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Anime Ascension 2017 Results

Anime Ascension 2017, organized by Aksys Games this weekend, concluded with a split of a $5000 pot bonuses and some additional prizes (like pro-gaming headsets). Lots of big names attended the California tournament, resulting in memorable top 8 games streamed by Level|Up Series.

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Results

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Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-

1. daymendou (Slayer)
2. KidViper (Johnny)
3. BjornSonOfBear (Chipp Zanuff)
4. TFA|KizzieKay (Sin Kiske)
5. Foo (Kum Haehyun)
5. Fadooglee (Slayer)
7. Toki (Axl Low)
7. MC|GcYoshi13 (Bedman)

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BlazBlue: Central Fiction

1. BrkrDave (Arakune)
2. BGenio|SKD (Izayoi)
3. Betadood (Ragna the Bloodedge)
4. TFA|KizzieKay (Jin Kisaragi)
5. Jona (Valkenhayn, Mai)
5. DSmoove12 (Celica A. Mercury)
7. Nano (Hades Izanami)
7. LPT (Rachel Alucard)

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Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late

1. BrkrDave (Merkava)
2. Bathwater|Squish (Akatsuki)
3. Clim (Merkava, Gordeau)
4. Who’s The Baby? (Gordeau)
5. Tensei (Eltnum)
5. CT_Warrior (Linne)
7. LPT (Byakuya)
7. Lolimaiko (Vatista)

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The King of Fighters XIV

1. AS|Reynald (Hein, Luong, Robert | Billy, Luong, Robert)
2. TC|Y05H1 (Benimaru, Mai, Leona | Benimaru, Kula, Leona)
3. Mr. KOF (Mian, Robert, Benimaru | Benimaru, Leona, Robert)
4. ISM|ElRosa (Verse, Leona, Robert)
5. Laban (Iori, Athena, Daimon)
5. Juicebox (King, Hein, Leona)
7. CCT|ShafterFish (Kensou, Chin, Athena)
7. Kiririnshi~ (Yuri, Iori, Benimaru)

Source: Level|Up Series

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Tired of Loading Screens in Street Fighter V? PC Mod from TOOLASSISTED Cuts Load Times Significantly

One aspect of fighting game players universal among all of us, regardless of what game we play, is that we want to actually play our games. We want to play as many as we can, and we want to be able to do so quickly! Having to wait through extended load times to play a match can be frustrating, and Street Fighter V certainly has its fair share of delay between fights.

Luckily for PC players, there’s now a mod to help shorten the load time between games. This mod was created by TOOLASSISTED, who is known for the hitbox and frame data mods he has added to the game in the past. You can download the load time mod for yourself here.

[Editor’s note: Of course, as an unlicensed mod this isn’t supported or endorsed by Capcom or Shoryuken–so install at your own risk, naturally.]

Source: TOOLASSISTED

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Game Informer Talks to Rick “TheHadou” Thiher about Running Events

If you ask any tournament organizer, they’ll tell you that running an event isn’t easy. It’s even more difficult to build said event into a major that draws attention from game developers; Rick “TheHadou” Thiher knows all about this.

Having built Combo Breaker out of the now defunct Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament, the event is now not only a part of the Killer Instinct World Cup but also the Capcom Pro Tour. Now, he is garnering attention from mainstream gaming publications such as Game Informer to discuss the keys to his success. In this interview, he talks about some of the issues TOs have to deal with, such as seeding, bracket floating, and just getting players to come out. But his biggest discussion is about his motivation to do these events. Having broke even every year with the event, he views his role as community building. “I’d like to see an eSports industry attached to the genre that I love… that supports people being able to do these things because they love it, and make an income that lets them do it every day.”

Source: Game Informer

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Urien Can Push Airborne Opponents onto Aegis Reflector without Hitting Them in Street Fighter V

Alienware’s Nemo has posted an interesting video on Twitter, showcasing something peculiar with Urien. He shows if you launch your opponent into an Aegis Reflector, you can push them back into it by merely jumping at them. You do not need to push a button, as the momentum from the jump pushes them back into the Aegis. This allows you to extend the combo without actually hitting your opponent.

While this is likely not very viable within competitive play, this is still interesting–and certainly one to chuckle at.

Source: AW Nemo

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Smash.gg Interviews Alex Jebailey about Community Organization

Alex Jebailey certainly has been a force in the fighting game community, organizing two events a year, CEOgaming and CEOtaku, as well as being the FGC consultant for DreamHack. His busy schedule is filled by working with many major game companies, but he still finds the time to do the very job he started with: organizing tournaments.

Smash.gg, the site that runs registration for the probable majority of big tournaments today, interviewed Jebailey on video. The interview takes a background approach to tournament organization, which Jebailey prefers to call “event experiences.” He goes through some advice on how to promote said events, how Smash.gg impacted the nitty-gritty of tournament organization, and how to work out the logistics of running multiple major events.

It’s a great watch not just for a behind-the-scenes look, but also for those who are considering getting into organizing even small-scale events to support the fighting game community.

Smash.gg is starting up their own YouTube channel, so go ahead and give it a subscribe to see more videos in the future and support their content. Shoryuken has also interviewed Jebailey about recent events.

Source: Smash.gg (YouTube)

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There’s a Mortal Kombat Easter Egg in For Honor

For Honor launched earlier this week, and the Samurai/Viking/Knight MOBA-like fighting game (maybe) might be getting some traction in the FGC. While time will tell whether the Ubisoft multiplayer game finds some place in online tournaments or events, an observant fan on Reddit spotted a connection between the medieval setting and Mortal Kombat.

Reddit user Lacront uploaded an image with a closeup on a certain element. The bridge in the back features a pair of characters duking it out; any veteran fan of Mortal Kombat will be quick to make the association: it’s most likely a reference to Blaze and Hornbuckle, who can be seen as early as in Mortal Kombat II’s Pit II stage. It’s a nice nod from Ubisoft designers to the venerated series from Midway/NetherRealm Studios. Check it out below, and click the image for a bigger version.

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Source: Reddit

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Chris Tatarian Talks Balance Changes with Michael Martin in Conversations and Fireballs

Denial Esports’ Chris Tatarian has a lot to say about Street Fighter V’s changes in season 2. For that reason, he reached out to Michael Martin at Yahoo! Esports to talk to publicize his thoughts on Converastions and Fireballs.

In the video, he details the problem he has with Capcom having reduced damage for most characters, and then giving it to other characters. He calls it “the same problem in the other direction,” and that it “won’t make anyone happy.” He also discusses in great detail how he disliked Cammy in Season 1, citing her as impossible to whiff punish, but also states that he is happy overall with season 2.

Source: Yahoo! Esports

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Capcom and Bandai Namco Ranked on Metacritic’s Top 2016 Publisher List

Two major fighting game publishers and developers, Bandai Namco and Capcom, are listed on Metacritic’s list of major 2016 publisher ranking. The critic score aggregating website took a look at its 2016 data, and ranked the companies by dividing them into smaller and bigger publishers. The list is based on the number of published games last year.

Capcom landed sixth in order of best quality of published games based on Metacritic scoring. The “Best Overall Release” is Monster Hunter Generations on the 3DS, with an 85 overall score. The worst is Umbrella Corps on PC, with a meager 36. The Street Fighter V Metacritic score sits at 77 when it comes to major publications, though the user score is much lower, a 3.4. The company’s composite score is overall a 7.1, a decrease from last year by 5.9, which the site attributes to several “measly” Resident Evil remakes.

Bandai Namco Entertainment is right behind with an overall 70.8 in their franchises. Dark Souls III triumphs with an overall 89, while Lost Reavers on the Wii U scored the lowest, 46. Critics collectively graded Pokkén Tournament and several Naruto in the 80 range.

Take a look at the full list over on the Metacritic 2016 publisher ranking page. Also, check out our Street Fighter V year-in-review feature.

Source: Metacritic

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– Blizzard Ends Support For Windows XP & Vista

World of Warcraft community forum has been updated with a post from Community Manager Ornyx. In it he states that later this year Blizzard will stop supporting Windows XP & Vista for WoW, StarCraft 2, Diablo 3, Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm.

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Broner beats Granados by split decision

Adrien Broner (33-2, 24 KOs) scored a 10 round split decision over Adrian Granados (18-5-2, 11 KOs) on Saturday night at the Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Both had their moments and traded punches throughout the fight but Broner, fighting in his hometown, won 97-93 and 96-94 on two scorecards while the thrid judge had it 97-93 for Granados.
The bout was originally contracted at 142 pounds but a few weeks ago Broner insisted it be changed to the welterweight limit of 147 pounds.
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