Ginyu Force Go! See Captain Ginyu and Nappa in action with these new Dragon Ball FighterZ screenshots

Following their reveal in V-Jump earlier this week, Bandai Namco have gone ahead and released some in-game screenshots from Dragon Ball FighterZ, showing Captain Ginyu and Nappa in action. The Ginyu screenshots give us an idea of how Jeice, Recoome and Guldo will function in battle — with Recoome firing off his Ultimate Fighting Bomber, Jeice throwing a Crusher Ball and Guldo freezing his opponent in place with telekinesis. Still no sign of Burter’s assist, but we do see him posing in what looks like Ginyu’s intro animation.

As for Nappa, we see him charging up his signature Exploding Wave (which looks like his Level 1 Super), along with his Level 3 Breaker Cannon. The screenshots hint at how the Saibamen will work in battle, with Nappa commanding them to attack in three different ways. One attack has a Saibaman doing a high-hitting jump slash, another has a Saibaman doing a sliding kick which hits from behind, while another has a Saibaman holding Nappa’s opponent in place. I imagine these three Saibaman attacks are linked to Light, Medium and Heavy, with the Saibaman grab being the Heavy variation. It looks like Nappa can move around while a Saibaman is on screen, similar to Android 18 summoning in her brother.

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We’ll hopefully get character trailers for both Ginyu and Nappa soon, so we can see how these two villains look in motion. With Paris Games Week happening at the end of October, it seems like the perfect place to unveil footage of these two fighters.

Source: Bandai Namco US

Echo Fox is raffling off 25 Tokido tape measures — Here’s the story behind it, and how you can enter to win one

If you’re a fan of Echo Fox|Tokido — or competitive Street Fighter V in general — it’s likely you’ve seen or heard about the Tokido tape measure incident. Preceding one of his matches at TWFighter Major in Taiwan, The reigning Evo 2017 champion pulled out a tape measure and proceeded to measure the distance from his face to the screen — presumably to ensure that he was the perfect distance from the screen — to prevent eye damage, and ensure optimal performance!

Feeding off of the hype and horseplay that arose from the FGC following the reveal of his “new tech,” Echo Fox has announced that they will be raffling off 25 “officially licensed” Tokido tape measures. The novelty measuring tools come with the champ’s face printed on the side so that you can –as Echo Fox put it in their tweet — “Measure your success with Murderface judging you.” The giveaway ends on October 25th.

You can enter to win your official Echo Fox|Tokido tape measure (via Gleam-based social media sign-ups) here. Unfortunately, it appears to be open to US residents only.

Sources: Echo Fox (Twitter), Kotaku

Get 70% off Mortal Kombat X & XL for PlayStation 4 in PSN Europe’s Halloween Sale

Here’s some great news for anyone looking to pick up Mortal Kombat X for PlayStation 4. NetherRealm’s fighter is currently on sale over at the European PlayStation Store as part of their Halloween sale.

The original Mortal Kombat X is currently on sale for £9.99, 71% off its base price of £34.99. However, this is just the base game without the additional Kombat Packs. For those looking to get the complete MKX experience, Mortal Kombat XL is also on sale. The updated title goes for only £15.49, a 69% discount over the original £49.99 base price.

Of course, interested folks will need a European PSN account to avail of these discounts. Players who don’t have one will first have to create one and then purchase European PSN cards to be able to take advantage of these discounts. The sale ends November 1st.

Source: PlayStation Store (Europe)

TOUSHINSAI 2017 streaming live from Tokyo, Japan

This Saturday and Sunday in Japan is TOUSHINSAI 2017, Japan’s premier arcade tournament. Carrying on the spirit of Tougeki, this is a chance to see the very best of the best duke it out in large number of games. The event consists of its headline Champions Cup titles, along with the smaller-scale 1 Day Match Carnival events. Arc System Works’ official tournament ARC REVO 2017 is folded in as a part of the event.

A playable version of the upcoming arcade conversion of Street Fighter V will be available at the venue, and will be also run as a small-scale tournament.

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If you’re looking to catch the action, TOUSHINSAI will be providing a few streams of the event, including one dedicated to Street Fighter V. If you’re looking for English, check out Jiyuna’s ANIMEILLUMINATI channel.

ANIMEILLUMINATI (English)

Watch live video from ANIMEILLUMINATI on www.twitch.tv

ToushinsaiOfficialTV (Japanese)

Watch live video from toushinsaiofficialtv on www.twitch.tv

ToushinsaiOfficialTV2

Watch live video from toushinsaiofficialtv2 on www.twitch.tv

ToushinsaiOfficialTV3 (SFV)

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ToushinsaiOfficialTV4

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Source: TOUSHINSAI via Kakuge Checker

Learn all about Yoshi’s crazy shield properties in Super Smash Bros. Melee

In a previous installment, SSBM Tutorials dealt with the options Yoshi has by using his shield parry. However, with such a unique shield as Yoshi’s in Super Smash Bros. Melee — giving him an egg to shield himself, rather than the usual orb — there has to be more to it.

In this video, SSBM Tutorials goes over nearly everything about Yoshi’s shield. They discuss some of the positives — including his ability to store power shields — and negatives, such as the possibility to get punished out of his roll.

Source: SSBM Tutorials

Strike fear in your opponents with these Susano’o combos in BlazBlue: Central Fiction

Susano’o didn’t make as much of a splash in BlazBlue: Central Fiction initially, despite an important role in Story Mode. Though the scary god has a terrifying — if somewhat inaccessible, arsenal of power — the 1.0 version of Susano’o felt severely limited in its potential. That’s the thing, actually: Susano’o is unique in that his special moves are locked behind his drive, and slowly unveil over the course of a match.

Things are somewhat different in 2.0, and the most noticeable change is damage. Having even one move unlocked can lead to almost 4000 damage in a midscreen combo, something unreachable for most characters without a very good starter. For example, a counter hit from the unlocked sword move can lead to 4.2-4.8k damage depending on spacing on the screen.

Susano’o is more explosive than ever, and Meno shows it in yet another BlazBlue: Central Fiction combo video with useful notation. The later sections use the Heat gauge and Overdrive to really ramp up the damage.

Don’t forget to check out some Jubei combo videos, if you’re looking to learn the newest CF character.

Source: Meno

Northern Arena’s Injustice 2 Elite League will allow Canadians the chance to compete for $10,000

If you thought Bell Media’s involvement with the FGC ended at Northern Arena Knockout, think again. Announcing a partnership with WB Games, their subsidiary Northern Arena has announced an online Injustice 2 league in Canada, titled the Injustice 2 Elite League. Using an online qualifier system, the top 16 players of the qualification process will be flown to Montréal, Quebec, for a chance to win a championship alongside $10,000 CAD.

Further details, including qualification dates, will be announced soon via their social media channels and website.

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Source: Northern Arena

Pin opponents to the wall with this beginner’s combo guide for Tekken 7’s Leo

It’s true for any character in Tekken 7 that learning optimal combos is important for long-term success. Leo exemplifies this in a particular way: learning their best wall carry combos is vital not just for damage, but for setting up your best mix-ups.

Since Leo has one of the most dominate wall mix-ups in the game, you have to get them to the wall first. Ideally you’d want to do that with as much damage as possible, and that’s where Scallywag 93‘s beginners combo guide comes into play. These combos will help you carry opponents to the wall, score big damage off splats, and setup your endgame 50/50s. These are also categorized by difficultly, so if you have trouble with a particular combo, you can move on to something else until you’re ready!

Source: Scallywag 93

Dead or Alive 5 Last Round’s community-designed Halloween costumes are now available for download

All Hallow’s Eve is almost upon us, and for Team NINJA, that means yet another batch of Halloween costumes for Dead or Alive 5 Last Round. As with the previous Halloween costume sets, 2017’s batch is made up of various designs from the community itself.

For those not familiar with the contest, every May, Team NINJA holds a competition for DOA5 Last Round fans, to design their own Halloween-themed costumes for their favorite characters (except for guest character Mai Shiranui). The winners of this competition get their designs added into the game as paid DLC costumes.

For those interested in catching a glimpse of the winning costumes, Team NINJA has released the following trailer:

In addition to this, Team NINJA has also released a special costume for Marie Rose, based on the game Opoona, to celebrate 10,000,000 downloads of the free-to-play version of the game, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round: Core Fighters. The costume is free (for a limited time) for all PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold subscribers.

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Dead or Alive 5 Last Round‘s Halloween costumes for 2017 are now available for purchase on PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, and Steam. Meanwhile, the special Marie Rose Opoona costume is available for download only until November 8!

Source: Team NINJA

Guile eSports signs Pokkén Tournament and Injustice 2 pro Tyrone “Son Dula” Pinckney

Another Pokkén player has scored a sponsorship. Tyrone “Son Dula” Pinckney may be hail from New Jersey, but this Sceptile main has caught the eye of UK based Guile eSports, joining their fighting game roster alongside Injustice 2 pros “Cupcake” and “King Raj.”

It’s likely that this affiliation with Injustice 2 led to his signing, as he recently placed 5th at the Puerto Rico major First Attack 2017. Despite this, his focus seems to be exclusively on Pokkén Tournament DX, judging by both his own profile, and Guile’s:

Source: Guile eSports