Category: Fighting Games

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Top For Honor players Petemoo and ExtheleonX discuss the 1.05 Balance Patch

For Honor’s latest balance patch just hit the PC servers! Two of the best For Honor players in the world, ExtheleonX and Petemoo, joined YouTuber Klyka to go through a comprehensive breakdown of all the changes in the latest patch.

The massive patch includes a number of much-needed bug fixes and re-balancing. For example, assassin classes had a mechanic where they wouldn’t fall down when thrown while out of stamina. This is a thing of the past, and a big blow to a number of Peacekeepers that were dominating the ranks.

Due to the certification process, the patch will come out within 1-2 weeks on console after the PC release.

Source: Klyka

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The King of Fighters XIV version 2.0 roundup: DLC character combos, trials, & themes

We’re officially in day 3 of The King of Fighters XIV Version 2.0, and players are still eagerly hard at work with the new DLC characters, looking to flesh out what they’re all fully capable of.

To kick things off, we have a compilation of trials for all four of the new fighters, courtesy of Games In HD, who also uploaded each character’s new theme for your listening pleasure.

Next, we have a Whip combo exhibition from the COMBONAUTS, showing off some stylish sequences from the newcomer, due to her ability to turn opponents’ projectiles into a slow-moving orb for dirty mixups.

Gatoray shows us the damage Vanessa can do with between 1-5 bars of meter.

Rhuel47 also put together some combos for the female boxer, including a 79-hitter.

Lastly, Apolo Loussalier brings us another Rock Howard combo video: “Break The Limit.”

For more KOF XIV content, you can check out our day 1 roundup here, and a Joe combo tutorial here.

Sources: Games In HD; COMBONAUTS; Gatoray; Rhuel47; Apolo Loussalier

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Mikado Arcade goes back to 3D’s roots with a Virtua Fighter 3: Team Battle tournament

That mecca of fighting games, Mikado Arcade, recently ran a tournament for Virtua Fighter 3: Team Battle. VF3tb is the arcade re-balance of the legendary 3D fighter, and is the first entry in the series to actually feature movement into the third dimension.

While Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution would be the entry to really steal the FGC’s heart, 1996’s VF3 has plenty of depth and intensity on its own. Many of the innovations in the genre of 3D fighters are traceable directly to this game. This it to say nothing of the characteristically strong play Mikado provides here: as usual, the players are in top form, playing a game close to their hearts.

20+ years later, though, I still don’t understand Wolf’s cowboy outfit.

Source: Mikado

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Tactical mashing: Using Zangief’s Lariats and EX Spinning Pile Driver to beat frame traps in Street Fighter V

Use your Muscle Power to bust right through those pesky frame traps.

Zangief’s Lariat, Cyclone Lariat (V-Trigger), and EX Spinning Pile Driver all pull Zangief’s hurtbox back a little–just enough to cause certain normals to miss, meaning the frame trap your opponent may be trying to use against you can whiff instead, if your timing is right. In the video below, MrSlaynman breaks down how to take advantage of this, demonstrating how to apply these three moves to “tactically” mash out of frame traps and turn the tables on your opponent. Frame trap escape examples for the whole SFV roster are shown, and timestamped in the video description.

Source: MrSlaynman

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Brawlout announces their final character and Steam release date

With the announcement of the sixth and final member of their roster–Volt–Brawlout developers Angry Mob have included an extra shock: Brawlout’s Steam release date.

Volt, the final member of Brawlout’s six-member cast, will be hoping to bring the thunder–he is, after all, Brawlout’s “Electrifying Shaman,” with electricity-themed moves that includes a few nods to Blanka–another spiny electric brawler. Check out the video below for a glimpse at his moveset, along with some dizzying camera angles, and the surprise announcement of Brawlout’s arrival on Steam Early Access.

Brawlout will be available to purchase on Steam Early Access on April 20, and will be making an appearance on Xbox One and PS4 later this year.

We got the chance to go hands-on with the game while it was still in development. If you’re unsure of whether or not this particular platform fighter is for you, why not check out what we thought of it?

Source: Angry Mob Games

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Watch Tekken 7, Street Fighter V, & Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at Wizard World Gaming’s St Louis event

Wizard World’s tournament series heats up St. Louis this weekend!

Wizard World Portland 2017

Continuing with their tournament tour, Wizard World Gaming is holding their St. Louis event this weekend, featuring Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Tekken 7 with healthy prize pots up for grabs. If you want to check out the action on stream, you can watch live on Wizard World Gaming’s Twitch channel. The schedule is included below.

Watch live video from WizardWorldGaming on www.twitch.tv

wizard world gaming st. louis schedule

Thanks to Honzo Gonzo for the tip.

Source: Wizard World Gaming

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ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational (Group A regular season) streaming live

Group A returns to battle for progression in the ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational.

Tonight the fight continues in the ELEAGUE Invitational, with Group A diving into their regular season bracket. You can watch the live stream of the matches on Twitch’s ELEAGUE TV starting at 2:00 PM PDT.

Watch live video from ELEAGUE TV on www.twitch.tv

If Twitch is giving you trouble, you can also watch on ELEAGUE’s YouTube channel.

Group A’s preliminary results:

sfv ELEAGUE invitational group A quarter-finals
sfv ELEAGUE invitational group A semi-finals

sfv ELEAGUE invitational 2017 group A results 1

Check out the prior standings from the ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational preliminary matches here.

Source: ELEAGUE (Twitch)

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Richard Lewis on Street Fighter V at ELEAGUE, and journalism’s importance in bringing SFV to new audiences

Among all the people involved in TBS’s ELEAGUE Street Fighter V invitational, there was one name that many fighting game viewers may not have been familiar with. Richard Lewis, more known for his work covering CS:GO, was brought aboard to host the event alongside many of the fighting game community’s luminaries.

In a recent interview, PVP Live talks to Lewis about ELEAGUE and his involvement in it; here Lewis talks about the community’s longstanding issues with esports and how they addressed those concerns and criticisms. As part of this, he points out how ELEAGUE reacted and adjusted to criticism as it went on, slowly changing from the first day to the ongoing finals.

Additionally, Lewis also talks about journalism, and how it is important in helping in bringing a genre (such as fighting games) to new audiences who may not have initially been interested in following it. As part of this, he mentions how some people who’ve been following his work on other genres have been watching Street Fighter V at ELEAGUE, despite not initially being interested in the genre. More importantly, he points out how journalism, and how reporting on important matters, can help make esports as a whole lot more relevant to their audiences.

Of course, that’s not all they talk about, so head on over to PVP Live to read the full interview.

Source: PVP Live

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EnnyMura partners with Playlive Nation to launch a multi-venue, state-wide Pokkén Tournament series

EnnyMura has been Southern California’s primary streamed Pokkén Tournament event for over a year now, bringing consistently high-level play from pros like SuperTurboRyan, EMP|WonderChef, AngBad at more. Their main series “Wednesday Night Fights: Pokkén” started as a part of Alex Valle’s Level Up Series, and has evolved into its own beast as it branched out. At the close of its most recent stream, host RudaFuda and weekly winner SuperTurboRyan announced another evolution for the series: an innovative multi-venue league for California and–eventually–beyond.

In conjunction with US gaming center Playlive Nation, the top players from each local will compete online with the top players from other locals for a larger prize the same day. The intention seems to be to branch out to any state with Playlive Nation–and RudaFuda encouraged any scenes interested in taking part in the tournament series to contact him. More details on the revolutionary tournament series are expected in the future.

Coupled with the announcement was the news that EnnyMura will be streaming both NCR’s and Dreamhack Austin’s Pokkén majors. EnnyMura’s next few months look to be very, very busy.

Source: EnnyMura

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EnnyMura partners with Playlive Nation to launch a multi-venue, state-wide Pokkén Tournament series

EnnyMura has been Southern California’s primary streamed Pokkén Tournament event for over a year now, bringing consistently high-level play from pros like SuperTurboRyan, EMP|WonderChef, AngBad at more. Their main series “Wednesday Night Fights: Pokkén” started as a part of Alex Valle’s Level Up Series, and has evolved into its own beast as it branched out. At the close of its most recent stream, host RudaFuda and weekly winner SuperTurboRyan announced another evolution for the series: an innovative multi-venue league for California and–eventually–beyond.

In conjunction with US gaming center Playlive Nation, the top players from each local will compete online with the top players from other locals for a larger prize the same day. The intention seems to be to branch out to any state with Playlive Nation–and RudaFuda encouraged any scenes interested in taking part in the tournament series to contact him. More details on the revolutionary tournament series are expected in the future.

Coupled with the announcement was the news that EnnyMura will be streaming both NCR’s and Dreamhack Austin’s Pokkén majors. EnnyMura’s next few months look to be very, very busy.

Source: EnnyMura