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Cooperation Cup returns for its 17th installment of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike action on January 5 to 6, 2019

If there’s one thing that the Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike faithful look forward to every year, it’s none other than the Cooperation Cup – the yearly team tournament featuring the game’s best players. Now, we know when the next installment of this legendary tournament will take place!

During the 3rd MANIAX Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike tournament this past Sunday, it was announced that the 17th Cooperation Cup will take place from January 5 to 6, 2019. As with the previous event, next year’s Coop Cup will take place at the Hulic Hall in Asakusabashi.

For those who are not yet familiar with it, the Cooperation Cup is a 5-on-5 team battle tournament featuring teams of the best 3rd Strike players from all over. In addition to the main tournament, the event also has a Pre-Coop Cup 5-on-5 tournament, featuring teams of players playing only one specific character.

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Source: Coop Cup, via davideLUN

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rooflemonger provides a complete breakdown of the latest balance patch for Dragon Ball FighterZ

Though we’ve already seen the patch notes for the latest update to Dragon Ball FighterZ, I’ve always preferred a visual aid to compliment a list of changes — especially for such an extensive update, one that altered 24 of the game’s 28 characters, in addition to adding base Goku and Vegeta into the mix.

Content creator rooflemonger appears to agree with my sentiment, as he has recently crafted a full breakdown of each and every single listed patch change that was provided by Bandai Namco Entertainment, covering all the changes to Training Mode, online matchmaking, general quality-of-life changes to the game (such as a faster-moving cursor at the character select screen, the ability to add input delay to offline Versus matches, and the ability to alter your team’s order before the start of the match by holding the applicable Assist button at the Versus screen).

Of course, the meat and potatoes of a patch notes video will be documenting the character-specific changes to the vast majority of the roster, and rooflemonger provides a visual demonstration of most of the buffs and nerfs (as well as timestamps in the video description) sorted by the order in which characters were officially listed in the patch notes. In total, the entire video clocks in at a little over an hour; a lengthy yet very informative watch if you’re interested in the direction the future competitive meta may be leaning in. You can view the full video below.

What were your favorite changes coming out of the latest DBFZ patch? Were there some characters you were hoping to see buffed or nerfed that weren’t altered much, or do you feel certain warriors were perhaps overturned in one direction or another? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

Source: rooflemonger

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Relive the top 5 best Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition moments from Evo 2018, as ranked by Capcom Fighters

With a staggering 2,484 World Warriors from across all corners of the globe descending on Las Vegas, Nevada for Evo 2018, to compete for the most Capcom Pro Tour points available in the entire season. In the event’s second-biggest tournament, the potential for a plethora of highlight reel moments was higher than ever, and the players did not disappoint us.

Now you can relieve the top 5 moments of Evo’s Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition tournament, as ranked by Capcom Fighters. FAV|Sako styling on HORI|Ishi with his Menat, LevelUp’s Alex Valle’s Blanka, PRO7OTYPE’s Alex shocking upset against Echo Fox|Punk in pools, and of course Mousesports|Problem X overcoming the Raging Demon and defending Champion EchoFox|Tokido to bring the United Kingdom their first Evo Street Fighter Championship; there’s a lot to enjoy here. There’s even a bonus sixth moment of Fudoh|Fujimura’s crazy Fuma Shuriken combo on FAV|Ryuusei’s Urien that even knocked the tyrant into his own Aegis Reflector. You can see the full video below.

Did your favorite moment make the list? Let us know in the comments section.

Source: Capcom Fighters (YouTube)

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BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle’s version 1.21 update fixes various bugs with DLC characters on PlayStation 4 and Steam

With the recent release of the last nine currently-announced DLC characters for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle earlier this week, a few of the new fighters unfortunately brought a few nasty bugs with them upon entering the Phantom Field, such as one of Nine The Phantom’s Tactics Mode Challenges being unable to be properly cleared, forcing players to skip over it. Nine and Labrys could also perform certain Extra Skills without spending the bar of Skill Gauge normally required to activate these enhanced attacks. There was also an odd hanging glitch with Akihiko Sanada that appeared to be exclusive to the PS4 version. Thankfully, Arc System Works has responded quickly with a small patch last Friday to rectify the situation for players on PlayStation 4 and PC. Details on the Nintendo Switch version of the update will be added to the official story on their website once it’s been completed. You can read the full patch notes of version 1.21 below. Sadly, Replay Data was not updated with this patch, so any saved matches involving Nine and Labrys from before this update was applied may no longer function correctly.

== PlayStation 4 Update 1.21 Info ==

– Game would hang under certain conditions while using the character Akihiko Sanada. (This issue has not been reported on the Nintendo Switch version).
– Fixed issue where some attacks that would normally consume gauge with Labrys and Nine the Phantom were usable even with zero gauge.
– Fixed issue where Nine’s Tactics Mode mission was not clearable.

== Regarding Replay Data ==

Replay data, will, unfortunately not be updated through this patch, therefore some replays with Nine the Phantom and Labrys that were saved before the patch has been applied may not function correctly.

==Steam Update 1.21 Info==

The following features have been implemented:
– Fixed a bug where “Nine the Phantom” and “Labrys” were able to use certain EX moves despite not having any tension.
– Fixed a bug where “Nine the Phantom” had been unable to have one particular entry in her mission mode cleared.
– Fixed a crash bug which occurred after updating to v1.20 upon attempting to enter Character Select (Training/VS) mode.

==Nintendo Switch Update 1.21 Info==

We will update everyone as soon as we have more information on the Nintendo Switch update.

Thank you very much for your patience.

Source: arcsystemworks.com

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BornFree’s interview with Fujimura reveals the reason for his name change, his training regimen, and more

Notable FGC content creator BornFree sat down with FUDOH | Fujimura at Evo 2018 to get an insight on the player’s top spot in the CPT.

BornFree is known for his in-depth interviews of FGC players, organizers, personalities, and other notable figures in the fighting game community. At Evo 2018, he was able to swing a session with the number one player in the Capcom Pro Tour: FUDOH | Fujimura, known for his accomplished history within the FGC and his killer Ibuki, sat down with a translator to answer some of the community’s most pressing questions.

BornFree began the session by asking Fujimura about his recent name change. Formerly, Fujimura was known as Yukadon — however, by the beginning of Street Fighter V’s 3rd season, he had changed his handle to his legal name. “Nobody told me I had to change my name,” Fujimura said through his translator, Bill. “When you tell people you do video games and esports and stuff like that, people have a tendency to not take it seriously. I wanted to personally, rather than use a weird nickname, would rather use my real name, and try to feel legitimate in what I’m doing.” Although his previous name was considered a bit rude by Japanese standards, it wasn’t the rudeness that caused him to make the switch — rather, it was a desire to be seen as legitimate by those outside the esports bubble.

Fujimura is known for his optimal play — so much so that the Korean community gave him the nickname, “The Machine.” His training regimen is anything but human: Fujimura trains for hours on end, taking little time to eat and rest before going back at it. “When there’s players around and a setup to play on, it would be a waste not to play on it. I feel bad if I don’t take advantage of that opportunity and use that chance to better myself.”

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Fujimura likewise appears to have a rival in Daigo “The Beast” Umehara. Having beaten him at ELEAGUE and StunFest France, it seemed as though Fujimura had the Guile matchup figured out — until Daigo took it over Fujimura twice at the UK’s VSFighting, winning his first Premier and proving his strength against SFV’s top competitor. BornFree pressed Fujimura about this rivalry, and his response was careful and deliberate: “It’s tough, and it’s always been a tough match. I play a lot with him, not just at tournaments, but at casuals and things. I’m trying to do everything that I can do get better. Sometimes, that’s just how it goes.”

Ibuki is Fujimura’s character of choice, after Nash was nerfed into the floor. “At first, I was playing around with a lot of different characters,” he began. “But I wanted to try a character that a lot of other pros weren’t playing. I kind of settled on Ibuki, and as I played her, I felt the possibilities with her, and thought, ‘I could probably do really well with this.’” Fujimura’s decision paid off: he is now sitting in the number one spot in the Capcom Pro Tour, and has multiple top placements under his belt alongside two Premier victories.

Fans can watch the full interview here, as well as check out more of BornFree’s fighting game content.

Source: BornFree’s YouTube Channel

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desk crafts improbable combo possibilities from Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition’s V-Reversals

At this point in the FGC, I probably don’t have to tell you that the entirety of desk‘s YouTube shtick is finding the most improbable interactions that fighting games have to offer. He’s been doing this successfully since 2008, and in Street Fighter V since the series began — It’s a testament to his skill and creativity that through so many games and after so many years, he still finds ways to surprise the FGC. Case in point: his most recent manipulation of V-Reversals:

Taking full advantage of the additional frames granted by counter-hits, desk has found a host of (orchestrated) ways to create absurd and interesting combos from moves never design to allow any sort of followups. Check out the video above to see all the ways you can use, and break, V-Reversals in SFV!

Source: desk

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Successfully invade Earth with Maximilian’s Base Vegeta character breakdown for Dragon Ball FighterZ

With Base Goku and Base Vegeta being released for Dragon Ball FighterZ earlier this week, along with an extensive balance patch, many players and content creators have been hard at work discovering the new possibilities of the latest version. Among those is Maximilian, who is back with full character breakdowns of the new Saiyan roster additions.

 

Max feels that Base Vegeta will prove to be the stronger of the two characters due to his combination of highly-damaging loop combos, the strongest corner game among the entire Vegeta trio. Though many of his normals and specials are standard Vegeta fare, the Prince of all Saiyans possesses a unique Command Ki Blast that is fired upward and angles downward, which can set up scary Meaty situations.

Where the Base form begins to set himself apart is with his Energy Cutter special, which he can angle for interesting setups and zoning applications. His command grab, “I have no use for Saiyans who can’t move,” will whiff on Crouching foes and can only OTG off of Sliding Knockdowns. He’s also got a pair of versatile Super Special Attacks in his Level 1 Galick Gun and Level 3 Galaxy Breaker that can be used in a variety of situations.

You can find more coverage of the Base Saiyans from the Frame Advantage team, as well as our first post-patch tech roundup. Both of these characters are included in the FighterZ Pass for $34.99, alongside Bardock, Broly, Fused Zamasu, SSGSS Vegito, Cooler, and one more character yet to be officially announced, and can also be individually purchased for $4.99 and come with their own Z-Stamps, Lobby Avatars and colors. A Base Goku breakdown from Max should be following soon.

Source: Maximilian Dood

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Relive all of the best comebacks, upsets, pop-offs and fails of Evo 2018 with theScore esports

Continuing their coverage of the recently-completed Evo 2018, theScore esports has released a pair of videos featuring self-proclaimed “Tokido Fanboy” and #EsportsDad Colin McNeil looking back at some of the best comebacks, upsets, pop-offs, fails, and highlights from this past weekend’s monumental event.

From Mousesports|Problem X’s  and TSM|Leffen’s historic victories in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition and Super Smash Bros. Melee, Tweedy’s bold declaration to SonicFox to “pick someone else” after besting him in the Starfire Mirror in Injustice 2,  WN|LostSoul and ITS|LilMajin’s miraculous Top 8 runs, Cyclops Osaka’s GO1’s multiple Shenron Summons in Dragon Ball FigherZ, the debut of Echo Fox’s Katsuhiro Harada in Tekken 7, and the controversial Bayonetta Grand Finals in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, everything’s documented here.

What are some of your favorites moments of this year’s Evolution Championship Series? Feel free to tell us in the comments! You can also check out theScore esport’s The Story of Evo, with Part 2 set to drop tomorrow, Saturday, August 11th.

Source: theScore esports

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TOPANAGA League 7 player lineup and dates announced, plus Online Qualifier results

Seemingly out of nowhere, TOPANGA League 7 has been announced! This league pits some of Japan’s strongest Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition players against each other in a Round-Robin format. Though it has been a year and a half since the last League, the competition should remain just as fierce as ever.

1st place will earn 1.5 Million Yen ($13,528.80 USD), 2nd place walks away with 600,000 Yen ($5,41.52 USD), 3rd place goes home with 300,000 Yen ($2,705.76 USD), and for the first time, 4th place will earn 150,000 Yen ($1,352.88 USD), fifth place scores 100,000 Yen ($901.92 USD), while sixth place only gains 50,000 Yen ($450.96 USD).

This year, we’ll see 24 players duking it out, with 21 fighters receiving special invitations, while the remaining three slots were filled out by the Top 3 players of an online qualifier tournament that was held last night and streamed on OpenRec, with the following results:

Results

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1. FAV|Ryuusei (Urien) – Qualifies for TOPNAGA League 7
2. SZY|Mizuha (Kolin) – Qualifies for TOPANGA League 7
3. Powell (Cammy) – Qualifies for TOPANGA League 7
4. Yuzuponzu (M. Bison)
5. WP|Daikokugo (Birdie)
5. Haku (F.A.N.G)
7. AFG (Karin)
7.Fudoh|Johnny (Karin)

This leads to the full player lineup of:

  • YHC-Mochi (Dhalsim)
  • Gachikun (Rashid)
  • Mago (Cammy)
  • GRPT|MOV (Chun-Li)
  • FAV|Sako (Menat)
  • Trashbox (Birdie)
  • Nishikin (Blanka)
  • RB|Bonchan (Sagat)
  • Mishie (Laura)
  • Hx.Twitch.CYG BST|Daigo Umehara (Guile)
  • Uryo (Sakura)
  • GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy)
  • Gafro (Balrog)
  • FOX|Tokido (Akuma)
  • Liquid|Nemo (Urien)
  • Fudoh|Haitani (Akuma)
  • CYG BST|Fuudo (R. Mika)
  • Surugaya|Machabo (Necalli)
  • FOX|Momochi (Kolin)
  • Fudoh|Fujimura (Yukadon) (Ibuki)
  • DNG|Itabashi Zangief (Abigail)
  • FAV|Ryuusei (Urien)
  • SZY|Mizuha (Kolin)
  • Powell (Cammy)

The three Block Groupings of the players have also been divulged.

A Block

  • FAV|Ryuusei (Urien)
  • Mago (Cammy)
  • Trashbox (Birdie)
  • RB|Bonchan (Sagat)
  • CYG.BST|Fuudo (R. Mika)
  • Liquid|Nemo (Urien)
  • Mishie (Laura)
  • GRPT|MOV (Chun-Li)

B Block

  • SZY|Mizuha (Kolin)
  • Nishikin (Blanka)
  • Gafro (Balrog)
  • Uryo (Sakura)
  • Fudoh|Haitani (Akuma)
  • Surugaya|Machabo (Necalli)
  • DNG|Itbashi Zangief (Abigail)
  • YHC-Mochi (Dhalsim)

C Block

  • Powell (Cammy)
  • Fudoh|Fujimura (Yukadon) (Ibuki)
  • GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy)
  • FOX|Tokido (Akuma)
  • Gachikun (Rashid)
  • FOX|Momochi (Kolin)
  • Hx.Twitch.CYG BST|Daigo Umehara (Guile)
  • FAV|Sako (Menat)

The event will begin later this month, with the full schedule as follows:

TOPANAGA League Online Preliminary Portion:

Tuesday, August 21st – 7:00 P.M. JST
Wednesday, August 22nd – 7:00 P.M. JST
Tuesday, August 28th – 7:00 P.M. JST
Wednesday, August 29th – 7:00 P.M. JST
Wednesday, September 5th – 7:00 P.M. JST
Wednesday, September 12th – 7:00 P.M. JST

TOPANGA League Offline Main Stage

Friday, September 28th – 7:00 P.M. JST
Saturday, September 29th – 7:00 P.M. JST
Sunday, September 30th – 7:00 P.M. JST

TOPANGA League Offline Final Stage

Monday, October 8th – 7:00 P.M. JST
Tuesday, October 9th – 7:00 P.M. JSY
Wednesday, October 10th – 7:00 P.M. JST

What your predictions for the TOPANGA League 7? Let us know whom you’ll be rooting for in the Comments section below.

Source: OpenRec.TV

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Yatagarasu announces voice actors for 3 new characters in upcoming “Enter the Eastward” arcade update

Pictured above: Yatagarasu‘s new character, Wagui.

Right now, Yatagarasu sits in an odd place in the FGC. An independent PC game made by three former King of Fighters developers in 2008, it managed a successful crowd funding campaign in 2014 and expanded into a full title — Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm — for Steam and Arcades. Through solid game-play aimed purely at the FGC, this indie darling earned word-of-mouth praise and support.

Whatever incredible momentum it had, though, has all but fizzled out anywhere outside of Japan. In the years since Yatagarasu‘s near complete abandonment of its Steam version, the indie fighting game market has boomed and moved far beyond what was possible when Yatagarasu was originally in development. A quick glance through at its own steam community page sees players asking the same question about the game once poised to rule all other indie fighters: “Is it dead?”

One thing you should know about Yatagarasu is that it is heavily influenced by Street Fighter III: Third Strike. What’s the most important thing to learn from 3S’s scene? It will never die.

And the same looks to be true for Yatagarasu, which saw new life in it’s announcement for the Enter the Eastward update teased last year. In the truest Yatagarasu fashion possible, the developers have waited just long enough for this announcement to fade from memory before stopping by 4gamer.net to reveal that the update is still on its way and will be adding three new characters:

  • Wagui, an eldery butler voiced by Shinobu Matsumoto (VA of Akatsuki in Under Night In Birth: EXe Late[st])
  • A new male character voiced by Kimoto Hoshiko.
  • A new female character voice by Yumimi Hanamori.

Frustratingly, there’s still no update as to when any of this will touch down on platforms outside of the JP arcade version, or information on the two newest additions to the cast. Yatagarasu supporters are still waiting for promised netplay updates, and physical rewards from 2014 reached backers only last year — the hardest game of patience you can play in the FGC right now, it seems, is waiting for Yatagarasu news.

Source: 4gamer.net; ATRyoSakazaki