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Grind your opponents into the pavement: Abigail’s Street Fighter V character introduction video

With Abigail, Street Fighter V‘s fourth Season 2 character, set to release next Tuesday, Capcom UK’s Matt Edwards gives us an in-depth introduction to Mad Gear’s gear-head in the latest Character Introduction Series video. Towering over the competition — as the tallest character in the SF universe — at a massive 8-feet tall, along with being in a class of his own when it comes to health, boasting a whopping 1100, his counter V-Skill and armored Nitro Run will no doubt make him a dangerous opponent. His V-Trigger grants him the ability to charge a variety of punch attacks to provide them with armor, and even the ability to guard break his foes when held fully. He will no doubt satisfy fans of Hugo from previous titles, as well as players who like to strike fear in the hearts of their opponents by harassing them at all ranges — as he searches to find who stole his beloved monster truck.

For those concerned that his stature may make him immune to being crossed-up or thrown like other characters, have no fear: no special exceptions will be made for the Mad Gear lieutenant, as seen in this Tweet by Edwards.

Edwards also confirmed that we’ll get our first look at Abigail in full action tomorrow, during a WinnerStaysOn stream, after the UK regulars return from Evo.

For more on Abigial, you can check out Capcom-Unity’s breakdown of his abilities here.

Abigail will be released next Tuesday, July 25th, alongside the Metro City Bay Area stage!

Sources: Capcom Fighters; TheStreetWriter (Twitter)

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New Super Smash Bros. for Wii U update adds Cloud, Corrin, & Bayonetta amiibo support, no balance changes

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has not been updated for over a year now. Its last patch, version 1.1.6, hit the Wii U on May 19, 2016. However, a new update has now arrived for the game.

For those wondering if this update for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (and 3DS) changes anything significant about the game’s balance — well, it doesn’t. The 1.1.7 update for the game does not bring any balance updates that we know of, whatsoever. All the update adds is compatibility for the last three amiibo needed to complete the game’s cast — Cloud, Corrin, and Bayonetta, arriving in stores this Friday.

These three amiibo were the last three from the game’s cast that had yet to be supported. Previously, we had reported on rumors that these were delayed to coincide with a Switch release for the game. However, with this patch, we’re now getting support for the amiibo (and their player 2 variant versions) without any official confirmation of a Smash game for the Switch.

Source: Nintendo

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Famitsu overviews Jubei’s fighting style, special moves, and other details from BlazBlue: Central Fiction’s incoming patch

Given that I was at Evolution 2017 during the Jubei announcement, I didn’t properly get to gush on SRK over the news, but hell really did freeze over for the cat sensei, didn’t it? We’ve found out now that alongside a BlazBlue: Central Fiction 2.0 patch, Jubei will arrive in arcades on August 3rd — which is quite soon!

We’ve confirmed that the patch is only for arcades first, so the console update is slated for sometime later this summer. Famitsu has a story coming out on Jubei, and the magazine scans confirm another important detail: the patch will be free. We can’t confirm the same about Jubei, but one could safely assume he will have a pricetag.

HiagoXYZ has translated the scans, giving us some insight into how the cat sensei fights:

“Described as a speedy fighter with a low jump, fast dash and a special kind of movement where he can sidestep behind people. Also, because of his install-type Distortion Drive, his Drive and Special moves change, and that lets him play a different neutral game.

Drive: Shiranui

Not many details but a successful hit applies a “black mark” on your opponent, similarly to Azrael. The mark will disappear after a while, and it’s suggested you should end combos with it to keep your opponent under pressure. For reference: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFG5S-WVwAA8JuY.jpg
Pics with Drive/Specials/OD/EA for reference: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFG5S-UUQAACXpx.jpg

1) Picture shows a Drive move powered up with Fudou Sharenjin, the install super. You enter a stance with the D button and press different buttons to decide which directions you’ll move to.

2) One of his Special moves, Rekkouzan. Jubei fiercely slashes the opponent with sharp claws. When Fudou Sharenjin is activated you unlock its follow-ups, which include an overhead and a low.

3) Another one of his Special moves, Gishoukyuu. A quick projectile, which you can use to cover your approaches.

4) One of Rekkouzan’s follow-ups, Ichi no Kata – Kagerou. Can only be blocked low.

5) Overdrive: Rakan Gorinkou. Powers up his Drive moves as well. Using his OD and Fudou Sharenjin at the same time will let you rush your opponent down with extreme speed.

6) His Exceed Accel, Miroku Rinshunrou.

Distortion Drives

Fudou Sharenjin: An install-type move that powers up your Drive into “Shiranui – Hagane” and Special moves for the rest of the round.

Niou Kigantotsu: Jubei strikes the opponent from the air to the ground. Using this DD right after a Drive mode will increase its damage and Jubei will teleport behind the opponent before attacking. Moreover, using this DD from a high position will further increase its damage.

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Sources: @HiagoXYZ; @HDKirin (magazine scans); thanks to Spectro for the tip.

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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite character reveal scheduled for Marvel Games panel at San Diego Comic Con

Following the reveal that Jedah would be joining the cast of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Marvel Games has confirmed that we will be getting another character reveal during the Marvel Games panel at San Diego Comic Con.

With Firebrand and Dormammu featured in some of the special MVC:I comic book variant covers, as well as various leaked lists seemingly coming closer and closer to fruition, it will be interesting to see which iconic fighters will be joining the fray next. Perhaps we’ll get more trailers and an updated playable build with the New Challengers on the show floor? Only time will tell — but you can see the announcement from Marvel Games below.

San Diego Comic Con takes place from July 20-23rd at the San Diego Convention Center. The Marvel Games panel is scheduled for the 20th at 1:00 PM PDT in Room 6BCF, for those attending in person. Who do you hope to see join the cast of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite? Give us your predictions in the comments below.

Source: MarvelGames (Twitter)

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– Absolver Preorders – Physical & Digital Editions Incoming

Sloclap and Devolver Digital have announced preorder information for Absolver that is currently slated for PlayStation 4 and PC release on August 29th. Interested folks can place orders today for 10% off the price and will receive a gear set and mask for doing so. There will also be a “limited small batch of physical” Absolver Collector’s Editions for $$75 that includes a wearable mask, an art book and a sticker pack.

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Here are the viewership results for ESPN2’s broadcast of the Evo 2017 Street Fighter V finals

This year marked Evo’s second year on ESPN2, as the Street Fighter V finals on Sunday were once again broadcasted on the network. So, the question now is, how did it do in terms of viewership?

ESPN2’s Evo 2017 Street Fighter V finals broadcast on Sunday pulled in an average of 180,000 viewers over the course of the event. Of this, approximately 136,900 were from the key 18 to 49-year-old range, covering ESPN’s target demographic. This is comparable to the viewership numbers on the simulcast on Twitch, which pulled in 179,200 on the main channel, and 219,568 on Twitch in total.

What’s interesting is the fact that the ESPN2 ratings are slightly down compared to last year’s broadcast, which peaked at 201,000 viewers. While this is somewhat disappointing, it’s not unexpected — given the growing number of viewers opting to cut their cable service in favor of internet-based streaming.

More importantly, ESPN2 wasn’t the only channel broadcasting the Street Fighter V finals at Evo this year. Sister channel DisneyXD also broadcast the event (alongside the finals for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U), though the numbers for those aren’t yet listed.

Source: ShowBuzzDaily

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– Age of Heroes VR Game ‘Inspired by MMOs’ Coming July 20th

OmniGames has announced that Age of Heroes, a VR title “inspired by MMORPGs” is coming to VR users on Steam Early Access beginning July 20th. In Age of Heroes, synergistic teamwork is emphasized as up to five players take on wave arena combat and fight “terrifying bosses in different battles”. Character classes include Warlock, Wizard, Priest and Ranger.

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BlazBlue Central Fiction and Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- are on sale on Steam until July 21st

Arc System Works had a great year at Evo 2017, thanks in combination to the pop from Jubei, BlazBlue Cross Tag, and their nail-biting grand finals. They’ve decided to ride that high to reach new players — if PC is your platform, and you’re still on the fence about ArcSys, pay attention.

BlazBlue Central Fiction, has been marked down by 20% to $31.99. Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- has been marked down by 24% to $22.79. Note that -REVELATOR- is the base game that can be upgraded to the latest version, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2; the REV 2 upgrade itself is not on sale presently.

Source: Steam

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“Behind The Scenes” trailer for Tekken 7’s Geese Howard features Harada meeting SNK Executives

The reveal of SNK’s iconic villain Geese Howard as Tekken 7‘s latest DLC character was one of the most shocking — and crowd-pleasing — announcements of Evo 2017. Perhaps it shouldn’t have been, though: Harada said he wanted South Town’s king in his game over a year ago in an interview with GameRevolution.

The latest “Behind The Scenes” trailer for Geese doesn’t add anything new for the character itself that we didn’t already see in the Evo trailer. It does, however, feature a skit with Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada meeting with SNK executives and mulling over possible character picks. The torturous part of this trailer, perhaps, is the fact because of the nature of Harada’s teasing, this could be a hint at any number of future collaborations: several SNK characters are mulled over, including Samurai Shodown’s Galford.

It could also mean nothing. After all, data mining (and meetings!) led us to believe we’d see Sol Badguy as the Tekken reveal:

Which isn’t off the table, necessarily, given Harada’s close interactions with Arc System Works lately, as well. It’s getting more and more difficult to tell, though, whether Harada is just mastering the troll art of Red Herrings, or if some of these things are actually hints/leaks at all…

Source: tekkenchannell; Flying_Wonkey

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Unsheathe your blade with all of the known anime and manga references for Future Trunks in Dragon Ball FighterZ

Following the reveal of his official gameplay trailer at the Evo finals for Tekken 7, IKevinX has wasted no time in compiling all of the known anime and manga references for the new fighter.

Here, we can see that Trunks’ introductory scene and initial Super Saiyan transformation are beautifully replicated from the anime, as well as several of his moves being drawn from DBZ, Super, GT and even Extreme Butoden. We also see his signature Burning Attack — and all of its intricate hand motions-fully recreated, which looks especially cool in Arc System Work’s cel-shaded artstyle! Trunks also slices up Frieza with his sword, complete with split effects, culminating in the Shining Sword Attack that lead to the tyrant’s first demise. Lastly, we see his Lightning Sword Slash he used to vanquish Android 14 in Super Android 13! as well as his Heat Dome attack, fittingly used on Perfect Cell. You can see the full video with all the comparisons below.

Dragon Ball FighterZ is set to be released in early 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam. Sign-ups for a closed beta on PS4 will open on July 26th, and will feature all seven currently-revealed characters, as well as two more Z Warriors to be unveiled on July 21st in V-Jump magazine.

If you’d like to see more references to the source material for other fighters, check out Goku and Frieza, Teen Gohan and Vegeta and Perfect Cell and Majin Buu.

Source: IKevinX