Category: Fighting Games

While the initial reports of The King of Fighters XIV’s netplay were positive, some fans have reported issues with slowdown with the final game. SNK has released a statement addressing this, saying that they are aware of the issues.

Notice: We have confirmed connection slowdowns in online modes. More details can be found here:https://t.co/3ZpMsqRwXo#KOF14 #KOFXIV

— G-Mantle (ゲーマント） (@SNKPofficial) August 25, 2016

In the full Facebook post, SNK have acknowledged the slowdown issues that occur in both ranked and free match modes (but not party match) under certain conditions, and are working on a patch to fix this. When the patch will drop is yet unknown, however producer Yasuyuki Oda stated that he hopes to submit the patch to Sony by next week.

Sources: SNK (Twitter); Yasuyuki Oda via the MadMan’s Café

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!

Source: Humble Bundle

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!

Source: Trt Championship;

With Shadow Lords coming to Killer Instinct in September, Iron Galaxy have released a small balance patch ahead of the grand content update on the 20th. The main targets for the nerf bat have been Eyedol and Gargos, with both these old KI bosses getting toned down just a tad. There has been some tweaking to Eyedol’s jumping heavy punch–so it doesn’t stay out for millennia–and reduces the blockstun so there is some risk to using this as an anti-air normal. Dealing with Gargos’ minions is now easier, as their damage has been toned down, his minions don’t build meter while attacking and all of his Portal Punches build the same amount of meter, in line with the Light Portal Punch. Besides that, the majority of changes are mainly bug fixes, with Kim Wu and Omen getting a look in. There is also a final warning, telling players to prepare Earth’s defenses for Gargos’ imminent arrival.

You can read the patch notes below and make sure to discuss your thoughts on the changes over on the Ultra Combos forums.

Omen:

• Fixed an issue that could prevent some auto doubles from moving close enough to hit after a 1-hit cross-under Shadow Slide.

Kim Wu:

• Fixed an issue that could cause some Enders to drop when cancelled late after certain manuals or doubles.

Gargos:

• Fixed a bug causing HP attacks to build less meter than intended.
• Fixed a bug causing Minions to build meter back for Gargos when they attack.
• Medium and Heavy Portal Punches now build the same amount of meter as the Light Portal Punch.
• Minion normal attack damage reduced by 25%
• Stoneskin Explosion no longer causes a hard knockdown and the launch velocities have changed to make this closer to even on hit.  You won’t get a safe minion summon after landing this anymore.

Eyedol:

• Warrior Jumping HP deals 11 frames less blockstun.  (Previously, when used on the way up, this left Eyedol at +6.  Now it leaves him at -7 when performed on the way up, making this difficult-to-anti-air normal much more of a risk when used in this way.)
• Warrior Jumping HP attackbox starts 1 frame later and ends 7 frames sooner. It reaches behind him less far as well. (We never intended this move to be active for so long after the swing, or to be able to cross up in odd situations)
• During instinct, the Meteor Shower after Shadow Crushing Swing comes out 20 frames later and a bit farther away from Eyedol. It still juggles on hit, but on whiff or block, opponents will have an opportunity to hit you before the Meteor Shower starts, preventing it from ever coming out.
• Shadow Meteor Shower meteors deal 3 points of damage, down from 7 points of damage.
• Fixed a bug preventing Shadow Meteor Shower from dealing chip damage.
• Fixed a bug causing the Shadow Counter in Mage stance to use two meters if they were available.

General

• Prepped Earth defenses and charged up Ultratech defense batteries. Gargos Alert: DEFCON 4 ETA: IMMINENT

Source: Ultra Combo