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August 25, 2017

The SRK Rollback: Best of August 18-24, 2017

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news — and our favorite SRK articles — from August 18 to August 24, 2017!

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

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Dissidia Final Fantasy NT releases January 30th for PlayStation 4 — here are the pre-order details

We finally have a release date for this unusual arena fighter, and I’m looking forward to it. The closed beta is also downloadable for PlayStation 4 today — did you get your code?

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UDON’s STREET FIGHTER UNLIMITED Volume 3: The Balance now available to pre-order on Amazon

It’s been quite a while since UDON’s Street Fighter Unlimited comic series wrapped up, so this collection is long due. Good to see some progression towards store shelves, albeit slowly.

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Tekken 7 sets an August 31st launch date for DLC Pack #1, adds Tekken Bowling and costumes

Gotta say, I much prefer this idea of getting new costumes just for having the season pass, rather than a certain Capcom game’s constant single-shot premium outfits… and Tekken Bowling might prove to be a fun diversion.

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Dragon Ball FighterZ slated for a February 2018 release; Closed beta sign-ups are now open

With a steady stream of gameplay footage coming out of Gamescom, the FGC’s hunger for this title is only growing stronger!

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Street Fighter V’s arcade mode is supposedly coming in January — according to dataminers

Branded as Super Street Fighter V or not, the evidence mounts that we’ll be seeing some significant additions to Street Fighter V — and the sooner, the better.

Keegan “Interrobang!?” Spindler, Features Editor:

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Pokkén Tournament at the Pokémon World Championships final results

It’s awesome to see that Pokkén is still chugging along, and these Championships were great fun. Tonosuma has put himself firmly in the conversation for best in the world at this point — just in time for the release of Pokkén DX!

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Shoryuken preview: Paradise Arcade Shop’s Magenta could be most customizable lever ever created

It’s fascinating to see the inventiveness of the FGC at work, and in the Magenta it has been put to work and then some. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing whether this is picked up by the FGC at large, or will just end up something of a curiosity.

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Earth Romancer shows off its anime/platform fighter inspirations in new gameplay trailer

I’m not going to lie, my first impressions of Earth Romancer were not good. With this trailer, however, my interests are truly piqued, and I’ll definitely be giving it a go when it comes out.

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Shoryuken review: 8Bitdo NES30 Arcade Stick for Nintendo Switch

With a new console comes new sticks, and we’ve got our hands on one of the very first for the Nintendo Switch. It may not be the best possible start, but it’s certainly not bad.

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Ori and Sein are now available to play in Rivals of Aether

Not only does Rivals of Aether get a full release this week, but also an awesome new guest character in the shape of Ori and Sein. I’ve managed to have a go with them, and they’re a fascinating duo to mess around with.

August 25, 2017

Learn to cut corners on your Dragon Punches in Street Fighter V with Git Gud Series #8: Execution shortcuts

Learn some easy ways to get the move you want, when you want it.

Street Fighter IV‘s game engine was well-noted for containing many built-in “shortcuts” that allowed inputs other than the literal movelist’s direction/button sequences to activate special moves — and thus providing alternate means of getting those moves in certain situations, once you learned to utilize the shortcut. Street Fighter V follows this design tradition, and has a number of shortcut-able moves as well — particular the Dragon Punch input.

In episode 8 of World Warrior’s “Git Gut Series,” they break down known move shortcuts in Street Fighter V that you can integrate into your own execution. They start with the dreaded “walking Shoryuken”: trying to enter a fireball motion immediately after walking forward will result in a DP instead (because of the game’s reading the forward input as the beginning of a DP), and while this is typically an input error that shoto characters need to work to avoid while in neutral, it can be used to make combo inputs a little easier, too. SFV also retains SFIV’s crouching DP (down-forward, down-back, down-forward+punch), and a similar motion can be used to more easily perform Ryu’s down+HP → heavy Shoryuken → CA combo. World Warrior also discusses the “cross-cut” Shoryuken, used to get a DP to come out in the right direction against an opponent attempting a jump-in cross-up.

Source: World Warrior

August 24, 2017

Variations on a tyrannical theme: More V-Skill & V-Trigger setups for Street Fighter V’s Urien

Prove the power of the Illuminati!

Following up on their prior video demonstrating some deadly setups made possible by combining Urien’s V-Skill (Metallic Aura) and Aegis Reflector in Street Fighter V, YouTuber Aeon Aeon has extrapolated even more nastiness from this concept.

The first video demonstrates using the combination setup to cover 3-frame normals on wakeup:

A variation on the setup for the corner:

Here’s some more options on what to do with the second Aegis Reflector.

Additionally, the following three videos look at ways to loop the Headbutt after V-Trigger, as well as setups that follow utilizing the Aegis Reflector. Both horrible and beautiful to behold!

Source: Aeon Aeon

August 24, 2017

Get ready to join the 08 MS Team in Gundam Versus with this new trailer

Bandai Namco reveals more characters to appear in the upcoming Gundam Versus.

Fans of Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08 MS OVA take note: Commander Shiro Amada is waiting for your help on the battlefield in Gundam Versus:

Want some more metal-on-metal action? Bandai Namco has also uploaded the recently-recorded livestreams in which NorCal players took Gundam Versus for a spin; check it out for nearly an hour of gameplay footage.

Gundam Versus will be running an open beta in early September, so keep an eye out for that if you want to try out your mobile suit piloting skills a bit early. Gundam Versus will arrive on PlayStation 4 in the West on September 29, 2017.

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment America

August 23, 2017

UDON’s STREET FIGHTER UNLIMITED Volume 3: The Balance now available to pre-order on Amazon

The collected conclusion of the STREET FIGHTER UNLIMITED saga is almost available.

If you’ve been waiting for the release of the final hardcover volume of Street Fighter Unlimited (and that wait has been a bit long…), the last collection of the UDON comic series is drawing nearer to publication: STREET FIGHTER UNLIMITED Volume 3: The Balance is now available to pre-order on Amazon.

sf unlimited vol 3 balance cover

The hardcover book — collecting issues 9-12 of the original comic series, depicting the climactic battle between Gill, Ryu, and Akuma — will cost you $20.39 USD (down from $29.99 USD) on Amazon, with a listed ship date of January 9, 2018. As Focus Attack is now UDON Entertainment’s official online retailer, expect the book to become available from them soon, as well — or use the Previews code MAY171942 to order a copy from your local comic book dealer! Volumes 1 and 2 of Street Fighter Unlimited are naturally still available; you can read our review of the first two books here.

Sources: UDON Entertainment (Twitter); Amazon

August 20, 2017

Ryu and Sagat clash in fan-made “Street Fighter: Rise” from AWP Films, to celebrate Street Fighter’s 30th Anniversary

A classic face-off re-imagined by devoted fans!

street fighter rise 2

To mark Street Fighter’s 30th Anniversary, AWP Films has re-created the classic face-off between Ryu and Sagat in which Sagat learns the power of the Shoryuken the hard way. Inspired by the opening of 1994’s Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, this fan-film mixes the real actors (Davis Noir as Ryu, and Barret Horiuchi as Sagat) with animated backgrounds and effects, and includes many of the fighters’ signature moves from throughout the franchise. From the director:

I was highly inspired by the opening fight from the animated film. And then it evolved to some ultra stylized and astronomical battle. It became more in spirit of the games: from hit sparks to superhuman abilities. This is Street Fighter: Alpha to VS to 5! – Francois D

You can watch Street Fighter: Rise (Clash of World Warriors) below!

About AWP Films:

AWP Films, based in LA, creates media related content with a strong focus on narrative films. Our previous endeavor was a fan feature called Far Cry 4: Fallen Country. With our current release of Street Fighter: Rise, we plan to continue our campaign of fan-related content based on anime and videogame properties. Check out our website for more information about us and our future productions.

street fighter rise 1

Source: press release; AWP Films

August 19, 2017

Wham-O lets you play Windjammers for real with their officially-licensed “Flying Power Disc” Frisbee

Show your love for Windjammers at the park or beach with Wham-O’s commemorative Frisbee!

If you’re hyped for the upcoming arrival of FGC fan-favorite Windjammers on PlayStation 4 and PS Vita — coming August 29th — and want to take your jamming out into actual sunshine, Wham-O has got just the thing. They’ve revealed a commemorative Frisbee toy — a “real” Flying Power Disc — to mark the re-release of the game from Data East and DotEmu.

Windjammers Frisbee

The limited-edition toy will be sold exclusively via Fangamer.com; as of this writing the price and release date are still not known, but you can sign up at Fangamer to be notified when this disc will be unleashed.

As for the game itself, hopefully the reported bugs in the closed beta will be squished as promised before it hits our consoles at the end of August.

Sources: press release; Fangamer

August 18, 2017

The SRK Rollback: Best of August 11-17, 2017

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news — and our favorite SRK articles — from August 11 to August 17, 2017!

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

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Shoryuken interview: BrolyLegs talks about Evo, training, and AbleGamers

Brolylegs’ skill and competitive drive are inspiring to all fighting game players, regardless of whatever physical limitations they may or may not have. I’m a fan particularly because of his Chun-Li character specialization!

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Shoryuken review: Nidhogg II is a bizarre, hilarious, and fun indie fighter

The sequel I didn’t know I was waiting for turned out to fully deliver on challenge and fun — and I can even get behind the somewhat divisive new art style.

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Shoryuken interview: LI Joe talks East Coast Throwdown, Evo 2016, and ELEAGUE

LI Joe’s dedication to the FGC is enough to get anyone fired up and ready to get more involved in their local community. The fight is only part of the whole picture.

Sam “Trilby” Foxall, Assistant Editor:

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For Honor player wins a $10,000 tournament using an infamous in-game exploit

Take heed of Ubisoft’s mistake, fellow fighting game developers. A recent For Honor tournament was won by a player ruthlessly using an infamous glitch which had not been banned or patched out ahead of the event. There is no honor when money’s on the line.

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New Injustice 2 characters to be announced alongside Steve Aoki & Don Diablo charity match at Gamescom 2017

Gamescom’s going to be a jam-packed event for fighting game fans, as NetherRealm Studios are planning to reveal the characters coming in Fighter Pack 2 during a special charity match between Steve Aoki and Don Diablo. Fingers crossed for Spawn!

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SSB Goku, SSB Vegeta, Android 18, and Android 16 are coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ

In an info blowout from the latest issues of V-Jump and Weekly Jump magazine, it has been revealed that Androids 16 and 18 are coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ, along with Super Saiyan Blue Goku and Vegeta. We even got news on DBFZ’s “what if” style Story Mode.

Keegan “Interrobang!?” Spindler, Features Editor:

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Shoryuken interview: Verloren talks Evo 2017 and his meteoric rise

Verloren has exploded out of nowhere to fantastic results, and we here at SRK love rooting for surprise winners. Missing Person caught up with the man himself to pick his brain.

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Here’s everything you missed from Super Smash Con 2017

Super Smash Con has grown into a cornerstone of the Smash calendar, and is quickly threatening to become the biggest all around Smash event of the year. Smash Masters is a special favorite, and well worth a watch, even if you’re not interested in all the other great events, which Trilby has round up for us.

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Shoryuken review: HORI Real Arcade Pro.N Hayabusa arcade stick for PlayStation 3 & 4

Talk about a looker! This is one of the most attractive sticks I’ve ever seen, and EiC Mushin_z waxes lyrical about the pros and cons in his excellent review.

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Capcom reveals Street Fighter V “30th Anniversary” premium outfits for Karin, Ibuki, Guile, and M. Bison

Capcom continues the SFV tradition of adding new outfits rather than addressing any of the requested changes the FGC is clamoring for… at least they’re pretty cool outfits. But surely more cast members than these four warrant 30th anniversary treatment?

August 17, 2017

Brook is working on a combination battery pack/wireless adapter/multi-console converter for the Xbox One pad

Brook’s all-in-one adapter will provide a lot of flexibility for your Xbox One controller — if it goes into production.

Well known for their controller converters already, Brook now has their sights on a new device dubbed the X One Adapter: a battery pack for the Xbox One controller that will also function as a wireless adapter and a controller converter, allowing you to use the Xbox One pad on PlayStation 4, PC, and Nintendo Switch as well.

X One Adapter

Brook is aiming for a November 2017 release, but production of this new multi-platform converter is not yet assured; Brook is presently crowdfunding for support. Those interested in learning more about this potential product should check out Brook’s Kickstarter page.

Source: Brook X One Adapter (Kickstarter); thanks to Arcade Shock and C-Sword for the tips.

August 16, 2017

UDON’s Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #4 arrives in stores today!

Another issue of UDON’s wild crossover series is now available.

UDON’s latest issue of Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers — an 8-issue limited series — is in stores today! Issue #4 is available with three different covers, and cover B completes Rob “Robaato” Porter’s 4-issue “Midnight Bliss” panorama image. UDON Entertainment gives us the issue synopsis:

The fighters of two worlds have been gathered, and the schemes of the demonic Jedah and the angelic Gill are fully revealed! Meanwhile, Blanka finds himself being stalked by a Darkstalker hunter — the maniacal B.B.Hood! The crossover chaos continues in STREET FIGHTER VS. DARKSTALKERS!

Here are some preview pages from UDON:

You can grab your own copy of Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #4 at a comic shop near you or from Focus Attack; the digital version is available from comiXology. Issues #0-#3 are already available, and don’t miss the new 2017 Street Fighter & Friends Swimsuit Special.

Source: UDON Entertainment