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Yoshinori Ono wishes a happy birthday to Blanka and welcomes him to Street Fighter V in this video message

Blanka will be arriving next week — and Ono-san’s pretty pleased about it!

According to classic Street Fighter lore, today is Blanka’s birthday — naturally a good day to give us his official reveal trailer for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition! (His new cuddly Story Mode costume is pictured above.)

Street Fighter executive producer Yoshinori Ono is well-known for his love of Blanka, as evident by his ever-present toy companion. He now offers a video message to SFV players via the Street Fighter Twitter feed, wishing his favorite fighter a happy birthday and welcoming him into the SFV roster. Check it out below:

Blanka will be added to SFVAE next Tuesday, February 20th.

Source: Street Fighter (Twitter)

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Brawlout on Switch adds Brawlout TV mode, new items and fixes; Currently discounted on eShop

New reasons to check out this platform fighter on Nintendo’s Switch.

The latest patch for Brawlout on the Nintendo Switch (version 1.1.0) is presently live, updating the game with a number of new features and improvements, including:

Brawlout TV

  • Watch live and recent matches from players worldwide!
  • Check out your own online match history and watch replays of your previous online battles.

Smarter AI

  • AI opponents are now able to use DI (Directional Influence), both to escape combos and to dampen the impact of otherwise fatal blows. In general, AI should be a little harder to combo and KO.

New Achievements

  • Tons of new achievements, which give players extra rewards to help speed up the process of acquiring piñatas.

Mastery Skins

  • Two new special cosmetics can be unlocked for each character when players reach Mastery Levels 10 and 15 with each.

Exclusive character gear items

  • Special cosmetics have been added that are obtainable by redeeming codes given out during special events.

This is on top of bug fixes, which include general fixes as well as specific character balancing; the patch notes can be viewed here.

To celebrate the new patch and the success Brawlout has seen on Switch so far — with over 80,000 players reported to have joined the fight — new players can pick up the game at a 25% discount on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Offer applies to the US and Europe, and expires on February 14th, so act fast if you want to get in on the brawl at a discounted price.

Source: Brawlout [press release]

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NuckleDu to fly out local Florida FGC talent to Evo 2018 this year

Top players have always had a history of supporting the fighting game community by trying to bring up rising talent. From Justin Wong’s tradition of sending players out under his “WongNation” tag, to Infiltration bringing NL, Verloren, and Xyzzy out to overseas events, and now MenaRD’s esports team supporting Dominican players, it is always great to see the top players give back.

2016 Capcom Cup champion NuckleDu is doing the same. This year, he has endeavored to send out one local player from his native Florida to Evo 2018, in an effort to “share with players who don’t have the opportunity to travel, to experience what I do on a daily basis.” The way to take advantage of this opportunity is to win a local tournament in Seminole — called GoTE — that has NuckleDu publicized in his Facebook post regarding his choice to give back to the FGC.

The tournament is tomorrow, on Tuesday the 13th at 6:00 PM ET, so make sure you are in attendance if you are in the area!

Source: NuckleDu (Facebook)

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Tune into Arc System Works’s Twitch stream today at 5:00 PM PST for a special announcement

Are you an Arc System Works fan, and had nothing to do planned in a few hours? Well, thanks to this surprise teaser on the @ArcSystemWorksU Twitter, you do now:

While there’s very little indication of what the announcement could be, the guests involved at least allow us to speculate a little. With Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle and the the re-balance of Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 both set to roll out soon, the producers may be brought on for more information on these titles. Then again, the above image references the company’s comical Evo 2018 promos — perhaps we have a future bombshell related to the world’s biggest fighting game tournament…?

Source: @ArcSystemWorksU

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StrongStyle 6 — NorCal’s premier Tekken 7 event — results

NorCal StrongStyle 6, Northern California’s major Tekken tournament, was held over the weekend with more than 230 players competing in Tekken 7. A tournament with strong grassroots origins, StrongStyle, made a return in 2018 after a hiatus of several years. It was last resurrected in 2014 in memory of player Patrick “ILOVEYOURMOM” Collins, who passed away during the same year due to sickle cell complications.

Despite its humble beginnings, this year’s StrongStyle was a prime destination for top international competition. Among the field were players from Korea (Saint, JDCR, JeongDing), Japan (JacKiller, BKC), and Europe (Fergus, BlackBeard, Jopelix). Top American players SpeedKicks, JimmyJTran, and JoeyFury turned up for the action as well.

StrongStyle was streamed for the first time by TeamSp00ky with support from 10/0 Productions. The high production value of the broadcast was an exciting addition to the tournament; in the past organizer Bronson Tran had chosen to forgo streaming StrongStyle in favor of focusing on the player experience at the event.

The two day event brought its fair share of upsets, with 2017 Tekken World Tour runner-up and King of Iron Fist 2016 Champion Echo Fox|Saint failing to make top 8 after losing to Jimmy Tran and Marquis “Shadow 20z” Jordan. Tran, a NorCal native, fought his way into winners finals with the crowd behind him and raced out to a 2-1 lead before falling to JDCR.

Here is the Twitch archive for day 2 of StrongStyle:

Results

tk7fr-tournament

Tekken 7

1. Echo Fox|JDCR (Dragonov)
2. JimmyJTran (Brian Fury)
3. UYU|Pling (Xiaoyu)
4. Rickstah (Akuma)
5. WalkerGaming|BKC (Brian Fury)
5. vS|Trungy (Geese)
7. Shadow 20z (Claudio)
7. Jackller-Bancho (Jack 7)

Match Log
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Blanka, the Warrior of the Amazon, joins the Street Fighter V cast on February 20th

Happy Birthday Blanka! Just as the Brazilian beastman turns 52, Capcom have announced that he will be joining the Street Fighter V cast on February 20th. Retaining his primal and electrifying fighting style, Blanka comes to Arcade Edition with a brand new command grab and a special crouching stance.

His new command grab is called Wild Hunt, causing Blanka to leap forward and scratch at his opponent with his claws. His V-Skill is Coward Crouch, which has Blanka ducking down before returning to his neutral position. Blanka can low-profile fireballs while in Coward Crouch and he can act out of the stance by hitting either a Punch or Kick button. Wild Lift happens when you hit Punch, and it has Blanka swinging his arms up to launch his opponent. You can then follow up with either a normal, a special or even Blanka’s Critical Art. If you hit Kick, Blanka does his Raid Jump, causing him to leap high into the air.

His V-Trigger I is Jungle Dynamo, which increases the power of his rolling attacks and gives you access to additional follow-ups. His Electric Thunder also gets an attack boost and an animation change, having Blanka step forward before he discharges electricity. He also gains access to Ground Shave Rolling, which can be performed by hitting HK+HP and is a great combo extender.

Blanka’s V-Trigger II is Lightning Beast and gives Blanka access to a new special called Rolling Cannon. By pressing HK+HP and a direction, Blanka can roll in any direction he wants. You can combo into Rolling Cannon from any of his rolling attacks, turning Blanka into a deadly electrified pinball.

If you have the Season 3 character pass, you’ll get access to his Story, Battle and Nostalgia costumes. The Battle costumes will look very familiar — it’s the toy Sakura has hanging off her belt in her Story costume!

Blanka Story Costume
Blanka Battle Costume
Blanka Retro Costume

Source: Capcom-Unity

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– Kingdom Come Deliverance Day 1 PS4 Patch is Huge & Brings Big Changes

February 13th is a big day for Warhorse Studios with the release of Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Over the weekend, it was revealed that the Day 1 patch for PlayStation 4 would weigh in at a hefty 23Gb, fully half the size of the 46Gb install. The update brings some big changes to a number of systems including weapons and armor rebalance, combat improvements, bug fixes and improvements.

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Bandai Namco announces Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. 2 for arcades

While Bandai Namco is still adding new content to Gundam Versus, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t working on the next iteration of the series. A the 2018 Japan Amusement Expo, the company announced Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. 2.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. 2  is the latest entry in the Gundam: Extreme Vs. sub-series. It follows in the footsteps of Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs., Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost, Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost,  and Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ON.

All of the above games are featured in the teaser trailer that Bandai Namco released alongside the announcement.

While no footage of the actual game was shown, Bandai Namco have confirmed that the game will not only launch this year, but will also have location tests in the summer.

Source: Bandai Namco

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The OST CD for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition contains both Blanka and Falke’s theme

With the upcoming release of the OST for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, online sites have been uploading samples of the songs available on the soundtrack. Hidden within the various track listings are two interesting songs — the character themes for upcoming characters Blanka and Falke.

Falke’s theme is a great chill-out track, in the same vein of Tekken 7‘s Infinite Azure. Blanka on the other hand has gone full metal-head for Street Fighter V, no doubt in relation to his more animalistic design. The track previews are only short, but you can get a flavor of Falke and Blanka through these samples.

For those who want to grab the SFV:AE OST, you can pre-order it through Amazon Japan, with its release date set for February 14th.

Source: Emezie

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Canada Cup Master Series registration is now open, will be held May 11-13, 2018 in Calgary, Alberta

Are you in — or looking for an excuse to go to — the Great White North? Canada Cup Gaming has just announced open registration for its Canada Cup Master Series event, taking place in Calgary, Alberta on May 11-13; based on the tournaments available to compete in, it looks like it’s going to be a good one:

  • Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
  • Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • Marvel vs. Capcom : Infinite
  • Tekken 7
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee (singles and doubles)
  • Super Smash Bros. Wii U (singles and doubles)
  • ARMS
  • Pokkén Tournament DX
  • Ultra Street Fighter IV
  • Hearthstone

In addition to the games mentioned above, it’s worth noting that there’s going to be over $10,000 CAD in pot bonuses between SFV, Smash 4, and Melee. You can find out more about the tournament — and register for attendance —  here.

Source: Lap Chi Duong (Twitter)