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Use Ken’s Quick Step to maintain pressure on wake-up in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

Are you a Ken main looking to keep your opponents locked down in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition? You probably already know that Ken’s Quick Step V-Skill does exactly what it says on the tin — it moves you forward quickly. Thanks to the frame advantage calculator we can see exactly how much momentum we gain from using it — and as NurseLee demonstrates, it’s a significantly powerful momentum tool on wake-up.

Check out the video above to see Quick Step in action after various setups, and the exact counter-hit options you can force with it.

Source: NurseLee

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Windjammers will be at AnimEvo 2018 with a free-entry side tournament; Top 4 on Evo side stage

The past few years have been incredibly kind to the FGC’s favorite sports game, Windjammers. The Data East-developed competitive flying-disc game saw resurgence through its DotEmu port to modern consoles, and the company has kept momentum through its “Windjammers Flying Power League” esports league.

Much like a set of volleys between two skilled players, it doesn’t look like the Windjammers momentum will slow anytime soon:

Windjammers will not only have its own free-to-enter tournament at AnimEvo, but the top 4 will jam is an Evo 2018 side stage event. It was just a year ago that Windjammers was vying for a slot through Evo 2017’s poll — if there was ever a lesson in determination working miracles, Windjammers’ improbable rise to Evo prominence is it.

You can sign up for the tournament through AnimEvo’s registration page.

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Source: Windjammers

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BoxeR-King demonstrates how avoid Hellsweeps in Tekken 7

The Hellsweep is defining characteristic of Mishima archetype in the Tekken series. These fast, unseeable, knockdown lows form the basis of their mix-up tools in Tekken 7 and are, in general, an incredible annoyance for most players to deal with.

Like most things in Tekken 7, though, you can use sharp, clever movement to ease the burden of trying to guess when the Hellsweep is coming. Check out BoxeR-King‘s video above to learn about how to properly step the sweep, and what to do when your opponent knows about your anti-sweep step strategy.

Source: BoxeR-King

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Tutorial video gives an overview of Dizzy’s strengths and weaknesses in Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2

Dizzy’s popularity has been proven in Guilty Gear, when she won the character popularity poll that inclined Arc System Works to put her into the Xrd series. Though she isn’t played as often, she certainly has a cult following built around her fanciful appearance: centered around an interplay of light and shadow, ice and fire. If you’ve ever wondered if she’s the right character for you in Xrd REV 2, Apolo Loussalier’s video might convince you.

At heart, Dizzy is a zoner who is actually surprisingly mobile, especially thanks to her double air-dash. This lets her quickly retreat and advance on the battlefield as well as lead an offense in unexpected ways. When paired up with her summons and projectiles, the air-dashes can lead to powerful mix-up and cross-ups. Her normal attacks have good range but tend to be on the slower side. Her gameplan revolves around knocking the opponent down (her throw, which allows comboing, is a great way to accomplish that) and sending ice and fire spears at them, coupling with her frozen fish attacks.

Check out a breakdown of her special moves and more in the video below, and if you were curious about a different character, the author also made a video about Ramlethal’s pros and cons.

Source: Apolo Loussalier

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Pre-ordering BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle grants instant access to beta; Information on the American version

At last, we have some concrete information regarding the beta testing period in North America. As we already know about the Japanese version, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will be available in a limited capacity on PlayStation Network, with certain times for those who pre-ordered and different days for those who are still on the fence. But now, we have confirmation regarding the American side of things, and there’s lots of good news.

For the most part, the English beta of BBTAG mirrors the Japanese open beta of the game. Those who pre-order the game will have a wider window of play, starting from May 9th. Arc System Works posted useful charts that detail what are the available modes and numbers of characters and on what dates, dependent on whether players pre-order the game or not. Notably, those who pre-order can try the game three days earlier (immediately as pre-orders become available on May 9th) and have access to VS 2P Mode. Only people who pre-order will be able to compete against other human players. There will be an online “Casual Lobby” available too.

After the window of the first beta ends on the 14th, the game will be available as a downloadable, offline demo. Those who didn’t pre-order will have access to a very limited version of the game that includes just the protagonists of each universe and two modes. Pre-ordered copies permit pretty much the same access as in the beta period, but without online play.

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Note: this is for PlayStation 4 users only. The Japanese beta does include a window for Nintendo Switch users; the US ASW branch will have information regarding this matter available soon. If you pre-ordered through means other than PSN, the beta will start for you on the 12th.

Here’s a full list of the 20 playable characters:

  • BlazBlue
    • Ragna
    • Jin
    • Noel
    • Makoto
    • Rachel
    • Hazama
    • Azrael
    • Iron Tager
    • Nu 13
    • Es
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    • Yu
    • Yosuke
    • Chie
    • Yukiko
  • UNIEL
    • Hyde
    • Linne
    • Waldstein
    • Gordeau
  • RWBY
    • Ruby
    • Weiss

Are you ready to try your hand at Crossing Fates? Let us know in the comments if you’re planning on it, and stay tuned to Shoryuken for continued BBTAG coverage.

Sources: ASW Twitter and BBTAG website

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desk breaks Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition in his latest combo video

One of the most exciting things for people who study how fighting games work is finding unintended interactions — the kind that make the game behave in a way it’s not meant to. This kind of thing has been fodder for combo video makers since the dawn of the genre.

The latest game to be subject to this is none other than Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, of course. The creator in question, none other than desk. In his latest video, the combo wizard explores a number of bugs, glitches, and unintended interactions in the game’s latest update. These include things as simple as getting characters to react to being hit in ways that they normally shouldn’t, to actually making certain character freeze in mid air, or having them fall through the floor.

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Evo 2018 registration leaderboard update: Dragon Ball FighterZ still gathering power in first place

The Spirit Bomb that Dragon Ball FighterZ will drop on Las Vegas this year grows ever larger!

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After a look at the registration standings in March and again in April, it seems like the main stage games at Evo 2018 have pretty much been locked into their niches — the leaderboard order hasn’t changed between the updates:

  1. Dragon Ball FighterZ
  2. Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
  3. Tekken 7
  4. Super Smash Bros. Melee
  5. Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U
  6. BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
  7. Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
  8. Injustice 2

However, Evo director Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar has added the tidbit that DBFZ has an even bigger lead now, further widening the gap between it and the next most popular title: Street Fighter V.

Of course, we’ve still got a few months to see if this will get shaken up a bit. Registration is still open! Evo 2018 hits the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on August 3-5.

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Source: Joey Cuellar (Twitter)

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Chris Tatarian picks the brain of The Beast in this insightful interview with Daigo Umehara by GauntletTV

An honest team discussion about a winning mentality.

It has been over a month since NorCal Regionals 2018 concluded, but there is still plenty of video content pouring out of Capcom’s most recent premier event in North America. In this latest piece of content coming out of the NCR, Cygames Beast’ Chris Tatarian interviews his teammate, Daigo “The Beast” Umehara — with the help of the latter’s translator, Shino — about his tournament mindset and decision-making.

This interview is refreshing to watch, because it consists of one pro speaking to another, instead of a FGC journalist or personality. Also, since both players are teammates, the interview feels more like a discussion or lecture on improving one’s competitive mindset than a typical Q&A. Chris presents his questions by outlining what he himself has had trouble with and then asks Daigo what his thought process is behind those decisions. Overall, this is a very educational and informative interview for anyone looking to improve their mental game in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition.

Source: GauntletTV

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Wake Up Wednesdays returns with a closer look at Capcom Pro Tour point distribution in 2018

Capcom Fighters’ recap show is back to talk all things Capcom Pro Tour.

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As the Capcom Pro Tour starts to get some momentum, Capcom Fighters has now brought back last season’s (formerly) weekly CPT recap program, Wake Up Wednesdays, hosted by Michael Martin. This time, Martin opens with a thank you to all CPT competitors — and Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition players in general — for their effort and support during the 2018 CPT season so far. He then proceeds to talk about the “contentious” changes to point distribution in the 2018 Tour, and the reasoning behind them, in detail. He also discusses how Regional Finals will work this year.

Source: Capcom Fighters

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Maximilian discusses how YouTube’s content policies creates difficulty for Mortal Kombat content

The quest for Kontent has Konsequences.

Last year, YouTube made changes to their advertising guidelines, that were supposed make it so that brands wouldn’t end up putting their ads on videos they didn’t want to be associated with. While this had the positive effect of demonetizing videos with hate speech and other offensive material, this has also negatively impacted some video game-based content.

FGC personality Maximilian discusses in a recent video that content created for Mortal Kombat has been hit hard by the new content guidelines. Not only do words such as “blood”, “fatality”, and “brutality” get flagged, but so too does the game’s title itself, it seems.

As the video below explains, getting flagged is no joke. The system for appealing a flagged video is not in the favor of the creator. Getting constantly flagged appears to also have the creator’s channel itself flagged for future content.

With this in mind, Max warns that anyone wanting to monetize videos based on the franchise will find it difficult, while also giving a couple of tips for anyone still wanting to do so.

Source: Maximilian Dood