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Red Bull Kumite 2018 Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition finals set for Nov. 11th, Invited Players revealed

Red Bull’s qualifying tournament series Red Bull Kumite 2018 will conclude next weekend in Paris, France with its flagship invitational tournament.

With the event just 9 days away, we now the names and faces of (most of) this year’s 14 invitational warriors:

  • Nemo
  • ProblemX
  • Tokido
  • MenaRD
  • Daigo
  • Filipino Champ
  • Gunfight
  • Angry Bird
  • Bonchan
  • Luffy
  • Poongko
  • OilKing
  • Smug
  • Fujimura

But you need 16 players for an event bracket — and that’s where the 256-man Red Bull Kumite Last Chance Qualifier on Nov. 10th comes in. The winners of the 8 World Qualifying events will be flown in for free to compete in the LCQ, complete with seeded positions in the bracket. The last two players standing in the LCQ will earn their shot in the finals bracket the next day.

You can catch all the action starting November 10th at the Red Bull twitch stream.

Source: Red Bull

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Capcom Pro Tour 2018 LATAM Regional Finals streaming live from São Paulo, Brazil

Third of four Regional Finals for the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour is happening this weekend. Latin America is getting its shot, starting with the Regional Open Tournament Premier Event and ending with the Regional Finals proper with the top 8 players from the LATAM regional rankings, where one player will earn a guaranteed trip to Capcom Cup.

Expected attendees include Itabashi Zangief, Haitani, Mago, stormKUBO, Jiewa, Doomsnake507, Brolynho, Dark, Keoma, HKDASH, Shignolex, ChuChu, PauloWeb and more. Brackets can be found on Challonge.

As usual, you can watch live on the Capcom Fighters Twitch channel.

Watch live video from CapcomFighters on www.twitch.tv

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Source: Capcom Pro Tour

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Inasa Yoarashi is My Hero One’s Justice’s next DLC character

Another DLC character has been revealed for Bandai Namco’s arena fighter My Hero One’s Justice. Joining Shoot Style Deku and Endeavour as downloadable additions to the cast is Inasa Yoarashi.

Revealed in a recent issue of Weekly Jump magazine, Inasa brings with him his “Whirlwind” quirk. This quirk lets Inasa hit opponents from afar using powerful winds.

As with the previous 2 DLC characters, purchasing Inasa also gives access to his character mission.

A release date for Inasa has yet to be revealed. Me Hero One’s Justice, however, is available now for PlayStation 4, PC, Switch, and XBox One.

Source: YonkouProfuctions

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Thailand Game Show 2018 results

While Canada Cup 2018 was the main attraction in terms of competitive fighting game action last weekend, the Thailand Game Show 2018 in Bangkok also played host to some impressive action, serving as a Dragon Radar event on the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour, as well as holding tournaments for Bandai Namco Entertainment’s pair of 3D fighters: Tekken 7 and the newly-released SoulCalibur VI.

Results

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Dragon Ball FighterZ

1. GAZE|Nickey_e (Trunks/Adult Gohan/Super Saiyan Vegeta, Gotenks/Cooler/Bardock) – Will be flown to the Saga event of his choice
2. CGP|ALDEN (Kid Buu/Adult Gohan/Goku Black)
3. PC-Only|FGO (Cell/Bardock/Super Saiyan Vegeta)
4. KamikazeJD (Kid Buu/Gotenks/Android 16)
5. GAZE|BALLxZA (Kid Buu/Bardock/Android 16)
5. PC-Only|AxeWooD (Android 16/Super Saiyan Goku/Tien)
7. TJ|MindRPG (Hit/Cooler/Super Saiyan Vegeta)
7. WDP|D4C (Bardock/Kid Buu/Super Saiyan Vegeta)

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SoulCalibur VI

1. TJ|SunGouki (Nightmare)
2. FoRTuNeR (Astaroth, Yoshimitsu)
3. CTS|HachiBachi (Voldo)
4. 725 (Nightmare, Mitsurugi)
5. Detoxz (Kilik)
5. PUNG (Nightmare, Siegfried)
7. PJ|Maydic (Astaroth)
7. Mezzanino|Cyberbully (Ivy)

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Tekken 7

1. Book (Jin Kazama)
2. Uncle Ben (Geese Howard, Shaheen)
3. Samlan CNX Shin Akuma (Akuma)
4. CTS|HachiBachi (Eddy Gordo, Lucky Chloe)
5. FoRTuNeR (Ling Xiaoyu)
5. ReaperRabbit182 (Jin Kazama)
7. 725 (Steve Fox)
7. Jadey (Kazuya Mishima, Bryan Fury, Kazumi Mishima, Heihachi Mishima)
9. AngryCheese (Master Raven)
9. Skadong (Jin Kazama, Devil Jin)
9. TK_isada (Alisa Bosconovitch, Anna Williams)
9. YUY|Wolfmanbell (Claudio Serafino)
13. Champagne Supernova (Clauido Serafino)
13. TJ|MindRPG (King, Akuma)
13. Cyberfoxz (Hwoarang, Steve Fox)
13. MaxCybers (Feng Wei)

Source: TGU_main

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Study up on the new upgrades for Alisa in Tekken 7 Season 2

The traditionally poke-heavy Alisa has been given some new tools to play with. You won’t be DB+3ing people to death anymore: with powered up chainsaws and stance moves, Alisa can be played in a more versatile and pressure-heavy way, as demonstrated in the latest That Blasted Salami overview.

Combine this with a new power crush, larger hitboxes, and new frame traps on block and hit, and Tekken 7 has a new robot that’s ready to wreck shop — assuming her DB+3 nerf doesn’t hit her too hard in the long run.

Source: That Blasted Salami

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Fighting EX Layer is discounted on the European PlayStation Store

For any European players interested in picking up ARIKA’s Fighting EX Layer, here’s some great news: the game is currently on sale in the region until November 21.

Both the Light and Standard versions of Fighting EX Layer are on sale for 20% off on the European PlayStation store. PlayStation Plus subscribers however get an additional 20% discount on top of that, bringing their total discount to 40%.

For those not familiar with these versions, the Light version comes with 13 characters and 5 Gougi decks. The slightly more expensive Standard version, on the other hand, comes with the additional character Hokuto and 15 Gougi decks.

Source: Arika

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Check out Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s “World of Light” adventure mode in this new trailer

At the end of the most recent Nintendo Direct, Masahiro Sakurai showed off a trailer for a new adventure mode in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate called “World of Light”. This new mode is said to focus more on fun than story, and is different from their past efforts such as the Subspace Emissary from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. That said, there still is a story, involving characters getting their spirits stolen.

You can check out the trailer below.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate arrives on Switch on December 7.

Source: Nintendo

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The SRK Rollback: Best of October 19 to November 1, 2018

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news — and our favorite SRK articles — from October 19 to November 1, 2018!

Zavian “mushin_Z” Sildra, Editor-in-Chief:

Frame 1:
Piranha Plant Character Super Smash Bros Ultimate CropNintendo announces Piranha Plant as DLC bonus and Fighters Pass for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Well hello there, new Smash main. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Frame 2:
evo 2019 reveal logo 750x400Evolution Championship Series 2019 set for August 2-4 in Las Vegas, Nevada

Get ready for another big bash in Vegas as Evo returns to its (now usual) stomping grounds at Mandalay Bay.

Frame 3:
Scuf Vantage Featured Image ResizeShoryuken review: The Scuf Vantage controller for PlayStation 4 fits right at home in the FGC

Pad players on PlayStation: take note. This might be your best weapon of choice.

Frame 4:
scvi soulcalibur vi raphael reveal 1SoulCalibur VI post-release video review

Crow_Spaceboy elaborates on his impressions of the new 3D fighter, after having spent some more time with it after its retail release.

Frame 5:
sfv-g-1_feature_750x400“Light it up!” Voice actor Christopher Smith talks about bringing G to life in Street Fighter V

Some insight into the (English) voice of Street Fighter V‘s off-the-wall Season 3 roster addition. President powah!

Crow_Spaceboy, Assistant Editor:

Frame 1:
tekken 7 gigasVersion 2.02 of Tekken 7 drops, introduces minor bug fixes and balance changes

It is extremely funny to me that one of Season 2’s most controversial changes, Gigas’s DF+1 nerf, was almost immediately reverted.

Frame 2:
soulcalibur_6_sophitiaYou can now view frame data with this overlay for SoulCalibur VI on PC

Now if only those people with PCs could share that data with the rest of us console scum. (That’s me, by the way.)

Frame 3:
soulcalibur vi scvi ivyLearn to neutralize the 2A+G/2B+K Ivy mixup in SoulCalibur VI

This is an annoying entry level mixup that you’ll have to deal with at all levels of play.

Frame 4:
dksDusty Knuckles V VODs available, featuring Beastorizer and Hyper Street Fighter II

Dusty Knuckles is quickly becoming one of my favorite US events thanks to its unique and revolving game lineups.

Frame 5:
soulcalibur 6 coverBandai Namco may ban “inappropriate custom characters” from playing online in SoulCalibur VI

Did you ever stop think about the fact that, because of this news, it’s someone’s job to check for dongs at Namco? A dongchecker. Every day they log in to SoulCalibur VI and look for dongs, and not only do they get paid for it, but they’re graded on their performance. They have meetings about dong quotas.

Catch up on what you may have missed in our prior SRK Rollback compilations.

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MarkMan, Xian, and Kenny Omega talk about their history with arcade sticks in this new Razer Panther Evo trailer

Razer’s new Panthera Evo arcade stick is now available for purchase. To help celebrate this fact, Razer has released a new trailer for the arcade stick.

The trailer below has Razer’s community lead Mark “MarkMan” Julio and top player Ho Kun Xian joined by New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Kenny Omega as they share stories about their first experiences with an arcade stick. It’s an interesting take: featuring two players who’ve used sticks since the dawn of the fighting game genre, and one who only started to use them relatively recently.

Along the way, they affirm something many veterans will attest to: the fact that playing on a good, quality arcade stick can make a world of difference.

The Razer Panthera Evo for PlayStation 4 is now available for purchase over on their official store.

Source: Razer

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Get ready for Square Enix’s Million Arthur: Arcana Blood with these new trailers

Square Enix and EXAMU’s Million Arthur: Arcana Blood is just about a month away from release. To help drum up hype for the game, they’ve released a bunch of new trailers as well as a new TV spot for the game in Japan.

There are three new trailers for Million Arthur: Arcana Blood. The first two focus on the male and the female characters respectively:

The third trailer on the other hand, focuses on the “Support Knight” assist characters:

In addition to these trailers, Square Enix has also released a new TV commercial for the game in Japan:

Finally, they’ve also released the game’s opening movie:

Million Arthur: Arcana Blood launches on PlayStation 4 in Japan on November 29.

Source: Square Enix