Category: Fighting Games

While we’ve known M. Bison will be a part of Street Fighter V for some time, today we finally get our first look at what he brings to the table in a brand new reveal trailer from the folks at Capcom.

In the video below, the Dictator wreaks havoc like only he can, dishing out damage with his unique fighting style. Bison appears to retain much of the moveset that’s made him popular over the years, including his Psycho Crusher and teleport, but also seems to bust out attacks that weren’t seen in Street Fighter IV, like the Psycho Shot projectile.

You may also notice a rather prominent lightening of Bison’s hair, which lends credence to our theory that this game takes place after Street Fighter III.

For a closer look at M. Bison’s upcoming Street Fighter V appearance, check out the trailer below.

Street Fighter V will be available for PlayStation 4 and PC.

Source: IGN via Flying Wonkey

UltraChen TV is back with yet another Monday broadcast, and tonight’s show is a special one. Lab Zero Games’ Mike Zaimont, lead designer on Skullgirls, will be joining UltraDavid and James Chen to discuss the title’s latest character additions, gameplay alterations, and more ahead of its showing at Combo Breaker this weekend.

The stream will be live in this article if you want to learn a little more about this indie fighter, 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

The Super Best Friends are back with more fighting game action in their most recent episode of Friday Night Fisticuffs. In the video, the crew take on two old school arcade titles from the early 90s that never made their way to home consoles.

First, the guys compete in the Mitchell Corporation’s Karate Tournament. In spite of how this game may look, it actually released in December of 1992, which makes it over a full year younger than the first iteration of Street Fighter II. At that point in time, fighting games were still in their infancy, so there weren’t really any set rules to play by, so what’d the Mitchell Corp. do? They decided that fighting game players didn’t need fancy health bars and Hadoukens to enjoy slugging it out with one another. What fighting game players needed was an accurate representation of a karate tournament (the game’s name is really quite appropriate) as they actually happen in the real world with an accurate scoring system, and that’s exactly what they gave arcade goers.

As fate would have it, Karate Tournament wasn’t the only arcade-based fighting title to release that month. Sega’s Holloseum also made its way to arcades around the same time, and the guys get their hands on it for the second half of the video. There’s not much to this game; it’s got four fighters, no stages (seriously, there aren’t stages), and incredibly limited movement options. It’s perhaps best compared to a set of rock ’em sock ’em robots, but without the weird zip-line head removal. It’s also got a sort of “how to play” that comes from the poorly animated mouth of, oddly enough, a disembodied head just before the game starts. What a way to set the mood.

If you’re into old school coin-op games, or just want to check out some lesser-known fighting titles, be sure to give this video a look.

Source: The Sw1tcher via Super Best Friends Play

Olympic Gaming is back with another Ultra Street Fighter IV player spotlight, this time highlighting London’s Abe “UM|ShoryuSengan” Jarman. Chances are you’ve heard of this player before, perhaps thanks to his extensive tutorial videos or success within the tournament scene, which includes a seventh place finish in Ultra Street Fighter IV at Scotland’s Hypespotting event earlier this year.

But even if you haven’t heard the name ShoryuSengan, his handling of Ken speaks for itself. In the video below, you’ll see the competitor take on some of the top ranked online warriors out there, but you’ll likely notice that their names have been removed. Viewers expressed concern for this in the video’s comment section, and ShoryuSengan had this to say: “I asked OG if he could blank them out because I didn’t ask the people I beat if I could use the replay and out of respect to them.”

A classy move, and it certainly doesn’t take away from the level of skill that you’re about to witness.

Source: Olympic Gaming

If you’re familiar with Alpharad’s How to Play 101 videos, you can probably take a guess at how he handles a character like King Dedede. With one of the best kits for utter disrespect of his opponents, it’s honestly surprising that it took this long for Alpharad to get his hands on the villainous penguin (he is a penguin, right?)

Alpha gets the video rolling by throwing a helpless Little Mac player over the side of the stage, then using Dedede’s neutral special to suck him in and spit him back over the side because, well, why not? Of course, there are plenty more situations just like that, but Alpharad makes sure to include a full display of the destructive power of all of the Dreamland dictator’s special attacks, all while baiting and generally outplaying the masses of For Glory players that he faces. Be sure not to miss the double stage spike thanks to prime Gordo placement.

Source: Alpharad

As part of the changes in Mortal Kombat X’s latest patch, Kitana received a brand new normal called the Pretty Kick. Done by hitting back and 3 (front kick), this new normal not only hits low, but also leads to some combos.

To demonstrate the possibilities of this move, Hey Ge0rge has put together a brand new video that highlights the new combos available to Kitana throughout all three of her variations. As with most of Kitana’s combos, the ones below do a lot of damage for little meter. The low starter, however, means that the princess now has a better chance of landing these compared to her previous starters, which all hit mid.

Source: Hey Ge0rge

When it comes to Killer Instinct, most people don’t really associate the series with high-level competitive play from Japan. That said, there does exist a competitive player base for the game in the land of the rising sun.

During the recently concluded KVO x TSB 2015, a number of Japanese players fought in a set of first-to-five matches, showcasing just what their community has to offer.

We’ve posted the finals matches from the event below, but be sure to head on over to the official playlist for more.

If this has piqued your interest in Japan’s Killer Instinct scene, OGTY will be holding another tournament this summer.

Source: OGTY via IPLAYWINNER