Category: Fighting Games

Do you have some free time this weekend and want to jump into a new fighting game? Well, the Humble Store, Steam, and PlayStation Network are making that a little easier financially with sales in their online stores.

Ultra Street Fighter IV, Mortal Kombat X, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Mortal Kombat 9, and Mortal Kombta Arcade Kollection, and Divekick have all seen markdowns that will last the next couple of days. We’ve included a handy table below with all the details.

These sales will be gone come Monday, so hurry and take advantage while they are still available.

Sources: Humble Store (via Capcom-Unity), Steam, PlayStation Blog

Do you have some free time this weekend and want to jump into a new fighting game? Well, the Humble Store, Steam, and PlayStation Network are making that a little easier financially with sales in their online stores.

Ultra Street Fighter IV, Mortal Kombat X, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Mortal Kombat 9, and Mortal Kombta Arcade Kollection, and Divekick have all seen markdowns that will last the next couple of days. We’ve included a handy table below with all the details.

These sales will be gone come Monday, so hurry and take advantage while they are still available.

Sources: Humble Store (via Capcom-Unity), Steam, PlayStation Blog

As the most visible and iconic match in fighting game history, Evo Moment #37 has been discussed to death, both inside and outside of our niche scene. What these conversations rarely include, however, is input from the players involved.

The latest episode of ‘Kotaku Compete’ does just that, inviting both Mad Catz’ Daigo Umehara and Justin Wong of Evil Geniuses onto the program to provide insight on this famous moment. While it’s likely you all know the story, their video offers a short recap before going to the competitors themselves.

Umehara came to Evo 2004 at one of the peaks of his competitive career and with something to prove to his American opponents. “I wanted to show Justin [Wong] that this wasn’t going to be an ordinary fight,” the Japanese legend explains. But Wong had aspirations of his own, saying that he was focused on being a good representative for the east coast and his hometown arcade, Chinatown Fair.

For more details from these two incredibly skilled players, as well as excellent framing from community pillar Seth Killian, be sure to check out the short video below.

Still looking for more fighting game goodness? The first episode of this series included a quick look at Red Bull’s Marie-Laure “Kayane” Norindr, a fantastic Soulcalibur and Street Fighter competitor in her own right.

Source: Kotaku

Even though it’s still a ways off, SoCal Regionals 2015 hasn’t been a stranger to pot bonuses. NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment teamed up to offer the tournament’s Mortal Kombat X competitors an additional $10,000 and, according to a recent announcement, Twitch is going to bat for Smash.

The streaming organization will be providing $1,000 to both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros for Wii U. Furthermore, if the respective titles surpass 128 players, they will receive an additional $1,000, leaving over $6,000 up for grabs when all is said and done.

SoCal Regionals 2015 is scheduled for October 9-11 in Ontario, California. More details and registration information can be found through their official website.

Source: Level|Up Series

While players in North America were able to gain access to Street Fighter V’s beta phases by simply pre-ordering the game, those in the rest of the world needed to apply to get in.

Now, for players in Japan (or those who have Japanese PlayStation Network accounts), Capcom has announced that they will start taking applications for the beta next month. Starting from October 7 to October 14, Capcom Japan will pick 100,000 lucky applicants to participate in the Street Fighter V beta, ten times more than the previous first phase.

Details on the second phase’s beginning date, playable characters, and more are as of yet unknown. That being said, the original announcement image does include a picture of Ken, who wasn’t part of the first beta’s roster, so it’s likely he’ll make an appearance. We’re bound to hear more on this from Capcom in the near future, so stay tuned.

Source: Capcom Japan, via NeoGAF

Another week means another Rising Thunder patch. The developers have continually updated their game to add content and remove bugs, and the latest changes are more of the same.

As far as variants go, Crow is now able to utilize Riposte (pictured above), a parry that can transition into a forward dash, a backdash, or a neutral jump when hit. A full look at this patch’s adjustments can be found below.

Source: Rising Thunder

When Charlie Nash was revealed to be returning to the Street Fighter franchise, folks immediately began to formulate theories regarding his resurrection. The last time we saw him in action, the American soldier sacrificed himself to stop Shadaloo leader M. Bison in Street Fighter Alpha 3, and his grotesque new appearance and altered personality in Street Fighter V came as quite a shock.

To help fill the gaps, Capcom partnered with UDON Entertainment to release The Life and Death(s) of Charlie Nash, a graphic novel compilation of previous stories with an emphasis on the events leading up to Nash’s return in Street Fighter V. While much of the narrative included within might be old hat for long-time fans of the franchise, the surrounding story answers some of the lingering questions about his revival.

While this book was previously a convention exclusive, it can now be purchased through online comic distributor comiXology for $4.99. Please note that this is a digital book, not a physical one, so don’t expect it to appear on your doorstep any time soon. We’ve included a few of the opening pages below to get you started.

Source: comiXology