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Genesis 5 moves the legendary Super Smash Bros. tournament from San Jose to Oakland

While the majority of the FGC was enraptured by the action going on at Evo, another esteemed tournament series revealed details on its next installment. Moving from its usual spot in San Jose, Genesis 5 will take place in Oakland, California, running from January 19th-21st 2018.

Taking place at the Oakland Convention Center for Friday and Saturday, Genesis 5 finals will then move to the Paramount Theater to finish off proceedings. Similar to last year, Genesis 5 will be hosting tournaments for:

  • Super Smash Bros. 64
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee
  • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
  • Rivals of Aether

The Genesis team are planning to announce more side events in the future, so expect potential tournaments for Street Fighter V, Catherine and maybe even Icons: Combat Arena. If you definitely looking to attend Genesis 5, sign-ups are available over on its official smash.gg page. For those who are maybe on the fence about attending, you can read our summary of Genesis 4 right here.

Source: Genesis_Smash

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UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[st] is coming to Europe later this year

Following their success in publishing BlazBlue: Central Fiction and Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 in Europe, PQUBE have announced that they will be bringing Arc System Works and French-Bread’s UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[st] to Europe towards the end of 2017. Not only is French-Bread’s newest title something of a mouthful; it’s also the definitive version of UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH, bringing new characters, features, and an all new story mode to Playstation 3, 4 and Vita.

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We’ve yet to get a specific date for the release, but we do know that it will be in our homes by the end of the year – so although Japanese console owners got their hands on the game yesterday, we’ve only got a few short months to wait.

Alongside four new characters – some of which we’ve already caught a glimpse of – perhaps the most exciting news from this announcement is that we will finally get the chance to play through a story mode, called Chronicle Mode, and find out exactly what is going on in Under Night’s bizarre take on modern day Japan.

Check out the announcement video below, and remember to keep an eye on SRK for more UNIST news – hopefully including a firm release date sometime soon.

Source: PQUBE

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– Fractured Races Explored – 3 Types, 3 Different Stories

The Fractured team reached out to us earlier today with news about the first-ever developer blog post on the SpatialOS-based sandbox MMO. According to the first sentences, the team is out to “innovate the MMO genre” and one way to do that is to have races with vastly different experiences in the game. In Fractured, races will matter and be an important aspect of a player’s entire experience.

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Talon Esports signs Kevin “Saunic” Souvanheuane

As the world recovers from the spectacle that was Evo 2017, many esports organizations are starting to look to the fighting game community to find new players that can represent them. The latest player to get picked up by a team is Hong Kong’s Kevin “Saunic” Souvanheuane, who has been signed by Talon Esports.

Saunic has recorded a number of impressive performances in tournaments in the region. These include a second place finish in Thaiger Uppercut, and a 8th place finish at the Hong Kong eSports festival last year. Both helped him reach the rank of 61 in the Capcom Pro Tour worldwide rankings last year.

Talon Esports is a Hong Kong-based esports organization, that usually competes in the Greater China Area. More known for competing in Blizzard’s Overwatch, Talon recently entered into the world of competitive fighting games by signing Taiwanese Street Fighter V player Xaiobao — who finished 9th at Evo 2017.

Source: Talon Esports

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PG|Punk gets a heartwarming message from the man who inspired his name: CM Punk

One of the most heartbreaking losses at Evo 2017 was that of Panda Global’s Victor “Punk” Woodley at the grand finals of Street Fighter V. The player many thought would be the first American to win at a Street Fighter at Evo was visibly distraught after losing to Echo Fox’s Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi.

Following this, Punk tweeted that he felt that he had “let everyone down” and was “so disappointed in myself.” To which many of his friends and fans came out in numbers to try to cheer up Punk. Of all these, one of the most meaningful for the 18-year-old may be from none other than former WWE pro wrestler Phil “CM Punk” Brooks.

The Fighting Game Community has always had this interesting connection to pro-wrestling. Many players are fans of pro-wrestling, and a number of pro-wrestlers are big fans of fighting games. Falling into the former, Punk actually chose his handle because he was a fan of CM Punk and his attitude. As such, the video message, which fellow pro-wrestler and fighting game fan Kenny Omega shared on his Twitter for Punk to see, is quite special to the young rising fighting game star.

“Everyone’s proud of you. Nobody feels let down by you. You made it all the way to finals, and everybody has no doubt that you’ll do it again. Fall down once, get up twice. Fall down seven times, get up eight. See you in the finals next time.”

In response to the message, Punk was quite surprised and very thankful. In a later tweet, he also promised to do his best to “take it for America next year.”

Source: Kenny Omega

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Spider-Man, Haggar, Frank West, and Nemesis are all confirmed for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

During the special Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite panel at San Diego Comic Con, a new trailer was shown off that has Spider-Man, Nemesis, Haggar, and Frank West all duking it out. The four returning characters look pretty much identical to their UMvC3 counterparts, with Haggar rocking the pipe, Nemesis shooting missiles, Frank leveling up with his camera and Spidey swinging people around with his webs.

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Spider-Man does have a new Level 3 though, which has him blowing up the opponent with a web-ball full of Green Goblin’s explosives. The trailer will officially go live tomorrow, with Gamora and Thanos also featuring alongside the four returning fighters from UMvC3. The stage shown in the trailer also shows M.O.D.O.K undergoing some repairs in the background. I wonder if they’re preparing him for DLC?

This new build will be playable on the show floor at SDCC, so expect to hear impressions from fans at the convention. It’s fair to say that the leaked character list is looking pretty bulletproof now.

Sources: marvelvscapcom; nr_chris via Wario64

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Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] is out in Asian markets; celebrate the release with an overview video

The long-awaited day for UNIEL fans is finally here: the latest version of Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] is available to purchase for PlayStation 4 and 3 now. As long as you don’t mind Japanese menus and Chronicle (Story) Mode, you can dive right in and play as the new characters.

An official stream from Arc System Works and French Bread provides a fairly detailed overview on some of the game’s modes and the console-exclusive fighters, Wagner and Enkidu. The streamers start to showcase both of them around the 15 minute mark, displaying their moves, including supers. Additionally, they go through the new Tutorial Mode and finish the stream with some exhibition matches.

Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] is currently available through the Japanese PlayStation Store and the Hong Kong one as well. You can also order it through retailers such as PLAY-ASIA.

If you do that, we recommend checking out Sourenga’s Menu Translation to help navigate the expanded Tutorial, Mission, and Training Modes.

Are you picking up UNIST? Let us know in the comments what you’re excited about.

Source: HydeGaming1; Sourenga

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Shonen Jump reveals Dragon Ball FighterZ’s Replay mode, along with more info on Piccolo and Krillin

With V-Jump announcing the two Z-Fighters earlier this week, the latest issue of Shonen Jump has revealed more information on Piccolo and Krillin in Dragon Ball FighterZ. The magazine also states that DBFZ will have a Replay mode, where fighters can rewatch and react to previous battles.

Along with Light Grenade and the Special Beam Cannon, Piccolo will have the use of Hellzone Grenade as one of his special techniques. This powerful attack — first used on Android 17 during the Artificial Humans Saga — has the Namekian surrounding the opponent with Ki blasts, which then hit the enemy all at once.

As for Krillin, not only is his Destructo Disc an unblockable, but he can summon multiple Discs if he holds the attack button down. He can also heal either himself or a partner with a Senzu Bean, making him a perfect support character to put on your team.

The Replay mode allows players to place special “emotion stamps” on battle clips, acting as sort of emotes to punctuate certain moments. We may see this Replay feature in the closed beta, so look out for plenty of people spamming Cell faces whenever you stage a big comeback.

Source: Shonen Jump via ShonenGamez

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See Abigail shatter some spines in this special WSO Street Fighter V Session

Ahead of his release next week, Capcom UK hosted a special WinnerStaysOn session yesterday night, dedicated to the superhuman hot-rodder Abigail. Along a basic character breakdown which goes over all of Abigail’s normals and specials, this three-hour long session also shows how Abigail fares against the current Street Fighter V cast.

Based on the matches shown, Abigail is going to have a hard time against zoners like Dhalsim and F.A.N.G, as well as rushdown characters. Luckily, he makes up for his lack of quick “get off me” tools with tons of armor and his special-cancelable Nitro Charge run. His 1100 health helps too, meaning Abigail players can take some extra risks with their gargantuan health bar.

Source: Capcom Fighters

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Maximillian gives his impressions of the ARIKA EX build showcased at Evo 2017

During his visit to Evo 2017, Maximilian got a chance to play the current version of ARIKA’s mysterious — yet highly anticipated — “EX” game. In this video, he gives his impressions of the game’s mechanics, graphics, and overall playability while also touching on the history of ARIKA and their involvement in the Street Fighter EX series.

Essentially, Max says ARIKA EX is “a Street Fighter EX game through and through,” noting that ARIKA has kept the spirit of their EX series alive in this upcoming title, while polishing the graphics and controls to adapt to the modern age of fighting games. You can hear him cover what he believes is the good and the bad of the current build of ARIKA EX by checking out the video below.

Source: Maximilian Dood