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For the most part, when an organization signs a player, it’s so that they can compete under their banner. However, occasionally, a player will get signed to help manage other players: such is the case with Carl “Perfect Legend” White, who has recently joined Evolved as a player manager.

ETA welcomes @PerfectLegend! He competes and now manages professional fighting games players in Injustice & Street Fighter to name a few.

— EvolvedTalentAgency (@EvolvedTalent) May 8, 2017

In joining Evolved, Perfect Legend will now be involved with the organization in helping any future fighting game players that they sign. What he won’t be doing however is competing under their banner; Perfect Legend has confirmed that he is still with Stream.me as a player.

Evolved is a talent agency that represents, in their own words, “the biggest and brightest stars in the world of YouTube, streaming and esports.” As part of this, they’re involved in representation, contract negotiation, and brand building for said talents.

Perfect Legend on the other hand has made a name for himself as a tournament player in multiple games. He is tied for fourth in terms of overall Evo championship wins (alongside John Choi, Alex Valle, Shinya “Nuki” Ohnuki, and Dominique “Sonic Fox” McLean).

We here at Shoryuken wish Evolved and Perfect Legend the best in this new relationship.

Source: Evolved (Twitter) via Perfect Legend (Facebook)

Pop Culture Shock Collectibles has done its fair share of premium Street Fighter statues over the past couple of years. From their original Cammy statue, to their recent Juri piece, their statues have generally been some of the most amazing representations of Street Fighter characters ever cast. However, their latest statue seems to want to eclipse their previous work both in size and in price.

The recently announced 1:3 Chun-Li statue from Pop Culture Shock is both their largest and most expensive one yet. Set to release sometime next year, this statue comes in three distinct variants. The base “Classic Qipao” version featuring her original outfit costs a whopping $925. If that’s a bit too expensive, then there are the “Street Fighter Alpha” and “Battle Dress” variants that go for a slightly less wallet-wrecking $900.

The cost, of course, isn’t just because of the size–with each statue standing at 30″ (76 cm) tall–but also because of the amount of detail. The clothing on each statue is made from actual cloth and comes packed with little details, such as the embroidery on the white fabric on the waist of her qipao, or the ribbons on her hair.

These statues are set to be released in the fourth quarter of 2018. This should give prospective buyers enough time to save up (or sell some organs) before pre-orders for it open sometime in the near future. In the meantime: feel free to salivate over these images of the upcoming statues.

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Source: Pop Culture Shock Collectibles (Facebook) via Kotaku

One of the unique things about Street Fighter V’s upcoming new character Ed is the unique way in which his special moves are performed, at least for the Street Fighter series. Somewhat similar to Nelson from the The King of Fighters XIV, Ed uses only a combination of button inputs to execute. This has brought about questions of what exactly these inputs are, and how certain things–such as EX versions–will be handled.

For those wondering about these things, wonder no more, as Capcom has released Ed’s command list on the official Street Fighter V website.

One of the interesting things that can be seen in the movelist is how only three of Ed’s moves have EX versions. One of these, Psycho Upper, requires all three punch buttons to be pressed to activate the EX version (as confirmed by Capcom’s Harrison over reddit). This, as well as the other inputs in the list, should make Ed an interesting (and maybe challenging) character to play, especially for pad players.

For those looking forward to try these out, Ed will be playable in the upcoming beta for Street Fighter V’s next round of balance changes. In the meantime, here are some new screenshots of Ed.

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Sources: Capcom; r/StreetFighter

Last night, following the conclusion of Season 2 of the Kombat Cup, the folks behind Stream.Me threw down the gauntlet to the successor of the series: War of the Gods for Injustice 2! Like the Cup, there will be a series of weekly online tournaments open to all legal residents of the United States and Canada, to earn points, as well as some cash prizes, to qualify for the Season Finale in September, where the top 8 players will battle for the title of War of the Gods Champion. A total prize pool of $15,000 will be on the line in the first Season, with $10,000 being paid out to the finale’s top 6 players.

As always bracket entry is completely free, and since Injustice 2 is a T-rated game, the previous age restriction for Kombat Cup has been removed–though any heroes and villains under the age of 16 will require their parent’s information before any winnings they acquire can be paid out electronically. The series will be run on PlayStation 4 due to popular demand, but Stream.Me has indicated that they will have something in the works for the Xbox One community in the future, so keep your fingers crossed.

Unlike the Kombat Cup, preliminary brackets will now be run on Saturdays, with all top 8s taking place on Tuesdays. In addition, all brackets will now be double-elimination format, a luxury previously only afforded to competitors in the Season Finale, making the competition that much more fierce. The competition begins on Saturday, May 20th, a mere four days after the game’s launch. Will you be ready in time to compete?

The event will be broadcast at https://www.stream.me/war. Sign-ups are now open at Gauntlet GG. For more information, you can follow Stream.Me on Twitter, or check out their official blog, which has provided a full schedule for the Season, which you can see below.

This is certainly great news for fans and online warriors of Injustice 2 alike, as this will not 0nly provide some great competition and potential payouts to players who may be unable to travel to offline events, but it further supplements the esports presence of the DC brawler, alongside the previously announced Gamestop Hometown Heroes tournament circuit, and the Injustice 2 Championship Series.

Injustice 2 will be released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 16th.

Source: Test Your Might

FFM Rumble X hits Frankfurt, Germany on May 19-21 as a Capcom Pro Tour Ranking event. But Street Fighter V isn’t the only action going down at this year’s Rumble:

Main tournaments:

• Street Fighter V
• Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-
• BlazBlue: Central Fiction

Side tournaments:

• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• The King of Fighters XIV
• ARMS

Registration is still open if you’re planning to be in the neighborhood! This fight will take place at FH in Frankfurt/Main; for additional event details, check out the event page.

Source: FFM Rumble X