Category: Fighting Games

Although it’s been some time since Steam offered a great sale on fighting games, they are currently offering a trio of King of Fighters titles for under $20, half-off their regular collective price.

The bundle in question includes King of Fighters ’98 Ultimate Match Final Edition, King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match, and King of Fighters XIII, providing a nice cross-section of the extensive franchise for folks who either want to renew their love of SNK’s classics or jump into them for the first time.

Each game is also available at a discounted price alone if you happen to own one or two already.

This deal will be available through Saturday, April 11, at 9 AM PDT, so be sure to take advantage of the sale as soon as possible.

Source: Steam, tips via Anne and desmond_kof

This weekend, New York University’s Game Center is prepared to put on yet another installment of their Spring Fighter event series. Much like past installments, this year’s will bring together fans across a number of titles to compete in the games they love and shine a light on the history of the fighting game community.

In addition to tournaments for Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Lethal League, and Killer Queen, the festivities will also host a special discussion between Seth Killian and John Choi, both veterans of the scene who are sure to provide some fantastic insight into moments from their collective past.

While Spring Fighter regularly draws out some amazing competition, the stakes have risen considerably this year with with NYU Game Center’s offer to fly the Ultra Street Fighter IV champion to Evo 2015, giving them the opportunity to visit the largest fighting game tournament in the world and work towards a qualifying spot at Capcom Cup 2015.

Spring Fighter 2015 is scheduled for this Saturday, April 11. More details on attending can be found through the official website, and a stream will be provided by Team Spooky’s Arturo Sancehz for those who aren’t able to be there in person.

Source: NYU Game Center

The folks at NetherRealm Studios just went live with the ninth Kombat Kast–the last before the release of Mortal Kombat X. Today’s stream is set to cover the fighting styles and variants of the Briggs family as well as details surrounding the game’s online modes. As always, the crew will be slugging it out in some casual matches and may even be joined by special guests from around the studio. Since we are so close to the game’s release, anything could happen, so be sure to tune in.

You can watch the embedded stream below, or head over to Twitch to get in on the conversation. And if you can’t watch the stream, check back here after it ends for a summary of events.

Watch live video from NetherRealm on www.twitch.tv
Source: NetherRealm Studios

With Mortal Kombat X Mobile fresh in the hands of iOS device owners–and on the way to those of us who prefer the Android platform–many may want a quick reminder of what, exactly, they’re fighting for. Aside from being able to take the fight online while away from their console of choice, the mobile version of Mortal Kombat X allows players to contribute to the game’s weekly faction war in a unique way.

Such contributions allow players to speed the process of unlocking various faction-based rewards–we’ve already seen special fatalities, but there is certainly much more to anticipate. During last week’s Kombat Kast, the team mentioned that players who reach their contribution cap in both the mobile and non-mobile version of the faction war each week will receive special rewards, though they didn’t go so far as to divulge what those bonus rewards will be.

They did, however, recently offer up a quick look at two skins that fans will be able to unlock through their mobile devices: Farmer Jax and Ninja Mime Johnny Cage, pictured above.

The series is no stranger to humor, as early iterations of the game came equipped with finishing moves like Friendships and Babalities, which made their way into 2011’s Mortal Kombat, but this is still much different than anything we’re used to seeing from the series. These skins may be NetherRealm Studios testing the water for whether or not this sort of unusual outfit will sit well with fans, or there could be a host of similar silly costumes waiting just on the other side of the faction war; we can’t currently know for sure.

In any case, if you’re busy tapping away at your screen in Mortal Kombat X’s mobile port, these are just a couple of the rewards you can expect to obtain for the console version when it launches on April 14.

Source: Ed Boon

TOPANGA is bringing you a global conflict this week with TOPANGA WORLD LEAGUE 2. Over the next four days, nine of the biggest names in Street Fighter from around the world will face against each other in a round-robin league in hopes of grabbing the 2 million yen (~16650 USD) first prize, the largest in TOPANGA history.

Competitors

• MCZ|Daigo Umehara (Evil Ryu, Yun) – Japan
• Bonchan (Sagat, Ryu) – Japan
• EG|Momochi (Ken, Evil Ryu) – Japan
• RZR|sako (Elena, Evil Ryu) – Japan
• POONGKO (Seth, El Fuerte) – South Korea
• MD|Luffy (Rose) – France
• PIE|Smug (Dudley) – United States
• QANBA.DOUYU|Xiaohai (Cammy, Evil Ryu) – China
• RZR|Xian (Gen, Dhalsim) – Singapore

Commentators

• Play-by-play: R
• Analysis: Fuudo

Prize Information

First Place	2,000,000 yen (~16650 USD)
Second Place	500,000 yen (~4160 USD)
Third Place	250,000 yen (~2080 USD)
Fourth Place	120,000 yen (~1000 USD)
Fifth Place	70,000 yen (~585 USD)
Sixth Place	40,000 yen (~335 USD)
Seventh Place	20,000 yen (~165 USD)
Eighth Place	–
Ninth Place	–

Format & Rules

TOPANGA WORLD LEAGUE is an Ultra Street Fighter IV invitational league. All matches are best of five rounds, best of nine games. Unlike previous TOPANGA events, deuce rule will not be employed. Each player is allowed two characters, selected before the start of the tournament.

Players will be ranked according to their final win-loss recorded. In the case of a tie, the winner of the head-to-head match of the involved players will claim the higher rank. If there is still a tie, order will be determined by the game win-loss differential.

Stream & Price Information

TOPANGA LEAGUE events, WORLD LEAGUE 2 will be a pay-per-view event, streamed on Niconico Live. Individual day net tickets can be purchased for 1500 Niconico points (equivalent to 1500 yen or, ~12.50 USD) or the four-day net ticket can be purchased for 3500 Niconico points (~29.15 USD). Though payment via credit card is available, all cards may not be accepted.

Results

Ultra Street Fighter IV – TOPANGA WORLD LEAGUE 2

Current Standings

Rank	Player Name	Sponsor	Country	Char 1	Char 2	Wins	Losses	Game ±
–	Luffy	MD	France	Rose	–	1	0	+3
–	Momochi	EG	Japan	Ken	Evil Ryu	0	1	-3
–	Umehara	MCZ	Japan	Evil Ryu	Yun	0	0	±0
–	Bonchan		Japan	Sagat	Ryu	0	0	±0
–	sako	HORI	Japan	Elena	Evil Ryu	0	0	±0
–	POONGKO		South Korea	Seth	El Fuerte	0	0	±0
–	Smug	PIE	United States	Dudley	–	0	0	±0
–	Xiaohai	QANBA DOUYU	China	Cammy	Evil Ryu	0	0	±0
–	Xian	RZR	Singapore	Gen	Dhalsim	0	0	±0

ROUND 1 – April 9 (Thu)

Luffy (Rose) vs. Momochi (Ken) – 5-2 ○○●○●○○
Xian (Gen, Dhalsim) vs. Xiaohai (Cammy, Evil Ryu)
sako (Elena, Evil Ryu) vs. POONGKO (Seth, El Fuerte)
Bonchan (Sagat, Ryu) vs. Smug (Dudley)
Umehara (Evil Ryu, Yun) vs. Xiaohai (Cammy, Evil Ryu)
sako (Elena, Evil Ryu) vs. Luffy (Rose)
Momochi (Ken, Evil Ryu) vs. POONGKO (Seth, El Fuerte)
Bonchan (Sagat, Ryu) vs. Xian (Gen, Dhalsim)
Umehara (Evil Ryu, Yun) vs. Smug (Dudley)

Source: TOPANGA