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Karin’s getting an Ingrid alternate costume in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, available at launch

Ingrid descends into Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition tomorrow! (Sort of.)

Capcom has announced that an alternate costume for Karin will be available for purchase tomorrow, after the launch of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. This new outfit is based on Ingrid, the “Eternal Goddess” that debuted in Capcom Fighting Evolution, and made a guest appearance later in Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX.

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sfv karin ingrid costume

Available tomorrow in the PlayStation Store and on Steam, expect it to cost as much as the usual Premium costumes (no pricing details have yet been provided). In addition to revealing the Ingrid crossover costume, the new blog provides some reminders on how to get yourself a Viewtiful Joe outfit for Rashid in the new Extra Battle mode. Check the full blog post for details on the challenge timeline.

(And to answer the question Ian Walker asked back in 2015, looks like this is as close as we’re getting!)

Source: Capcom-Unity via Street Fighter (Twitter)

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Team Dignitas grows its new Super Smash Bros. roster by signing Jose “Lucky” Aldama

Not content with signing one Super Smash Bros. Melee player, Team Dignitas has also announced that top SoCal Fox player, Jose “Lucky” Aldama has joined their growing FGC roster. Currently ranked 17th in the world and 4th in SoCal, Lucky’s 2017 was a bit of a rollercoaster, getting top 8 finishes at big events like Evo 2017, The Bigger Balc, Low Tier City 5 and Flatiron 2, while placing lower than expected at events like Shine, GT-X 2017 and The Big House 7.

Hopefully, his signing to Team Dignitas will see Lucky returning to form and getting back to regular top 8 placings. Both HugS and Lucky were previously signed to Selfless Gaming, whose women’s CS:GO team now play for Dignitas — I suspect the link between these organizations played a part in getting both players noticed by Dignitas.

Like HugS, Lucky will be sporting the black and yellow at Genesis 5 this weekend, hoping to set the pace for another year’s worth of intense competitive Melee.

Source: Team Dignitas

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Yatagarasu: Attack On Cataclysm’s official Evo Japan side tournament details released

With Japan being the birthplace of the fighting game genre as we know it, it’s not surprising that there are a number of side tournaments at Evo Japan beyond its official roster. One of the side tournaments at the event is for Yatagarasu: Attack On Cataclysm.

For those interested in competing at Yatagarasu: Attack On Cataclysm at Evo Japan, the details for the tournament, including how to register have been released.

The side tournament will take place on January 27, day two of Evo Japan, and will use the arcade version of the game. This means any PC players used to playing on pad will have to adapt to using an arcade stick. The rules themselves should be familiar to anyone who’s been to other side tournaments — double elimination, 99 second rounds, no game stopping glitches allowed.

Those interested in joining Yatagarasu: Attack On Cataclysm‘s Evo Japan side tournament can do so over at the AnimEVO Japan site. Those who join will receive a special Yatagarasu badge featuring Hina and Shimo.

Source: Yatagarasu Evo Japan

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UltraChenTV helps you prepare for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition with these patch notes analysis videos

Are you ready for Arcade Edition?

SFV AE Splash Art

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is just around the corner — set to arrive tomorrow, January 16! Capcom has released the (in some respects, quite ambiguous) patch notes for the balance changes coming to the new version of SFV; if you want a hand going through the changes and how they’ll impact the game overall, UltraChenTV is here to help. James Chen examines the changes to the characters and general game system in the series of videos below. Click here to go directly to the playlist on UltraChen TV.

 

Source: UltraChenTV

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Bandai Namco may extend the Dragon Ball FighterZ open beta in response to network issues

This weekend’s Dragon Ball FighterZ open beta hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for everyone involved. People trying the game out have reported issues with finding matches, or even just getting into the beta — oftentimes receiving the dreaded “failed to initialize network” message at the log on screen.

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Bandai Namco has released a statement acknowledging these issues. In it, they state that the fixes to the server will take some time and that — while they will keep the beta open — people will run into these issues while they’re working on them.

More importantly, they’ve stated that if they cannot address the issues in a decent amount of time, they will look into extending the open beta. While the main server issues seem to have been fixed now, players are still facing long wait times when trying to find an opponent. The last bit of news is most welcome, giving those of us who’ve had more than our fair share of issues getting into the beta time to actually play it. In addition to this, it’ll hopefully give Bandai Namco and Arc System Works time to iron out the issues with the online play before launch.

[Note that at time of publication, there has been no confirmation from Bandai Namco that the beta period will be extended… yet. – Editor]

Dragon Ball FighterZ launches on January 26 in North America and Europe, and February 1 for Japan.

Source: Bandai Namco Games (Facebook)

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Spring Series 2018 will feature three Japanese legends for Super Street Fighter II Turbo

Arlington, Texas, looks to host yet another large scale tournament for Super Street Fighter II Turbo in March. Boasting not only a $5,000 pot bonus, the event is now going international, with at least three Japanese legends showing up to try to take American fight money.

Joining the field in March will be Mattsun (2014 Tournament of Legends champion and two-time Canada Cup champion), Otochun (2017 Red Bull Battlegrounds champion) and Yaya (one of the best N. Sagats in the world). With these players joining, this is one tournament you don’t want to miss. Make sure you get your tickets from Free Play.

Source: Spring Series

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Gatoray demonstrates hitbox issues with Geese’s parry in King of Fighters XIV

Ever felt like you properly parried something “predictaboo” in King of Fighters XIV and Geese still got hit anyways? You likely ran into this King of Fighters XIV hitbox problem Gatoray outlines below:

As you can see, some attacks may have the right property for your counter, but won’t actually interact with your parry in anyway due to hitbox alignment. This is almost certainly so that “highs” with visually low animations don’t get caught by Geese’s high parry. Make sure you know your hitboxes before trying to make big parry reads!

Source: Gatoray

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J King discusses King’s potential with d/f+2,1 in Tekken 7

King has a very interesting move in his d/f+2,1 input. While it can immediately be strung together, you can actually slightly delay the 1 input, which can either act as a frame trap or launch the opponent on counter hit. From there, you can get a juggle, but the options truly depend on what character you are facing.

J King discusses this by grouping characters into three classifications, then showing the various options King has off of the move after the launch for each classification. Some can be damaging, and others not so much — but this is a useful, yet often-overlooked tool of King’s.

Source: J King

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Gamespot Versus’ Capcom Vs. SNK 2 tournament shows Japan’s level prior to Evo Japan’s side tournament

With Bas hosting 72 players for Capcom Vs. SNK 2‘s side tournament at Evo Japan, it’s pretty obvious that the Japanese scene is gearing up for one of the biggest tournaments for the game in recent years. So it goes without saying that Gamespot Versus has seen regular attendees upping their play in readiness for the big event.

Thankfully, Silentscope has posted a replay of their most recent tournament — held just before Christmas — on his YouTube channel, so that we can see the level of play we can look forward to in two weeks! Will Bas hold onto his crown or will someone else become the new king of CvS2?

Source: silentscope88

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Puzzle Fighter 2.1.1 is releasing next week

Capcom’s popular mobile game Puzzle Fighter is getting a new patch — version 2.1.1 — next week, and will be available on both iOS and Android. While it does fix some bugs, it does seek to balance the game out further, including mainly nerfs to M. Bison and buffs to Nash.

Here are the full change notes coming in the patch:

  • Quests
    • Lowered the conditions required to complete most Quests
  • Gameplay
    • Increased Timer Gems generated from Chains by 20%
    • Added Sap effect; Steals Super Charge from Opponent
    • Added Chain skill functionality; skills trigger on a minimum chain requirement and retrigger for every additional chain thereafter
  • Balance
    • M. Bison
      • Decreased Light Attack damage from 20 to 15
      • Decreased Medium Attack damage from 35 to 25
      • Decreased Heavy Attack damage from 50 to 40
    • Servbot
      • Fixed scaling issue that increased Servbot’s Rare and Epic Skills damage output
    • Morrigan
      • Increased Health from 900 to 950
      • Updated Drop Pattern
    • Frank West
      • Updated Drop Pattern
    • Nash
      • Decreased Health from 1100 to 1050
      • Updated Drop Pattern
      • Sonic Scythe trigger condition from a 4×2 to a 2×2
      • Sonic Scythe base damage from 165 to 60
      • Tragedy Assault trigger condition from a 3×3 to a 3×2
      • Tragedy Assault base damage from 122 to 30
      • Sonic Boom trigger condition from 3×2 to a 2x Chain
      • Sonic Boom damage from 75 to 40
      • Tragedy Infiltration Heal effect replaced with a Sap effect
      • Affinity Health effect replaced with Sap effect
  • Background Downloading
    • Updates will download in the background if players are on Wi-Fi
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed Store Offers not cycling properly

Source: Capcom