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Top Players Respond to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Ruleset Changes

Friday brought a long list of proposed changes to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U competitive play. While some of the more prominent issues in the game were addressed during the TO panel–including coaching, and settings checks–the new stage list has drawn mixed reactions.

With now only three starter stages–Smashville, Final Destination, and Battlefield–and a handful of counterpick stages that omit player favorites Duck Hunt and Lylat Cruise, a lot of the top players are making their voices heard on both sides of the fence.

In interview with Yahoo! Esports, players such as TSM|ZeRo defended the moves, saying, “No ruleset is perfect. It is through trial and error that we perfect one to find what works best. It takes time. Now, based on that, the new changes are aimed towards making the ruleset more simple to outsiders, thus making the competitive format more accessible and easier to understand.”

On the other side of the coin, MVD argues against the changes, saying, “I agree with Duck Hunt being banned, but without Lylat we don’t have a true counterpick. Seeing as we had Town & City as a starter previously, it’s not like we have a real counterpick anymore.”

Source: Yahoo! Esports

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BjornSonOfBear Faces Japan’s Dogura in an Incredible Frosty Faustings IX Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- Set

The past weekend featured incredibly heated action from Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-: the Arc System Works’ air-dasher fans were treated to top-level Guilty Gear play from most of the best players in the country, and even two people from the game’s homeland, Japan: CO|Dogura and CO|GO1.

BjornSonOfBear’s Chipp Zanuff is something to behold, as he tackles Japan’s Maneater. This is sort of a repeat from SoCal Regionals 2016, where the two faced off against each other. Typically, Dogura goes with Raven first, but then loses and switches to Sin Kiske. Whatever the outcome, the crowd roared with every mix-up, combo, and Overdrive, cheering the American Ninja as much as possible.

“Playing the Japanese even for those short sets made me remember that there are lots of holes in my play that I take for granted and am not punished for because there are so few players in the US with extensive experience against my character,” BjornSonOfBear told SRK.

Here are the top 8 placements at Frosty Faustings IX:

1. CO|Dogura (Sin, Raven)
2. BjornSonOfBear (Chipp)
3. Hotashi (Elphelt)
4. CO|GO1 (Millia)
5. PG|MarlinPie (Zato-1)
5. TSC|FaultyDefense (Sin)
7. FF|ElvenShadow (Faust)
7. MC|GCYoshi (Bedman)

TheSassageKing YouTube channel is a great source to catch a lot of the action from Frosty Faustings IX, and you can review the rest of the top 8 match footage.

Also: catch up on the Skullgirls Top 8 action from Frosty Faustings, too!

Source: TheSassageKing

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Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 PC System Requirements Have Been Revealed

Since the announcement back in December, more than a few players are wondering if their PCs can handle Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Well, wonder no more: the system requirements for the game have been published on Steam.

Based on the system requirements–which you can see below–Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on PC doesn’t really require that powerful a system to run. The minimum requirements are about in-line with what the recommended requirements were for Ultra Street Fighter IV on PC–a Core 2 Duo with 2 gigabytes of RAM, though the graphics card requirements have been upped to a still relatively mild GeForce GTX 260.

The recommended specifications also don’t ask for much over the minimum requirements–a Core 2 Quad and 4 gigabytes of RAM, with a GTX 560 or better for graphics.

These relatively low requirements do make sense, considering that the game originally came out in 2010. More interesting however is the requirement for a “Genuine Xbox 360 PC compatible controller,” which may indicate that the game prefers XInput devices.

Check out the full minimum and recommended specifications below.

Minimum 

  • OS: Windows® 7 SP1 / Windows® 8.1
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, or better
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX260, or better
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 16 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectSound compatible (must support DirectX 9.0c or higher)
  • Additional Notes: Genuine Xbox 360 PC compatible controller recommended

Recommended

  • OS: Windows® 7 SP1 / Windows® 8.1
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Quad 2.7 GHz, or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560, or better
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 16 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectSound compatible (must support DirectX 9.0c or higher)
  • Additional Notes: Genuine Xbox 360 PC compatible controller recommended

Source: Steam via r/MvC3

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– For Honor Open Beta Dated for February 9-12

Ubisoft has posted the For Honor open beta dates. From February 9th through February 12th, anyone can take part in the events. To give an idea how things transpired during closed beta, devs have posted a number of statistics, including which faction sat atop the pile and how many territories each controlled.

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CEO Gaming Announces the 11 Games Lined Up for CEO 2017

In a flurry of teaser tweets over the past few days, CEO Gaming has confirmed the eleven games that will be present at CEO 2017 in Orlando, Florida. Registration for the event will open this coming Friday on February 3rd, so start pinching those pennies if you’re looking for a trip to Florida in June.

The eleven games that will be at CEO 2017 are as follows:

  • Street Fighter V
  • Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
  • Tekken 7
  • Injustice 2
  • The King of Fighters XIV
  • BlazBlue: Central Fiction
  • Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- (REV 2 will be used if it is available before CEO 2016)
  • Killer Instinct
  • Pokkén Tournament
  • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee

There was a bit of light trolling surrounding the 11th game, with CEO president Alex Jebailey having some mock polls to see if Melee would be the final game on the title card. It successfully beat out games like Def Jam: Fight for New York, Ultra Street Fighter IV, ARMS, Them’s Fightin’ Herds and Shrek Super Slam for that coveted 11th place. Many of the losing games will still be playable at the “Jebaileyland” arcade at CEO, so there will definitely be chance to get those Def Jam sets in.

For additional information on CEO 2017, read the Facebook event page and check out CEO’s official website on Friday to register for the event. CEO 2017 takes place at the Wyndham Orlando Resort from June 16th to 18th.

Sources: CEOGaming; CEOJebailey

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Capcom’s Haunts Addresses Street Fighter V Updates: Expect Information Roughly Every Couple of Months

Neidel “Haunts” Crisan, Capcom USA’s Director of Digital Media and eSports, recently posted over at the r/StreetFighter subreddit and gave some insight into Street Fighter V’s second season of content. In his post, Haunts does his best to reassure players that they have been sending all their feedback to the development team. He also reminds them, however, that development takes time–and that while he also understands the frustration being a player himself, players will need to be patient as they work on these issues.

In addition to this, Haunts also goes on to set expectations regarding communication about the game. He says that players should expect info drops from Capcom “roughly ever other month.”

With a big update supposedly coming this Spring, it seems then that we’ll likely hear more in the coming month or so.

Source: r/StreetFighter

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– Final Fantasy’s 30th — FFXII Headed to PS4 on July 11th

Final Fantasy is turning 30 years old this year and as part of the celebratory air, Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, originally released for PlayStation 2, will be coming to PlayStation 4 on July 11th. FFXII will feature enhanced high-definition graphics, a remastered soundtrack, an auto-save feature, Trial Mode and much more. In addition, players in the West will be able to experience the 12-job character progression system originally only in Japan.

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Kombo Klash Comes to Paris with Kombo Klash France on February 18th

After European qualifiers in both England and the Netherlands, it’s France’s turn to compete for places in the Killer Instinct World Cup as Kombo Klash comes to France on February 18th. Held in partnership with Killer Instinct France, Ultra Arcade and Yuzu Gaming Clan, the winner of Kombo Klash France will gain an automatic place at Killer Instinct World Cup in March, alongside complimentary flights to San Antonio, Texas to compete in the final 32-player bracket.

France contains its fair share of top Killer Instinct players, with players like Bastfree, LeChatNoir, Crotus88 and JacketedBanjo flying “le tricolore” at both online and offline tournaments. After French players successfully defeated their Dutch compatriots back at Kombo Klash Netherlands and with the centuries old rivalry between the French and English still raging via Killer Instinct, expect plenty of close fights in Paris in February.

If you are interested in visiting Paris this year, additional information and registration details are available on the official Kombo Klash France website.

Sources: Yuzu Gaming; Kombo Klash France

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You Must Defeat Sheng Long to Stand a Chance! It’s the 25th Anniversary of the Classic EGM Hoax

The April Fool’s joke that kicked off Gouken’s story is a now a quarter-century old.

Capcom is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Street Fighter this year; but that also means it’s the 25th anniversary of the classic April Fool’s joke that ran in the April 1992 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly.

The hoax was presented as a means to unlock the mysterious “Sheng Long” in the original arcade version of Street Fighter II: using Ryu, and reaching M. Bison with nothing but Perfect victories, you must then survive ten rounds against the dictator without exchanging any blows. If successful, instead of a draw game, Sheng Long–Ryu and Ken’s long-lost master–will appear, dispose of Bison, and proceed to wreck you with his broken moveset.

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EGM even doubled-down on the gag by placing the “find the April Fool’s joke” contest form on the SAME PAGE.

The near-impossible trick to fight Sheng Long was soon exposed as a hoax, but is still remembered for the glorious gag it was. “Sheng Long” is born of the mistranslation in Ryu’s win quote, where “Sheng Long” was later corrected to “Dragon Punch” as intended.

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This hoax holds such a strong place in Street Fighter collective consciousness because it inspired design choices that made many of its aspects reality in future games. Sheng Long’s substitution for M. Bison mirrors the entry of Akuma as a hidden boss in Super Street Fighter II Turbo. And as for “Sheng Long”–he became Gouken in Street Fighter IV, making Sheng Long effectively canonical after many years. Gouken even has a win quote in Super Street Fighter IV that pays tribute to the original mistranslation–“You must defeat me to stand a chance!”–as if his very design and existence wasn’t tribute enough!

AcidGlow marks the upcoming April anniversary of Sheng Long with this retrospective video:

Source: AcidGlow