esports team. Perfect Legend is renowned for competing in the Dead or Alive, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Street Fighter and Injustice series, and he’ll be fighting under Stream.Me’s flag for all the major tournaments in the 2017-2018 season–including Final Round 20, CEO, DreamHack Austin, Combo Breaker, and Evo, He will also be using Stream.Me exclusively for all future livestreaming.

Carl “Perfect Legend” White:

I’m happy to join Stream.Me as an ambassador to the FGC. Competing in tournaments like the Kombat Cup and streaming here has been such a fantastic experience so far, and I look forward to taking things to a whole new level with this opportunity.

Stream.Me has stated that they intend to continue looking for more world-class esports players to sign to their roster in the near future.

Source: Stream.me

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Instant Raging Demons and Grounded Crossups: Street Fighter V Akuma Mini-Roundup

Ensure the Demon’s Path is the path to victory.

Kolin is joining the cast today, but Season 2’s first addition to Street Fighter V is still proving a fearsome opponent. Here’s a few tech tidbits Akuma mains will want to take note of.

As powerful as the Shun Goku Satsu is, its unusual input command can be tricky to work around if you don’t want to telegraph your intentions to the opponent. In this video, World Warrior looks at “instant” Raging Demon input methods for pad players:

In the same vein as these Zangief punishes, ThePrince demonstrates countermeasures to Urien’s Aegis Reflector on wakeup (as developed by Javits). A bit of a zap to the face can’t slow the Master of the Fist down.

ThePrince also has something a bit stranger to show off, in the videos below: an apparent glitch that allows Akuma to perform a grounded crossup against Necalli. Check it out:

Thanks to everyone that sent in tips!

Sources: World Warrior; F1r3byrd

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UDON’s Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #2 Now Available for Pre-Order

The next installment of this wild crossover battle is now available for pre-order from your favorite comics retailer!

Continuing the crazy crossover action, UDON’s second issue of Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers–an 8-issue limited series–is now available to pre-order. UDON’s issue synopsis:

Chun-li and Ken are trapped in dark dimension full of ghouls, demons, and monstrosities, and things only go from bad to worse with the arrival of Lord Raptor–the heavy metal god of the undead! The crossover chaos continues in STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS!

Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #2 offers two standard covers: Huang’s Story cover (CVR A), and Rob “Robaato” Porter’s Midnight Bliss cover (CVR B), that links with the CVR B from issues 1, 3, and 4 to form a single Midnight Bliss-tribute image. This issue also features two retailer incentive covers: The classic-styled “Movie Poster” incentive cover (CVR C) by Joe Vriens, and South African illustrator Warren Louw’s  provides a guest artist incentive (CVR D) that showcases Juri and Q-bee.

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Expect Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #2 to hits comic stores everywhere in May 2017, with the digital version available via comiXology.

STREET FIGHTER VS. DARKSTALKERS #2
32 pages, full color; $3.99; available May 2017
MAR172153 STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #2 (OF 8) CVR A (HUANG)
MAR172154 STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #2 (OF 8) CVR B (PORTER)
MAR172155 STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #2 (OF 8) CVR C (10 COPY INCENTIVE)
MAR172156 STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #2 (OF 8) CVR D (20 COPY INCENTIVE)

Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #0 is available now, with issue #1 expected in April.

Source: UDON Entertainment