Category: Fighting Games

With Street Fighter and Marvel garnering most of the fighting game community’s limited attention span, the airdasher scene often finds themselves going by the wayside in favor of bigger names. While that’s started to turn around a bit, mostly thanks to dedicated organizers and players, tournaments that focus entirely on this loose sub-genre are rare outside of Japan.

To alleviate this, Community Effort Orlando’s Alex Jebailey will be holding an all-anime event later this year, giving the whole spotlight to titles developed by studios like Arc System Works, French Bread, Ecole Software, and Lab Zero Games.

As of now, details are limited due to Jebailey’s work on CEO 2015, but fans can expect to see competition in Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, BlazBlue: Chronophantasma, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late, Dengeki Bunko FIGHTING CLIMAX, Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX!!!!!, Skullgirls Encore, Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code, and Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R. More games may be added if they receive enough interest.

This event, tentatively titled All Anime Fighting Game Championships and running under the apt #CEOtaku hashtag, is scheduled for October 17-18 in Orlando, Florida. Keep your eyes on CEO Gaming for more details as we near those dates.

Source: CEO Gaming

While it’s been some time since the handheld version of Nintendo’s latest Smash title was in the news, the developers recently rolled out a brand new patch for the game that adds a variety of functionality and even addresses some gameplay issues for good measure.

After being updated to ver.1.0.5, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS gains a number of new features, including a share mode that allows players to upload screenshots, replays, and Mii Fighter data to the game’s official server. These items will be fully searchable and available for download across the globe, though they will be removed after 30 days.

Much like previous updates, Nintendo’s official patch notes also vaguely reference changes to the core gameplay, leaving it up to the community to figure out what has been adjusted.

So far, folks over on Reddit have found that the patch corrects a number of mechanics that could be considered bugs, including Greninja’s running Shadow Sneak, Kirby’s ability to hover when using his Dark Pit copy move, the hitstun-canceling technique discovered for Lucario’s Extreme Speed, and more.

The full list of the changes found by the community so far can be found here.

At this point, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U appears to the competitive standard moving forward, but changes implemented in its 3DS sibling may offer a look at what maybe in store for the console version.

Sources: Nintendo, r/smashbros, tip via NightmareSteam

Fans hoping to get a few more glimpses of Mortal Kombat X’s Kitana and Reptile need not wait long, according to new details from NetherRealm Studios.

The developers’ next official stream, which is scheduled for later this week, will feature new gameplay footage of the recently revealed cast members. This will more than likely include first looks at their variations, giving players a look at the lineup of fighting styles available to the franchise veterans.

As of now, Kitana’s Mournful variation has raised speculation on the future of fellow assassin Jade, as the princess takes up weapons closely associated with her childhood friend upon choosing.

NetherRealm Studios is set to broadcast this Thursday, February 12, at 3 PM CST (1 PM PST, 4 PM EST). You can check out all the happenings live by way of Twitch.

Source: NetherRealm Studios

Official announcements regarding this year’s Capcom Pro Tour have yet to be made by the company themselves, but a handful of events have been given the greenlight to reveal their status on the high-profile lead-up to Capcom Cup 2015.

First up, the folks behind NorCal Regionals 2015 have announced that they will once again have a place on the tour, though their status as a premier or ranking event is still up in the air. Last year, the event served as a straight-up qualifier for Capcom Cup 2014, but it remains to be seen if they will be granted the same position. Online registration is currently open.

While a handful of events culminated in an overall Asian finals during last year’s Capcom Pro Tour, the Korean community will be receiving their very own ranking tournament hosted by ArcadeStream. This news comes from a recently released trailer, which also details plans for a Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- competition.

And finally, Northwest Majors VII will serve as a ranking tournament according to an announcement made on the event’s official website earlier this month. Though it appears as if these details were pulled, a cached version still remains.

These early detail leaks may be a sign that Capcom is ready to reveal their plans for this year’s tour, so stay tuned for official announcements. Thanks to new backing by Sony, Capcom Cup 2015 will feature a $500,000 prize pool.

Sources: NorCal Regionals, ArcadeStream, Northwest Majors, tip via Gerald L.

Publisher Nyu Media has announced that they’re expanding public access to the Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm beta on PC. This comes hot on the heels of recent news that the title will be arriving in Japanese arcades on February 12.

Previously available only to those who reached a certain threshold during the group’s crowdfunding efforts, this early build of the indie fighter will now be open to those who donated at least $10. These backers will be receiving their keys via email by the end of the month.

As for when the finished version of the game will come out, Nyu Media is unfortunately unable to provide a firm release date, as lead designer Kotani’s time is currently dominated with this and other projects. That said, the work on the core of the game is done, but there are still some elements needed for the PC release that have yet to be completed.

Source: Indiegogo