Tsunehiro “Gachikun” Kanamori recently announced on Topanga TV that he is now a Red Bull Athlete.
Known as one of the best Sagats in Street Fighter IV and one of the best Rashids in Street Fighter V, Gachikun has always been one of the strongest modern Street Fighter players in the world. His recent accomplishments include winning South East Asia Major 2018 Asia Regional Finals, placing 4th at Evolution 2018, and winning Abuget Cup 2018.
It was always a question of when Gachikun would be sponsored, seeing as how he was the highest-ranked unsponsored player in the Capcom Pro Tour 2018 standings. Now, he has joined forces with Red Bull alongside players like Daigo Umehara, Bonchan, Snake Eyez, Luffy, and Bigbird. All of us at Shoryuken congratulate Gachikun on his sponsorship and wish him luck at Capcom Cup 2018!
With many Street Fighter players disillusioned with the direction and decisions made with Street Fighter V, the “Mysterious Mod” hack of the PC version has offered a refreshing take on what decisions could be made to make Street Fighter V a more interesting game for all players. Its fast and loose system mechanics, with varying uses for V-Meter, offer a unique blend of options, combos, and depth to the title. The upcoming update could push that even further.
Touting second critical arts for all characters, Mysterious Mod shows new utility for each character in the game. While all of the new critical arts use recycled move animations from their characters’ current arsenal, the unique use of camera angles make for some amazing-looking design ideas from the developer.
It looks like fans won’t be able to ask Sakurai for anything for Ultimate, ever again!
While we already know the identity of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’‘s first DLC character (Piranha Plant), there’s still a few more to be revealed… As such, many players are hoping (and pleading) for their favorites to be added into the game.
Well, it seems that any requests or pleading from fans may now be in vain — unless their desired character has already been decided upon. Masahiro Sakurai confirmed in a recent tweet that the roster of DLC characters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been finalized. Specifically, Sakurai confirmed that selection of the DLC characters came entirely from Nintendo. He simply decided if a character in the selection was someone they could realize in-game.
Of course, this news may not sit well with rabid fans who want their favorite characters in. To them, Sakurai responded by stating “It’s great to dream about your favorite character joining the battle and I appreciate your passion, but please try to stay on topic when replying to tweets and refrain from flooding us, and other users, with requests when we’re not specifically asking for feedback. Thank you!”
Super Smash Bro. Ultimate launches on Switch on December 7.
The news, art, and action continues on Capcom Connect.
Capcom’s new weekly streaming show Capcom Connect continues tonight at 8:00 PM PT, streaming live from Esports Arena Oakland! Tune in at Capcom Fighters on Twitch.
The stream will once again feature event and news recaps, Street Fighter V matches with guest players and art and cosplay from Street Fighter fans. You can also win content codes by viewing. A sweet Zangief skateboard deck will be given away tonight:
Artists, we want to see your Street Fighter fan art!
Reply to this tweet with your piece for a chance to win this Zangief Skateboard Deck – North America only.
You will have the chance to win various codes for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition just by watching and interacting with our social channels. In the afternoon before each show, we’ll tweet out a specific hashtag on the Street Fighter or Capcom Fighters Twitter account. All you need to do is use that hashtag in a tweet of your own before the drawing begins at around 8:15 PM PT. During the show, we’ll randomly choose winners and announce them on-stream. After the show, expect a Direct Message from the Street Fighter or Capcom Fighters accounts with your code. The codes are currently only for North America.
If you’re an artist or cosplayer, tweet @StreetFighter with pictures of your creation and we just might feature it on the stream with all credit going towards you!
If you have missed recent videos from video game publication Giant Bomb, they have started a segment where they rank every fighting game ever created. This is based not only on aesthetics, but also off of their own understanding of the gameplay and mechanics.
Having seen the footage from AnimEVO this year, the guys take on Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S alongside Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension. For the formerly-mentioned title, they place it above many titles, citing its low barrier of entry coupled with high depth, and called it an enjoyable experience with a good flow. This was enough to put it as #18 on their current list.
Power Crushes are not much of a problem in Tekken 7 tournament play for a long list of reasons. But, if for some reason you need a reminder on how exploitable their armor frames are, then you should check out KYSG_Guc‘s latest Law Combo video.
Though squeezing in as many hits on an armored move is the centerpiece of many of the combos in today’s videos, there’s a ton of bizarre interactions to be seen. Law’s Rage Drive and QCF+1 cross unders, combo meters breaking at the wall, and more show that there’s still a lot of strange things to find in Tekken’s combo system.
Thanks to Wednesday Night Fights (and its associated esports organization, Level|Up Series) three unique fighters are getting a resurgence: The 2D-3D mashup of Pokkén Tournament DX, spring-armed arena brawler ARMS, and indie MvC2-inspired versus fighter Skullgirls: 2nd Encore.
Our monthly Weds Night Fights x Orange County #Pokken and #ARMS tournaments are coming back around on November 28th! #WNF
Orange County’s Wednesday Night Fights are streamed over on Level Up’s official twitch channel, located here. All three tournaments start on 11/28 in the form of monthlies, with Skullgirls in particular being free-to-enter with prizes for top 3 placers. You can keep up to date on news regarding these tournaments by following levelupserieson Twitter.
Looking to improve your Goku Blue? Professional gamer and Evo 2018 finalist THE COOL KID93 has put together a setup and okizeme video for the god-like (canonically, mind you) Saiyan form in Dragon Ball FighterZ.
Since Goku (SSGSS) is centered around close-range offensive play, you don’t just want to convert big off your mixups — you want to ensure that you have the means to keep on your opponent to keep forcing your pressure. THE COOL KID93 shows off more than a few ways that you can do that — particularly if your GoBlue runs with Gotenks.
Sagat has had a history of being a great character within fighting games. Super Street Fighter II Turbo saw the old version of him reign near the top of the tier list. Capcom vs. SNK 2 saw him as one of the strongest Ratio 2 characters in the game. Street Fighter IV had him as an obvious top tier in the first version, but never saw him slide so far down the tier list in subsequent updates to make him irrelevant in competitive play.
Street Fighter V — upon his release — is one of the main exceptions. So how does he come back without becoming a broken mess? VesperArcade mentions the deficiencies in his zoning game — where the game itself sends him into very awkward spacings — but also makes a note that his movement options leave a lot to be desired in their current state.
A lengthy play session reveals charismatic characters, dynamic mechanics, and outrageous stages.
Earlier in October, Shoryuken was invited by Koei Tecmo for a hands-on preview with the latest build of Dead or Alive 6 and an interview with the title’s director, Yohei Shimbori. The build was based on the Tokyo Game Show 2018 version and included every announced character up until the recently announced Mila, Tina, and Bass. This brought the playable character roster from the humble four at E3 to a whopping fourteen. With the limited time I had to play the title, I decided to spend my time getting a brief look at every character that was playable so far. Thankfully, Koei Tecmo and One Media provided capture equipment for the gameplay footage found within this preview!
My favorite characters to play with so far are Diego, Rig, Lei Fang, Ayane, and of course, Hayabusa. Everyone has something unique to offer, and their personalities are reflected through their design and playstyles.
Below you can find twenty-four uninterrupted minutes of Dead or Alive 6 gameplay showcasing every member of the high-octane cast! Hopefully, many of your gameplay questions will be answered by watching the preview, if not, please leave your questions in the comments section and I’ll do my best to get back to you with an update!
I also got the chance to play with a real Dead or Alive pro, Emmanuel “MASTER” Rodriguez. Being the DOA community manager, MASTER has been there from the beginning of our Dead or Alive 6 coverage. Luckily after E3 and Evo 2018, I was finally able to play against the helpful pro.
He showed me the ropes after I got the hang of the gameplay for Dead or Alive 6, and gave me a few pointers on how to improve my skill. This was where the new Break mechanics were really able to shine. Sure, I wasn’t able to pull off a win against the esteemed MASTER, but it did feel awesome to pull off some slick moves with the Break Blows, Break Holds, and Fatal Rush techniques that made me feel — for that moment at least — like I could one day be on the same playing field.
Check out our gameplay sparring session below!
With all of this awesome hands-on time with Dead or Alive 6, I’m more excited than ever for the full release. There are still so many characters I need to spend time with to determine who best suits my playstyle, and they keep getting announced — with Christie being the most recent addition. It won’t be long until the title is available to everyone to play as Dead or Alive 6 launches on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on February 15, 2019.
Stick around for more DOA news and content right here at Shoryuken! We’ll see you out there!
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