Capcom has partnered with The Center for Fortean Zoology to offer real world Monster Hunters a chance to grab $70,000 in cash if they can offer up proof of living monsters. Calling them Cryptids, the Center is looking for evidence of creatures including Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Mongolian Death Worm, a mermaid, the Earth Hound, a yeti, the chupacabra, the flying snake of Namibia, the Yowie and the Cornish Owlman.
– Monster Hunter World Scores Megabucks for Capcom with 5M Copies Shipped
Capcom has scored some serious cash with Monster Hunter World. The game has shipped more than five million units since it launched last week. This includes digital downloads of the game in the three days following its launch. This makes MHW the best-selling game in the series that has launched on PS4 for the first time in a decade and the first-time ever launch on any XBox.
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 patch notes for version 2.1 have been released
Arc System Works announced that an upcoming patch for Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 is on its way. After Evolution Japan 2018, we found out that a loketest is taking place in Japan. As players will begin to experiment with the rebalancing and tuning of the entire cast, the company has already released a patch notes document.
If you can read Japanese, you can go ahead and read the Xrd REV 2 patch notes in a PDF format. However, members of the fighting game community have already turned to translating the notes, naturally. Currently, multiple translations are underway. You can check out GREATFERNMAN’s Evernote containing English Xrd REV 2 patch log, an ongoing work as of press time. If you prefer a video overview, vibratingsheep translated the notes live on Twitch.
There are many changes coming to most characters, so REV 2 might be a very different game in the 2.1 version. Stay tuned to Shoryuken for continued Guilty Gear coverage.
Sources: GREATFERNMAN; vibratingsheep
Dragon Ball FighterZ roundup: Quick Zeni, Android 16 Kill Mixup, Goku Blue breakdown, and more!
Another day, another chance to see how far Dragon Ball FighterZ’s engine can be pushed by the community. If the number of players in a community means a game’s tech will be that much better, then it seems DBFZ’s tech will go particularly far: After its debut on steam, DBFZ has become the most played fighting game of all time.
So let’s see what all these players have put together!:
UM Tyrant opens up today’s post with a beginner’s guide to learning Dragon Ball FighterZ — appopriate, as DBFZ is certainly introducing new players to the world of the FGC.
Looking to grab as much Zeni as possible without losing precious practice time? BornFree wants you to know that those ‘Quest’ pop ups are really not time consuming at all, and net you a smooth 25,000 Zeni.
Moving into individual character tech, let’s check out Hit. Hit lacks a traditional low 2A, which you would think would be a crippling liability in a Versus-Style game. He can still force mid/lows easily, as you can see in this demonstration from @Cato__.
Quick example of Hit high and low options. #DBFZ_HIT https://t.co/reQsCBCK1o pic.twitter.com/QwZbAt2Xrs
— James Wiggins (@Cato__) January 26, 2018
And Hit’s damage output seems respectable enough, as shown off by @TeaMandem.
So @huppfi requested combo routes with Frieza assist, just some ideas i thought id share #Hit #DBFZ pic.twitter.com/OmKdW5AhXu
— Tea Mandem (@TeaMandem) January 27, 2018
Brandon Pollard shows off the strength of anchor Vegeta with these Sparking Blast combos.
Two meters, two assists, and one mixup is all you need to kill with this Android 16 setup from @Antinomy001.
Mixup into kill with #16. They cant tech up #DBFZ https://t.co/REh4UNWpyd pic.twitter.com/JBP8hHWYKV
— Antinomy (@Antinomy001) January 26, 2018
If you have Android 21 unlocked, then it’s time to start learning your steal setups! Silvius Sama has multiple setups that net two stolen moves in a single combo:
mahouko08 has a 4 bar, 2 assist combo that nets 7.3k in damage with Our Lord Yamcha.
Not to be outdone, shows off his own 3-meter 7k combo with the God of Destruction, Beerus.
Last, but not least: if you were looking for a rowdy character to blow people up with in the early days of DBFZ, you should see TGN Anime‘s guide to Goku Blue.
As always, if you see anything worth sharing, let us know by submitting a tip for our next roundup.
Sources: UM Tyrant; Brandon Pollard; @TeaMandem; @Cato__; mahouko08; BornFree; @Antinomy001; Silvius Sama; Sword; TGN Anime
The King of Fighters ’97 Global Match is coming to PS4, PS Vita and PC this spring
As well as the reveal of Oswald and King of Fighters XIV‘s second trio of DLC characters, SNK has also announced that a brand new port of King of Fighters ’97 is coming later this year. Titled The King of Fighters ’97 Global Match, this port’s main feature is online play, allowing fighters from all over the world to fight for the crown.
Much like the recent Garou: Mark of the Wolves and Samurai Shodown V Special rereleases, KOF ’97 Global Match will not receive any visual or gameplay overhauls — it just adds online play for those looking to play this SNK classic against others. Having said that, it will no doubt get a special Gallery mode and trophy support, similar to the aforementioned ports.
Given the vague release date of “spring 2018”, expect more news on The King of Fighters ’97 Global Match in the coming months. With SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy also on the horizon, it’s a good time to be an SNK fan.
Sakura and Ryu skins are coming to Monster Hunter: World
It was recently announced that Monster Hunter crossover costumes would be coming to Street Fighter V and now it looks like a little piece of Street Fighter V will be coming to Monster Hunter, as special Sakura and Ryu armor sets have been announced for Monster Hunter: World. In addition to the likeness of the two world warriors, these armors come complete with Shoryukens, Hadoukens and that signature Ansatsuken fighting stance.
Now you can trade fireballs and mixups with scaly, winged beasts of all varieties. Ryu will reportedly be arriving sometime in February this year, but no news on a date for Sakura yet. Like the Horizon Zero Dawn crossover armor, you will have to complete a special Event Quest to unlock these Street Fighter skins. Hunters on both Xbox One and PS4 will get access to the Ryu and Sakura armor, but if you have save data for Street Fighter V on your console, you’ll get early access to the Ryu Event Quest.
Source: Monster Hunter
The line-up for Evo 2018 will be revealed on February 6th!
What an inaugural tournament folks. After a weekend of some amazing fighting game action, we got some great news for those fiending for more Evolution. Announced by Mark “MarkMan” Julio following Street Fighter V finals, the official Evo 2018 game reveal show will be on February 6th. Seven games will make the cut, so get your bingo cards at the ready for the big livestream.
COMING UP NEXT, EVO 2018 WORLD FINALS
AUGUST 3-5, 2018 IN LAS VEGAS.
Line-up will be annouce on Feb. 6th.And EVO Japan, see you next year…?https://t.co/lLpuIiajKL#EVO #EvoJapan2018
— EVO Japan (@EVOJapanNews) January 28, 2018
Based on the success of this year’s event, it looks like Evo Japan will return for 2019 so start saving for those plane tickets!
Source: Evo Japan
Stream.me announce their Dragon Ball FighterZ league, named the Cell Games
Not wanting to waste any time, Stream.me have announced their own online tournament series for Dragon Ball FighterZ. Named after the fighting tournament organized by a certain robotic bugman, the Cell Games will see players competing for $5000 over a series of eight weekly tournaments.
Similar to other Stream.me tournaments like War of the Gods or Kombat Cup, each tournament will have a qualifying event on the Saturday, followed by a Top 8 on the following Tuesday. The Top 32 contenders from each week will earn circuit points, with the eight players with the highest scores qualifying for the season finale.
This first edition of the Cell Games is limited to North American PS4 players — so bad luck you FighterZ on PC and Xbox One. Week 1 of the Cell Games will kick off on February 10th, with the schedule and additional rules to be announced soon. As you can imagine, all of the action will be streamed over on Stream.me, with registration now open for the inaugural week of competition.
Tekken pro Tanukana signed to Red Bull as an athlete
It’s rare for signings to be announced in the midst of a large tournament, but this is what has recently happened. While Evo Japan is in full swing, Red Bull announced another signing to their athlete program.
Japanese Tekken star Tanukana has just been signed onto Red Bull’s ever-growing roster. She now joins recent signing Big Bird of Street Fighter V fame, alongside established players on the roster such as Bonchan, Luffy, Daigo Umehara and Snake Eyez. Her signing makes her the first Japanese woman to join the Red Bull athlete program specifically for esports, as well as the first Tekken player on the roster.
Proud to announce that Tanukana is now part of the Red Bull athlete team! In esports, she is the first ever Japanese female player to become part of the team! https://t.co/ifiwmmJjn6
— CYCLOPS_ENG (@CYCLOPS_ENG) January 27, 2018
Source: Cyclops
Here’s what Dragon Ball FighterZ’s PC version looks like on max settings
Unsure if the PC port of Dragon Ball FighterZ will do justice to the Kamehameha? Well, judge for yourself! PC MasterRace Latinoamérica has shared a number of screenshots from the PC version with us, showing off what the game looks like with max settings and Resolution Scale at 200%:
How does it hold up to other major fighting games on Steam? You can see the same tests preformed on PCMR’s site for Tekken 7, The King of Fighters XIV, and Street Fighter V. Note that this is just a small sample of PCMRLA’s gallery. To see the full gallery of screenshots, click here to go to their site!
Source: PC MasterRace Latinoamérica