Category: Fighting Games

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Latest WSO Session Welcomes Japan’s Gonzalez, Goes Ham on Karin Mirrors in Street Fighter V

Every week, the folks at WinnerStaysOn partner with Capcom UK to put on special sessions of Street Fighter competition. While in the past they’ve feature a variety of Ultra Street Fighter IV matches, the last few installments have skewed towards Street Fighter V gameplay, typically with newer builds and characters.

Their latest episode was, of course, dedicated entirely to Capcom’s flagship fighting franchise, but focused on both the new and old.

Fresh off his appearances at Call of Ragnarok and EGX, Japan’s Gonzalez was in town to pit his Seth against the usual European talent in attendance. During his visit, he played first-to-five exhibitions against folks like Isam, Afii, and Problem X, giving us a great look at his take on the chaotic antagonist.

But those of you ready to move onto Street Fighter V should definitely give this video some of your attention as well. Karin, the Street Fighter Alpha 3 veteran who has reappeared on the scene after many years away, receives a ton of the spotlight, and the last 45 minutes are spent going over her skills and mirror matching for those of you interested in what she’s capable of in the upcoming title.

Source: Capcom Fighters

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Regional Favorites Battle Visiting Competitors at KO Fighting Game Festival 2015

The last few weeks have been a flurry of Ultra Street Fighter IV competition as we near the end of the Capcom Pro Tour, and the folks in Kuwait provided quite a show this past weekend during KO Fighting Game Festival 2015. The local Middle Eastern talent has proven themselves a community to be reckoned with at past events, but the lure of an automatic Capcom Cup qualifier brought the visiting competitors out in full force.

Despite appearances by Razer trio Xian, Fuudo, and Itabashi; -R-, Super Santarou Man, KichijojiKEN, and Dashio of YUBIKEN; and even Falcon Arena’s Ryan Hart, regional players were still able to make their mark on the event. Latif, perhaps best known as the Evo 2011 runner-up, was able to crack the top three, while Kuwait’s own Ganoon and Nox of the United Arab Emirates closed the tournament out at fifth and seventh place, respectively.

If you missed out on watching this event live, Capcom Fighters have you covered with replays. We’ve included their footage of the entire top 16 bracket below, and you can find more tournament footage and Capcom’s top five moments here.

Source: Capcom Fighters

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Earn a Trip to Final Round 19 at the West Coast Paradise Qualifiers

Due to the sheer size of the United States, traveling from one coast to the other to visit out-of-state tournaments can be difficult for many players. While our community has grown to the point where you can find high-level competition around just about every corner, making appearances at every major is nearly impossible if you don’t have a sponsor.

Fortunately, the folks behind Final Round will be tossing out flights to their next tournament like Oprah at Paradise, a west coast qualifier set to be held in San Diego, California. Featuring competition in Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Tekken 7, and Dead or Alive 5 Last Round, winners of each game at this event will be provided with free entry and airfare to Final Round 19 in 2016.

And for those of you unable to be there in person, Team Spooky will be streaming the festivities all weekend long.

Paradise is scheduled for November 20-22; more details and registration info can be found here.

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Scores Settled, Opinions Defended During Absolute Battle 6’s Ultra Fight Night Exhibitions

In addition to the main tournament, Absolute Battle 6 was also host to another installment of PandaxGaming’s Ultra Fight Night exhibition series, which has hosted showmatches at various tournaments in the region. This edition in particular featured some very special matches due to the stories leading up to them.

The first of these was the Ultra Street Fighter IV match between Tommy Gunz and Pandora House’s Crackfiend. Some months ago, Gunz called out Crackfiend, leading to a rather heated exchange in the weeks leading up to Absolute Battle. The result: Crackfiend flew from Northern California to Texas to settle the score.

Meanwhile, Hamad previously made statements regarding the Ryu vs. Dhalsim matchup in Ultra Street Fighter IV. According to him, the pairing is against Ryu’s favor, but strong players can make good things happen. To prove his point, he went up against Hypersurge’s Dhalsim.

And finally, Terry Bogard was supposed to go up against Panda Global’s Filipino Champ in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, but personal reservations kept the Marvel god from attending. As such, Bogard was forced to defend his crown as Texas’ best player against a mystery opponent, who turned out to be K-Brad of Evil Geniuses, in the main event of Ultra Fight Night.

Of course, these are just some of the matches that took place at Absolute Battle 6. Be sure to head on over to PandaxGaming’s official playlist for more.

Source: PandaxGaming

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Patch Brings Minor Gameplay Tweaks, More Downloadable Content

A new patch hit Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS earlier this morning, and, as usual, Nintendo has chosen to keep its lips sealed with regard to the exact nature of its changes. Luckily, some folks on the Smash Boards forums have already begun breaking apart the update. Luckier still, the process of digging up what has actually been modified has become markedly easier thanks to the wonders of data mining–gone are the days of tedious side-by-side comparisons.

At the time of this writing, a partial list of changes can be found here. Since it’s still quite early in the life of the patch, there’s an excellent chance that this list will continue to expand as the day progresses. The changes at present include a reduction in shield damage on tech get-up attacks, a rework of Ganondorf’s neutral air, a host of tweaks to two of Ike’s neutral specials, and plenty more.

And just like previous patches, these changes come alongside a small offering of downloadable content to pick up if you’re into that sort of thing. We all knew to expect the addition of the Super Mario Maker stage, and as predicted earlier this month, a second stage based on Brawl’s Wind Waker-themed Pirate Ship made its way into the game as well.

But that’s not all: folks can also deck out their Miis in a handful of new duds including a business suit, Toad and Fox outfits (for when you want to be Fox without actually, you know, being Fox), and options inspired by other Nintendo properties.

As with all previous content, players can purchase the items for the Wii, the 3DS, or in a pack that contains all of the content for each in one big ol’ bundle. The price breakdowns are as follows:

  • New Mii Outfits – $0.75 each per system, or $1.15 each for both systems; $5.25 for full costume bundle per system, or $8.05 for full costume bundle for both systems
  • New Stages – $2.49 per system, or, $3.49 for both systems
  • Entire bundle – $7.74 for the 3DS, $9.73 for the Wii U, or $13.53 for both systems

Note: The price variance in the complete bundle is due to the Pirate Ship stage being limited to the Wii U.

Source: Smash Bros. and Smash Boards

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Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono Teases New Street Fighter V Stage Ahead of Electronic Game Show Appearance

Early this morning, Capcom executive Yoshinori Ono shared an interesting Street Fighter V image with the community that appears to show off a brand new stage, albeit from a strange angle.

As you can see below, the perspective appears to be from outside the stage itself, with R. Mika in the background either waiting for or participating in a match.

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While it’s likely the figure in the foreground is just a spectator, some have speculated that we are looking at a redesign for Street Fighter III’s Sean. There’s certainly nothing to confirm or deny his appearance at this point (as much as I would personally like to see him return), but Capcom has prepared us for a character announcement at Brazil Game Show next month.

Ono is scheduled to make an appearance at the Electronic Game Show in Mexico City, Mexico this weekend, so stay tuned for more details on this updated Street Fighter V build in the near future.

Source: Yoshinori Ono

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Capcom’s Matt Dahlgren Talks Street Fighter V Balancing, Beta Details, and More

At the recently concluded TwitchCon in San Francisco, California, Venture Beat’s Stephen “Sosage” Kleckner got a chance to talk to Capcom of America’s director of marketing and eSports Matt Dahlgren about Street Fighter V.

The interview itself covered many things, including competitive gaming, Capcom Cup, and how Street Fighter V plays into both. Dahlgren also mentioned a couple of things that fans eagerly following the upcoming title’s development are bound to be excited about.

First, Dahlgren confirmed that the game will have a character announcement at Brazil Game Show next month, following up on Yoshinori Ono’s teasing earlier this year. This is interesting, as reveals at regional trade shows have been quite specific to that area. Could this mean that one of the franchises Brazilian characters could be making a return?

As for how Street Fighter V will revolve around various community events, Dahlgren mentions a specific time frame for adjustments, tailored around the competitive season. “The beginning of spring is where we would make any kind of drastic changes, to kind of work things out for the season,” he explains. “We’ll make sure to not do any significant balance adjustments before a huge event like an Evo or a Capcom Cup.”

Dahlgren also took the time to touch on Street Fighter V’s next beta phase, saying that Capcom will be mixing the roster up so that players will get to try different characters. While not outright confirmed, this seems to hint that some characters from the first phase may not be in the second one.

Of course, that’s not all there is to the interview, so be sure to head on over to Venture Beat to learn more about Capcom’s plans for Street Fighter V.

Source: Venture Beat

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UltraChen TV Streaming Live – KO Fighting Game Festival, Absolute Battle, and More

UltraChen TV is back with yet another broadcast of their Tuesday show. Tonight, UltraDavid and James Chen will be discussing a variety of topics, including KO Fighting Game Festival 2015, Absolute Battle 6, Call of Ragnarok, EGX, and more.

The stream will be live in this article, but you can also visit Twitch to join the chat.

Watch live video from ultrachentv on www.twitch.tv

Source: UltraChen TV, featured image courtesy of Kara “Karaface” Leung

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Team Spooky to Stream Tekken 7 World Championship’s United States Qualifiers

With the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2015 growing ever closer, folks in the United States will have the opportunity to qualify for the Tekken 7 competition thanks to separate qualifiers on the west and east coasts.

Round 1 in City of Industry, California and Dave & Buster’s in New York City, New York are scheduled to host events on October 3 and 18, respectively. But don’t be upset if you can’t make it out in person, because Team Spooky will be stepping up to the plate to provide another excellent broadcast for folks at home.

A handful of Japanese players have qualified thus far, including Evo 2015 first- and second-place finishers Nobi and Ao. More qualifiers are scheduled to take place, both in Japan and in other regions like South Korea and Europe.

The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2015’s grand finals are scheduled for December 12. Keep your eyes on the official website for more details as we near that date.

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Poongko: Seth and Dudley go even in Ultra Street Fighter IV, but I still have difficulty against Smug

Continuing their informative interview series, Arcade Stream recently released another snippet of their conversation with local competitor Lee “Poongko” Chung Gon.

This time around, their discussion centers on Poongko’s recent decision to develop a pocket Elena in Ultra Street Fighter IV. While a strong character in her own right, Poongko chose the dancer because of one player in particular: Bryant “Smug” Huggins of Team PIE.

“I don’t know if I should be saying this here, but I’ve been practicing Elena because of Smug’s Dudley,” Poongko explained. “I think the Seth vs. Dudley matchup is 5-5, but it’s only against Smug where I have difficulty.”

The two players have met only once in a major tournament, with Smug defeating Poongko by a score of 5-2 during TOPANGA World League 2. Poongko mentions that he’s lost a few casual sets to the American player as well.

While he’s yet to reveal his Elena on a large stage, Poongko recently gave her a try against fellow Korean competitor Naraks and his C. Viper at an Arcade Stream monthly. “I wanted to see how well Naraks could deal with my Elena and to examine my own Elena play, which is a big part of it, so I won’t be nervous in tournaments,” Poongko continued. “If I fight Smug again, I can say I was prepared.”

Be sure to check out the video below for the full interview.

Source: Arcade Stream