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Skullgirls Encore Arcade Location Tests Scheduled for November 28-30 in Japan

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Last year, it was revealed that Skullgirls would appear in Japanese arcades courtesy of Taito’s NESiCAxLive network. While it was originally scheduled to release in August 2013, that month and those that followed came and went without any updated information about the title. Fortunately, news broke today that should definitely reignite the hopes of the indie fighter’s eastern following.

According to a recent announcement, Japanese publisher M2 will be holding special Skullgirls Encore location tests at Osaka’s Taito Station and Akihabara Hey in Tokyo the weekend of November 28. This will allow fans to get their hands on the port and provide feedback on how well it has transitioned from consoles to arcade.

While no word has been given as to when Skullgirls Encore will officially release in arcades, this is definitely a huge step towards achieving that goal.

Source: M2 via Skullheart, tips via JJK and Zid

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ETC|Mcfly Raises the Bar in High-Execution Mortal Kombat 9 Combo Exhibition

Mcfly of Elite Tournament Chile is back with another Mortal Kombat combo video. This time, the MK combo master captured a multitude of characters doling out insane damage to their opponents, sometimes even topping the 80% mark.

Many of these combos involve setups that are so impractical that they’ll only ever be seen in combo videos, but that doesn’t make them any less entertaining. Look forward to Shang Tsung changing forms mid-combo, Reptile tossing out some assists that work seamlessly to add extra juggles, and a whole lot more.

Source: Elite Tournament Chile

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Relive SNK’s Golden Days with Analogue Interactive’s All-in-One NEO-GEO MVS SuperGun

Fans of the old-school NEO-GEO arcade system are likely familiar with Analogue Interactive. The company burst into the scene a few years ago with their special NEO-GEO MVS setups, which feature a wooden casing that mimics the look of the NEO-GEO AES home console. Now, the company is back with yet another wooden supergun system: the Analogue NEO all-in-one.

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Handcrafted in the United States from 100% ash wood, the Analogue NEO is a standalone unit featuring a NEO-GEO MVS (SNK MV1C) board built into a wide body two-player arcade stick case.

The Analogue NEO uses Japanese Seimitsu levers and buttons, typical of SNK cabinets of the time. Additionally, it allows for all of the features found in the SNK Big Red MVS cabinet, including the ability to plug in the original physical memory card.

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To allow the device and games to be enjoyed in any situation, the Analogue NEO is compatible with both modern HDTVs as well as old-school CRTs and PVMs.

Analogue Interactive will only be building 20 of these bad boys, priced at $1499 a pop. Each Analogue NEO will be numbered and signed by the team. Interested parties can get in touch via their email address which can be found on their site.

In the meantime, check out more shots of the Analogue NEO in the gallery below and let us know what you think.

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Source: Analogue Interactive

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SOA Team Explores Options for Fighting Abel in Ultra Street Fighter IV

If you’ve been having problems dealing with the Abel matchup in Ultra Street Fighter IV, this breakdown from SOA Team will equip you with the tools necessary to make the match much more bearable.

As an example of the tactics offered in the video, take into consideration that Abel’s step kick affords him excellent positioning and helps him keep the pressure high with a handful of options that can follow it up, the best being throw, Tornado Throw, or a standing fierce. What may not be as well-known to those fighting against Abel is that this situation can easily be escaped by most of the cast through a simple back dash, which then allows plenty of time for a beefy punish.

For more information surrounding the above strategy, as well as loads more tactics to help take down the grappler, check out the video below.

Source: SOA TEAM

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Raidou Makes His Cybernetic Comeback in Dead or Alive 5 Last Round

Recently, Famitsu broke the news that original boss Raidou was coming back in Dead or Alive 5 Last Round. Now, we finally get to see him in action thanks to this new trailer from Team NINJA.

For those not familiar with the series, Raidou served as the main boss in the first Dead or Alive. Killed by the series’ main protagonist Kasumi at the end of that game, he now makes his return, rebuilt as a cyborg killing machine by series antagonist Victor Donovan.

Check out the trailer below and share your thoughts on Raidou’s return in the comments.

In addition to the trailer, Tecmo KOEI also released the following screenshots of Raidou.

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Dead or Alive 5 Last Round launches on February 16 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.

Source: Team NINJA

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Arc System Works Amps Up the Hype for Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- With This New 12 Minute Trailer

Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- hits home consoles in both Japan and North America in less than a month. To help build the hype and show what the game has to offer, Arc System Works has released a massive new trailer for the title.

Clocking in at just slightly over 12 minutes, the trailer gives a general overview of most everything that we know about the game so far. It touches on the game’s story mode (which continues from where the arcade version left off), and the characters involved, both new and old.

It also goes over the game’s robust training and trial modes, its gallery of unlockable media, and its online mode. On the latter, it focuses on the cross-play between PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, 64-player lobbies, the R-CARD system, real time network delay display, and other features that were recently announced.

In addition to this, the trailer also covers the bonuses that come with limited edition copies of the game, such as the Fighter’s Pad GGXrd Custom gamepad from Sanwa Denshi.

Check out the full trailer below.

Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- launches for PlayStation 3 and 4 in Japan on December 4, 2014, and North American on December 16, 2014.

Source: Arc System Works

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Unleash the Beast with these Ultra Street Fighter IV Blanka Red Focus Combos

The addition of Ultra Street Fighter IV’s Red Focus mechanic afforded most characters a method to stylishly blow a full super meter without having to resort to actually using supers. In many cases, the combos that resulted from this heavy meter expenditure were rather underwhelming thanks to the way damage scaling works within the Street Fighter IV engine. There were, of course, exceptions to this rule, like Yun, who became even more heavily cemented among the top echelon of cast members thanks to the damage that he gained from proper use of the mechanic.

As Ultra has matured, viable Red Focus technology has started to surface for several more members of the cast. Thanks to players like Nishikin and CCG|Lap Chi, as well as this video from Indo Imran, Blanka now counts himself among the characters harnessing the power of this shiny new mechanic. It seems that the Brazilian fighter can net some pretty impressive numbers by using EX Red Focus cancels off of his Rolling Attack special, Vertical Roll special as well as his standing roundhouse. While some of these options are more practical than others, many of the combos that lead into them can be initiated immediately after performing a hop so Blanka players don’t have to sacrifice shenanigans for the sake of damage output, which is always nice.

Source: Indo Imran

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Dezmu Takes Little Mac to the Ring in this Episode of Smash 4 Concepts and Combos

Anyone who has put time into online matches for the 3DS version of Super Smash Bros. 4 has likely seen the throngs of Little Mac players itching to land his signature Knock Out Punch for easy kills. In spite of what this may suggest about the boxer, there’s much more packed into those green gloves and that excellent pink jogging suit than may first meet the eye.

As with Dezmu’s previous Mega Man breakdown, his latest tutorial video covers options for approaching the neutral game, the sorts of combos that you should be looking to land as Little Mac and, of course, when to actually go for those KO Punches. Dezmu offers up an interesting option for recovery, too, which involves using Mac’s counter on approach to keep him safe as he makes his way back to the edge. On the opposite side of the coin, Mac’s edge guard tactics are covered as well and look to be quite formidable when in the right hands–or gloves, I guess.

If you’re looking to don those green gloves for the first time or if you’re just looking to incorporate more of Mac’s kit to your game play, this tutorial is a great place to pick up some tactics before stepping through the ropes.

Source: Dezmu

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Super Arcade Wednesday Weekly feat. Ultra Street Fighter IV, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Streaming Live

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Tonight marks the second installment of Super Arcade’s new weekly tournament series to take over where Level|Up Series’ Wednesday Night Fights left off, continuing their tradition of providing the Southern California area a competitive hub to congregate in. The event will feature brackets for Ultra Street Fighter IV and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

If you’re interested in watching, be sure to tune in live below or head on over to Twitch to join the chat. Brackets for all the games have been made available through Challonge.

Watch live video from SuperDojo on www.twitch.tv

Source: Super Dojo

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FGC.r/Kappa|Pepeday Reveals His Match-Up Chart for El Fuerte in Ultra Street Fighter IV

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One of the most exciting players right now in competitive Ultra Street Fighter IV is the Fukuoka Gamers Club’s Pepeday. After an impressive showing at MadCatz’s TGS 2014 tournament, this El Fuerte player has traveled to tournaments around the world thanks to the efforts of the r/Kappa subreddit and Twitch.

Recently, the El Fuerte master revealed a match-up chart for his character of choice to Canada Cup Gaming’s Air.  The list provides some insights into how Pepeday views his character’s strengths, especially when looking at certain match-ups. He even counts some of the game’s stronger characters, such as Evil Ryu, among the wrestler’s even matches.

You can check the match up chart below or on Air’s blog.

Favorable

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Dhalsim, Gouken, Guile, M.Bison, Sagat

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Akuma, Cody, Deejay, Ryu, Sakura

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Cammy, C.Viper, Dudley, Evil Ryu, E.Honda, Fei-Long, Ibuki, Gen, Guy, Makoto, Poison, T-Hawk, Yang, Zangief

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4.5:5.5

Abel, Balrog, Chun-Li, Dan, Decapre, Hakan, Hugo, Ken, Oni, Rolento, Rufus

4:6

Adon, Blanka, Elena, Juri, Rose, Seth, Vega, Yun

Source: Air