Daigo Umehara Takes on Gachikun’s Rashid in This Epic First-to-5 in Street Fighter V

HyperX’s Daigo Umehara has yet to attend an event this year, and still has a lot of eyes on him so far in Season 2. Between his finish in 2016 and his adventures in character attempts so far, people are wondering how he will do on the circuit.

And when facing one of the best Rashids in Japan’s Gachikun, you can see that Umehara is still adjusting, but still playing a high level. This first-to-5 set shows both players going all out with the best of their respective characters.

Source: XusesGB

Watch Dogura’s Dominance in BlazBlue: Central Fiction in Frosty Faustings IX’s Top 8

More anime action from Dogura: one of the best things about Frosty Faustings is the international presence that came from the anime titles, and with BlazBlue being known as one of Cyclops Osaka|Dogura’s best games, he was the hands-down favorite to win the game in Chicago.

As expected, the Evo 2014 runner-up ran through the brackets with relative ease, with his Azrael wreaking havoc all the way through the event. Now, Team Spooky has put up the top 8 in its entirety for anyone that missed it on Saturday.

Source: Team Spooky

Alex Valle Discusses the Handling of Capcom Cup’s Brackets in Conversations and Fireballs Episode 2

Alex Valle and Level Up were approached by Capcom late into the Capcom Pro Tour season; they were then asked to host the to road to top 8 of Capcom Cup at the Esports Arena in SoCal. The results, and the criticism, has been well-documented.

However, Valle stepped up to talk to Michael Martin on the latest episode of Conversations and Fireballs to discuss what was going on in the back of the event. He also discusses how he has since responded to the critics of the event.

Source: Yahoo! Esports

Asheron’s Call – The Last Moments of Asheron’s Call

Saying goodbye is never easy. Today, thousands of players said goodbye to the friends they made while playing the MMO Asheron’s Call as the plug was pulled on its servers after 17 years. We were there to document the final moments and reminisce with a few of the community’s most dedicated players about their time spent in the world of Dereth.

Europe’s First Five Capcom Pro Tour 2017 Dates & Locations Revealed

The WinnerStaysOn stream gave us a cross-section of what the European leg of the tour will look like.

During today’s WinnerStaysOn stream on Capcom Fighters, Capcom’s Matt Edwards and host Logan Sama gave us a peek ahead at what events will host the European section of the Capcom Pro Tour in 2017. Here are the upcoming dates and locations as stated:

  • Sonic Boom Summer Edition: April 1-2; Madrid, Spain
  • Ultimate Fighting Arena: April 8-9; Paris, France
  • Hypespotting VI: April 15; Glasgow, Scotland
  • The Colosseum: May 6-7; Rome, Italy
  • FFM Rumble 10: May 19-21; Frankfurt, Germany

Capcom’s CPT main page has not yet been updated at the time of writing, so changes may yet occur–as for which events are Premier and which are Ranking, only Ultimate Fighting Arena in Paris was confirmed to be a Premier event so far, but there will be others–possible out of these five, possibly not–as Edwards indicated that there would likely be about thirteen CPT events in Europe (aside from the Regional Finals), with up to three Premier events.

The Capcom Pro Tour has been to three of these five stops before, with Rome’s The Colosseum and Paris’ Ultimate Fighting Arena as new locations for 2017’s tour.

Sources: theScore esports; Capcom Fighters (Twitch)

– Bioware’s Next Project is an ARPG Coming in March 2018

During today’s EA investor conference, EA announced that Bioware’s next game, an original IP, will be ready to hit live status in March 2018. According to information offered during the call, the game is considered an ARPG that started development in 2012 with new characters, stories and game play aspirations.