Category: Fighting Games

Although the 1.1.0 update to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U went live some time ago, catching all the minute changes that Nintendo throws into the game can be a time consuming task. Luckily, Vitamin ZK took the time to wade through the seas of sameness to find the few tweaks that were made. In the videos below, you’ll see side-by-side comparisons of the 1.0.9 and 1.1.0 versions of altered attacks and abilities.

The changes include minor frame adjustments to things like Marth and Lucina’s landing recovery after a handful of aerial attacks as well as their Dolphin Slash special, and some slight knockback changes for Dr. Mario, among other things. A good deal of the changes were slight, but the patch did include some larger tweaks, too, like the removal of Pikachu’s ability to create infinite combos through the use of custom moves.

To get a better glimpse at exactly what changed, be sure to check out the videos below. The characters who received a larger number of changes have been given their own videos, while the rest received a place in the compilation videos.

Source: Vitamin ZK via D1

The folks behind Churning the Butter have just gone live with another installment of their weekly tournament series.

Tonight, they have once again taken over Folsom Street Foundry in San Francisco, California to put on an Ultra Street Fighter IV tournament for the regional players.

If you’re interested in seeing what the NorCal cats have up their sleeves, be sure to check out the stream below and show your support. You can also head on over to Twitch if you prefer to chat.

Watch live video from showdowngg on www.twitch.tv

Want to check these tournaments out for yourself? Well, you’re in luck, because even if you missed out this week, Churning the Butter is held every Thursday at 8:30 PM PDT during ShowDown’s game night at Folsom Street Foundry.

Source: ShowDown

Avid fighting game players naturally spend more time focusing on what takes place once the timer starts ticking than the events that bookend the battle. Nevertheless, some of the sequences that sandwich the flurry of fists and feet have become so enmeshed in our society that even non-fighting gamers will catch the reference when told to go home and be a family man.

If you’ve been wondering what the combatants of Street Fighter V have to say, or want to see the pose they strike after slapping down their opponents, the video below from ADAPT Chance will be right up your alley. Since this footage does come from beta events, you’ll notice that not every added character has been included, but there’s still plenty to see.

It’s hard to say if Street Fighter V will offer something as quotable as Guile’s famous line, but the potential definitely exists. Let us know which are your current favorites.

Source: ADAPT Chance, and thanks to LionheartZero for sending this in.

For those of you who haven’t been keeping up, Tekken Crash’s grand finals played out earlier this week. This competition signified the tournament’s return to public broadcasting in South Korea, showing the world what their population is capable of in Tekken 7.

At the end, only two teams remained: Indigos, comprised of relatively new faces like Triple H, Langchu, and Low High; and Resurrection, the veteran team comprised of Chanel, Narakhof, and Knee.

After winning Tekken Crash Returns earlier this year, Narakhof and Knee recruited runner-up Chanel to create a team many were ready to crown before the event even started. Indigos, however, made huge waves by defeating Resurrection in the very first round, thanks to a convincing OCV by Langchu’s Gigas. Both teams would continue to dominate the competition, setting up the eventual rematch.

While exciting in its own right, the grand finals heavily featured Tekken 7 newcomers Gigas, Claudio, and Shaheen, the lattermost with representation on both teams thanks to Knee and Low High. Although they don’t have the history of fighters like Kazuya or Heihachi, these cast members certainly shine in terms of competitive viability.

Was Resurrection able to overcome the team that beat them early on, or did Indigos prove they had what it took to stand up to Tekken legends? Be sure to check out the video below for the exciting conclusion.

For more replays, be sure to check out the official playlist.

Source: ESportsTV via Avoiding the Puddle, Tekken Zaibatsu

Thanks to the folks at Khaos Gaming, we’ve had plenty of opportunities to see Street Fighter V action unfold from the comfort of our homes. While the footage they’ve offered is often good–great in fact–many of the players taking a stab at the game haven’t had much time to get familiar with characters or features that the game provides.

With that in mind, we decided to isolate some footage from the massive reams of Khaos Gaming film that features a man who certainly knows his way around the soon-to-be-modern Hadouken: Capcom’s Peter “Combofiend” Rosas. Combine his extensive competitive background with his work as Street Fighter V’s associate producer, and it makes sense that Rosas would be one of the players most familiar with the forthcoming title. He confirms this theory time and again in the collection of videos below, and does so across most of the available cast.

 

Source: Khaos Gaming

Thanks to the folks at Khaos Gaming, we’ve had plenty of opportunities to see Street Fighter V action unfold from the comfort of our homes. While the footage they’ve offered is often good–great in fact–many of the players taking a stab at the game haven’t had much time to get familiar with characters or features that the game provides.

With that in mind, we decided to isolate some footage from the massive reams of Khaos Gaming film that features a man who certainly knows his way around the soon-to-be-modern Hadouken: Capcom’s Peter “Combofiend” Rosas. Combine his extensive competitive background with his work as Street Fighter V’s associate producer, and it makes sense that Rosas would be one of the players most familiar with the forthcoming title. He confirms this theory time and again in the collection of videos below, and does so across most of the available cast.

 

Source: Khaos Gaming

Those of you who have been reading Shoryuken for the past few years may be familiar with the tumultuous saga of Mane6, the indie developers who first gained recognition due to their work on a My Little Pony fighting game. Fighting is Magic was to feature the eponymous ponies engaging in cute yet still technically sound battles in the vein of traditional one-on-one fighters, until a cease and desist from property owner Hasbro stopped them dead in their tracks.

When negotiations proved unfruitful, Mane6 decided to soldier on, only with original characters. And after disappearing from the limelight for some time, it appears as if they are finally ready to unveil their product.

As you’ve probably already gathered from the video, Them’s Fightin’ Herds is the spiritual successor to My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic. Complete with characters like Arizona the Cow and Velvet the Reindeer–not to mention the excellent fighting system provided to them by Skullgirls developers Lab Zero Games–the title carries on in the same vein as their previous project without all the messiness of dealing with high-profile litigation.

Mane6 plans to open a crowdfunding campaign on September 21 to gather the support they need to finish the game, so be on the look out for ways you can help out in the coming weeks. Until then, enjoy the trailer above and watch their website for updates.

Source: Mane6, tip via Renaud L.