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Following Tuesday’s Injustice Watchtower Livestream, the first wave of codes for the Injustice 2 online beta went live: allowing thousands of eager players to get their hands on an early version of the game, similar to the Mortal Kombat X enhanced online beta. For those of us still twiddling our thumbs and refreshing our inboxes in hopes of receiving a code, NetherRealm Studios has provided some information on when the next round will be distributed. An admin at the WB Games forums, NRS-Lanny, posted earlier today that the developers have already “fixed multiple issues and bugs for the next update of the beta, and will continue to improve the experience as data comes in. When version 2 of the beta is released, more codes will go out.”

During the course of the MKX EO beta, each version provided bug fixes, balance changes and additional characters to try out. Currently, the only heroes and villains available are Superman, Batman, Supergirl and Atrocitus. Could Aquaman, Gorilla Grodd, Wonder Woman, Blue Beetle, or the Suicide Squad’s Harley Quinn and Deadshot join the fray? Only time will tell. For now, we can only follow the Injustice Twitter account for updates.

Source: WB Games Community Forums

Capcom’s flagship fighter may see improvement in the next few months.

The Capcom-Unity blog has posted a list of corrections to the Street Fighter V Season 2 patch notes, and updated the full changelist. The fixes and omissions are as follows:

Changes not originally listed in the balance changelist:

• Ibuki
  Bonshogeri – Knockback on Crush counter extended by 3F
• Juri
  Crouching LP – Chain cancelling frames changed from 9F-10F ⇒ 10-11F
  Ryodansatsu – Air hitbox and total frames adjusted slightly
• Birdie
  EX Bull Head – Changed recovery from 28F ⇒ 23F
• Alex
  Power Drop – Changed attack startup from 5F ⇒ 6F

Changes that were incorrectly listed in the balance changelist:

• Ken
  Incorrect: L Shoryuken (Normal/V-Trigger) – Removed throw invincibility
  Correct: L Shoryuken (Normal/V-Trigger) – Did not remove throw invincibility
• Karin
  Incorrect: Standing MK – Slowed down timing of startup on V-Trigger cancel by 3F
  Correct: Standing MK – Slowed down timing of startup on V-Trigger cancel by 5F

Additionally, the blog entry states that Capcom is taking player feedback on the Season 2 changes into consideration for possible future adjustments–meaning we could still see some tweaking to the game before the Capcom Pro Tour 2017 season gets fully under way. Capcom also promises improvements to SFV’s online environment:

We’re also happy to announce that the team has been hard at work for several months to improve the network quality of CFN. We can’t share all of the details quite yet, but we are anticipating an update this Spring. We have more news to share on this in the coming months.

The Capcom Fighters Network improvements appear to be much-needed; complaints of the ongoing “0 LP” glitch, online lag, network instability, or an outright inability to login abound lately. The SFV servers were shut down for “emergency maintenance” for over four hours tonight, to address at least one of these issues:

We are currently experiencing log in issues and will be closing servers for emergency maintenance. Please stay tuned for updates.

— SFV Server (@SFVServer) January 26, 2017

Hopefully the network runs a little smoother now, and the promises of future fixes are indeed delivered on.

Sources: Capcom-Unity; SFV Server (Twitter)

Some time back, we learned that The King of Fighters XIV would be getting new costumes at the end of this month. Now, those costumes have arrived–at least for players in the Asia region.

The new costumes for Nakoruru and Shun’ei are out now on the Asian PlayStation Store. Nakoruru’s costume has her dressed up as a modern Japanese schoolgirl. Shun’ei’s outfit on the other hand has him dressed up like his master Tung Fu Rue.

Both costumes are available for purchase over on the Asian PlayStation Store for only HK $ 23.00 or SG $ 4.00 (about US $2.90). No word yet on when these will be available in the West. In the meantime, check out these images.

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Source: PlayStation Store

With the numerous players across the diverse fighting game community, it’s hard to know who’s who–especially when traveling to new events. Thankfully, a new, community-maintained app lists active participants in the scene with useful tidbits about them.

The FGC Scouter app has a simple interface–all the players in its database can be found in a list view, or by writing search terms. Clicking on a player shows their main character, home state or country, notable placements, and a few relevant tidbits about them, such as tournament or team achievements or outstanding quirks. It’s also possible to enter game characters or places as search terms for results.

There are no more features currently, but that’s because the app is in beta. Player photos are coming on a voluntary basis (so you can send a real photo of yourself if you’d like that displayed). Eventually, the app will display more specific data, like set counts, for example. Possibly the biggest feature coming are “Player Cards,” which will be informative images to be overlayed on streams when the appropriate participant shows up. Here’s one example of a prototype:

The idea for the FGC Scouter app came from Sway, a New York Guilty Gear player who was up on stream with another strong player, but neither commentator knew them. While this was initially intended for commentators, Sway reached out to the creator of GunFrame, AnBi.

“If they want to be added or want to correct/update information, please DM @FGCScouter on Twitter,” Sway told SRK. “The goal is to get more exposure to all the players in the scene, so the more correct info the better!”

To get involved, use this form to send an image of you to be added. Reach out to any of the collaborators of the project with questions or if you would like your information to be added or clarified: Sway, DEB, Daymendou, wne, Blaze, and AnBi.

Alongside added functionality, an iOS version is planned in the future. Currently, FGC Scouter specializes in Guilty Gear, but more games will be included.

Get the scoop on players participating at tournaments–such as Frosty Faustings IX this weekend–by downloading FGC Scouter for free from the Google Play Store.

Sources: @FGCScouter; Sway; Google Play Store

With the numerous players across the diverse fighting game community, it’s hard to know who’s who–especially when traveling to new events. Thankfully, a new, community-maintained app lists active participants in the scene with useful tidbits about them.

The FGC Scouter app has a simple interface–all the players in its database can be found in a list view, or by writing search terms. Clicking on a player shows their main character, home state or country, notable placements, and a few relevant tidbits about them, such as tournament or team achievements or outstanding quirks. It’s also possible to enter game characters or places as search terms for results.

There are no more features currently, but that’s because the app is in beta. Player photos are coming on a voluntary basis (so you can send a real photo of yourself if you’d like that displayed). Eventually, the app will display more specific data, like set counts, for example. Possibly the biggest feature coming are “Player Cards,” which will be informative images to be overlayed on streams when the appropriate participant shows up. Here’s one example of a prototype:

The idea for the FGC Scouter app came from Sway, a New York Guilty Gear player who was up on stream with another strong player, but neither commentator knew them. While this was initially intended for commentators, Sway reached out to the creator of GunFrame, AnBi.

“If they want to be added or want to correct/update information, please DM @FGCScouter on Twitter,” Sway told SRK. “The goal is to get more exposure to all the players in the scene, so the more correct info the better!”

To get involved, use this form to send an image of you to be added. Reach out to any of the collaborators of the project with questions or if you would like your information to be added or clarified: Sway, DEB, Daymendou, wne, Blaze, and AnBi.

Alongside added functionality, an iOS version is planned in the future. Currently, FGC Scouter specializes in Guilty Gear, but more games will be included.

Get the scoop on players participating at tournaments–such as Frosty Faustings IX this weekend–by downloading FGC Scouter for free from the Google Play Store.

Sources: @FGCScouter; Sway; Google Play Store