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Fans of the present-gen ports of classic SNK games can rejoice at a couple new additions to the family. The Art of Fighting 2 is currently available for the Nintendo Switch, and The King of Fighters ’98 has been ported to both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The Art of Fighting 2 was released for Xbox One back in June of last year, and it looks like the Nintendo Switch’s catalog of NEO GEO fighters already rivals that of the Microsoft console’s healthy collection. In regard to the The King of Fighters ’98 port, it is important to note that it is the original arcade version, not the Ultimate Match that has the extend roster and is currently popular for its online match support on PC.

Still, if you would like to pick it up for PlayStation 4 or Xbox One — or The Art of Fighting 2 up on the Nintendo Switch — ports of these classic titles are now available for reasonable prices on their respective consoles’ online stores.

Source: Destructoid

With the mass appeal that the franchise brings, Dragon Ball FighterZ is poised to draw in a lot of newcomers into the world of competitive fighting games. As such, more than a few of these newcomers may find themselves a bit lost when it comes to the game and the genre.

For anyone who thinks they fall under this umbrella, take heart: the people over the the r/dbfz subreddit, led by MechSeed, have put together a handy guide that goes over the game’s basics. The guide covers not only the very basics of the game — such as its Super Dash and Dragon Rush mechanics — but also explains certain slightly more advanced concepts. This includes basic combo starters, hit confirms, as well as how to get hard knockdowns in combos that lead to off-the-ground supers.

Interested players can check out the guide here.

Source: r/dbfz

Learning to play fighting games can be easy. Really getting a grasp on how to play and excel at the genre is an entirely different thing altogether!

This is what XsK_Samurai saw as one of the deepest divides between players, and took to Twitter recently to explain some things that will help to level up the scene. From learning spacing and reactions, to deeper inner knowledge — such as asking yourself why you lost — he offers a treasure trove of information in a handful of tweets to help the community.

Pro tip:

Practice doing nothing. If your "nothing" is better than your opponent's, chances are they will do something beause nothing is happening.

USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PUSH FORWARD AND GAIN SPACE. This will allow you to develop your footsie/ground game.

— Miky Chea (@SamuraiFGC) January 20, 2018

Pro tip:

MOVE YOUR CHARACTER. Don't just sit there hitting buttons. Make those buttons connect.

This helps build confidence in spacing and movement.

We talk a lot about spacing, but movement is a huge part of it. PRACTICE MOVEMENT. pic.twitter.com/P0ifqu03Ly

— Miky Chea (@SamuraiFGC) January 20, 2018

Pro tip:

While in the process of doing nothing, you can get consumed and lost in trying to "react/punish" everything. This can HURT you. Don't over do it.

It'll take practice/time as to when and where implementing "doing nothing" will and won't work.

— Miky Chea (@SamuraiFGC) January 21, 2018

Pro tip:

Don't be afraid to call yourself out on your mistakes.

Nobody is going to hold your hand & tell you what you did wrong. You have to be accountable for 100% of your mistakes.

It's never the games fault. It's never your opponent's fault. YOU let it happen. Get over it.

— Miky Chea (@SamuraiFGC) January 21, 2018

Pro tip:

When you're getting frustrated while doing nothing because you aren't reacting and CONSTANTLY getting hit, THAT'S when it's time to switch gears.

Press your advantage. Make them think about your offense. Get the gears rolling.

You don't want to be be a sitting duck. pic.twitter.com/qI6hoWuWM4

— Miky Chea (@SamuraiFGC) January 21, 2018

Source: Miky Chea (Twitter)

A translated blog post from Nintendo reveals that ARMS‘ version 5 update will be the game’s last. Though — reportedly — balance changes will continue to be implemented, the game will not receive any new content.

At this point, it’s hard to say if this news is good or bad for the zany long-range boxing game. It made quite a splash at E3 2017 (which was less than a year ago) and for the title to “fizzle out” so soon seems far-off from what Nintendo might have had planned. Though it is arguable that the game has a substantial amount of content already, and that Nintendo could be gearing up to launch a new ARMS-related IP. Again, it’s too soon to tell, but the ceasing of updates of this manner is sure to raise many questions among fans and critics alike.

If you’re curious about how ARMS stacks up as a fighter but have yet to check it out yourself, check out what our own Keagan “Interrobang!?” Spindler has to say about ARMS‘ competitive future.

Source: Destructoid via Source Gaming