Nash’s target combo, Bullet Combination, received a set of buffs that wildly increased its value in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. This kick string ends in his “Bullet Clear” V-Skill, and by allowing him to both build V-meter and score big damage off conversions, Nash will constantly be able to build up to his V-Trigger no matter the situation.
On top of that, this opens up his strong okizeme setups he already had off of his EX Sonic Scythe. Check out NurseLee‘s demonstration above to see how Nash can keep the pressure up after his new conversions.
The body count rises — the fight card is set for Body Count Fighting 5!
The next set of Title and Feature matches at Machinima Studios in Burbank, California has been announced: Body Count Fighting 5 will take place at 5:00 p.m. PT on April 7, 2018! With fights planned in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition and Tekken 7, BCF5 will also feature the first BCF Title match for Dragon Ball FighterZ!
Doors open at 4:00 p.m. on April 7th; tickets are available on the Body Count Fighting 5 Eventbrite page — for free! There will be free food, casual gaming stations, and a free vintage arcade for attendees. The event will be streamed live on Body Count Fighting’s YouTube and Twitch channels, starting at 5:00 p.m. It will also stream on SRK’s own SRKLive Twitch channel.
Title Matches
Dragon Ball FighterZ Title Match: dekillsage vs. Perfect Legend
Street Fighter V Title Match: Smug vs. Chris Tatarian (Champion)
Tekken 7 Title Match: Jackie Tran vs. Joey Fury (Champion)
Feature Matches
Dragon Ball FighterZ Feature Match: Tatsunical vs. Richard Nguyen
Dragon Ball FighterZ Feature Match: Supernoon vs. Kizzie Kay
Dragon Ball FighterZ Feature Match: Cloud805 vs. NerdJosh
Street Fighter V Feature Match: Commander Jesse vs. Brenttiscool
Street Fighter V Feature Match: EricC vs. General Azad
Tekken 7 Feature Match: Runitblack vs. FGCTim
Xavier Woods invites you to the excitement of BCF5 in this new teaser trailer!
As you may know, the much-anticipated Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection will launch this May 29th. However, it seems that will no longer be the case in Japan.
Producer Tomoaki Ayano recently made an announcement over at the game’s official Japanese site regarding the delay. The release date has been moved from “Spring 2018” to a more nebulous “to-be-determined”.
According to the announcement, the reason for the delay is because they have received a lot of feedback from the fans, since the collection was first announced back in December of last year. As such, they have decided to move the release date in Japan to be able to address this.
As for what exactly the feedback was related to, they didn’t specifically say. That said, the original announcement for the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection indicated that it would have English titles, voicing, and text (likely including the names of the Street Fighter II bosses). As such, this could be the main thing being addressed in the delay — especially since no such delay has been announced for the West.
BornFree continues to release his video interviews from Final Round 2018; this one captures a conversation with Nakkiel, shortly after he finished his initial Dragon Ball FighterZ pool at the events. Nakkiel — who hails from Seattle, Washington — plays multiple anime titles, but he has particularly became known for his play in Bandai Namco’s and Arc System Works’ latest fighter.
The conversation begins with the origin of Nakkiel’s tag, which comes from a song he used to listen to. He discovered Guilty Gear and then the forum site, Dustloop, and started to meet up with the fighting game community. They switch onto Dragon Ball FighterZ talk, which covers a number of topics; Nakkiel first encountered the game at Evolution 2017 but didn’t play it, and then got asked to present the game at PAX West in Seattle. He likes the neutral in the game, which he feels is a good synthesis of Marvel-style and air-dashers. He didn’t like the Vanish mechanic initially, but he has learned more about it since, and is planning on releasing some content about it.
The interview is much longer than usual ones, but it covers a lot of ground — including helpful advice and opinions about the upcoming DBFZ characters, Broly and Bardock. The latter parts dip into BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, and other video games Nakkiel likes to play.
BornFree has also recently conducted interviews with GO1 and MenaRD.
New live-action Street Fighting is on the way to your screen.
Joey Ansah, Jacqueline Quella, and Mark Wooding — the team behind the live-action web series Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist — is now on board with eOne to produce a new live-action Street Fighter television series, this time based on the events of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior. Ansah wrote and directed their prior 12-episode live-action web series and Wooding and Quella produced it for Machinima; it proved to be a quite popular transition of the Street Fighter setting and characters to live-action — something the big screen movies haven’t pulled off yet.
Mark Gordon — eOne’s President and Chief Content Officer for film, television and digital — spoke to Deadline Hollywood about the project:
Street Fighter is a global tour de force franchise, having garnered immense worldwide commercial success and built a vast devoted fanbase that has only grown through its 30 year legacy. We are thrilled to be teaming up with Joey, Jacqueline and Mark, who are already so deeply connected to this brand, to bring this adored story to television audiences everywhere. A particular strength of Street Fighter is the wide range of ethnically diverse characters and powerful women featured in the game. It will allow us to build an inclusive and engaging TV universe.
Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono — Street Fighter executive producer — added this:
After a long search, guided by the team behind Assassin’s Fist, we are delighted to be partnering with a company with the outstanding TV experience of Mark Gordon and eOne. They have the credentials to help us launch a faithful adaptation of Street Fighter as a major TV series.
Stay tuned for more info as to when we can expect to see this new series arrive on our TV screens.
Those looking for some high-level Tekken 7 action are in for a treat this weekend with the Japanese Tekken Pro Championship. This double-elimination tournament will see eight of the best Tekken 7 players in Japan fight it out in a historic tournament.
Participating in the tournament will be Yamasa|Nobi, Yamasa|Take, Yuu|Yuu, Noroma, Hakaioh, Ao, Double, and Pekos. While this level of talent should be notable enough, the other unique thing about this tournament is that it will be the first Tekken tournament under Japan’s new professional license system.
On top of the pride of winning the first “pro” tournament under the system are some very generous cash prizes. The winner gets ¥600,000 (approximately US$5,7oo), 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place are given ¥350,000, ¥150,000, and ¥100,000 respectively, while everyone 5th place and below earns ¥75,000.
The tournament itself will start at 5:45 PM Japan time, March 24th (that’s 1:45 AM Pacific). For those interested in watching, the tournament will be streamed in both Japanese and English on Twitch. The Japanese stream will be on Bandai Namco Entertainment channel, while the English stream will be on their Tekken Channel. English commentary will be provided by Bandai Namco’s Michael Murray, as well as MajinObama.
Battle Pack Wave 2 became available for download in Pokkén Tournament DX last night, coinciding with the promised March 23rd release date (in Japan, that is — North America got it a little early as a result). This completes Pokkén’s first two-part DLC package on Nintendo Switch — bringing Blastoise into the fray, along with Mew and Celebi assist Pokémon, and a selection of customization items for your avatar and Nia. Go get it now, battle trainers!
If you’re hungry for the latest info on the upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ characters, Broly and Bardock, we finally have some more concrete information regarding their playstyles. The Japanese magazine Famitsu published profiles on both characters, describing their backstories, and explaining some of their special and super attacks. FGC member and frequent translator HiagoXYZ wrote up a translation of the article.
Broly is described as a brawny fighter who uses his long-reach and super-armor moves to get close to the opponent. Then, he utilizes his grappling attacks to make quick work of the enemy. He can rush down even more easily thanks to an activatable barrier move that negates any projectile, as well as Level 1 super attacks. Broly’s own Level 1 super, Eraser Cannon, charges a ball of energy and launches it at the opponent.
As for his Level 3, it’s called Gigantic Meteor, and it comes down onto the ground from the air, increasing in size as it approaches the target.
Bardock — who is Goku’s father — is also a rushdown character, but brings a style that’s more balanced around power and speed. His special attacks revolve around closing the distance. His EX moves have extra effects, like teleporting right behind the victim. His Level 1 super is the Riot Javelin, which can be used in the air or ground and can also be aimed with directional inputs.
Bardock’s level 3 super, Revenger Assault, transforms him into a Super Saiyan and causes him to charge at the opponent while being invulnerable to attacks.
Nintendo is ramping up the Smash scene with a new invitational event. Top players — selected by the company — will travel to compete at the Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 at this year’s E3 event in Los Angeles.
The company hasn’t disclosed many specifics, so we don’t know yet which players will be part of the bracket. The platform is also in question, as some of the player base prefers Super Smash Bros. Melee over the Wii U iteration. However, the Nintendo website states: “Join the party as players from around the world battle in this invitational tournament for bragging rights, for fun, and for glory on Nintendo Switch!” That seems like a clear indication that players will indeed compete on the recently-teased Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo Switch. This happened before in 2014, when the company’s invitational tournament featured a then-unreleased-to-the-public Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U.
The tournament will be livestreamed on the Nintendo Twitch and YouTube channels on June 11th and 12th, alongside the Splatoon World Championships.
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With TheKing of Fighters XIV getting four new DLC characters, some fans may be curious about how they will affect the game’s balance and meta. Fortunately, SNK knows the value of testing, and will be holding preliminary tests of the game with the three currently-revealed characters at a couple of events in Japan next week.
The first of these events will be at AnimeJapan 2018, taking place this weekend from March 24 to 25, at the Tokyo Big Sight Hall. TheKing of Fighters XIV with Najd, Heidern, and Oswald (as well as the Riyadh stage) will be at the Manga Productions booth at the event on both days.
As previously reported, Manga Productions worked with SNK on the design contest that produced Najd. As such, participants in the test will also receive a special Najd badge.
For anyone attending, take note that they will be running the PlayStation 4 version of the game, using the DualShock 4 controller.
In addition to the AnimeJapan 2018 test, SNK is also holding the THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV Arcade Ver. BURN2FIGHT 2018 event, on Saturday, March 24. The event will take place at MEGARAGE on the 3rd floor of the Taito Station Mizoguchi.
In addition to the location test, there will also be a mini-concert by the SNK sound team!
