Category: Fighting Games

The folks over at Level|Up Series have just gone live with another installment of Wednesday Night Fights’ third 2014 season, broadcasting from the newly-renovated Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Some of SoCal’s top talent will be in attendance to compete in Ultra Street Fighter IV, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, and Injustice: Gods Among Us.

Feel free to visit the venue tonight or in the future if you’d like spectate or participate in any of the games available. The address has been included below.

Super Arcade

1211 N Grand Avenue
Walnut, CA 91789

The stream is currently live below, but feel free to visit Twitch if you prefer to chat. Full online brackets will be made available through Challonge.

Level|Up Live (Street Fighter, Tekken)

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Super Dojo (Injustice, Mortal Kombat)

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Sources: Level|Up Live, Super Dojo

With five new characters in rotation, players are busy learning how their respective mains fare against Ultra Street Fighter IV’s fresh faces. As a ton of details can go into learning these matchups, Callisto has taken it upon himself to help his fellow Sakura competitors by putting together a series of videos on the combos she has at her disposal when facing off against these newcomers.

But he doesn’t stop there. In addition to character-specific strings, he also covers other strategies that should be of use to all levels of Sakura players. If you find yourself in this boat, be sure to check out the videos below and stay tuned for further installments of this useful series.

Source: Callisto

Tonight, the fine folks over at Iron Galaxy Studios are prepared to celebrate the official launch of Killer Instinct season two at Ignite Gaming Lounge in Chicago, Illinois. But this is far from a private affair; they’ve invited local players to join in and partake of the festivities themselves.

As you would imagine, this is going to involve a ton of Killer Instinct gameplay. Fortunately for those not in attendance, the developers will be streaming the launch party, meaning anyone who has yet to get their hands on TJ Combo, Maya, or the changes to the returning cast should have some great footage to look forward to.

If you’re interested in checking this out for yourself, tune into the stream below or head on over to Twitch.

Watch live video from IronGalaxy on www.twitch.tv

Source: Iron Galaxy Studios via SpeedBrkr

The folks over at VG Bootcamp recently went live with another installment of Smash @ Xanadu from Xanadu Games in Baltimore, Maryland. These weekly broadcasts provide a great look at the region’s Smash community, and tonight’s installment will feature competition in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

If you’re interested in some Smash Bros. action, be sure to tune in. The stream is live below, but you can also head on over to Twitch to join the chat.

Watch live video from VGBootCamp on www.twitch.tv

Source: VG Bootcamp

This week’s installment of Next Level Battle Circuit is now streaming live courtesy of Team Spooky. As always, the event is being broadcast from its namesake, Next Level Arcade, in New York City. Tonight, they’ll be running Ultra Street Fighter IV, featuring some of the best players on the east coast.

Today’s event will also serve as the final tournament in NLBC’s makeshift Capcom Pro Tour season, which will definitely heat up the competition a few more notches.

If you would like to check out these weekly tournaments, be sure to head on over to Next Level Arcade and take part every Wednesday. The address has been included below.

4013 8th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11232

The stream is currently live below, but you can also visit Twitch to join the chat. The full bracket will be made available through Challonge.

Watch live video from TeamSp00ky on www.twitch.tv

Sources: Team Spooky

Deadpool brings a unique set of tools to Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 in the form of various projectile options with different angles of fire that can be difficult to avoid, the fastest teleport in the game, and a hyper combo counter where he breaks the fourth wall like only a character of his status can. When all of these tools come together, Deadpool can play one of the most annoying zoning games since MorriDoom.

But using these tools correctly can be difficult since the character is so unusual. Luckily, Zeohawk has taken the time to break down the wise-cracking gun for hire’s gameplay into an easy-to-digest combo guide. The video focuses on using Deadpool as a point character and shows off various options available to him when paired with different assist characters.

If you’re looking to pick up Deadpool or just improve your play with him, this video has a lot to offer.

Source: Zeohawk

With a brand new patch for Ultra Street Fighter IV dropping this afternoon, Bafael took it upon himself to create a video demonstrating some of the issues that will be fixed in the update. Many of these bugs have to do with specific character attacks, such as the pushback on Dhalsim’s back+medium kick and Sagat’s EX Tiger Knee gaining meter on the first hit.

As you may not have seen them in action during your time with Ultra, this video is a great look at how these issues affected gameplay.

Ultra Street Fighter IV’s ver.1.03 patch is scheduled to release later today. More details can be found here.

Source: Bafael