Category: Fighting Games

With so many characters to choose from in The King of Fighters XIV, where to begin? If the cybernetic fighter Maxima catches your eye, this guide from Apolo Loussalier will serve you well as a start on your way to wielding his strength effectively against your opponents. Starting with basic normals and working through anti-airs, combos, setups and more, there’s plenty here to base your combat programming on.

If you still burn to fight, have a look at our KOFXIV combo roundups, or VesperArcade’s trial guides.

Source: Apolo Loussalier

With so many characters to choose from in The King of Fighters XIV, where to begin? If the cybernetic fighter Maxima catches your eye, this guide from Apolo Loussalier will serve you well as a start on your way to wielding his strength effectively against your opponents. Starting with basic normals and working through anti-airs, combos, setups and more, there’s plenty here to base your combat programming on.

If you still burn to fight, have a look at our KOFXIV combo roundups, or VesperArcade’s trial guides.

Source: Apolo Loussalier

Sony has recently revealed the future of the PlayStation 4 console in the unveiling of the much-expected slim PlayStation 4, and the more interesting PlayStation 4 Pro–that powered-up PS4 “Neo” that we;ve been hearing about for quite a while. PS4 firmware update 4.00 has just gone live, and it not-so-coincidentally includes a transfer utility to make it that much easier to move your games and data over to a shiny new PS4 Pro. But the question is: if fighting games are your focus on the console, is there any benefit to dropping cash on the beefy new machine?

As Maximilian discusses in the video below, basically: no. When you factor in that the upgrades are primarily visual–and that for fighting games to work properly the frame rates need to be standardized, and many high-end 4K displays may still suffer latency issues–there’s not really any incentive for fighters to make the switch, at least not yet. Next year’s biggest releases–namely Tekken 7: Fated Retribution and Injustice 2–have not yet indicated they will take advantage of any visual upgrade the PS4 can provide.

Of course, the advantages to other genres may be well worth your while if that’s your bag; Maximilian also talks about some of the upcoming games he’s looking forward to that will indeed benefit from the graphical boost.

Source: Maximilian Dood

Sony has recently revealed the future of the PlayStation 4 console in the unveiling of the much-expected slim PlayStation 4, and the more interesting PlayStation 4 Pro–that powered-up PS4 “Neo” that we;ve been hearing about for quite a while. PS4 firmware update 4.00 has just gone live, and it not-so-coincidentally includes a transfer utility to make it that much easier to move your games and data over to a shiny new PS4 Pro. But the question is: if fighting games are your focus on the console, is there any benefit to dropping cash on the beefy new machine?

As Maximilian discusses in the video below, basically: no. When you factor in that the upgrades are primarily visual–and that for fighting games to work properly the frame rates need to be standardized, and many high-end 4K displays may still suffer latency issues–there’s not really any incentive for fighters to make the switch, at least not yet. Next year’s biggest releases–namely Tekken 7: Fated Retribution and Injustice 2–have not yet indicated they will take advantage of any visual upgrade the PS4 can provide.

Of course, the advantages to other genres may be well worth your while if that’s your bag; Maximilian also talks about some of the upcoming games he’s looking forward to that will indeed benefit from the graphical boost.

Source: Maximilian Dood

The battle continues for spots in the Red Bull Proving Grounds Street Fighter V playoffs in Santa Monica on October 21; Red Bull eSports has taken the time to feature a recent qualifier by the name of Kyle “KyleP” Palsson: an “emerging star” of the Seattle Battle Opera. In this video, KyleP discusses starting out in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 in 2013, and how Street Fighter V is the first Street Fighter he has played competitively. He goes on to discuss how he wants to raise the visibility of the Seattle FGC by traveling to compete. Check out the full Player Profile below.

Catch up on the ongoing Red Bull Proving Grounds qualifiers with these highlights.

Source: Red Bull eSports

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U’s development was beset by borderline unreasonable demands from many fans of the series. So much was asked for from so many different people, but one of the more popular of them was bringing The World’s Strongest into the ring. Despite the outcry, fan requests fell into a Dead Zone as far as Nintendo was concerned, but the requests didn’t go unheard.

Avid Smash Modder KTH recently took up the challenge of bringing the beloved character to Smash, using Ryu as a base. Being a skin for Ryu, a character known for searching for the true Path to Power, his Shoryuken takes on a whole new meaning. Unleash the Wrath of the Dragon with this Mod today!

Source: KTH

As Japanese pre-orders of BlazBlue: Central Fiction give you access to a playable demo, it’s only natural that console game footage for BBCF is working its way online. Here’s a short selection of some of the combo videos that have surfaced so far.

First, have a look at these exhibition CMVs for Ragna and Jin, from anthony piccaver:

Next, for something a little more practical, Swillo & BimmyQuestion have uploaded these Hibiki combos and corner variations:

If you’re looking forward to newcomers Mai Natsume and Es, have a look at this gameplay footage!

Thanks to Anthony for the CMV tip!

Sources: anthony piccaver; Swillo & BimmyQuestion