Tekken 7‘s Paul Phoenix has a reputation for being a very beginner-friendly character. Everyone knows that the dreaded Death Fist and Demo Man attacks can come out at any time, at any level of play — But if those are the only things you fear from Paul, then heaven help you if you run into someone like oldKYSG.
In the video above, KYSG has put together the excellent collection of juggle filler and technical flash for “The Toughest Man in the Universe”. Your everyday Paul probably isn’t getting 70+ damage off a magic 4, and that’s just one of the first of many lifebar-smashing combos in KYSG’s portfolio.
This past weekend, Canada East Championships 5 went down as part of EGLX 2018, as the Great White North’s best and some of America’s finest competed in a variety of games for $2,000 CAD spread across nine different titles — and now we have the full results and replays right here for you to enjoy.
Catch up on spectacular matches from some of the best Tekken players in the world.
Tekken 7 hit Final Round 2018 like a Death Fist! Fans were treated to fantastic high-level play as the top 8 battled to claim the championship at Final Round’s Tekken World Tour event. If you couldn’t attend — and missed the livestream — Bandai Namco has you covered with these replay videos of the action.
You’ll see Echo Fox’s JDCR and Saint facing off against Evo Japan champion ROX.Dragon|Knee and his teammate ROX|Chanel, as well as Lil Majin, Kkokkoma, LowHigh, and Anakin all doing their best to grab for the top spot. You can see replays from the pools as well on Bandai Namco’s Official Fight Channel.
Many fighters are turning their heads toward the upcoming BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, but the main game in the series, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, is not dead yet. Monarch, who has shown mastery with several BBCF characters, is back with a new combo movie for your enjoyment.
Izayoi is quite the advanced character, featuring a resource system that either gains or spends her resource. In the video, Monarch shows mastery over this and effortlessly completes sequences from a variety of starters. A lot of them happen in short, practical situations, like from a throw during corner pressure into some Es dragon punch baits. There’s an interesting screen-wide punish against Hazama. Other than many Fatal Counter combos, there’s also a beautiful fight staged against Jin, as well as some combos on Tager and Susano’o that look character-specific.
Take a look at the video below, and let us know in the comments if you’re still keeping up with BlazBlue: Central Fiction.
The first Premier event of this year’s Capcom Pro Tour — Final Round 2018 — has just wrapped up, and the Street Fighter V competition was as fierce as ever, if not more so. You can see for yourself in the replay videos below from the event’s exciting top 8 matches: newly-sponsored by Panda Global, Infiltration (the tournament champion) was on point with his dangerous (and frustrating) Menat, while Echo Fox|Tokido was a deadly menace to all that crossed his path — Tokido genuinely looked like he was enjoying it, too!
NuckleDu was in good form with his Guile, and you can also see Nemo’s oppressive Urien, Gachikun’s slippery Rashid, Verloren’s deadly Cammy, and DATA NEON’s chilling Kolin battling for the top spot. Settle in and watch the whole three-hour run, or jump right to your favorite face-off from the videos below.
You can see even more of the fights from Final Round 2018 — such as matches in the top 16, and from pools — on the Capcom Fighters YouTube channel.
For a while now, we’ve known about the release dates for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle for Japan and North America. But this begs the question — what about Europe? Well, now we have a general idea of when the game will be coming out in that region as well.
PQube has announced that they’re will be bringing BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle to Europe this summer. While Arc System Works will be self-publishing the game in Japan and North America, the UK-based publisher will be handling the game’s release on both PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch in Europe.
Though it’s not an exact date, at least Europeans now have a general idea of when they’ll be getting the game in their regions. More importantly, they know that they’ll be getting in just about the same time as other regions — something that hasn’t always been the case with Arc System Works fighting games.
For interested players, pre-orders for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle in Europe are now open on PQube’s online store.
In the meantime, check out the new European release trailer for the game below.
As for other regions, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle launches on PlayStation 4 and Switch on May 31 in Japan, and June 5 in North America.
While games such as Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and Tekken 7 were the main focus of Final Round 2018, Bandai Namco’s upcoming SoulCalibur VI also had a presence at the event. As part of such, a pre-release exhibition tournament was held at Final Round XXI: this allowed players to show off what the game may look like in high-level play.
For those who missed the exhibition tournament on the stream, Bifuteki has now uploaded the footage from the stream onto their YouTube channel. The footage consists of a half-hour-long video, with all of the matches included.
During Final Round 2018, a big announcement accompanied the ongoing competition. Panda Global has welcomed a new member of their family — and its none other than Infiltration, a world-famous Street Fighter V competitor.
Lee “Infiltration Seon-woo let the world know about this in a dramatic way: right before his first match in the top 8 Street Fighter V matches, he revealed his brand new team jersey live on stage. HiFight captured the moment from the stream:
As we wait patiently for The Regalia to make its stop in Tekken 7, Scallywag 93 has put together an excellent breakdown of the currently available footage of Final Fantasy XV‘s Noctis.
The latest guest character seems, at least on the surface, to have a really fantastic set of standard Tekken tools. He has his own riffs on Nina’s UF+1, Bob’s roll mix-ups, and Paul’s Demo Man low sweep. By combining that with his own original teleport stances and long-range Warp Strike, Noctis looks poised to steal victories when he releases on March 20th.
Welcome back, Saiyan warriors! You’ve clearly been training in Dragon Ball FighterZ, because we have another pile of tech videos piled up in the SRK inbox. Let’s take a look at what the FGC has cooked up!
Let’s start with Hit — Hit’s ability to combo after his super (thanks to proper assist calling) makes up the bulk of Y. Xiao’s latest combo video.
Kitoragi suggests you never, ever Guard-Switch against Perfect Cell.
Tbcboocock gives a quick rundown of Goku Blue’s safety during his blockstrings.
Adult Gohan doesn’t need to start with much in the way of resources to convert into a Touch-of-Death, as datHazy demonstrates.
Mynus shows off some particularly dirty instant-overhead tech with 18.
And closing us out today is Shoyoumomo, whose clashing exploration won’t teach you much about high-level play, but it will show you who the Real Deal is.
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