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Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman is working on a book about his life and Super Smash Bros.

The story of a man who became a king and rose to become a Super Smash Bros. god.

Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman, one of the five Super Smash Bros. “gods”, has had a few exciting developments recently. He’s coming off a huge win at Beyond the Summit, an invitational that included 16 most skilled players. The Smash legend could barely believe that he had won.

Last week, Mew2King announced a personal project that he’s been working on for over a year. The project is an autobiography, covering his early life, his journey into his teens and the foray into gaming, leading up to the present. In the announcement video, Zimmerman states that the first draft is about 400 pages. A release window is currently not planned.

This could be a great highlight of a big personality in the Smash scene. The closest book to this kind is probably Daigo Umehara’s The Will to Keep Winning. We’re looking forward to the insight contained in Mew2King’s future work!

Sources: Most Valuable Gaming; Jason Zimmerman

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BornFree interviews Lord Knight, the anime fighter extraordinaire

Having recently visited Next Level, New York City’s premiere fighting game meetup spot, BornFree took the opportunity to interview several of their mainstays. One of the must-talk-to folks there is Lord Knight, a premiere anime fighting game player who has mastered several games, consistently places high at many events, and regularly produces content.

His name comes from his obsession with Fire Emblem, one of his favorite games of all time. Over the years, Lord Knight became famous for his performance in many anime games, even though he started in the Super Smash Bros. community. He discovered a lot of tech in games from the BlazBlue and Persona series. The conversation focuses on Dragon Ball FighterZ, which is Lord Knight’s main game currently. BornFree asks LK to compare his old team (Android 18, Kid Buu, Frieza) to his current one (Kid Buu, Cell, Android 16). Then, they turn to talking about the ramifications of the latest DBFZ balance patch, which, in LK’s opinion, is not as drastic as some make it out to be.

Check out the conversation below — and also take a look at BornFree’s interview with WongNation|LostSoul and HookGangGawd.

If you enjoy BornFree’s interviews, you might want to head over to his YouTube channel and subscribe!

Source: BornFree

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New Blade Strangers trailer showcases Noko, the time-traveling cop from Sayonara Umihara Kawase

The transforming baton must be standard issue in the future.

Nicalis has dropped a new trailer for Blade Strangers, this time featuring Noko, the time-traveling policewoman from Sayonara Umihara Kawase.

For those not familiar with the franchise, Umihara Kawase is a series of platform games dating back to the mid-1990s. Noko Yokoyama hails from Sayonara Umihara Kawase, the 3rd game from the series, where she’s introduced as a descendant of the main protagonist, Kawase.

Noko joins her ancestor, as well as Emiko, as the third representative from their home series. Here, she fights with a police baton that transforms into an energy gun during certain moves.

Blade Strangers is set to hit PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC later this year.

Source: Nicalis

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Registration is now open for Canada Cup 2018, October 26-28 in Toronto, Ontario

You can sign up now for the biggest brawl in the Great White North!

Now that Calgary’s Canada Cup Masters Series 2018 has concluded, organizer Lap Chi Duong has wasted no time in announcing that registration is now open for the main event: Canada Cup is returning to Toronto, Ontario this year on October 26-28, and you can sign up right now on smash.gg!

Canada Cup is a perennial Capcom Pro Tour Premier event for Street Fighter V, and this year it will also play host to the Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike tournament as part of the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Tournament Series!

30th Anniversary Tournament Series

It is also a stop on the Tekken World Tour, and the Super Street Fighter II Turbo Tournament of Legends. The full list of games you can compete in is as follows:

  • Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
  • Ultra Street Fighter IV
  • Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
  • Super Street Fighter II Turbo
  • Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
  • Ultra Marvel vs. Capcom 3
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
  • BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
  • The King of Fighters XIV
  • Tekken 7
  • Injustice 2
  • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U [singles & doubles]
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee [singles & doubles]

Additional games may be added to the roster, if there’s enough community support; if you would like your game to be a part of Canada Cup 2018 (minimum 32 players) send an email to info@canada-cup.ca before June 30th.

canada cup 2018 banner

Source: smash.gg

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Special trailer from Rooster Teeth highlights all four members of team RWBY in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

If you haven’t heard of RWBY, it’s an animated show made by Rooster Teeth with four female protagonists. Team RWBY is composed of Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladona, and Yang Xiao Long. A special BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle trailer from the company highlights the guest characters, and some of the game’s features.

The trailer shows off each member — narrated by all the original actresses from the show. Ruby Rose mentions the accessible control scheme of the game, Episode Mode with an original storyline (fully-voiced in English as well), and online play. The online lobby avatars are also customizable, and can use a variety of emotes.

I personally started watching the show last Fall; all the episodes are freely available on the Rooster Teeth YouTube channel. Though the graphics aren’t great at first (they improve over the seasons), the fight scenes are amazing. The collaboration has turned out very well!

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle is set to launch May 29th in Japan, June 5th in the Americas, and at a later date in Europe. For more on the game, check out our latest BBTAG roundup, as well as some news on another BBTAG datamining leak.

Source: Rooster Teeth

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Nintendo will let E3 attendees reserve tickets to play Super Smash Bros. at their booth

One of the most anticipated reveals at this year’s E3 is Nintendo’s new Super Smash Bros. title for the Switch. We knew we’d see it in action via the Invitational event to be held there –but until now, we didn’t have confirmation that it would be playable on the show floor. But the game will be indeed be available for attendees to try — if you sign up in advance!

To make sure that fans get a chance to play the game — while keeping lines manageable — Nintendo has announced that they will be implementing a ticket reservation system for the new Super Smash Bros. game at E3. With the system, not only will fans be able to reserve a slot to play the game, they’ll also be able to choose between playing casually “for fun”, or joining a competitive elimination match “for glory”.

To reserve a ticket, attendees must register for E3 on or before May 31, 2018. Those who do so will receive an email from the E3 organizers (via the email address e3expo@e3expo.com) on June 5 with details on how to avail of said ticket. The tickets themselves will be in the form of QR codes that can either be printed out or stored on the player’s smartphone.

Sign ups to play the game prior to the event are mandatory — there will be no on site registration whatsoever. Additionally, the tickets are valid only for Super Smash Bros. for Switch. Other games at Nintendo’s booth will be available for play on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information on this, check out Nintendo’s official FAQ.

Source: Nintendo via Siliconera

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Vegito (SSGSS) V-Jump scans surface for Dragon Ball FighterZ, alongside Dramatic Finish details

“C’mon mister god. I’m through listening to your quibbling.”

Its been nearly three weeks since the character trailer for Vegito (SSGSS) leaked for Dragon Ball FighterZ and the fused Saiyan is finally being announced by official sources. This month’s V-Jump magazine has been scanned and uploaded online, thanks to ShonenGames, and shows new details about the upcoming DLC fighter.

First and foremost, the character’s stats have been put on display and are as follows:

  • Ease of Use — SS
  • Power — S
  • Speed — S
  • Reach — A
  • Technique — S
  • Energy — SS

You can also catch a glimpse at Vegito (SSGSS)’s Final Kamehameha and his dramatic finish with Zamasu (Fused) in the scan as well.

It shouldn’t be too much longer until both Vegito (SSGSS) and Zamasu (Fused) are finally released for players to enjoy. Check out the scan in its entirety below!

Vegito Blue SSGSS V Jump Scan

Source: ShonenGames

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Street Fighter icons join Power Rangers: Legacy Wars in morphenomenal event

Go Go Shoryuken Rangers — It’s Hadouken Time!!

2018 is on its way to being dubbed “The Year of the Epic Crossover Events”. Power Rangers: Legacy Wars will soon feature famous Street Fighter characters. Players will be able to add Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile, and Akuma to their Power Rangers rosters through in-game currency, morph boxes, or for $4.99 a fighter. The characters will be available to try out for free in limited-time challenges.

The event goes live today, so you better start grinding for those character shards and emptying your piggy bank. More characters are planned to clash against the colorful superheroes. Cammy will Spiral Arrow into the battle on June 1, and the mighty M. Bison will follow soon after on June 15.

The crossover event was supervised by Capcom Japan, who provided designs and other elements from Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition to the mobile fighter. The collaboration doesn’t stop there! The awesome artwork found within Legacy Wars was made by artists at UDON Entertainment, the publisher of many of Capcom’s comic book series.

Both franchises are filled with zany action and over-the-top characters, so he two coming together all of a sudden doesn’t sound so crazy after giving it some thought. It would be a dream come true if this collaboration signals the eventual inclusion of legitimate Power Rangers costumes in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. Less likely, but even more amazing, what if it brought about a Capcom-developed spiritual successor to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition…? Dreams like that are going to need more than a Megazord to come true.

Sources: Power Rangers; IGN

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Yohosie and Moke are the final two players voted into the Dragon Ball FighterZ Summit of Power

The polls are closed and the fight card is (nearly) filled in!

With the polls just closing on the final round of voting for Beyond The Summit’s Dragon Ball FighterZ Summit of Power, we now know 15 of the 16 FighterZ who will be battling in the Summit House for control of the DBFZ Universe.

Though it was down to the wire according to Beyond The Summit’s Twitter account, PONOS|Moke — with a whopping 22,836 votes — and CLN|Yohosie — who finished with 21,627 votes — will be taking the final two vote-in spots in the S0P lineup, with PsrK|BeyondToxin (20,704 Votes) and NRG|Supernoon (7,610 Votes), being eliminated in a battle that was decided within the final 30 seconds of voting. The current roster for the competition is now as follows:

That 16th and final spot will be filled by a Last Chance Qualifier at Combo Breaker 2018 in St. Charles, Illinois, taking place May 25th-27th.

The Summit of Power will be held June 8th-10th in Los Angeles, California. For more information on the event, you can check out the announced talent lineup.

Though the voting is over, you can still head on over to the Summit of Power Shop to pick up some limited-edition swag over the course of the next 25 days, which even include a chance to attend the Summit in person.

What do you think of these results? Who would you like to see get the LCQ spot at Combo Breaker? Sound off in the comments section below.

Sources: smash.gg; BeyondTheSummit (Twitter); MagicMoste (Twitter)

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Yoshimitsu spins and slices into SoulCalibur VI in this new character reveal trailer

Another soul-hungry warrior slices his way on to the Stage of History!

Could it be a proper SoulCalibur game without a member of the Manji Clan? Bandai Namco evidently doesn’t think so, as Yoshimitsu is indeed joining the SoulCalibur VI roster!

soulcalibur vi yoshimitsu title card

The trailer went live briefly in Europe, but was taken down — the embed above is a capture of that early slip.

Yoshimitsu’s title card here refers to him as “the original mechanical ninja”, so in keeping with the prequel setting of SoulCalibur VI, this is likely the first Yoshimitsu to wield the cursed blade — but he’s still got some new tricks we haven’t seen before!

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment via Izuniy