Category: Fighting Games

Most fans of Street Fighter are familiar with Shadaloo’s group of 12 assassins known as the Dolls, due to them having a large role in Street Fighter V’s Cinematic Story Mode, in addition to Juni, Juli and Decapre being playable in past titles. We even covered their CFN Profiles back in June. However, it’s a little-known fact that there are actually a group of Apprentice Dolls within Shadaloo, who are ranked below the main group we’ve come to know, with the aspirations of someday rising through the ranks to join them. There are three Classes of Apprentice Dolls as follows:

Basic Information:

Name: Junior Dolls
Equipment: Night-Vision goggles, Psycho Power amplifying devices
Duties: Serving each of the Four Heavenly Kings, Infiltration, Base Security

Name: Intermediate Dolls
Equipment: Chest rigs, Headsets, Psycho Armor (Epaulets), Psycho Stun Guns, Psycho Grenades
Duties: Serving the Four Heavenly Kings, Battle, Base Security, Sabotage

Name: Senior Dolls
Equipment: Psycho Armor (Epualets)
Work: Serving each of the Four Heavenly Kings, Commanding troops and directing battles, Training the Junior and Intermediate Dolls, Battle, Sabotage

These are all soldiers who yearn to be Dolls. Some Junior Dolls appeared in the pachislot game Chun-Li ni makase China (“Chun-Li Leaves China”). The Intermediate and Senior Dolls are more combat-oriented, and tend to be out on the battlefield. Senior Dolls actually outrank the Senior Shadaloo Soldiers! Their code names come from the signature flowers of their home countries, such as the Löwenzahn, a German name for the common Dandelion.

For more Shadaloo Activity Reports, check out of coverage of another dark organization–the Illuminati–here.

Source: CFN Portal

Bandai Namco Entertainment recently revealed their stage schedule for the 2016 Tokyo Game Show. As expected, among the games that the company will be showing on stage is none other than their flagship fighting game, Tekken 7: Fated Retribution.

While Tekken 7 being featured isn’t surprising, what is exciting is exactly what they’re going to have on stage. The listing for Tekken 7 states that they will be holding a special “Greatest vs. Greatest” stage show. What exactly this means is as of yet unknown, however it does hint at some for of exhibition show, or maybe even a tournament.

With the show being held in Japan, it’s not much of a stretch to imagine Bandai Namco bringing in some top players from the country–as well as neighboring Korea–to participate in the show.

The Tekken 7 Greatest vs. Greatest stage show at the Tokyo Game Show will take place on Sunday, September 18, from 10:30 AM to 11:10 AM Japan time (6:30 PM to 7:10 PM PST on September 17).

Source: Bandai Namco via Gematsu

Ahead of the actual event in a week’s time, the Imperium Pro Team have announced the prize pool for Street Fighter V at this year’s Manila Cup. The total prize pool is 150,000 Philippine pesos or roughly $3,200, with the grand prize being $1,200, or 60,000 Philippine pesos. This is without any pot bonuses which may be added to the coffers ahead of the actual event. This prize pot puts Manila Cup up there as one of the richest events in South East Asia, alongside tournaments like South East Asia Major, so sign up if you want to earn that big money.

The actual player list is looking fierce, with players like GGP|Kazunoko, YouDeal MJS|Haitani and HM|Eita coming in from Japan, while the USA is sending the combined forces EG|K-Brad, EG|Ricki Ortiz, EG|Justin Wong and PG|Filipino Champ to notch up a victory in one of the toughest regions in the Capcom Pro Tour. Registration for Manila Cup ends on the 7th of September and there will be no on-site registration, so get your money in now to avoid disappointment.

Source: Imperium Pro Team

Following Evo 2016, some of the biggest topics of discussion regarding Tekken 7 revolved around Akuma; specifically, the fact that Street Fighter player Lee Chung Gon–more commonly known as Poongko, from Team Secret–took 3rd place with him, and the fact that many considered him to be too strong.

These things–Poongko’s ease of transition into Tekken 7, as well as the game’s overall balance, were some of the things that VG24/7 discussed with Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada when they met at Gamescom last month.

When discussing how easily Poongko seems to have transitioned into Tekken 7, Harada confirmed that this was their intention. “That’s what we were hoping would happen,” he states, “that players like Poongko who know the character well in Street Fighter could just take their Street Fighter skills that they’ve honed and easily port it over to Tekken.”

That said, he did say that seeing (Street Fighter producer) Yoshinori Ono’s glee whenever Akuma would win put a damper on things. “He was pretty happy each time Akuma would win a match, so… that was kind of irritating,” admits Harada.

As for the game’s balance: to handle fan feedback on that and other issues, Harada states that they combine feedback from social media and Twitter (where Harada has a vocal presence), with actual hard data from polls and results from the arcade.

One interesting thing he stated is that they never take fan feedback at face value. Harada states that “most of the time somebody’s saying something, but the truth is that what they’re saying isn’t exactly what they want.” He continues, saying that “we have to look and say–what is the underlying cause that’s led to them saying that particular thing?”

Aside from these, Harada also gives his thoughts on fighting games and the genre as an esport, stating that the two are “a good match.”

Source: VG24/7

According to Warner Bros., Mortal Kombat XL and all of its content will soon find its home on PCs starting on October 4. This news has been a long time coming, after NetherRealm Studios seemingly abandoned the idea of a PC release and then later surprised folks with an update and beta.

Series creator Ed Boon has been teasing folks after running a poll to see what players wanted most between additional character balances, an ESL Tournament Season 4, or a PC port. After running the results, the PC port held a close lead.

What news do you want to see most on Mortal Kombat X ?

— Ed Boon (@noobde) July 30, 2016

Less than a month later, Boon left a “Kryptic” message for PC users that inspired hope among the community.

Maybe we should Karry eXtra Long People who Care? pic.twitter.com/rvq6spBojz

— Ed Boon (@noobde) August 22, 2016

All of the balances that went along with the most recent beta test will be available to all owners of Mortal Kombat X on PC on October 4 as well.

It is nice to see the PC version being brought up to speed. According to GameSpot, the reason behind Mortal Kombat X’s troubled PC support stemmed from how the game is installed. NetherRealm decided to implement a new installation system that would allow the game to be played without requiring every file to be on the hard drive; this lead to many issues for the title and for a time, patches hurt the game more than they helped. At least the game will at last be comparable in content to its console cousins.

With Injustice 2, NetherRealm Studio’s most recent project–currently only announced for consoles–one can hope that it will see an eventual PC release after having more time to give the title their full attention.

Source: GameSpot

Anyone who’s seen Street Fighter V’s Cinematic Story Mode knows that the future machinations of Gill and Urien are beginning to be set into motion. Courtesy of the CFN Portal, we’ll take a look at some of the associates–and experiments–of the Illuminati, also known as the “Secret Society.”

First up is Eleven, who as the name implies, is the predecessor to Street Fighter III’s Twelve, an artificial life form that can manipulate its body and features in a variety of ways.

Basic Information:

Name: Eleven
Height: 170cm (variable)
Weight: 60kg (variable)
Blood Type: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Country of Origin: Unknown
Favorite thing: Unknown
Dislikes: Unknown

A life form created by the Secret Society from plants, rather than animals; apparently, it is possible for it to mimic other figures. It has no free will or intentions, and will only faithfully do what it has been ordered to. But it still seems to be in the prototype stage…

Next up is the perfected specimen of this research, Twelve.

Basic Information:

Name: Twelve
Height: 175cm (variable)
Weight: 85kg (variable)
Blood Type: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Country of Origin: Unknown
Favorite thing: Unknown
Dislikes: Unknown

The “pure-white slaughter weapon!” Once you’ve become its target, the end is near for you. A powerful warrior given birth by Gill’s organization, a mass produced slaughter machine–reports stating over 500 of them have been identified. It can copy the appearance of an opponent, modify its appearance, change its arms into sharp blades, and even disappear by becoming transparent, making itself invisible to the human eye. It can even generate a patgium membrane between its arms and legs to glide through the air.

10100・01000・00101・00101・01110・00100 (THEEND)

Moving on, we have Necro’s girlfriend and one of Street Fighter III’s “Judgment Girls,” the mysterious Effie:

Basic Information:

Name: Effie
Height: 152cm
Weight: 40kg
Blood Type: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Country of Origin: Unknown
Favorite things: red
Dislikes: secret organization

In addition to Effie, it seems this guy was also “remodeled.” It seems they were given special abilities and sent into war. Somehow, she uses a chainsaw…

Next up, we have the devious man behind all of these creations, Dr. Wu! A genius scholar belonging to Gill’s organization, the creator of Eleven and Twelve, and also the person who preformed modification surgery on Necro.

Basic Information:

Name: Dr. Wu
Height: 152cm
Weight: 67kg
Blood type: B
Birthday: February 26,
Country of Origin: China
Favorite things: Experimental study
Dislikes: violence

He was originally a world-famous scientist before he was kidnapped by the secret society. Since his capture, he has been using Urien’s body reconstruction theories as a base to produce a variety of biological weapons. It seems he has also benefited from this himself. His IQ is above 1300 (self-proclaimed).

To close things out, we’ll take a look at the woman behind Nash’s resurrection, Helen–who later becomes Gill’s secretary, Kolin.

Basic Info:

Name: Helen
Height: 168cm
Weight: 65kg
Blood type: AB
Birthday: February 14
Country of Origin: Unknown
Favorite things: reading, butterflies
Dislikes: Unknown

The one who found the mysteriously resurrected person Nash in those ancient ruins. A gentle-looking woman who leaves quite an impression; she’s always reading an old book she carries with her.

Basic Info:

Name: Kolin
Height: 168cm
Weight: 65kg
Blood type: AB
Birthday: February 14
Country of Origin: Unknown
Favorite things: reading, butterflies
Dislikes: Everything except Master Gill, soldiers

She has a very cunning and calculating personality, and she will achieve her objective by any means necessary. She will sometimes deceive her opponents with a friendly tone and her soft, kind voice. She is involved behind-the-scenes with a variety of incidents.

That wraps up another round of profiles, but make sure to check out our coverage of the protagonists of the canceled Capcom Fighting All-Stars here.

Source: CFN Portal