Everyone has a fighting chance
UltraChen TV is back with the season finale of their Tuesday talk show. Tonight, UltraDavid and James Chen will be discussing a variety of topics, including new Capcom Pro Tour 2016 details, Street Fighter IV’s legacy, recent Mad Catz developments, and more.
The stream will be live in this article, but you can also visit Twitch to join the chat.
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With the competitive season already in full swing, Capcom’s Peter “Combofiend” Rosas and Twitch’s Mike Ross joined forces to unveil the schedule for Capcom Pro Tour 2016.
Similar to last year’s circuit, the action will kick off in France with Cannes Winter Clash before moving onto Final Round 19 for the first premier event. But instead of Ultra Street Fighter IV, the all-new Street Fighter V will form the basis of this new tour.
As always, Capcom aims to make sure the entire fighting game community is represented, not just the upper echelons of players from Japan, the United States, and Europe. Thirty-two players will make up the finals at Capcom Cup, with eleven chosen directly from Premier events like the aforementioned Final Round, Evo, NorCal Regionals, South East Asia Major, Canada Cup, and more.
There is one twist, however: if a player who has already qualified for Capcom Cup wins another premier tournament, that spot will become another global ranking qualifier. No more second, third, fourth, etc. placers getting into the main event automatically…you gotta walk away with the gold!
After that, Capcom will be expanding the model of Capcom Pro Tour Asia to other regions with Capcom Pro Tour North America, Europe, and Latin America. Every region will have twelve ranking events and two online events. Winning one of the rankings events will give you a ticket to the region’s main event, and each of these individual areas will have their own leaderboard that Capcom Cup also draws players from.
Oh, and last year’s champion will not be given free entry. He has to earn a spot like everyone else.
It’s pretty complicated, but at the end of the day this will ensure that Capcom Cup remains a truly global event, with representation from the farthest corners of the fighting game community. We’re sure you want to start planning your itinerary, so check out the full schedule below.
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Even though the final Street Fighter V beta weekend now seems far behind us, top players in the community still have plenty of new footage to share. One such batch of match videos comes from Team Spooky’s Arturo “Sabin” Sanchez. As you might expect, he has taken to spitting fire and slapping opponents with Dhalsim’s elastic limbs.
On top of fighting veterans like Evil Geniuses’ Justin Wong, Sabin went up against a few of the fresher faces looking to make a name for themselves in the era of Street Fighter V, including THE COOL KID93. We’ve embedded several matches below, and you can find more videos featuring Sabin’s Dhalsim at Team Spooky After Hours.
Source: Sabin
With eight years on the scene, we thought we had seen everything when it came to Street Fighter IV combo videos. Of course, Desk lives to surpass expectations, and he’s done just that with a unique concept inspired by roleplaying games like Final Fantasy.
While typical shenanigans abound in his latest combo video, Desk adds a bit of extra flair in the form of HP bars, floating damage numbers, and other genre tropes. Check it out below and let us know what you think.
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.
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Street Fighter IV’s theme song, the infamous “Indestructible,” was one of the most memorable parts of its launch back in 2009. Thanks to the ridiculously awesome stylings of The Next Door, the refrain will forever be ingrained in the memories of Street Fighter fans everywhere.
Now, Capcom has tapped Japanese rock band Man with a Mission to do the unthinkable: follow-up that iconic track with one of their own for Street Fighter V. The announcement quickly spread, but only now has the song become available to the masses thanks to today’s release of the group’s latest album, The World’s on Fire.
Founded in 2010, Man with a Mission gained attention for the distinct wolf masks they wear during public appearances. Anime fans may be familiar with their track “Raise Your Flag,” which was used as the opening theme for Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans. Prior to Street Fighter V, they worked with Capcom to provide the commercial theme song for Lost Planet: Extreme Condition.
What do you think? Is “Survivor” the next “Indestructible,” or will Street Fighter IV’s theme continue to live on in the hearts of the fighting game community? In any case, the single is currently available for purchase on Amazon Japan if you want to pick it up.
Sources: Man with a Mirror via r/Kappa, special thanks to Laban.
After previewing Tri-Borg at the ESL Pro League finals, NetherRealm Studios is ready to show off fellow Kombat Pack 2 inductee Leatherface during their next Kombat Kast. This horror movie mainstay has been haunting audiences since the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre dropped in 1974, and he’s ready to treat the Mortal Kombat cast to some of that same brutality.
Little is known about Leatherface’s gameplay apart from brief snippets provided in the official trailer, and speculation has only increased thanks to the recent glimpse we received of his Killer variation.
Kombat Kast will be live on Twitch this Thursday, February 11, at 2 PM PST, 5 PM EST.
Sources: NetherRealm Studios, Tyler Lansdown, tip via NightmareSteam
It’s easy to get hung up on what we know a character to be. Regardless of how they may appear in new titles, it makes sense that we’re prone to want to force fighters into a form we’ve seen them take before. When it comes to Ken’s inclusion in Street Fighter V, plenty of players have been scratching their heads trying to make sense of his seemingly less-than-optimal normals and unusual V abilities.
Yesterday, Pan offered a look at M. Bison’s devastating okizeme potential in Street Fighter V and, today, they’re back with a strategy reel offering insights into how Ken should approach the match. Using insights from Viscant’s recent blog post, the video below offers an argument for Ken players to stick to a longer range.
Source: Pan
Later this week, Capcom will be hosting a special pre-launch broadcast for Street Fighter V. The live event will include a “complete presentation” of the latest information on the upcoming title.
The developers also plan to hold a four-on-four exhibition featuring some of the strongest Street Fighter players in the world. Viewers can expect to see Evil Geniuses’ Momochi, Mad Catz’ Tokido and Mago, Red Bull’s Bonchan, Razer’s Fuudo, Kazunoko, Haitani, and Itabashi Zangief flex their muscles in Street Fighter V, so be sure to keep an eye out for the early strategies they employ.
Capcom’s broadcast is scheduled to go live on February 11 at 11 AM JST (6 PM PST, 9 PM EST on February 10). You can catch the entire thing on YouTube.
Long time fighting game veteran Ari “Floe” Weintraub recently started a brand new tutorial series aimed at helping folks who are already familiar with fighting games and want to take their skills to the next level. While the first episode of his aptly named “Floechart” series focused on how to approach a new fighting game, the second is all about “turns” in fighting games.
The basic concept is learning how to determine when to take your turn and keep pressing buttons on offense, and when to give it up and return to neutral. Concepts like frame traps are things that are applied when trying to extend your turn.
Floe includes specific examples from Ultra Street Fighter IV and Mortal Kombat X, both of which have characters that excel in extending their turns, as well as mechanics that can be used to stop your opponent from continually “taking their turn” and punish them for being too greedy.
Source: Floe