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Episode 5 of “Think, Don’t Mash!” shows how fundamentals broadly apply to Street Fighter V — regardless of character

“This works for everybody, I swear!”

The Think, Don’t Mash! series has been slowly weaving a narrative about fundamentals over the past four tutorial-based episodes of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition gameplay. Today’s episode is the payoff — Press Button Win shows that everything he’s done to build his Chun-Li game plan from scratch is so basic to learning fighting games that it can be broadly applied to the whole cast.

So: in comes random select.

Armed with a standing medium kick and big dreams, PBW’s newly-hatched Birdie took to the ranks to show how footsies and fundamental control can teach you a lot about the way fighting games are properly played. This is a concept that transcends character and game — it all comes down to you.

Source: Press Button Win

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Wednesday Night Fights x Oakland Episode 13 streaming live tonight from Esports Arena, featuring Street Fighter V, Fighting EX Layer, and more!

Check out the high-level competition every Wednesday night at Esports Arena in Oakland, CA!

Wednesday Night Fights is a hotbed for fierce competition in a variety of fighting games, ranging from the current hottest titles to some less-prominent gems. Tune in to see the best of the best in California strive to up their game in these weekly battles at Esports Arena, brought to you by Level|Up Series!

WNF x Oakland features weekly tournaments in the following titles: Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st], Fighting EX Layer, Street Fighter X Tekken, and Super Smash Bros. Melee. They also feature monthly events for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, Pokkén Tournament DX, ARMS, and Injustice 2 [TBD]. Other games appear seasonally or for special events. For more information on the events and schedule (or to register, if you’d like to attend), check out the smash.gg event page, or Level|Up Series on their Facebook page or Twitter.

This week you can check out Wednesday Night Fights x Oakland 2018 Episode 13. Last week a new stream schedule started:

Schedule (as posted on smash.gg):

  • 6:00 PM PT – Casuals
  • 8:00 PM PT – All other games besides Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition & Fighting EX Layer start
  • 9:00 PM PT – Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition & Fighting EX Layer start
MAIN STREAM (ESA OAKLAND & ESA ORANGE COUNTY)

Watch live video from leveluplive2 on www.twitch.tv

VARIETY STREAM

Watch live video from THEPANDORAHOUSE on www.twitch.tv

BLAZBLUE: CROSS TAG BATTLE

Watch live video from esedu on www.twitch.tv

UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH EXE:LATE[ST]

Watch live video from Yowanehaku on www.twitch.tv

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Sources: Level|Up Series (Twitter); Wednesday Night Fights (smash.gg)

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Come learn Million Arthur: Arcana Blood’s mechanics with these translated tutorials

Do you want to get into Square Enix’s upcoming console port of Million Arthur: Arcana Blood? Whether it’s because you’re a Square fan or because you’ll play anything with Iori in it, you might find it difficult to find information on this new fighter. It has no release planned outside of Japan currently and, even with its time in arcades, translated information has been limited.

Thanks to the efforts of Da_Joker_27 over on twitter, we now have a thorough translation of the basic systems in MA:AB. Everything you need to know to jump into this new anime fighter can be found by clicking here — and if it seems like your sort of game, you should also take a plunge into the MA:AB Discord here.

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

Source: Da_Joker_27

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Nashville, Tennessee major TNEA Arena to be held on November 10th, features nearly $4K in pot bonuses across five games

There’s a massive arcade, pinball, and video game expo in Nashville called The Grand Ole Gameroom Expo. On November 9-11, 2018, this expo will also be home to TNEA Arena, a massive FGC major with nearly $4,000 in pot bonuses across a variety of games:

  • SoulCalibur VI – $1,000 Pot Bonus
  • Tekken 7 – $1,000 Pot Bonus
  • Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition – $500 Pot Bonus
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee – $700 Pot Bonus
  • Super Smash Bros. Wii U – $700 Pot Bonus

The tournament takes place in the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel, and entry into the tournament also gives you access to the full Expo. You can find out more information, and register online, by checking out TNEA’s smash.gg page here.

Source: TNEA

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Final Showdown explores new big damage solo combos with Cell, Vegeto, and Teen Gohan in Dragon Ball FighterZ

After his most recent video focusing on team combos, Final Showdown has moved back to combos for single characters in Dragon Ball FighterZ.

Cell was one of the more dominant characters in Dragon Ball FighterZ prior to the recent patch. Though he’s been toned down somewhat, he still packs quite a punch. The video below demonstrates new maximum damage combos for Cell, which expand on existing concepts for the character.

Next up is Vegito, one of Final Showdown’s favorite characters. Again, this video focuses on max damage, leading up to a combo that may be the most damaging solo combo off a jump in, without sparking or assists.

Of course, once assists, DHCs and Sparking are added, Vegito gets to do a near Touch of Death combo off a jump in.

Teen Gohan is yet another favorite of Final Showdown. This new video focuses on further exploration of his bomb loops, demonstrating a new extension that he discovered to allow the loops to be started much more easily from mid screen.

As a bonus, Final Showdown also shared with us this expansion of his previous, team combo video for Vegito, Teen Gohan, and Goku, demonstrating a new touch of death combo.

Source: Final Showdown

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Punk signs with Team Reciprocity

Last week saw the departure of multiple players from Echo Fox. Punk was one of the casualties of their cutbacks — having only this year signed with the team upon his departure from Panda Global.

Punk, however, was quick to get back on his feet with a new team. His signing with Team Reciprocity was announced today — which marks the FPS team’s first foray into the fighting game community.

Time will tell how well other Echo Fox releases — JDCR, Saint, Scar, Theo, and Boeken — will bounce back from their departures.

Source: Punk

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The Soul Still Burns: Top players and community members discuss the SoulCalibur legacy in “Souls and Swords” Part 2

What is it about SoulCalibur that has created such a robust and passionate community?

Bandai Namco continues to explore the world of SoulCalibur ahead of SoulCalibur VI‘s impending release this week; in the second part of their mini-documentary series Swords and Souls, we get to hear from hardcore fans and gameplay experts such as MarkMan, Maximilian, Kayane, Aris, and others on how SoulCalibur VI connects to the SoulCalibur legacy.

If you missed Part I of Souls and Swords — which covers the history of the franchise and its community — check it out below:

SoulCalibur VI hits retail for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 19!

Sources: Bandai Namco Entertainment America; Bandai Namco [press release]

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A new build of Dead or Alive 6 featuring Bass, Tina, and Mila will be playable at DOA Festival next month

As previously reported, returning characters Bass, Tina, and Mila were recently announced for Dead or Alive 6. Now, Team NINJA has revealed when players will actually get to try them out!

Team NINJA has announced that they will be bringing a new public build of Dead or Alive 6 with Bass, Tina, and Mila playable to the upcoming DOA Festival 2018 in November. This will be the first time these three characters will be playable to the public.

DOA Festival is Team NINJA’s annual big tournament for the series in Japan. This year’s event will take place at the Ochanomizu Sora City Conference Center in Tokyo on November 18th, 2018.

Aside from the competition, Team NINJA has used past DOA Festivals to make announcements for the games; as such, it’s possible that they company may have some announcements in store for Dead or Alive 6 at this year’s event, too.

Dead or Alive 6 is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on February 15, 2019.

Source: Team NINJA

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Two new trailers from Ubisoft mark the launch of the For Honor: Marching Fire expansion

For Honor marches on!

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The weapons-based battler For Honor continues to grow: its latest expansion, Marching Fire, adds a new faction (the Wu Lin) and four new heroes, technical upgrades, and new single and multiplayer modes. Have a look:

For the new players that Ubisoft is hoping might be drawn into For Honor by the buzz around this new expansion, they’ve also readied this new “What Is For Honor?” introductory trailer to break down what the game is all about.

Source: Ubisoft North America

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BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition arrives in Japan next February, comes with all previous DLC

At the 2018 Tokyo Game Show, Arc System Works announced BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition for the Switch. Now, they’ve revealed the release date of the game for Japan: February 7, 2019.

The release date was revealed by Arc System Works in this week’s issue of Famitsu magazine. In addition to this, they’ve also announced that BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition will come with all DLC that has been released for the other versions of Central Fiction.

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As for whether or not BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition will be coming to the West, nothing has been announced as of yet.

Source: Famitsu

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