Explore the Mysteries of Street Fighter V’s “Double Projectiles” in desk’s New Video

In this new video, desk discusses an interesting property that Street Fighter V shares with some specific versions of Super Street Fighter II: the ability to add a second projectile while there’s another already active. Aside from under certain conditions–like Guile’s V-trigger, or Ibuki’s multiple kunai–this isn’t something you’re able to do in the Street Fighter series.

Basically, when a projectile moves offscreen in Street Fighter V, it seems to lose its hitbox and other properties, even if the action shifts the viewable area of the stage back to where the projectile is still visible. Once the original projectile has been “nullified” this way, it’s possible to throw out another one–causing multiple projectiles to be visible at once, even if only one has a hitbox. Interestingly, Ibuki’s bomb is an exception and stays active, even if offscreen.

For more SFV strangeness from desk, have a look at how to perform “impossible” combos.

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Gain Some Further Insight into Live Street Fighter V Online Play with James Chen

Watching your own replays and recognizing your own mistakes, habits, and responses to certain situations is an important improvement process in Street Fighter V; so is watching the gameplay of others objectively for comparison. James Chen provides us the best of both worlds in Almost Adequate Adventures 5.52: a lengthy set of online SFV matches, paired with his own real-time analysis and commentary on what he’s thinking as he goes up against other fighters. The result gives great insight into his own play, his opponents’, and SFV play in general.

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Keep Burning to Fight with This King of Fighters XIV Roundup: Hein, Mature, Terry, Mian, Alice, and More K’ Combos

So, turns out The King of Fighters XIV netplay is a bit iffy–but that shouldn’t keep dedicated King of Fighters fans from burning to fight, either in local battles, or in in the reputedly more stable Party Mode (see below). We’ve provided one KOFXIV combo roundup already; here’s some more combos and option selects from the community to improve your game and inspire you to keep fighting!

Persona Entertainment serves up this selection of classy Hein combos:

TheConan1234321 put together this video exploring Mature’s moves and their properties:

Here’s some Terry safejumps and options selects, courtesy of SnowMonkeySoFunky:

Dusty C brings us these combos for the unusual fighter Mian:

DarkWingZEROX offers up some more stylish combos for K’:

Antinomy, provider of this handy KOFXIV fighter selection infographic, has also been posting combo videos to Twitter; here’s a few for newcomer Alice:

To close, VesperArcade has offered some possible workarounds to help deal with poor online connections; most specifically reporting that Party Mode is much more stable than other online modes.

Thanks to everyone that sent in KOFXIV tips!

Sources: Persona Entertainment; TheConan1234321; SnowMonkeySoFunky; Dusty C; DarkWingZEROX; Antinomy (Twitter); VesperArcade

BigBoysToys’ New Blanka Figurine Rolls Out This October

As shown previously, BigBoysToys is adding some new characters to their line of classic Street Fighter II figurines; it looks like the first of the three to join the fight will be Blanka, now available for preorder through toy import sites such as CD Japan, PLAY-ASIA, or the Japanese Amazon site, rolling toward an October 2016 release.

This cartoony-but-fierce rendition of Blanka features its own background setting based on Blanka’s own SFII Brazil stage, and light and sound effects similar to the previous BigBoysToys SFII figurines.

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Bringing T.N.C-05 Blanka home will cost you between ¥12,000 to ¥13,000 (approximately $110 USD) plus shipping through these retailers.

Sources: CD Japan; PLAY-ASIA; Amazon.co.jp

Undecided? Here’s 10 Reasons to Try Out The King of Fighters XIV

Does a new fighting game release fill you with hype–or dread? There’s no shortage of games out there demanding your time and attention. If you already spend time playing Street Fighter V, or Mortal Kombat X, or Killer Instinct, or Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, or any of the myriad anime fighters, or something from the Super Smash Bros. series… well, there’s only so many hours in the day.

The King of Fighters has a long and respected pedigree in the genre, but if you’re on the fence about digging into a new game, maybe cammyplayer’s reasons (some rather subjective and personal, admittedly) to give the game a look might help you make up your mind–such as the large variety of characters, the series’ distinct feel, the challenge of the fighting system, or the improvements made since the game was first shown.

If you decide in the positive, start with our day one KOFXIV roundup.

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EGX 2016 to Host Tekken 7: Fated Retribution’s UK Tournament Debut

The upcoming EGX 2016 games show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England will include Bandai Namco showcasing Tekken 7: Fated Retribution in a tournament setting for the first time in the UK–long overdue, after the game has been to Evo twice and many other venues in various forms. But Bandai Namco undoubtedly wants to keep all worldwide markets engaged and interested for the game’s impending console release.

EGX will run September 22-25, 2016. For more information, or to register to attend (though tickets appear limited at this point), head over to EGX’s event page.

Source: EGX

Capcom Humble Bundle on PlayStation Includes Discounts on Street Fighter V and Other Titles

For approximately the next two weeks you can grab a variety of Capcom titles for PS3 or PS4 from the PlayStation Store as part of a new pay-what-you-want Humble Bundle promotion–including two prominent Capcom fighters, in the form of Street Fighter V and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.

For a minimum payment of $1.00, you can pick up:

  • Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3
  • Strider
  • Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
  • Final Fight Double Impact
  • a coupon to receive 45% off Street Fighter V on the PlayStation Store.

If you pay more than the average ($12.05 as of this writing) you’ll also get:

  • Lost Planet 3
  • Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix
  • Resident Evil HD Remaster
  • Okami HD
  • Remember Me
  • Mega Man 9 & 10 Combo Pack

You can choose how you payment is divided between Capcom, charity, and Humble Bundle’s own “tip jar.” This is a great opportunity to fill out your PlayStation Capcom game collection with some excellent titles, and get a good deal on Street Fighter V if you haven’t picked it up yet.

Note that this promotion is not available in all regions. Thanks to Paul for the tip!

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ZeRo’s Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1.1.6 Tier List Resumes with His Bottom and Low Tiers

Team SoloMid’s ZeRo has previously weighed in on his own personal tier list for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U–after the 1.1.6 patch–as seen in his lists for top tier and upper-high tier. It seems he’s revisiting the topic now, but instead starting again from the bottom. Below are his videos listing his personal picks for the bottom tier and low tier in Smash 4.

Here’s his full tier list as it currently stands. First the previous (#1-#22, descending order):

TOP TIER

  • Ryu
  • Cloud
  • Sonic
  • Rosalina & Luma
  • Zero Suit Samus
  • Sheik
  • Diddy Kong
  • Fox
  • Mewtwo
  • Corrin
  • Mario

UPPER-HIGH TIER

  • Bayonetta
  • Pikachu
  • Ness
  • Yoshi
  • Meta Knight
  • Villager
  • Donkey Kong
  • Mega Man
  • Pit/Dark Pit
  • Captain Falcon
  • Luigi

Now, his new list (#46-#56):

LOW TIER

  • Link
  • Samus
  • Little Mac
  • Bowser Jr.
  • King Dedede
  • Mii Brawler

BOTTOM TIER

  • Ganondorf
  • Mii Gunner
  • Zelda
  • Jigglypuff
  • Mii Swordfighter

This leaves a big hole in the middle of the list, but it seems to be ZeRo’s intention to work back up to the top–so those top 22 spots might change if he continues the new list in this way.

The Smash 4 Back Room also has a new full tier list, for comparison.

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Battles Heats Up with Momochi’s Ken in This CFN Compilation

In Street Fighter V competition, Evil Geniuses’ Momochi seems to have made Ken his main (with some Karin as well)–and to highlight Momochi’s fiery (but tempered) Ken gameplay XusesGB compiled over twenty minutes of online footage from the Capcom Fighters Network into the highlight video below. Is Momochi the best Ken? Have a look as he battles opponents of various CFN ranks, playing many different fighters, and judge for yourself.

Comparatively, have a look at these matches from Ken’s rival as played by who may be the best Ryu, Daigo Umehara.

Source: XusesGB

Here’s the Game Lineup for Brazil’s TRT Championship 2016

Coming to Curitiba, Brazil for October 1-2, TRT Championship 2016 (also known as Treta Championship) has announced their game lineup for the weekend’s battles with the new trailer below. In addition to their Capcom Pro Tour ranking Street Fighter V event, the tournament will hold events for Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat X, The King of Fighters XIV, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U–singles and doubles. The event will be streamed on TRT’s own Twitch channel.

For more information, head over to TRT Championship’s Facebook page.

Thanks to Thiago for the tip!

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