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The SRK Rollback: Best of October 21-27, 2016

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news and our favorite SRK articles from October 21 to October 27, 2016!


Zavian “mushin_Z” Sildra, Editor-in-Chief:

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Capcom Pro Tour Player Analysis: Can Infiltration Still Infiltrate Capcom Cup?

Are you rooting for the Evo 2016 Champion to repeat the feat on Street Fighter V’s ultimate stage? Or are you backing another contender? Missing Person’s ongoing features might make up–or change–your mind. Have a look at last week’s analysis of Xiaohai, too–and watch for a feature on Tokido, also pictured above, soon!

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Light Up the Arena with These Chandelure Combos for Pokkén Tournament

This… thing is surely one of the strangest creatures in a modern fighting game. We can thank Pokkén Tournament for that, at least. I don’t main Chandelure, but seeing what… it is capable of piques my interest.

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King of Fighters ’94, Samurai Shodown and Other Neo-Geo Classics Are Coming to Western PSN Tomorrow

This was great news–I’d be delighted to see an ever-growing selection of arcade classics hit PlayStation 4 and really increase their visibility and accessibility. Pay attention, Capcom.


Sam “Trilby” Foxall, Assistant Editor:

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3rd-strike-artThe Premier Third Strike Teams Tournament, Cooperation Cup, Returns on January 8th, 2017

The perfect palate-cleanser before the Capcom Pro Tour starts again in earnest, Cooperation Cup returns for its 15th installment. Expect some fantastic 3rd Strike play from Japan’s best.

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raiju-controller-frontRazer Raiju Controller for PlayStation 4 Announced, More Details Coming Soon

As a pad player who is in need of a new controller, the Razer Raiju looks like a potential new year investment. With a new Atrox stick coming for PS4 next year as well, Razer are launching themselves back into the controller game.

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limrunsgPre-Orders for Physical Release of Skullgirls 2nd Encore Start This Halloween, with Japanese Voices Coming at 10,000 Pre-Orders

If you have yet to try Skullgirls, this is the perfect time to jump on board. With 10,000 pre-orders promising Japanese voices in a future patch, this physical release of Skullgirls may be something to order for fellow FGC members this holiday season.


Keegan “Interrobang!?” Spindler, Features Editor:

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kofxiv_kula_diamond_750x400The Problem with The King of Fighters XIV’s Palette Selection: A Step Back for the Franchise

It can be fascinating to take a step back and have a look at a game from a different point of view, and with the help of Zidiane, this article let me do just that. I took a break from grinding my combos–I miss you already, pre-patch Love Heart–to have a think about the colors that I use for my characters. 

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chaos-code-charactersF K Digital Releases Character Trailers for Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe

I’m terrible at them, but I have a serious weakness for obscure anime fighting games, and boy do these Chaos Code trailers deliver. They might not be overtaking Super Sonico as my favorite fighting game character (she fights with cats… cats!), these trailers do a great job of illustrating just how fun Chaos Code looks.

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desk-time-travel-combodesk Combos Through Time and Screen Transitions in This Latest Street Fighter Mixclip

Is there anything better for a Street Fighter fan than a desk clip, fresh off the presses? Arguing otherwise is a tough sell, and his most recent mixclip makes it even tougher. Featuring recreations of the Street Fighter anime to go along with his now signature combo delights, desk delivers magic once again.


Editor’s note: The views expressed in this article and the selected posts are solely those of the writers, and do not reflect Shoryuken.com as a whole.

No Man’s Sky – ‘NMS Was a Mistake’ – Dev Truth or Server Hack?

According to reports across several media and reported first by Polygon, Hello Games’ Sean Murray ostensibly posted a Tweet saying “No Man’s Sky was a mistake”. The Tweet has since been taken down and the Twitter account has been set to private. Long after the original post, Murray posted that the server was hacked and that “it was using Linked In without 2FA”.

New Pokkén Tournament Character Reveal Teased for 11/1/16

A wild Pokémon is set to appear on 11/1/16! Hot off the heels of the previous Scizor announcement earlier this month, The Official Pokkén Twitter has wasted no time in trotting out more character teases.

Though we’ve long suspected this was coming based off the previous leaks, the sudden tweet is a bit of a surprise when you consider it took 4 months to announce Scizor after the Darkrai reveal. If November’s reveal matches the leaks, this could very well be the final character reveal for Pokkén. Considering the Switch’s recent push, there’s likely a marketing reason for ramping up Pokkén announcements. Without any sort of port or sequel announcement, though, we are still left to speculate the console fate of Darkrai, Scizor, and whatever ‘mon that pops out of the pokéball on the 1st.

Source: Pokkén Official