Everyone has a fighting chance
The most vocal complaints may be about Nakoruru, but KOFXIV’s Love Heart is also a character that is becoming known for giving opponents nightmares. There’s a whole host of options when it comes to getting the most from the captain of the Sky Pirates, and TrueUnderDawgGaming has explored a good number of them.
Check out the video below to see combos of all shapes and sizes.
Source: TrueUnderDawgGaming
Mikado, the premiere arcade for Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- action in Japan, has been running new Slash Series exhibitions. Two recently broadcast sets featured famous players, including former SBO teammate and Evolution 2016 Top 8 player, GGP|Kazunoko.
The first set features a rising Kum Haehyun player, Maroshi, vs. Tourio, a top I-No player. As for the second set, it’s Kazunoko’s Raven against Kazuki’s Dizzy. Kazuki is a veteran Dizzy player returning to Xrd -REVELATOR-.
Once again, MajinObama provides English commentary for the FT7 matches. The audio is set up over dual speakers, so in order to hear just English, adjust the audio settings on your computer for the right speaker, and left speaker for Japanese.
Check out the top-level sets below, and look forward to a special event this weekend: on Sunday, there will be a special Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R tournament held in honor of Hellmonkey, who financially aided the channel and helped with equipment costs.
Sources: Jonio (YouTube, Twitch); MajinObama (Twitch); via @2DJazz
Street Fighter V’s September 22 update is upon us, and at last we’re getting to see those elusive stage transitions that have been unfinished for so long! Presuming you don’t want to wait to see them in action during your own fights, here’s a compilation of all the launches, explosions, and weird headgear for your perusal, as put together by XusesGB:
XusesGB has also uploaded an extended cut of Urien’s full theme, for those that want to groove to those Illuminati beats.
Thanks to everyone who sent in tips for the new Stage KOs!
Source: XusesGB
There are a whole host of factors when it comes to finding success in Street Fighter V; execution, combos and footsies are all important, and that’s just as true of another factor: matchup experience. It’s key knowing just what you can do when your opponent makes a mistake. After all–what’s the point of having that dope combo on deck if you don’t ever get the chance to use it?
When it comes to fighting Alex with Vega, Steven Peterson has done the work for you. Not only does he break out a couple of neat tricks, but also the right time to land the best punishes. Beautiful!
Source: Steven Peterson
Back in November 1996, Capcom embarked on a then-unprecedented venture: attempting to bring the Street Fighter series fully into the 3D plane. The result was a title co-produced by both Capcom and Arika–a company founded by Final Fight and Street Fighter II co-designer, Akira Nishitani–that saw series stalwarts like Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Dhalsim, Sakura, Bison, and Akuma tangling with new original characters designed by Arika (yet co-owned by both companies) such as Doctrine Dark, Skullomania, Pullum Purna, the Cycloids, and Garuda. The gameplay remained in the classic 2D style SF is known for, but featured the characters fully rendered in a 3D environment for the first time, resulting in the 2.5D gameplay that can also be seen in current titles, but with its own unique mechanics like Guard Breaking, Meteor Combos and Super and Special Canceling. Though the series spanned multiple games and updates, none of these characters have been seen again since the final game in the series, Street Fighter EX3, released in 2000 as a PS2 launch title… until now!
The CFN Portal has begun releasing profiles focusing on these both beloved and seemingly long-forgotten fighters, giving fans old and new alike an introduction to their unique personalities and backstories, in addition to bringing them into the current Street Fighter series “canon” due to alterations of their classic biographies. We’ll begin with the first four characters profiled; the Shadaloo Activity Report’s Private Nakagawa will be joined in the descriptions by a senior member of Shadaloo: NIN! [This is the alter-ego of Akira Nishitani, providing personal comments and stories on each of his creations.]
Private Nakagawa: A champion of Indraut! He’s the bodyguard of the rich girl Pullum. He’s the friend to whom Zangief entrusted his C.H.A.I.N.S. chess piece.
Basic Info:
Name: Darun Mister
Height: 209cm
Weight: 168kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: November 19th
Home Country: India
Likes: Fighting against strong unknown opponents, Indra Bashi [“Indra Bridge,” his Command Grab]
Dislikes: Weak Youngsters
Private Nakagawa: An Indian hero who, while being abused and swayed by his mistress Pullum, enjoys her travels across the world by fighting strong warriors. He’s friends with Zangief, with whom he has a mutual understanding and respect. They hit it off, and at one time, they formed a tag team for a brief period: the “Ultimate Mateo Tag Team.” And this time, we even have the comments of a senior colleague: NIN!
NIN: I think he has become quite a rather fun character, with all the things that occurred. I have a hunch there was a time in which we thought that his moustache should grow longer after every victory he had, but why didn’t we do that, in the end…?
Next up, the psychopathic killer who seeks to win by any means necessary, Doctrine Dark!
Private Nakagawa: A German-American young man! His eyes are scary! He was Guile’s subordinate, and an excellent soldier. It seems his real name is Holger.
Basic Info:
Name: Doctrine Dark
Height: 177cm
Weight: 71kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: December 3rd
Home Country: USA
Likes: Wires, Knives, Gunpowder
Dislikes: Rolento
Private Nakagawa: He was a brave soldier, with an exceptional sense for battle, and was assigned to a special force with great expectations about his future. However, his unit was exterminated by a nocturnal ambush from Rolento’s enemy troops. He was the sole survivor. He thinks he must win by any means necessary. Now he hates both Rolento and his former superior Guile, and has become a vindictive murder machine burning with revenge. More from our senior colleague:
NIN: His concept was that of a guy who uses any technique to win, no matter how underhanded or foul! His eyes are eerie, aren’t they? He stands out as quite a character so much, I think I’d like to do a spin-off game of him someday!
Keeping the train rolling, we have the “Arabesque” Pullum Purna!
Private Nakagawa: Pullum Purna is a girl from a multi-millionaire Arabian family. Mister Balba works for our Shadaloo♪ He’s developing something for us.
Basic Info:
Name: Pullum Purna
Height: 164 cm
Weight: 49 kg
Blood type: B
Birthday: October 3rd
Home Country: A Certain Middle Eastern Country
Likes: Dance, Songs
Dislikes: Stubborn People, Hard-Headedness
Private Nakagawa: A willful young lady. She brims with curiosity, and loves new things. She’s searching for her father (who’s working at Shadaloo’s base) and travels the world to find him (I said he’s with us, dammit!). It seems she often troubles her attendant Darun. She’s a member of the “Worldwide Young Ladies Club.”
NIN: “I don’t know why, but, in the adjustment sense, I’ve had a hard time with her collision detection. I remember that her Drill Pulse was particularly bad…”
Finally, we close out this portion of profiles with the Monegasque heiress of the Dame family, Blair Dame!
Private Nakagawa: The daughter of the prominently-noted Dame family. She had special education for gifted children, and learned all martial arts. She’s elite!
Basic Info:
Name: Blair Dame
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Blood type: AB
Birthday: June 13th
Home Country: Monaco
Likes: Fashion, Fighting
Dislikes: People without Composure, Poor People
Private Nakagawa: The only daughter of Europe’s greatest foundation. She’s a member of the “Worldwide Young Ladies Club.” She loves pure, genuine fights. Her anxious mother worries much about her, and every time Blair travels, her mom makes a bodyguard and butler follow her. It seems she owns various luxurious villas around the world!
NIN: For some reason, her design was decided from the early days. But she almost didn’t change from that. Maybe because good things are decided this way.
That wraps up the first part of Street Fighter EX profile coverage. Check back soon for more EX character profiles right here on Shoryuken! In the meantime, have a look at the crew of Pirate Ship Higemaru here, or see the concept of Zen brought to life here.
Source: CFN Portal
One of the more unique things that Team NINJA has done with Dead or Alive 5 Last Round is create a free-to-play “Core Fighters” version of the game, for those who might not be willing to jump in at full price. Core Fighters is currently available on PlayStation 4 and XBox One, however it’s surprisingly missing from the one platform where it may benefit the most from being free-to-play: the PC.
Now it seems that the PC may finally be getting the free-to-play version Team NINJA’s flagship fighter via Steam. The entry for Dead Or Alive 5 Last Round on SteamDB has seen changes that list new DLC such as default characters and story mode that are specifically for the free-to-play Core Fighters version.
While this isn’t confirmation that the Core Fighters version of DOA5 Last Round is coming to Steam, SteamDB entries for games are usually proven correct, as these are mined direct from Valve’s database. With any luck, we’ll hear more on this from Team NINJA sometime soon.
Sources: SteamDB; Free Step Dodge
Tekken 7 has been out on arcades for a while now–but for those of us stuck in Europe, chances to get our hands on the final chapter of the Mishima story have been few and far between.
That’s set to change for Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, as Bandai Namco have announced a 35 stop tour of events leading up to Tekken 7: Fated Retribution’s release.
Check out the full list of events that you can get your hands on all new Tekken at, courtesy of Gamereactor EU:
| SEPTEMBER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DATE | EVENT/TOWN | COUNTRY | WINNER |
| Sep 22 | GameStop Expo | COPENHAGEN | |
| Sep 24 | ComicCon Copenhagen | DENMARK | |
| OCTOBER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DATE | EVENT/TOWN | COUNTRY | WINNER |
| Oct 15 | Torp Köpcencentrum, Uddevalla | SWEDEN | |
| Oct 16 | Etage Överby, Trollhättan | SWEDEN | |
| Oct 22 | Erikslund Shopping Center, Västerås | SWEDEN | |
| Oct 23 | Marieberg Galleria, Örebro | SWEDEN | |
| Oct 29 – 30 | Emporia, Malmö | SWEDEN | |
| NOVEMBER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DATE | EVENT/TOWN | COUNTRY | WINNER |
| Nov 04 – 06 | DigiExpo, Helsinki | FINLAND | |
| Nov 04 – 06 | ComicCon Stockholm | SWEDEN | |
| Nov 05 | Allum, Partille | SWEDEN | |
| Nov 06 | Grand Samarkand, Växjö | SWEDEN | |
| Nov 11 | Stovner Senter, Oslo | NORWAY | |
| Nov 11 – 13 | SpillExpo, Lillestrom | NORWAY | |
| Nov 12 | Buskerud Storcenter, Krokstadelva | NORWAY | |
| Nov 13 | Frölunda Torg, Västra Frölunda | SWEDEN | |
| Nov 18 | Herkules, Skien | NORWAY | |
| Nov 19 | Vinterbro Senter, Vinterbro | NORWAY | |
| Nov 20 | Nordby Shopping, Nordby | SWEDEN | |
| Nov 24 – 27 | Dreamhack Winter, Jönköping | SWEDEN | |
| Nov 25 | Liertoppen Kjopesenter, Lierskogen | NORWAY | |
| Nov 26 | Jessheim Storsenter, Jessheim | NORWAY | |
| Nov 27 | Mitt i City, Karlstad | SWEDEN | |
| DECEMBER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DATE | EVENT/TOWN | COUNTRY | WINNER |
| Dec 02 | Amager Center, Copenhagen | DENMARK | |
| Dec 03 | Vestsjallands Centret, Slagelse | DENMARK | |
| Dec 04 | City Vest, Brabrand | DENMARK | |
| Dec 09 | Eurostop, Halmstad | SWEDEN | |
| Dec 10 | Center Syd, Löddeköpinge | SWEDEN | |
| Dec 11 | A6 Center, Jönköping | SWEDEN | |
| Dec 17 | Heron City, Stockholm | SWEDEN | |
| Dec 18 | Sollentuna Centrum, Sollentuna | SWEDEN | |
| EARLY 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DATE | EVENT/TOWN | COUNTRY | WINNER |
| Jan 15 – 17 | DesuCon Frostbite, Lahti | FINLAND | |
| DATE TBD | House of Nerds, Oslo | NORWAY | |
| DATE TBD | FGC Copenhagen, Copenhagen | DENMARK | |
| DATE TBD | Malmö E-sports Center, Malmö | SWEDEN | |
| DATE TBD | Fem!Fight, Stockholm | SWEDEN | |
| GAME LAUNCH | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DATE | EVENT/TOWN | COUNTRY | NORDIC WINNER |
| Game Launch | NORDIC FINALS | ONLINE | |
Source: Bandai Namco
As part of today’s scheduled server maintenance and update to Street Fighter V, PC users are getting a bit of extra patching: a client-side anti-crack solution to prevent “certain users from hacking the executable” and “also prevents memory address hack that are commonly used for cheating and illicitly obtaining in-game currency and other entitlements that haven’t been purchased yet.”
For an example, one can look to the birthday present a PC user recently arranged for RZR|Xian, in which Xian’s name was placed at the top of the CFN rankings on a F.A.N.G profile with a very generous League Points lead.
Read the full original announcement from Capcom on the Street Fighter V Steam Community group here.
Thanks to Saki for the tip!
Source: Steam Community
The last time many people heard about FK Digital’s Chaos Code, the game was a somewhat forgotten release on PlayStation 3. A sequel, Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe, had been quietly announced for PlayStation 4 early this year, however not much has been heard since then–until now.
Exophase, a site which tracks players trophy and achievement activity, has recently uncovered trophies for Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe for PlayStation 4. While no official announcement has been made as of yet, it’s highly likely that a release for the game is planned sometime soon.
New fighting game releases are always a good thing–and it’s nice to see a small company like FK Digital continue to do work on a series, even if it doesn’t become as popular as other fighters.
In the meantime, here’s the original announcement trailer from back in January.
Source: Exophase
Street Fighter V has been no stranger to attention from “mainstream” celebrities. The series launched with an exhibition set between MadCatz’ Daigo Umehara and rapper Lupe Fiasco. More recently, legendary basketball player and sportscaster Bill Walton was at Evo, where he had great things to say about the event.
Now, another celebrity and former athlete is throwing his hat in the the virtual ring. Bud Light All-Stars has set up NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal to take on Panda Global’s Ryan “Filipino Champ” Ramirez in some Street Fighter V sets sometime next week.
While this set may surprise some, O’Neal is a well known supporter of esports and competitive gaming, himself being an investor in the NRG eSports team. The match with FChamp itself is only part of what they will be doing on the upcoming stream. O’Neal and FChamp will also be talking about the Bud Light Esports Bash at TwitchCon next week.
And just in case having to take on one of the top Street Fighter V players in the US in said game seems unfair, FChamp and Shaq will also be playing each other in an (as of yet undisclosed) basketball game.
Source: Filipino Champ (Twitter) via PVP Live