Category: Fighting Games

Gaming video site OPENREC.tv is putting on an all-star Ultra Street Fighter IV team battle exhibition this weekend, featuring fourteen names you’ll find familiar. Each team was selected via draft, with Nemo as captain of Team West and Dashio as captain of Team East.

The event will take place over two days. Day 1 will feature a Waseda format, with players from each team appearing in an order set beforehand by each captain. Day 2 will use an elimination format, with the winning team from Day 1 starting with two lives. The team battle will be played on arcade.

You can catch the battle on OPENREC’s website.

Source: OPENREC via Kakuge Checker

The latest pair of Street Fighter V character introduction videos from Capcom offers basic information surrounding two series newcomers: Rashid and Laura. Much like other entries, UK community manager Matt Edwards discusses the basics behind the fighters’ V-Skills, offers a look at some general tactics, and gives insights into their story.

Sadly, Rashid’s video doesn’t go to great lengths detailing the nature or origin of his scouter, instead simply noting that “he’s something of a gadget lover.”

Miss the previous character intro videos? You can find them by following this link.

Source: Capcom Fighters

Bandai Namco Entertainment is currently hosting Tekken 7 Fated Retribution location tests at various arcades in Japan, but tonight they are also offering a way for folks unable to attend in person to enjoy the action.

Below, you’ll find an official broadcast from Namco Sugamo in Tokyo, Japan, which will include a presentation from director Katsuhiro Harada, live gameplay, and more. If you have a Tekken itch that needs scratching, this should be the perfect place to find relief.

Watch live video from TEKKEN on www.twitch.tv

Source: Tekken, tip via GamerDWreck

Street Fighter V officially launches in four days and Bifuteki’s SpabRog is already breaking it…

…okay, not really, but he recently developed a pretty nasty setup for F.A.N.G with Pandora House’s Nando that can lead to stun and, subsequently, some hefty damage. The secret lies in the newcomer’s ability to cancel his Nishikyu (the arcing poison projectiles) into Nikankyaku (the command dash).

As shown in the video above, the setup requires a good amount of meter, the on-screen remnants of an EX Ryobenda (the poison plume), and an opponent willing to block the wrong way on wakeup, but is mighty powerful if all the pieces fall into place.

Of course, getting all that in order could take a bit of doing, not to mention the likelihood of escape options depending on the character, but Spab’s proof of concept should be enough for folks to iterate on. Let us know what you think in the comments.

Source: SpabRog

Every fighting game has players whose names have become so known that even the most casual person in the scene has heard of them. Street Fighter has Mad Catz’ Daigo Umehara and Evil Geniuses’ Justin Wong; Guilty Gear has Ogawa; and Super Smash Bros. Melee has–among a handful of others–Joseph “Mango” Marquez.

Marquez sponsor, Cloud9, is soon to premiere a documentary series centered on his accomplishments. While we can’t yet confirm exactly what these videos will entail, we can likely expect to see plenty of high-level Melee action, while also getting a better idea of who Marquez is outside of the world of Smash.

For now, we know the series is set to launch later this month, but the exact date has not yet been revealed. You can check out the teaser trailer below.

Source: Cloud 9

When it comes to video content covering Street Fighter V strategies, Pan has proven to be anything but a slouch. Already providing us with the popular M. Bison okizeme primer and Ken Howitzer videos earlier this week, they show no signs of stopping with yet another new guide highlighting a use for light attacks that will keep blockstring-happy opponents in check.

In Street Fighter IV, abusing light attacks for fast, safe ways into combos was commonplace. Thankfully, Street Fighter V has (mostly) eliminated that application for the two weakest attack buttons. However, as Pan proves below, jabs are far from useless in the new title. Many common blockstrings in Street Fighter V leave just enough room between attacks to allow the defender to slip in a quick punch at much lower risk than committing to something like a Shoryuken.

Since the aggressor, in this case, may have entered blockstring autopilot mode, the defender stands to score a counter-hit that they can convert into respectable damage. The footage below provides sample combos utilizing this tactic as well as various situations where it may apply.

Source: Pan

We’re in the final stretch before the world gets its first taste of the release version of Street Fighter V, and those looking to pick up Ken Masters once the game drops should be sure to check out these new combo videos from FightersEvo and evilneeko.

The first video focuses on using Ken’s back+strong command normal, Chin Buster. This button easily links after crouching strong and, therefore, allows for a fairly large hit-confirmation window–well, large by Street Fighter V’s standards, at least.

This second set of footage offers a more general overview of what Ken can do once his fists and feet start connecting with their target. Of course, you’ll catch a few Chin Busters here and there throughout this footage as well, but they’re certainly not the star of the show.

Sources: FightersEvo, evilneeko

Earlier this week, the WinnerStaysOn crew held their final session before Street Fighter V’s release. Though they’ve used a copy of the game with access to F.A.N.G prior to this most recent gathering, they hadn’t been given permission to choose him just yet. That all changed when they sat down on Tuesday and were able to share this awkward looking King of Shadowloo with the world.

But they’re not the only folks who got their hands on the final build. Last night, Community Effort Orlando Alex Jebailey held a play session for local players, including the young CJ Truth. You’ll find some archived footage below.

And finally, Japan has had their fair share of early Street Fighter V play as well. Evil Geniuses Momochi and Kazunoko were again invited to Capcom TV to provide their expertise. This was shortly after they joined Razer’s Fuudo, Mad Catz’ Mago and Tokido, Red Bull’s Bonchan, and Itabashi Zangief in a high-level exhibition during Capcom’s pre-launch broadcast.

Be sure to check these videos out if you missed the streams while they were live.

Street Fighter V will be availabel for PlayStation 4 and PC on February 16.

Sources: Capcom Fighters, CEO Gaming, Capcom Channel