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Learn behind-the-scenes details about Street Fighter: The Movie in this closer look from The Guardian

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Many people who love fighting games will claim the live-action Street Fighter: The Movie — starring Raul Julia, Jean Claude Van Damme, and Ming-Na Wen — as a guilty pleasure. It is one of those movies that is so bad it’s good in many eyes, while many others will still roll their eyes in disgust at the mere mention of it.

Regardless, there’s a lot of lore as to why the movie turned out the way it did, including pressure from Capcom in creating the Sawada role, filming issues within Thailand — which was in civil unrest during filming — and Van Damme’s cocaine addiction at the time. All of this and more is chronicled in The Guardian’s look at the film. The movie remains a top-grosser for Van Damme — and according to the director, the humor isn’t accidental: they were well-aware that they were making a funny movie.

Source: The Guardian

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Fighting EX Layer has Kara Throws with ridiculous range

Fighting EX Layer‘s Gougi system allows players to modify core aspects of their character’s strengths. I bring this up because a common Gougi for Grapplers (particularly Darun) is the Thunderbolt Gougi (which allows you to threaten with a command grab from virtually anywhere on the screen via the “teleport” ability) or the Grab Master Gougi (which improves your grab range.)

But if you want improved grab range without having to commit to one of these particular Gougi decks, there’s good news: not only are kara grabs in this game, they are huge. As demonstrated in the video above you can with cancel virtually any normal into special moves on whiff. This allows you to get the extra range from those normals and get longer range command grabs in the process. Considering that you also get extra momentum from dashing in FEXL, you can see the potential every command grab character has, regardless of what Gougi they pick.

Source: Pene Power

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Pre-Sale for the EVO x QanbaUSA Drone Arcade Stick is now live

Evo-attendees: Remember that Evo-Themed, PS4 compatible Qanba stick we advertised a few days ago? If you looked at that and said “Yes, I need this in my life”, then behold. It has arrived:

You can now pre-purchase the stick through evomerch.com while supplies last. Don’t forget that you must be registered for Evo 2018 first! So if you haven’t done that yet, well, do it! Do it now, and do it fast — there’s only 3 days left before registration is closed.

Source: Evo Twitter

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Yoshinori Ono reveals the schedule for the Street Fighter V panel at San Diego Comic-Con

Capcom and Street Fighter have been a staple of the San Diego Comic-Con, as such it should be no surprise that the company will have a panel for the game at SDCC. And series producer Yoshinori Ono has revealed the schedule for their panel at SDCC 2018.

In the tweet below, Ono confirms that their Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition panel will take place at 2:00 PM this Friday, July 20 at room 6bCF.

In addition to this, the tweet above also confirms that he will be at the Capcom booth for some autograph signing sessions. The sessions will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday, 4:30 PM on Friday, and 11:30 AM on Saturday.

Now in previous years, Capcom has always had something to announce at the San Diego Comic-Con. Will we see our first in game glimpse of upcoming DLC character G at SDCC? We’ll find out this weekend when the San Diego Comic-Con takes place at the San Diego Convention Center, in San Diego, CA.

Source: Yoshinori Ono (Twitter)

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– Clicker Heroes 2 Beta Kicks Off with Infinite Adventures for Aspiring ARPGers

Playsaurus has announced the start of beta testing for Clicker Heroes 2. During the test, players will be able to “clicking through an infinite Action RPG built and designed to be enjoyed for years to come.”. The goal of the game is to provide players with infinite progression and amazing powerups along the way. It’s a “neverending journey to defeat mythical creatures, progressing through an infinite number of worlds”.

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– Middle-earth: Shadow of War – Microtransactions Are Gone & Big Improvements Arrive

Middle-earth: Shadow of War has been updated with a large patch that brings a number of new enhancements and content into the game. In addition, the Market has been removed so the game is now 100% microtransaction-free. Orcs can be recruited through Online Vendettas and Ranked Conquests and will be stored in a player’s Garrison. . Mirian will “be used to train, upgrade and customize your personal Orc army”.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be playable at Evo 2018

The ultimate fighting game event meets the ultimate version of Super Smash Bros.!

After its announcement at E3 2018, the community had their patience rewarded with confirmation that Nintendo would be bringing a new version of Super Smash Bros. to the Nintendo Switch system in December 2018: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This update to the series will offer a myriad of new gameplay mechanics — and feature the inclusion of every Super Smash Bros. fighter that has appeared in the series before, alongside newcomers Daisy, Inkling, and Ridley!

Events showcasing a playable build of the upcoming title have so far been few — but the fighting game community is about to get a chance to get some hands-on experience at the biggest venue of the year.

Evo 2018 will have an early demo of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game on hand for attendees to try for themselves!

Super Smash Bros. has long been a central part of Evo; this year continues to see the classic Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U games both featured as main stage events, with Super Smash Bros. Melee also part of the World Finals on Sunday. Thousands of fans will be in attendance at Las Vegas to compete and celebrate this series, including the best players in the world. There simply isn’t a better place to experience Super Smash Bros. Ultimate than at the ultimate fighting game event of the year!

Source: Evo

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Bandai Namco Entertainment announces Dragon Radar Events as part of the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour

Bandai Namco Entertainment America made a big announcement concerning the currently-ongoing Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour: the addition of Dragon Radar events. These “specially selected offline events from around the world” will hold a spectacular prize for the victors: a free flight and hotel to any future Saga event of their choosing, or the Last Chance Qualifier for the Finals. This should allow even more Z Fighters from across the globe to get involved with the Tour, including some that may not have been able to make it out to the events on their own — especially with six of them being held in at least five different countries. You can see the announcement tweet below:

The full list of Dragon Radar events is said to be announced soon, so keep your browser locked here to Shoryuken as more information is made available. Already Canada Cup 2018 have revealed they will be one such event. Don’t forget the second Saga event is VSFighting 2018, from July 20th to the 22nd in Birmingham, England, where the 2-Star Dragon Ball will be on the line.

Sources: Bandai Namco US (Twitter); dbfzworldtour.com

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All For One and One For All clash in this new trailer for My Hero One’s Justice

“You’ll die here full of regret, All Might!”

To keep the hype rising as we approach the game’s October 26 release date, Bandai Namco Entertainment has released a new trailer for the upcoming arena fighter My Hero One’s Justice, based on the My Hero Academia anime. The trailer shows off plenty of in-battle gameplay, but also showcases the game’s story mode (featuring separate paths to explore both Hero and Villain backstories) and customization features. Check it out below!

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment America

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ARIKA to host a special Fighting EX Layer livestream with Street Fighter II creator Akira Nishitani

ARIKA seems to be on a roll with Fighting EX Layer; not only is it a great fighter, but it’s sold well enough that it’s getting its first batch of free DLC characters. With this, some may be wondering what’s on the horizon for this new fighter.

Well, we may get some answers soon. ARIKA will be hosting a special live stream with Daigo Umehara’s BeasTV on July 19 at 8:00 PM JST, or 4:00 AM Pacific. The stream will mark the first official stream from them since the game’s launch, and will feature none other than Street Fighter II creator — and ARIKA co-founder — Akira Nishitani.

As for the contents of the stream: the announcement video for the stream indicates that they’ll be showing off DLC characters Pullum Purna and Vulcano Rosso in-game for the first time.

Fighting EX Layer is now available for purchase on PlayStation 4.

Source: Arika