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September 19, 2016

Watch The Highest Level of Street Fighter V to Date with These Japan Cup 2016 CPT Replays

Japan Cup 2016: the first Street Fighter V Capcom Pro Tour Premier since Evo 2016, took place this past weekend at the annual Tokyo Game Show in Japan. This invite-only tournament featured some of the best SFV players from around the world, making their mark in the Land of the Rising Sun this season.

Street Fighter veterans such as Zowie|Gamerbee and Secret|Poongko finally achieved higher placings (that were the norm for them in Street Fighter IV) after a rough start at the beginning of the CPT season. Meanwhile, up-and-coming talent such as Japanese Ken player Rinta gained a solid fourth place finish after taking down a lot of established players along the way. Young Rashid specialist, John Takeuchi, ended at a respectable ninth place following his landmark win at First Attack a few weeks ago.

There were also plenty of shocking upsets and eliminations, with players such as BSTlDaigo, Evil Genius’ Justin Wong and Ricki Ortiz and RZRlXian drowning in pools! These are players who have won multiple CPT Ranking majors this year and for them to not even make into the top 64 just goes to show tough this Premier tournament was in Japan.

Here are the Winners’, Losers’ and Grand Finals replays of the Japan Cup tournament. You can watch the rest of pools, top 64 and top eight matches in the source at the end of this post.

Source: Capcom Fighters

September 18, 2016

LeChatNoir Wins the First EU King of the Ring Tournament for Killer Instinct

In the very first King of the Ring online tournament run by TheDutchBrawlers, France’s LeChatNoir has claimed victory and gained some all important Ranking Points towards a potential spot at the Killer Instinct World Cup. LeChatNoir’s Hisako did not drop a single game in top 16, beating Germany’s TDB|Goldbaum, Belgium’s TDB|Jitae82, Italy’s Emanuele46 to face two of the UK’s finest KI players in Winners’ and Grand Finals.

After losing to fellow UK resident Valoraxe in Winners’ Quarters, Drago900 made an impressive Losers’ run to take his revenge of Valoraxe’s Cinder and powerline his way into Grand Finals’ against LeChatNoir. Unfortunately, the punches and powerlines of TJ Combo could not deal with the ghostly tricks of Hisako and France won this round in the age old struggle between the two nations. Elsewhere in top 8, Italy’s Emanuele46 made waves with his Aganos and ARIA, before losing to fellow ARIA player JacketedBanjo19 from France. The sole Dutch representative Ki4Life finished at fifth place and seeing as he was casting, streaming and hosting the tournament as well as competing, is nothing to sneeze at.

By all accounts, the first edition of King of the Ring was a success, despite some difficulties setting up lobbies to stream matches, and raises the tension for Kombo Klash Netherlands next month. Will the Netherlands defend the house? Will the UK’s invasion force take another spot at the Killer Instinct World Cup? Will France ride the momentum of this victory to claim the top spot at in Utrecht? All will be revealed October 8-9th so mark your calendars for some great European KI action.

Due to the aforementioned problems with setting up lobbies, the VODs for this tournament are split between TheDutchBrawlers’ channel and Ki4Life’s channel so check both of them out for all the footage of this event. You can also sign up for the second King of the Ring tournament right here.

RESULTS

1. TYI|LeChatNoir (Hisako/France)
2. TM|Drago900 (TJ Combo, Sabrewulf/UK)
3. Valoraxe (Cinder/UK)
4. JacketedBanjo19 (ARIA/France)
5. Emauele46 (ARIA, Aganos/Italy)
5. TDB|Ki4Life (Hisako, Orchid/Netherlands)
7. CWOTC (Gargos, Arbiter/France)
7. TDB|ShadowCageNinja (Cinder/UK)

Sources: TheDutchBrawlers (Twitch), Ki4Life

September 18, 2016

Mr. R Wins the European Key to The PG House Qualifier for The Big House 6

Can anyone in Europe stop this man? In his continued string of continental victories, Mr. R has won the European Key to the Panda Global house, giving him a complimentary flight to The Big House 6, along with the honor of being a Panda Global member over the course of the tournament. The talent pool was quite a lot smaller for the European leg of this online qualifier, with only 365 entrants compared to the 1669 in the North American qualifiers. Even then, there were a fair few no shows and DQs, making the path to top 64 very easy for some competitors.

Even though Mr. R won yet another European event — mostly using Cloud rather than Sheik I might add — there was a fair amount of drama within top 8. The main standout performance came from the Finnish Little Mac ZartZu, who proceeded to smash his way through most of the competition with his Little Mac. While currently ranked fifth in his homeland, he finished at fourth place overall which is quite the achievement for a character considered near the bottom of the tier list. Elsewhere, Europe’s top Bayonetta and winner of Albion Badr came in second, showing that he is still a threat despite the 1.1.6 nerfs to Bayonetta. The Umbra Witch actually showed up a fair few times in top 8, with over half of the competitors using her in their bracket run so beware of witches when playing in Europe.

Will Mr. R find a permanent team in Panda Global after The Big House 6 concludes or will he return to his search for a top flight team? Who knows but based on his continued domination of the European scene, he certainly deserve a team like Fnatic or Alliance to pick him up. You can watch the VODs of the event over on the Unrivaled Tournaments Twitch and expect the edited versions of all the matches on YouTube very soon.

RESULTS:

1. Mr. R (Sheik, Cloud/Netherlands)
2. Badr (Bayonetta/Netherlands)
3. pM|cyve (Diddy Kong, Bayonetta/Germany)
4. ZartZu (Little Mac, Cloud/Finland)
5. BSD| vyQ (Mario, Bayonetta, Villager/Austria)
5. Space (Corrin, Captain Falcon, Bayonetta/Netherlands)
7. Spitfire (Bayonetta/Germany)
7. Miles (Diddy Kong/Germany)

Sources: Unrivaled Tournaments, smash.gg

September 18, 2016

Receive Your Judgment: The CFN Portal Site Introduces the Street Fighter III Judgment Girls

For the next set of Capcom Fighters Network character profiles, Shadaloo’s Private Nakagawa examines their research pertaining to Street Fighter III’s Judgment Girls, a series of women who appear when a draw occurs at the end of a match to declare a winner. Despite being set before SFIII, some of them have made a return–or rather, a chronological debut–as background characters in Street Fighter V’s Kanzuki Private Beach DLC stage.

Private Nakagawa: Now we’re going to present the members of the Judgment Girls. If you’re asking who they are, just try to play Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. They come out if you have a draw in the last possible round of a match!

Anna

Basic Info:

Name: Anna
Height: 159cm
Weight: 49kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: August 28
Home Country: Russia
Favorite things: Sweets, Mathematics
Dislikes: Coffee (it’s bitter)

Private Nakagawa: A Russian-born girl. It seems she wants to become a mathematician in the future. Currently, she’s studying Geometry, Topology and Astrophysics. Her hobby is touring coffee houses, even though she doesn’t drink coffee… She experienced her first travel abroad by invitation from Karin Kanzuki.

Private Nakagawa: We present another member of the Judgment Girls: she’s Julia, and that red outfit really fits her. She came to play at Kanzuki’s Private Beach as well.

Julia

Basic Info:

Name: Julia
Height: 173cm
Weight: secret
Blood type: B
Birthday: November 12
Home Country: UK
Likes: Horse Riding, Parkin (A Gingerbread Cake that originated in Northern England, traditionally made with oatmeal and black treacle/molasses)
Dislikes: Thunderstorms (she’s afraid of them)

Private Nakagawa: An English girl. The daughter of the president of a company that deals with and treats energy sources. She has an earnest character. Enrolled in the same horse riding club as Karin Kanzuki. She respects Karin, because she became the head of the Kanzuki Zaibatsu at such a young age. A member of the “Club of Young Ladies of the World.”

Private Nakagawa: Here’s another member of the Judgment Girls. She resembles Dhalsim’s wife Sally. She seems very fashion-conscious.

Lilly

Basic Info:

Name: Lilly
Height: 170cm
Weight: 57kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: April 8
Home Country: India
Likes: Yogurt
Dislikes: Electric Appliances

Private Nakagawa: An Indian girl. She works in film production. She’s currently writing the sequel to “Ajwain’s Tears.” She watches street fighting to use it as reference for her action scenes. She’s a relative of Dhalsim, and practices Yoga under Sally’s tutelage.

Private Nakagawa: We now present the next member of the Judgment Girls. It’s written 冬麗 and pronounced Dōng Lì. Chūn Lì, Dōng Lì, Dōng Fēng: lots of similar names, don’t you think? I like the name. She’s a girl with short hair.

Toli

Basic Info:

Name: Dōng Lì [“Beautiful Winter” in Chinese; from 冬 dōng “winter” and 麗 lì “beautiful”. Tōli is a mistransliteration coming from the Japanese on reading of 冬, tō. Curiously, the CFN Portal site correctly explains the name pronunciation for Japanese, but the Western transliteration is wrong.]
Height: 163cm
Weight: 55kg
Blood type: B
Birthday: November 17
Home Country: China
Likes: Xiǎolóngbǎo (A type of Steamed Bun from the Jiangnan region of China, especially associated with Shanghai and Wuxi)
Dislikes: Reptiles, Pigeons

Private Nakagawa: A Chinese girl. The second of three sisters. She’s a student that likes to update her blog and try various restaurants. She’s friends with Anna, with whom she regularly exchanges information. A bright personality who does things her own way. It seems she’s instantly able to become friends with anyone.

Private Nakagawa: Another member of the Judgment Girls: A dance-loving teenager. All the Judgment Girls are friends, apparently.

Fair Libra

Basic Info:

Name: Fair Libra
Height: 174cm
Weight: 59kg
Blood type: AB
Birthday: April, 27
Home Country: USA
Favorite things: Animation Dance, Pizza, Hip-Hop
Dislikes: Broccoli

Private Nakagawa: A vigorous Brooklyn girl. She has an older brother with whom she’s close. Her father Eric is a professional saxophonist, and she grew up in a family immersed in music. She loves old school hip-hop.

Private Nakagawa: Here’s another member of the Judgment Girls: it’s written 冬花 and pronounced Dōng Hūa. She was born on a cold Winter’s day.

Tonfa

Basic Info:

Name: Dōng Hūa [“Winter Flower”, in Chinese; from 冬 dōng “winter” and 花 hūa “flower.” Tonfa is a mistransliteration, this time coming from the misreading of 冬, ton and of 花, fa.]
Height: 164cm
Weight: 56kg
Blood type: B
Birthday: December 30
Home Country: China
Likes: Sewing, Cooking
Dislikes: Slimy Things

Private Nakagawa: A Chinese girl. The eldest of three sisters. She’s wanted to be a Kindergarten teacher since childhood. A stable person, who looks after her younger siblings. She’s a pro in the kitchen, and also pays close attention to hygiene.

Private Nakagawa: Here’s the last member of the Judgment Girls. It’s written 理花 and pronounced Lǐ Hūa. The three beautiful sisters are very close.

Rifa

Basic Info:

Name: Lǐ Hūa [“Truth Flower”, in Chinese; from 理 lǐ “truth, logic” (and a myriad of other meanings, including “grain”, “to run affairs”, “order”…) and 花 hūa “flower”. Rifa is a mistransliteration coming from the on Japanese reading of 理, ri; and from the misreading of 花, fa, like her sister. As was the case with her sisters, the CFN Portal site correctly explain the name pronunciation for the Japanese, but the official Western transliteration is wrong.]
Height: 162cm
Weight: 51kg
Blood type: AB
Birthday: June, 28
Home Country: China
Likes: Sports, Parties
Dislikes: Singing (she’s not good)

Private Nakagawa: A Chinese girl. The youngest of three sisters. She runs the 400-meters and 400-meters hurdle. She’s liked to move her body since childhood. She also likes to chat and participate in events. She loves to invite her friends to her home.

That concludes Shadaloo Activity Report’s information on the Judgment Girls. Hopefully it was a nice treat for all you 3rd Strike fans. If you’re in the mood for more CFN Profiles, you can check out the members of the Nguuhao here.

Source: CFN Portal

September 18, 2016

Red Bull Themed Costumes for Ryu and Chun-Li, Along with a Necalli Costume Designed by Kazunoko are Coming to Street Fighter V

Revealed on the Capcom Channel during the course of Tokyo Games Show, a variety of special costumes have been revealed for Street Fighter V. The first costume is a more human design for Necalli, one where he wears samurai armor and has long flowing hair which turns bright yellow upon V-Trigger activation. This costume was actually designed by Capcom Cup 2015 winner Kazunoko, as the mystery prize for winning last year’s competition along side the massive check for $250,000. The winner of this year’s Capcom Cup will also design a costume for a character of their choice.

The other costumes are a special collaboration between Red Bull and Capcom, with Chun-Li and Ryu receiving special Red Bull branded attire to wear in battle. Unlike the Necalli outfit which looks pretty damn cool, these Red Bull designs are hideous. Chun-Li looks like someone doing a terrible Shantae cosplay and Ryu is dressed like the whitest 80s rapper you’ve ever seen. You can check them out in the gallery below but trust me, I doubt anyone will be using these costumes in Capcom Cup 2016. Check out the Twitch clip from kagecchi and the video from XusesGB to see Necalli’s new costume in action. There is also a planned a Story Mode update which will allow players to toggle between the costumes characters wear in Story Mode. Currently, these are all planned for a release in November.

Sources: Capcom Channel, kagecchi (Twitch), XusesGB, technorch (Twitter)

September 18, 2016

Fighting Fest 2016 Streaming Live from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

While Thunderstruck goes down in Mexico, another Latin America Capcom Pro Tour event is taking place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Fighting Fest 2016 is a one-day event with tournaments in Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, Mortal Kombat XL, Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Tekken Tag Tournament 2. In addition to some of the strongest players in the region like DR Ray, Caba and MenaRD, Snake Eyez and Dieminion of the US and Jiewa of China will be competing.

You can watch the event on GAM’s Twitch stream below.

Watch live video from GAMStreamTV on www.twitch.tv

Source: Capcom Pro Tour

September 17, 2016

SSBM Tutorials Outlines How to Beat Sheik in this Super Smash Bros. Melee Guide

Acting as one of the few characters that actually stand a chance of winning a major in Super Smash. Bros Melee, Sheik can give newer players a lot of trouble with her potent tech chase follow ups, super fast aerials and easy auto-combos on low to mid level players. In order to help those who are struggling in the fight against this sneaky Sheikah, Kira from SSBM Tutorials has compiled an extensive guide on how to beat Sheik.

This video guide lists how to deal with Sheik’s main two approaches options, how to exploit her mediocre neutral and how to avoid and exploit those who like to sit back and charge needles all day. The main thing to take from this guide is players need to stay calm against Sheik and not panic whenever they get tech chase grabbed or have to deal with her shield pressure. Mashing buttons straight out of shield will get you punished nine times out of ten so learning how to combat her specific pressure strings will go a long way in defeating Sheik.

Source: SSBM Tutorials

September 17, 2016

Avenge the Death of a Certain Gorilla in Harambe versus Capcom

It may not be Capcom All-Stars but this fan game looks like the closest fighting game fans are going to get to a new crossover game. This reworked version of Mugen has Harambe escaping from an evil organization made up of reskinned Street Fighter characters, as he tries to reunite with Ryu and escape back to the jungles of Africa. You fight off zoo keepers, Evil Ken and even Shin Vega in your quest to return home.

Complete with a Harambe themed soundtrack, the Otaku Gang have created quite the tribute to the fallen gorilla. You can download and play this work of art over on the official HarambeGame page and work out any remaining emotions you may have towards the unjust murder of this proud simian. Get your Hurricane Kicks out for Harambe.

Source: Otaku Gang

September 17, 2016

Check out How the Digital Figure Mode Works in the Upcoming Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- Patch

As promised right after the 2016 Evo Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- championship, a Digital Figure Mode is making its way to the Arc System Works game later this month. On September 30th, the mode will be available thanks to a free patch alongside some as yet unannounced balance changes.

In an introductory trailer, the company explains how the mode works. It functions like a diorama: it allows to set a scene between two characters in any background available from the game. The trailer shows off how flexible it’s going to be. For example, it’s possible to put Sol Badguy in his motorcycle from Story Mode and change his facial expressions and color. Naturally, the game allows to freely move the camera around in 3D and zoom in on the details. PlayStation 4 users can then take a screenshot and share it across social media by using the Share feature.

There’s also a contest tied to a #GGXrd_Photo hashtag that will run until October 10th.

Do you already have ideas for the Digital Figure Mode? Let us know in the comments below!

Source: Arc System Works

September 17, 2016

The SRK Rollback: Week of September 10-16, 2016

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news and our favorite SRK articles from September 10 to September 16, 2016!

Zavian “mushin_Z” Sildra, Editor-in-Chief:

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He Is Power Made Flesh! Explore the Evolution of Street Fighter’s Akuma

I’m a sucker for footage from classic Street Fighter games; always love to watch those old 2D sprites beat each other up. XusesGB also did more of these for Evil Ryu and Sakura.

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See the Faces Behind the English Voice Cast in Street Fighter V

I think voice actors deserve all the recognition they can get–they’re too often overlooked for their contributions to our games and animation, but that does seem to be slowly improving. By pairing the faces to the voices, this is as close as we have so far to what a recording session for Street Fighter V would have looked like.

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Urien Is Coming to Street Fighter V, Alongside New Stage Transitions and Much More, on September 22

It never rains, but it pours. There’s just so much in this update that Street Fighter V has needed to feel “complete!” Vs. CPU mode, stage transitions, and stat-tracking! Just: wow.

Sam “Trilby” Foxall, Assistant Editor:

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Arcade Hacker Project Releases CPS2 Desuicide Method to Public

It lives! Thanks to some work by dedicated arcade hackers, anyone with a dead CPS2 arcade board can bring their games back to life, using this method and some specialist hardware.

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Daigo Umehara Awarded Two New Guinness World Records: Ultra Street Fighter IV Ranking and Most-Watched Match

Daigo now has a Triple Crown for Guinness World Records; one for his SFIV ranking, another for Evo Moment 37, and one for having the highest earnings of any pro-gamer in 2010. Let’s hope he can break some more records in SFV.

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Wavedash Games Reveals Kidd the Space Goat, Their Interpretation of the Space Animal Archetype

Wavedash Games’ interpretation of the Space Animal is also a massive tribute to the GOAT of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Joseph “Mang0” Marquez who is often known as “The Kid.”

Keegan “Interrobang!?” Spindler, Features Editor:

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LostFeather’s King of Fighters XIV Combo Exhibition: A Combo for Every Character

King of Fighters XIV is the flavor of the month, and I’ve been known to indulge. Watching LostFeather do work with every member of the cast is great fun–and I have to admit, I might be a little jealous of his ability to make it look so easy.

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Mr Lz Hammers Home His Dominance with Mr. Game and Watch in This Project M Combo Video

In the land of 2D, Mr Lz is king. Almost single-handedly responsible for the notoriety of Mr. Game & Watch in Project M, PM’s child prodigy is to blame for all sorts of painful flashbacks for even the best players, and this combo video shows off exactly why.

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Have a Peek at Some of BlazBlue: Central Fiction’s Combos for Ragna, Jin, & Hibiki

It might not be out yet, but that hasn’t stopped anyone from hopping into the demo for BlazBlue: Central Fiction and start exploring. It’s always a pleasure watching Ragna the Bloodedge go ham, and there’s plenty of that to be found here–with some combos from Jin and Hibiki for good measure.

Editor’s note: The views expressed in this article and the selected posts are solely those of the writers, and do not reflect Shoryuken.com as a whole.