Author: Zavian "mushin_Z" Sildra

Daily Dot Esports caught up with BST|Daigo Umehara at Community Effort Orlando 2016 to talk about Street Fighter V and his performance in the game at CEO this year–which he says he is very happy with, compared to DreamHack Summer 2016, as he felt the competition at CEO was on a higher level. He comments on how Tokido’s victory over RZR|Infiltration at CEO now makes Tokido the player to keep our eyes on in Street Fighter V.

Among other matters, they talk about whether Umehara feels pressure from his fans to perform well, and his concerns that his age may be impairing his ability to compete in fighting games (and how he wants to win again to prove otherwise). Daily Dot Esports also asks: what exactly does a Twitch Global Brand Ambassador do?

Daigo Umehara recently expressed some interesting opinions about Street Fighter V’s future with the Capcom Pro Tour, which are also briefly touched upon in this interview.

You can also hear what Tokido has had to say lately in our own interview and from the CPT Interview Series at DreamHack Summer 2016.

Source: Daily Dot Esports

Ibuki is officially on Street Fighter V’s playable roster, so those joining her on the path of ninjutsu can look forward to a lot of combos and tech surfacing to help build your game. Here we go!

First out of the gate we have combo virtuoso desk, with some some explosive double-bomb combos, a 62-hit combo finishing with her Critical Art, and an apparent bomb glitch.

Next, here’s some basic combos and resets for Ibuki from Alejandro Stinson.

YogaFlame 24 uploaded some CFN network replays showing pro players EG|Momochi & Chris G taking Ibuki into battle against Necalli and Balrog.

And finally, here’s a video compilation of her Trials from EventHubsFGC, for convenient study.

Ibuki (and Balrog) will be legal for play at EVO 2016, so start practicing!

Sources: desk, Alejandro Stinson, YogaFlame24, EventHubsFGC

The latest Super Smash Bros. for Wii U video offering from Smash experts Beefy Smash Doods provides an in-depth examination of input buffering in Smash 4. After explaining the concept to those unfamiliar with a frame-to-frame breakdown, the video discusses what inputs can be buffered in the game–basically all normals, specials, and jump inputs, with some exceptions–then follows with what can’t be buffered, such as inputs during a ledge grab and shielding. The video also includes information about the priority order of multiple buffered inputs, and how buffering a ledge cancel into an air attack will always come out as a neutral air, regardless of directional input.

Skillful input buffering allows for “frame perfect” combos, but if you’re sloppy you’ll perform actions you don’t want, so learn to use the technique well.

“Stay Beefy,” as they say, with more Smash 4 tutorials from the Beefy Smash Doods: ledge trumping, footstooling, or the 2-frame punish.

Source: Beefy Smash Doods

At long last, Street Fighter V’s much-anticipated Cinematic Story Mode is almost here! Capcom wants to keep up the hype with this trailer, featuring the current roster of Street Fighter V as well as newcomers Ibuki and Balrog–and upcoming fighters Juri and Urien, of course. A weaponized moon, glimpses of Shadaloo’s Dolls, rampaging Necalli, M. Bison more powerful than ever before: there’s a lot going on in this minute and a half, but very soon we’ll be able to see F.A.N.G’s apocalyptic plan unfold for ourselves.

The Cinematic Story Mode will be launching tomorrow, July 1st–along with much more new SFV content.

Source: Street Fighter

Since the announcement that the fully-playable boxer would be joining Street Fighter V in Friday’s update, the hype for Balrog has been strong. Ibuki’s on her way too–but at the moment it’s Balrog’s time in the limelight, just how he likes it. If you’re gearing up to main the Crazy Buffalo, VesperArcade’s breakdown will serve you well: giving us an in-depth examination of what we know so far about Balrog’s normals, specials, V-system and more.

Balrog was the focus of the latest WinnerStaysOn Session in London, in which a number of players showcased what he’s capable of. The BEAST compiled a selection of potent and powerful combos from that footage.

You can also watch the full (nearly three-hour) WSO Session that provided that gameplay footage, if you don’t want to risk missing any details!

Sources: VesperArcade; The BEAST; Capcom Fighters

desk’s videos tend to fall into two categories: complex high-execution combos and exploits, or: strange stuff. Street Fighter V’s clothing and hair physics can be unpredictable, displaying clipping and unusual movement during the course of even regular play; desk takes it to the next level by highlighting some more extreme examples of physics glitches in action, and also detailing how to replicate them for yourself. It’s like everyone gets their own personal wind tunnel!

desk also recently celebrated the renaming of his YouTube channel to–well, the name he’s already known for, rather than “biffotasty”–by posting an R. Mika Shooting Peach combo that uses her entire EX gauge.

For some more of the stranger side of desk, watch him take on SFV’s Challenge Mode one-handed, or witness all 23 Critical Arts at once.

Source: desk