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Classic Iori Costume Now Available on US PlayStation Store for The King of Fighters XIV

Another classic character gets their classic look back for the latest edition of The King of Fighters.

As promised, series mainstay Iori now has a classic outfit to match Kyo (and later, Athena) in The King of Fighters XIV: Iori’s classic costume is now available to purchase in the USA via the PlayStation Store, for $2.99 USD.

PSN classic iori screencap

In addition to Kyo’s and Athena’s classic outfits, this joins the recent add-on costumes for Nakoruru and Shun’ei, as well as “Nightmare” Geese.

Regular KOF YouTuber Gato Ray has already uploaded some footage of Iori’s new (old) duds in action, so check it out here:

Also, have a look at even more goodies expected in the future for KOFXIV fans, as revealed at the World Championship.

Sources: PlayStation Store via Gato Ray

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In Street Fighter V, Muscle Spirit Is No Match for the Rakan

The Master of the Fist has no patience for this tag-team nonsense.

R. Mika thinks she can tag in Nadeshiko to catch this Demon off-guard? Not this time:

While the parry is offered under the “Mission: Impossible” theme, it’s not really that surprising an interaction for an Akuma player well-practiced in their parry timing, and familiar with the R. Mika matchup–not exactly Evo Moment #37. Still: defending against Nadeshiko’s attack and punishing Mika’s follow-up with the Rakan, leading into a sweet Sekia Koretsuha finish: a satisfying sight for players weary of R. Mika’s shenanigans!

Source: YogaFlame24

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Skullgirls 2nd Encore Community CMV Flaunts Some Crazy Side Switches, Unique Combinations, and More!

Skullgirls is well known for how much freedom it gives players. This freedom allows all sorts of different options per player, in both how they wish to play and in how they build their combos. This can lead to incredibly varied combo potential; despite the game making it ordinary to expect variety, what we’re looking at today takes being unique one step further.

This CMV–titled “Long Forgotten”–will be pretty hard to forget. It features combos from slew of different community members, from various parts of the world, along with several different characters in some truly wacky circumstances–even by Skullgirls’ standards. Though impractical, these combos are still quite entertaining.

Source: Autism Inc.

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Go Bottoms Up with This King of Fighters XIV Chin Combo Video

Chin’s drunken boxing style is one of the more unique fighting styles in The King of Fighters XIV–only Virtua Fighter and Tekken have featured this style at all before. The more he drinks, the bigger the punch he packs.

In this combo video, we see how Chin can handle his liquor–or not. All of these combos are performed without any drinks, which shows exactly how much damage he can pull off “sober.” There is actually even a touch-of-death combo, which serves as a reminder to drink responsibly–in and out of game.

Source: COMBONAUTS

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Study Zangief’s Street Fighter V Matchups against Vega & Ken in Latest “Muscle Memory” Episodes

You have to train that body–and mind! Study the matchups to best apply your Muscle Power.

Zangief mains pay attention: know your enemy, to know how to defeat them! In the two most recent additions to their Muscle Memory series, Mr. Slay n man examines what the Red Cyclone is up against when facing two of his classic Street Fighter foes: first the highly-mobile and deceptive “Spanish ninja” Vega, and then the rushdown Shoto “Fire-breathing fist”-wielding Ken. Each video goes into great depth to explore the respective Street Fighter V matchup, starting with some basic tips, then discussion at length with mains of the involved characters, then sample matches to demonstrate application of those concepts.

Guests to help work on the Vega matchup are Marsh_D_Teach and MaskedNobleman:

To look at the Ken matchup, Joe Munday and Chris Baker help out.

For more matchup examination: check out the Muscle Memory episodes for Alex and Birdie.

Source: Mr. Slaynman

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Gundam Versus Gets 38 Playable Mechas in Its Upcoming Closed Beta

Revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu, we’ve received more information about the different Gundam players will be able to pilot in Gundam Versus’ upcoming closed beta test. There will be 38 playable Mobile Suits from 11 separate Gundam works, including Gundam Barbatos from Iron Blooded Orphans, and Gundam Throne Zwei from Gundam 00. You can find the full list of playable Gundam below, courtesy of Famitsu:

  • Turn A Gundam
  • Jesta
  • The-O
  • Gundam Throne Zwei
  • Jagd Doga
  • Gundam Sandrock Kai
  • Z Gundam
  • ZZ Gundam
  • V2 Gundam
  • Jinx
  • Union Flag Custom
  • Full Armor Gundam
  • Gundam Barbatos
  • Gundam Kyrios
  • Gundam Exia
  • Sinanju
  • Unicorn Gundam
  • Tallgeese
  • Wing Gundam Zero
  • v-Gundam
  • Gouf
  • Guncannon
  • Gundam

This closed beta, which will be happened on PlayStation 4 on March 10th, March 18th, and March 19th will feature four separate game modes and will only be available to users in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea. Trial Battle and Free Battle are single player modes, with Free Battle acting as a sort of training mode to test out new techniques and practice with certain mechas. Trial Battle is like your traditional Arcade mode, where players battle against computer opponents and progress along various battle routes until the end of a campaign.

Ultimate Battle is a sort of Survival mode, where players have to upgrade and repair their Mobile Suit in between waves of new enemies. After certain battles, special scenarios may appear where you may have to face off against teams of enemy pilots or even special giant mechas. You can play Ultimate Battle offline, but playing it online means you can team up with up to five other pilots for some proper robot-battling action.

Finally, there is Player Match where you can create rooms of up to 18 people for select two on two battles. These multiplayer lobbies will allow players to fight against other nations who are in the closed beta test, so plenty of chance to test your Gundam piloting skills. If you have a PSN account registered for any of the previously mention regions, you can sign up for beta access, but do be aware that the connections could be quite unstable. While no Western release date has been announced for Gundam Versus, there is an Asian English version in development if you are hankering to watch giant robots beat the bolts out of each other.

Sources: Gematsu; Hachima Kikou via Famitsu

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$5,000 Pot Bonus Promised to Brawlhalla World Circuit at CEO Dreamland

As CEO Dreamland draws closer, a lot more attention (than some initially thought) is being drawn to Brawlhalla! As a game that doesn’t fit into the traditional mold of what a fighting game should be, many people dismiss it without giving the title its due–but it’s making its mark alongside the Smash titles that inspired it. Yet another pot bonus is being announced for this platform fighter:

The circuit points will be attributed to the larger circuit that’s currently running. You can read up on that overarching series here, and be sure to catch CEO Dreamland when it runs April 14th-16th.

Source: CEOGaming (Twitter)

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More Kolin Impressions from Capcom’s Latest WinnerStaysOn Session with Street Fighter V

If you missed the stream live, check it out here to catch up on some more Kolin footage and details.

Yesterday’s WinnerStaysOn stream from Capcom UK naturally featured more gameplay with Street Fighter V’s upcoming ice queen Kolin–she joins the roster officially next Tuesday (February 28th). If you weren’t watching it live, you can see the footage here, via Capcom Fighters.

Kolin is being described as a very technical fighter, requiring a lot of lab time to get good results in-game with. The players explore specific aspects of her moveset and V-Trigger in the video below, so check it out if you’re hyped to give this new fighter a try at the end of the month.

If you prefer a quicker rundown of the Kolin data from the WinnerStaysOn stream–rather than watching the full three hours of play–YouTuber VesperArcade has provided a detailed summary below.

Sources: Capcom Fighters; VesperArcade

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The Wii U Version of Pokkén Tournament to Feature at the 2017 World Pokémon Championships in Anaheim

Following the announcement of the second World Championships for Pokkén Tournament earlier this month, players have been desperately awaiting more details on the actual circuit surrounding the event. Well, the Pokémon Company are now starting to release information on this year’s World Championships, detailing the overall prize pot, alongside the version that the Championships will be using.

First off, players will all be competing on the Wii U version of Pokkén, as opposed to the arcade version of the game. Unless the Pokémon Company finally decides to push the DLC fighters–which are currently only available on the arcade version–to console, we won’t be seeing Darkai, Empoleon, Croagunk or Scizor going for the Worlds title in August. This may deepen the disconnect between Western and Japanese players–who may have to literally play on an older version of Pokkén, unless the Wii U version is actually updated to be in line with the arcade edition ahead of the Championships.

Besides the mention of a Last Chance Qualifier on the Friday before the World Championships, The Pokémon Company did not state how players can actually qualify for the Pokkén World Championships, outside of this final qualifier. One would assume that players can win spots by competing at regional Championships, like the North American International Championships in Indiana, but it has not been explicitly mentioned by The Pokémon Company. They could follow the example set by Bandai Namco with the numerous King of the Iron Fist qualifiers at events like Wizard World, but nothing is confirmed as of yet.

The Pokkén World Championships will unfold on August 19th, with Pokémon trainers battling for a share of $20,000. Unless The Pokémon Company chooses to update the Wii U version of Pokkén to finally be on par with the arcade version–complete with additional fighters and balance updates–fans will probably have to wait until the conclusion of this tournament for any news of a comprehensive version of Pokkén for the Nintendo Switch–if at all.

Source: The Pokémon Company

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Dhalsim’s Mystical Powers Can Cause This Screen Scrolling Glitch in Street Fighter V

Mastery of Yoga allows one to warp time and space–even after KO!

YouTube’s Street Fighter glitch explorer desk is back, with a new video detailing an amusing bug in Street Fighter V. It’s caused when Dhalsim teleports toward his opponent just as a Yoga Fire or Yoga Sunburst makes contact, and deals the last bit of knockout damage; as you can see in the video below, it causes a strange scrolling effect during the game’s “KO” screen-freeze.

desk examines the triggers for this glitch, which seemingly relies on a combination of the game screen trying to center on the fighters, while also kicking into the fast-scroll that occurs when Dhalsim comes out of his teleport, at the moment the game wants to “freeze” the screen for the big KO moment. Not something that has any positive or negative bearing on gameplay, but it can result in some amusing post-KO interactions, as desk also demonstrates above.

Source: desk