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The SRK Rollback: Best of September 21-27, 2018

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news — and our favorite SRK articles — from September 21 to September 27, 2018!

Zavian “mushin_Z” Sildra, Editor-in-Chief:

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DnxMSOkXUAEhfxxStreet Fighter V: Arcade Edition will finally hit arcades in Japan in 2019

This may seem like an afterthought this late into Street Fighter V‘s run, but it’s big news for the Japanese scene — not to mention finally legitimizing the “Arcade Edition” moniker…

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bornfree tom cannon 1998 reacts thumbTom Cannon offers insight on the classic Umehara vs. Valle Street Fighter Alpha 3 match and origin of “The Beast” with BornFree

This is a great (and fun) look back on a huge piece of FGC history, where East met West for essentially the first time in the burgeoning FGC.

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sfv arcade edition g revealVesperArcade talks about the strengths and weaknesses of Street Fighter V’s President of the World, G

G is one of my favorite additions to the Street Fighter universe; in this video VesperArcade discusses just how good the President’s tools are in SFV.

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SNK Heroines SplashShoryuken review: SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy subverts conventions with full-on fan service

This game blends traditional fighting sensibilities with platform fighter concepts, and then candy-coats it in cartoony T&A… Lazybones2020 delves into the unusual gameplay and chock-a-block fan service of SNK’s strange (and for many, creepy) new title.

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playstation logo sony 750x400Fortnite cross-play beta could signal the beginning of new multiplatform play opportunities on PlayStation 4

I guess it was inevitable we’d be talking about Fortnite on SRK sooner or later. Hopefully the mega-hit paves the way for wider cross-play for fighting games, too.

Crow_Spaceboy, Assistant Editor:

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sfv mecha zangief teaser cropMech Zangief returning to Street Fighter V as the next costume available in Extra Battle mode

As someone that loves wrestling and robots, this obviously ticks a lot of boxes for me. Almost convinced me to jump back into SFV. Almost.

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jack 7 srkThis “Equilibrium Calculator for Fighting Games” plots out theoretical, optimal play

I lost two hours of my life playing around with this thing, so I think that tells you how useful of a tool I think this is.

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savage_reign_750Savage Reign and The King of Fighters 2001 coming to ACA NEO GEO

I won’t try and convince you that Savage Reign is an amazing game, but I have an incredibly soft spot in my heart for its hilariously dated character design.

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New ARIKA clip teases Fighting EX Layer for Steam

Glad to see FEXL is still going strong, that’s all. My computer won’t be able to run this, sadly.

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snk sound team sampler cropSNK SOUND TEAM releases 32 classic game soundtracks spanning The King of Fighters series, Fatal Fury, and more!

This will be the soundtrack to this weekend.

Catch up on what you may have missed in our prior SRK Rollback compilations.

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BornFree gets Sako’s opinion on Menat, Sagat, and G in Street Fighter V, and the importance of keeping the fun in fighting games

“G is not necessarily strong… but interesting.”

Sako is well-known as a Street Fighter execution monster and longtime top player — and his Menat is turning heads and winning Capcom Pro Tour events this season. His technical approach and understanding of Street Fighter V makes his outlook something worth listening to — so BornFree asked him what he thinks of the last two DLC fighters of Season 3, Sagat and G.

The verdict? Sagat is pretty weak compared to the rest of the roster, while G falls somewhere in the middle — not overpowered, but with an interesting design. He offers the opinion that even Nash — the other character Sagat player Bonchan has become known for in SFV — is better than poor Sagat.

But that’s only a snippet of BornFree’s full video interview with Sako, which you can see below. They also discuss what Sako loves about Menat (and his fear she’ll get nerfed), his drive to find new combos, and his outlook on training and competition. And the SFV player he fears the most right now is Fuudo!

Source: BornFree

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Maximize your Presidentiality in Street Fighter V with this V-Trigger guide for G from VesperArcade

“This is true power!”

VesperArcade continues to explore the powers that Gaia has granted the President of the Earth in this V-Trigger guide for G in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. There are combos here for both beginners and experienced campaigners, utilizing both of G’s V-Trigger options: the Maximum President (VTI) that immediately boosts him to maximum Presidentiality and adds a projectile element to his G Barrier, and Dangerous President (VTII) that gives G a nasty uppercut and a nastier armored grab — but V-Trigger II combos require you to be more aware of your Presidentiality level, as VTII doesn’t boost it. Will you shake hands with the President?

Source: VesperArcade

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The SoulCalibur VI online ranked beta test now available for download on PlayStation 4 & Xbox One

Get ready to step on to (the beta version of) the Stage of History!

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Soon everybody with a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One (and a network connection) will be able to try out SoulCalibur VI in Bandai Namco’s ranked beta stress test. The test goes live tomorrow, but you can pre-download the beta demo today so you’re ready to jump online. The SoulCalibur VI Network Test file is ready to download now on the PlayStation Store, and the Microsoft Store for Xbox One. Go get it and ready yourself to join the Tale of Swords and Souls once again!

This beta test is scheduled to run from tomorrow (September 28) morning at 8:00 AM PT to September 30th at 8:00 PM PT.

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Sources: PlayStation Store; Microsoft Store; Bandai Namco US (Twitter); thanks to Paul for the tip.

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Skullomania from Fighting EX Layer will be taking a guest fighter spot in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy

A different kind of Skullo Dream…

Terry Bogard isn’t the only fighter being gender-bent into SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy; SNK has just revealed a new guest fighter will be crossing over (in more ways than one) to their tag-team title: Skullomania from ARIKA’s Fighting EX Layer!

This female version of Skullomania is a bit of a shared crossover with ARIKA, who has taken the original version of Terry Bogard into their own fighting game as a guest character as well. We can expect to see this new take on the skeletal superhero fight for her own Skullo Dream in SNK’s game sometime in mid-October.

Sources: snkGame; SNK JAPAN (Twitter)

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Check out the Dragon Ball FighterZ Nintendo Switch launch trailer; New fighters Cooler and Android 17 are now available

Dragon Ball FighterZ arrives on the Switch very soon!

Bandai Namco has dropped a new trailer to herald the imminent arrival of Dragon Ball FighterZ on Nintendo Switch on September 28th. This latest trailer highlights the game’s portability and different play configurations on Nintendo’s mobile console — as well as the game’s appeal to cat lovers and fans of the God of Destruction.

For the rest of us on prior platforms, the latest DLC characters Cooler and Android 17 are now available to unlock at last, so check your Dragon Ball FighterZ game pages on your respective shop services.

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment America; thanks to Paul for the tip.

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Shovel Knight digs his way into Brawlhalla as a character skin, along with the other Knights

A big shovel goes a long way.

Indie darling Shovel Knight has dug deep into fighting game guest appearances: he’s a playable fighter in Nicalis’ Blade Strangers, he’s joined the cast of Rivals of Aether, and he’s even an Assist Trophy in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. And he’s not quite done. Blue Mammoth Games has revealed the Knight is also joining their platform fighter Brawlhalla. — in a fashion.

Shovel Knight will be an alternate skin for an existing character — and so will his fellow Knights from his Shovel Knight source material: Black Knight, Plague Knight, Specter Knight, and King Knight will all also be available as character skins. The developers discuss details — including which skin will match up to which Brawlhalla fighter — in the video above.

Source: Brawlhalla

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Fortnite cross-play beta could signal the beginning of new multiplatform play opportunities on PlayStation 4

Are we about to see a revolution in multiplatform games?

Sony has long been resistant to platform cross-play on the PlayStation 4, with only rare exceptions such as Street Fighter V (with a linked PS4/PC online system) standing out, while gamers call for more unified online communities across the myriad of multiplayer titles out there. While Microsoft has regularly taken the position of being amenable to cross-play, Sony has generally been seen as the villain locking the gates to a shared online experience. Is that about to change?

As announced on today’s PlayStation Blog post from SIE President John Kodera, a cross-play beta for the ridiculously-popular battle royale shooter Fortnite kicks off today — and this is not an anomaly, but instead the “first step” in “a path toward supporting cross-platform features for select third party content.”

For 24 years, we have strived to deliver the best gaming experience to our fans by providing a uniquely PlayStation perspective. Today, the communities around some games have evolved to the point where cross-platform experiences add significant value to players. In recognition of this, we have completed a thorough analysis of the business mechanics required to ensure that the PlayStation experience for our users remains intact today, and in the future, as we look to open up the platform.

This represents a major policy change for SIE, and we are now in the planning process across the organization to support this change. We will update the community once we have more details to share, including more specifics regarding the beta timeframe, and what this means for other titles going forward.

Has the Fortnite phenomenon convinced Sony to finally open their electronic borders and drop their platform’s sakoku? It sure sounds like it, and that could be a big plus to fighting games going forward — as the splitting of online competitive communities has been long decried as an inhibitor to the games’ online longevity and development of their competitive scenes.

Check out the full post over at the PlayStation Blog.

Source: PlayStation Blog

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Vega’s classic Street Fighter II look now available in Street Fighter V via Fighting Chance

Another fighter gains back their original outfit in Street Fighter V.

While Capcom has picked up the habit of selling prior costumes back to us as Nostalgia outfits when they introduce a returning fighter to Street Fighter V‘s roster (see: Akuma, Blanka, Cody, Sakura, Sagat…), some of the veterans that were in the launch cast haven’t gotten that treatment yet. It seems that Fighting Chance — SFV’s Fight Money-fueled lootbox game — will be an opportunity to amend this, as evidenced by the latest prize, “The Naked Nobleman”:

Vega fans that want their shirtless psychopath back have until October 22 to pull this prize from Fighting Chance. Maybe this means we’ll see SFV’s Dhalsim get a chance for a shave in the future?

Source: Street Fighter (Twitter)

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Dragon Ball FighterZ adds original “Galactic Arena” stage, Halloween goodies, and more content in free update

The world of Dragon Ball FighterZ keeps expanding!

Bandai Namco has dropped a free update for Dragon Ball FighterZ today — and it comes with a fair bit of stuff:

In addition to new levels for Ranked, a pile of Halloween-themed customization items, and some changes to Versus, we’re getting a brand-new stage, the Galactic Arena. The preview above also promises more free content to come, so keep fighting!

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Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe (Twitter)

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