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When a new character or a new game appears, Desk is rarely far behind. Thus, given how many games the man has tried to completely break, it’s no wonder that he would be able to draw many parallels between the recently revealed version of Ibuki and various other fighting game characters and mechanics.

While he (obviously) shows how little many combo options have changed for everyone’s favorite ninja schoolgirl between Street Fighter IV and the present iteration, he also draws some conclusions on possible inspiration for Ibuki’s design. In doing so, he found that there might be a correlation between her V-Trigger and Doctrine Dark’s Explosive in the Street Fighter EX series, and even more surprisingly, that her ability to float might have been inspired by Karnov’s Balloon Attack in Karnov’s Revenge (also known as Fighter’s History Dynamite in Japan) by Data East–a now-defunct company Capcom once attempted to sue out of fear that they had completely copied Street Fighter’s mechanics for this very IP.

Whether these parallels are intentional or not may forever be left up to the imagination, though it is hard to ignore how close they are in terms of design.

Source: Desk

When Capcom first announced that Ibuki was the next character coming to Street Fighter V, they declined to give an actual release date. A new update from Capcom Japan, however, gives us an idea of when she’ll finally hit the game. According to Capcom’s Saikyo Blog, Ibuki will now be coming alongside the cinematic story mode expansion later this June.

While no concrete release date was ever given for Street Fighter V’s third DLC character, this technically does count as a delay since the official release schedule promised that the character would come out in May.

This isn’t the first time that content for Street Fighter V has been delayed. The game’s “Zenny Shop” that would allow players to convert real money to in-game currency was also originally meant to release in March alongside Alex.

In addition to this announcement, they also acknowledge their mistake with the recent trailer for Ibuki–which has a mouse cursor pop up about halfway through it–and stated that a fixed trailer is coming soon.

Source: Capcom via NeoGAF, with a tip from NightmareSteam

An official character trailer was recently released for Killer Instinct’s longtime antagonist, Gargos. The release of the trailer came just hours after the demon overlord was made available for play to owners of the game’s Ultra Edition.

Thanks to Iron Galaxy’s gratuitous gameplay reveal stream, fans have already gotten a good look at at the winged deity’s play style and move set, but the trailer offers a little more of his trademark condescension. In godlike fashion, Gargos goes into an ominous monologue and proceeds to bash the skulls of some of Killer Instinct’s top contenders.

If you’ve not yet had a chance to give Gargos a go for yourself, be sure to check out the trailer below.

Though this is his first appearance in the franchise as a playable character, KI fans know that Gargos has always played a crucial role in the game’s story. Now that his fate is in the hands of the players, It’ll be interesting to see how things play out from a warrior God’s perspective.

Source: Killer Instinct via Maximillian

An official character trailer was recently released for Killer Instinct’s longtime antagonist, Gargos. The release of the trailer came just hours after the demon overlord was made available for play to owners of the game’s Ultra Edition.

Thanks to Iron Galaxy’s gratuitous gameplay reveal stream, fans have already gotten a good look at at the winged deity’s play style and move set, but the trailer offers a little more of his trademark condescension. In godlike fashion, Gargos goes into an ominous monologue and proceeds to bash the skulls of some of Killer Instinct’s top contenders.

If you’ve not yet had a chance to give Gargos a go for yourself, be sure to check out the trailer below.

Though this is his first appearance in the franchise as a playable character, KI fans know that Gargos has always played a crucial role in the game’s story. Now that his fate is in the hands of the players, It’ll be interesting to see how things play out from a warrior God’s perspective.

Source: Killer Instinct via Maximillian

Kevin “YOMI|Dieminion” Landon, one of America’s top Guile players throughout the life of Street Fighter IV, recently took to Twitter to offer his thoughts on the “Air Slasher” in Street Fighter V.

You can see his Tweets embedded below.

This may or may not be a suprise, but I don't really like Guile in SFV.

— Kevin Landon (@Di3mini0n) May 23, 2016

I don't know if I'll still try to play Guile but I feel like he has too many flaws compared to other chars.

— Kevin Landon (@Di3mini0n) May 23, 2016

Dieminon has been fond of F.A.N.G as of late, using the master of the Poison Hand to place 5th at the recent Toryuken V event, while also securing a 49th place finish with Nash earlier this year at Final Round 19.

Though players such as EG|Justin Wong and Liquid|Nuckledu have had recent success with the Family Man at Canada Cup Vancouver Series and CEO Prologue, it appears the jury is still out when it comes to his overall viability in Street Fighter V.

Source: Dieminion

Apex has been the premier tournament for the Super Smash Bros. series ever since the event started in 2009. As such, it’s hard to imagine an Apex that isn’t running almost every version of the game; however, it seems that that is going to be the case for this year’s event.

Both the singles and doubles tournaments for Super Smash Bros. Brawl at Apex 2016 have been cancelled. According to Apex’s new organizers, a team lead by Bifuteki, this was due to low registration numbers for both. Prior to this, Bifuteki had stated that the tournaments were under threat of cancellation if they did not break the 16 entrants mark. This news, obviously, means that both tournaments did not reach that number.

Registration numbers for Apex in general have seen a major drop off from last year. Aside from Brawl, three other games are also at risk of cancellation: Mortal Kombat XL, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Killer Instinct.

This year’s tournament was moved from its usual January slot to one in the middle of June. The move puts it in direct conflict with the DreamHack Smash Championship in Sweden, which may partly be to blame for the low registration numbers.

Apex 2016 is set to take place from June 17 to June 19. Registration for the event will remain open until June 6.

Source: Apex via Daily Dot

Late last night following the Combo Breaker top 8, we got our first look at Ibuki’s upcoming Street Fighter V incarnation. While the trailer does offer a good glimpse at the tools Ibuki will bring to the fight, it doesn’t tell us everything. With that in mind, Harrison took to the Capcom-Unity blog to fill everyone in on some more details regarding the nature of Ibuki’s tactics in the new game.

Anyone who spent some time facing off against her in the previous installment of the series is likely curious how Capcom translated the setplay monster over to the fifth game. The answer(s), at least at this point in time, seems to be bombs, kites, and way more kunai. Unlike Ibuki in previous titles, the Street Fighter V version can only stock five kunai at any given time before having to “quickly obtain another set,” though we’re not yet certain how she goes about doing so.

V-Skill: Tenrai

Ibuki’s V-Skill, Tenrai, causes her to charge an energy blast which she channels through her palm. This blast range can be increased by holding the charge for a longer duration.

V-Trigger: Isshaku Horokudama

Ibuki’s V-Trigger causes her to toss a bomb on to the stage with a fuse timer that can be changed by holding different directions. The bomb has three default timer settings, but can apparently be triggered through other means–perhaps with a kunai, as hinted in the trailer–but there may be even more ways to shorten the fuse to keep opponents on their toes.

Critical Art: Kachofugetsu

This is the move that closes out Ibuki’s trailer, and Harrison describes it as “the pinnacle of Ibuki’s ninjutsu training.” She opens with a strike to her opponent’s leg before taking them into the sky to blast them with a massive ball of energy.

If you watched the trailer, you certainly noticed that Capcom showcased Ibuki on a daytime variant of the Kanzuki Estate. This stage, aptly dubbed “Estate at Noon,” will be available for play in the near future.

Anyone who takes a look over Capcom’s post will likely notice that Ibuki doesn’t currently have a release date; we can confirm that she wasn’t surreptitiously added to the roster overnight either, and while it would be great to give her a shot before June rolls around, we’re definitely running out of time.

Harrison closes out the post promising that June is going to be an intense month for Street Fighter V players, thanks to the expanded story mode “and more surprises.”

Source: Capcom-Unity

The Street Fighter V top 8 at Combo Breaker 2016 just came to a close, and organizers didn’t give viewers the chance to take a breath before unveiling Capcom’s special announcement promised earlier this week. Since we’re mere days away from the calendar ticking over to June, it came as a surprise to no one that this announcement included details on the newest addition to the Street Fighter V roster. That new addition is none other than Ibuki.

While we can’t yet confirm the sorts of shenanigans she’ll be able to pull off in Street Fighter V, we do know that this fan favorite kunoichi has loads of kunai ready for tossing. She also appears to sport a number of her signature moves including target combos, command dashes, Neckbreaker, and Raida, just to name a few.

But she’s bringing with her a number of new tools as well, including (among many others) a sort of kite-based float, bombs, and what appears to be a counter.

If you want to see her in action, check out the official trailer below!

Source: Street Fighter