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CFN Portal Showcases “Secret” Costumes for the Street Fighter V Cast

The Japanese CFN Portal site has been bringing us lots of character profiles and concept art related to the world of Street Fighter V; the latest offering is a peek at some rejected alternate “secret” costumes for members of the SFV roster, in the same category as the unused zombie costumes revealed previously.

In the gallery below you’ll see: Chun-Li’s panda costume; Nash as a sword-weilding ninja assassin; R. Mika cosplaying Demon Coach Yoko (with her own stolen clothes); Vega in an ultra-stylish suit; Alex ready for the beach; Birdie in his version of Kanzuki-dinner-party-appropriate formal wear; Ken dressed for a safari holiday; Guile ready to defend the frontier as a Old West sheriff; pirate captain M. Bison; F.A.N.G in a kung-fu jumpsuit; and Zangief and Laura sporting their versions of regular streetwear.

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You can find more information about these outfits on the Japanese side of the CFN Portal site. Only just over half of the cast’s rejected “secret” costumes have been revealed, so keep an eye on the CFN Portal and Shoryuken.com for more to come.

Source: CFN Portal

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Zangief Spins into Action with These Cyclone Lariat Setups for Street Fighter V

Zangief’s Cyclone Lariat V-trigger is fairly versatile, and an important option for the Russian wrestler. Following up on their V-trigger overview video for the Red Cyclone, FGC Academy showcases their “Russian Sky Tech”: useful setups that begin by using only half of Zangief’s activated V-trigger bar, and following up on the Lariat’s knockdown to open up potential damage opportunities greater than simply unloading the full Lariat into the opponent. The video covers variations for quick-rise and back-recovery as well.

Source: Micah Lewis

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A Soldier Has to Fight for What is Right: Behold This Heavy Metal Version of Guile’s Street Fighter Theme

Guile’s theme continues to go with everything; shortly after we’ve been treated to ChocoBlanka’s band Electric Wind God Fist performing the Street Fighter standard live, we now are introduced to guitarist Nando Moura and his group of Brazilian musicians as they add some extra edge to Guile’s theme with this heavy metal rendition–complete with some added lyrics, reminiscent of Takenobu Mitsuyoshi’s version of Ryu’s theme for the classic Street Fighter Tribute album.

Thanks to Bruno for the tip!

Source: Nando Moura; Garidan2000

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Add Some Meaty Combos to Your Ken’s Rushdown Game in Street Fighter V

Meaty combos are getting a lot of attention in Street Fighter V–and no surprise, as they’re an important option to mix into your game. NurseLee brings us this new video demonstrating a variety of meaty combos for Ken, complete with input notation to help you practice. Study up to keep the pressure on and that rushdown rushing!

Alternatively, check out these meaty Street Fighter V combos for Chun-Li and Guile–or another approach to the wake-up game entirely with these option selects.

Source: NurseLee

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Add Some Meaty Combos to Your Ken’s Rushdown Game in Street Fighter V

Meaty combos are getting a lot of attention in Street Fighter V–and no surprise, as they’re an important option to mix into your game. NurseLee brings us this new video demonstrating a variety of meaty combos for Ken, complete with input notation to help you practice. Study up to keep the pressure on and that rushdown rushing!

Alternatively, check out these meaty Street Fighter V combos for Chun-Li and Guile–or another approach to the wake-up game entirely with these option selects.

Source: NurseLee

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Red Bull Announces Online Proving Grounds Events for Street Fighter V

Potential Street Fighter V competitors unable to make it any of the upcoming Red Bull Proving Grounds events in North America have another shot at making it in: Red Bull eSports has announced there will be three online events, giving fighters a chance to win an expense-paid trip to compete in Seattle’s 512-player Street Fighter V bracket.

The three events will take place August 29-30, September 26-27, and October 24-25. Details and registration for these online qualifying events can be found at smash.gg.

Source: Red Bull eSports Press Release

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Red Bull Announces Online Proving Grounds Events for Street Fighter V

Potential Street Fighter V competitors unable to make it any of the upcoming Red Bull Proving Grounds events in North America have another shot at making it in: Red Bull eSports has announced there will be three online events, giving fighters a chance to win an expense-paid trip to compete in Seattle’s 512-player Street Fighter V bracket.

The three events will take place August 29-30, September 26-27, and October 24-25. Details and registration for these online qualifying events can be found at smash.gg.

Source: Red Bull eSports Press Release

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Meet Team K’ In the Latest King of Fighters XIV Trailer: K’, Kula, and Maxima

Looks like Atlus wasn’t quite done with us today after all: closely following the Team Women Fighters trailer from earlier, PlayStation now brings us the official trailer for Team K’. Check out the fighting styles of fiery K’ (literally burning to fight), cheery but cold (as in actually icy) Kula, and the cyborg Maxima–think twice before taking on a man with a laser cannon in his chest.

The King of Fighters XIV launches on August 23, 2016 in North America, and is expected in Japan on August 25 and and in Europe on August 26.

Source: PlayStation

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Meet Team K’ In the Latest King of Fighters XIV Trailer: K’, Kula, and Maxima

Looks like Atlus wasn’t quite done with us today after all: closely following the Team Women Fighters trailer from earlier, PlayStation now brings us the official trailer for Team K’. Check out the fighting styles of fiery K’ (literally burning to fight), cheery but cold (as in actually icy) Kula, and the cyborg Maxima–think twice before taking on a man with a laser cannon in his chest.

The King of Fighters XIV launches on August 23, 2016 in North America, and is expected in Japan on August 25 and and in Europe on August 26.

Source: PlayStation

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Russian Wrestling is Always #1! Stupendous and Infexious Show Off Their Zangief Techniques in This CFN Compilation

Despite some reports to the contrary, the Red Cyclone is still alive and well in Street Fighter V play; two notable competitors that have stuck with the Zangief are Dark Sided’s Stupendous, and Rize|Infexious. XusesGB has compiled these matches showcasing these two players applying their Muscle Power in high-ranking online CFN fights. Watch for match-ups against WL|Chris King’s Vega, gllty’s Juri, and BX3.TP-Link|Phenom’s Necalli.

Comparatively, XusesGB recently highlighted online Ryu matches from well-known Zangief main RB|Snake Eyez.

Source: XusesGB