17 players on Capcom Fighters Network have legitimately found themselves in the Master rank to date. Only one of them has done so with M. Bison, and that is Galtu.
The Japanese player has been a consistent threat online in Asia since the beginning of the game, and now finds himself sitting #4 in the rankings. He has most definitely mastered his character of choice, and shows off what makes a good M. Bison dangerous in this compilation.
[Editor’s note: if you’re wondering about the video title and thumbnail, listen to the commentary here at 9:40.]
Gardevoir may be one of the best characters in Pokkén Tournament, but it doesn’t mean that she is an automatic win for whoever picks her either. As with any game, becoming strong with the best of the tiers takes practice and understanding of the character.
But say you are a newcomer, and are just trying out Gardevoir. Where do you start off with the character? You could definitely start with this video guide, which goes over everything from supports, basic combos, advanced combos, as well as advanced technique and strategy.
Over the weekend, China played host to some of Japan’s best Street Fighter V players, for a special China vs. Japan tournament. With streaming only happening on Douyu.tv, as well as the odd time at which it happened, it made it tough for people in the West to tune in.
Those who did tune in caught an amazing set between Qanba’s Xiaohai and star Karin player Mago. The unique format allowed them to play a first-to-seven set, which allows spectators to see severely high-level play between the two pros–one that XusesGB managed to capture for the rest of us to see.
Learn to apply one of your best tools to shut down cross-up jump-ins.
If you’re struggling to deal with opponents that love to jump in for those cross-ups, VesperArcade has got you covered–provided your SFV main sports a Shoryuken-style uppercut (forward, down, down-forward+attack) special move. This means Ryu, Ken, Akuma, Cammy, Necalli, and even Juri and Ibuki.
In the video below, he breaks down the multiple input variations that the SFV engine will process as the reversing “cross-cut uppercut”: a dragon punch move that will come out and hit the opponent just as they pass over you on the other side. You can apply this technique by starting the DP input towards the opponent while they still are in front of you, but completing the move as down, down-back just as they’ve passed over; there’s also a variation in which you can roll the stick through a half-circle for the same result. If crouching, SFV’s input shortcuts are even more forgiving. The video breaks each variation down in detail, so you can practice up and strike some fear in those jumpy opponents–as a successful reversed DP, even if it trades, will open up additional combo/punish opportunities.
It’s been a long, long wait for Tekken fans, when it comes to the series’ latest installment being released on consoles. The 7th iteration of the franchise has been available in arcades since March 2015–with the title even having received an updated version, Fated Retribution, last July. Fortunately for fans of the King of Iron Fist Tournament, the long wait will finally be over soon: as Michael Murray, one of the title’s game designers (and who generally appears at events as a translator for Executive Producer Katsuhiro Harada) responded to a fan on Twitter recently, saying that the release date would be revealed “next week.” Last month, Bandai Namco mentioned that we would be seeing news about a release date for the game in January, so it looks like that revelation is indeed just right around the corner. You can see Murray’s reply below.
Neither of these ladies have seen their Final Fight quite yet!
Following up on other impressive Street Fighter-themed work, Pop Culture Shock is now offering two new statues; this time pulling from Final Fight and Ultra Street Fighter IV, feast your eyes on Poison and Roxy!
These 1/4 scale mixed-media polystone statues depict Poison as she appeared in USFIV, with Roxy as her palette swap. Each stands about 17″ high, and feature two facial expressions.
Pre-orders should open January 22, with no ship date yet confirmed. The production is limited to 200 units for Poison, and 175 units for Roxy. These girls gone bad will hit you pretty hard–in the wallet, at $399 USD apiece. Not too shabby for ex-Mad Gear flunkies!
We all knew that Capcom Pro Tour would return for a 2017 season, after the massive success of the last couple of years. Details, however, had been scarce on the tournament series–with the only announced stop on the tour so far being Final Round 20.
However, that is soon to change. Capcom recently announced that details on the first few events outside of Final Round will be announced within the coming weeks.
In the interest of helping players plan their travel, we’ll be announcing the first Premier Events of #CPT2017 over the next few weeks.
Hit boxes are some of the most basic components of any 2D fighting game. That said, not everyone is able to truly grasp how they work.
To help newer players wrap their heads around them, lordofultima focuses on hit boxes in the latest installment of their “5 Minute Fundamentals” series. The video below goes over normal hit boxes, push boxes, vulnerable hit boxes (also known as hurt boxes), and the like, and also goes over the various properties that can be assigned to them. While the game explains them in the context of Street Fighter V, the concepts here can be applied to most other 2D fighters as well.
The King of New York will return for its third iteration next month, pitting New York City’s best Street Fighter V players against each other in a round-robin style tournament. The competition will play out over two days, culminating in a 10-man main event on Sunday, February 26 at Brooklyn Colony.
Five of New York’s best players, PIE|Smug, Idom, OG|Shine, F3|Alucard and LI Joe, have been pre-chosen to participate in The King of the New York A-League, Sunday’s main event. NEC XVII winner ANBU|Punk and runner-up Reforce|MenaRD have been invited to the A-League as well. They will be joined by three qualifiers from The King of New York B-League, which will be held on Saturday, February 25.
The B-League will be open to any and all challengers. A Swiss round-robin format will be used for the B-League, requiring each player to play at least seven matches against other B-League participants. The three players with the best win-loss records will qualify for the A-League the following day.
Entry fees collected for the B-League qualifier will be contributed towards the growing pot for the main event. Andy “Citiofbrass” Dumornay has confirmed a total pot bonus of $2,500 coming from sponsors The Hiero Group, Castle Gaming and his own Professional Instigators Entertainment (Team PIE).
The King of New York title originates with Sanford Kelly, whose Sagat play in Street Fighter IV earned him the nickname “The King.” Sanford was not without challengers however; Dumornay Launched the event in 2014 to settle an ongoing rivalry between Team PIE and Kelly’s Empire Arcadia teammates.
In a close debut event, EMP’s Kevin “Dieminion” Landon emerged the winner, with Sanford, PIE|Smug and PIE|Zeus all tying for second place. Smug took the title for Team PIE a year ago, defending New York against Liquid|NuckleDu and EG|K-Brad.
PIE|Smug, The Reigning King
Speaking to Shoryuken, Dumornay said The King of New York has always been about the players, and the event is being put together with absolutely no profit margin for the organizer. Instead, the focus will be on providing a premier platform for the city’s top players, while securing the largest prize pool possible.
The next King of New York will earn a minimum of $2,000 for winning, before factoring the entry fees from the B-League. Cash prizes are guaranteed for the top eight A-League players. Dumornay has also partnered with Matcherino, allowing fans and spectators to help crowdfund additional prize money for the event. Using the promo code on the funding page will allow anyone to donate $1 to the pot for free.
Lastly, Dumornay will be providing multiple casual setups for The King of Fighters XIV, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mortal Kombat X, Killer Instinct, and Guilty Gear Xrd for those looking to play something outside of Street Fighter V. Rather than asking for a venue fee for casual play, Dumornay will require those players to pay a bar minimum for food and drinks instead. Spectators interested in just watching will be admitted for free.
Tune in during the weekend of February 25th to watch this year’s King of New York on Bifuteki.
Injustice 2 is now available for pre-order, and with that, we can expect the pre-order bonuses to roll in. And if you are looking to capture the entire cast as they are rolled out, pre-ordering most definitely puts you on the right track.
Pre-ordering the game via GameStop already nets you a nifty Injustice 2 poster exclusive to the retailer. However, one of the biggest reasons to score the pre-order is that should you do so, you will receive Darkseid–one of the DLC characters–for free with your purchase. For only $59.99, you will also be guaranteed to have the game the day of release.
Darkseid was first revealed as a pre-order bonus on PSN; good to see he isn’t exclusive to the PlayStation Store.
