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TSB: Yabai Invasion is running Sailor Moon Super and TMNT Tournament Fighters: CE side-tournaments this weekend

You want some real old-school anime alongside the new stuff? Well, this month’s TSB event has you covered, as 2Old2Furious will be running a special Sailor Moon Super side-tournament for those hardcore kusoge fans attending. The event will be single-elimination, with each set being first to three wins. As for prizes, first place takes it all, while second and third place gain the honor of taking a picture with New York’s top Sailor Senshi.

But that’s not all! As well as Sailor Moon Super, TSB: Yabai Invasion will also be running a TMNT Tournament Fighters: Champion Edition event, if you prefer adolescent reptiles to magical schoolgirls. The same rules apply for the TMNT tournament, with the victor probably getting enough cash to order a pizza. Sign-ups are only a dollar and all of this high-quality fighting game action will be streamed by 2Old2Furious. For those wanting to get into the TMNT TF: CE scene, mosey on over to the Tournament Fighters’ Twitter for more information.

As for the rest of TSB: Yabai Invasion, you can find out more about this month’s event right here.

Source: SKILLENIUM

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TSB: Yabai Invasion is running Sailor Moon Super and TMNT Tournament Fighters: CE side-tournaments this weekend

You want some real old-school anime alongside the new stuff? Well, this month’s TSB event has you covered, as 2Old2Furious will be running a special Sailor Moon Super side-tournament for those hardcore kusoge fans attending. The event will be single-elimination, with each set being first to three wins. As for prizes, first place takes it all, while second and third place gain the honor of taking a picture with New York’s top Sailor Senshi.

But that’s not all! As well as Sailor Moon Super, TSB: Yabai Invasion will also be running a TMNT Tournament Fighters: Champion Edition event, if you prefer adolescent reptiles to magical schoolgirls. The same rules apply for the TMNT tournament, with the victor probably getting enough cash to order a pizza. Sign-ups are only a dollar and all of this high-quality fighting game action will be streamed by 2Old2Furious. For those wanting to get into the TMNT TF: CE scene, mosey on over to the Tournament Fighters’ Twitter for more information.

As for the rest of TSB: Yabai Invasion, you can find out more about this month’s event right here.

Source: SKILLENIUM

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Amidst controversy, Logan Sama withdraws from commentating at Capcom Cup

The UK FGC commentator and tournament organizer Logan Sama has announced via his Twitter that he has withdrawn from commentating at this year’s Capcom Cup. A familiar face at European Capcom Pro Tour events, Logan’s withdrawal comes following his recent departure from the BBC, due to certain comments previously made on social media.

Famous in the UK grime scene as DJ Logan Sama, Logan was planned to host a new grime show on the BBC’s Radio 1 Xtra starting Nov. 9th, but concerns over previous “ignorant and offensive comments” caused the broadcaster to terminate their partnership. While the BBC refused to comment on “matters concerning any individuals working with the BBC,” Logan has issued a brief statement which outlined the reason for his dismissal.

Sources: BBC; @WSOLogan

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Possible patch notes for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite appear online

With today’s games, many players end up looking towards patches to help them deal with issues (instead of learning to deal with them). Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is no different, with more than a few players wondering if how Capcom will be balancing the game.

Now, a list of rumored balance changes for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite has surfaced online. The list, which can be seen here, focuses on a few things: notable Dante, Dormammu, and the Reality Stone. Specifically, it hints at changes to Dante’s “Hammer” move, adjustments to Dormammu, and nerfs to Reality Stone’s Infinity Surge. This is on top of some general changes, such as a 20% reduction in Infinity Storm time and a removal of pre-fight tagging.

That said, more than a few folks have pointed out that the list does seem somewhat questionable. Some have have stated that the list feels more like someone’s wishlist, questioning the fact that the character-specific changes only affect a few top tier characters. Others have noted how utterly destructive the changes can be: the nerfs to Reality Stone can flat out make it useless for high level play, and the removal of pre-fight tagging can negatively affect some match-ups while taking out tech that allows players to avoid getting immediately opened up at the start of a fight.

That said, the list is unconfirmed for now. So stay locked on to Shoryuken for more on this story as it develops.

Source: Shoryuken forums; r/MvCI

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Five hype Street Fighter V moments from the Capcom Pro Tour’s Latin America Regional Finals

In case you missed the hype Latin America Regionals — part of the Capcom Pro Tour — the Capcom Fighters channel has provided the usual handy compilation showcasing some of the best moments from the competition’s finals.

GAM|Caba is featured prominently throughout, especially in the first moment, where he performs a miraculous comeback against SB|Doomsnake’s Vega. Caba is not as lucky against AAG|DidimoKOF’s Dhalsim, though, despite a dropped combo while he got stunned. Unfortunately, only one fighter qualifies to represnt Latin America in the Capcom Cup!

Read up on SRK’s Latin America Regional Finals results for more information.

Source: Capcom Fighters

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Circa eSports signs Wolfkrone to represent them in Street Fighter V

Circa picks up one of the most well-known Laura players in SFV.

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USA’s Joshua “Wolfkrone” Philpot has proven both a colorful character (particularly via a heated rivalry with EG|K-Brad) and a tournament threat on the Street Fighter V circuit over the past year with his deadly Laura play. It was long speculated as to when Philpot would find a sponsor, and the answer has arrived: Wolfkrone is signing on with Circa eSports as they turn their attention back to the world of Street Fighter.

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Wolfkrone is presently sitting too low on the CPT leaderboard for a spot in Capcom Cup 2017 this year, but there are still Red Bull Battle Grounds and the last-chance qualifier to consider. Shoryuken wishes the best of luck to Circa|Wolfkrone in the fights ahead!

Source: Circa eSports [press release]

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Ed Boon releases a teaser image of the Injustice 2 Fighter Pack 3 trailer on Twitter

NetherRealm Studios Creative Director Ed Boon has tweeted out a picture from the upcoming Fighter Pack 3 reveal trailer that will be unveiled during the ELEAGUE Injustice 2 World Championship Finals this Friday, at 10:00 PM ET, live on TBS. In the tweet, Boon asks, “Who beat up Black Manta?” showing the fallen enemy of Atlantis sprawled on the floor, with a busted, leaking oil barrel in plain sight. We can also see what appears to be the hand of an also-defeated Raiden and a lone, smoking, cigarette — the calling card of Hellboy, as seen when he appeared from the shadows in the Fighter Pack 2 trailer.

While it could be difficult to hazard a correct guess based off of these clues, since all three members of Fighter Pack 1 were shown being bested by their debuting DLC counterparts in the FP2 trailer, perhaps the cigarette and potentially burning oil can point towards John Constantine: the, arcane London-based Hellblazer, who specializes in matters of the occult as a working class detective? The character is extremely popular, with him playing a pivotal role in the Injustice: Gods Among Us comics, and being slated to appear in The CW’s Legends Of Tomorrow series alongside the already-revealed Atom. Already being seen in both Doctor Fate and Raiden’s Battle Simulator endings, he could easily scratch the itch of former Zatanna mains (like myself), who are yearning for a replacement character.

The flaming inferno could also be for a fourth guest character in the form of Image Comic’s Spawn, another popular guest NRS fans have been asking for in one of their fighting titles for quite some time now; he’s already seen fighting game action as a guest in Namco’s Soul Calibur II back in 2002. You can see the tweet below:

Who do you think will be joining Atom in Fighter Pack 3? Give us your thoughts and predictions in the comments below.

Sources: Noobde (Twitter); Super

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The player selection process has begun for the first ever Smash 4 Boot Camp

Just as Smash Summit 5 has wrapped up for Melee, Smash 4 is getting its first ever Summit-style invitational, courtesy of VGBootCamp. Named “Smash 4 Boot Camp,” this four-day event will see 10 invited players squaring off against six players, voted in by the greater Smash 4 community.

Player opt-ins opened earlier this week, with that section of the selection process ending today at 2:00 PM PT. From there it goes to Twitter nominations, where the public must vote for the players they want to see in the next round. This stage lasts until November 13th, with the top 16 advancing to the final phase — the dreaded elimination stage.

From November 13th to 16th, the top two players will be voted into the Boot Camp, with the bottom two being eliminated from the contest. Just like Smash Summit, expect players humiliating themselves and pandering to the public on social media to get those precious, precious votes. For all the details on how to get and spend Boot Camp votes, make sure to check out the official Smash 4 Boot Camp smash.gg page, or this master post from GIMR on r/smashbros.

So far, these ten players have made it in:

  • TSM|ZeRo
  • NRG|Nairo
  • MVG|Salem
  • Dabuz
  • FOX|MVG|MKLeo
  • P1|Tweek
  • MSF|Larry Lurr
  • CLG|VoiD
  • Marss (via The Big House 7)
  • BSD|Elegant (via GameTyrant Expo)

There are over 50 players that have opted-in for the Twitter nomination portion of the selection process, so expect heavy fighting between candidates and local communities as they try to get their player through to the next round. I wonder if anyone will top Chudat eating several onions to get into Smash Summit 5…

Sources: smash.gg; r/smashbros

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Indie fighter “Slashers: the Power Battle” will have character customization

If there’s one feature that 2D fighting games haven’t really embraced, it’s the ability to customize characters. So far, only Injustice 2 has really run with the concept. Now, an indie fighter is looking to tackle characters customization in 2D fighter: Slashers: the Power Battle, now available on Steam as an Early Access title, will allow players to unlock gear that they can use to customize how their character looks. We’ve covered Slashers before, however, this is the first time we’ve gotten details on the game’s customization system. In the game, players can earn medals from playing the game’s “Journey Mode.” They can then use these medals to purchase and unlock customization gear.

The amazing thing here is that this is all done using 2D graphics. Other fighters that allow for character customization usually use 3D polygons (much easier to animate) even if they feature 2D gameplay. As for the game itself, Slashers borrows or pay homage to other fighting games with its mechanics. Slashers: the Power Battle features “Block ” and “Counter Block,” inspired by Street Fighter III‘s parry system; “Recovery” and “Power Recovery” inspired by Guilty Gear’s Roman Cancels, and the “Chaos Break” which serves as a combo breaking “Burst” mechanic.

The game is currently available on Steam as an Early Access title. In addition to this, it’s also subject to a 15% discount this weekend.

Source: Steam