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TEKKEN TRAINING: Electric Wind God Vids — Magic 4s and making general Frame Traps

We’re continuing our Tekken Training series “Electric Wind God Vids” with a quick rundown on Tekken 7‘s ‘Magic 4‘. Simply put, a ‘Magic 4’ is a fast counter-hit fishing launcher some characters have. Today’s video defines the Magic 4, gives some examples, and uses it as the starting point for understanding Frame Traps in Tekken.

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See the UK’s finest Street Fighter V players battle it out at the WSO Open on August 20th

Hosted at the new Belong Gaming center in London’s West End, WinnerStaysOn has evolved from regular sessions in the Capcom UK office to its own bimonthly tournament series. Titled the WSO Open, this Street Fighter V circuit sees many of London’s top Street Fighter players battling it out for points and prizes.

Regular faces from the WSO Sessions like Problem X, Infused|Afii, Method|Packz, Shakz, Tyrant and Hurricane often feature at the WSO Open, making it the place to watch the growth of London’s Street Fighter scene. At the end of the WSO season, the top ranked player who hasn’t already qualified for Capcom Cup will be flown out to compete in the Capcom Cup last chance qualifier.

The next WSO Open is set to take place on August 20th, so make sure to check in via its official Facebook page if you are planning to attend. If you aren’t able to make it all the way to London, all the action will be streamed via the WinnerStaysOn Twitch channel.

You can watch the Top 8 of the last WSO Open with the YouTube playlist below:

Source: WinnerStaysOn

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Jecht joins the Dissidia Final Fantasy NT roster

Announced via one of Square Enix’s marathon Dissidia Final Fantasy NT livestreams, Final Fantasy X‘s Jecht has been revealed as the next character to join the game’s roster. A star Blitzball player and Tidus’ abusive father, Jecht excels at overwhelming his opponents through a combination of powerful punches and flaming sword slashes.

All of his attacks can be charged up, which can add extra hits, increase their range or allow Jecht to break through an opponent’s block. Players can further beef up Jecht’s massive damage by correctly timing button presses during his combos, making him the strongest pound-for-pound melee attacker in Dissidia NT.

Along with his strong offense, Jecht can easily stop other frontline fighters through the use of his Jecht Block. This parry move deflects almost any attack, even those with guard crush capabilities. If Jecht gets in on you, don’t be surprised if you lose your entire life bar.

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is scheduled to launch on PS4 in early 2018, with a closed beta happening later this year.

Source: Square Enix Japan

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Gundam Versus gets an open beta, running from September 2nd-4th

Good news Mobile Suit fans, Bandai Namco will be running an open beta test of Gundam Versus ahead of its September 29th release. The beta will open midnight on September 2nd and run until midnight on September 4th, with players being able to pre-load the beta on August 29th.

The beta will feature the following modes:

  • Online player matches
  • Online casual matches in either 1v1, 2v2 or 3v3
  • Ultimate Battle mode, with 15 mission playable online and 30 offline
  • Trial Battle mode, with one mission route available
  • Offline Free Battle

There will also be a short tutorial to teach players the basics before they go out into the badlands of online play. If you want our early impressions of Gundam Versus, you can check out our preview from AnimEvo back in July.

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe

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ROX Gaming enters the FGC by signing Tekken pro Jaemin “Knee” Bae

Known mainly for their League of Legends team ROX Tigers, South Korean esports organization ROX Gaming is entering the FGC by signing veteran Tekken pro Jaemin “Knee” Bae. Some regard Knee as the greatest Tekken player of all time, being one of the players who cut their teeth in Korea’s legendary Green Arcade.

He’s certainly earned his stripes in Tekken 7, gaining third at Evo 2017 and being in the top five on the Asia-Pacific leaderboard for the Tekken World Tour. Along with Echo Fox’s Saint and JDCR, Korea is becoming the country to beat in competitive Tekken.

“We were impressed with Knee’s consistent level of play and his ability to perform at the highest level for over a decade now. With the Tekken World Tour being announced this year, it was a no brainer to pick him up to represent our organization. His personality, skill level, and class all align with the ideals that ROX instills in its players and teams,” says Eliot Namgung, director of esports for ROX Gaming.

Hopefully, Knee’s signing will inspire other big Korean esports organizations to start picking up players within the FGC. Could we see SKT finally joining the fray soon?

Source: ROX Gaming; featured image c/o ROX Gaming

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“Bizarro am worst hero!” See all of Bizarro’s intro dialogues with the entire Injustice 2 cast

Earlier this week, Injustice 2‘s August Update brought a myriad of bug fixes and balance changes to the game, as well as preparing the game for the upcoming release of Starfire and introducing new Tournament Shaders.. However, perhaps the biggest non-gameplay-related change was the addition of a new Premier Skin for Superman, which transforms the Man Of Steel into his backwards-speaking dim-witted clone created by Lex Luthor, Bizarro.

Known for speaking in opposites, his intentions and demeanor can often-times come off as confusing to his enemies. History Behind The Warrior has made a pair of videos compiling all of El-Kal’s (voiced by Patrick Seitz) character-specific intros with the entire cast, including himself and all other Premier Skins released so far, which you can see below.

TheHackingFreak also brings us a compilation of Bizarro’s Clash quotes with the entire cast, of which he has over 60.

Sources: History Behind The Warrior; TheHackingFreak

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World Warrior’s ‘Git Gud Series’ teaches the basics of Street Fighter V’s shimmy

World Warrior, a content creator we have featured here before, appears to be taking a break from his character-specific content to work on more general stratgey videos. His first topic in his newly dubbed ‘Git Gud’ series is explaining Street Fighter V‘s ‘Shimmy’.

What I find most useful in this, and what I think more general-purpose guides should consider doing, is that World Warrior doesn’t just show you what the ‘Shimmy’ is. He gives you actual exercises to replicate in training mode, immediately followed by in game examples. This guide should quickly help anyone pick up one of SFV’s most important offensive ‘fakes’.

Source: World Warrior

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Injustice 2 Watchtower livestream featuring Starfire breakdown set for August 7th

Though the Injustice 2 community is still reeling from the balance changes made in the game’s August Update, NetherRealm Studios is keeping the ball rolling by announcing that the next Injustice 2 Watchtower Livestream will be taking place on Monday, August 7th, at 3 PM CST (1 PM PST). This time, the crew will be providing a breakdown of Injustice 2‘s upcoming third DLC character, Starfire, who will be rounding out Fighter Pack 1, following the releases of Red Hood and Sub-Zero.

If the past is any indication, expect community specialist Tyler Lansdown, designer Derek Kirtzic, Steve “16-Bit” Brownback, and possibly even Paulo Garcia to show off every last detail of the Tamaranean princess. As always, you can submit questions for the team on Twitter using the hashtag #AskTheWatchtower. You can see the announcement by the Injustice 2 Twitter account below.

Source: InjusticeGame (Twitter) via Test Your Might

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Capcom Fighters wraps up its Street Fighter V Evo coverage with “CPT x EVO” highlight reel

While the Capcom Pro Tour is obviously far from over, the Evolution 2017 was and always will be one of, if not the, biggest stops on the tour. It’s no surprise then that Capcom Fighters‘ last video for Evo is a high budget montage of Street Fighter V‘s finest moments.

This might be reaching a little bit, but I’m going to say it anyways: don’t be surprised if this is the template for future commercials for Capcom. There’s enough hype moments and memorable quotes (thanks, Tokido) to easily cut an ad from. If the CPT finals end up airing again on ESPN, they’ve already got something ready to go.

Source: Capcom Fighters

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See eight of Injustice 2’s voice actors compete in a special tournament at Body Count Fighting

Recently, the Body Count Fighting team invited eight voice actors of the Injustice 2 cast to battle it out in an 8-person tournament at their studios in Burbank, California. The participants included:

  • Phil LaMarr (Aquaman, John Stewart Green Lantern)
  • Taliesin Jaffe (The Flash)
  • Susan Eisenberg (Wonder Woman)
  • Joey Naber (Black Adam)
  • Matthew Mercer (Deadshot)
  • Ogie Banks (Firestorm)
  • Charles Halford (Gorilla Grodd)
  • Michael-Leon Wooley (Darkseid)

Though this is certainly not anywhere the most technical or highest-level of competitive play you’ll ever see, it’s undeniably entertaining and it’s great to see the people behind the voices of some of our favorite characters having a great time and enjoying these games as much as we do.

You can catch all of the tournament matches below.

Which voice actor were you rooting for in this tournament? Let us know what you thought of the event in our comments.

Source: Body Count Fighting via Test Your Might