The three-time Evolution champion is set to represent Stream.Me in future competition.
Carl “Perfect Legend” White has accepted a sponsorship deal with Stream.Me, becoming the first player in the live-streaming platform’s new esports team. Perfect Legend is renowned for competing in the Dead or Alive, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Street Fighter and Injustice series, and he’ll be fighting under Stream.Me’s flag for all the major tournaments in the 2017-2018 season–including Final Round 20, CEO, DreamHack Austin, Combo Breaker, and Evo, He will also be using Stream.Me exclusively for all future livestreaming.
Carl “Perfect Legend” White:
I’m happy to join Stream.Me as an ambassador to the FGC. Competing in tournaments like the Kombat Cup and streaming here has been such a fantastic experience so far, and I look forward to taking things to a whole new level with this opportunity.
Stream.Me has stated that they intend to continue looking for more world-class esports players to sign to their roster in the near future.
In his latest video, VesperArcade takes a look at characters he believes could be “secret” top tiers following Street Fighter V’s impending March balance update. He feels these five characters–if left untouched, or buffed–will rise to the top, if Capcom nerfs the current top tiers.
He begins with Ibuki: the plucky ninja received an extra 50 health, had her Dash sped up to 16 frames to improve her pressure, as well as her massively improved St. MK, which gives her safe Critical Art confirms and new pressure options with shimmies and EX Kunai. Her Crush Counter St. HK also gives her full combos, due to increased hitstun. In a “bold prediction,” he believes Ken to be the strongest Shoto, despite the nerfs to EX Tatsu. He’s still armed with throw loops, high damage and corner carry off of stray hits, as well as a new Cr.MK link into Critical Art and better overhead conversions on crouching opponents with Thunder Kick. For his third pick, Vesper couldn’t decide between Karin or Rashid, citing recent competitive success from the likes of ANBU|Punk, John Takeuchi and Mago. For his final pick, he looks at Zangief: with many Japanese players now considering him to be one of the strongest in the game, citing Detonation Gaming’s Itabashi Zangief making it to the Final Stage Group of TOPNAGA League 6.
Check the video below for more details–as well as reasons why Necalli and Akuma didn’t make the list.
You can also take a look at which fighters Vesper thinks should be nerfed, and who should be buffed.
While Game Developers’ Conference typically focuses on the business and technology of creating games, a surprise announcement for consumers occasionally surfaces. NetherRealm Studios Senior Producer Erin Piepergerdes took to the stage yesterday to present a mobile version of their upcoming superhero fighter, Injustice 2.
The fights take a 3v3 format, and look faithfully recreated from the console version thanks to Unreal Engine 4 support. Similar to the full game, the mobile version will also have equippable gear that changes the base statistics and abilities of every character. Playing the game unlocks more items to further customize the fighters and improve their strength. The footage below shows off a first look at Scarecrow’s super move.
Check out the image gallery–as well as the GDC presentation video–for a closer look at the Injustice 2 mobile game. The company didn’t specify which platforms will host superhero battles nor give a release date other than it’s “coming soon.”
Shortly before Street Fighter V’s second Season Two character Kolin was released into the wild, Chris Bratt and Wesley Yin-Poole sat down with Capcom UK Community Manager Matt Edwards at the London offices to get some new gameplay footage of “The Phantasam of Snow and Ice.”
They note that she’s the first character in Street Fighter V to have a true counter-special: her Frost Touch, which allows her to punish an attack’s active frames, whereas Ryu and Zangief’s V-Skills allow them to punish recovery frames. However, she has different versions for high, mid, and low attacks, making her one of the more technical characters on the roster. Though, if you are successful, you are rewarded with a hard knockdown off all versions. They also spend some time discussing her unique ability to freeze opponent’s Stun Gauges with her V-Trigger, and also compare her Hailstorm mixups to Akuma’s usage of his air fireballs.
In summation they feel that, “Overall, she’s a technical character. Relies heavily on setups, mixups and resets. She’s got decent damage potential, but not a huge amount. For a female character, she’s got a good amount of health. I expect she’ll end up with some really flashy combos that will look really great in competitive matches. I doubt she’s going to be as popular as the likes of Akuma, but in the right hands, she could be a lot of fun.”
Recently it was announced that two of Europe’s top Street Fighter players, Benjamin “Problem X” Simon and Younes “CCL” Lazaar have been sponsored by Mousesports–who are primarily known for their Counter-Strike players–as the first members of their fighting game division.
Coming off of a second-place finish in the 2016 CPT Europe Rankings–as well as a 5th place finish at ZOWIE Brussels Challenge–and following a switch to Urien in Season 2, CCL will no doubt be looking to make more of an impact during the 2017 Capcom Pro Tour. Problem X got 25th at Capcom Cup 2016, and recently won ZOWIE Brussels Challenge with the duo of Birdie and M. Bison, and finished fifth in the 2016 Europe CPT Rankings.
Mousesports’ Cengiz Tüylü gave his thoughts on the team’s excursion into fighting games:
We have been following the SFV community extremely closely and we believe in the potential. Street Fighter is an extremely fun game to watch. It’s fast-paced and easy to understand as well. I am convinced we found two great players to start our new fighting game division and I am looking forward to some fun and exciting events on the tour this season. Hadouken!
The next time we’ll be seeing this players in action under their new sponsor will be Sonic Boom IV, which takes place April 1-2 in Madrid, Alcorcón, Spain.
We at Shoryuken would like to congratulate all parties involved, and wish them the best of luck during the 2017 Capcom Pro Tour season!
Capcom has announced the Japanese release date of Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers during a recent Capcom TV live stream. The Nintendo Switch’s exclusive Street Fighter II update will launch in Japan on May 26, 2017.
When it launches, Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers will be available for ¥4,990 in stores, or ¥4,620 via digital download.
As for the rest of the world: the release date is still currently listed as “TBA.”
Wegames Corp and Gravity Interactive are hoping to bring back the glory days of the Ragnarok property with the upcoming Ragnarok Journey. While it has been in release for quite awhile in the East, this will bring the journey to English-speaking audiences. Ragnarok Journey is a browser-based game that has many hallmarks
Bandai Namco continues its support of the anime time hopping fighter, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 with an additional free content wave and another DB Super focused DLC pack for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
The free update was available starting yesterday, February 27, and includes costumes based on the classic movie characters, Metal Cooler, Android 15, Zangya, and Bido. Two expert missions featuring Broly and Janemba will be made accessible for skilled fighters to take on with their best teams. Custom characters will be able to utilize the Jumping Energy Wave, Menacing Flare, Focus Flash, Wild Hunt and Tail Slicer special attacks as well.
Tournament players can find new rules for the Tenkaichi Tournament, as well as two extra modes. Character Tenkaichi mode creates a tournament consisting of only one character. Players can use this mode to prove who’s the best with their favorite fighter.
There is also a Group Tenkaichi mode that will open up rosters a bit more than the latter mode. Group Tenkaichi allows players to create tournaments focused on a single series within the Dragon Ball franchise, such as a “GT Cup” allowing only characters from Dragon Ball GT. The Tournament Jersey is the most recent prize for those who reach the top of the Tenkaichi Tournament.
Time Patrollers may now enter the Universe Tournament!
DB Super Pack 2 releases today (February 28) and is headlined by the additional playable characters God of Destruction Champa and his Angel, Vados. New story missions will be unlocked focusing on the Universe Tournament along with the brand new stage, Unnamed Planet.
Even more custom character attacks will be brought into battle with God of Destruction’s Menace, God of Destruction’s Roar, Destruction’s Concerto: Comet, Destruction’s Concerto: Starfall, Destruction’s Concerto: Meteor, Destruction’s Conductor, Requiem of Destruction and Sonic Bomb.
Android 13, Android 14, and Fused 13 will live on in Xenoverse 2 thanks to their included costumes. Those looking for more Super Souls can add to their arsenal with Champa, Vados, Vegeta, Super Buu, and Piccolo’s added abilities.
There’s no better way to zoom around Conton City than within a Saiyan Space Pod, which is now included within the inventory thanks to DB Super Pack 2. Don’t forget about the Beerus’s Glare or Zen-Ou Jump emotes either! All in all, there’s a lot more to experience in Xenoverse 2 thanks to these continued updates.
After the release of DB Super Pack 2, be on the lookout for the additional characters, Zamasu, SS Rose Goku Black, and SSGSS Vegito to join the battle sometime in the near future. These characters were announced previously at the end of the DB Super Pack 1 trailer.
Those looking to see the new content in action can check out Bandai Namco’s recent Livestream below!
“Game Pass and chill” doesn’t have quite the same ring as “Netflix and chill,” but Microsoft is joining Sony in providing a service for games that’s similar to the most popular cheap date/video-streaming app. The Xbox developer unveiled Game Pass, which will allow subscribers to select from over 100 titles and readily play them from their homes through the internet.
Launching this Spring, the subscription will work for Xbox One users for an unspecified “low monthly price” (Polygon reports it to be $9.99). There will be new game titles added every month with a starting lineup of over 100 selections. Though there’s no official list, the promotional images include Xbox staples like Halo 5: Guardians and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, and as for fighting games, we can see Soul Calibur II HD and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 so far.
Unlike similar services, it looks like Xbox One users will be able to “download games directly to your console and play online or offline in full-fidelity, without any streaming or connectivity issues.”
Other benefits to Game Pass owners include discounts on content and Season Pass-related material for the downloaded games, but only while they are in the catalog. There’s no need to have an Xbox Live Gold membership to access the Game Pass, though it’s still required to play multiplayer.
Polygon also lists the following companies as those who are on board with providing games to the service: 2K, 505 Games, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Capcom, Codemasters, Deep Silver, Focus Home Interactive, Sega, SNK Corporation, THQ Nordic GmbH, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and Microsoft Studios.
[Correction: removed erroneous references to Game Pass as a “streaming” service.]
Delayed from its initial date of the 4th-5th of February this year, the organizational team behind Street Grand Battle have announced the new dates for the event. Taking in place in Lyon, France from September 16th-17th, SGB 2017 will now be a Ranking Event on the European leg of the Capcom Pro Tour.
While Street Fighter V will be the main draw for attendees of SGB 2017, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Tekken 7 and even Ultra Street Fighter IV will have tournaments at the event. Before the event’s delay, international players like LIJoe, ZOWIE|Gamerbee, FA|BigBird and BX3|Phenom were confirmed as in attendance, alongside notable European contenders like PxP|ProblemX, DA|Imstilldadaddy, RB|Luffy, Perilous|Packz and MD|Mister Crimson to name but a few. Let’s hope that the previously-announced competitors will still be able to make the new dates.
