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NetherRealm Studios’ First Injustice Watchtower Live Streams Next Tuesday; Exclusive Character Gameplay Reveal to Come

It’s been a huge week for Injustice 2 fans. After revealing the title’s release date, we were treated to a new story trailer and in-game screenshots confirming new challengers Robin and Brainiac, the returns of the Flash and Green Lantern, and teases of Bane and Poison Ivy–and on top of it all, the ominous Darkseid revealed as pre-order bonus DLC for the title.

Now it seems NRS is going to be providing us with another large shot of information fairly soon, as when the story trailer was uploaded to the official InjusticeGame YouTube Channel, it came with a special annotation that read, “Next Tuesday Jan. 24th, watch an exclusive character gameplay reveal on the Injustice Watchtower Livestream! https://www.twitch.tv/netherrealm.” No start time has been yet announced.

During the pre-release of Mortal Kombat X, and continuing whenever a DLC character would be revealed, the developers would host a “Kombat Kast” showcasing gameplay and balance patch changes. This will likely be in a similar vein to those streams. Perhaps we’ll get our first glimpse at Darkseid or Deadshot, who has not had any full gameplay shown since his reveal… Regardless, it’s sure to be a fun show, so don’t forget to tune in! You can see the trailer with the annotation below.

Source: InjusticeGame

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The SRK Rollback: Best of January 13-19, 2017

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news–and our favorite SRK articles–from January 13 to January 19, 2017!

Zavian “mushin_Z” Sildra, Editor-in-Chief:

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sf street fighter capcom 30th anniversary logoCapcom Kicks Off Street Fighter’s 30th Anniversary Celebration with the Announcement Trailer for Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers

Capcom followed the initial reveal for Ultra Street Fighter II on the Nintendo Switch with this nostalgia-packed announcement trailer, and promises of more Street Fighter goodness to come in this 30th year. I hope it’s a good one!

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sfv_chun-li_determinedSRK World Player Rankings: The Street Fighter V Season 1 Awards

Guest writer Bavo Bruylandt provided this illuminating look at how Street Fighter V’s first year breaks down statistically, resulting in some insights and surprises about the players and characters during Season One.

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baikenxrdGuilty Gear Xrd REV 2 Announced, Welcoming Lone Samurai Baiken and Business Ninja Answer to the Cast

This surprise from Arc System Works has been possibly the biggest news this week–as now the anime fighter community is rabid to finally get to play the long-awaited returning Baiken and the “business ninja” Answer. And of course, new moves and balance changes to breathe some new interest into GGXrd… Thankfully, it seems the wait will not be long!

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Combo Breaker Premier EventCombo Breaker Announced as Capcom Pro Tour 2017 Premier Event

And could it have happened to a more deserving tournament? Community favorite Combo Breaker is now a CPT Premier for 2017, making a fantastic event that much more prominent.

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evo-2015-stageIs Trying to Be Esports Going to Define the Way Tournaments Run in the Future?

Counterpoint to above: in this editorial, Zidiane calls for caution against the maybe-inevitable march toward esports-oriented planning and priorities. Are the roots of the FGC–and the players–at risk?

Keegan “Interrobang!?” Spindler, Features Editor:

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injustice_2_superman_750The Injustice 2 Beta Is Now Open for Registration

Injustice 2 is one of my favorite NetherRealm titles, and I’m incredibly excited to see how they go about following up their first attempt. You can be sure that I’ve signed up.

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ssbmrank 100 combo video thumbGRsmash Counts Down 100 of the Best Combos from the Top 100 Melee Players in the World

Super Smash Bros. Melee is one of the most entertaining and free-flowing competitive titles around, and the best players in the world can do insane things with their characters of choice. This collects the most stylish moves from Melee It On Me’s Top 100 players.

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killerinstinctone-tjcombo-screenshot-5Killer Instinct Season 2 Currently Free on Xbox One’s Games with Gold

So here’s the thing guys. Killer Instinct is fun. Really, really fun. Now that it’s free, you really should give it a go. Seriously, try it out.

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armada_nixonWith Genesis 4 Around the Corner, Last Stock Legends Chronicles the Rivalry Between Armada and Mang0

Mang0 and Armada at Genesis is one of the great rivalries in Super Smash Bros. Last Stock Legends have outdone themselves in creating this terrific video that makes sure you know all about it.

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Brawlhalla World ChampionshipWill 2017 Be the Year Platform Fighters Break Out?

For the first time, 2017 will see players of Rivals of Aether, Brawlhalla and Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U all be taking part in tournament circuits specifically for their game of choice. Could this be the boost that platform fighters need to come into their own?

Editor’s note: The views expressed in this article and the selected posts are solely those of the writers, and do not reflect Shoryuken.com as a whole.

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Famitsu Gives Us a Closer Look at Baiken and Answer from Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2

The Arc System Works’ gears keep on turning as more details continue to pop up on Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2. The latest issue of Famitsu offered up more info about the returning samurai Baiken, and the ninja Answer, both featured in -REVELATOR-‘s story mode. There are also additional images that reveal a few more details about changes for the rest of the cast.

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Baiken, voiced by Mayumi Asamo, is a Japanese swordswoman touched by tragedy when Gears killed her loved ones during the Crusades. Since then, she has sworn revenge on That Man, believing him to be the culprit.

As the Famitsu Guilty Gear leak told, Baiken has a couple of new moves, and the attention is drawn to her new counter move, Azami. She takes a stance to negate an incoming attack, and then she can use a couple of follow-up options to counter accordingly. Azami can be used while blocking in the air or on the ground. Her Tatami Gaeshi move also returns (air and ground), as well as her “running block,” Suzuran, where she charges forward while blocking incoming moves.

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Answer, seen in -REVELATOR-‘s Story Mode, is Chipp Zanuff’s Chief of Staff. Called “The Human Database,” he’s a genius who doesn’t ever forget anything. He taught himself ninjutsu, and he utilizes business cards and scrolls to begin his offensive. Intellininpou: Ringi no Sho sets a scroll in the air that Answer can follow up with special move, like Intellininpou: Musha Sabi, which charges at the opponent. He can also move from scroll to scroll.

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In the current issue of Famitsu, there’s also an interview with General Director Daisuke Ishiwatari and Director Akira Katano. There are additional images on it that show what looks like a new move for Ramlethal.

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Stay tuned to Shoryuken as the location tests happen later this week for Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2.

Sources: Famitsu.com with Gematsu translation; @shinjinbaiken; @HDKirin

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How Does the Razer Panthera Compare against Other Sticks? IPlayWinner Performed Lag Tests

The Razer Panthera seems to be the best stick that Razer has put out on the market yet. It appears the company has learned from their past mistakes, and have started to put together a quality stick that should last a long time.

But how is the input latency on this stick compared to others on the market? IPlayWinner did a lag test between arcade sticks. Using The King of Fighters XIV, they performed input tests by wiring up a button to the same input on two different sticks, then pressed the button to get what should be simultaneous inputs. A perfect test would consist of nothing but trades.

Based on their findings, however, the stick lagged slightly behind the Mad Catz TE 2 and the Qanba Crystal. It was also well behind the Brook Universal Fighting Board. While being slightly ahead of the Hori V3 Pro in Legacy Mode, it was well ahead of the same stick using the Brook converter.

[SRK’s own d3v has also conducted this test with a single Mad Catz model in his review of the Panthera; IPW’s results appear consistent with his. – Editor]

Source: iplaywinner

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Echo Fox’s FGC Manager Antonio Javier Talks about the Importance of Teams

In recent years, big esports teams have made a lot of inroads into the fighting game community, signing up a number of top players. However, despite this, the genre’s one-on-one nature has more than a few people wondering if teams really bring anything–aside from sponsorships–to a player.

In a recent interview with PVP Live, Echo Fox’s FGC Manager Antonio Javier argues that teams actually do matter. Aside from helping each other out during tournaments, ha also says having teammates also helps a player develop. “Teammates will be more inclined to share your own tendencies against various players,” Javier states,”It always helps to have someone there to give you feedback.”

He also states how having veteran players in a team means that they can help out the newer players. He specifically talks about Julio Fuentes, who despite being their tenured player, is still somewhat new, and how someone like him can benefit from having a veteran like Justin Wong on the team.

In addition to this, he also addresses the possibility of team tournaments. Javier states that he does hope that these things become more common down the line stating that the team format is something that is compelling to watch. As an example, he points out the recent Cooperation Cup 15 and how it was one of the most hype tournaments in recent memory.

Of course, Javier talks about a few more things aside from the above. Check out the full interview over at PVP Live.

Source: PVP Live

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– White Wolf – Focus Home Partner for Werewolf: The Apocalypse

Paradox Interactive, owner of White Wolf Publishing, has announced a new partnership with Focus Home Interactive to bring a “video game adaptation of the World of Darkness Storyteller game, “Werewolf: The Apocalypse”, to the world. The game will be developed by Cyanide Studios, most recently at work on Call of Cthulhu and Styx: Master of Shadows.

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The Injustice 2 Beta Is Now Open for Registration

The news just keeps on coming for Injustice 2 fans. Following the announcement of the game’s release date, a new cinematic trailer revealing several new characters, and the arrival of Darkseid as a pre-order bonus, Ed Boon’s latest Twitter hint–which is decidedly less cryptic than his usual teasers–implied earlier today that we’d be seeing a Beta test for Injustice 2 sometime in the near future.

You can view the tweet below, where Boon displays a picture of characters in the Greek alphabet, noting, “Don’t know why, but I can’t help feeling like something’s missing today….” Upon examination, the character absent from the photo is, of course, “beta.”

The mystery didn’t last long, as an Injustice 2 beta has now been officially announced:

If you want in on the test, head over the the beta site and register!

Back before the launch of the Mortal Kombat XL update, along with NRS’s new rollback-based netcode (which this title will be sporting from day 1), they held an “Enhanced Online Beta,” allowing players to try out the new netcode for themselves–as well as some of the character balance changes–before it was all released to the public. Injustice: Gods Among Us also received a demo version back in 2013, but its features were strictly offline.

What are your thoughts on this? Are you excited for the Injustice 2 beta? Do you hope they’ll take feedback on the netcode, and perhaps even character balance? Let us know in the Comments! Injustice 2 is set to be released on May 16th.

Source: noobde (Twitter)

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Combo Breaker Announced as Capcom Pro Tour 2017 Premier Event

Just after their early registration came to a close last night, the Combo Breaker team had a very exciting announcement to make for their Street Fighter V attendees: Combo Breaker will now be registered as a Premier Event in the Capcom Pro Tour’s schedule.

Capcom’s Pro Tour last year only had 6 Premier events, including Capcom Cup and Red Bull Battle Grounds, so this is quite the prestigious achievement for the Combo Breaker team. While this comes immediately after the early registration period comes to an end, the Rick Thiher assures us that the timing was merely coincidental:

Combo Breaker 2017 was already shaping up to be an amazing event, between their signature 24 hour venue, their Super Street Fighter II Turbo tournament with an arcade cabinet on the line, and their general good-standing with their fans, it definitely deserves the title of Premier Event.

Source: Capcom Fighters

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Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3’s Physical Limited Edition for PlayStation 4 and XBox One Coming March 7, Now Available for Pre-Order

We’ve known for a while now that a limited physical edition for the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 re-release for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One was coming this Spring. Now we have an exact date, and more details on what this limited edition package contains, thanks to a new blog post over on Capcom-Unity.

In addition to a physical copy of UMvC3 for PlayStation 4 or XBox One, the limited edition will also include updated cover art and a new, exclusive comic. This all-new, 10-page comic features art from Marvel’s Sean Chen and Gerardo Sandoval, and tells the story of the Marvel and Capcom universes colliding.

For those interested, the physical limited edition of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 for PlayStation 4 and XBox One is available for pre-order for $29.99 at both GameStop and EB Games.

Source: Capcom-Unity

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– Northgard to Hit Early Access on February 22nd

Shiro Games has announced that its latest game in development, “Northgard”, is set to hit Steam Early Access on February 22nd. The game allows players to take control of a Viking clan and to establish a village on their behalf and to collect resources to grow the society. The game will grow to include a dedicated multiplayer mode over time.