Of all the advanced movement techniques in Tekken 7 to learn, Korean Backdash canceling is the most important. While Wavedash can lead to mix-ups and better forward movement, having a stronger defensive base means that much more. Normal backdash can leave you vulnerable during its recovery, which is exactly what Korean Backdash cancels circumvent.
All of this and more is discussed in this tutorial and concept video. FrameWhisperer also goes into great length on getting the inputs precise, showing it on multiple input devices so that you can see exactly what your hands should be doing.
See some of the stylish combos that Street Fighter V‘s latest patch has made possible.
Zeku came out fairly well in the latest balance patch for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition; while he was always a very technical character with interesting combo abilities, more freedom as to when he can cancel into Shukumyo — and transform between his old and young personas — has added a big injection of style and swagger to his combo game. Check out the entertaining compilation video from LiangHuBBB below, and see for yourself how this patch has taught an old ninja some new tricks!
The video includes some classic gameplay with Zeku’s Bushinryu Street Fighter Alpha-era disciple, and some amusing bonus footage from Fighter’s Spirit 2018.
We learned a while back that several FGC competitors and personalities were joining Canadian MMA fighter Elias Theodorou in the production of an FGC-themed comedy called Last Hit. Aside from learning that fighting game competitors Justin Wong, Kayane, and Luffy, as well as commentator Zhi Lang Chew, were joining Theodorou in the movie — and its general premise — not much was made initially known about the project.
Rather than already being in production, it seems the Canadian-based film is actually taking the crowdfunding route. From the press release:
Nero Films Inc. is proud to announce the Indiegogo fundraising campaign for Last Hit, a new fighting games comedy starring Canadian UFC fighter Elias ‘The Spartan’ Theodorou and featuring fighting game community legends Kayane, Justin Wong and Olivier ‘Louffy’ Hay. The film is scheduled for release in 2019.
Directed by Gary Hawes (assistant director, Interstellar, Juno) and written by Kyle Francis (Shadowrun Returns, The Swift Life), Last Hit follows Denis Bergeron (Theodorou), a charismatic MMA fighter who lives for his sport. But when Bergeron sustains a humiliating career-ending injury, he turns to videogames as a distraction — and stumbles into the world of competitive fighting games, where he encounters toxic gamer bro and Street Fighter V champion Chris Ballard. With the help of his sharp-tongued physiotherapist Suzie and lovable trainer Davey, Bergeron vows to defeat Ballard once and for all at one of the largest fighting game tournaments in the world, the Canada Cup, and prove that his warrior spirit can’t be broken.
Highlights • Is the first comedy feature film to be set in the rapidly growing worlds of fighting games and MMA, which both have Internet-native fandoms • Marks the lead acting debut of MMA fighter Elias Theodorou • Features cameos by FGC legends Kayane, Justin Wong and Louffy
While we’re not sure what to make of an SFV champion being described as a “toxic gamer bro”, I suppose we have to remember it is intended to be a comedy! An interesting point to note is that while the Indiegogo page lists Wong/Kayane/Luffy/Zhi as part of the cast, it does not indicate the roles they will play — and the press release lists them as featured cameos, so their screen time may be more limited than we’ve expected. As the character Bergeron is planned to face his rival at Canada Cup, it is also unsurprising that Canada Cup organizer Lap Chi Duong is listed on the Indiegogo page as a Co-Producer for the film.
Last Hit also has a Facebook page now; you can read more about the project, the cast and crew, and their crowdfunding efforts on the Indigogo page, or on the Nero Films website.
As the only actual newcomer added in The King of Fighters XIV‘s version 3.0 update, Najd seems to have attracted a fair bit of attention. Unlike the other characters added in the update, she has no prior incarnation for players to base their exploration of the character on, no prior tricks and techniques that can be replicated.
With her being a “blank slate” so to speak, more than a few creators and players have taken up the challenge of figuring out what exactly Najd can do. First up, we have this basic combo video from the Kakuge channel. The video helpfully provides inputs, which should be great for players looking to learn the character.
Meanwhile, combo video creator meso has come up with their own video, showcasing a wider spread of combos, both basic and advanced.
Meanwhile, Turkish creators Merlin’in Kazani Turkey Fighting Clan have also put up their own combo video for her.
Finally, fresh of their previous Blue Mary video, the Combonauts have also thrown their hat in the ring with their own Najd combo exhibition.
Is it just easier just to spread more hate than give a new game a fair shake?
Social media has proven a double-edged sword for the FGC: for all of its networking benefits, it is as prone to mob mentality as any other Facebook or Twitter bubble. In the video below, Novriltataki discusses how the darker side of social media — specifically, the snowballing of (potentially unfounded) negative opinions against a game — can shut down a title and prevent it from getting a fair shot at building its own community. It seems much easier for the general online public to jump on the hater bandwagon, rather than listen to fair praise (see: shills) or reasonably consider a game’s strengths against perceived failings.
Novril offers examples of games that have suffered due to negative perceptions that were carried over before the titles even hit store shelves: distaste for fan-service preventing players from looking into Dead or Alive 5‘s mechanics; the expectation of incredible difficulty making Virtua Fighter 5 unappealing to potential newcomers; and the now-infamous case of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite.
Can He-Man and the Masters of the Universe topple Superman’s Regime?
NetherRealm Studios’ DC Comics-based fighting game franchise, Injustice, is no stranger to crossover appearances with other properties. Injustice 2 has already seen the likes of Hellboy from Dark Horse Comics, warriors from the Mortal Kombat universe and — most recently — Mirage Studios’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, all duking it out with DC’s finest heroes and villains. Now another franchise is colliding with the world of Injustice: Mattel’s He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
Earlier this week, DC announced that a new six-issue digital-first miniseries would see the defenders of Eternia collide with Superman’s Regime in Injustice vs. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, with the first issue releasing this July.
Written by Tim Seeley (Nightwing, Green Lanterns) and illustrated by Freddie E. Williams II (He-Man/Thundercats, Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), the Masters of the Universe will unite with Batman’s Insurgency in an attempt to stop the tyrannical dictator.
The official synopsis is as follows:
Believing He-Man and the Masters of the Universe defeated, a robotic impostor has seized control of Eternia — but not for long! After freeing his kingdom from this strongman’s rule, He-Man learns not everyone is pleased to see the pretender deposed — but Adam knows the value of freedom. When heroes from another dimension ask his aid in deposing a superhero turned dictator, he agrees. Teaming up with Batman against the Superman of the Injustice Universe, He-Man and his new allies face dangerous and familiar enemies in a battle where no world is safe!
We can see from the cover of the first issue that Teela, Orko, and Battle Cat will be joining the fight against Superman, likely alongside many other characters from the series. Though the Injustice 2: Legendary Edition was recently released, likely signaling the end of the game’s development, it will be interesting to see if Prince Adam is able to raise his sword and call upon the Power of Grayskull in a future title, or additional yet-unannounced DLC.
Check out the cover image of Injustice vs. He-Man and the Master of the Universe #1 below, which will be available both digitally and in print on Wednesday, July 18th.
“Pretty sneaky, sis, but you just activated my trap card!”
Arc System Works recently broadcast its promised Arc Nama stream for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle that showcased the next batch of DLC characters, gameplay for RWBY heavy-hitter Yang Xiao Long, and open beta details.
After a brief introduction, Arc System Works unveiled the characters that will be included in Cross Character Pack 3. Naoto Shirogane’s precision is as deadly as ever, Vatista’s energy attacks are looking devastating, and Hakumen is back doing what he does best.
Later on in the stream, viewers get a first look at Yang’s combat capabilities. Yang is a swift brawler with both close and ranged attacks thanks to her Dual Ranged Shot Gauntlets. Yang reloads her weapons after every combo, which is a very nice detail. The gameplay segment is brief, but expect more footage to come in the future now that she’s been officially showcased.
Those looking to specifically watch the segment that details the DLC characters can start at 12:56, and those wanting to go straight to the Yang gameplay can head over to the 27:23 mark. The stream in its entirety can be found below!
The last major tidbit of information details the open beta for the title. Those who purchased the digital copy of the game on the PlayStation Store will have early access to the beta, beginning on May 9 at 12:00 a.m. PT. The beta will become completely open on May 12 at 12:00 a.m. PT on the PlayStation Store. Nintendo Switch owners will have access to the beta as well, starting on May 11 12:00 a.m. PT. The beta ends for all players on May 14 8:00 a.m. PT. At this time, the beta appears to be Japan-only, but that may change with further clarification to come.
The beta will consist of all 20 playable characters, an offline VS Mode, Tactics Mode for practicing, and an online Casual Lobby. The beta will still be active after the testing period ends, but more as an extended demo. Pre-orders from PSN will grant players access to continued play with all 20 characters while everyone else will have their roster reduced to Ragna the Bloodedge, Hyde, Yu Narukami, and Ruby Rose.
Arc System Works later released a trailer specifically for the DLC characters which can be found below. The video itself is a snippet from the stream, but it is nice to have it as a standalone video so viewers can hit that replay button over and over without needing to scroll back to where the announcement started.
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will launch on May 31 in Japan and June 5 in North America on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
As they’ve done with numerous Super Smash Bros. Summits, the organization will be holding a fan voting process to fill out the remainder of the player roster. Starting as of yesterday, April 18th, any currently-unqualified players who placed within the top 32 of Winter Brawl 12 or Final Round 2018, or the top 16 of NorCal Regionals 2018, Anime Ascension 2018, or Brussels Challenge: Major Edition, may opt in to the Summit’s nomination process at smash.gg, where you’ll also find short bios on each potential nominee.
Voting will open on Monday, April 30th, at Noon PT (3:00 PM ET), with each nominee receiving a unique Twitter button, with each Tweet serving as a vote, limited to one per Twitter account, (though you can follow smash.gg and BeyondTheSummit to obtain more.) The first round of voting ends on May 7th at 2:00 PM PT (5:00 PM ET), the 20 most-nominated players will advance to the final round of voting, with the five who emerge when the dust has settled taking a trip to Kame House to battle for $10,000. Don’t forget, there will also be a Last Chance Qualifier at Combo Breaker 2018 in St. Charles, Illinois May 25-27. The Summit of Power will take place June 8-10th in Los Angeles, California and will be streamed on twitch.tv/beyondthesummit. You can find additional information about the process on reddit.
As of this writing, the players who have opted into the nomination process are:
The most beautiful and powerful god descends upon Dragon Ball FighterZ!
Though Bandai Namco Entertainment America has been teasing the next DLC character for Dragon Ball FighterZ on Twitter, it appears the cat’s out of the bag a little early, courtesy of an early scan of the upcoming issue of V-Jump. Though it currently lacks translations and isn’t of the highest-quality, we can clearly see that the third character contained in the FighterZ Pass is indeed Fused Zamasu, the Potara Fusion of the Universe 10 Future Supreme Kai and the nefarious Goku Black.
This lines up with previous leaks and datamining, though it should be noted that the rumored Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Vegito has not been revealed alongside him at this time. His Stats are revealed to be:
Ease of Use – S
Power – SS
Speed – C
Reach – SS
Technique – B
Energy – S
We can also see him using his Ring Of Light, and he appears to have an 8-Way Airdash or a Flight mechanic, which could potentially give him some of the trickiest mobility in the game. His Level 1 Super appears to be his Holy Light Grenade, while his Level 3 could be his Lightning of Absolution, but it’s a bit difficult to tell without a clearer picture. You can see the scan below, and stay tuned to Shoryuken as more details emerge about this news.
Oops, looks like Vegito Blue isn't on the scan (so therefore he isn't officially confirmed), but the datamined DLC list has been accurate so far, so no worries.
Just because a low is reactable does not invalidate its usefulness in Tekken 7. This is certainly true in the case of Josie’s D/F+3: it might clock in at a slower 26 frames, but it has a number of strong properties to balance out its slower startup.
Even if you know how to react to its startup, D/F+3 has decent step coverage and evasive properties — not to mention that once it actually hits you, Josie has an entire arsenal of crouch dash and string mixups she can work afterwards.
That doesn’t mean you’re defenseless against this mix-up, however: as Chad Barley demonstrates in his latest tutorial video, you can make informed defensive decisions to simplify the post-hit mix-up and avoid losing unnecessary amounts of life.
