Category: Fighting Games

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VesperArcade goes over their picks for the top 5 new V-Triggers added into Street Fighter V Arcade Edition

Some time back, VesperArcade released a video going over the three worst V-Triggers that were added into Street Fighter V Arcade Edition. Now, they explore the opposite: the five best new V-Triggers that Capcom added into the game.

One notable thing about this list that Vesper and Mir have created: all the V-Triggers in it only have 2 bars. That said, the meter requirement is just a small part of what makes these V-Triggers so good. Check out the video below to learn what these five V-Triggers are!

Source: Vesper Arcade

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Brawlhalla developer Blue Mammoth Games join Ubisoft

There’s some pretty big news for indie game developer Blue Mammoth Games, creators of Brawlhalla. Last week, the studio announced that they are joining Ubisoft — an international triple-A game publisher. BMG shared the news on their blog.

“Last year, Brawlhalla was growing, the community was growing, esports was growing, the studio was growing, everything was going great,” Matt “Matterhorn” Woomer writes in the Brawlhalla blog. “But as we grew up and up, we also began seeing the ceiling for a scrappy, never-say-die indie studio. We realized that to complete our plan and take this crazy game to the next level, we were going to need help. So we went out looking for a partner.”

The studio talks about the benefits of this partnership — which will obviously result in support that will help them steadily grow, expand their budget, and add more features to the game. Woomer assures that the game will always stay free-to-play, and that Ubisoft is committed to that philosophy as well.

Maybe the cynics will predict a rampant increase in DLC in the game, but either way, this is huge news for an indie FGC studio.

Source: Brawlhalla

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Learn to force high damage mix-ups off of King’s Irish Whip in Tekken 7

As Tekken 7′s primary grappler, King has a wide variety of command grabs — more, in fact, than most players know what to do with.

One command grab in particular that tends to get overlooked is King’s Irish Whip. This throw has a unique 1+2 break animation, with five extensions that re-position the opponent. Each extension has a different throw break, and one of them is even unbreakable!

With stage awareness and a willingness to learn some complex okizeme options, King can quickly shave off half of your opponent’s life bar with the opportunities the Irish Whip extensions provide. Check out J King‘s video above to see everything Irish Whip can do for your game!

Source: J King

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Street Fighter Carnival X continues SoulCalibur, Fatal Fury Special tournaments

Street Fighter Carnival X is Mikado Arcade’s currently-ongoing multi-game tournament series for a wide variety of classic (and sometimes, obscure) arcade titles. To see the beginning of these high level Japanese tournaments, go here!

Today’s tournaments include the very first entry into the SoulCalibur series…

…and a Mikado Arcade favorite, Fatal Fury Special.

You can follow the action of SFCX by subscribing to Mikado’s official YouTube channel. For the night owls in the US, you can even try to catch them when they livestream.

Source: Mikado Arcade

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FGC Philosophy talks instant gratification vs. delayed gratification when setting goals

Training Mode: the double-edged sword of the FGC. It’s necessary to work out your mental muscles in training mode so that you can prepare for the problems you’ll face in battle. But it’s also frustrating to think that time spent training could have been time spent having fun in an actual match.

That’s an example of the push-pull of “Instant” vs. “Delayed” gratification. The Philocypher‘s latest episode of “FGC Philosophy” tackles some real life examples of each, and how you can strike a balance between the two to accomplish your long-term FGC goals.

Source: The Philocypher

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Panda Global and Victor “Punk” Woodley part ways

Amid news of the dissolution of Splyce and Circa Esports, there’s another sponsored player to add to the list of free agents. Surprisingly, it’s one of the most successful prodigies in the FGC — Street Fighter V pro Victor “Punk” Woodley.

The separation seems to be mutual; at the time of this writing, Panda Global hasn’t acknowledged the release of Punk on their official site. If Punk is actively looking for sponsors, it’s likely he won’t remain a free agent for very long — his resume alone should ensure that.

Sources: @PandaGlobalPG; PandaGlobal; Capcom Pro Tour

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WWE’s Austin Creed stops by Body Count Fighting studios for some Dragon Ball FighterZ matches

At WWE’s Wrestlemania 32, Xavier Woods — and his tag team, The New Day — came to the ring in Saiyan-styled armor. Knowing this, it’s probably no surprise that the real-life man behind the Xavier Woods character, Austin Creed, is a fan of the Dragon Ball anime the Saiyan race hails from. Since he’s also an avid gamer, a Dragon Ball fighting game likely ticks a lot of boxes for him.

The FGC-friendly wrestler stopped by the Body Count Fighting studios to throw down in Dragon Ball FighterZ and share his thoughts on a wide variety of topics — from the moral dilemmas in Marvel movies to his favorite Ninja Turtle. This isn’t just a clash between BCF and UpUpDwnDwn hosts, though — also in attendance are FGC members Tatsunical and ElitheCurry.

Source: Body Count Fighting

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BlazBlue: Central Fiction and BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle side tournaments to be held at CEO 2018

Though neither current iteration of Team Blue’s decade-old BlazBlue series made the official lineup for the upcoming CEO 2018, rest assured that battles for the Azure and the Keystones will be raging in Daytona Beach. The community has officially announced side tournaments for both BlazBlue: Central Fiction and the upcoming BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will be held at the event. This will give us our first sampling of the wars that will be waged upon the Phantom Field just a few short weeks after the game’s release.

Sign-ups for both events are now live at smash.gg. You can also see an announcement tweet from Bloo below.

Keep in mind that both titles will be played on PlayStation 4. This could serve as much-needed practice for BBTAG players, with Evo on the horizon about a month afterwards. CEO 2018 takes place June 29-July 1st at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Source: Bloo561 (Twitter)

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Splyce departs from the fighting game community; Filipino Champ and RyanLV now free agents

After reporting on the disheartening news that Circa Eports will be ceasing operations following Evo 2018, another sponsor has officially decided to pull out of the fighting game community.

Back in 2017, Ryan “Filipino Champ” Ramirez and Ryan “RyanLV” Romero both signed with the organization as the first members of their fighting game division. During their tenure, Champ would make several top 8s in Street Fighter V, most notably getting 7th at Evo 2017, as well as winning SCR 2017 for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and getting 4th at Canada Cup and 9th at Battle for the Stones. Meanwhile, RyanLV went on to become the final Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Evo Champion, before getting 3rd at Battle for the Stones and 9th at Frosty Faustings X for MvCI.

In tweets posted by both Champ and Splyce’s Vice President Mike McKenna, the two indicated that the parting was mutual, offering nothing but praise for the other. McKenna closed by wishing both Ryans the best in their future endeavors and hopes that they may be able to work together again sometime down the road. RyanLV hasn’t commented on the situation as of this writing.

We at Shoryuken wish both Filipino Champ and RyanLV the best in all of their future fighting game endeavors.

Sources: fchampryan (Twitter); Splyce (Twitter)

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Big Band and Arizona get together to jam in this Skullgirls and Them’s Fightin’ Herds musical mash-up

With Mane6’s Them’s Fightin’ Herds now out on early access on Steam, we were bound to get some user made content for the game. That said — we weren’t expecting something like this new video from KST.

Below is a mash-up between Them’s Fightin’ Herds and Skullgirls: 2nd Encore — Anyone familiar with KST is already aware of their work in the latter, using Big Band’s “Satchmo Solo” trumpet super to cover various songs.  In this case however, they’ve mashed this up with Them’s Fightin’ Herds’s Arizona on percussion as they play a rendition of the latter’s theme song.

Check out the performance below.

Source: @KASServerTF2