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The King of Fighters XIV To Be Playable at Stunfest 2016

For the first time in Europe, VS Dojo and Stunfest are pleased to announce that the latest version of The King of Fighters XIV will be playable at this year’s Stunfest in Rennes, France. This particular playable build of KOF XIV will have 24 characters available, so players can really get to grips with the new cast and fighting engine of this latest installment of SNK’s trademark series.

Not only will the game be playable, but Stunfest are holding a special exhibition tournament for KOF XIV with some of the world’s best King of Fighters players coming to prove their worth in the new version. There will be other special activities for fans who come by the dedicated King of Fighters XIV areas at Stunfest, as well as the opportunity to win some special KOF goodies for those attending.

Don’t worry if you can’t get down to Stunfest to see all the action in person; there will be a dedicated KOF stream live from the event, providing fans with plenty of interviews, matches and information about the upcoming title.

Stunfest is set to take place May 20-22.

Source: Stunfest

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Machaboo Confirms Evo Attendance, Reveals Current Top 3 for -REVELATOR- and More in Post-Victory Interview at KSB

Shortly after winning Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- at KVOXTSB 2016, champion Machaboo sat down with Mr. Biscuits for a post-victory interview, with translation assistance being provided by Jiyuna. In this brief clip, the Guilty Gear legend reveals that he will be attending Evolution 2016, which will mark his first trip to the United States. He also reveals why he switched from Ky Kiske to his son Sin, who he believes is currently a top three contender in -REVEALTOR-. He also discusses the top three players he is most worried about facing in Las Vegas this July.

If you’d like more Guilty Gear Xrd content, as well as more videos from Biscuit’s time in Japan, visit Typical East Coast.

Source: Typical East Coast, via IPLAYWINNER

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Learn How to Bring Down the Kanzuki Zaibatsu with these Matchup tips from Daigo Umehara

It’s no secret that Evil Geniuses’ Justin Wong has been on an absolute tear with Street Fighter V’s Karin Kanzuki. With a 5th place finish at West Coast Warzone 5, a 7th place finish at Red Bull Kumite–where he defeated fellow Karin player Innova Keoma–and dominant victories at Nortwest Majors VIII and DreamHack Austin, the “Wazzler” is looking like arguably the best player in the United States at this point in the game’s life. He also currently sits at 2nd place in the Capcom Pro Tour standings, just 52 points away from tying the seemingly unstoppable RZR|Infiltration. He’s even unseated the Korean warrior on our own SRK World Rankings as well.

This recent string of “Perfect Victories” caused Jiyuna, who has been providing English commentary and translations for all of the DaigotheBeasTV streams, to Tweet out a document of anti-Karin tech compiled by The Beast himself last month. While the strategies here apply directly to Ryu’s perspective on the matchup, there’s still solid information here that any player can use, even if you don’t main the World Warrior.

Source: Jiyuna, IPLAYWINNER

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Stunfest Releases 2016 Tournament Schedule

Ahead of the proceedings next Friday, the organizers of Stunfest 2016 have released the tournament schedule for their event, listing all the various games that will be playable. Street Fighter V is the main source of competition, with Stunfest being a European Premier Event on the Capcom Pro Tour, but there are plenty of other fighting games that will be in attendance, too.

Friday sees the 2v2 event for Street Fighter V, as well as tournaments for Soul Calibur V, Capcom vs SNK 2, Hokuto No Ken, Breakers Revenge and even a special mystery games tournament. Saturday will start off pools for Street Fighter V, as well as brackets for Guilty Gear Xrd, Third Strike, King of Fighters XIII, Super Street Fighter 2X and everybody’s favorite Frisbee sports game, Windjammers. To finish off Stunfest, Top 8 of Street Fighter V will on Sunday, along with singles events for Super Smash Bros for Wii U, BlazBlue and Mortal Kombat X. If you are hungering for more teams action, there will also be 3v3 teams for Ultra Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter 2X.

The Beast himself, Mad Catz’ Daigo Umehara has announced that Stunfest 2016 will be his next tournament appearance, so if you wish to see the Ryu master in action, make sure to tune in. Along with Daigo, thanks to a recent tweet by UK commentator Logan-Sama, we have a list of all the Japanese players attending Stunfest. This includes (so far):

  • Mago
  • Momochi
  • Tokido
  • Daigo
  • Bonchan
  • Fuudo
  • Haitani
  • Kazunoko
  • Dogura
  • Eita
  • Go1
  • Bas

All the Street Fighter V action will be on the usual Capcom Fighters Twitch channel while Stunfest has yet to announce who is streaming the other tournaments. Stay tuned to their social media channels for more information. If you are planning to attend Stunfest, you can check out their English information page for all the details on travel and accommodation.

Stunfest is set to take place May 20-22 in Rennes, France.

Source: Stunfest, Daigo Umehara, WinnerStaysOn via Ryan Hart

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More Street Fighter V PC Mods Show Off Alpha Cammy, Gym Class R. Mika

The PC version of Street Fighter V is seeing more kooky and creative texture and skin mods every day, and the SFV Mods YouTube channel is back with some interesting outfits for a couple of SFV’s returning combatants from two different creators.

MrTheBull created an outfit for Cammy that’s sure to bring back fond memories for Street Fighter Alpha fans, and TheJamk is showing off a Mika skin that somehow comes with even less clothing. You can check them both out in action below.

If you’re new to installing mods, this handy guide should help point you in the right direction.

Source: SFV Mods

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Bandai Namco Recaps Tekken 7 at Northwest Majors

Northwest Majors was the most recent stop in Bandai Namco’s North American tour for Tekken 7. As with their previous stop, the company has once again put together a nice little recap video of the event with the help of esteemed fighting game documentary director, Esteban Martinez.

Aside from covering the game’s presence at the event, the video below also takes a close look at the Seattle Tekken scene, talking with many community members as well as competitors.

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment

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Be a Part of History: Sign Up Today for a Tournament Judge Role at Evo 2016

Just over two months separate us from this year’s Evolution Championship Series, which is shaping up to be the largest Evo yet. But this massive event requires many skilled individuals in order to run smoothly; that’s where you come in. Volunteers interested in helping judge at this year’s event can now follow this link to sign up to do so.

Interested parties should possess a deep love for competitive gaming and be familiar with running double-elimination brackets. They should also note that judging for Evo is a volunteer position, and can be difficult work. That said, perks are available to those selected to assist with running the brackets. These perks include free food for the days on which scheduled judging occurs, an official Tournament Judge t-shirt for Evo 2016, and those who judge enough brackets will be given general admission (lower bowl) access to the Mandalay Bay Events Center for Sunday’s top 8 competition.

Judges are required to provide their own transportation and lodging. Those selected to judge will be contacted via email.

Evo 2016 is set to take place July 15-17 in Las Vegas, Nevada. More details surrounding the event can be found here. For answers to any questions regarding volunteering to judge, please contact nothingxs@shoryuken.com.

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Relive the Hype of Northwest Majors VIII Skullgirls Competition

Northwest Majors VIII happened the last weekend of April, and Skullgirls participants had such a good time that community member 6let felt the event was worthy of a hype compilation. The collection of clips, which you’ll find below, is certain to entertain anyone who missed out on the tournament, or who simply wishes to relive the excitement.

With the biggest tournament of the year for the Skullgirls community coming up later this month, SG play is as refined as it’s ever been. As such, this video doubles as a great chance for anyone looking to take a quick peak at what the level of competition will look like at the end of the month.

Source: 6let

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Touhou Project’s Urban Legend in Limbo for PlayStation 4 Adds New Playable Character

When it was first announced that the latest Touhou Project’s fighting game, Urban Legend in Limbo, was coming to PlayStation 4, some assumed that it would be exactly the same as the existing PC version of the game. We now know that that isn’t the case. The latest trailer reveals that the PlayStation 4 version of the title will add at least one new character: Reisen Udongein Inaba.

Originally a boss and later a playable character in previous Touhou shoot ’em up games, Reisen has also been playable in some of the previous Touhou fighting game spin-offs, making her a natural fit for Urban Legend in Limbo. In addition to her announcement, the trailer below also gives a few other details on the game’s story, indicating that it takes place after the most recent Touhou shoot ’em up installment, Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.

Urban Legend in Limbo is set to be released on PlayStation 4, but an exact date has been set.

Source: Gematsu

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Learn to “Fox It Up” with Cassie Cage, Erron Black, and Predator in Mortal Kombat XL

Arguably the top Mortal Kombat XL player in the scene today, it’s no secret that Critical Reaction’s Sonic Fox uses a bevy of characters in the NRS fighter. Whether it be his trusty Erron Black, Cassie Cage, Kitana, Tanya, Jacqui Briggs or Kombat Pack 2 newcomer Alien, Fox has used at least 13 characters in tournament play since the game’s release, and has now taken it upon himself to share his great amount of knowledge with the rest of the community.

“Fox It Up,” his self-described, “series-ish thing that I’m doing to teach people how to play the characters I main in their respective variations,” begins with the Critical Reaction member going over each character’s universal tools and gameplan. He then takes viewers through all three of their variations, breaking down all of the specific tools and combos each brings to the character’s overall toolset, as well as how all of them should be applied. This ensures that there’s something for everyone, regardless of the style they may favor. He then tests out the concepts he’s demonstrated by taking each variation through a series of online Ranked Matches, showing how effective his teachings are in the setting of a real match.

So far Fox has completed tutorials for Cassie Cage, Erron Black and Predator, each of which you can see below. There is sure to be more content to come from this top competitor, so stay tuned to his YouTube channel and Twitch.

Source: SonicFox5000 via Test Your Might