Offensive play in Dragon Ball FighterZ is nothing short of crazy — it seems like every major tournament features another wild piece of tech, stacking on more and more for the players at home to catch up on. Speedy963 is one of said players, and he’s put in the work to boot: below is his video breakdown of Cyclops|GO1’s latest pressure-maneuver for Gotenks, a character only recently picked up by the player:
Speedy963 also linked the match used for reference, shown below:
There’s no doubt that as notable players like GO1 utilize new characters, more videos like this will start to crop up. There’s no telling how the landscape of Dragon Ball FighterZ will continue to shift.
This past weekend saw the conclusion of the third and final Online Ranking Tournament for the 2018 Injustice 2 Pro Series, as 141 heroes and villains battled it out across cyberspace in an attempt to pick up some of those all-important, precious, Ranking points to make it into the top 12 Qualifiers for the IPS Finals in October. Eligible regions included the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, the Canadian Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador. As always with the online events, a $1,000 pot bonus was additionally up for grabs among the top 8.
You can see a full replay of the entire top 16 action, which clocks in at just over 5 hours, with commentary by StreamMe’s Ryan “Mr. Aquaman” Kablik and Miguel “Darth Arma” Perez, below.
As Liga Latina and the Injustice 2 Intercontinental Championship continue to rage on internationally, the spotlight now shifts to SoCal Regionals 2018 this weekend, which is the final Premier event and the final chance to get Points to solidify placements within the top 12-13 Qualifiers, with the Last Chance Qualifier set for East Coast Throwdown 2018 the weekend of October 20th. You’ll be able to see all of that action at twitch.tv/netherrealm, as well as the InjusticeGame YouTube Channel and Facebook page.
With a new Samurai Shodown looming, it seems that we’re about to see more stuff from the series, both in and out of game. One avenue for this is toys and collectibles, and one toymaker looks to be readying to make new figures for the franchise: Storm Collectibles has announced that they have acquired the license to create figures based on Samurai Shodown V Special. Details about what exact figures they’ll be making have yet to be announced.
Samurai Shodown V Special,known as Samurai Spirits Zero Special in Japan, is one of the more popular Samurai Shodown games for competitive play — right up there with the classic Samurai Shodown II. We’ve run a feature on this game back in 2014, detailing how it’s “one of the best fighting games you’ve never played”.
Storm Collectibles on the other hand is no stranger to the world of fighting game figures. Prior to this, they’ve released a number of excellent figures for Street Fighter, Tekken, and Mortal Kombat. You can check out their previous figures that we’ve covered here.
As the 2018 Injustice 2 Pro Series continues towards the endgame, one mysterious dark cloud continued to hang over the heads of competitors and fans alike: a mysterious European Program that would determine one of the 16 spots in October’s IPS Finals, that until recently had remained a question mark on the Tour. Earlier this month, the curtain was finally lifted on the proceedings — which to the delight of many more fighters outside of the United States, will encompass several more countries as the Injustice 2 Intercontinental Championship.
The first of four Qualifying online tournaments was held this past weekend, specifically for warriors in Australia and New Zealand. In the end, 18 players battled to determine which two would go on to represent the Land Down Under in the final 8-player IC Championship Finals in Vienna, Austria on October 7th, to decide the undisputed Intercontinental Champion, who will qualify for the IPS Finals later that month.
Results
Injustice 2
1. DS|Wazminator (Catwoman) – Qualifies for Injustice 2 Intercontinental Championship Finals
2. OZH|Gilbagz (The Joker) – Qualifies for Injustice 2 Intercontinental Championship Finals
3. DrAwesomee7 (Black Canary)
4. Pan1cMode (Superman, Starfire, Aquaman)
5. SUCC|Spooder_Jaisn (Michaelangelo, Green Lantern)
5. KetchupLlama (The Atom)
7. GodKonan (Black Adam)
7. SUCC|NinetyFiveLeo (Robin)
You can see a full replay of the top 8 action, with commentary by Ryan “Mr. Aqauaman” Kablik and Housam “Mitsuownes” Cherif, below.
The next Intercontinental Championship event will be for EU East on Saturday, September 22nd, at 3:00 PM EEST. Eligible regions include Russia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Croatia, Greece, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Kosovo, Turkey and Macedonia. Registration is live at smash.gg.
The Intercontinental Championship Middle East will follow the next day, Sunday, September 23rd, and is open to Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, The Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Registration is also live at smash.gg. That tournament will begin at 1:00 PM AST, and, as always, both events will be streamed live at twitch.tv/netherrealm, as well as the InjusticeGame YouTube Channel and Facebook page.
Did you decide who your main was when SoulCalibur VI announced The Witcher‘s Geralt as a guest character? If so, you’re likely anxious over the fact that you’ll be starting at a disadvantage versus characters that have been in SoulCalibur series for years. But you don’t have to be!
Thanks to the efforts of SoulCalibur Discord mod “Wind’s Howlin” (a.k.a. KowtowRobinson) and multiple other Geralt heroes that got to play the character at various events, there is a working guide for anyone ready to Sign their way to the top. The collection of all Geralt knowledge thus far can be found right here, with the promise of updates post game release with frame data and optimized combos.
This Friday through Sunday is Southern California’s largest yearly event, SoCal Regionals (SCR), hosted by Level|Up Series. This year’s event moves from Santa Ana to Ontario for a second time, and is a part of the Capcom Pro Tour (Premier Event), Tekken World Tour (Challenger Tournament), Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour (Dragon Radar Event), Injustice 2 Pro Series (Premier Event), Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Tournament Series and Tournament of Legends III qualifier series. SCR 2018 will have a massive line-up of 17 games, including the upcoming Soulcalibur VI, scheduled for release next month.
Tournament Games
ARMS
BlazBlue Centralfiction
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
Injustice 2
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Pokkén Tournament DX
Soulcalibur VI
Splatoon 2
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Street Fighter V Arcade Edition
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Tekken 7
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]
As a part of multiple pro circuits and tournament series, players from across the globe will be competing at SCR. Competitors include Tokido, Fuudo, Fujimura, Haitani, Daigo Umehara, Bonchan, sako, Momochi, Itabashi Zangief, Mago, Dogura, JohnTakeuchi, stormKUBO from Japan; Xiaohai from China; Humanbomb from Hong Kong; Oil King and GamerBee from Taiwan, INFILTRATION, JDCR, SAINT from South Korea; Shakz from the United Kingdom; Akainu from France; Didimokof from Brazil; HoneyBee, Biohazard, and Hayatei from Canada; Justin Wong, NuckleDu, Snake Eyez, Punk, Smug, SonicFox, NYChrisG, CJ Truth, Ricki Ortiz, Alex Myers, Brian_F, THE COOL KID93, jimmyjtran, Speedkicks, Joey Fury, Trungy, P.Ling, Rip, Spero Gin, ApologyMan, Supernoon, Cloud805, Nakkiel, Rewind, Semiij, Scar,Kizzie Kay, Beautifuldude from the United States; and many, many more.
Earlier this month, the 2018 Injustice 2 Pro Series made a pivotal stop at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, for the yop 8 finals of the Northern Arena Elite Circuit — where eight of the strongest players from the Great White North, following four weeks of online qualifiers earlier this year, would battle it out for a guaranteed spot in the 2018 IPS Finals in October and the lion’s share of a $10,000 pot bonus.
With the second Season of IPS making the turn into the home stretch, our eyes now turn to this weekend’s SCR 2018 — which will serve as the fifth and final Premier Event, and will be the absolute final chance for players to gain points and increase their seeding within the top 12 on the Leaderboard; with the customary $10,000 pot bonus also up for grabs, it’s guaranteed to be a can’t-miss event with some fantastic matches on the horizon. And with HoneyBee (the current 9th seed) qualifying through this Regional Final, the 13th Rank is also more precious than ever as well.
The time and place for the grand finale of 2018’s Capcom Pro Tour has been revealed!
It’s official: Capcom Cup 2018 — the last battle in the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour for Street Fighter V — will be held at Esports Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 14-16.
Naturally, the Last Chance Qualifier will be held here as well, giving 32 competitors a shot at jumping into the Capcom Cup bracket and claiming some of the $250,000 prize pot — and that’s before the bonus money to be added from the CPT DLC for Street Fighter V.
We can expect more details as the 2018 CPT season draws to a close. Stay tuned!
Capcom Fighters has put up yet another highlight video from a recent Capcom Pro Tour event: this time, they focus on the Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition tournament at the recently-concluded DreamHack Montréal.
The video below highlights a number of interesting an amazing plays that were pulled off at the tournament, including some clutch moments from players such as Echo Fox’s Momochi, Punk, and Justin Wong, RISE’s Smug, Mago, and Evo 2018 Champion Mousesports’ Problem X.
Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news — and our favorite SRK articles — from September 7 to September 13, 2018!
Lazybones2020 offers up a closer look at this amazing little oddity of a crossover fighter, and why it’s worth your attention in the current swath of available fighting games.
SNK shocked and delighted the FGC with the announcement of a new Samurai Shodown, coming in 2019. And it looks really promising. Will it stay true to the series’ methodical gameplay, or will this update cater to a different audience…?
Bandai Namco gets the official confirmation out of the way (with an impressive trailer!), after the accidental reveal at Melbourne. They sure seem to have trouble keeping SoulCalibur characters under wraps!
The new SamSho’s art style raised a lot of speculation about the developer, that seems to have proved unfounded. This is either encouraging or discouraging news, depending on your opinion of SNK’s last two releases.
I am surprised at how quickly this is coming out. Outside of that one concern, the Lethal League series is exceedingly good at the niche they’ve carved for themselves, and I’m excited to see how this new entry works.
