Street Fighter V’s character select screen is pretty spiffy, thanks in part to its rocking theme and out-of-this-world background. But have you ever wished you could duke it out there instead of whichever stage you picked beforehand?
Well, it looks like your prayers have been answered. A new glitch has been discovered that allows competitors to play in space. Take a look below.
Although the bug essentially adds a bonus stage to the mix, why it happens in the first place is still a mystery. Rumors are floating around that pressing the Share button as the regular arena is loading on PlayStation 4 might be the cause, presumably because it interrupts that process, but we haven’t been able to reproduce the glitch ourselves.
Have you seen this bug in the wild? Feel free to let us know in the comments and, as always, be careful while experimenting with stuff glitches and the like. Don’t want to lose all that precious Fight Money!
We’re a week into the life of Street Fighter V and Desk has continued to work his magic through a number of new video segments. We’ve included four of latest newest offerings below for your viewing pleasure.
While not the most combo-heavy character in the game, Zangief can pull off some impressive feats by wading through several blows before finally unleashing his own attacks. This first video involves plenty of armor and several different ways for the Red Cyclone to combo into grabs.
Desk dedicates this next video to the dreadlocked fighter, Necalli. While many of the combos presented in this bit of footage aren’t too far out of the ordinary, Desk does include a few cases demonstrating the character’s juggle potential that may raise some eyebrows.
Sometimes it’s fun to have a way to smack opponents around after their life bars have emptied. When it comes to this sort of postmortem pummeling, no one in Street Fighter V can top Birdie. As Desk demonstrates below, the grappler has a number of ways to waste everyone’s time after leaving a round victorious–for added troll points, of course.
Sure, regular combos are exciting, but what about mid-combo meaties? In his most recent bit of footage, the combo creator shows how a delayed cancel into a dragon punch can affect Ken’s combo potential.
We round this segment out with Desk’s aptly named “Weird Stuff” video. For the next few minutes, you’re going to witness some seriously goofy interactions including backwards parries, F.A.N.G extending his opponent’s combos, wacky hitboxes, folks rapidly wiggling under a hovering Dhalsim, and much more. You’ve probably run into some of these interactions before, but you’re certain to see something new here.
If you missed Desk’s previous Street Fighter V videos, you can find them here.
The folks over at VGBootCamp recently went live with another installment of Smash @ Xanadu from Xanadu Games in Baltimore, Maryland. These weekly broadcasts provide a great look at the region’s Smash community, with tonight’s stream focusing entirely on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
The stream is live below, but you can also head on over to Twitch to join the chat.
As the fighting game community continues to grow, it’s an unfortunate fact that keeping up with everything happening across the globe is damn near impossible. It’s an overwhelming proposition, and in order to keep our rankings up to date heading into Street Fighter V, creator Bavo Bruylandt has opened the system up to outside submissions.
Of course, it won’t be as easy to entering results from your bedroom local and seeing your friends’ names rise in the rankings. As of now, submissions will need to be reviewed before they become official, but this step will go a long way towards making sure our rankings are as representative as the larger community as possible.
If we missed out on logging a notable Street Fighter V tournament since its release last week, be sure to check out the submission form and let us know. And, as always, we are always looking for feedback in the official thread.
Over the weekend, Capcom brought the Street Fighter V servers offline for a few hours of scheduled maintenance. While it lasted a bit longer than intended (and threatened to continue on indefinitely at one point), the developers eventually opened the servers for players to scratch that netplay itch.
But what exactly has changed? In a brand new post on Capcom-Unity, Neidel “Haunts” Crisan explained that both matchmaking and battle lounges should be seeing improved functionality, but that doesn’t mean there still isn’t work to be done. Capcom acknowledges that connectivity in Europe and the Middle East continues to lag behind other parts of the world, and the ability to search and join lobbies still needs to be improved.
“Our goal is to provide the best online experience for all users, and if you are not in a region that has a large number of users with stable connections it will take longer to find a suitable opponent,” Crisan said. “Again, we will continue to look at this issue and find ways to circumvent longer than intended wait times for matchmaking.”
If you continue to encounter issues, be sure to send your feedback to SFV Server.
With a certain Capcom title filling up most of the headlines, it can be easy to forget that there are other games out there that still have strong, dedicated followings. One such game is Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, which has continued to thrive thanks to a passionate community that refuses to let the game die.
Marvel is the subject of this brand new combo video from TheKoreanDrifter. The exhibition itself focuses on style, using some unconventional setups and quirky interactions to pull off combos that wouldn’t normally be seen in a competitive match.
Another day into the life of Street Fighter V, another community roundup. We’ve received loads of footage from familiar names and newcomers alike, and we’ve compiled the best we’ve received for your enjoyment. It’s study time!
Today’s roundup leans heavily toward combos, and who better to get us started than Bafael? You’ve probably seen plenty of his work by now, but if you haven’t, this is a great place to start. We’ve included his newest three combo videos below, and you can head over to his YouTube channel to find the rest if your character didn’t make it into this post.
The folks at Hurtbox TV have been busy cranking out combo reels as well. Their newest videos include footage for R. Mika, Chun-Li, Nash, and Karin. We’ve included those four new videos below, but you can find combos for many other cast members on their YouTube channel.
Laura takes the stage next in a couple of videos featuring various technology with a peppering of combos throughout. The first video, from Meno Jazz, features a general breakdown of how to use Laura’s V-Skill before moving on to various frame traps and mixups. The second video, from vryu123, focuses on okizeme and resets, while offering some general tips as well.
Madscientist hit the lab (yep) and figured out some ways to activate Karin’s V-Trigger while setting up meaty hits. Additionally, a correctly-timed V-Trigger activation can lead to a safe jump against 4 frame dragon punches, as demonstrated.
But that’s not all of the new Karin footage! We’ve received a few combo videos for the fighter as well. Evilhoshi, Persona, and Pepopulo all get in on the action, showing off what they’ve discovered for the heiress. Most of Pepopulo’s video showcases combos for stylishly putting down opponents, so if you’re looking to add some flair to your Karin, their video is a great place to get started.
MrOrchazm and Indoimran of Vexoid UK offer up some Cammy combo options in the next two bits of footage. The former’s video focuses more on the reset and mixup options the Killer Bee brings to the battle, so if you’re planning to fight dirty, you’ll definitely want to give it a look.
If you’ve found yourself having issues when facing Vega, this next video from Hiya Maya may help you dispatch the masked fighter. Thanks to a deceptive animation, Vega’s toward fierce may be scoring him additional (safe) pressure when it shouldn’t. As you’ll see below, the ninja’s hurtbox lingers during the attack’s recovery frames and can be heavily punished.
For those of you who prefer playing as the clawed assassin, we’ve included a handful of combos from ClutchCombo as well.
Up next, THE COOL KID93 takes Rashid online to demonstrate his potential. There’s a heavy focus on V-Trigger tricks in this footage, so if you’re looking for a way to wrap up a round or score some exceptionally devious damage, be sure to give it a look.
Being able to confirm into damage off a Crush Counter is important in Street Fighter V. In some cases, these confirmations can involve hard reads that, if unsuccessful, land the aggressor in a heap of trouble. In the case of F.A.N.G, Chocobuny has discovered an option select using a combination of standing fierce, throw, and command dash inputs to make Bison’s second-in-command perform a command dash for combo extension only if the fierce results in a Crush Counter.
In this next bit of footage, Johnny Bravo takes control of Dictator to demonstrate over six minutes of combos. The video doesn’t incorporate any fancy effects or editing tricks, so viewers can expect to witness plenty of combos in their purest form.
To close things out today, we’ve got a beginner video from MetalMusicMan. To give an idea of how basic the guide is, viewers will learn about topics like how cross-ups work, how to perform charge moves, how throws function, and plenty more.
Coming in two parts, this pair of videos clocks in at just under the 20 minute mark, but if you’re brand new to the game, they’re definitely worth your time.
You’ve probably found some tech of your own by now, why not drop us a line? Your footage could make it into our next community roundup!
Pop Culture Shock has been on a roll as of late with their new line of Street Fighter V statues. Following up on offerings for Cammy, Nash, and Necalli statues, their latest statue highlights none other than Ken Masters.
The 1:4 statue features Ken in his trademark “come get me” taunt, challenging whoever he’s fighting to take him head on. The model itself was sculpted based on in-game 3D data from Capcom, and features a real cloth gi for extra realism.
As with all of Pop Culture Shock’s Street Fighter V statues, the Ken statue comes in a regular variant, as well as threeonlineexclusives. The latter all come with a limited edition “smirk” face.
Pre-orders are now open, with the regular variant priced at $374.99 and the online exclusives priced at $379.99. Various discounts are available while supplies last, with shipments expected to begin January 17, 2017.
Kim1234, Shady K, and Logan Sama are back with another episode of The Jump-In.
In this latest installment of the podcast, they discuss Street Fighter V’s online experience, specifically the quality of the game’s new rollback netcode as well as the issues that have been plaguing it at launch. This naturally shifts into talk about online tournaments and Capcom Pro Tour’s online qualifiers.
They also spend some time going over their impressions of Street Fighter V’s balance thus far and individual characters like M. Bison (Kim’s preferred character in Street Fighter IV) and Zangief.
UltraChen TV is currently live with a special Monday installment of First Attack. Tonight, James Chen will be going solo to help folks learn Street Fighter V. Please be aware that this is for beginners, so if it’s not quite your speed, feel free to send it to someone who is looking to learn the fundamentals.
The stream will be live in this article, but you can also visit Twitch to join the chat.
