The King of Muay Thai has been gone for a while… but not forgotten!
Fans craving some more action from the absent ex-Heavenly King of Shadaloo have something to look forward to in 2018, as UDON Entertainment’s Publishing Director Matt Moylan tweeted the news that UDON is working on a four-issue Street Fighter Origins: Sagat mini-series, in the same vein as the excellent Street Fighter Origins: Akuma from back in 2013.
Joe Ng @TrickyDigits and Chris Sarracini are working on Street Fighter Origins: Sagat! 4 issue miniseries in 2018, more news soon! pic.twitter.com/6063pm8wTC
Two Street Fighter V series converge at The Castle!
Red Bull has announced that the Capcom Pro Tour North American Finals at Red Bull Battle Grounds will take place at The Castle in Boston, MA, on November 18-19, 2017. According to Red Bull: “The art-deco style of The Castle in Boston will provide a fantastical backdrop for the tournament. This historical landmark is reminiscent of the Street Fighter V “Union Station” stage, giving attendees the opportunity to feel like they are in the game.”
Starting on Saturday, November 18, hundreds of challengers from around the continent will gather at the two-day event for a 512-player open bracket tournament, and a chance at winning a spot at the grand finals on Sunday. The champions from the regional monthly Red Bull Proving Grounds tournaments will also get a seat at the open bracket qualifier. On Sunday, the top 7 players from the Capcom Pro Tour regional leaderboards — and the winner from Saturday’s last chance open qualifier — will then battle in an 8-player bracket for North America’s Street Fighter V top spot.
At CEO 2016, New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Kenny Omega and the WWE’s Austin Creed (A.K.A. Xavier Woods), faced off in a first-to-five Street Fighter V exhibition match following a war of words across social media, Wood’s YouTube gaming Channel UpUpDownDown, and even WWE and NJPW programming. Ultimately Omega and his Alex claimed victory over Woods’ Birdie, granting the Bullet Club leader possession of the CEO Championship.
Now, one year later, the two have returned to CEO 2017. Though the extravagant lifestyle of being a Champion, as well as a member of The Elite, has appeared to dull “The Cleaner’s” edge. Noticing this, Woods looks to take revenge in the newly-released battleground of Tekken 7. Will Omega’s Bryan Fury be able to “clean up” Xavier? Or will the Power of Positivity and the costume of Omega’s rival, IWGP Champion Kazuchika “Rainmaker” Okada, be able to guide Woods and his King to victory? Find out in the two-part encounter below. Be advised there is a bit of NSFW language used by Omega!
Shown off at the Street Fighter V panel at San Diego Comic Con, Rashid, Laura and Ibuki are all getting sports-themed costumes. Rashid and Laura must be fans of the beautiful game, as they are both getting football — soccer for our American readers — kits. As for Ibuki, she clearly been practicing her spikes as she is wearing a volleyball uniform. I wonder if she practices with the Dead or Alive ladies on her days off from school, street fighting and ninja training?
As with the other costumes, each one will be available $3.99 a pop. If you’re looking to get a tournament set-up with all the costume and stage DLC, you’re going to be spending quite a lot of cash come July 25th.
It seems Disney XD are going all in on fighting games after the success of their Evo broadcast, as they have just announced a partnership with the ESL to bring Street Fighter V to the channel. This comes in the form of ESL Brawlers, a rebranding of the previously-named King of the Hill stream, which sees competitors fighting over and then defending the throne from new opponents.
The first season of ESL Brawlers will run for six episodes; the pilot has already aired and is viewable on Disney XD website. You’ll be able to see players like PIE|Smug, PG|Punk, EG|K-Brad and RISE|Marn battling for the throne, so expect quite the explosive first episode.
Don’t worry if you do not have access to Disney XD, ESL Brawlers will be streamed live on the ESL Twitch channel.
Acting as the last character of Injustice 2‘s Fighter Pack 1, NetherRealm Studios have just released the trailer for the future queen of Tamaran: Starfire. The former Teen Titans member is a highly mobile fighter, using her power of flight and starbolts to rain fire down on her opponents. Besides throwing normal starbolts, Starfire can launch a special starbolt prism, which can focus her normal blasts into a powerful full-screen beam.
Her character trait looks to be the ability to hover in the air, allowing her to fill the air with bright green projectiles. I imagine if you were waiting for a super-fast zoning character, Starfire looks to be your woman. She spends the majority of the trailer beating up fellow Teen Titan Cyborg, along with Robin and what looks like Bizarro-Superman.
Bizarro looks to be part of a new Gear set for Injustice 2, as the trailer shows him breathing fire instead of his usual ice breath. Let’s hope this confirms that there will be additional Gear sets that transform fighters into even more characters from the DC universe.
Starfire is set to launch sometime in August, and we’ll no doubt learn more about Fighter Pack 2 and 3 after her release.
The digital version of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 for PS3 is currently discounted by 40% in the PlayStation Store. If you’re a PlayStation user looking to hop aboard the Marvel hype train for the first time, you can currently do so for just $15.
Though Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is on the horizon, we could likely continue to see UMvC3 played alongside it, seeing as how it has been ported to PS4 and parts of the game — such as the three-character system, the X-Factor mechanic, and a number of playable characters — may now be exclusive to the title.
You can jump to Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 in the PlayStation store right here. Also, if you haven’t already, check out the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Evo results. The PSN Flash Sale ends on July 24th.
For Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late players, it has been a long wait until the latest version hit consoles. As long as Japanese arcades have had the Late[st] version with new characters, there have been a few incremental patches. In other words, consumers are jumping several versions ahead while catching up to Late[st].
Those who haven’t paid much attention to the arcade version and are going straight from the home version of UNIEL to UNIST, fear not. There’s a document that compiles system changes and character specific adjustments across the incremental patches implemented to the games. Whatever character you main, you can get caught on the changes easily.
Last night, the Injustice Twitter account stated that NetherRealm Studios would be involved with a special DC All Access live stream from San Diego Comic Con — with Ed Boon in attendance — along with a picture of the remaining Fighter Pack 1 DLC character for Injustice 2, Starfire. So far, we’ve yet to see any gameplay or receive a release date for the Tamaranian princess, with Red Hood and Sub-Zero already available. Combined with the recent leak of Black Manta by the Xbox Live Marketplace strongly implying he’ll be the fourth DLC character, we may also be in for a full Fighter Pack 2 character reveal as well. Either way, it should prove to be a noteworthy event for fans of the DC comics fighter, so tune in later today at 1:00 PM PDT, (3:00 PM CST) at the DC Comics Facebook page to catch all the news and action. You can also see the announcement tweets from Boon and InjusticeGame below.
Arriving hot on the heels of the announcements made during the Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite panel at San Diego Comic Con 2017, a new trailer was released this morning giving us our first look at the recently-confirmed characters.
Spider-Man, Haggar, Frank West, Nemesis, Gamora, and Thanos show off their current-generation capabilities in this new trailer. While the returning fighters appear very similar at first glance, there are bound to be more surprises in store. This can be indicated by Spider-Man’s new Level 3 Spider-Sense hyper combo, which surely pays tribute to the battles with the Green Goblin(s) in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man films. The trailer can be found below!
The Capcom Unity blog shared additional background information about the new characters for those less familiar with them. The blog also included details on the Mind Stone and how it affects gameplay. It acts as a command grab that stuns the opponent, allowing for new set ups. The Mind Stone’s Infinity Storm automatically regenerates the hyper gauge, allowing for intensely rapid gauge-building.
IGN posted twelve minutes of direct gameplay footage with the recently-announced characters for those wanting to see the fighters in greater context. Watch the new characters duke it out below!
Fighting game personality,Maximilian also uploaded direct gameplay this morning, featuring the new characters. While this footage does not include additional commentary, Maximilian does state that there will be a more in-depth analysis of the characters and their early capabilities in the near future.
It won’t be long until Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will be out for the masses to enjoy. The title releases on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on September 19, with a season pass and multiple collector’s editions. Stick around for more announcements leading up to the highly anticipated title’s release!
