Category: Fighting Games

Alongside Es, the second console-exclusive character in BlazBlue: Central Fiction is Mai Natsume: she first starred in manga, as well as Chrono Phantasma Extend’s Remix Heart mode. The new trailer below showcases the character in action, and teases a few story tidbits involving Relius Clover.

This spear-wielding fighter keeps the opponent at bay with her long range and a returning projectile; it looks like she’s able to rapidly close the gap for mix-up opportunities.

In Japan, Mai will be available as downloadable content on October 27th, priced at ¥800.

For more gameplay footage, check out the clip of Mai facing Es, the other console-exclusive character.

Sources: GameSpot; Gematsu

She started in Street Fighter Alpha 2 as a plucky schoolgirl with an incredible fascination with Ryu; starting by copying his moves (with her own modifications), her pursuit of her idol and eventual mentor has grown into a heartwarming and essential aspect of Street Fighter’s lore. Calling Sakura Kasugano a fan-favorite is a bit of an understatement: her earnest dedication to improving her fighting skill just makes you want to root for her!

This new video from XusesGB charts her progress from the Street Fighter Alpha series into the super-kawaii Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo and Super Gem Fighter Mini-Mix (AKA Pocket Fighter) games, the Street Fighter EX series, the Marvel crossover games (and the notable appearance of “Dark Sakura” in such) and more, leading into her most recent playable appearances in Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter X Tekken. Oh–and we can’t forget her guest spot in Rival Schools: United by Fate!

Even more than Akuma, Sakura seems a shoo-in for Street Fighter V’s next DLC season, from her story mode appearances–and simply her long-standing rivalry with Karin Kanzuki. We can only wait and see…

Sakura, ganbaru!

Check out XusesGB’s prior character evolution videos for Akuma and Evil Ryu!

Source: XusesGB

alucarD from Flipside is getting a lot of media attention lately, and it is well-earned. With stellar performances at Absolute Battle, East Coast Throwdown, and Defend the North, Antwan Ortiz has been making a big name for himself on the circuit.

In this interview with Red Bull eSports, alucarD talks about his strategy of picking what maximizes his ability to win. He discusses his favorite competitive game–Street Fighter X Tekken–and he also goes in on Chun-Li in Street Fighter V, saying he is waiting for nerfs and that “Seeing the decline of Chun-Li performances will be comedy to me.” He goes on to talk about his plans while in Japan, saying that he hopes “to represent America properly.”

For more, please follow the link to read the full article.

Source: Red Bull eSports (Twitter)

With Joe “LI Joe” Ciaramelli in Japan for Tokyo Game Show, Kim1234 caught up with him in Harajuku to conduct an interview for The Jump-In Podcast. LI Joe is one of the most sociable people in the fighting game community, and his extroverted character really shines in this interview.

Over the course of the interview, Joe and Kim1234 talk about his Evo matchup and feelings about Eita, as well as life after Evolution 2016 and potential sponsorships coming his way. They also talk about other things rarely talked about with LI Joe, such as the origins of his tattoos, The King of Fighters XIV, and how he has performed since being in Japan.

Source: r/StreetFighter; The Jump-In

With Tokyo Game Show underway, TekkenGamer.com was there with one purpose in mind: they succeeded, and got a long sit-down interview with developer Michael Murray of Bandai Namco.

Murray is well known as one of the core developers of the Tekken series, and is often seen side-by-side with Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada at events. In the interview, Murray talks about his relationship with Harada. He also goes over things such as why Europe has been left out in the cold during this development cycle of Tekken 7, the possibilities and difficulties of having Kid Kazuya playable, his preference of canonical games over non-canonical, and why people feel the wait for Tekken 7 is more excruciating than normal.

For the full interview, hop over to TekkenGamer and have a read.

Source: TekkenGamer.com (Twitter)

With Tokyo Game Show underway, TekkenGamer.com was there with one purpose in mind: they succeeded, and got a long sit-down interview with developer Michael Murray of Bandai Namco.

Murray is well known as one of the core developers of the Tekken series, and is often seen side-by-side with Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada at events. In the interview, Murray talks about his relationship with Harada. He also goes over things such as why Europe has been left out in the cold during this development cycle of Tekken 7, the possibilities and difficulties of having Kid Kazuya playable, his preference of canonical games over non-canonical, and why people feel the wait for Tekken 7 is more excruciating than normal.

For the full interview, hop over to TekkenGamer and have a read.

Source: TekkenGamer.com (Twitter)

The Daily Dot comes back with another episode of Best of III: they start with a recap this weekend’s events and the current Capcom Pro Tour standings. They further talk about some of the issues that players have with the approach to the standings: they discuss in particular about how the online qualifiers can and should change.

Later, Justin Wong of Evil Geniuses calls in from Tokyo, fresh off his win at Manila Cup. They talk to Justin about his recent win in the Philippines, as well as who he thinks is becoming strong in the United States. They further talk about Justin’s recent decision to abstain from American tournaments and focus on international events.

Source: Daily Dot Esports