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Multiple sources on Twitter have been writing about a bizarre incident last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to several Smash players, a tournament organizer who goes by the handle JK has endangered the lives of some members of the scene.

The incident, described in several Twitlonger posts, occurred in a parking lot after a local event at Game Nest. A group of eight split after deciding on getting food — Tsugi|Technicals, CDK, S2H, SoCalGohan, Brosinex, Kswz, and Turtle, with JK separating. According to Tsugi|Technicals, JK nearly ran some of the members over with his car — had they not dodged in time. Afrokunsenpai says he didn’t witness the exact moment of the incident, but corroborates the later exchange at a restaurant with JK, where a confrontation took place. According to them, JK expressed no remorse for endangering the lives of those he nearly hit with his car.

JK tried to run over my friends @KSwizzleDB @Slither2Hunter @SoCalGohan_NXT @TsugiTechnicals @TurtleSSB and I after a vegas local earlier tonight. This type of shit is crossing the line. I'm fuckin scared, I think he's gone off the deep end.

— Charlie-chan (@_Charliedaking_) November 25, 2017

Ultimately, there are no charges pressed, and there is no police report filed about the incident — not because there’s doubt that an incident occurred, but because there’s supposedly not enough evidence to prove that it was an attempt to harm the players.

To those wondering because I forgot to add this part – a police report was NOT filed, due to lack of evidence to support that it was indefinitely an attempted murder.

— Sean Laz/Exo (@Afrokunsenpai) November 27, 2017

JK still played in a tournament following the incident, but he is getting banned from attending further ones, according to multiple sources. JK posted an apology Twitlonger, citing his own mental health issues. He also posted on his Twitter that he is withdrawing from the Smash scene.

I am not asking for forgiveness. I know my actions will take time to heal. I'm deactivating this account and going to be leaving the smash 4 scene for a while to find myself and another passion. I am proud that I didnt explode at my last tournament to cause more disgrace to Vegas

— JK (@Richkid_jk) November 28, 2017

When everyone in the smash community feels safe with me attending tournaments. Yes, otherwise nope.

— JK (@Richkid_jk) November 28, 2017

Sources: JK; @Afrokunsenpai; Tsugi|Technicals; @_charliedaking_

A two-hit Street Fighter comic combo hits store shelves today.

Wednesday means new comics — and today sees the release of the second-last issue of UDON’s limited series Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers, as well as the inaugural issue of the reprints of the classic UDON SF comics, Street Fighter Reloaded.

The gloves are off as the champions of two worlds all come head to head and fist to fist! This maelstrom of monsters and martial artists will shake the universe to its core, in a fight for existence! It’s the penultimate chapter of STREET FIGHTER VS. DARKSTALKERS!

STREET FIGHTER RELOADED is a re-release of UDON’s original Street Fighter comic series STREET FIGHTER (2003) #1-6. This is the series that started UDON’s venture into publishing nearly 15 years ago. Written by Ken Siu-Chong, main story artwork is provided by artists Arnold Tsang (now Lead Character Concept Artist on Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch) and Alvin Lee (now Principal Artist on Riot Games’ League of Legends).

The series also features a cavalcade of comics’ top creators providing bonus stories and cover artwork. STREET FIGHTER RELOADED #1 sports both a 4-page story and cover art by comics legend Joe Madureira (Battle Chasers) … Later issues of the mini-series will include bonus stories from great talents like Kaare Andrews, Kevin Lau, and Hyung-Tae Kim.

Look for these comics at your local comic book store, or online at Focus Attack and comiXology.

Source: UDON Entertainment

Next year will see the launch of the first new VIRTUAL-ON game from Sega in a long time, with the crossover title Toaru Majutsu no VIRTUAL-ON. For those who still can’t believe that we’re getting a new game in the series — or that this crossover is actually a thing — Sega continues to offer more proof of its existence with the release of its Japanese box art.

The box art features the main character of Toaru Majutsu no Index lead Touma Kamijo and his version of VIRTUAL-ON‘s main mecha, the MBV-707-G/VSL “Temjin 707.”  Check out the box art below:

Toaru Majutsu no VIRTUAL-ON launches on PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita — in Japan — on February 15, 2018. No word yet on whether or not the game will see a Western release.

Source: Gematsu

A new update for Tekken 7 has just gone live. While the big thing that the update brings is DLC guest character Geese Howard from SNK’s Fatal Fury and King of Fighters franchises, it also adds one much requested feature to online matches  — rematches.

With the update to version 1.09, Tekken 7 players can now make use of a rematch option in player matches. The only limitation of this is that it only works in player rooms that have been limited to two players.

Aside from this, the patch also adds new movies in the gallery. The game will now also keep track of individual character rankings based on win count in its leaderboards.

You can check out the full change list below.

Tekken 7‘s version 1.09 update is currently live on PlayStation 4 and Steam. Xbox One is expected to follow before Geese’s listed launch time.

Source: r/Tekken via Avoiding the Puddle

We all need a break sometimes. After running Hypespotting events back to back for six years, the Versus Scotland team have decided that 2018 is the time to recover and rethink the future of one of Europe’s best majors and regular spot on the Capcom Pro Tour. So, until further notice, Hypespotting 7 has been put on hiatus for 2018.

This is by no means the end of Hypespotting — Versus Scotland are going to use the year off to go back to their roots and nurture the Scottish FGC with regular locals, weeklies and casual events. To go along with the theme of regeneration, Versus Scotland have relaunched their website, making it the place to go if you want up-to-date information about local events.

Expect more news about Hypespotting 7 later on in 2018, and we at Shoryuken wish the team all the best during their break.

Source: Versus Scotland, thanks to GimbleB for the tip