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Brian_F talks training for Street Fighter V, transitioning from Street Fighter IV, and more with BornFree

One of the standout players of the Street Fighter V tournament at DreamHack Austin was Brian “Brian_F” Foster. Brian_F put on an amazing performance with his Balrog at DreamHack Austin, capped by an impressive win against PIE|Bryant “Smug” Huggins.

Prior to that performance, however, Brian_F was first interviewed by Mark “BornFree” Sheridan. In the interview Brian_F goes over training for Street Fighter V and how he’s adapted for the game; he talks about how his transition from Street Fighter IV was difficult, and how he initially got himself in a slump, stuck at Silver rank online.

In addition to this, he also talks about his favorite players–and in an amazing bit of foresight, talks about Smug specifically and how he would go about trying to beat him, before actually pulling off what he talks about in his real match against him.

Brian also discusses Street Fighter V’s balance, as well as his hopes for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. You can check out the entire interview below.

Source: BornFree

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Learn which Desperation Moves now have invulnerability in The King of Fighters XIV

When the King of Fighters XIV received its version 2.0 patch at the beginning of last month, one thing that it did was give invulnerability to a number of Desperation Moves. This change is interesting, in that it gives multiple characters a new invulnerable tool for punishing opponents–provided that they have the meter for it.

In a new video, Gatoray explores the Desperation Moves that have been given such invulnerabilty. It’s interesting to note the diverse types of Desperation Moves that gained this property–they run the gamut from both regular DMs as well as Climax DMs, and include both melee ones as well as projectile-based moves.

Source: Gatoray

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Spring Man heats up ARMS with the Toaster weapon

Nintendo has shared a short bit of gameplay footage of their experimental Switch exclusive, motion-controlled punch ’em up, ARMS. The new footage shows Spring Man making good use of the Toaster weapon.

While the Toaster is usually shown worn by Spring Man, players can equip it on any character of their choice. The footage itself shows off Spring Man using the Toaster to pull off a “Toaster rush”: a high speed flurry of punches that sends an opponent flying after the last hit.

You can check out the footage below.

ARMS launches on June 16, 2017, exclusively for Nintendo Switch.

Source: Nintendo (Twitter)

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Put your fists up for Vanessa’s combos–post the 2.01 patch–in The King of Fighters XIV

Last week, The King of Fighters XIV received a patch that–while small–still included a number of changes for the characters. One character who received these changes was Vanessa, who lost some combo follow-up options out of some of her moves.

In a new combo video, playergodaines explores what Vanessa can do now, after the patch. Based on the video below, it seems that Vanessa hasn’t really lost that much in terms of combos and damage output. Given enough meter, Vanessa can still stun her opponent mid-combo, allowing for follow ups that lead to big damage.

Source: playergodaines

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Justin Wong talks to BornFree about Karin, Punk, and getting ready for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

Justin Wong is still ready to tear it up in any and all fighting games!

At last weekend’s DreamHack Austin, BornFree managed to get a bit of time to talk to Echo Fox’s Justin Wong about a variety of topics–such as consulting PG|Punk as a fellow Karin main for advice on being more aggressive, the increasingly explosive (and thus more spectator-friendly) direction of Street Fighter V, and how Balrog is presently the best character in the game. They also discuss Wong’s favorite players, Arika’s potential Fighting Layer sequel, and how playing Tatsunoko vs. Capcom may be the best way to prepare for the upcoming Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite.

Source: BornFree

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Evo Japan’s lead-up event 賽 [sài] has a new trailer to hype you up for this upcoming battle in Akihabara!

Evo Japan’s lead-up triple header just unveiled a slick new official trailer.

Set to take place at Akihabara UDX in Tokyo, Japan on May 20-21, 2017, 賽 [sài] is a lead-up event to upcoming Evo Japan, to be held in January 2018 at the same venue. The event will feature tournaments for three titles: Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

This trio of heavy-hitters is sure to heat up Akihabara later this month! (Street Fighter V will not be at the event, causing some initial surprise.) Keep an eye on the official Evo Japan website, their Twitter feed, and Shoryuken for more information.

Source: EVOJapan via Evo Japan (Twitter)

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VesperArcade discusses next week’s CFN beta for Street Fighter V, and Ed’s possible playability

Will we get to try out Ed next week? Or will Capcom reveal someone else?

In his latest video, VesperArcade chats about what we can expect from the upcoming second Capcom Fighters Network beta test, that will be available next week for both PlayStation 4 and PC users. As Capcom has indicated that we’ll also be able to try out the next DLC fighter in this beta test, the expectation is, naturally, that we’ll get a chance to play as Ed, as least for a little while!

Now, there’s no guarantee that Capcom will indeed trot out Ed next; while his impending arrival was leaked through the PlayStation Store, we don’t know for certain that the Psycho Power-wielding teen will be the next playable fighter without an official confirmation. But it seems very likely–and based on that likelihood, VesperArcade discusses what sort of fighting style we might expect to see from Balrog’s ward. A mix of boxing techniques peppered with Psycho Power could make for an interesting fighter!

Source: VesperArcade

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Fable eSports signs on Guilty Gear player KidViper

DreamHack Austin 2017 was an eventful tournament, especially for Street Fighter and Smash Bros. fans. However, there is some big news from Guilty Gear as well: the event’s big upset in Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- happened at the Grand Finals.

From the video below, at the 3:05:00 mark, KidViper begins a grueling match against CO|Dogura, one of the best Japanese Guilty Gear players. Ultimately, KidViper manages to triumph and puts down both of Dogura’s characters, Raven and Sin, with his Johnny.

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Now, whether KidViper was in the talks with esports team Fable already is unknown, but this victory couldn’t have hurt; he is now part of their fighting game roster, which includes Smash, Counter Strike, and Rainbow Six.

Read up on the DreamHack Austin 2017 results, and go ahead and congratulate Fable|KidViper for having landed a Guilty Gear sponsorship!

Source: FableGG