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For the people that made it out to NorCal Regionals, the keyword was torture. The Capcom Pro Tour premier stop featured one of the deadliest brackets, with many killers pushed out of the picture in pools. It also looked to set the picture for the competitive tier list, with far fewer characters making it than Final Round‘s top 8.

VesperArcade discusses all of this and more, including highlights of some of the best matches of the weekend. He also goes over the upcoming mid-season patch, which has a possibility of flipping everything on its head.

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The old adage is that any player on a Super Street Fighter II Turbo cabinet in Japan is a secret killer. That can’t be proven any more true than when we see footage from Japanese competitions, and even names that are unrecognizable showcase above-the-rim talent.

This recent team tournament from GameSpot Versus shows just that: with many unknown names lurking in the teams, they show that they are all equal threats. We also see legendary O.Chun player Jenety go on a tear, taking out player after player.

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Sailor Pluto is easily one of the bottom tier characters of Sailor Moon S. However, this game is less about the tiers and more about how you use your characters… even the worst character in this game can take tournament sets if used properly.

This video gets you started with the keeper of the time gate, as you learn about her specials, normals, and mix-up potential. You also learn how to lock down in the corner with her — and how crazy her desperation move can be.

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It’s hard to believe that it has been less than a decade since Tokido first laid his hands on Akuma. The legend has become synonymous with the character — and yet, the first game he was known to play him in was Street Fighter IV.

Tokido, however, has pushed the character to his limits in both that game and Street Fighter V, and his results have been amazing. In this combo video, we see what happens when a character meshes with a player so seamlessly. The creativity displayed in his play is now often considered the litmus test for other people selecting their own main.

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There’s no denying the fact that Dragon Ball FighterZ is bringing the heat as far as combos are concerned! Its system lends itself to the crazy, long, and execution-heavy combos that we know and love from both the Marvel series and various anime titles.

The Combonauts are known for the pushing the envelope when it comes to said combos, and this eighth video is a testament to that. Using characters like Beerus, Ginyu, Frieza, and Gotenks, we see a ton of crazy combos with some amazing loops. We also see an instance of Broly’s DHC glitch in action.

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ARIKA is ramping up the promotional machine on their upcoming title, Fighting EX Layer, as we draw close to its planned June 2018 release window. Over the weekend, the team set up the game at NorCal Regionals — and it was met with a positive response!

Also offered was a single-elimination exhibition tournament, which featured the likes of Vicious, Marn, and Justin Wong squaring off against each other. Over the course of the exhibition, we saw varied usage of the characters and the Gougi system, giving us a decent glimpse of what’s to come when the game officially releases.

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While many of the elements of Injustice: Gods Among Us found their way into Injustice 2, its safe to say that the two games — as well as many of the characters — play fundamentally different. One of the biggest examples of this is Black Adam, whose combos operate in a very different style between the two games.

In this combo video, we see this comparison in action: While his “Orbs of Seth” character trait is central to both game’s combos, we can see how very different they look between the two engines.

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