Category: Fighting Games

A rush of Street Fighter V information on the newly revealed Ken Masters has been steadily pouring in since his announcement earlier today. How does Ken’s trademark flashy, fiery style fit into Street Fighter V? While you might have picked up a bit more on Ken’s moves from the trailer and early play videos, here’s a further introduction into Ken and his techniques from Japanese site Gamer.

“Rush & Blaze” Ken

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Height: 175 cm
Weight: 83 kg
Occupation: Head of the Masters family, martial artist
Likes: His family, pasta

Ryu’s fellow pupil, friend and greatest rival. A foundation representing America and son of the distinguished Masters family.

V-Reversal: Senpu Nata Otoshi

After blocking, Ken counter attacks with a flaming kick. With the abundant number of kick moves at his disposal in Street Fighter V, it’s a fitting V-Reversal.

V-Trigger: Heat Rush

Ken’s special moves gain flaming properties and increased forward movement. Also notice the fire visual effects that wrap his body.

V-Skill: Quick Step (Funjinkyaku)

Cancel normal attacks into this special forward dash! He the dash has follow-up moves into attacks, making it quite useful for closing distance and surprise attacks.

Special Move: Shoryuken

The well-known Shoryuken of the Street Fighter series is of course still strong in SFV. During V-Trigger, its damage and appearance change.

Special Move: Tatsumaki Senpukyaku

The number of kicks and trajectory change with different button strengths. It also has can be performed on the ground and in the air, giving the attack a number of variations.

Critical Art: Guren Enjinkyaku

Ken kicks the opponent upward into the air with a series of flaming kick moves. The camera angle shifts for a final kick to the face.

Source: Gamer

Although UDON Entertainment has had the market on Street Fighter comics cornered for quite some time, a new player will be entering the equation next year. IDW Publishing announced at San Diego Comic-Con that they are planning a special crossover event between the Capcom fighting game series and the long-running G.I. Joe franchise for next year.

While details are scarce at the moment, Capcom revealed that the six-issue miniseries will see the forces of Shadaloo team up with Cobra. They also hinted at dream battles between M. Bison and Cobra Commander as well as Vega and Storm Shadow.

No official release date has been provided, but it’s likely this comic will coincide with the release of Street Fighter V in spring. Stay tuned for more details.

Source: Comicbook.com via Polygon

By now, I’m sure many of you know Ken will appear in Street Fighter V (and if not, what are you waiting for?!), but fortunately Capcom’s Peter “Combofiend” Rosas also took the time to explain a bit of his gameplay for folks who weren’t fortunate enough to attend Comic-Con.

Ken’s V-Skill, Quick Step, will allow him to rush towards his opponent in a sprint. This run can be canceled near the end into his step kick or other undefined attacks. As he generally tends to play a little more offensively than friendly rival Ryu, this will likely help Ken establish a strong pressure game and keep enemies on their toes even from further away.

Once he gets in, Ken can activate Heat Rush, a V-Skill that covers his body in flames and upgrades his various special attacks. The added number of hits and adjusted trajectory will allow Ken to perform brand new combos unavailable outside of this ability.

Rosas also teased an future announcement, possibly to be made at Evo 2015, so be sure to tune into the tournament next week for even more Street Fighter V surprises.

Source: PlayStation Blog via Anton Cao

During their panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2015 this morning, Capcom revealed that Ken will be playable in Street Fighter V.

This veteran joins fellow world warriors Ryu and Chun-Li in bolstering the requisite number of classic cast members, and apparently sports a slick new ponytail. His official reveal trailer has been included below along with a gallery of brand new images; be sure to keep your eyes peeled at the end of the video for a quick glimpse of another character that some believe to be Akuma.

According to a report from Polygon, Ken will eschew from classic shoto mechanics. Though he still retains his shoryuken, this version of the returning fighter will come equipped with Heat Rush, a V-Trigger move that adds fiery damage to his specials, and Quick Step, a V-Skill that gives him the ability to run at opponents, further accentuating his rushdown playstlye.

Expect more details and possibly even gameplay footage in the near future, as attendees will be able to try Ken out immediately on the show floor.

In other Street Fighter V news, Capcom also revealed that there will be three beta phases in total, but weren’t ready to announce dates for the next two.

Street Fighter V is currently in development for PlayStation 4 and PC, with a launch scheduled for sometime in spring 2016.

Sources: Black Vegeta, Maximilian, Mission Start Podcast, Polygon, John Maloney via SpeedBrkr, Street Fighter, tip via fiendmaw

Although Predator just joined the Mortal Kombat X cast this week, folks have done a fair bit of digging into the PC version’s localization files and found details pertaining to Tremor’s variations, movelist, and more. This is a pretty substantial find considering we probably won’t see the character for another month, so let’s take a look at these discoveries.

First off, Tremor will have three separate variations at this disposal. Aftershock gives the ground-based combatant access to a ground pound move that can also be performed in the air. Similar to attack archetypes in other games, players can adjust this move to affect areas either close to Tremor or further away, but only if he is airborne.

Metallic, on the other hand, gives him specials that can apply either gold or lava skin. Holding the activation button results gold or lava armor, which we can only surmise as being an upgrade. Gold and lava use the same inputs, so it’s possible one name is the official title and the other is a holdover from development. Many of Tremor’s special moves are adjusted when these skin and armor skills are activated.

Finally, Crystalline Tremor functions as a summoning character, capable of calling forth a crystal that becomes a boulder when meter-burned. Much like in the Metallic variation, these summons change the properties of his normal special moves and also give him access to a few unique attacks.

All in all, Tremor appears to have a very wide range of playstyles at his disposal, though with this limited information it’s hard to truly understand what he will be capable of. There’s a lot still up in the air and it’s possible some of this may change between now and his official release, but feel free to check out the original post for an early look at the upcoming fighter’s normals, strings, and specials.

Source: r/MortalKombat, original data provided by Murdoink

After the successful release of Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late for PlayStation 3, French-Bread and Arc System Works have teamed up again for the latest entry in the series, the aptly named Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st].

Today, Arc System Works announced that the new title will be launching in Japanese arcades on July 23. Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] adds a few new elements to the previous game, including the all-new character Phonon, the system mechanic Cross Cast Veil Off, and game balance tuning for the existing characters.

Below, you’ll find the title’s intro movie as well as details on new game features and the whip-wielding newcomer.

Phonon

“This power, it’s like the protagonist in a manga finally awakening. It would be a waste to not be stylish with it.”

Voice: Saori Onishi

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Admiring ability and seeking to use her own freely, she leaves the strict student vigilante group EFG. She’s a sensitive girl who has grown tired of ordinary student life and has long been searching for her “true self”. Unable to stop believing that with her powers as an Inverse, she’s “awakened to her true self”, she walks under the night as she pleases in order to demonstrate to others the power she’s been granted. Of those who gather under the night, there is someone who knows of Phonon’s “false self”, before her awakening…

Phonon’s Battle Style

Special Move: Kassou Afflict

Phonon swings her whip downward, and with additional inputs she can beat up the floated opponent even further!

Infinite Worth: Bousoku Beatitude

Thoroughly lash the restrained opponent with the Queen’s whip!

Phonon’s Scenario

Intoxicated with her powers as an Inverse, Phonon uses her abilities as the self-proclaimed “Slicing Gale Cemeti”. But someone in the void night knows of her past…

New System: Cross Cast Veil Off

The new system Cross Cast Veil Off makes its entrance! This activates Veil Off from a Vorpal state and knocks the opponent vertically for additional. Since while Veil Off is active, you can freely use moves that cost meter like EX special moves and Infinite Worth, after starting a combo you can go for an overwhelmingly damaging follow-up. Since it greatly increases the damage you can get off a single opportunity, it has great strategical merit for clinching the match!

Game Balance Refinement

In Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late, all existing characters have been tuned to refine the game balance. With the birth of new tactics, enjoy the thrill and excitement of mind games that weren’t possible before.

Source: 4Gamer, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late official site