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Building on the success of Mortal Kombat X’s Pro League, Injustice 2 is getting its own international championship series. Run in partnership between ESL, PlayStation 4, GameStop and Gamelta esports, this program will offer  chance for both pro and amateur players in North America, Latin America, and Europe to compete for a prize pool of $600,000.

The main event in the Championship will be the Injustice 2 Pro Series, which will kick off at Combo Breaker on May 26th. This series will comprise of both online and offline events, with pro players from all regions fighting to reach that final 16-man bracket. At the end of the season, the 16 finalists will advance to the Injustice Pro Series Finals, taking place on September 17th in Los Angeles.  There will also be a Global Grand Finals in October, but details have yet to be confirmed about this event. For more details on all events in the Pro Series, click here.

For those who don’t wish to compete in the Pro Series, each region will be holding its own tournament series for players who might not be quite ready to hit the big time. In North America, GameStop and the ESL will hold the Hometown Heroes series, starting on June 4th. Beginning with open online qualifiers, the top placers from these events will then progress to one of eight Regional Finals on August 12th, held at various GameStop locations around the country. The eight victors from those Regional Finals will then meet at the Hometown Heroes Finals, held at the GameStop Consumer Expo in Las Vegas on August 27th.

In Europe, players from France, Spain, the UK, Germany, Italy, the Benelux Union, and the Nordic territories will compete in the Path to Pro Series. Online tournaments start on May 20th, leading up to the Path to Pro Finals on August 19th between 12 finalists from the various countries.

For Injustice 2 players in Chile, Argentina, Mexico, and Peru, there is the Injustice 2 Liga Latina. Beginning in May, each region will get its own series of online and offline qualifiers. The best players from each region will then go onto compete in the Liga Latina finals on August 13th. Don’t worry, Brazilian Injustice player–a tournament is in the works and will be announced soon.

Details on each region’s tournament series, as well as the Pro Series schedule can be found on the official Injustice Esports website.

Source: Injustice Esports

Infused with Psycho Power and trained in brutal boxing techniques by Balrog… Ed looks like a force to be reckoned with.

As promised, we’ve finally got our official confirmation of Ed as the next DLC fighter for Season 2 of Street Fighter V. He’s all grown up and bulked up since his appearances in the prior story modes–watch him bring some Psycho Powered pain in the trailer below:

Possibly the most notable aspect to Ed’s playstyle is the absence of quarter-circle, DP, or directional charge imputs; all of his special moves are performed by pressing multiple buttons, holding a button (i.e. TAP), or rapid button presses (i.e. Lightning Legs). His Critical Art will be his only move with a “traditional motion” as the input.

The announcement also showed off Ed’s V-system and Critical Art:

V-Skill: Psycho Snatcher

Ed uses Psycho Power to pull himself or opponents around, based on the charging time.

V-Trigger: Psycho Cannon

Ed releases a big and slow Psycho Power projectile, that can be followed to link attacks hits if it connects.

Critical Art: Psycho Barrage

Ed unleashes a barrage of Psycho-punches!

Naturally, Ed will launch with a Story and Battle outfit:

The Battle costume is included for Season Pass holders. Capcom also mentioned that Season Pass holders on Ps4 will be getting a new free theme.

Ed will be playable as part of the upcoming CFN beta test. His official release date remains unrevealed, with more information promised within the next few weeks.

Source: Capcom-Unity

Thanks to a recent visit to Bandai Namco’s US offices, notable FGC YouTuber Maximilian got the chance to record a playthrough of Tekken 7’s Arcade Mode. Using Jin for the duration of the session, Max ran through the five fights you will experience on a standard Arcade playthrough, complete with a final battle with Akuma.

For most of the video, Max provides his thoughts and impressions of playing Tekken 7 before its official June 2nd release. His first impressions are extremely positive, praising the game’s movement and neutral game. Unfortunately, he was not able to get any information from the Bandai Namco staff about Tekken 7’s netcode, so we will have to wait closer to launch for news on that. As for the Arcade Mode itself, Max reckons that he did not unlock everything during his recorded runs, as he did not encounter the signature final boss fight you usually get in most Arcade Modes. You do get different final fights depending on the character you pick, so expect there to be some special unlock conditions to access a potential secret fight.

Expect more Tekken 7 news to be coming as we get closer to its June 2nd release.

Source: Maximilian Dood

Jam players in Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 should be happier than ever in the Xrd series. With a good set of buffs, Jam’s gameplay seems more coherent than ever before. It’s easier to get knockdowns, land the Parry combos, and her new double Puff Ball move is quite useful. Therefore, Jam is definitely emerging as a bigger threat in REV 2.

Taihot3 shows off a few creative combos in a compilation video. There’s a clever use of a Blitz Shield attack to charge a power-up card in the middle of a combo, a nice Burst bait from a Dust attack and big damage Overdrive finishes.

For even more combos, AKI TAK made a compilation of mostly more advanced corner combos:

You’re asking for Jam spreadsheets? Sway got your back. He made a chart that shows Parry P K follow-ups and how they work on every character:

Made a table with Parry PK routes. Green = Can be followed up by 236SSH #GGXrd_REV2 #紗夢 pic.twitter.com/gG405gE52r

— Sway @ComboBreaker (@OkaySway) May 4, 2017

View the Jam Combo Notes in Google Doc format. Make sure to view Sway’s timeline for more combo ideas.

Sources: @OkaySway; AKI TAK; Taihot3

It’s been a wild week for Guilty Gear fans, as KVO x TSB 2017 has seen players from all over Japan gather for one hell of a tournament. There’s so much high quality Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 play, as most top players showed up to represent a wide variety of characters. Don’t worry if you’re not a Japanese speaker, as the English commentary from Team Spooky has been a great way for Western fans to get acquainted with the new balance changes coming in REV 2.

First up, here’s the footage from the 3v3 tournament:

Ron captured most of the top 16 matches:

Next up, check out the hype top 8 and Grand Finals:

Keen on learning some Guilty Gear yourself? Check out Novril’s Guilty Bits guides.

Sources: Team Spooky; Ron