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We’re soon to find out all we could want to know about how Gargos will handle himself in battle, but that doesn’t mean the folks at Iron Galaxy Studios have to stop giving us small glimpses of the upcoming character. One such glimpse went live recently in the form a video demonstrating his standing roundhouse.

The button, which surrounds Gargos in an aura of energy, looks to consume projectiles–at least those of the single-hitting variety. Sadly, the video doesn’t include health bars, so we have no way of knowing if Gargos takes damage–or perhaps recovers life–by dissipating fireballs in such a fashion. Though the footage is limited, the button’s functionality may hint at Gargos’ playstyle. A tool of this nature would likely work well with a set of abilities built around strong zoning options, but could also find a home in a slow-moving character with massive damage potential, offering him a means to get close to those who wish to keep his evil at bay. Of course, these guesses are only two possible options amid a sea of many.

Check out the video for yourself, and be sure to tune in to the Gargos stream tomorrow at 2 PM PDT (5 PM EDT) for a full breakdown of everything the upcoming character has to offer.

Source: Killer Instinct, Ultra-Combo via Killer Instinct Central

Anyone who’s clocked some hours in Street Fighter V is likely familiar with a technique known as the “shimmy.” This maneuver involves a player first walking forward to visually bait a throw attempt from their opponent, before moving back a few steps to get just out of their range, causing the throw to whiff and giving them a large punish for their correct read.

During DreamHack Austin, Ultra Arcade’s Saionide was utilizing a new variation of this technique with his Ken that is being referred to as “The Unmoving Shimmy.” PAN decided to look into this technique further and has discovered that it leads to a safer and more damaging method of baiting throw attempts by using a character’s normals to space their body perfectly outside of throw range. This method is also safe against low checks, unlike the regular shimmy, and can be utilized by all characters.

The majority of the setups shown here will work on everyone, though a few of them will prove ineffective against M. Bison, as the Psycho-Powered Dictator possesses the largest throw range of any character currently in the game, coming in at a whopping 9.0, a whole two pixels longer than the shortest in the game, Rashid’s 7.0 pixels. Necalli and F.A.N.G were inadvertently left out of the video, but their setups have been documented in the video’s annotations.

If you’d like to see more SFV content, you can check out PAN’s YouTube Channel for bits of tech for various members of the cast.

Source: PAN

 

UDON Entertainment will be bringing us their hardcover compilation of “Street Fighter Unlimited” in July, collecting the first four issues of the ongoing comic series. Featuring a variety of talented writers and artists including Ken Siu-chong, Joe Ng, Edwin Huang, Jeffrey Cruz, Sarah Stone, Jim Zub, Adam Warren, and Omar Dogan, this series follows the fallout of Street Fighter IV’s storyline and carries it forward to join with the characters and events first seen in the Street Fighter III series of games.

UDON has long published lavish collections of video game artwork; last year, the company returned to publishing new Street Fighter comics in force with “The Life and Death(s) of Charlie Nash”, and recently offered up a small collection of Street Fighter V stories for this year’s Free Comic Book Day.

Source: UDON Entertainment

NBC News affiliates are now reporting that the Governor of Nevada, as well as the gambling commission of the state, are considering the possibility of allowing casino bookmakers to accept bets on professional gaming events. The casinos are interested in the prospect in order to keep the sports books fresh and maintain a competitive and progressive improvement to the gambling systems already in place in Nevada.

While the report expresses concerns about cheating, whether it be via devices or through match-fixing as would be expected in professional physical sports, the committee did hear feedback from Jonathan “FATAL1TY” Wendel, who was able to give his feedback in what could be set into place.

One casino in Las Vegas has already been reported to have an application finished to take bets on eSports events, and it is believed to be an inevitability to be allowed.

Will we one day be hopping across the strip to take bets on Evo Top 8s? Time will tell, but just make sure you gamble responsibly if you do.

Source: KSNV Reno

Just two weeks after signing Street Fighter V player LPN, Cica eSports has added another fighting game representative to their growing roster.  This time, they’ve ventured into the 3D subgenre by acquiring Hoa “Anakin” Luu, one of Atlanta’s top Tekken players.  Known for his signature Jack play, Anakin placed 1st at Final Round XV for Tekken 6, 1st at Kumite In Tennessee 14, 1st at CEO 2014, and 5th at Evolution 2014 for Tekken Tag Tournament 2, among numerous other achievements.

With Tekken 7 Fated Retribution being part of the main lineup at this year’s Evo, as well as a forthcoming console release, there is no doubt that Anakin will be looking to make quite an impact in the future.

You can see the official announcement Tweets below:

We are very pleased to welcome @CircaAnakin as our very first Tekken player!

Welcome to the Family!#WeAreCirca pic.twitter.com/UtRECLrqvQ

— Circa eSports, LLC (@CircaeSports) May 14, 2016

Thanks for all the love and support. Hoping to do big things with @CircaeSports

— Hoa Luu (@CircaAnakin) May 15, 2016

We here at Shoryuken would like to congratulate both parties, and we hope to see Anakin at more events in the future!

Source: Avoiding The Puddle, tip via GamerDWreck

We’re now halfway through May, and Killer Instinct players all have one question on their mind: when will Gargos be playable? While the folks at Iron Galaxy Studios aren’t quite ready to release that information, Adam “Keits” Heart did take to Twitter late last night to announce that we can expect to find out more about the upcoming character–apparently his personal favorite–on their stream this Thursday, May 19.

Going on what we know from previously released screenshots featuring the character, we can confirm that Gargos towers over Tusk, has wings, and may be in cahoots with Big Foot, as he has a habit of turning up blurry in images depicting him.

This isn’t much to go on, but if previous IGS broadcasts of this nature have taught us anything, it’s that we’ll have few questions regarding the nature of this new addition once Thursday rolls around.

Gargos is set to join the Killer Instinct Season 3 cast before the end of May.

Source: Keits

In a statement released on the Nintendo of Japan website, it has been revealed that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will be getting another balance patch sometime in the near future. While this patch has been confirmed to be a balance patch by translators, it may also be an update to potentially close some of the loopholes which have allowed modders to drastically change the game with texture hacks, new music and even an altered stage select screen to reflect the current tournament stage list.

The Nintendo Network is currently scheduled for maintenance later today, meaning the patch may actually be released tonight. That in mind, make sure to update your systems if you are attending tournaments this week. Many hope that this patch will finally see Bayonetta, current scourge of many players, toned down somewhat while low tiers across the land hope that they will see their character finally become viable with buffs.

Stay tuned for more information surrounding this update as it becomes available.

Source: Nintendo of Japan, Nintendo of America

The mastermind behind CEO and former Iron Galaxy community manager Alex Jebailey has officially joined Avyd as their Program Director for all Fighting Game Community Initiatives. This means Jebailey will be overseeing all FGC operations within the company, including event planning, partnership management, and creating and maintaining interest from the community.

In an interview with Yahoo Esports, Jebailey expressed excitement and optimism regarding the position.

“Avyd’s vision and what they see for eSports and the FGC is all very promising. With my experience hosting FGC events and building communities, I can help Avyd with their foray into the FGC,” Jebailey said.

While this is a fantastic opportunity for Jebailey, he assures everyone that CEO and his other regular tournament commitments will remain unchanged by his new position.

“I’ll continue to run CEO and its events the same way you’ve seen them over the years. CEO has had some great presenting partnerships in the past and Avyd is no different. I wouldn’t be able to put on a production like CEO without partnerships like this,” Jebailey said.

We at Shoryuken wish Jebailey the best in his new position.

Sources: Avyd, Yahoo Esports, feature image c/o CEO Gaming

The mastermind behind CEO and former Iron Galaxy community manager Alex Jebailey has officially joined Avyd as their Program Director for all Fighting Game Community Initiatives. This means Jebailey will be overseeing all FGC operations within the company, including event planning, partnership management, and creating and maintaining interest from the community.

In an interview with Yahoo Esports, Jebailey expressed excitement and optimism regarding the position.

“Avyd’s vision and what they see for eSports and the FGC is all very promising. With my experience hosting FGC events and building communities, I can help Avyd with their foray into the FGC,” Jebailey said.

While this is a fantastic opportunity for Jebailey, he assures everyone that CEO and his other regular tournament commitments will remain unchanged by his new position.

“I’ll continue to run CEO and its events the same way you’ve seen them over the years. CEO has had some great presenting partnerships in the past and Avyd is no different. I wouldn’t be able to put on a production like CEO without partnerships like this,” Jebailey said.

We at Shoryuken wish Jebailey the best in his new position.

Sources: Avyd, Yahoo Esports, feature image c/o CEO Gaming