Category: Fighting Games

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King of Fighters XIV Version 1.03 English Patch Notes May Not Be Completely Accurate

As we reported yesterday, a large patch was released for The King of Fighters XIV, and we received a list of patch notes in English. Unfortunately, it seems as if the translation may not have been word-for-word. A little something here and there getting lost in the translation is nothing new, though it can be a bit frustrating when learning what has changed about your character. It doesn’t happen often, but it’s important to know about.

One sharp-eyed fan, Gato Ray, realized that not all the changes were properly translated. Here, he points out that the Japanese patch notes for Ryo state that his far standing heavy kick was changed, but the English notes list far light kick.

While the gist of most of these changes is probably relatively accurate, double-checking that your character’s listed changes match what is in your game would probably be a good idea.

Source: Gato Ray

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Jam Out Like a Dandy with This Cover of Slayer’s Theme from Guilty Gear Xrd by the Consouls

For all of the high intensity rock on the Guilty Gear Xrd soundtrack, sometimes you want some smooth jazz to accompany your fighting. Covering the character theme of the gentlemanly vampire poet Slayer, the Consouls have jazzed up the already jazzy Jack-a-Dandy, complete with killer trumpet and tenor sax solos.

The cover is the perfect thing to listen to while you’re in Training Mode with a glass of wine, just learning your character and mastering their combos. The Consouls are getting through quite a few fighting games tracks as of late, covering themes from Super Smash Bros., King of Fighters, Street Fighter V and Skullgirls so keep your ears open for more fighting game covers in the near future.

Source: The Consouls

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Unbelievably Cute Nendoroid of Mai Shiranui from The King of Fighters: In Production!

Who doesn’t have a soft spot for Nendoroids, honestly? They’re so adorable, it’s great. Courtesy of the Good Smile Company now comes a Mai Shiranui Nendoroid, straight out of the King of Fighters series, complete with all the cuteness you would expect.

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This product will cost ¥4,800 before shipping, which equates to roughly $46. While the figure isn’t available yet, pre-orders are being accepted until the 17th of November. All of the pertinent information can be found here, including links to retailers for shipping outside of Japan.

Source: Good Smile Company

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Dragon Ball Super’s Legendary Hitman, Hit Confirmed for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

Last week, we reported on the release trailer for the devious Goku Black, who will be bringing his unique blend of mayhem to the world of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 as a pre-order bonus character, along with Ciampa’s Universe 6 team members, Frost and Kyabe being part of the game’s first DLC pack. Well, it seems Bandai Namco isn’t through with giving fans of Super more to look forward to, as last they confirmed that Universe 6’s Legendary Hitman, Hit, will also be joining the cast of Xenoverse 2. The new trailer depicts the assassin’s arrival to the tournament grounds for the epic battle he waged with Super Saiyan Blue Goku during the Universe 6 Saga.

Though there is no gameplay to accompany this announcement, it’s been confirmed that, unlike his Universe 6 Teammates, Hit will not be a DLC Character, and will instead be a member of the game’s launch roster, readily available to use from day one, along with SSB Goku, as the developers were able to finish him at the last moment. You can see his trailer below.

While having round 2 with Goku is certainly appealing, which other fighters from across space and time from the Dragon Ball Universe are you looking forward to pitting “Hit the Infallible” up against first? Let us know in the comments!

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 25th in North America, October 27th in the EU and on November 2nd in Japan. It will also launch worldwide on Steam on October 28th.

Sources: Bandai Namco Entertainment America; NeoGAF

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Max Out That Combo Counter in This Max Hit Combo Montage for Street Fighter V

While they may not be the most efficient ways of racking up damage, landing a max hit combo in Street Fighter V is one way to style on your opponent. If you see that combo counter extend past 15 or so hits, you know your opponent is feeling the pressure. For this installment of the Max Hit montage, izumojinX completes their run of the Street Fighter V cast, starting with Ken and finishing with the latest edition to the roster, Illuminati mogul Urien.

Outside of his own crazy Aegis Reflector extensions, Urien features quite heavily in the montage, as his Reflector can actually extend the combo chains of characters, as seen most notably in the Birdie combo. See if you can replicate these combos in an actual match, and check out izumojinX’s first Max Hit montage below as well.

Source: izumojinX

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FGC Team EVB Disbands, Unable to Generate Team Funding

The world of esports is a wild one, where it seems like anything can happen. It’s a world where branding means everything, and giants can appear overnight. Today, however, is a solemn reminder that a titan in any particular scene can vanish as quickly as it appeared.

Esports team EVB disbanded yesterday, with a heartfelt message on Twitter:

This funding, once dried up, forced the team to close up shop:

This feels like a large blow to the Mortal Kombat scene, as three prominent members of their community wore the EVB jersey. Ryan “Dragon” Walker, Bryant “KitanaPrime” Benzing, and Ryan “Big D” DeDomenico are all large faces in the MKX scene, who are now free agents after EVB’s collapse. The same of course is true for Street Fighter V player Chris Tatarian, as well as Smash Bros. for Wii U player Austin “Dath” Brown”. While the future is uncertain for these players, EVB leaves us with some last words of encouragement:

Source: EVB

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SCR’s Street Fighter V Tournament Brings On the Clutch in Capcom’s Top Five Moments

SoCal Regionals 2016 brought us one of the most hype Street Fighter V tournaments yet. With the event being one of the last remaining Capcom Pro Tour Premier events on the calendar, everyone involved brought their A game in the hopes of qualifying for Capcom Cup this December.

Out of all the action at the event, Capcom has picked out 5 moments featuring some some very clutch moments–such as the heart-stopping comebacks from Evil Geniuses KBrad and PR Balrog, as well as insane confirms from MJS|Haitani and Xyzzy.

Source: Capcom Fighters

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Get Your Masters in Entomology with Pokkén Tournament’s Scizor Movelist

Need to know all the ins and outs of the newly released Steel Bug, but don’t happen to live in Japan? You’re not alone.

The guys over at PokkénArena have been working on translating Scizor’s movelist. Though still a work in progress, it does give us some insight into some of the inner workings of Scizor’s tools. For example– it appears Scizor has both an air glide and some sort of dashing mechanic called “Hover Turn.”

Also, thanks to the famous Japanese Lucario Warutan, we have a more solid look at exactly what this Scizor’s been taught. Here’s his Field Phase buttons:

And here’s some Duel Phase action:

Thanks to Milln for the heads up!

Sources: PokkénArena; Warutan

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Headbutts, Headbutts and More Headbutts: Adriano Lopes Strings Together Headbutt Loops in This Urien Street Fighter V Combo Video

One of Urien’s most interesting combo tools is his so-called headbutt loop. With good enough timing and execution, players can loop up to four of his dangerous headbutts into one combo.

In this new combo video, the headbutt loop is just one of the tools that Adriano Lopes uses to great effect to pull off some stylish combos. Specifically: one of the combos he does strings together three separate instances of the headbutt loop. The rest of the combos aren’t slouches either, showing just what the Illuminati lord can do when he utilizes all of his tools.

Source: Adriano Lopes

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Both Handheld and Stationary: The Nintendo Switch is Finally Revealed

This morning, Nintendo revealed their upcoming console at last (codenamed “NX” up to this point). The company released a three-minute clip that shows the Nintendo Switch in action.

The trailer shows a few Nintendo Wii U games, like Splatoon and Mario Kart 8, with an obvious esports angle, so there’s good potential for a Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U port. [Rumors are already circulating about the possibility of that Smash 4 port, or a port of/sequel to Pokkén Tournament, but there is no confirmation of any of those at this point. – Editor]

Among the console’s partners figure companies like Atlus, Arc System Works, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Sega, and many more.

The Nintendo Switch launches March 2017.

Sources: Nintendo (YouTube); Nintendo