As some of you may be aware, a build of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite was playable at a recent edition of Winner Stays On. Traditionally dedicated to Street Fighter V, this switch gave top UK players a chance to try MvC:I instead.
Now, the build shown at WSO was the older build from E3 and CEO; as such, characters shown at Evo 2017 and SDCC 2017 such as Jedah and Gamora were not yet playable in it. That said, it’s still interesting to see how the British players take to the game, in this footage recorded by UM Tyrant.
KELOT CUP is an annual 3v3 Tekken Tournament series hosted by Japanese players Yuu and Nobi. If you’ve ever wondered what was going on with all the frog references in Tekken 7‘s customization mode; they are a direct reference to both KELOT CUP and YAMASA AMUSEMENT FACTORY, an arcade manufacturer in Japan.
If you enjoyed this year’s KELOT CUP, then there’s good news for you: KELOT CUP 4 is scheduled to be held on October 8, 2017! In the mean time, it might be worth your time to check out Yuu & Nobi’s Twitch channel, where you can easily see more recent Tekken content from Japan’s finest!
ARIKA was at Evo 2017 with the latest build of their tentatively-named “ARIKA EX” fighting game. Now, we’ve seen some off-screen footage and even heard people’s impressions of it; however, what we haven’t seen yet is actual direct capture footage of the game in its current state.
Fortunately, for those wanting some direct feed footage of the game, Maximilian got to record some footage of it from the Evo show floor. The result of this: 15 minutes of direct gameplay footage of various matches, played in ARIKA’s booth. Check it out below!
If you were tuned into the Evolution 2017 Street Fighter Grand Finals, there’s no doubt that you witnessed commentator James Chen burst into tears in response to Tokido proclaiming that “fighting games are great.” theScore esports caught up with James Chen post-Evo to get a grasp of exactly what he was feeling in that moment, and also to have an extensive chat about all things FGC.
Regarding Evo, James Chen expresses his love for what the biggest fighting game tournament in the world has become. Specifically, he appreciates how fans are easily able to interact with players and commentators without any red tape, and how such interaction is essential to the spirit of the fighting game community as a whole.
James also shared his thoughts on Dragon Ball FighterZ, which he believes will bring a lot of “new blood” to the competitive scene, and describes the game’s potential as “gigantic”. He also makes a good point of how the character recognition of Dragon Ball Z characters rivals that of the cast of Street Fighter and, with that more considered, it could potentially dethrone Street Fighter as the main attraction for tournaments in the future.
When it comes to fighting games, a community veteran such as James always has something valuable to add to the conversation. Check out his full interview with theScore below.
With only three Sagas left to go before the main event, things are getting awfully tense on the 2GGC Circuit. Many auto-qualifier spots have been taken by TSM|ZeRo and once you get past the top two, everyone is pretty close when it comes to their points totals. To hype up the event, Rush Hour Smash’s False has composed a short trailer to show how much is on the line at 2GG Championship Saga.
With $50,000 at stake and only a few chances left for players to qualify, expect fighting to be at its fiercest during the next three Sagas. 2GG Championship Saga will take place on December 1st at the Esports Arena in Santa Ana. You can check the tournament standings here and see if your favorite player has secured a place in that final bracket.
Since the recent WinnerStaysOn Abigail session hosted by Capcom UK, we’ve learned a lot more about the Final Fight Boss’ moveset. For those that want to get a quick rundown of everything we learned from the event, VesperArcade has put together a great rundown of his move-list here:
While anything is subject to change, Abigail seems surprisingly versatile right now. This high health tank is sporting long range normals, linkable target combos, a shocking amount of special cancellable pokes and fairly strong mixup tools. He also stole Deejay’s backdash from Street Fighter 4, apparently.
Want to sharpen your punish game? YouTuber CrossUPDP has taken up the unenviable task of making a video reference guide for punishable moves in NetherRealm Studios’ DC fighter, Injustice 2.
Nearly the entire cast is documented in this staggering list of 127 unsafe moves (though there is a conspicuous lack of Cat Woman). If you have a problem character you run into a lot, this is a great resource: just find them in the video and see what’s really going on!
If there was one player who was conspicuous by his absence from the last day of Street Fighter V at Evo 2017, it would have to be Cygames Beast’s Daigo Umehara. The fighting game legend has missed his second Evo top 8 in a row and has generally not been as dominant in Street Fighter V as he was in the previous game.
At Evo 2017, Mark “BornFree” Sheridan (with Zhi Liang Chew translating) got the chance to get together with Daigo for an interview. In the video below, Daigo talks about a number of topics, not just limited to Evo. They even go as far back as ELEAGUE, where Daigo talks about his match with Eita. The latter’s style of Ken play really got under Daigo’s skin in that match which resulted in him dropping his usual defensive style with Guile in favor of going head to head with Eita’s Ken. He admitted to enjoying getting emotional in that match and that the crowd enjoyed it as well. Additionally, the match reminded Daigo of an old-school, man-on-man battle of wills from the arcade days, and he promised to himself that he would remember that feeling moving forward.
Moving on to other events and other players, he talks about his match with Echo Fox’s Tokido at Red Bull Kumite. Specifically, he mentions how he didn’t want to exit the event in an unsatisfactory manner, this is why he turned up the offense against Tokido in that match.
Daigo also moves even further back to the past, talking about Alex Valle with whom he had a legendary rivalry back in the turn of the millenium. Daigo considers Valle to be the strongest Ryu player he had faced at the time, and it was thanks to Valle showing him what Ryu could do that he started playing the character that’s now so closely associated with him.
Of course, this isn’t all that they talk about. Daigo also talks about the future, including which characters he wants to come back in Street Fighter V – specifically mentioning Gen, Rolento (who he played in Street Fighter Alpha 3), Evil Ryu, and Sagat, the last one of which he wants for Bonchan. He also talks a bit about other games such as Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Arika’s unnamed fighting game, and Dragon Ball: Fighter Z.
Seemingly out of nowhere, Capcom has revealed a new character in Ultra Street Fighter 2 at their San Diego Comic Con panel. That character is none other then the Satsui No Hado powered secret boss of Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Shin Akuma. The way to access him, though, is a little more unorthodox then just downloading and selecting him:
If that combination looks familiar to you, there’s a reason: 1987 is the year the original Street Fighter released in arcades. Don’t think you’ll see Shin Akuma legal anytime soon: Aside from his cumbersome unlock method, the character is busted by design. You’ll see in this demo video that his Shakunetsu Hadouken does 40% on its own:
Shin Akuma mirror matches sound like they’d be fun, potentially. If not that, at least they’d be quick.
Like many things in Nintendo’s experimental Switch fighter, ARMS has its own way of doing things.
Throws function the way they do in other fighting games: they offer a means to defeat the guard of a defensive opponent. How you beat throws, however, is where ARMS breaks with tradition: Instead of “breaking” the throw, you punch the opponent’s arm out of the air. This often allows you to get a free punish, especially if they attempted an air grab.
NEV also shows off some examples throw conversions- always pay attention to your environment, and you can turn throws into free rush combos!
