Category: Fighting Games

If you missed out on the initial discounts that accompanied Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- when it released on Steam, you’ll be pleased to know the Humble Store is currently offering the Big Blast Bundle version of the game for $27.99, down from its normal $39.99 price tag.

The Big Blast Bundle comes with all available DLC, including character unlocks, extra color palettes and system voice packs. Upon purchase, you’ll receive a code allowing the game to be installed to your PC via the Steam client.

This offer will run for a full week, so you’ve got plenty of time to decide if you’re ready to rock.

Source: Humble Store via John Polson

This year’s Red Bull Kumite is still a few months away, but tournament organizers have already begun the process of filling in the bracket. Earlier today, Red Bull announced that Evil Geniuses’ Momochi, and r/Kappa’s Chung Gon “Poongko” Lee have been invited to attend the event. These two will be joining the likes of Evil Geniuses’ Justin Wong and AVerMedia’s Bruce “GamerBee” Hsiang.

The 16-player bracket will eventually be filled with 14 hand-picked players, leaving the final two slots to be awarded to competitors from a last chance qualifier. Unlike last year’s Red Bull Kumite, this year’s event will be held to determine the best Street Fighter V player.

Red Bull Kumite 2016 is set to take place April 23-24 in Paris, France. For more information surrounding the event, you can head over to the official Facebook page.

Source: Red Bull eSports

Update: The beta sign up page will go live on Tuesday.

Yesterday, Ed Boon teased what everyone assumed to be an upcoming enhancement to the netcode of NetherRealm Studios’ Mortal Kombat X. Just a short while ago, the developers uploaded a video confirming the veracity of those assumptions. It seems the team has decided to revamp the game’s current netcode, replacing it with something more akin to the much lauded GGPO model.

Before implementing new netcode, the developers want to make sure it’s everything they hope it to be. This means they’ll be holding an online beta test–which is open to the public–to ensure everything runs smoothly. If you’d like to participate, you’ll be able to sign up to do so on January 19 by heading to the online beta’s website, which is not live as of this writing. Do note that not everyone who signs up will be chosen to participate in this beta phase.

The beta will feature four characters–Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Johnny Cage and Jacqui Briggs–and will request objective feedback from participants at the end of each play session.

For full details, be sure to check out the embedded video below.

Source: Mortal Kombat

Those who’ve been following Street Fighter V’s development may recall that the game appeared at the Taipei Game Show last year. There, Taiwan’s AVM|Gamerbee took on MCZ|Daigo Umehara for an early exhibition in the alpha build of the game. Information recently surfaced confirming that Sony will once again have Capcom’s upcoming fighter on their stage at this year’s Taipei Game Show.

The game will take the stage on January 30 from 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM local time. In addition to Capcom’s own Yoshinori Ono and Tomoaki Ayano, the stage show will feature sets between well-known players from the region, though the players chosen to participate have yet to be announced.

For more details on this and other Street Fighter V related news, stay locked on to Shoryuken.com. Street Fighter V launches on February 16 for PlayStation 4 and PC.

Source: Gematsu via NeoGAF

One of the big issues fighting game players face when coming to current consoles is the fact that the newer systems aren’t generally compatible with arcade sticks from the previous generation. To help these players, a small company known as Brook has come up with a solution: their new Universal Fighting Board. The Universal Fighting Board is a custom PCB that replaces the existing electronics of any arcade stick to allow it to work on the newer Xbox One and PlayStation 4, as well as the previous generation’s Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

In addition to this, the Universal Fighting Board features a turbo function, built in SOCD cleaning to prevent opposing directional inputs, and XInput support for PC games. Basic installation requires no soldering thanks to the built-in screw terminals, allowing anyone who’s handy with a screwdriver to install the board themselves.

Those leery of picking up a Universal Fighting Board will find comfort in the fact that Jasen’s Custom Creations thoroughly tested the PCB, putting it through rigorous latency, compatibility and functionality tests. The board passed these tests, of course.

Pre-orders for the Brook Universal Fighting Board are now open at Arcade Shock and Paradise Arcade Shop. The boards are expected to start shipping between February 3 and 6.

Source: Arcade Shock