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With the recent reveals of the Dragon Ball Super trio of Goku Black, Hit and Beerus in Dragon Ball FighterZ, IKevinX has recently released reference videos for the new warriors.

First up is Goku Black, the current form of Present Zamasu, the Supreme Kai Apprentice of Universe 10, who used the Super Dragon Balls to switch bodies with Goku, before beginning the “Zero Mortals Plan” with Future Zamasu. Battling exclusively in his Super Saiyan Rose form, Black’s references are pulled solely from the anime and his Xenoverse 2 incarnation, forgoing his Super manga appearance entirely.

Naturally drawing on all of his anime battles, we see Black’s barbaric fighting style on full display, with his Launcher and Medium Auto Combos coming straight from XV2, while his Instant Transmission, God Slicer and Black Kamehameha, as well as the Fierce God Kick (which IKevinX affectionately dubs the “Savage Kick,”) are all accounted for with the usual stunning accuracy. Not to be left out, Black also has some tandem offense with Future Zamasu, such as the Binding Black Kamehameha, where he forced Goku and Future Trunks to eat the charged beam by grabbing them from behind, surviving the impact due to his immortal body. The God Slicer Dance, Holy Light Grenade and even his ultimate attack, the reality-destroying Work Of The Gods, is seen as his Level 3.

In contrast, both Hit and Beerus utilize references from the manga, with the Universe 6 assassin’s battles with Super Saiyan Blue Goku, Vegeta and Frost, as well as his recent encounter with the Pride Troopers during the on-going Tournament Of Power being drawn upon for inspiration. His Time-Skip abilities, such as Jump Spike, Tremor Pulse, Flash Skewer, Back Breaker, and Time Freeze have manifested as Counters, with his Phantom Fist serving as a dodge of sorts. Time Skip/Molotov also serves as his Level 3.

Universe 7’s God of Destruction, Beerus, rounds out this lineup, primarily drawing on his fights with Goku, Vegeta and Buu, in both Dragon Ball Super and Battle Of Gods.  Utilizing his Cataclysmic Orbs, Sneeze Blasts, the Palm Energy Infusion Explosion, God of Destruction’s Wrath, the Beerus Ball and — of course– Hakai, the Destroyer has a fittingly powerful move set.

• Goku & Frieza
• Teen Gohan & Vegeta
• Perfect Cell & Majin Buu
• Future Trunks
• Piccolo & Krillin
• SSGSS Goku & Vegeta
• Androids 17 & 18
• Android 16
• Yamcha
• Character Concepts for Hit, Beerus, Goku Black & Zamasu
• Nappa
• Missed References Part 1
• Captain Ginyu
• Tien
• Gotenks
• Kid Buu
• Ultimate Gohan

Dragon Ball FighterZ will be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in North America and Europe on January 26th, 2018. A Japanese release will follow on the same platforms February 1st. An open beta test will be held on January 14th-15, with digital pre-orders getting in on the 13th.

Source: IKevinX

As we’re now in the final week of 2017, many people usually take this time to reflect on everything that’s been happening throughout the world in the past year, while also taking a moment to look forward into the new horizons the next one will bring. LiangHUBBB is no exception. He recently released Episode 104 of his “Funny & Cool Moments” series, looking back at some of the best fighting game clips from throughout the last 12 months.

Games spotlighted include Street Fighter V, Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, The King of Fighters XIV and 2002 Unlimited Match, Power Stone, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round, Mortal Kombat XL, Injustice 2, SoulCalibur V, For Honor, Capcom vs. SNK 2, Fighting EX Layer, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7, Rival Schools: United By Fate, Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- and REV 2, Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

Some of the more hilarious clips you’ll see include CHUN_SHOW Spinning Bird Kicking UF2676’s M. Bison right onto a Kikoken for the victory; screen glitches; a double K.O. during Liang’s adventures with the recent FEXL open beta; stylish Akuma and Juri combos spanning multiple titles; Sabator’s Vegeta getting frozen in place during an online match; the infamous Spider-Man Web Ball/Reality Surge infinite; refined Dudley sequences from RISE|Smug that would make Rocky jealous; BDON’s stylish Gorilla Grodd; a dangerous level of Tekken salt from James Chen; and more. Be warned that there is some NSFW language, so be careful where you watch.

What were some of your favorite fighting game moments of 2017? Share your picks with us in the comments below. You can view his “Best of” for 2016 here.

Source: LiangHUBBB

Following up from his review for 2016, reslived has returned to sum up another year’s worth of high quality Project M play. With Junebug and Lunchables retiring from the PM scene, much of the action in 2017 centered around the new top three, ThundeRzReign, Sosa and Malachi.

The Project M Championship Circuit returned for 2017, assuring a steady stream of tournaments where players could strut their stuff. A new class of player started to emerge in 2017, with players like Switch, Hyperflame, Fuzz and Flipp threatening the dominance of the top three at several events.

True to his name, ThundeRzReign still reigns supreme, having won two of three events where the top three were in attendance. His Losers’ run at The Bigger Balc stands as the greatest tournament run in Project M history, where the SoCal DK managed to beat Hyperflame, Sosa, Fuzz, Switch and Flipp — to win the entire event. At the final PM major of the year, ThundeRz triumphed over both Sosa and Malachi, even defeating Malachi 3-0 in the final set of Grand Finals.

The PM community is still showing signs of growth — both in terms of its meta and its community — so expect reslived’s 2018 recap to be even better.

Source: reslived

Namco Sugamo is a Tokyo arcade, home to a large Tekken-themed museum — indicative of the scene it supports. It has played host to the Mastercup series, Tekken Global qualifying events, and more throughout the years. It’s also the home of SHUDY_JINLEE, a world class player and broadcaster for the Japanese scene.

One of the more interesting regular events that SHUDY_JINLEE runs are character lock events, occasionally forcing players in attendance to all play the same character for a tournament. Since these events are comprised of top Japanese players such as Nero, Ao, Furumizu and more, you get to see some surprising play a character knowledge from these events you wouldn’t otherwise.

The same is true here in today’s 3v3 team tournament: each team is regimented to a single character for all three players. Watch the tournament to see which team, and character, is able to take it all: and you might want to leave your perceptions about tiers at the door.

Source: SHUDY_JINLEE

If you’re old enough to remember seeing Street Fighter: The Movie in theaters, you’re likely to remember the disappointment of how inaccurate the film was to the game it was based on. This video attempts to make it a little closer to the source material, in a different way.

In their longstanding series of applying game sounds over feature films, RetroSFX has finally touched upon Street Fighter — by of course adding Street Fighter II sound effects. This enhancement to the original movie will pique your interest faster than you can say, “Quick! Change the channel!”

Source: retroSFX.com

Team Aerial Combos is a Marvel vs. Capcom centered podcast led by Zerms whose most recent episode had two very special guests: MvC:I pros FORT | Cloud805 and Dual Kevin. The former of which was a uniquely timely guest: Cloud805 was, just a few days prior, the winner of Capcom’s “Battle for the Stones” tournament.

The nearly two hour long podcast covers a wide range of FGC topics, including individual interviews on the backgrounds of Dual Kevin and Cloud805. Team Aerial Combos also features commentary from TheJakoman and Barzhad.

Source: Zerms

How many fighting games did you try to learn this year? Are you happy with the progress you made in each of them?

JST’s latest combo video reflects on a year’s worth of progress with Street Fighter V‘s Juri and Mika, Tekken 7‘s Lars and Jin, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2‘s Ky, & Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite‘s Zero and Gamora. These games have wildly dissimilar combo systems, which is a byproduct of an active year of new, diverse titles in our genre.

It would seem with every passing year that the FGC branches out further and further, with more types of games getting larger player bases. As 2017 ends and a seemingly even bigger year of fighters begins, let’s think about how far we’ve come as a growing community, and what we have to look forward to in 2018!

Source: JusticeSoulTuna

A look at Abigail’s abilities — before Season 3’s nerf bat swings around!

The Cool Kid93 has become well-known for threatening some of the best Street Fighter V competitors with his monstrous Abigail. Fans of the motor-obsessed musclehead will find much to love in The Cool Kid’s Season 2 farewell compilation video; you can see some great setups, resets, and V-Trigger application in these online matches. And you might recognize some of his opponents, too. Check it out below!

Source: THE COOL KID93

Side-switch resets are common place in Street Fighter V. While the ability to force a “which-way-do-I-block?” situation is fine, you need something equally invisible to mix it up with. If you’re employing tech like this, after all, you’re likely playing at a level where the average player knows about cross-under mix-ups.

In World Warrior FGC‘s latest video he demonstrates the power of exactly the sort of mix-up you need to make these cross-unders work: a fake side-switch cross-under. Discovered originally by JonesArcade, this setup turns Ken’s EX Tatsu into a pure coin-flip on hit. Time the Tatsu at the apex of the jump and your standing light kick will go the wrong direction, putting you back on the same side you were originally on.

Sources: JonesArcade; World Warrior FGC

Fierce fights rage on across the world in The King of Fighters XIV!

The King of Fighters XIV continues to draw competitors to events all over the globe. Here’s just a glimpse of the serious fights going down out there!

ItzROMANCE presents: The Las Vegas Championship 2017:

Watch King of Fighters Las Vegas 2017 from ItzROMANCE on www.twitch.tv

ADLL VI’s The King of Fighters XIV top 8:

Watch KOF XIV TOP 8 from Maicolpipen on www.twitch.tv

There’s so much great stuff to see in this KOFXIV footage from The Last Battle!

You can see some KOF action from the Great White North at TorontoTopTiers’ Final Impact event (as well as many other titles, including some fiery Samurai Shodown V Special preceding the KOFXIV fights):

Check out ~HAYASHI~ from Fukuoka, Japan…

… Or head to China for WELL’s KOFXIV top 8:

Gatoray has, naturally, been keeping up with the Tokyo Nishinippori Game Spot KOFXIV events. Get caught up below:

KOF fans will want to keep an eye on Evo Japan as well; as the event has quite a sizable — and diverse — turnout for The King of Fighters XIV!

Sources: ItzROMANCE (Twitch); Maicolpipin (Twitch); Dream Match; Toronto TopTiers; KOF Online; Gatoray