Although Charlie Nash apparently perished in Street Fighter Alpha 3, his legacy lived on in the world of graphic novels. Since the game’s release in 1998, the fan favorite character has appeared in a number of comics, many of which produced by perennial Capcom partner UDON Entertainment.
In order to explain Nash’s absence between Alpha and Street Fighter V, the comic distributor will be releasing Street Fighter V: The Life and Death(s) of Charlie Nash, a hardcover story full of brand-new content that details the soldier’s story and exactly how he was able to return in the upcoming title.
While little else has been divulged regarding the narrative, UDON was kind enough to release a preview of the front cover as well as a few of the pages inside.
Street Fighter V: The Life and Death(s) of Charlie Nash will see a limited release of 300 units at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, which is scheduled for July 9-12. UDON has revealed that this title is a convention exclusive, so do your best to pick it up if you happen to be attending the convention.
Yesterday, we shared a video of a strange interaction between Akuma and Sagat that allowed the former to perform a focus cancel in the air after a blocked uppercut. We were naturally intrigued and, after I found myself unable to recreate the bug, asked the community to take a look and see what they could come up with.
After just seven hours and some lecturing by Lab Zero Games’ Mike Zaimont over my incorrect use of the term ‘desync’ (love ya Mike!), Sebastian Rikk stepped forward with his findings. Apparently, the late cancel-point on Akuma’s dragon punch gives him this odd ability when coupled with tall opponents like Sagat and Seth, but only on wakeup.
After the above video was shared, Zaimont posited that this strange occurrence may also be caused by the way the attack’s cancelability on block was implemented. Instead of only the uppercut’s first hit being cancelable, the game may interpret this rule as the first hit to land, even if that hit is technically the second or third of the move.
All in all, this was a pretty fun bit of discovery and explanation, and is yet another testament to the tenacity of our community in figuring stuff out–as well as my own ineptitude in accurately replicating situations in-game. While I’m not going to speculate on this bug’s place in competition, definitely keep an eye out for it if you happen to come up against an Akuma.
After a brief resurgence to highlight an early build of Tekken 7, Tekken Crash is set to officially launch another season of competitive fighting game action in July.
According to the above trailer and additional details gathered by Avoiding the Puddle, this new season of the South Korean program will debut on July 5 with a preliminary qualifying tournament. After that, episodes will air every Sunday, starting on July 16 and stretching all the way through September.
Furthermore, in order to share this event with the rest of the world, the organizers have partnered with Twitch to provide an official online simulcast, allowing the global community to keep up with every match as they happen.
More information is sure to be released as we near the aforementioned premiere, so stay tuned.
In recent years Community Effort Orlando, more commonly known as CEO, has risen in size and status to become a precursor to the looming beast that is the Evolution Championship Series as well as one of the largest tournaments in the United States and the world. And it just keeps growing. With both the Super Smash Bros. Wii U and Melee tournaments each at around 500 entrants, over 350 in Ultra Street Fighter IV, nearly 300 in Mortal Kombat X and over 100 in both Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, this year’s CEO will be the biggest yet. And as always, you can expect the same high-quality presentation every year from the CEO team led by Alex Jebailey. Whether you’re actually attending or you’re watching from your home, this is a tournament you don’t miss want to miss.
Tournament Games
Divekick Addition Edition +
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
Killer Instinct
Mortal Kombat X
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Ultra Street Fighter IV
In addition, Tekken 7 and Street Fighter V will be playable at the event.
Just a week after South East Asia Majors in Thailand, CEO is the next premier stop in the Capcom Pro Tour. With a qualifying spot and ranking points on the line, a number of the biggest names in Ultra Street Fighter IV have gathered to compete.
For the top competitors in multiple titles, a lot of cash is up for grabs at CEO. In addition to the standard $15,000 premier event bonus from Capcom and Sony in the Ultra Street Fighter IV tournament, Killer Instinct will have a $15,000 bonus provided by the KI Community Fund, Mortal Kombat will have a $10,000 from NetherRealm Studios and WB Games, and Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U both have a $3000 bonus.
A total of seven streams will be bringing you as much as the action as possible from Orlando, thanks to Team Spooky, Capcom Fighters, CEO Gaming, VGBootCamp, FunkyP and Shin Tristan. Friday will be starting things off with team action, exhibitions and Divekick.
While it’s already been proven Mortal Kombat X’s Quan Chi wields tremendous power in his Summoner variation, the tools available to him in Warlock haven’t seen as much play. Fortunately, Ketchup is here to show off some basics that you can implement into your game if you plan on picking up this fighting style.
In the video below, Ketchup demonstrates a number of useful bread and butters that can provide consistent damage over a wide variety of situations. Near the end, he also provides tips on a few reset opportunities that can be set up with his meterburned stab attack.
And the best part? These all work with the latest patch in place!
One of the great things about Evolution is that, aside from the featured games on the main stage, many side tournaments also happen at the venue for fans of other titles, even classics like, say, Capcom vs. SNK 2.
Legendary Capcom vs. SNK 2 player Ryo “D44BAS” Yoshida, with the help of the fine folks at Mad Catz, will be hosting a side tournament for his game of choice at Evolution 2015. The tournament itself will take place on Saturday, July 18, at the Mad Catz booth.
Format will be double elimination, best 2 out of 3 games, played on the PlayStation 2 version.
Those interested can register here or at the Mad Catz booth from 10 AM-12 PM on the day of the tournament. Further information on the event can be found either on Facebook or on Shoryuken’s own forums.
When Dead or Alive 5 Last Round first launched on Steam a few months back, it did so without online play and a promise from Team NINJA that it would be implemented via patch within three months.
Well, those three months are reaching their end and the online patch is indeed almost upon us. To make sure that things run smoothly, Team NINJA is currently holding a netplay beta test from now until June 30.
Those interested in joining the beta on Steam can do so by following these steps:
With the game fully downloaded, right-click on “Dead or Alive 5 Last Round” in the Steam Library and select “Properties”.
Click on the “Header” tab and enter “DOA5LROnlineBetaBranch” as the access code. (A message will appear below if successful.) Select “onlinebeta” from the drop-down list.
Close the Properties window. You will know you have joined successfully when a “onlinebeta” is added to the game title in the library.
Run Dead or Alive 5 Last Round.
Please note that participation in the beta is limited to users in certain countries and regions; Team NINJA has yet to specify which. Any issues you encounter while using this early online mode can be reported to Team NINJA via this website.
If all goes well, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round’s online update should be released at the end of the beta period. That said, Team NINJA mentioned that this may be subject to change depending on what happens during testing. We’ll be sure to keep you updated if adjustments are made.
Although his character data is already present in Mortal Kombat X as of Monday’s update, it appears as if fans will have to wait until next month to truly get their hands on Predator.
Thanks to a new image released by NetherRealm Studios creative director Ed Boon, we now know that this upcoming fighter, as well as a slew of additional costumes, will be available sometime in July. The screenshot in question shows how the iconic movie monster will appear in-game alongside Jax Briggs’ Carl Weathers skin.
We still have very little clues as to how Predator will play once it’s added to the game, but EventHubs recently reported the names of his three variations: Warrior, Hunter, and Hish-Qu-Ten. While the abilities of the first two are anyone’s guess, expanded universe materials may provide a few clues to the lattermost’s playstyle.
In John Shirley’s stand-alone novel Predator: Forever Midnight, Predators, generally known as the Yautja, are instead referred to as Hish-Qu-Ten. While similar to the species’ general representations, the Hish differ in that they possess a unique gland that pumps powerful hormones into their blood. When overstimulated, the abundance of these hormones can send the Hish into a rage that drives them to kill anything they can get their hands on, even other Predators.
With this in mind, it doesn’t take a great leap in thinking to believe the Predator will be capable of boosting its abilities in the Hish-Qu-Ten variation with this “kill rage,” whether that be through an increase in speed, damage, or some other attribute.
Still, this is all just speculation, so feel free to let us know what you think in the comments.
Over the years, we’ve featured a number of figures depicting characters from series like Street Fighter and…well, yeah, mostly Street Fighter, but today I came across one that definitely needs more attention.
Created by the folks at FREEing, this Ramlethal Valentine figure depicts the Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- villain doing what she does best: posing dramatically with her dual swords and toothed cloack, ready to decimate anyone who stands in her way. Oh yeah, and it sits at just over 8 inches tall, making this a pretty impressive piece.
Of course, high quality comes with an equally high price tag. This figure will set interested parties back ¥19,259 (~$156 USD), so you’ll need a decent amount of money to blow if you want to see this added to your collection.
FREEing’s Ramlethal Valentine figure is currently available for pre-order through online retailers such as AmiAmi, Play-Asia, and CDJapan, with a planned release date of January 2016.
If you’ve yet to get your fill of Street Fighter V footage, you’re in luck, because the folks over at Khaos Gaming recently dropped a fresh batch of replays from their time at E3 2015.
Much like old-school fighting game videos, these are off-screen and free of commentary, though you can occasionally pick up some chatter between the players involved. Some of the more noteworthy faces featured include Evil Geniuses teammates Justin Wong and PR Balrog, NerdJosh of Team Spooky, LI Joe, SRKUW|Fawwaz, and more.
And it’s not all match footage either. Interspersed between normal matches, you’ll find some combo ideas being hammered and new strategies developing on the fly, so definitely don’t miss out on these replays.
