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The battle continues between the Street Fighters and the Night Warriors in the fifth installment of UDON’s epic crossover!

UDON Entertainment’s wild 8-issue crossover series just kicked off officially with the release of issue 1, and now you can put in your pre-order for issue 5 of Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers. From UDON:

A Darkstalker hunter faces a raging demon, as Donovan Baine finds himself square in the path of the master of the fist–Akuma! The crossover chaos continues in STREET FIGHTER VS. DARKSTALKERS!

As usual, the issue gets two standard covers, and a 10 copy retailer incentive cover. Edwin Huang gives us the main story cover (cover A), and Andrea Cofrancesco (of Arcadia Quest) illustrates a guest artist variant (cover B); the retailer incentive homage cover (cover C), a classic comic tribute, is by Joe Ng.

Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #5 arrives in comic stores near you in August 2017. All issues of Street Fighter VS. Darkstalkers are also available digitally via comiXology.

STREET FIGHTER VS. DARKSTALKERS #5
32 pages, full color, $3.99; available August 2017
JUN172046 STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #5 (OF 8) CVR A (HUANG)
JUN172047 STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #5 (OF 8) CVR B (COFRANCESCO)
JUN172048 STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #5 (OF 8) CVR C (10 copy incentive cover)

The second issue will arrive in stores soon; and keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming 2017 Street Fighter Swimsuit Special in July!

Source: UDON Entertainment

Canada’s biggest fighting game tournament is returning to Toronto on October 27-29, 2017!

Canada Cup is returning to rock Toronto in 2017! The Capcom Pro Tour 2017 Premier event will take place October 27-29 at the Toronto International Airport Hilton. Here are the games that will be featured this year:

• Street Fighter V
• Ultra Street Fighter IV
• Super Street Fighter II Turbo
• Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
• Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
• BlazBlue: Central Fiction
• Tekken 7
• Injustice 2
• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Registration is open now on smash.gg! Head over to the official site or smash.gg for additional information.

Canada Cup 2017 Registration starts TODAY! Get in early while it's cheap!https://t.co/mn33ShCkBy

— CanadaCupGaming (@CanadaCupGaming) June 1, 2017

Registration for Canada Cup Vancouver (July 1-2, 2017) is also still open!

Source: smash.gg via CanadaCupGaming (Twitter)

Following teases both in April and earlier this month, Wavedash Games have released some more information about the next character coming to their platform fighter. Named Raymer, this hired gun uses his dual pistols to “force opponents to play on his terms.” As you can guess from his chosen weapons, Raymer will be a zoning character who I imagine will frustrate his opponents with a constant barrage of projectiles, before closing the gap to finish them off.

A new fighter appears! Literally a hired gun, Raymer's skills with his twin shots are second only to his disdain for less talented fighters. pic.twitter.com/TbYrwnP3Eu

— Wavedash Games (@wewavedash) May 31, 2017

According to his character description, he has a “disdain for less talented fighters,” with his zoning no doubt exhibiting how Raymer likes to “play with his food” before finishing them off. With his blonde hair and clear high opinion of himself, I can’t help but feel Raymer is inspired by TSM|Leffen, similar to how Kidd is inspired by C9|Mango. There will no doubt be some catty character interactions between these two fighters in the full game.

Again, still no footage of Raymer in action just yet, but expect him to feature in the long-awaited gameplay reveal of Wavedash’s project later in the summer. If they could unveil a game title at the same time, that’d be great.

Source: Wavedash Games

A good part of the fun at any Evo event are the numerous side tournaments that take place. Among these, the biggest has to be AnimEVO–which hosts tournaments for multiple anime fighting games.

This year, AnimEVO returns to Evo, where it will host tournaments for Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code, Vampire Savior, and more. Check out the complete list of games below:

• Arcana Heart 3 Love Max!!!!!
• Aquapazza
• Catherine
• Chaos Code
• Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R
• Gundam Versus
• Hokuto no Ken
• Koihime Enbu
• Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code
• Nitroplus Blasterz
• Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
• Puyo Puyo Tetris
• Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late
• Vampire Savior
• Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm

AnimEVO will be at the “Bring Your Own Console” area of Evo 2017, hosted by the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 14-16. Players interested in joining any of the above listed tournaments can register over at their smash.gg page.

Source: AnimEVO

Before the main event in Toronto, Canada Cup returns to Vancouver for another bout!

Registration is presently open for Canada Cup Vancouver 2017, over on smash.gg! This event is bound for the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia on July 1-2. Canada Cup Vancouver 2017 will feature tournaments for:

• Street Fighter V
• Ultra Street Fighter IV
• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
• Tekken 7
• Injustice 2
• Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
• BlazBlue: Central Fiction

A round-robin invitation-only Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 event will also be held! The early registration discount period is over tomorrow, so act fast if you want in on the action coming to Vancouver this July.

Don't forget to register for Canada cup Vancouver 2 more days till price increase! https://t.co/NrHRSNG6Pi July 1-2nd

— Lap Chi Duong (@lapchiduong) May 31, 2017

Source: smash.gg via Lap Chi Duong (Twitter)

Xbox One players can now grab a HORI pad for their fighting games.

Xbox One and PC players looking for a pad controller for fighting games need look no further, as the HORI Fighting Commander for Xbox One is now available at Arcade Shock. The pad can also be used on PC via XInput.

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This is an officially-licensed Microsoft controller, featuring a hard-wired USB connector and HORI’s distinctive 6-button pad layout. These are in stock and ready to ship now at Arcade Shock, available to order for $39.99 USD each.

Source: Arcade Shock

Reported via Nintendo Life, Japanese retailer Sinobi listed Pokkén Tournament as compatible with HORI’s Nintendo Switch arcade stick. This leads to a number of questions, the most obvious being: “Pokkén Tournament is on the Switch?!”

Offering no solace to the hopeful, however, Sinobi retracted the compatibility listing and stated it was posted in error. It could be a simple flub on the retailers part, but Street Fighter players know that these “accidents” can actually reveal pretty big future announcements. Exhibit A: Ed.

One does have to wonder how you accidentally announce compatibility for a game that doesn’t exist yet, on a peripheral never officially used to play Pokkén before.

Source: Nintendo Life