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Answer tech and combo compilation: Let’s pick up Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2’s Business Ninja

Before the announcement of REV 2, everyone’s eyes were preemptively set on Baiken, Robo Ky, Zappa, and a host of other classic Guilty Gear characters. No one expected Chipp’s assistant, Answer, to step into the fray.

The Business Ninja’s moveset strongly revolves around setting up scrolls on the screen that he can cling to and dash from. This not only gives him lots of movement options but also expanded movement and mix-up options. The Answer Discord has been busy compiling an Answer guide. It’s a great starting point–that will also evolve over time, as the authors add more to it. But if you’re more of a visual learner or just want to check out Answer in action, scroll below.

Here’s also the move list for reference:

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Here’s some high-level play between GGP|Kazunoko’s Answer and Machaboo’s Sin. Right off the bat, at 1:30, Kazunoko confirms into a great instant-air-dash combo (while Sin is on the ground). To see other matchups, Kazunoko also has footage against Baiken, Sol, and Ky as well as Souji’s Bedman.

So Answer can set scrolls on the screen to give him extra movement options. What kind of sick mix-ups can you do with him? (And can look forward to experiencing from Answer players?) Kazunoko provides the answers.

Here’s the first example. Knockdown into scroll set, then how about a super quick cross-up overhead? No problem.

Here’s another way Answer can combo into a knockdown to then set up a cross-up on wake up. Should be useful against those who want to mash out a dragon punch or super reversals.

Hang out in the air at the end of your combo to then set up a falling attack, that’s most likely a safe jump. Or go low. Or Izuna drop them!

Now, how do we do a highly damaging combo on Potemkin? DESIRE answers that.

Here’s a midscreen corner carry with Dust. Catch them sleeping? Izuna drop.

This is a midscreen confirm on a crouching character. It’s a lot of damage even without the Overdrive!

Four card combo which has Answer going around the screen like crazy.

Looks like players will have lots of fun with Answer’s mobility. The Business Ninja has plenty of tools to keep the opponents guessing, so the more creative you get, the bigger the payoff. All while taking business calls.

Curious about the other new REV 2 character? Refer to our Baiken tech and combo compilation post.

Sources: DESIRE; Kazunoko; Mdesilva

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The King of Fighters XIV’s DLC character bundle is cheaper for PlayStation Plus members

For those looking to buy all of The King of Fighters XIV’s DLC characters, SNK has made it easy with a bundle for them. The bundle, which is currently available on the PlayStation Store, is available for $19.99–that is, unless you’re a PS Plus member.

For any King of Fighters XIV players who are also PS Plus members, The King of Fighters XIV: 4 Character Bundle pack is available for only $17.99, a 10% discount over its original price. With each character costing $5.99 individually, the bundle already saves $1 off of each. With the discount, players are now getting the characters for only $4.50 each.

Interested players need to hurry however–the discount is only available until 11:00 AM on April 11.

Source: PlayStation Store

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Stream.me and Blue Mammoth Games announce The Legend Series for Brawlhalla

Having made their mark on traditional and anime fighters, Stream.me is finally branching out into the burgeoning platform fighter genre with its latest online tournament series. Partnering with Brawlhalla developer Blue Mammoth Games, Stream.me are set to host The Legend Series, the first S-Tier event for 2017’s Brawlhalla Circuit.

With a sizeable Circuit Point pot on offer alongside a $6,000 prize pot, The Legend Series will be split between singles and doubles events over two weekends. The singles tournament will take place on April 22nd and 23rd, with the doubles competitions happening on May 6th and 7th. Unlike previous Stream.me events, these Brawhalla events will be split between North America and Europe, which finally gives my European brethren a chance at competing.

The North American tournaments will be on April 22nd and May 6th, with Europe getting its turn on April 23rd and May 7th. For additional information on The Legend Series, including how to sign up for these events, make sure to check out the official Stream.me page.

Source: Stream.me

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Injustice 2’s deadly Society wreaks havoc in part 4 of Shattered Alliances

Injustice 2 is approaching fast, and NetherRealm Studios hasn’t been shy about hitting hard with character reveals and story trailers. They’ve released 4 Shattered Alliance trailers so far, including today’s video–which showcases the Society, led by Gorilla Grodd.

This trailer shows off all the presumed focal villains for the story. In these shots we see more of what appears to be Professor Zoom, but we also see Superman and Batman seemingly working together and dusting off the old Justice League base. We also get some nice shots of Deadshot and Scarecrow.

Source: Ed Boon

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Captain Cold kicks some ice in his own Injustice 2 intro trailer

First shown off in the “It’s Good to Be Bad” trailer last week, NetherRealm Studios have shown off some extended footage of the chilling commando Captain Cold in his own introductory trailer. Heavily inspired by a certain ice ninja, Captain Cold controls the mid range with his freeze ray, locking opponents in place so he can set up cool mixups.

Similar to Sub Zero’s Ice Clone, Captain Cold can set up an ice wall, which can absorb limited projectiles and be kicked at the opponent if meter burned. This moving ice wall gives Captain Cold time to summon a block of ice from the sky, forcing his foe to block correctly to avoid a hit. He can also create an ice puddle like the frosty leader of the Lin Kuei, causing enemies to slip up and allowing Captain Cold to close the gap.

He can also summon a slowing bubble, which slows anything that enters its freezing grasp. It looks like Captain Cold is a capable counter-zoner, with his ice wall and slow fields stopping the hail of projectiles which may be coming from characters like Green Arrow or Doctor Fate. He also seems to have taken some pointers from Street Fighter V’s Kolin, as one of his aerial specials has him summoning an ice platform to extend his jump range, similar to Gill’s attendant.

Source: Injustice

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Check out Sadira’s Ultimate in Killer Instinct Season 3

At last month’s Killer Instinct World Cup, Iron Galaxy announced the Ultimates Ultra Pack. Featuring Ultimates for Fulgore, Sadira, Riptor, ARIA and Kilgore, it will release on May 2nd, free for all players.

After showing off Fulgore’s Ultimate at the panel, they’ve now revealed Sadira’s. Sending her opponent in the air with Recluse, she traps them in a large amount of webbing, before seemingly slitting her prey’s throat. You can see the video below.

Iron Galaxy will be revealing one Ultimate from the pack per week every Monday at Noon PDT, until its release date.

Are you impressed with this Ultimate?  Are their any others you’re looking forward to? Let us know down in the comments.

Source: Ultra-Combo

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Gundam Versus releases in Japan on July 6, 2017

Suit up Gundam fans, as Bandai Namco have confirmed that Gundam Versus will be releasing in Japan on July 6th. Alongside the release of a special cinematic trailer, Bandai Namco have also unveiled details on the special “Premium G Sound” edition which will be available alongside the standard edition.

The Premium G Sound edition contains 35 extra songs than the standard versions, adding both original songs and background tracks from select Gundam anime, like Iron Blooded Orphans and Gundam Wing. It also contains a special 30th anniversary Gundam called “Hot Scramble Gundam,” piloted by Meijin Kawaguchi III. The Premium G Sound edition is available physically for ¥11,200 (approx. $100) or digitally for ¥10,080 (approx. $90). Meanwhile, a physical copy of the standard edition goes for ¥8,200 (approx. $74) while the digital version costs only ¥7,380 (approx. $66). The digital discounts only last until August 2nd so if you are dying to beat up some robots, get ordering now.

There is an Asian English version planned to release in the near future–so maybe hold off for that version, if you cannot read Japanese.

We have been informed that due to its release date, this year’s AnimEVO will now be running Gundam Versus in the place of Gundam Extreme Versus Full Boost. If you’re looking to gain the gold for your Gundam piloting skills, better start saving for that import version — Editor.

Sources: G-Versus via Gematsu; 876TV

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East Coast Throwdown returns for 2017, running from September 2nd-3rd

Acting as one of the East Coast’s premier fighting game events, East Coast Throwdown is returning for another round this September. Moving proceedings to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Fairfield, New Jersey, this year’s event acts as both a Capcom Pro Tour Ranking Event, as well as a stop on the Curleh Circuit.

Alongside both Street Fighter V and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, ECT 2017 will played host to tournaments for Tekken 7, Injustice 2, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, The King of Fighters XIV, and Killer Instinct. While it is locked in as just a Ranking Event in this year’s CPT, ECT 2017 has the potential to become an S-Tier event on the Curleh Circuit if over 100 Marvel players sign up, so get registered now.

Currently in the early bird pricing phase, attendees can now sign up to East Coast Throwdown for the low price of $40. It also comes with a free T-shirt, showing Urien and Nash fighting it out. This budget pricing only lasts until April 25th, so sign up now if you are definitely planning to attend this year’s event. For more information on registration–along with a special discount hotel code for the Crowne Plaza Fairfield–check out the ECT 2017 website.

Source: ECThrowdown

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Kilgore returns to the Killer Instinct Store, now costs $4.99

After the short exclusivity period to help raise money for the KI Ultra Tour, the prototype Ultratech robot Kilgore has returned to the Killer Instinct Store. Now costing only $4.99–down from the original $9.99 asking price–it is the best time to get to grips with this heavily-armed automaton.

As for the actual Kilgore Community Fund, Iron Galaxy have run the numbers and calculated that over $56,000 has been raised for 2017’s Ultra Tour. This will go to help increase production values and pot bonuses at various Killer Instinct tournament throughout 2017, starting with Combo Breaker in May. This will eventually lead into the Killer Instinct World Cup in 2018, which should be even bigger and better than this year’s event.

If you’re interested in giving this overheating robot a whirl, head on over to the Microsoft Store to download him right now. For a full character breakdown of Kilgore, check out the Iron Galaxy developer walkthrough below.

Sources: Ultra Combo; Killer Instinct

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Baiken combo and tech compilation: Learn about Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2’s Lone Samurai

One of Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2’s new characters is Baiken, who’s actually the latest “classic” fighter from the X and XX installments. After a dominating streak in Accent Core +R, many fans have been eager to see how Arc System Works will implement a character with guard cancel moves in Xrd.

Let’s break down how she works with some footage. There’s already a plethora of matches, as well as a couple of general guides on how to perform combos.

The first video above is a good basic primer on what Baiken combos look like. From shorter midscreen routes to corner paths and then expansions with meter, this is a good visual guide to grasp the general idea. Her air finisher can be as simple as jump Slash followed up jump Dust, which results in a knockdown if the opponent wasn’t too high. A nice throwback to her older combos, Baiken’s Dust has a corner bounce on it. She can air dash in the corner after Dust to follow up with an extension or go straight into her Overdrive move.

If you’re more of a reader, the Xrd Baiken Discord has been busily working on a Baiken combo primer. There’s also a chart detailed Baiken’s gatling routes.

Machaboo’s Baiken is great to watch–not just because he’s an extremely skilled Guilty Gear player, but also because he picked up Baiken’s combos very quickly. It’s easy to see a lot of the combos from the video could be performed in practical situations in matches. As usual, Silva’s channel is a great source for even more REV 2 footage.

ShinKensou offers a video analysis of Sharon’s Baiken. He goes through the matches in detail and pauses at certain moments to point out nuances in various situations.

Here’s how to combo off of an air-throw when you have at least 50 tension.

Air extension with an RC.

This is only the beginning of what’s there to uncover with Baiken. The longer she’s out and the more people have access to her–soon, console users around the world–the more videos of surprising techniques we’ll see.

Sources: @kuma6057; An Ace in the Darkness; Mdesilva