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NuckleDu — 2016’s Capcom Cup Champion — may not compete at Capcom Cup 2017

Is 2016’s champ bowing out of the competition?

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Team Liquid’s Du “NuckleDu” Dang dropped a surprising announcement on Twitter today — the revelation that he may not attend Capcom Cup 2017 to defend his title:

As last year’s Champion, NuckleDu was automatically qualified to compete in Capcom Cup 2017. The tweet indicates Dang will “most likely” not attend, which would open up another qualifying spot to another contender. No specific reason for the potential absence has yet been made public at the time of this writing. Expect further details and clarification to follow soon.

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Source: Du Dang (Twitter)

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Alt Lab reveals their play testers and N64 support for the Smash Stick in their latest update video

Despite all the hullabaloo surrounding alternate controllers for Super Smash Bros, Alt Lab has been soldiering along with the work on their upcoming Smash Stick. As part of the development of the stick, they recently put out a call for play testers among from the community.

In their latest update video, they announce their play testers for both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. On the Melee side of things, their testers are Lucky and Eclipsing Binary. Meanwhile for Smash 4 they’ve gone with Dekillsage.

In addition to this, the video also announces that the Smash Stick will also feature native Nintendo 64 support for the original Super Smash Bros. As such, they are now looking for play testers for that game as well.

In addition to this, the video below also demonstrates some of the latest updates to the Smash Stick. This includes an octagon gate for the analog lever, as well as risers for the C-stick buttons to make them easier to press.

Source: Alt Lab

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– New Industry ‘Think Tank’ to Tackle Issues Including Loot Boxes

The National Committee for Games Policy is a new organization founded by industry insiders with a two-pronged mission. The first is to provide opportunities to participate as part of a think tank with specific regard to laws and to help inform government policy with “guidance and input from industry leaders”. Part of that goal is the collection and analysis of both public and insider information about games in order to determine a “unified political position”.

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VODs of Mikado Arcade’s 7th Marvel Super Heroes tournament are now available

Mikado Arcade in Japan is known as a consistent competitive hot-spot for a wide variety of old school arcade fighters. While we’ve been covering their current multi-game tournament series Super Street Fighter Carnival 2017, there’s also consistent tournaments for individual games: in this case, Mikado’s 7th high-level Marvel Super Heroes tournament.

MSH was Capcom’s second foray into Marvel fighting games, and is the direct predecessor of X-Men vs. Street Fighter. A large part of the mental game (and mechanics) are built around its Infinity Gem system. This system allows players to enjoy new mechanics and buffs, which you can read further about at the SRK Wiki.

If you want to know more about the history of this MSH tournament, be sure to read our on-site reporting from previous Mikado Arcade’s previous Marvel tournaments!

Source: Amazing Gamers

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See Noctis practice for his Tekken 7 debut in this movelist breakdown for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

Before Noctis heads off to beat up Geese, Akuma and Heihachi in Tekken 7, he’s got some business to take care of in the world of Final Fantasy. Releasing first on console before he comes to arcades, Noctis makes his fighting game debut in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT this coming January. As part of the second anniversary celebration for Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade, a new Noctis trailer was released, detailing the Crown Prince’s abilities.

While the Engine Blade is his primary weapon, Noctis has access to the Royal Arms in battle, legendary weapons which only those of royal blood can wield. He can switch between these weapons mid-combo, and even teleport to thrown weapons to continue an attack. Noctis also has access to some magic spells, allowing him to fight both up close and at range.

This stream also revealed the Flower Fields from Final Fantasy VIII will appear as a stage, and that the level cap for Final Fantasy Dissidia has been raised to 25 — adding more weapons and costumes for each character. For those wanting to see all the alternate costume colors for each character (including Noctis), cometdance has created a gallery of all the colors shown on stream.

You can watch the entire second anniversary stream below, with the Noctis breakdown starting at 4:49:41.

Sources: Square Enix Japan; imgur via ResetEra

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Bandai Namco are teasing a new My Hero Academia game

Bandai Namco are looking to strengthen their grip on the anime world, as a new teaser site looks to be hinting at a new My Hero Academia game. At the moment, the teaser site simply shows an animation of an egg in a microwave, and then a countdown to December 4th.

Now before you ask, there is a link between this seemingly random animation and the new top dog of shonen anime. First off, My Hero Academia protagonist Izuku Midoriya uses the image of an egg not exploding in a microwave to regulate the power of his Quirk, One for All. If that’s not enough, the page URL is “mhaoj” which more than likely stands for My Hero Academia, and then a two word subtitle starting with the letters O and J.

The next question you’ll no doubt ask is how does this link to fighting games? Well, one of the only My Hero Academia games on the market is a 3DS title called My Hero Academia: Battle for All, which is a 3D beat ’em up/arena fighter in the style of the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm games. Battle for All was a Japan-only title and seeing as My Hero Academia has become very popular in the West, it stands to reason that Bandai Namco could be porting or upgrading this fighter for Western audiences.

When you also factor in the massive hype around Dragon Ball FighterZ, bringing out another fighting game based around another immensely popular anime is a license to print money. In any case, expect an official reveal for this My Hero Academia game on December 4th — with the possibility of it being shown off in full at Jump Festa two weeks later.

Sources: Bandai Namco Japan; Jump Festa

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Bandai Namco are teasing a new My Hero Academia game

Bandai Namco are looking to strengthen their grip on the anime world, as a new teaser site looks to be hinting at a new My Hero Academia game. At the moment, the teaser site simply shows an animation of an egg in a microwave, and then a countdown to December 4th.

Now before you ask, there is a link between this seemingly random animation and the new top dog of shonen anime. First off, My Hero Academia protagonist Izuku Midoriya uses the image of an egg not exploding in a microwave to regulate the power of his Quirk, One for All. If that’s not enough, the page URL is “mhaoj” which more than likely stands for My Hero Academia, and then a two word subtitle starting with the letters O and J.

The next question you’ll no doubt ask is how does this link to fighting games? Well, one of the only My Hero Academia games on the market is a 3DS title called My Hero Academia: Battle for All, which is a 3D beat ’em up/arena fighter in the style of the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm games. Battle for All was a Japan-only title and seeing as My Hero Academia has become very popular in the West, it stands to reason that Bandai Namco could be porting or upgrading this fighter for Western audiences.

When you also factor in the massive hype around Dragon Ball FighterZ, bringing out another fighting game based around another immensely popular anime is a license to print money. In any case, expect an official reveal for this My Hero Academia game on December 4th — with the possibility of it being shown off in full at Jump Festa two weeks later.

Sources: Bandai Namco Japan; Jump Festa

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BoxeR-King breaks down Tekken 7’s notorious King vs. Xiaoyu matchup

If you ever ask a King player what their worst character match-up is in Tekken 7, more often then not they’ll tell you it’s Ling Xiaoyu. Broadly speaking, the slippery nature of Xiaoyu’s “Art of Phoenix” stance combined with her high damage and safety makes it incredibly difficult for King to ever get his offense started.

But King pro BoxeR-King doesn’t want you to think it’s a lost cause. In this over 15 minute dissertation on the matchup, he lays down various King anti-AOP strategies for you to employ, as well as some clever block punishments you can use.

Source: BoxeR-King

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Allegiance signs Gustavo “801 Strider” Romero to their fighting game division

Ahead of Capcom Cup next month, Team Allegiance are entering the Street Fighter scene by signing top US Laura player, Gustavo “801 Strider” Romero. Strider just made it into Capcom Cup following his performance at Canada Cup, earning him a chance to show the strength of Matsuda Jiu-Jitsu on the big stage.

This will be Strider’s second Capcom Cup appearance; he made it into the final 32 for Capcom Cup 2015 with the grappling Frenchman Abel. Hopefully Laura’s electrifying offense will see Strider making it further into the bracket. He also has the bonus of currently being the only Laura at Capcom Cup 2017 — unless Idom or Wolfkrone make it through via the Last Chance Qualifier.

Fun fact about the Allegiance team, all of its three FGC members (Strider, Evo 2017 and ELEAGUE champion Dragon and Canada’s best Captain Falcon None) play characters who have electric/lightning-based attacks. Lighting apparently strikes thrice for Team Allegiance.

Source: Allegiance