Though Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 doesn’t come out on consoles until late May, the game is scheduled to be hitting Japanese arcades in a few days on March 30th. Though it’s exciting for it to be coming out, for the most part fans in the rest of the world will still just be waiting for it to finally be in their hands.
Something that might tide players over just a little is the opening movie, which was just shown off on Arc System Works’ YouTube channel. It was pretty intense, with a few really cool sections clashing to the beat of the new opening song–which is also amazing. It also showcases Baiken and Answer, the two newcomers in REV 2.
One of Texas’ most prestigious events and a staple in the Summer of Smash, Tourney Locator is bringing Low Tier City back for its fifth installment from August 5th to 6th. Featuring the original Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Project M, the Lone Star state is going all out for this year’s event.
Project M, Smash 4 and Melee are all set to have doubles as well as singles, with a guaranteed $5000 pot bonus to be split across events. Low Tier City 5 will feature as part of 2017’s Championship Circuit for Project M, with the PM community always coming out in their droves to support LTC events. Last year’s event saw 233 entrants for PM, making it the second largest event on the circuit, behind Smash ‘n Splash 2’s 234 attendees.
Low Tier City 5 will be held at the Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas. For more details and to register for the event, head on over to the LTC5 smash.gg page for all the relevant details.
SloClap developers have posted a new video that features 15 minutes of alpha gameplay from the upcoming martial arts multiplayer aRPG. Absolver is coming out later this year for PS4 and PC via Steam.
For fans of strategy titles, this ought to come as happy news: Starcraft Remastered is coming this summer. The announcement was made during South Korea’s “I <3 Starcraft" event by Blizzard's Mike Morhaime.
WBA super middleweight champion Tyron Zeuge (20-0-1, 11 KOs) retained his title with a fifth round technical decision over Isaac Ekpo (31-3, 24 KOs) at the MBS Arena in Potsdam, Germany.
Unbeaten German Zeuge was getting the better of the Nigerian challenger before he clashed heads with Ekpo in the third round and suffered a large cut over his right eye. The referee allowed the fight to continue and Ekpo had some success as he went on the attack in rounds four and five.
The ring doctor checked…
WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares (42-3, 27 KOs) retained his title with a dominant points win over Anthony Crolla (31-6-3, 13 KOs) in their rematch on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena.
Three-weight world champion Linares dethroned Crolla by unanimous decision in September, but this was even more one-sided.
Linares scored a seventh round knockdown on the way to winning by scores of 118-109 on all three scorecards.
Crolla landed the first meaningful shot of the bout, a left hook to…
Platform fighters like Super Smash Bros. and Rivals of Aether obviously owe a lot to platform games. An emphasis on free movement, fast reactions and of course platforms; all of these are integral to making a platform fighter. But, what would happen if you took the movement techs of a game like Melee, and used them to make a platformer?
Well, rologfos’ WaveLand does exactly that. Taking techniques like wavedashing, air dodging, shine stalling and wavelanding, rologfos has created a high speed platformer which requires players to utilize these techs to complete levels. You slowly unlock these techniques as the game progresses, teaching players how to perform each ability before throwing them into a fast-paced gauntlet of lasers, spikes and instant-death pits.
If played with a GameCube controller, WaveLand may be a fantastic way of mastering something like wavedash, outside of boredom of Training Mode. I cannot wait for a Melee speedrunner like Fuzzyness to get their hands on their platform fighter inspired platformer.
After taking a look at the Central Intelligence Agency’s David Spender and Gillian Leigh, the Shadaloo Combat Research Institute returns with more Activity Reports on characters within the Street Fighter universe. Our next profiles take us back to 1999’s Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, to look at more of the characters found within the main cast’s endings. As always, they are explained by loyal low-ranking Shadaloo Soldier, Private Nakagawa.
First up, we have David and Gillian’s boss, Wayne Nakamura!
Private Nakagawa: “The boss of David Spender and Gillian Leigh. He’s an important figure in the American Central Intelligence Agency. He devotes much of his energies to train and guide the younger members. He’s currently investigating the mystery of the Man with the Iron Mask.”
Basic Info:
Name: Wayne Nakamura
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: February 22nd
Home Country: USA
Likes: Cigars, His Subordinates
Dislikes: Fried Food
Private Nakgawa: “He’s a veteran, having been in charge of difficult cases and bizarre, mysterious, phenomena for 30 years. As an experienced analyst for the HQ, he doesn’t miss even the smallest detail. He still continues to investigate a man in a trenchcoat, whom he once spotted in an American port. [Perhaps they’re canonizing Q’s “cameo” in Ken’s Street Fighter II Stage, as seen below?] He watches over the ‘odd couple’ of David and Gillian, kindly and strictly.”
You can see him in Q’s ending with his subordinates below.
You can see a photo of what appears to be Q in Ken’s old Street Fighter II stage here:
Next up, we have a friend of Masaru’s who is defeated by Makoto in her 3rd Strike ending, Ken’ichi Kakutani!
Private Nakagawa: “A man who appeared in Makoto’s SFIII ending. He was beaten with a single blow and a “Chestoooo!!”, but he’s actually a competent and strong man.
Basic Info:
Name: Ken’ichi Kakutani
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 97 kg
Blood type: B
Birthday: January 2nd
Home Country: Japan
Likes: Dōjō yaburi [Lit., “Dōjō break.” The practice of challenging all the members of a single dōjō and beating them one after another.], Tests of strength
Dislikes: Alcohol (He can’t hold it)
Private Nakagawa: “A karate master and teacher. He travels within Japan in search of stronger opponents. His special technique is a Jōdan Mawashigeri [“High Roundhouse Kick”] called Ittetsu [“One Iron”]. He was an old friend of Masaru, apparently.”
You can see him briefly in Makoto’s 3rd Strike ending below, at the 48 second mark.
We also have the other fighter Makoto defeated in her ending, Somsak! He can be seen at the 50 second mark.
Private Nakagawa: “A man who appeared in Makoto’s SFIII ending. He was beaten with a single blow and a “Doshaaaaaah!!”, but he’s actually a determined man.”
Basic Info:
Name: Somsak [The name likely references Thai pro boxer (not muay thai) Somsak Sithchatchawal, who’s also a southpaw.]
Height: 169 cm
Weight: 61 kg
Blood type: 0
Birthday: November, 20
Home Country: Thailand
Favorite things: His Father, Muay Thai
Dislikes: Lack of Sleep [Yup, so did Gillian…]
Private Nakagawa: “He trained in the Golden Tiger Gym. He’s a southpaw boxer, who’s special move is a violent elbow strike that he calls ‘Invisible Elbow.’ His father was also a muay thai boxer, and happened to challenge the champion Nuakan once. Somsak grew up respecting his father, and became a splendid fighter, then decided to travel the world to test his strength. During his second trip to Japan, he heard the Rindōkan dōjō had a new instructor, and challenged her… much to his chagrin.”
Coming up next, a mixed martial artist who has battled Alex in the past, Gerald Golby!
Private Nakagawa: “He fought against Alex in the semi-finals of the Vale Tudo tournament ‘Eternal Fighting.’ Alex KOed him with a Shoulder Tackle.” [This tournament, incidentally.]
Basic Info:
Name: Gerald Golby
Height: 210 cm
Weight: 140 kg
Blood type: AB
Birthday: June 10th
Home Country: South Africa
Likes: Training, Meat
Dislikes: Losing, Weak People
Private Nakagawa: “A newcomer in the MMA world who very quickly distinguished himself. An elite wrestler who started his training since he was 4 years old. In his university days, he also played American Football. His special move is a violent face crusher called ‘Monster Buster.’ With his forged body, his fans expect much from him each time. Although he did unfortunately lose against Alex in the Eternal Fighting tournament, he’s scheduled to fight in the Pan-American Battle Tournament in which even Ken Masters will fight! Who would win?!”
This battle seems to take place during Ken’s Third Strike ending, as he defeats an African-American fighter to win his third consecutive U.S. Martial Arts Championship, with Mel, Eliza and Sean by his side, as seen below.
Our next profile is very special. Moving away from Shadaloo’s research files, we have a fan-made character design, the newest member of the Iwashigahama Japan Women’s Pro Wrestlers, Kevin! Replacing Private Nakagawa will be the promotion’s biggest star, Rainbow Mika!
Rainbow Mika: “A character born in the ‘Street Fighter Study Corner’ of the Iwashigahama Joshi Pro Wrestling Podcast! For details about the first podcast, please hear us here. Apparently he can use a V-Trigger that allows him to miniaturise himself.”
Basic Info:
Name: Kevin
Height: 3 – 155 cm
Weight: 1 to 40 kg
Blood type: O
Birthday: December 13th
Country of Origin: Foreign Country
Likes: Japanese Sushi
Dislikes: Demons
Rainbow Mika: “His special move allows him to miaturise himself! Then he can use his speed to quickly gain his opponent’s back and stab him with a needle! But… he uses a foreign object! Is he a heel?He’s a 13-year-old middle schooler. His favorite word is ‘Japaaan!’ Also ridiculously good-looking!” [Kevin is brandishing a needle, and behind him there’s a Wadōkaichin, the oldest Japanese type of coin, 2.4 cm in diameter.]
You can learn more about Wayne’s subordinates, who are deeply inspired by The X-Files, here. You can also look at some rejected alternate costumes concepts for Kolin here.
Special Thanks to Midgardsorn for translations and footnotes!
Developer Team Reptile announced today that their projectile-based competitive fighter, Lethal League, will release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 10th.
Lethal League consists of six uniquely designed characters, each with their own style and competitive edge. Players combat one another with an anti-gravity ball that builds momentum with every attack. The frantic gameplay is matched by its “chip-hop” music and energetic designs. Up to four players can compete against one another in either local or online matches. The online features are powered by GGPO to ensure high performance.
The title has been available on Steam since 2014 and was featured as a part of the Evo 2014 Indie Showcase as a part of the tournament’s ongoing efforts of supporting independent developers.
Check out to announcement trailer below to get a glimpse of the dynamic gameplay and the “banging beats”!
In what appears to be a store-wide spring cleaning sale, two fighting game products have been re-priced with a whopping 70% discount: NitroPlus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel and the Power Stone Collection (Power Stone 1 and 2). The former is marked down until 3/31, and the latter is part of a a flash sale that ends very soon on the 27th. You can quickly take advantage of both deals by following these links:
Whether these game are your cup of tea or you’re looking to try something new, you have a limited time to pick up both for a fraction of the cost. Big thanks to Focus Attack for the heads-up!
