Category: Fighting Games

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Stupendous flexes with BornFree at NorCal Regionals in this interview

Stupendous is now known as the last of the Red Cyclones. With Zangief’s substantial nerfs in Season 3 (and 3.5), people found it hard to stick with the character, with many opting to swerve to Abigail for their big-body needs. Stupendous, however, stayed the course.

In this interview with BornFree at NorCal Regionals, Stupendous talks about his career in fighting games — which only started as a result as friends making a pact with him to train four days a week, improving his results. He also talks about his frustrations with Zangief’s issues since the patch, and how Abigail has stolen away the talent from the character.

Source: BornFree

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VesperArcade gazes into Menat’s future after the most recent Street Fighter V patch

One character that is curently drawing heavily-polarized opinions in the Street Fighter V meta is Menat. Her spacing abilities have put a twist into a usually offensive game via her heavily-defensive tools. Traditionalists cheer for this, while newer players may find the playstyle boring — even worse, if it’s a mirror match.

Regardless of your opinions of the character, Capcom has made several buffs to the character, including some input changes to prevent overlaps. With many top players having already picked her up, and several others — including Capcom Cup 2017 champion MenaRD — flirting with the possibility, the future looks bright for Rose’s fortune-telling apprentice.

Source: VesperArcade

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Registration now open for all regions in the Capcom Pro Tour 2018 Online Ranking events

Join the Pro Tour from your own console (or PC) with these regional online Ranking events!

While we already knew the first of the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour Online Ranking events would hit the LATAM region this weekend, Capcom has revealed the full details for the online leg of the 2018 CPT, and registration has now opened for all regions to compete in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition!

Head over to the Capcom Pro Tour site to see the rules and details (notably: the Kanzuki Beach, The Grid, Flamenco Tavern, and Skies of Honor stages, and R. Mika’s cheerleader Professional Costume, are all banned from use) and to confirm what region you are eligible to compete in. Then head to smash.gg to join the fight.

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Sources: Capcom Pro Tour; smash.gg

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Capcom teases an upcoming Falke reveal for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

Looks like we’ll be seeing something for the next DLC fighter very soon.

Blanka’s been out in the wild long enough that we’re all itching to see some details on the next DLC character for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition — Ed’s Neo Shadaloo compatriot Falke. So far, all we’ve seen of her is some tantalizing glimpses alongside Ed in the SFVAE cinematic opening and his own story mode ending, and her theme’s inclusion on the SFVAE soundtrack.

Well, today Capcom teased some background flavor on Twitter about a character that, in context of our DLC expectations, almost certainly refers to Falke:

The inclusion of the plans for “tomorrow” are likely pointing to further reveals for the character, so keep your eyes peeled, as we might see Falke in action very soon.

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Source: Street Fighter (Twitter)

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ARMS update version 5.3 adds a new Dashboard, Korean language support, balance changes, and more

Nintendo’s springy-limbed arena fighter ARMS has received a new update, which brings the game up to version 5.3. It adds some new features and some balance tweaks to the cast.

The biggest new feature in ARMS‘ version 5.3 update is the new “Dashboard”. Here, players can keep track of regional and worldwide rankings, including those for the Party Crash mode. In addition to this, the “Dashboard” also features various videos, including “Tips & Techniques” and “Fighter Focus” videos that show of things players can do with characters and Arms, as well as tournament videos.

Other things included in the patch include Korean language support — coinciding with the game’s release in South Korea last month — and 15 new images in the game’s gallery.

Of course, no update is complete without a few balance changes to the cast. You can check these out below.

ARMS version 5.3 patch notes
  • New “Dashboard” feature added.
  • Check out the latest rankings, and tons of useful videos!
  • From Dashboard you can see the following.
    • Latest Worldwide & Regional Rankings
    • Party Crash Ranking by time slot
    • ARMS “Tips & Techniques” video collection
    • “Fighter Focus” video collection with tips for each fighter
    • “Tournament Clips” to so you can learn from the best
  • 15 Images added to Gallery.
  • Korean language is now supported.
  • Adjusted abilities of some fighters and ARMS as follows.
    Fighters / Arms Adjustments
    Ribbon Girl Freshening up lightens your heart and your feet. Ah, Spring! Increased air dash movement speed.
    But it feels like her feet don’t quite touch the ground properly… Decreased dash movement speed.
    Misango Increased rush gauge fill rate when in red and blue spirit form to be equal to that of other characters.
    Coolerang Increased extension speed.
    Increased retraction speed.
    Lokjaw Increased retraction speed.
    Fixed issue where under certain conditions ARM would not recover for an extended time.
    Scorpio Increased charge attack damage.
    Decreased retraction speed.
    Skully Increased charge attack damage.
    Decreased homing.
    Glusher Increased charge attack damage.
    Parabola Increased expansion rate while extending. No change to expansion during charge.
    Nade Decreased retraction speed.
    Chakram Decreased charge attack speed.

Source: Nintendo

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Verloren talks to BornFree about his fighting game career on the come-up

For a long time, Verloren was a name on no-one’s radar. Now — after two straight top 8 finishes at Capcom Pro Tour Premier events — he is slept on by no one. What few know is how long he actually has been involved in fighting games.

This is where BornFree steps in. Having sat down at NorCal Regionals to talk with the Korean Cammy player, we learned a lot about the player that few actually knew. He talks about his background with Street Fighter II, as well as his unique training regimen — which actually deals a lot with visualization techniques.

Source: BornFree

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NorCal Regionals pumps up the jam with this replay of Windjammers top 8

The Windjammers Flying Power League is bringing back the nineties faster than you can say “Oakley shades,” and their most recent stop at NorCal Regionals 2018 was an amazing display of disc-chucking. With players on the hunt for points, everyone was at the top of their game, and showed off this game’s amazing depth.

With players like Drewchuck, Geordi, and Myname1sjeff in the arena — all of them having strong prowess in this rapid-paced game — this top 8 shaped up to be a stunner.

Source: Team Spooky

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The original “kast” of Mortal Kombat 2 reunited for a panel at the 2018 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

When the series was first launched back in the 1990s, one of the things Mortal Kombat was noted for was its use of digitized footage of real people in place of hand-drawn sprites. This eventually made some of these actors familiar names among the hardcore MK fans.

Now, at the 2018 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) the cast of Mortal Kombat 2 got together for a panel to talk about working on the games. The panel features Ho Sung Pak (Liu Kang), Rich Divizio (Baraka), Carlos Pesina (Raiden), Daniel Pesina (Johnny Cage, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Reptile, and Smoke), John Parrish (Jax), Katalin Rodriguez Ogden (Kitana, Mileena, and Jade), and Dr. Phillip Ahn (Shang Tsung).

For those who missed out on the panel, tabmok99 was able to record the entirety of it and share it onto YouTube. For fans of the series, it’s a great way to learn more about its early days, and about the old-school arcade scene in general.

Check out their video of the panel below.

Source: tabmok99 via Test Your Might

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RED BULL CONQUEST reveals dates, locations, and hosts for qualifying events in Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, & Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2

Find out when you’ll be able to RISE, RALLY, and CONQUER in your own region!

A chance to show the nation what you can do in your favorite fighting games is coming soon to a city near you. Alongside some hot new “recruitment” posters to help get you fired up, Red Bull has revealed the dates and locations of the qualifying stops for RED BULL CONQUEST. Starting in Chicago at the Ignite Gaming Lounge on April 28, the action will culminate in the finals at Washington D.C. on November 16-18. In between, the tournament circuit will hit 13 more cities across the United States with qualifying events in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Tekken 7, and Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 — with one additional online qualifier — to determine which region has the strongest fighters in these games!

The schedule:

  • Chicago – April 28
  • Seattle – May 19
  • Los Angeles – June 16
  • Nashville – July 7
  • New York – July 7
  • Saint Paul – July 14
  • Dallas – July 14
  • Denver – July 28
  • Orlando – August 11
  • [online qualifier] – August 12
  • San Francisco – August 18
  • Phoenix – August 18
  • Atlanta – September 8
  • Boston – September 29
  • Philadelphia – October 13
  • Washington DC – November 16-18 [FINALS]

RED BULL CONQUEST ~ M. Bison
RED BULL CONQUEST ~ Heihachi Mishima
RED BULL CONQUEST ~ Sol Badguy

To keep players fired up at these events, FGC commentators Yipes, Persia, Vicious, and Tasty Steve are signed on to be “on-the-ground ambassadors” for these games —  hosting, streaming, and bringing their FGC expertise to the tournaments. At least one of them will be in attendance at all of the regional events, and expect them all to be on-site at the Washington D.C. National Final and Last Chance Qualifier in November.

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[Left to right: Vicious; Persia; Yipes; Tasty Steve]

The Chicago event — like all others — will be streamed via Red Bull TV or at twitch.tv/redbull. Sign up to compete at smash.gg!

For some more insight into RED BULL CONQUEST, check out our interview with tournament director Jimmy Nyugen.

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Source: Red Bull Esports [press release]

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Multi-character combo video for BlazBlue: Central Fiction shows what makes each fighter special

The era of BlazBlue: Central Fiction is far from over, and the community keeps proving that point. XIIIBlades and Tao teamed up to create a new combo video that covers many of the characters on the large cast. Get ready for an eclectic showing with stylish combinations that demonstrate why this game is still worth playing.

Over a catchy remix song, the video starts with the protagonist, Ragna, and turns to a pretty rare character next, Relius, who performs an interesting loop in the corner. XIIIBlades typically plays Jin, so it’s not surprising to see some cool combos with Ice Fang — I had no idea you could follow up the regular Distortion Drive with an Overdrive activation into the stronger version! It feels like the theme of the video is side-switching; there is a lot of good juggling and maneuvering from Relius and Bang, especially when Bang teleports behind Nine. The witch herself also shows off what she can do.

Check out the video below — and if you’re looking for something more individual, check out this BlazBlue Hazama and Terumi combo video.

Source: XIIIBlades