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Romance Takes On AS|Reynald, Producer Oda Gets His Hands Dirty in This King of Fighters XIV Footage from Wednesday Night Fights

SNK and Level|Up Live brought the King of Fighters XIV to Wednesday Night Fights this week. This gave the Southern California community a chance to get their hands on the latest public build of the game.

For those who missed it, Gato Ray has shared some recordings from the stream. These include an exhibition set between Evo champion Reynald Tacsuan from Arcade Shock and Ramon “Romance” Navarrete.

In addition to these, KOF XIV producer Yasuyuki Oda also took the time to go up against both Romance and Reynald. Can the man behind the game beat some of the series’ brightest stars, or does behind the scenes knowledge not exactly translate into competitive success? Find out in the videos below.

Source: Wednesday Night Fights via Gato ray

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Mike Ross and Combofiend Showcase Street Fighter V’s Balrog in Footage from E3

Yesterday, Combofiend and Mike Ross teamed up on Capcom Unity’s Twitch channel to show off a little bit of Street Fighter 5’s story mode. Included with the Story Mode tease was some surprising footage of Balrog in action versus one of M.Bison’s low-ranking lackeys, a poor guy by the name of AS-Y. The clip, which you can find archived here, is a must see.

So far we have only had the chance to see Balrog via the Cinematic Story Mode. So this is our first time seeing Balrog in motion, and, even though it’s less than a minute long, we can say that the All-American is already looking rather formidable.

With AS-Y as our punching bag, we get to see Balrog warm up with what appears to be some standing light, medium and heavy attacks, as well as a few jumping attacks. Mike Ross mixes in some forward-moving ducking maneuvers, and what appears to be a few variations of Balrog’s iconic dashing punch as well. Mike finishes AS-V off with what is almost certainly a dashing low.

Of course the final version of Balrog might differ greatly from the Story Mode version, but it is certainly refreshing to see such a beloved Street Fighter back in action.

The Capcom-Unity stream also included more Ibuki action and lots of Story Mode spoilage (and of course, more excellent Mike Ross & Combofiend commentary). If that interests you, check out the rest of the broadcast by following the link below.

Sources: Capcom

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Use These Setups to Power Up Your Mega Man Play in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Mega Man is a popular member of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U’s roster. If you’re looking to pick up the Blue Bomber, StylesX2 has posted a new video demonstrating some simple but stylish setups for the character, showing off what can be done with the Leaf Shield, Metal Blade and well-timed Smash Attacks, among other things.

To further upgrade your game with the Capcom character, take a look at another recent video from StylesX2, which details the use of Mega Man’s Metal Blade. For even more Mega Man information, Dezmu offers advice on using the Rush Coil and controlling space with the Buster Shot, and RED discusses using a faster glide toss for greater mobility.

Source: StylesX2

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Wonder Woman Confirmed for Injustice 2

DC Comics is currently celebrating the 75th anniversary of Wonder Woman. As part of this, they recently made an announcement regarding their plans to commemorate this iconic hero. While the announcement is concerned more about things like her new logo, or her upcoming movie, one of the bullet points listed is related to NetherRealm’s Injustice 2.

While it’s likely not a surprise to anyone, considering that she’s one of DC’s biggest heroes, Wonder Woman has been confirmed as a returning character in Injustice 2. The announcement itself states that she will be a “major player” in the game, so we can expect her to take part in the game’s story as well.

Injustice 2 launches on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One sometime in 2017.

Source: DC Comics

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King of Fighters XIV Trailer: Team of Villains feat. Chang, Cho, and Xanadu

King of Fighters XIV continues to ramp up with constant glimpses at new characters. Immediately after it’s E3 demonstration, complete with exhibition matches, Atlus graces us with another Team Trailer showing off the more sinister members of the cast, along with a good look at a new Prison stage.

We’ve seen Chang and Cho before, but like they’ve been doing, Atlus makes the focal point of the video Xanadu, the new comer. He has a odd, almost unsettling moveset, with one move picking up his opponent and rocking them gently before crushing them violently.

Source: PlayStation

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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Lives with This Online Highlight Video feat. Romneto, VDO, Josh360, Khaos, Wolverine Master and More

Despite being over a decade and a half old at this point, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 still has a dedicated scene that plays the game both on and offline.

For the latter, BrettH has compiled the following online highlight video featuring matches from some of the best Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 players during the height of the game’s activity on Xbox Live in 2010. This includes players such as Romneto, VDO, Josh 360, WorldMatchue, Khaos, Stepsz, Wolverine-Master, Taiji, Skitz, Dereklearnslow and more.

The video itself features many noteworthy things, including some rare mid-tier characters doing high damage resets and combos against the top tiers including an 81% combo by Iceman against Juggernaut at match start, an unbelievable Jin and Hulk double tag out unblockable combo, a deadly Ruby Heart with Doom lockdown chip damage sequence, an amazing Dhalsim 90% sequence that kills Magneto and a legendary solo Dr. Doom comeback against a nearly full life Magneto, Storm, Psylocke team in an XBL Tournament.

Source: BrettH, with a tip from Joseph M.

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Check Out Some More Iron-Fisted Tekken 7 Gameplay from E3

Earlier this week, thanks to E3, we learned that Tekken 7 will be coming to consoles and PC in early 2017. Aside from this, however, the game’s appearance at E3 has allowed numerous outlets to attain more footage of the game’s latest, updated version (called Fated Retribution in arcades) in action.

Gematsu has uploaded a bunch of new gameplay videos onto their YouTube channel. Aside from showing off the game’s updated look, a couple of these also demonstrate more of Street Fighter guest character Akuma and the unique systems and mechanics he brings to the game.

Tekken 7 is coming to PlayStation 4, XBox One, and PC in early 2017.

Source: Gematsu

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Producer Koichi Sugiyama States That Street Fighter V’s Native Input Delay Was an “Intentional Design Choice”

Many players have expressed frustrations over the PlayStation 4 version of Street Fighter V’s 8 frames of native input delay. Some, such as Red Bull’s Snake Eyez, have noted that this delay is a natural inhibitor to reactionary play, forcing players to act more preemptively during a match. This movement away from reactionary play can leave some fighters–and players–in an odd position.

In a blog post over at Capcom-Unity earlier this month, Haunts noted that Capcom would be “looking into” the lag. However, a new revelation has occurred, as producer Koichi Sugiyama stated on this week’s episode of TopangaTV, that the 8 frames was an “intentional design choice.” Following this information, Victor “Spooky” Fontanez speculated on Twitter that they were possibly attempting to “copy Bandai Namco and Tekken’s innate buffer, which is meant to help smooth netplay.” Spooky also thinks that the reduced input lag involving legacy controllers, “sounded like an oversight.”

You can see all of Spooky’s Tweets embedded below, as well as an archive of this week’s TopangaTV where the statement was made. Do note that Spooky’s Tweets do not necessarily reflect Capcom’s intentions, but are definitely worth pondering.

Sources: TopangaTV and Team Spooky, via EventHubs

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Gootecks and Combofiend Break Down Ibuki in Street Fighter V

With Street Fighter V having a presence at E3 this year showing off the new cinematic Story Mode and the latest addition to the roster, Ibuki, Cross Counter TV’s very own Gootecks got a chance to catch up with old friend Peter “Combofiend” Rosas to talk about what new tools this ninja has in her arsenal.

First off, Combofiend goes into some of the changes and additions to Ibuki’s specials in Street Fighter V, like her kunai inventory and her new glider, which gives her brand new ways to be tricky in the air. After that, he details the various uses of Ibuki’s V-Trigger, which summons a bomb for even more devious setups. By holding different directions when summoning the bomb, Ibuki players can change its fuse time; not knowing when the bomb will explode may result in some opponents panicking. With Ibuki players getting two bombs off V-Trigger, there is definitely opportunity for some explosive combos with correct usage of the bomb.

Ibuki can even detonate the bomb early by throwing a kunai at it, and if a bomb throw is mistimed, opponents can kick it away to avoid the blast. This quick rundown is great for those who want to know all the new tricks Ibuki has up her sleeve.

Source: Cross Counter TV

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See the New Mishima Building Stage in This Tekken 7 Exhibition Between Tokido and Nobi

During the Japanese press conference for Tekken 7 Fated Retribution, Tokido and Nobi played each other in yet another exhibition, this time showing off the new Mishima Building stage. This new stage sees fighters brawling on a giant elevator which eventually emerges on the rooftop by round 3 of the match. The exhibition itself was quite short, with Nobi’s Dragunov making short work of Tokido’s Akuma.

The build which the two played on is set to come out next month, and, during the broadcast, Tokido even announced that he may be entering Tekken 7 tournaments in the near future, so watch out for the Raging Demon in future events.

With Tekken 7 releasing on Xbox One, PC and PS4 in early 2017, expect to see a lot more people trying to become the King of Iron Fist as well.

Source: Avoiding the Puddle