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The Community Shows Its Love for a Newlywed Player via Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- Combo Videos

A well-known Japanese Venom player known as 310 (@310_progressive) just got married a few days ago, and in a supremely sweet gesture a congratulatory hashtag was created:

#310さんおめでとうコンボ

Under this hashtag, everyone posted combos that did exactly 310 damage, against Venom using 310’s benchmark color (white and red).

Venom has a staggering amount of options with how his pool ball projectiles interact, and 310 is known for pushing the character and creating fantastic tech and combos. It’s fitting that a pioneer of his character should receive so much love in the form of creative combos. To do this much damage—about 75% of Venom’s life—often requires utilizing full guard gauge or the Danger Time mechanic.

Here’s some favorites:

Leo, signing the guest book mid-combo:


Kum going ham with close Slash:


Slayer, with congratulatory clapping:


And of course, some Venom himself:


Beyond that, the trend has continued to other games, where 310 damage is a much different achievement:

Big congratulations to our Venom innovator, 310!

Sources: Orion; HunterSteven; ChaoticGamez; LewdToast; PracticalTAS; SKD; 310

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Happy Boxing Day! Celebrate by Watching This Mirror Match between Smug & PR Balrog

See PR Balrog and PIE|Smug duke it out over that Fight Money.

Alright, it might not be that kind of boxing day, but this online best-of-three between these Balrog-dedicated prize fighters is still worth a watch! It looks like they may have experienced some unfortunate lag in the first round, but they still dig in and fight it out. A good display of what Balrog is capable in this–or any–matchup.

You can see even more Balrog mirror-match action in this prior compilation of Smug going up against Brian_F.

Source: RektScrub

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Succumb to the Satsui no Hado in This Street Fighter V Akuma Roundup: More Combos, Setups & Online Matches

The Demon Rages on!

There’s no slowing a good demon down, and the holiday weekend didn’t slow down the appearance of new videos and tech for the Master of the Fist. Behold!

VesperArcade offers this video of nice ‘n’ easy Akuma combos to get new fighters started on the Demon’s path:

Here’s some more (slightly tougher than above) Akuma combos, from Adriano Lopes:

Diplomat1080p’s video shows some of the versatility of the SFV Shun Goku Satsu, such as the “Instant Demon”:

neekogaming explores how to cancel Akuma’s Demon Flip (an ability Akuma had in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike as well):

Josh Chandra demonstrates some meaty and OTG applications for Akuma’s forward HP:

Maybe you want to style on your opponents a bit? Fighters Generation presents this video of Akuma teleport combos! Not exactly optimal, but definitely fun.

YogaFlame24 shows off a set of serious shimmy action:

Here’s on online set between Tokido’s new Akuma and YBK|Yukadon’s Nash:

Lastly, Tempo|NYChrisG has been trying out the Master of the Fist online as well; check out his matches as compiled here by Xuses:

Thanks once again to everyone that sent in tips!

Sources: VesperArcade; Adriano Lopes; Diplomat1080p; neekogaming; Josh Chandra; Fighters Generation; YogaFlame24; RektScrub; XusesGB

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Convenient Reference Sheet Lists Notable Arcade Players of BlazBlue: Central Fiction

Whether you can’t read a player’s tag, or just want a list of high-level players to look out for, this Arcade Player Reference Sheet is a bookmark worthy of any serious BlazBlue player.

In the same vein as the Guilty Gear version, this is a well-organized spreadsheet. Among it’s rank listings are personal side notes about players, alternate characters they play, which arcade they frequent, and—when applicable—links to their Twitter page.

While the rankings will fluctuate and this won’t be constantly updated, it gives you a good idea of where your favorite players lie amidst the competition.

Thanks to Spiel for compiling this, and continuing the trend of intuitive and useful references.

Source: Spiel