Street Fighter V received a brand new batch of colors as a part of the major content update yesterday, adding colors numbered 11-15 for each character’s Story and Battle costumes. The costumes are unlockable using Fight Money, but with only two tiny color patches to judge from in-game, figuring out what a costume looks like can be a rough job. However, Capcom’s CFN Portal site has been updated with all of the new colors.
Shadoloo’s Sgt. Ashida provides some commentary on the fighters’ outfits, as well as the new colors. Be sure to see which new designs are your favorite before spending that precious Fight Money. Unlocking every new available color for a single character costs 94,000 FM in total, so choose wisely!
As Injustice 2‘s release draws ever nearer, more bits of information continue to trickle out. Yesterday, a video of 68 of the game’s character-specific intros–a feature retained from Mortal Kombat X–was released. In it, we get to see a variety of Gear-equipped alternate costumes, as well as gleaning a few more details about the game’s story and character relationships.
Most importantly though, we get our first in-game look at pre-order bonus fighter Darkseid. Though he was only a stage transition in the original game–and playable only in the mobile version–the ruler of Apokolips brings his Omega Beams full-force into the sequel. In his intro with Harley Quinn, we can see two loyal Parademons (essentially shock troops that aid Darkseid in maintaining order over the planet) accompanying him. Perhaps he will be able to summon them as his Trait, similar to the Minions of Killer Instinct’s Gargos? Harley also notes in the exchange that she “ain’t popped no one’s head off since Lobo,” perhaps referencing the recent demise of the “Main Man” in the Injustice universe?
We also have a clip of the God of Evil’s super, which involves him turning his back to his opponent, blasting them into space with an Omega Beam, before grabbing them through a portal with an enlarged hand to toss them back onto the stage for continued battle. A stylish attack certain befitting the power of the character.
You can see both videos below, with the Darkseid/Harley Quinn intro taking place at 4:43 mark.
After debuting a new “Top 5 Plays of the Week” series last week, YogaFlame24 is back with the second episode, featuring another week’s worth of great Street Fighter V highlights, and some slick new production values. This week’s sophomoric offerings include Chris Hu coming back from the brink of defeat with a Raging Demon option select; PIE|Smug has one of the most hilarious victory celebrations I’ve ever seen; ChinX’s M. Bison vs. LordJimmyBones’ Balrog at Montréal’s Tatsumaki Tuesdays; and the Zhi-proclaimed “Daigod,” Twitch.Hx.CYG BST|Daigo Umehara’s amazing comeback against GameWork’s Eita from ELEAGUE’s Group B regular season. You can see the full video below, which contains additional clips, but be warned some of the language is briefly NSFW.
Feel free to send any clips you’d like featured to YogaFlame’s Twitter or MrDustKicka, who will be featuring episode 3 on his channel next Monday.
M. Bison’s Thailand retreat just became inadvertently even more mysterious.
Reports of Street Fighter V users unable to purchase the new Temple Hideout stage–part of the large update SFV received yesterday–started circulating last night, shortly after the content launched. It seems now that the stage has been outright removed from Steam and the in-game Shop; players that have already purchased the stage are offering mixed reports of it being still selectable in-game, or not. [I have personally verified on PlayStation 4 that the stage is playable, but no longer appears in the Shop listings. – Editor] The ongoing discussion can be seen on r/StreetFighter.
While Capcom has yet to offer any word as to why the content has been pulled, players have found what sound like Islamic prayers in the stage’s background music. It is possible that Capcom intends to replace/modify the background music, considering the setting is a Buddhist temple. That is only speculation at this point, however, until Capcom offers an official statement as to why the stage is no longer available to buy.
Recently, we learned that the Joker was making an appearance in Injustice 2, thanks to being listed in one of the game’s achievements. Now, we actually get to see the Clown Prince of Crime himself in action–thanks to some new gameplay footage.
Mulder Mulderville has shared some new gameplay footage from Injustice 2 that features the Joker in a match with the Flash. The footage (supposedly taken from a recent event in Paris) shows Joker’s new look, sporting a trench coat instead of his usual purple suit. We don’t really see much, since most of the footage is the Flash beating on the Joker, but from what we do see, it seems that he still plays like his original, Injustice: Gods Among Us incarnation. Additionally, we see the start up of his super, but not the entire animation itself, since the start up already KOs Flash.
Think you can earn some CPT points online? Sign up now to compete!
Capcom has announced the opening of the Capcom Pro Tour online qualifiers for Street Fighter V! Here’s a chance to compete–and maybe earn some CPT points, if you place in the top 16–with some of the best Street Fighters in the world without leaving your home. Registration is free, and open now on smash.gg! Players must sign up according to their local region, and the first Asia qualifier is running this weekend. The first North American event will be held on May 13th.
The top 8 for each event will be streamed on Twitch. Check out the planned schedule and region groupings below; note which event correlates to your location. Rules and additional details can be found on the Capcom Pro Tour webpage.
Schedule
North America: 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Event 1: May 13
Event 2: June 10
Event 3: August 5
Event 4: August 12
Asia: 10:00 AM Singapore Standard Time / 10:00 AM Japan Standard Time
Event 1: April 29
Event 2: June 24
Event 3: August 19
Event 4: September 2
Latin America: 10:00 AM Brasilia Time
Event 1: May 13
Event 2: May 20
Event 3: July 1
Event 4: July 8
Europe: 10:00 AM British Summer Time
Event 1: June 3
Event 2: June 10
Event 3: July 8
Event 4: July 22
Regions
North America (Region 1): Events 1 and 3
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Oregon, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut
North America (Region 2): Events 2 and 4
Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Latin America (Region 1): Events 1 and 3
Mexico, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Republic of Panama, Puerto Rico
Latin America (Region 2): Events 2 and 4
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Venezuela, Peru, Uruguay
Europe (Region 1): Events 1 and 2
Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Netherlands, Denmark, Bulgaria, Belgium, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, France, Italy
Europe (Region 2): Events 3 and 4
Latvia, Czech Republic, Finland, Romania, Lithuania, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine, Greece
Asia (Region 1): Events 1 and 3
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Asia (Region 2): Events 2 and 4
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea
Although there was plenty of excitement yesterdat about Marvel vs Capcom Infinite thanks to the reveal of the release date and confirmation of eight new characters, there was one thing notably missing from all the hype: footage of the new characters in action.
Well, thanks to GAMES MASTERS, you no longer need to worry. Their gameplay video includes all eight of the characters announced in yesterdays reveal, including plenty of footage of the only new character announced, Ultron.
Although the video was quickly taken down, a savvy member of the FGC managed to grab a mirror. With almost five minutes of footage, there’s plenty to feast your eyes on. Dive in with the video below.
Last fall, XusesGB released a series of videos focusing on the evolution of certain Street Fighter characters throughout various games. Now, he has returned to this series with another evolution video, this time featuring series deuteragonist Ken Masters.
Starting out simply as a palette/head swap of Ryu in the early games, Ken has slowly but surely evolved into his own character. His Street Fighter V incarnation may be his most unique yet, however this only builds on a history of different incarnations of Ken all adding his own fiery spin on the “shoto” moveset.
There’s no quick path to victory–in fighting games, or in life. I think it’s safe to say Yahoo! Esport’s journalist Michael Martin knows this well. Here, he’s sat down with the “People Playing Games” podcast and shares his long path from gamer, to freelance writer, to full time employee on the staff of IGN and Yahoo!
In the nearly hour-long chat, he covers a wide range of topics: Everything from his favorite games, to juggling his gaming job with his family life, to the harsh realities of being in the games media industry. While surely these subjects have been covered before, Michael is an example of someone from within our community carving out a path for himself based purely on his love of the genre. It’s a worthy listen for anyone that wants to do the same.
ZOWIE and SoftClub bring a fighting game throwdown to Moscow, Russia in July.
Fighting gamers in Zangief’s homeland can participate in Moscow Fighting Arena on July 8 and 9, 2017; the Street Fighter V event–sponsored by ZOWIE and SoftClub–acts as an open qualifier for ZOWIE’s upcoming Street Fighter V finals in Paris. The SFV top three can grab some cash prizes, as well as a BenQ ZOWIE RL2460 for the top spot.
The event will also feature Injustice 2 and Tekken 7. Details can be viewed on the Facebook event page.
