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Arcade Shock’s Cyber Monday sale starts tomorrow with discounts on select HORI products, NEO GEO Mini, and more

More deals are still to come from Arcade Shock!

Following up their week of Black Friday discounts, it’s almost time for the Cyber Monday sale at Arcade Shock. You’ll be able to score select HORI products — or the Japan version of the NEO GEO Mini — at special one-day prices on Monday, November 26th. A 15% discount on parts and accessories (excluding Brook products, or pre-ordered/customized items) and 50% off Splitframe apparel will also be available and continue throughout the week to come, no Coupon Codes needed.

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The SRK Rollback: Best of November 16-22, 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 November 16 to November 22, 2018!

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

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red bull conquest & capcom pro tour bannerRED BULL CONQUEST Finals results & Capcom Pro Tour North American Regional Finals results

The last big CPT bash in North America didn’t disappoint, especially with CJ Truth letting the world know that he’s a player to watch going forward!

Frame 2:
sfv cody holiday costume santa with a knifeHoliday costumes for Blanka, Cody, Falke, and Sakura are coming soon to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

Cody Holiday outfit = a knife-wielding Santa Claus. Count me in.

Frame 3:
capcom cup 2018 tokido featureCapcom Cup 2018 Analysis: Will Tokido finally hoist the cup?

Missing Person kicks off this year’s round of analysis pieces on the Capcom Cup contenders with the #1 Street Fighter V player in the world, Tokido.

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sfv_logo_b&wX-Kira’s latest round of datamining reveals more Resident Evil Crossover Costumes, playable NPCs coming to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

X-Kira is on a streak of correct predictions based on datamined finds, making these reveals very likely to be coming to SFV soon.

Frame 5:
sfv_chun-li_show_you_my_kung-fuSee the impact of Street Fighter’s Chun-Li on the video game industry in this Just Frame video

Her legacy in gaming is great indeed, and this brief video tribute is a worthy nod to the Strongest Woman in the World.

Crow_Spaceboy, Assistant Editor:

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josieEquinox Gaming signs European Tekken 7 Josie pro Adnan “Blackbeard” Zaman

Blackbeard’s single tournament point spike was one of my favorite moments of TWT 2017.

Frame 2:
2o2fmakaiRegistration is open for Ohio’s “Makai World Cup 2019 x 2 Old 2 Furious” tournament on March 23-24, 2019

Grassroots FGC at its finest here. Go to it, watch it, do something to support this great collaboration. 

Frame 3:
blade_arcus_rebellion_from_shining_famitsu“Blade Arcus Rebellion from Shining” announced for PlayStation 4 and Switch

It irritates me that Blade Arcus is getting a sequel when Studio Saizensen could just… continue to support Blade Strangers. 

Frame 4:
Soulcalibur-VI_2018_06-12-18_012SoulCalibur VI sales trail behind II’s & IV’s; Game figures 6th on October’s best-selling list

I doubt it’ll ever outsell SCII, but I’d like to see it move past IV eventually.

Frame 5:
gamerschoiceawardsTastyJam & UltraChen nominated for Gamers’ Choice Awards as fan-favorite caster duos

I wanted to mention that Scar and Toph, smash commentators, were also nominated and should be equally congratulated. Whoops.

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

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Wednesday Night Fights x Orange County 4.2 streaming live tonight from Esports Arena, featuring Street Fighter V, SoulCalibur VI, and more!

Check out the high-level competition every Wednesday night at Esports Arena in Santa Ana, CA!

Wednesday Night Fights is a hotbed for fierce competition in a variety of fighting games, ranging from the current hottest titles to some less-prominent gems. Tune in to see the best of the best in California strive to up their game in these weekly battles at Esports Arena, brought to you by Level|Up Series!

WNF x Orange County features weekly tournaments in the following titles: Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, and Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2. They also feature monthly events for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, Pokkén Tournament DX, and ARMS. Other games appear seasonally or for special events. For more information on the events and schedule (or to register, if you’d like to attend), check out the smash.gg event page, or Level|Up Series on their Facebook page or Twitter.

This week you can check out Wednesday Night Fights x Orange County 4.2. Casuals kick off by 7:00 PM PT, while the main tournaments start at 9:30 PM PT.

BRACKET PLAY

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 MAIN STREAM (ESA OAKLAND & ESA ORANGE COUNTY)

Watch live video from leveluplive2 on www.twitch.tv

VARIETY

Watch live video from MaxDamageTV on www.twitch.tv

TEKKEN 7

Watch live video from LevelUpYourGame on www.twitch.tv

DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ

Watch live video from Kevin_Ha on www.twitch.tv

SUPER SMASH BROS. FOR WII U

Watch live video from 2GGaming on www.twitch.tv

ANIME

Watch live video from StuffRSStreams on www.twitch.tv

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Sources: Level|Up Series (Twitter); Wednesday Night Fights (smash.gg)

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Wednesday Night Fights x Oakland Episode 16 streaming live tonight from Esports Arena, featuring Street Fighter V, SoulCalibur VI, and more!

Check out the high-level competition every Wednesday night at Esports Arena in Oakland, CA!

Wednesday Night Fights is a hotbed for fierce competition in a variety of fighting games, ranging from the current hottest titles to some less-prominent gems. Tune in to see the best of the best in California strive to up their game in these weekly battles at Esports Arena, brought to you by Level|Up Series!

WNF x Oakland features weekly tournaments in the following titles: Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st], Fighting EX Layer, Street Fighter X Tekken, and Super Smash Bros. Melee. They also feature monthly events for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, Pokkén Tournament DX, ARMS, and Injustice 2 [TBD]. Other games appear seasonally or for special events. For more information on the events and schedule (or to register, if you’d like to attend), check out the smash.gg event page, or Level|Up Series on their Facebook page or Twitter.

This week you can check out Wednesday Night Fights x Oakland 2018 Episode 16.

Schedule (as posted on smash.gg):

  • 6:00 PM PT – Casuals
  • 8:00 PM PT – All other games besides Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition & Fighting EX Layer start
  • 9:00 PM PT – Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition & Fighting EX Layer start
MAIN STREAM (ESA OAKLAND & ESA ORANGE COUNTY)

Watch live video from leveluplive2 on www.twitch.tv

VARIETY STREAM

Watch live video from THEPANDORAHOUSE on www.twitch.tv

BLAZBLUE: CROSS TAG BATTLE

Watch live video from esedu on www.twitch.tv

UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH EXE:LATE[ST]

Watch live video from Yowanehaku on www.twitch.tv

SUPER SMASH BROS. MELEE

Watch live video from windforceesports on www.twitch.tv

TEKKEN 7

Watch live video from Shangles on www.twitch.tv

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Sources: Level|Up Series (Twitter); Wednesday Night Fights (smash.gg)

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Get a dose of Ultra Street Fighter IV action in the UK from the special WinnerStaysOn open tournament

“Fists will fly at this location!”

Are you jonesing for a hit of good ol’ Ultra Street Fighter IV violence? Back in late October WinnerStaysOn hosted an open event that — alongside Dragon Ball FighterZ and Street Fighter V — included a USFIV tournament. You can check the bracket out on Challonge, and catch the action from Winners Semi-finals up to Grand Finals in the YouTube playlist below. You’ll see some strong play from competitors such as Gamachan, Boltstrike, Jester Power and others, along with a mix of USFIV fighters including Dee Jay, Decapre, Chun-Li, Rolento, and more.

Source: winnerstayson via Logan Sama

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Capcom Connect (Episode 8) streaming live from Esports Arena Oakland, featuring El Cubano Loco & Pavocado

The news, art, and action continues on Capcom Connect.

Capcom’s new weekly streaming show Capcom Connect continues tonight at 8:00 PM PT, streaming live from Esports Arena Oakland! Tune in at Capcom Fighters on Twitch.

Watch live video from CapcomFighters on www.twitch.tv

The stream will once again feature event and news recaps, Street Fighter V matches with guest players and art and cosplay from Street Fighter fans. Tonight’s guests are Pavocado and SRK’s own El Cubano Loco!

From the original Capcom-Unity announcement:

You will have the chance to win various codes for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition just by watching and interacting with our social channels. In the afternoon before each show, we’ll tweet out a specific hashtag on the Street Fighter or Capcom Fighters Twitter account. All you need to do is use that hashtag in a tweet of your own before the drawing begins at around 8:15 PM PT. During the show, we’ll randomly choose winners and announce them on-stream. After the show, expect a Direct Message from the Street Fighter or Capcom Fighters accounts with your code. The codes are currently only for North America.

If you’re an artist or cosplayer, tweet @StreetFighter with pictures of your creation and we just might feature it on the stream with all credit going towards you!

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Battle the Umbrella Corporation with these Resident Evil Crossover Costumes for Cammy, Kolin, and Urien in Street Fighter V

New costumes are incoming from Capcom’s popular horror series.

The new Holiday costumes aren’t the only outfits coming to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition on November 27th; Capcom has just revealed a batch of Resident Evil Crossover Costumes that allow you to dress up Cammy as Jill Valentine, Kolin as Ada Wong, and Urien as the nefarious Albert Wesker.

While prior Crossover Costume campaigns have been mixed between Extra Battle challenges and Premium DLC to purchase, it isn’t yet clear if these will be earned through the Extra Battle mode, or only offered for sale in the Shop, or some of both. We’ll find out when these launch next week — or if they post further details on Capcom-Unity before then!

Source: Street Fighter

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Fighting Tuesday 37 streaming live tonight from Red Bull Gaming Sphere Tokyo, featuring SoulCalibur VI, Tekken 7, & Dragon Ball FighterZ

Tokyo’s best battle weekly for dominance in Bandai Namco’s hottest titles!

Fighting Tuesday, presented by ANIMEILLUMINATI, sees fierce competition from some of Japan’s best players in SoulCalibur VI, Tekken 7, and Dragon Ball FighterZ, and is held weekly at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere Tokyo. You can catch it every week on ANIMEILLUMINATI’s Twitch channel — and check out the VOD archive on JIYUNA’s YouTube channel!

Fighting Tuesday 37 begins at 7:00 PM JST (3:00 AM PT). Look for the bracket on Challonge; for more details check out JIYUNA on Twitter or search the #FightingTuesday hashtag.

Watch live video from ANIMEILLUMINATI on www.twitch.tv

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PlayStation Store Black Friday Sale offers discounts on Dragon Ball FighterZ, Injustice 2, For Honor, and more

A few fighting games made it into the list for PSN’s Black Friday Sale.

With Black Friday fast approaching, expect to see lots of retailers offer deals this week — and the PlayStation Store is no exception. Their Black Friday Sale for 2018 includes a number of fighting games and fighting game-related titles in the mix.

  • Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker (PlayStation 4) – $35.99 (was $59.99)
  • Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker Deluxe Edition (PlayStation 4) – $53.99 (was $89.99)
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ (PlayStation 4) – $26.99 (was $59.99)
  • Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition (PlayStation 4) – $24.99 (was $49.99)
  • Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD (PlayStation 4) – $19.49 (was $49.99)
  • Mortal Kombat XL (PlayStation 4) – $5.99 (was $19.99)
  • Persona 5 (PlayStation 4) – $19.99 (was $49.99)
  • Monster Hunter World (PlayStation 4) – $24.99 (was $49.99)
  • Monster Hunter World Digital Deluxe Edition (PlayStation 4) – $29.99 (was $59.99)
  • For Honor (PlayStation 4) – $9.99 (was $39.99)
  • For Honor Marching Fire Edition (PlayStation 4) – $29.99 (was $59.99)
  • Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (PlayStation 4) – $35.59 (was $59.99)
  • Injustice 2 Legendary Edition (PlayStation 4) – $17.99 (was $59.99)
  • NieR: Automata (PlayStation 4) – $29.99 (was $59.99)
  • NieR: Automata 3C3C1D119440927 [DLC] (PlayStation 4) – $6.99 (was $13.99)

Many more titles are also available, including God of War and Overwatch. The sale ends on November 27th.

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Source: PlayStation Store

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Arcade Shock offers a full week of savings in their Black Friday Week sale, November 19-25

Save some cash on parts and accessories from Arcade Shock this week!

Arcade Shock is offering a week of great deals on a variety of goodies leading up to (and slightly after) Black Friday with their Black Friday Week sale. You’ll be able to save on joysticks and carriers, apparel, upgrades, and more.

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  • Sale runs Monday, Nov. 19 to Sunday, Nov. 25.
  • Daily Door-buster Deals start at 11:00 AM each day and last the whole day, or until sold out!
  • Most FGC parts and accessories are 20% off (no coupon code required, exclusions include Brook, pre-orders, custom orders).
  • SPLITFRAME apparel: most are 50% off, otherwise 20% off (no coupon code required).

Source: Arcade Shock