Category: Fighting Games

After months of silence, major changes are on their way to BlazBlue: Central Fiction — and no, not in the form of Extend. The official Japanese BlazBlue Twitter unexpectedly published a document containing BBCF 2.0 version changes, which include touch-ups to general system mechanics as well as adjustments to every single character. Changes vary from major to minor.

HiagoXYZ, RideTheIcening, superscience890, and others have worked since last night to translate the patch notes for the English-speaking community. Check out their work in the BBCF 2.0 Changes List on a Google Document.

The other big news is Jubei. The cat-samurai-sensei is making his way to arcades with the patch on August 3rd, alongside the patch. Expect to see gameplay breakdowns and footage around that point.

Let us know your thoughts about the patch notes in the comments below; are the changes going to cause a character switch?

Source: Google Docs; translations by:

• @HiagoXYZ;
• @RideTheIcening;
• @superscience890;
• @kasouinshelter;
• @gookie_monster;
• @vlionmagnusv;
• @vibratingsheep;
• @orochifame96;
• @kikered;
• @iw2ma;
• @onizato_1

In the latest issue of V-Jump, Bandai Namco have revealed that old school Z-Fighters Piccolo and Krillin are the next characters to join the Dragon Ball FighterZ roster. According to the magazine, Krillin’s Supers will be Scattering Bullet and Destructo Disc, while Piccolo will have Light Grenade and Special Beam Cannon.

Krillin’s Destructo Disc will be similar to Freeza’s Death Saucer, being an unblockable projectile which the opponent must dodge. Krillin can also charge up the Super, similar to Gohan’s Father Son Kamehameha. The article also briefly discusses DBFZ’s online system, which has chibi versions of the game’s cast wandering round a lobby, similar to how Guilty Gear Xrd handles matches.

Based on these reveals and the recent announcement that the DBFZ beta will feature nine playable fighters, one can hazard a guess that the roster will be:

• Goku
• Gohan
• Vegeta
• Future Trunks
• Piccolo
• Krillin
• Freeza
• Cell
• Majin Buu

Sign ups for the DBFZ closed beta will open on July 26th, with the beta being available on PS4 and Xbox One.

Sources: Gematsu; ShonenGames via V-Jump

Evolution 2017 has come to an end. As usual, the world’s largest fighting game tournament drew a number of eyeballs to it’s main stage. Thanks to the efforts of SRKRanking and Reddit, we have a reasonably clear snapshot of how each game preformed at this year’s event on Twitch.tv.

From SRKRanking, we have peak performance numbers on the main evo channel:

Early numbers om #Evo2017 stream viewers!
(data from @twingetv, main @CapcomFighters/@evo channel only)

Notw that ESPN overlaps on finals pic.twitter.com/1KskXym0OB

— SRK Stats (@SRKRanking) July 17, 2017

And from Reddit user Starfirefeet, we have the peak viewer numbers for each game:

• KOF XIV (Friday) – 32,760
• Guilty Gear Xrd REV2 (Saturday) – 38,518
• Injustice 2 (Saturday) – 45,557
• Super Smash Bros. Melee (Saturday) – 128,121
• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Sunday) – 84,952
• BlazBlue: Central Fiction (Sunday) – 97,605
• Tekken 7 (Sunday) – 145,657
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Sunday) – 143,008
• Street Fighter V (Sunday) 179,072

As noted in the detailed breakdown of the stats on Reddit, these numbers may not account for outside forces, such as: other streaming services/ESPN/DisneyXD not being counted and Twitch being down for one hour during Smash 4 finals.

Sources: SRKRanking; Reddit

Following its brief online beta back in June, DotEmu and PlayStation have announced that the remastered version of Windjammers will be launching August 29th on PS4 and PS Vita. DotEmu have worked tirelessly to make this port as close to the arcade version as possible, and even drafted in members of the French Windjammers community to ensure it plays as it should.

According to DotEmu, the online beta helped improve the port’s menus and matchmaking system, with the developer choosing to go with GGPO for the full release. Members of the SRK team played through the beta and while the core game was the Windjammers you know and love, it was let down by its connection issues and dodgy menus. By the sounds of it, these problems will be fully rectified by the August release.

DotEmu are planning to go full esports with this port of Windjammers, promising updates and improvements following the initial launch. They are also partnering with Fangamer to produce Windjammers merchandise, including licensed Frisbees and hats.

Source: PlayStation

Following his reveal during Street Fighter V Top 8 last night, Capcom have released details on Abigail’s moveset in Street Fighter V. As surmised from his character trailer, the super human hot-rodder is a grappler who uses his immense strength to dominate his opponent. Abigail has access to two command grabs, alongside his special Nitro Charge run. This run get one hit of armor (two hits when it’s an EX) and it can be cancelled into four separate followups–his V-Skill, a command grab, a powerful punch or a huge overhead.

His V-Skill is Hungabee, where Abigail thrusts his belly forward to parry an incoming attack. It can be done high or low, with a successful parry leading into a potential combo. His V-Trigger is Max Power, which allows him to charge up his four unique heavy punches. Each charged heavy punch gets a hit of armor and opens up for extended aerial juggles. A fully charged Max Power punch will break your opponent’s guard, so beware of a charging Abigail.

You can see Abigail’s Story and Premium costumes below, and you will be able to let loose with the (Mad) gear-head on July 25th.

Source: Capcom-Unity