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Last week, we reported that Capcom Japan’s Koichi Sugiyama had confirmed that the 8 frames of input delay native to Street Fighter V was an “intentional design choice.” However, the game’s own associate producer, Peter “Combofiend” Rosas has recently stated that this isn’t so.

In an interview with EventHubs’ John “Velociraptor” Guerrero, both Rosas and Senior Product Manager Matt Dahlgren stated that the input delay was “not a deliberate design choice.” Rosas further clarified that he believes that the interpretation of what Sugiyama actually said was incorrect, leading people to believe that the input delay was intentional.

Regarding the input delay itself, Rosas stated that they are definitely aware of it and that it wasn’t a “case closed scenario,” going on to promise that they would keep the community updated on further developments.

As an aside to this, EventHub’s Guerrero notes that reducing the delay would be a pretty big change to the game and, with this year’s Capcom Pro Tour now in full swing, any changes are likely to come after the tour concludes in December.

Source: EventHubs

Acting as the Canadian qualifying events of the North American Proving Grounds tournament series run by Red Bull, players can now pre-register for Fight for The 6ix: 2nd Impact over at their smash.gg page. The tournament will be held in the Medical Sciences Building of the University of Toronto and there is the potential for a $1000 pot bonus if the player count for Street Fighter V reaches or exceeds 128 players.

A first place placing at Fight for the 6ix will guarantee 300 placement points on Toronto’s Red Bull ranking, which will eventually determine Toronto’s entrant to the Red Bull Regional Playoffs, to be held at the Red Bull headquarters in Santa Monica. Do note that while non-Canadians can compete in this tournament for the monetary prize, they will not receive any placement points for their victory. Also, do not fret if you cannot make it to 2nd Impact, there are two more of these placement tournaments to be held in August and September.

The winner of that playoff will then win an all expenses paid trip to Seattle, to compete in the Red Bull Battle Grounds which also acts as the North America Finals for the Capcom Pro Tour. For additional information on this Street Fighter V tournament series, head over to Red Bull’s dedicated site.

Sources: smash.gg, Red Bull

Ed Boon recently spoke about post-launch and DLC support for the upcoming Injustice 2.

Boon said that while the previous Injustice had six DLC characters, and Mortal Kombat X had eight, he plans on “continuing that pattern,” but it will be stronger than in the past. While this could mean even more characters in the future, Boon also spoke about content in regards to the game’s customization and Gear systems.

The team is considering enabling some content unlocking with money for those who “won’t want to invest months and months of their time” in order to make the game accessible to a wider array of fans.

Expect to see Injustice 2 sometime in 2017 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Source: IGN

Ed Boon recently spoke about post-launch and DLC support for the upcoming Injustice 2.

Boon said that while the previous Injustice had six DLC characters, and Mortal Kombat X had eight, he plans on “continuing that pattern,” but it will be stronger than in the past. While this could mean even more characters in the future, Boon also spoke about content in regards to the game’s customization and Gear systems.

The team is considering enabling some content unlocking with money for those who “won’t want to invest months and months of their time” in order to make the game accessible to a wider array of fans.

Expect to see Injustice 2 sometime in 2017 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Source: IGN

Storm Collectibles is launching a new line of Street Fighter V figures, and the series’ first candidate is the wandering eternal warrior Ryu; unsurprising, considering his status as Street Fighter’s brand icon.

The upcoming figure will stand 7 inches tall (1:12 scale) and feature over 30 points of articulation, allowing it to be positioned in most of his recognizable normal attacks and stances, and his classic hadouken, shoryuken and tatsumaki senpukyaku special moves. Multiple face, hand, and hadouken elements will be included.

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Storm Collectibles’ Street Fighter V series is set for a worldwide release, making them easier to get than their prior Mortal Kombat line. In North America, this figure will be available directly through Bluefin Distribution, so you can expect to see Ryu available in both online stores and specialty shops. Unfortunately, the price and release date are not yet confirmed, so eager collectors are advised to keep an eye on Storm Collectibles and Shoryuken.com for further information.

To become a collectible figure… this is the path of my destiny!

Street Fighter toy fans can also check out prior classic-style offerings from Bigboystoys and Capo Toys.

Source: Toyark

Evolution is hands down the largest, and most important fighting game tournament of the year. As such, it’s not surprising that developers are often eager to add to the prize pools of their games at the event. This year, Warner Bros. Interactive and NetherRealm Studios are doing just that by adding $50,000 to the prize pool for Mortal Kombat X at Evo 2016. This matches the $50,000 bonus that they added to last year’s tournament at Evo.

With Mortal Kombat X having established a solid tournament following, this pot bonus seems to indicate that both companies are committed to supporting their games and their community when it comes to competition. Here’s hoping that they can continue this support in the future for both Mortal Kombat X, as well as their upcoming Injustice 2.

Source: Ed Boon, with a tip from NightmareSteam

Marvel vs. Capcom has always been one of the most popular fighting game series in the world. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 had a legendary decade long run, and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 still sees a lot of support and is mainstay at Evo. With this in mind, one has to wonder what’s in store for the future of this vaunted franchise. While nothing is in the works at the moment, Marvel Games Vice President Jay Ong has stated that they are aware of the demand for more Marvel vs. Capcom.

Talking to Polygon, Ong stated that while “there’s nothing we can say at this time,” his team does get plenty of feedback regarding the demand for more Marvel, either in the form of an update for UMvC3 or a new game altogether.

Ong went on to say, “We love our fans and we certainly want to please them.” While he acknowledged that nothing is in the works for now, he does let readers know that the future is uncertain.

Source: Polygon, with a tip from Brian K.

On June 19th, Razer celebrated the opening of its first RazerStore in Shanghai, complete with a ribbon-cutting by Razer’s founder Min-Liang Tan and some exhibition matches with the LGD Girls. This is Razer’s very first bricks-and-mortar retail location to open in China.

It looks like as with previous RazerStore locations, the company intends to create not only a retail outlet but an opportunity for hands-on experience with their hardware, and a destination for gaming exhibitions and competition for the area–as per their RazerStore motto:

Razer’s last big retail opening was for its first US-based store in San Francisco.

Source: RAZER

Mikado’s “Street Fighter Carnival” tournament series might have a misleading title to westerners, since Street Fighter itself is not its focus. Those that follow Mikado Arcade’s efforts, however, will know this event plays to all of the arcade’s strengths and includes lots of players playing at a high level across a wide spectrum of gems, complete with hype Japanese commentary.

The official Mikado YouTube page has been uploading videos from the event over the past week, and you can check out the contents below. Everything from Virtua Fighter 3 to Dragoon Might (your favorite game, right?!) shows up, so all FGC tastes should be able to find something interesting!

Sources: Mikado