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Catch Dead or Alive 5: Last Round’s final fight at Monday Night Streaks streaming live from the Red Bull Gaming Sphere

Monday night (morning?) has plenty of fight for your viewing pleasure

Tuesday night isn’t the only time where high-level fighting game action takes place at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in Tokyo. Competition also heats up on Mondays with Monday Night Streaks which has been hosting fighting game tournaments for the past month.

This week’s edition features Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round and the game’s top Japanese players fighting it out for the ¥99,999 grand prize. Be sure to check it out as this is DOA5LR’s last week on Monday Night Streaks as the competition switches to Tekken 7 next month.

Monday Night Streaks begins at 8:00 PM JST (4:00 AM PST). For more details, check out Red Bull Esports on Twitter or follow through to the official Monday Night Streaks homepage.

Source: Monday Night Streaks

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Off screen footage of Dead Or Alive 6 showcases some of the game’s new advanced mechanics

One of the themes of Team NINJA’s upcoming Dead Or Alive 6 is emphasizing the neutral game by increasing the consequences of getting hit. One of the ways this is being done is by giving players more options for guaranteed damage, using the game’s new meter system. A new combo video from EbabilGaming demonstrates just how this works out with some of the public demo builds of the game. The video below showcases combos for Kasumi and Marie Rose, done on the builds at the Tokyo Game Show and PAX Melbourne.

One of the main mechanics on show is the “Break Blow Cancel”” Here, players can cancel the game’s new Break Blow super moves with a correctly timed button press. This puts their opponent back on the ground in the Fatal Stun state where they cannot use counter holds to try to escape. The result is some of the impressive looking combos.

Dead Or Alive 6 launches on PlayStation 4, PC, and XBox One on February 15, 2019.

Source: EbabilGaming

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Berlin Tekken Clash 2018 results

The 2018 Tekken World Tour is fast approaching its end. Last weekend, the penultimate event of the Tour played out, as the final Challenger Event for Europe, the Berlin Tekken Clash, took place in Germany with 127 warriors looking to make a last-ditch claim for precious Ranking Points. Additionally, the customary $1,000 pot bonus was up for the taking.

Results

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1. CRaZY|Super Akouma (Akuma) – 150 Points
2. HG|Mitrust-Storm (Ling Xiaoyu, Nina Williams, Anna Williams) – 100 Points
3. DeeBeePee (Bob Richards) – 70 Points
4. HG|Danielmado (Jin Kazama) – 45 Points
5. Blackbeard (Josie Rizal) – 25 Points
5. Asim (Kazumi Mishima, Katarina Alves) – 25 Points
7. RHB|DritonRama (Marshal Law) – 10 Points
7. DISTRICT G|Roo Kang (Bob Richards) – 10 Points
9. Lucino (Devil Jin) – 5 Points
9. CCG/QANBA|Tissuemon (Master Raven) – 5 Points
9. DO|Sephiblack (Miguel Caballero Rajo) – 5 Points
9. LOK|Nivek (Paul Phoenix) – 5 Points
13. AG|R-TecH (JACK-7) – 1 Point
13. UYU|Fergus (Asuka Kazama) – 1 Point
13. w4sp|Aisu_Bimu (Lili, Asuka Kazama) – 1 Point
13. Mummi|SweatyFingerz (Kuma) – 1 Point
17. DG|The Phantom (Master Raven)
17. EQNX|Dimeback (Asuka Kazama)
17. Hampnon (Geese Howard)
17. Exeed|Ghirlanda (Katarina Alves, Eliza)
17. 4G|Rikimaru (Ling Xiaoyu)
17. Sal-T (Claudio Serafino)
17. JimmyPikachuChoi (Ling Xiaoyu)
17. 4G|DevilKazuya (Devil Jin)
25. w4sp|RHB_JayFrame (Alisa Bosconovitch)
25. Lee4073 (Kazuya Mishima)
25. Bode (Leo Kliesen)
25. SAM_RAVEN THE FAREWELL (Master Raven)
25. Vergil (Jin Kazama)
25. HG|The Boss (Asuka Kazama)
25. Bati (King)
25. THS|Duke182 (Eliza)

This weekend’s Canada Cup 2018 marks the final stop on the 2018 Tekken World Tour, and is the final Challenger Event of the season. Along with a $1,000 pot bonus, it will be streaming all weekend from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Let us know who you hope will punch their ticket to the Netherlands in the Comments below!

Source: Berlin Tekken Clash

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Arcade UFO Weekly streaming Tekken 7 live from Austin, Texas

Arcade UFO has served as the stomping grounds for the Austin, TX FGC for a decade now. First formed in 2008, it has produced top players in a wide range of games and hosted events for SBO Qualifiers, Namco’s Tekken Tag 2 location tests, and more.

With a growing scene for Tekken 7 that has drawn top players from surrounding cities like San Antonio and Houston, Arcade UFO has now moved into regular streaming for its growing weeklies. Every Saturday at 8:30 PM CT/ 6:30 PM PT is Tekken, and you can watch right now:

 

Watch live video from TekkenATX on www.twitch.tv

If you want to see more game streams from UFO, this Austin arcade also hosts monthlies for Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike over at its ArcadeUFO Twitch channel here. These tournaments are part of the 3S Jazzy Circuit.

Sources: TekkenATX; Arcade UFO

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Arcade UFO Weekly streaming Tekken 7 live from Austin, Texas

Arcade UFO has served as the stomping grounds for the Austin, TX FGC for a decade now. First formed in 2008, it has produced top players in a wide range of games and hosted events for SBO Qualifiers, Namco’s Tekken Tag 2 location tests, and more.

With a growing scene for Tekken 7 that has drawn top players from surrounding cities like San Antonio and Houston, Arcade UFO has now moved into regular streaming for its growing weeklies. Every Saturday at 8:30 PM CT/ 6:30 PM PT is Tekken, and you can watch right now:

 

Watch live video from TekkenATX on www.twitch.tv

If you want to see more game streams from UFO, this Austin arcade also hosts monthlies for Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike over at its ArcadeUFO Twitch channel here. These tournaments are part of the 3S Jazzy Circuit.

Sources: TekkenATX; Arcade UFO

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Street Fighter V VA/Player Mike DeBonis talks Voice Acting, Coaching, and more on Mekel Kasanova podcast

Do you have any interest in voice acting? Not sure how you can balance that goal with your interest in improving in the FGC? No sweat — you can, and Mike DeBonis, aka AegisNeglector, is living proof of that.

Mike was the voice actor for Shibasaki, the Kazunaki family steward. He’s also a streamer, FGC coach and Urien player — and in the podcast above, he gives invaluable advice for anyone interested in pursuing any (and all) of those dreams.

Source: Mekel Kasanova

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Street Fighter V VA/Player Mike DeBonis talks Voice Acting, Coaching, and more on Mekel Kasanova podcast

Do you have any interest in voice acting? Not sure how you can balance that goal with your interest in improving in the FGC? No sweat — you can, and Mike DeBonis, aka AegisNeglector, is living proof of that.

Mike was the voice actor for Shibasaki, the Kazunaki family steward. He’s also a streamer, FGC coach and Urien player — and in the podcast above, he gives invaluable advice for anyone interested in pursuing any (and all) of those dreams.

Source: Mekel Kasanova

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Shut down Asuka parries in Tekken 7’s Chicken mechanic

Asuka’s parry can be seen at every level of play of Tekken 7 — though you’ll see it performed a lot more at lower ranks than in tournament play (even if Dimeback still sneaks it in every now and then.) One reason for this is that Asuka’s parry loses to lows, knees, and elbows — it’s not the “catch all” it might seem on the surface. Perhaps more importantly, though, it doesn’t even “win” versus the moves it’s supposed to catch — if you’re ready to “Chicken”, that is.

“Chickening” originated in Tekken 3, named so after the announcer would yell out ‘Chicken!’ for performing the maneuver. This technique allows you to litteratly break Asuka’s parry if she chooses to parry, and with no penalty on you if she doesn’t. Check out XXkkingXX‘s video above to learn more about this important fundamental!

Source: XXkkingXX

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BornFree talks with Evo Champion Chris G, talks Dragon Ball FighterZ teams and competitive future

“I grew most of the Dragon Ball games, growing up,” Evo Champion Chris G opens his interview with BornFree in the same way any other person probably would when describing the first time he saw Dragon Ball FighterZ. “When I saw the way that (DBFZ) played and saw how similar it was to Marvel 3, I said, ‘Yeah, okay, I’m in.’”

Even though he has his gripes (“Games take way too long because of Super Dashes and Tagging…”he says, waving his his hands.), Chris G gushes and details his love for DBFZ. “It’s one patch away from being the perfect game.” It’s not all love and tech talk in the latest episode of BornFree‘s excellent interview series, though — the pair talk also delve into the underworld of esports, and wonder if the FGC can ever actually be apart of that umbrella term.

Source: BornFree

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NieR: Automata’s 2B is SoulCalibur VI’s second guest character

Mission: Eliminate the entity known as Soul Edge

Bandai Namco has been teasing a reveal for Paris Games Week, and indeed, Kayane’s interview with director Motohiro Okubo revealed a surprising announcement.

NieR: Automata‘s protagonist, 2B, is joining the cast of SoulCalibur VI at the Stage of History in 1586 A.D.

Shortly after the announcement, the official Twitter account posted the English-version trailer of 2B. It features Ivy traveling to the future in year 11945 to what looks like 2B’s own stage. She will be accompanied by her BGM, weapons, and costume parts that will be usable in Create-A-Character Mode. You can see her Critical Edge attack towards the end of the trailer.

Looks like fans of Yoko Taro’s action game got exactly what they wanted! Even Kayane herself has asked Okubo if there’s a chance 2B would be a guest character in the game.

Enjoy the trailer below and stay tuned for more details about 2B as they surface.

Source: SoulCalibur Twitter; Bandai Namco YouTube