Category: Fighting Games

DreamHack is one of the most prominent esports series in the world, and this year’s DreamHack Summer will feature its largest line-up of fighting game titles. Mortal Kombat X, Pokkén Tournament, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. Melee will all be at DHS, each with some significant prizes on the line.

Capcom Pro Tour 2016 Global Premier Event

The Street Fighter V tournament at DHS is a global premier event, with a $15,000 prize pool and a qualification spot for the 2016 Capcom Cup later this year.

As you would expect for a premier tournament, a lot of top players will be competing, even one from the US. F3|alucarD, BST|Daigo Umehara, EG|Momochi, RZR|Fuudo, YOUDEAL.MJS|Haitani, Tokido, Mago, MOV, Itabashi Zangief, RZR|XiaN, RB|Luffy, FA|Ryan Hart, Melty|Cuongster, Melty|Will2pac, BX3|veggey, BX3|Phenom, Infexious and UM|imstilldadaddy are among the 164 players signed up for the tourney.

Mortal Kombat XL Cup International Finals

The 2016 Mortal Kombat XL Cup reaches its climax this weekend, with ten players representing Poland, France, UK, South Africa, Italy, UAE, Spain, and one final player to be determined by the Nordic qualifier at DHS competing.

The Nordic qualifier kicks off on Saturday, with the winner claiming €3000 and a spot in the €10,000 International Finals on Sunday.

DreamHack Smash Championship 2016

DreamHack Summer is the second of three events in the Smash Championship for 2016. DHS will have a $10,000 prize pool and will be followed by DreamHack Winter in November.

Pokkén Tournament Championship Series

Pokkén Tournament is a surprise late addition to the DreamHack Summer line-up. The tournament series is broken into two divisions: The Masters Division, for players born in 2000 or earlier, and the Senior Division, for players born in 2001 or later.

First and second place in both divisions will receive invitations to the Pokkén Tournament World Championships. On top of that, the Masters Division will have a $10,000 prize pool.

Streams

Each game at DreamHack will have a dedicated stream, so you can watch as much as of your favorite games as you please. Capcom Fighters will be covering the SFV tournament, while NetherRealm will be covering MKXL. DreamHack will be providing streams for Pokkén and SSBM.

CapcomFighters (SFV)

Watch live video from CapcomFighters on www.twitch.tv

NetherRealm (MKXL)

Watch live video from NetherRealm on www.twitch.tv

DreamHackSmash (SSBM)

Watch live video from Dreamhacksmash on www.twitch.tv

DreamHackPT (Pokkén)

Watch live video from DreamHackPT on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Saturday June 18

Sunday June 19

Source: DreamHack

Mods are a fantastic element to PC games, and it’s a wonderful treat giving a favorite fighter a brand new outfit. Well, PC gamers are at it again. From the same person who brought us Q as everyone, Rashid as Flash, and SpiderGwen Cammy mods, Cammy gets a new skin in the form of Tracer from Overwatch.  

Should you be one of the many players unsure of how to balance both your Street Fighter V and Overwatch addiction, now you can satisfy both at the same time.

There was also a simple Mod, a sort of “What if Cammy escaped Shadaloo” version of the character.

Source: SFV Mods Street Fighter V Mods, with a tip from siegfried1

Project M, the popular Super Smash Bros. Melee mod, has recently lost part of its share in Smash spotlight. Though attention has certainly shifted more toward the unmodded Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U scenes, that doesn’t mean Project M has been fully forgotten.

In a new combo video, long time Marth main Azurin decided to offer viewers a look at some of the stylish ways Project M’s Marth can go about stealing stocks from opponents.

If you like what you see here, be sure to check out Azurin’s “I will Survive” Recovery / Unnecessary Edgegaurding CMV.

Source: Azurin

Tekken 7 has been out for over a year in Japanese arcades, but there is a lot of information left to glean about the eventual port to home consoles. At E3, GameSpot sat down with Harada and asked several questions, like how legacy controllers will–or will not–be supported. Harada’s answer implied they are making their own drivers, and do desire to make as many controllers work with the game as they can, but with so many on the market, it’s difficult to guarantee global compatibility.

Harada also goes in-depth about sections of the game’s story. He claims that it’s “unlike anything we’ve done so far,” and also hints at some closure to the Mishima story arc. He also goes into why and how Street Fighter’s Akuma fits into the central story.

Check the video below for the full interview.

Source: GameSpot

Tekken 7 has been out for over a year in Japanese arcades, but there is a lot of information left to glean about the eventual port to home consoles. At E3, GameSpot sat down with Harada and asked several questions, like how legacy controllers will–or will not–be supported. Harada’s answer implied they are making their own drivers, and do desire to make as many controllers work with the game as they can, but with so many on the market, it’s difficult to guarantee global compatibility.

Harada also goes in-depth about sections of the game’s story. He claims that it’s “unlike anything we’ve done so far,” and also hints at some closure to the Mishima story arc. He also goes into why and how Street Fighter’s Akuma fits into the central story.

Check the video below for the full interview.

Source: GameSpot

Dealing with setups in Street Fighter V with pure reactions can be frustrating. This is compounded when facing a character like Ken, who actually has lower impact freeze–hitstop, if you prefer–than the rest of the cast, making reaction punishing many of his normals on block considerably more difficult thanks to unique timing requirements.

PAN recently made a quick tutorial detailing a simple option select that can help shut down Ken players who abuse this aspect of the character. The process involves a late throw tech and delayed normal input to cover frame traps, throw mixups, and put pressure on Ken if he eases up. PAN previously made helpful tutorials on the unmoving shimmy, as well as several pressure tutorials for various characters.

For a detailed look at Ken’s hitstop frames and how they affect Street Fighter V play, be sure to check out our previous post regarding the issue.

Source: PAN