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Get ready for the arrival of Fighting EX Layer with this launch trailer from ARIKA

After over a year of waiting, what may be the greatest April Fool’s joke ever played on the fighting game community is finally here, as a finished game. Fighting EX Layer, ARIKA’s “April Fool’s” joke that turned out to be a real title in development, is now available for purchase on PlayStation 4. Look for it on the PSN Store.

To celebrate the launch of Fighting EX Layer, ARIKA has dropped the following trailer for us to enjoy!

Combining classic characters from Street Fighter EX with an experimental new “Gougi deck” system, Fighting EX Layer is available in “Light” and “Standard” flavors. The former features the 12 launch characters and 5 Gougi decks. The latter, on the other hand, adds in DLC character Hokuto and 15 Gougi decks.

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Source: ARIKA

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What are the problems with auto combos in Dragon Ball FighterZ?

Maybe “controversial” is a strong word, but auto combo mechanics have been points of strong discussion in the fighting game community. It seems like many games include it now, including one of the most popular current titles, Dragon Ball FighterZ. While it’s a tool intended to help out beginners and casual players, YouTuber jmcrofts argues against it, and offers a few ways to make it better for everyone.

jmcrofts recognizes the use of auto combos for beginner players, but notes how powerful block pressure is in the game, and that it’s easy to force the opponent to keep blocking; and auto combos aid in that. He says that this impacts footsies negatively because it’s tough to whiff punish, since auto combos just keep chaining regardless of hitting or not. They also auto-correct if the opponents side switch during them, and some characters like Cell have really strong auto combos. He doesn’t propose entirely removing this mechanic, but he would like to see certain adjustments.

What’s your opinion on auto combos? Voice it below in the comments.

Source: jmcrofts

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Convert into big damage with these practical Linne combos for Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]

Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]‘s Linne is a lightning fast, pixie-like character with a double jump, roll, and one of the game’s more oppressive fireball approach tools. With all the options she has to mix-up and pressure the opponent (particularly in a game where zoning and footsies makes that tough to do) its important to convert off any opportunities that present themselves.

If this sounds like your sort of character, then check out FGpop‘s latest combo video above. These are practical and damaging combos for the new Linne player to get started with — With this damage output, once you do get in, every hit will matter.

Source: FGpop

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Street Fighter V Cody video roundup — Zonk trades, desk V-Trigger combos, day one bread ‘n’ butters, and more!

Cody’s back, and he’s ready to clean up the streets! The (new) mayor comes to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition with his Final Fight weapons applied to his V-Triggers, a new projectile, and more. As usual, players are already breaking down Capcom’s latest character, so let’s take a look at what Cody players can try on their first day in office:

VesperArcade starts us off with basic hit confirms and bread ‘n’ butter combos.

Doopliss shows off some practical damage and a clear example of Cody’s stun capabilities.

nevillebamshew gives us a nice trade situation for Cody’s Zonk in block strings.

Frame Advantage, in addition to showing off some BnBs, breaks down common tick throws, basic playstyle info, and more.

desk shows off his knife play with these VT1 combos. I wish Cody could just always c.LP the wrong way.

But for sheer flash factor alone, desk makes VT2 look like the V-Trigger of choice. Batter up!

See something Cody related that the world needs to know about? Contact your SRK representative today!

Sources: VesperArcade; nevillebamshew; Doopliss; Frame Advantage; desk

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Go psycho with NurseLee’s EX Katapult setups for Falke in Street Fighter V

In Street Fighter V Season 3, Falke gives the first impression of a character with a lot of powerful tools at her disposal — but her potential to be a worthy wielder of Psycho Power has yet to be unleashed at this early stage since her release. Here to help us explore the possibilities is NurseLee, whose latest Street Fighter V tutorial focuses on various setup options that are available following Falke’s EX Katapult.

EX Katapult launches the opponent a fair distance into the air, giving Falke the opportunity to do two complete forward dashes, achieve a spacing advantage and still have a window to pull of a damaging follow-up attack. Check it out as NurseLee breaks down some of the cards you have to play once you’ve closed the gap and swooped in for the kill.

Source: NurseLee

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These basic combo videos for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle DLC characters will get you started

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle is well on its way to rounding out its growing cast of characters, adding more and more fan-favorites from its crossing franchises. The new BBTAG DLC characters include Yang Xiao Long, Hakumen, Jubei, Carmine, Vatista, Aegis, and Naoto. Japanese YouTuber Meno compiled basic combo videos for every character, with notation.

Each of the videos has an explanation in the beginning that explains how to follow the combo inputs (in English and Japanese). They typically follow a pattern, going from simpler sequences to ones that involve meter usage and a partner. Here they are:

Yang Xiao Long:

Hakumen:

Naoto Shirogane:

Vatista:

Carmine:

Jubei:

Aegis:

For some more advanced tech, check out our recent BBTAG combo roundup, that also features several of the DLC characters.

Source: Meno

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The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga is now available on PlayStation 4

For any fans of classic fighting games from the ’90s, here’s a great surprise from SNK. The company has announced The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga is now available on the PlayStation 4.

Originally released on the PlayStation 2, as well as PlayStation Portable and Wii over a decade ago, The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga compiles together the first 5 games in the series, from the seminal The King of Fighters ’94, to the tournament favorite dream match The King of Fighters ’98.

The ports themselves also feature extra modes not in the original such as a color edit mode, and an option to switch to an arranged version of the soundtrack.

This new release of The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga is still based on that PlayStation 2 version.

Source: SNK

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Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai is coming on July 12th — a major update that rebalances the game, adds 2 characters

Degica Games and Unknown Games have a new announcement: the makers of Koihime Enbu — a game which features female characters based off the Romance of the Three Kingdoms — are overhauling the title in an updated version based off the arcade edition that adds new content and rebalances the fighters.

New fighter Chōryō joins the cast, wielding a powerful naginata. The other new character Kaku is her strategist, available as an assist character, who uses ice attacks. Speaking of assists, there are no more faction restrictions on those. Players can also find two new colors for every character, new combos, additional options in Training Mode, and a brand new Challenge Mode.

Check it all out in action in the trailer below; this updated version releases on July 12th this year for PlayStation 4 and Steam. The price isn’t listed yet. The current version of Koihime Enbu is also 75% off on Steam.

Source: Gematsu

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This must-see NFL-style video from Combo Breaker shows the bizarre Sarvets Mugen All-Stars Auction

Something amazing took place during Combo Beaker 2018, and you probably missed it. You may have heard of character auctions, but you haven’t seen one like this: one that’s based around Sarvets Mugen All-Stars.

Phil Nolan captures those amazing moments in an NFL-style video documentary. He expertly mixes crowd reactions with slowdowns and footage from the hypest moments. What really adds to it though is the voiceover: slow, epic, and deep. There’s really no better way to capture the sheer lunacy of that amazing Sarvets Mugen All-Stars character auction.

Marvel at it below. The video will take you to the climactic finals, which even had a moment of possible collusion between the two top players, but Oki Dyke was not tempted.

For more on the event, visit our Combo Breaker 2018 results page.

Source: Phil Nolan

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This must-see NFL-style video from Combo Breaker shows the bizarre Sarvets Mugen All-Stars Auction

Something amazing took place during Combo Beaker 2018, and you probably missed it. You may have heard of character auctions, but you haven’t seen one like this: one that’s based around Sarvets Mugen All-Stars.

Phil Nolan captures those amazing moments in an NFL-style video documentary. He expertly mixes crowd reactions with slowdowns and footage from the hypest moments. What really adds to it though is the voiceover: slow, epic, and deep. There’s really no better way to capture the sheer lunacy of that amazing Sarvets Mugen All-Stars character auction.

Marvel at it below. The video will take you to the climactic finals, which even had a moment of possible collusion between the two top players, but Oki Dyke was not tempted.

For more on the event, visit our Combo Breaker 2018 results page.

Source: Phil Nolan