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Up until now, the only method to unlock additional colors in Street Fighter V has been to complete Survival mode on varying difficulties (color 3 for easy mode, colors 4, 5 and 6 for normal mode, and colors 7, 8, 9, and 10 for hard mode). On paper it sounds harmless enough, but in application the grueling CPU difficulty in later stages, inconsistent stat bonuses between rounds, and the fact that you’re required to play through all three difficulty settings to get all the colors (and do it over again for each alternate costume) meant that a lot of the playerbase has just been sticking to options 1 and 2.

The official Street Fighter Twitter recently dropped some news that’s sure to have players, spectators and tournament organizers alike celebrating–there’s an alternative in the works! Bundles of colors 3-10 for each character will be for sale on the PSN and Steam stores. You’ll also be able to pick them up in the in-game shop with your hard-earned fight money. There are no details regarding a release date, pricing, or the ability to pick and choose which colors you’d like to buy at the moment, but we may hear something during the Street Fighter V panel at San Diego Comic Con this weekend.

Source: Capcom

While this year’s Evo was the biggest and most hype one yet, for a part of our community, it was one marred in tragedy. On the early hours of July 15, Southern California players Bobby Garcia and Jordan Bryan were on their way to Evo when they were involved in a collision with a drunk driver on Interstate 15.

Bobby lost his life in the accident while Bryan is currently in critical, but stable condition. Specifically, Jordan suffered a broken arm and jaw, as well as severe head trauma. As a result of all this, he is in need several surgeries.

Both Bobby and Jordan were Wednesday Night Fights regulars and good friends of many in the Southern California scene. Bobby was a kind soul with a humble heart who loved multiple fighting games. Jordan is a part-time student who also works a full-time job to help his mother, yet always finds time to play fighting games with his friends. Both were looking forward to playing Street Fighter V at Evo 2016 when the accident occurred.

For those interested in helping out Bobby and Jordan’s families in this time of need, GoFundMe drives have been set up for both of them. You can help Bobby’s family cover his funeral costs here. Meanwhile, those who want to help Jordan’s family cover the costs of the medical procedures he needs can go here.

We here at Shoryuken offer our condolences to Bobby’s family and hope that Jordan recovers from this.

High off their stellar performance at Evo 2016, Japan’s finest Smash 4 players are returning home to compete at their monthly national, Umebura in Tokyo this weekend. Players like Kamemushi, Rain, Nietono and Ranai should be in attendance, as well as those who did not make the journey to travel like FILIP, Japan’s main Mario, and Brood, one of Japan’s main three Duck Hunt players.

The whole event will be streamed on Twitch by SHI-Gaming so make sure to tune in to watch how the Japanese home guard fare against those who competed abroad. Note that Umebura 24 will be starting around 9:30 AM JST on Sunday so it will be showing around 5:30 PM PDT for reference. Umebura is known for some wacky results, with noted Japanese players like Earth and Abadango placing as low as 33rd at Umebura 23 so expect upsets on par with American majors. This is also the place to start scouting talent for Evo Japan so look out for hidden bosses and players with potential for when Japan has its own mega-major sometime in the near future.

Source: SHI-G

As promised, the Capcom Pro Tour Premium content (including the Evo-customized Ring of Destiny stage, as well as new costumes and other items) is already available for purchase individually or as a bundle on PSN, but Capcom snuck in two of the previously leaked swimsuit outfits as well: Chun-Li and R. Mika have joined Karin on the beach with new premium costumes, now available for purchase.

The outfits will set you back three to four dollars or euro each, depending on your region. With the swimsuit and CPT costume selections, it seems clear that rather than Street Fighter IV’s full-cast outfit spreads, we can expect individual characters to get their own unique outfits in more single-shot purchases going forward.

Source: Street Fighter V Shop [in-game]

Hot off the amazing Street Fighter V action at Evo, Capcom is now gearing up for one of the biggest fan conventions on Earth–the San Diego Comic-Con.

As they do every year, Capcom will be holding a Street Fighter panel at the event. For this year, the “Street Fighter Nation” panel will take place on Thursday, July 21, at 12:45 PM at Room 6BCF of the San Diego Convention Center.

Capcom tends to reveal a lot about their plans for Street Fighter at their SDCC panel–2010 had the reveal of Street Fighter X Tekken, last year was where we saw our first glimpse of the silhouettes for the season 1 characters for Street Fighter V–so we’ll likely be shown something new related to Street Fighter V.

Street Fighter V itself will be available for both casual play and tournaments throughout each day of the event.

In addition to this, Capcom will be bringing plenty of Street Fighter-related collectibles to the event. These include an alternate color Street Fighter V Ryu statue, Street Fighter figurines from Funko POP (including a Hot Ryu figure), Ryu plush gloves, dioramas from Bigboystoys, and more.

Some of these will be SDCC exclusives which fans can have signed by Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono. These include a Ryu statue from PrototypeZ, Kidorobot’s Akuma figure, the aforementioned Funko POP figures, Nsurgo SF Skateboards, and art prints from UDON.

You can check all of these out at in the gallery below.

Click to view slideshow.

Source: Capcom-Unity

Many players come to expect big reveals at the close of a major event–and as Evo is as big as they get, some were undoubtedly expecting something new from Capcom for Street Fighter V either before or after the top 8 fought it out. Katsuhiro Harada revealed Bob and Master Raven were bound for Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, complete with gameplay trailers; and while we got the announcement of a forthcoming Evo Japan, and confirmation that Juri will be available before July is over, Yoshinori Ono provided no surprise character(s) or other content before or after the finals.

Ono responded on Twitter to disappointment voiced about the lack of new SFV content as compared to Tekken’s, apologizing to fans and indicating more is to come before and/or at Capcom Cup:

Yeah,thats right.I apologize that I couldnt be in time about new announcement.I'll go ahead preparation untilCapCup
https://t.co/Su9x2gG7TW

— Yoshinori Ono (@Yoshi_OnoChin) July 18, 2016

The Capcom panel at Evo 2016 did already reveal the CPT premier content package, including the Ring of Destiny stage that was featured throughout the SFV finals.

Source: Yoshinori Ono (Twitter)

Evo 2016 ended up being a huge turning point for it’s visibility in outside-the-FGC news media. As the event drew record breaking numbers, it aired for the first time ever on ESPN2. Perhaps, though, there’s no better sign of it’s continued creeping into mainstream acceptance than Legendary Bruin Center Bill Walton gushing over the event.

 

 

Walton sang the praises of games he was clearly emotionally invested in watching, and the sportsmanship and history that went on there. In the all-to-brief segment, Walton surprised his interviewer with boundless enthusiasm and knowledge.

Then he was asked what got him into the FGC in the first place.

“My future is the business of sport,” Bill pulled back his giddy grin for a bit to get serious. Still passionate, but now he was being predictive; “This is what the business of sport is about for all of our future.” It was hard to read this any other way: Walton was openly championing continued FGC coverage.

“We got to witness some of the greatest champions I have ever been close to.” To hear Bill say that and name check SonicFox, Chris G, Justin Wong, and not, you know, a sports figure the ESPN demographic would normally applaud… for our community, that’s powerful.

 

Little Billy has a message for you – ESPN2, Street Fighter, 7pm pst. #Evo2016 pic.twitter.com/4i9hghG9m2

— ESPN Esports (@ESPN_Esports) July 18, 2016

Little Billy warning you not to miss the “intergalactic championship” of Street Fighter V shows just how real the fun he’s having is. ESPN, or really anyone, should consider using him as their regular E-sports spokesperson. Palpable passion and name recognition both go a long way, and he has both.

Between his endorsement, Xavier Woods, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more, Evo’s profile keeps getting raised. Who will be the FGC’s next celebrity endorsement?

 

Sources: ESPN2

At the end of yesterday’s Evolution 2016 Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- finals, the creator of the game, Daisuke Ishiwatari, graced the stage to make a series of announcements. He revealed the first footage of Dizzy (who is available now to download from PSN for free) and explained the future of -REVELATOR-.

Two patches are coming, and version 1.03 already hit users like Jam’s Ryuujin with major changes for some of the cast, in particular Sin, Johnny, and Elphelt. Those received the hard end of the balance stick, while Jam, Haehyun, and Venom got considerbale improvements to their toolset.

Other than that, there are many changes to hurtboxes across all characters.

NikkiSlash compiled an English translation of the changes on Pastebin.

[Sol Badguy]

-Crouching Hurtbox
Hurtbox Increased upwards

– Hurtbox while getting hit
Hurtbox increased

– Hurtbox on the ground/crumple
Hurtbox OTG and during crumple increased

– 6HS
Bug where Sol wouldn’t get CH while active fixed

– Air Throw
Recovery upon touching the ground increased by 4F

=====

[Ky Kiske]

– Hurtbox on the ground/crumple
Hurtbox OTG and during crumple increased

– 3HS
Time to cancel unto Special Move increased by 4F

– j.S
Hitbox increased downwards

– Split Ciel
Stagger duration increased by 2F

=====

[May]

– Crouching Hurtbox
Hurtbox increased upwards

– 6HS
Upon holding the button, it automatically charges to Maximum

– j.HS
Damage increased from 35 to 38

– j.D
Damage increased from 33 to 35

– S Applaud
Wall Stick from dolphin ride decreased by 4F in order to make it equal to other versions

=====

[Millia]

– Crouching Hurtbox
Hurtbox increased upwards

– Dash
Hurtbox more even during movement

– Iron Saber
Upon using right next to the opponent, if it does not hit, the move ends

– HS Tandem Top
Upon using Red RC, the projectile no longer follows Millia

=====

[Zato-1]

– Dash
Hurtbox more even during movement

– Hurtbox on the ground (with the back on the ground)
Hurtbox increased

=====

[Potemkin]

– Crouching Hurtbox
Hurtbox decreased

– Throw
Causes Ground bounce, allowing combos with RC

=====

[Chipp]

– Hurtbox Standing/Crouch
Hurtbox mode more even

– Hurtbox while getting hit
Hurtbox on the front increased

– 6P
CH state lasts only until the active frames end

– Throw
Causes Ground bounce, allowing combos with RC

=====

[Faust]

– Hurtbox on the ground (with the back on the ground)
Hurtbox increased downwards

– Going My Way (follow-up version)
Damage increased from 12 to 14

– Hop
Movement duration reduced from 18F to 16F

– During Pogo, P
Untechable Time increased from 28F to 32F

– During Pogo, K
Untechable Time increased to 54F from 60F

– During Pogo, S
Untechable Time increased to 28F from 32F
Untechable Time of the charged version increased from 40F to 46F, knocks up the opponent further

=====

[Axl Low]

– Haitaka no Kamae
No longer able to cancel stance after the 6th hit

=====

[Venom]

– 6P
Active Frames increased from 4F to 7F
Added Jump Cancel
Recovery reduced by 3F

– 5HS
Special Cancel window increased by 3F

– j.HS
Untechable Time increased from 14F to 16F

– Ball Summon
Tension gain increased from 50 to 75

– Stinger Aim
Tension gain increased from 150 to 250

– Carcass Raid
Tension gain increased from 150 to 200

– QV
Tension gain increased from 150 to 200

– Mad Struggle
Tension gain increased from 150 to 200

– Throw
Blitz Shield bug after Throw fixed
Burst bug after Throw fixed

=====

[Slayer]

– Helter Skelter
Now has throw invul upon hitting the ground
Upon using YRC the projectile stays active

=====

[I-No]

– j.236K
On CH, launches opponent away and bouncer higher

– j.236S
On CH, launches opponent away and bouncer higher

– Dead Angle Attack
Throw invul decreased from 38F to 33F

=====

[Bedman]

– Throw
Throw range reduced making it equal to Sol (and other characters)

=====

[Ramlethal Valentine]

– 6S/6HS (with the swords equipped)
Time to be able to use again the swords after they attack or Ram defends reduced to 38F

– PK4K
Last hit is now cancellable on whiff

– Slide Detruo
CH bounces up equal to normal version

=====

[Sin Kiske]

– 2S
Damage reduced from 32 to 27

– 6HS
Damage reduced from 42 to 38

– 2D
Prorate 90% added

– j.6HS
Damage reduced from 44 to 36

– Hunger animation
No longer able to Purple RC

– Special Moves
All moves except “Maybe I’ll hit something” and “Leap” Tension Gain reduced from 150 to 100

– Beak Driver
1º hit damage of normal version reduced from 46 to 36
Recovery increased by 10F
Charged version damage reduced from 76 to 66

– Air Beak Driver
Damage reduced from 50 to 40

– Elk Hunt
Prorate increased from 90% to 85%
Recovery increased by 2F

– Eat
On 25F, fills up 1000 points
On 43F, fills up by the same amount as previous version

– R.T.L.
Damage reduced from 60 to 50
If a hit whiffs, Sin is no longer able to do the follow up

=====

[Elphelt Valentine]

– Air Throw
Ground Bounce lowered

– Berry Pine
Hurtbox increased (easier to be knocked away by the opponent)
Direction the grenade flies upon being hit is now based upon opponent’s character position

– Berry Pine (self damage)
Elphelt can now block the explosion
Explosion knocks up Elphelt further
Prorate decreased from 50% to 80%

– Roll (Shotgun K)
Strike invul reduced from 16F to 10F

– c.S
Hurtbox increased upwards

– f.S
Hurtbox increased forward

– 2S
Hurtbox increased upwards

– 2HS
Hurtbox increased upwards (before being able to low profile)

– 6HS
Hurtbox increased forward

– j.S
Prorate added: 85%

– Miss Confille
Tension Gain of Reload reduced from 150 to 50
Tension Gain of Perfect Reload reduced from 200 to 100
Tension Gain of Shot reduced from 400 to 200

– Miss Travailler
Tension Gain of Reload reduced from 100 to 50
Tension Gain of Shot reduced from 200 to 100

– Launch (Shotgun S)
Attack level reduced from 3 to 2
Hurtbox increased upwards

– Shot (Shotgun HS)
Normal Version (close range): Damage reduced from 35 to 30
Charged Version (close range): Damage reduced from 60 to 55

– Bridal Express
Attack level reduced from 4 to 3

– Air Bridal Express
Recovery upon touching the ground increased from 3F to 7F

– Hurtbox on the ground (backside up)
Hurtbox fixed and increased

=====

[Leo Whitefang]

– Standing Hurtbox (while blocking)
Hurtbox increased upwards

=====

[Johnny]

– Guts
Reduced from 4 to 3

– Dash
Tension Gain reduced from 30 to 15

– 6P
Recovery increased by 3F

– 6K
Attack level reduced from 3 to 2

– f.S
Hurtbox increased forward

– 2S
Recovery increased by 5F
Hurtbox increased forward

– 5HS
Damage reduced from 42 to 38
Hurtbox increased forward

– 2HS
Damage reduced from 48 to 42
Hurtbox increased forward

– 6HS
Damage reduced 65 to 52
Hurtbox increased forward

– 2D
1º hit damage increased from 25 to 30
2º hit damage reduced from 25 to 20

– j.S
Hurtbox increased

– j.D
Damage reduced from 44 to 36

– Mist Stance
No longer gain Tension upon entering Mist Stance

– Mist Finer (all)
Tension Gain changed:
Lv1 = from 480 to 100
Lv2 = from 960 to 150
Lv3 = from 1080 to 200

– Mist Finer High (Lv1)
Dano increased from 29 to 30

– Mist Finer Lv3 (all)
Grounded Version: Damage Reduced from 70 to 60
Aerial Version: Damage Reduced 60 to 55

– Baccus Sigh
Upon hitting Mist Finer while the opponent is blocking with Baccus Sigh, causes stagger
Prorate increased from 70% to 60%
Bug where the effect wasn’t removed upon Johnny getting hit fixed

=====

[Jack-O]

– f.S
Recovery increased from 16F to 20F
Hurtbox increased

– 2S
Recovery increased from 18F to 22F

– Ghosts
Now has a cooldown upon a Ghost being killed to spawn another
Tension Gain next to the Ghosts reduced from 5 to 3
No longer gains Tension during the cinematics

– Servants
Hurtbox increased

– Throw Ghost
Attack Level reduced from 4 to 2

=====

[Jam Kuradoberi]

– Crouching Hurtbox
Hurtbox while being hit increased upwards

– 6K
Knocks away less when hit
CH state ends when the active frames do
Special Cancel window increased by 8F

– 2S
Special Cancel window increased by 7F

– 2HS
Special Cancel window increased by 2F

– 6HS
Special Cancel window increased by 4F

– 2D
Knock up the opponent further

– Throw
Number of hits during combo does not change the height the opponent is knocked up

– Charge
Charge time for 1 stock reduced from 44F to 41F
Charge time for MAX stock reduced from 86F to 77F
Stock does not go away if Jam gets hit during Charge after 41F

– Ryuujin (Power-up)
Ground Version: Damage increased from 75 to 80
Invul increased from the moment she leaves the ground until 1F after the attack activates

– Kenroukyaku
Normal version is Invul until activation
Power-up version in the air is Throw Invul
Normal version has prorate 90%

– Hamonkyaku
Knocks up the opponent further
Hitbox increased upwards

– Hyapposhinshou
Hurtbox during dash decreased downwards

– Senrishinshou
Hurtbox during dash decreased downwards

– Pao-Saishinshou
Bug during Overdrive animation fixed

=====

[Kum Haehyun]

– 6P
Recovery reduced by 3F
Knocks up on normal hit

– 6HS
Untechable Time increased from 38F to 48F
Rolling time on CH increased

– Throw
Opponent stays in OTG state longer

– Air Throw
Opponent stays in OTG state longer

– Arakan Sanzenshou (236236HS)
Forced Prorate on 2º hit removed
Prorate of 60% added on 2º hit
Forced Prorate of 60% added on 1º hit

– Shinkyuu Choudengan (236236S)
Time active increased from 180F to 240F
Harder to fill up Tension during that period

=====

[Raven]

– Glide
No longer possible to Air Throw during the movement

– Schmerz Berg (236P)
Hitbox increased downwards

– Koko ni Saretai
Raven can’t get hit until the animation is over

– Getreuer
Stun rate adjusted

Source: Pastebin

When UDON announced their upcoming exclusive items for sale at San Diego Comic-Con, they hinted at more surprises to come: Capcom-Unity has revealed one such surprise item in the form of extremely limited-edition special layered Street Fighter V prints.

Sized at 18 inches by 25 inches, the prints feature a multi-layer design that allows the character art to be reordered or swapped out from against the SFV logo backdrop. Offered in a default or Battle Costume variant, they will only be producing 50 of the regular set and 25 of the alternate; either one costs $100 USD each, and can be pre-ordered here–but unfortunately, at the time of this writing the Battle Costumes version is already sold out; it seems Hot Ryu’s appeal is just that irresistible.

UDON will have Street Fighter V Executive Producer Yoshinori Ono at their booth (#4529) on Saturday, July 23 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, enabling customers to have this print signed by not only the artists in attendance, but Ono as well. Ono will also have an exclusive metal card to give away at the booth.

UDON has a busy year planned for Street Fighter: the first hardcover collection of Street Fighter Unlimited hits stores in July, and in September we can feast our eyes on their upcoming Street Fighter Swimsuit Special.

Source: Capcom-Unity; UDON Entertainment