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Watch Top Players Walk the Demon’s Path in These Street Fighter V Akuma Online Match Compilations

With Season 2 of Street Fighter V brining the return of the Raging Demon, players all over the world are battling it out to determine who is the true Master of the Fist. We’ve already seen some of what Tokido and Mago can do with Akuma, but there are battles being raged by other players out there as well!

First, we have Team Secret’s Poongko fighting it out with his Cammy against Hyde Buffy’s Akuma in a FT3 on the Kanzuki Private Beach.

Next, we have 6 Ranked Matches featuring AiAi’s Juri against number 7-Ranked Yuhi-hikali, who’s normally known for his fearsome Necalli play!

“HungryPoongko” takes the Raging Demon for a spin against Hyde Buffy’s Akuma and Cammy, TekkenBoy’s F.A.N.G, RINTO_TERUYO’s Chun-Li, tkg-r27’s Ibuki–featuring an impressive Raging Demon comeback from “The Machine!”

We head across the pond to witness a FT2 Ranked Match showdown between two Akumas from the United Kingdom, as ImStillDaDaddy faces off against MDZ Jimmy on the new Temple of Ascension stage.

Maximilian has released the first part of his Week Of! featuring him using Akuma against various online opponents.

We also have more matches featuring Tokido, taking on Nakodid’s M. Bison.

Here’s some highlights of Evil Geniuses’ Momochi’s Day 1 Akuma, which XusesGB believes to be on par with Tokido’s already.

It seems GGP|Kazunoko, LI Joe, EG|Justin Wong, Chris G, Yukadon, Onuki and Mago have also taken him for a spin.

Chris G and Winterfox’s XSK Samurai go to war in this Ranked FT3 Akuma Mirror.

Finally, we have even more–even longer–Ranked Matches from “The Murderface” Tokido, as he continues to gain proficiency with the latest incarnation of the character he’s most associated with in recent times.

Season 2’s first New Challenger continues to make an impact across the landscape of Street Fighter V. If you too walk the Demon’s path, you can check out another compilation of combos and match highlights here.

Sources: XusesGB; YogaFlame24; Maximilan Dood; E-SportsFighters(SF5)

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Is Daigo Umehara Considering Guile for Street Fighter V Season 2?

The world’s most recognizable Ryu may be considering a character swap in Street Fighter V Season 2. HyperX|Daigo Umehara has been playing Guile since the Season 2 patch dropped on Tuesday, recording just a single ranked match with Ryu.

Though Umehara has shown off his Guile on a few occasions in the past, he has used Ryu exclusively in more than 7,000 matches. After losing his first ranked match of Season 2 with Ryu on Thursday, Daigo switched to Guile and went on a 10-1 run during a 90-minute session.

Whether the switch remains permanent remains to be seen. Ryu appears to be weaker in this version of Street Fighter V, but did get some new combo options to add to his utility. However, Daigo has shown that he’s not afraid to move away from his shoto roots to give him a better chance at winning. Through the life span of Street Fighter IV, Daigo dropped Ryu for Yun, and later switched to Evil Ryu.

You can check out how Daigo’s Guile is shaping up below:

Umehara has also been caught trying out Urien in the Season 2 build.

Source: XusesGB, V-League

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Float Your Way to Victory with This Jigglypuff Basics Tutorial for Super Smash Bros. Melee

Many top players have claimed victory using the cute Balloon Pokémon Jigglypuff in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Due to player performance at tournaments, it has become a common pick among Melee heads and has secured a top spot on many tier lists. In their latest video, SSBM Tutorials goes over some of the techniques that are essential to becoming a solid Jigglypuff player.

Though there is already a prevailing notion that Jigglypuff would not be the character it is without its back-air A attack (commonly referred to as bair), the first segment where the different ways in which it can be applied in a match could be particularly useful information. Unique aspects of the character like its aerial tech and its invincible ledge dash are covered in the video as well. There are also clips of top players executing the studied techniques, so viewers can see the material in action.

Check out the Jigglypuff tutorial below and subscribe to SSBM Tutorials for more comprehensive Melee content.

Source: SSBM Tutorials

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Here’s More Updated Street Fighter V Tech from Season 2 for Chun-Li, Ken, Urien, and Others

We’re back for day 3 of our Street Fighter V Season 2 roundup. While we have some returning cast members today, we do have a few that haven’t been prominently featured yet.

Up first is Chun-Li, who received some noticeable changes in her normals this season. This has affected some of her combo potential, and here we have a full compendium from CharmingRogue of what she is now capable of in the combo department.

Next up, we have a solid seven minutes of impressive combos from characters all across the board, courtesy of Venom44.

Next we have some more Urien setups–as if there weren’t enough out there already! Urien is looking amazingly strong this season, and it will be impressive to see what people do with him competitively this year.

With Ken’s overhead buff, he is now able to combo out of it. Here’s a video showing how well that works out.

And finally, ElChakotay is back with a discussion on whether R. Mika has remained viable with all the nerfs that hit her this season.

Thanks again to everyone that sent in tips.

Sources: CharmingRogue, Venom44, Joutai, ElChakotay Andrich, Dr.Fatbody