Category: Videos

What it provides players, and why it should be there.

After listing off his top ten changes he wants to see for a potential “Super Street Fighter V” upgrade, BornFree returns to revisit the topic of Arcade Mode — which was left unexplored in his prior video, despite being #4 on the wish list. In the video below, he discusses how important arcade mode is to a fighting title, both as a means of moving units and a way of recruiting new players (a “gateway drug”), regardless if current professional players see a need for it. He goes on to describe the emotional impact and practical benefits of having strong single-player content in a fighting game. Check it out:

BornFree has a slightly different outlook than I settled on when I wrote about this subject last year; though Capcom has not yet met my hopes for a creative –or even adequate — single-player substitute to arcade mode, either. It seems that SFV needs a good arcade mode now, more than ever.

X-Kira recently found some interesting video related to this topic, that may give us an early look into the layout of an SFV arcade mode.

Source: BornFree

What it provides players, and why it should be there.

After listing off his top ten changes he wants to see for a potential “Super Street Fighter V” upgrade, BornFree returns to revisit the topic of Arcade Mode — which was left unexplored in his prior video, despite being #4 on the wish list. In the video below, he discusses how important arcade mode is to a fighting title, both as a means of moving units and a way of recruiting new players (a “gateway drug”), regardless if current professional players see a need for it. He goes on to describe the emotional impact and practical benefits of having strong single-player content in a fighting game. Check it out:

BornFree has a slightly different outlook than I settled on when I wrote about this subject last year; though Capcom has not yet met my hopes for a creative –or even adequate — single-player substitute to arcade mode, either. It seems that SFV needs a good arcade mode now, more than ever.

X-Kira recently found some interesting video related to this topic, that may give us an early look into the layout of an SFV arcade mode.

Source: BornFree

After its initial announcement in August, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has released a new character reveal trailer for the mobile version of Tekken, revealing that King will be joining the game’s roster.

The trailer notes that King is a technical fighter, with a “Throw-based Hold attack” and high Waza Card damage. Over the course of his brief gameplay footage, we can see that the masked grappler’s signature Chain Throws, Shining Wizard, Giant Swing and Rage Art are all still faithfully intact. You can see the full trailer below.

Tekken will be released for both iOS and Android devices in Japan, North America and Europe, with a release date yet to be revealed. Pre-registration is now open at tekken-mobile.com. A soft launch of the game is currently ongoing in Canada.

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe

After its initial announcement in August, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has released a new character reveal trailer for the mobile version of Tekken, revealing that King will be joining the game’s roster.

The trailer notes that King is a technical fighter, with a “Throw-based Hold attack” and high Waza Card damage. Over the course of his brief gameplay footage, we can see that the masked grappler’s signature Chain Throws, Shining Wizard, Giant Swing and Rage Art are all still faithfully intact. You can see the full trailer below.

Tekken will be released for both iOS and Android devices in Japan, North America and Europe, with a release date yet to be revealed. Pre-registration is now open at tekken-mobile.com. A soft launch of the game is currently ongoing in Canada.

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe

The Capcom Pro Tour continues its Street Fighter V focused interview series with British pro Sean “ImStillDaDaddy” Dench. Now sponsored by Infused, the charismatic Guile player shoots on his recent high profile match versus Momochi, his training schedule, and his hopes for balancing changes in Street Fighter V.

He also — maybe predictably — believes his recent improvement is because Europe has gotten stronger in Street Fighter V overall. “I went over to America and they play a bit different. I believe Europe has gotten a lot stronger because we’ve got a lot of players, some of the play a bit reckless. America and Japan play a bit too respectful.”

Source: Capcom Fighters

With the release of Gundam Versus, many players will be jumping into the series for the very first time — completely unaware of how to play this fast-paced arena fighter. Hoping to get new pilots up to speed with the basics of Gundam Versus, UnlimitedBrettWorks has released a helpful primer which lists 15 things rookies should know before going online.

These tips including picking a beginner-friendly suit, learning how to Boost Hop and Boost Dash Cancel, as well as when to activate your Burst. Learning how to move effectively is key to doing well in Gundam Versus, so I would focus on mastering the Boost Hop and Boost Dash Cancels before anything else.

This video is a very basic guide for newcomers — UnlimitedBrettWorks has an extensive tutorial series planned to help greenhorn pilots become Mobile Suit masters, so stay tuned for more. Also keep an eye out for our Gundam Versus review, coming very soon.

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CEOtaku 2017 was a huge event, with over 600 players in attendance spread across a multitude of anime-styled titles, including players from Japan who are well known for their prowess in said titles. The result of such an event was hours upon hours of hype and exciting moments.

If you’re short on time, but want to experience the excitement the event held for all who showed up, here is a very well-put-together highlight reel showcasing some of the best moments from each game’s top eight — from Persona 4 Arena Ultimax all the way to Guilty Gear Xrd, there is plenty of hype to go around.

Source: Doctor Butler

Taking a break from his anime and manga reference videos for the playable cast of Dragon Ball FighterZ, IKevinX has begun creating a series of character concept videos for characters he’d like to see in the game: specifically, Dragon Ball Super‘s Legendary Assassin of Universe 6, Hit; Beerus, the Universe 7 God of Destruction; and the devious pair of Goku Black and Zamasu, who seek to deliver divine justice with the eradication of all mortal beings.

These videos utilize references from both the Dragon Ball Super anime and manga in order to give viewers his personal idea of what these fighters could do if they were to make it into the game, with everything ranging from the intros and victory animations, to the entire moveset of normals, specials and supers. He even has a creative idea in imaging how Goku Black and Zamasu could work as a tandem character — similarly to how Androids 17 and 18 were implemented — that I’d really like to see come to fruition, as it seems like something Arc System Works and Bandai Namco Entertainment could successfully pull off. You can see all three videos below.

What do you think of these character concepts? Would you like to see these four represent Dragon Ball Super in Dragon Ball FighterZ? Are there any other character concept videos you’d like to see from IKevinX? Let us know in the comments.

Dragon Ball FighterZ will be released in February 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam PC, in both standard and CollectorZ Editions. An Open Beta test will be held closer to the game’s release — with pre-orders gaining early access to it, as well as early unlocks for Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku and Vegeta, along with two exclusive online lobby avatars.

Source: IKevinX