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Alongside its Sagas for top level competitive play, 2GGaming has just announced Breakthrough!, an Arcadian-style event for Super Smash Bros. Smash for Wii U, focusing on leveling up those newer players within the community. Similar to Melee Arcadian events held around the country, this tournament will be for unranked players only. If you are outside of SoCal and wish to compete, you must fill out this form to see if you are eligible to enter; this is to stop players who may be ranked in other regions from entering and ruining the spirit of the event for others.

As this tournament is primarily for improving players of the same skill level, 2GG Breakthrough will run round robin pools to start, then going on to a 128-player double elimination bracket. This ensures that even if you don’t make it to the bracket, you are guaranteed to play more than two games–which is all you might get if you were a newcomer entering a double elimination tournament. If you are in a pool of eight players, you will play seven matches, which is fantastic for those who may not have experience in a tournament setting.

Ranked SoCal players will be in attendance, but their goal will be to coach and guide new players, giving them vital feedback after matches, as well as having opportunities to meet and greet. Registration is now live via 2GG’s dedicated smash.gg page.

Source: r/smashbros

SNK recently brought the upcoming King of Fighters XIV to the ChinaJoy expo in Shanghai; during the event, GAME Watch was able to catch up with director Yasuyuki Oda for an interview.

The interview itself was mostly focused on how the game was being received in China–an important market for King of Fighters. That said, they also touched on the game’s downloadable content: according to Oda, they have no plans for DLC characters at the moment. However, he did state that “anything could happen” later down the line. As part of this, Oda also addressed the topic of a crossover between KOF and Dead or Alive (DOA5 Last Round is getting Mai Shiranui as a guest character) stating that there are no plans to add characters from the latter into King of Fighters.

As for the game’s future, Oda stated that they plan to roll out one balance patch per year for King of Fighters XIV, in part because Oda will be focusing on another SNK game after KOFXIV has been released.

Source: GAME Watch

Sneaking onto the Kombo Klash World Circuit, Electronic Dojo has partnered with Ultra Arcade to make VSFighting 2016 the English leg in the road to the Killer Instinct World Cup. Joining the likes of Kombo Klash France and Kombo Klash Netherlands, this tournament gives European Killer Instinct players three chances to strut their stuff on their home continent and hopefully win a place at the KI World Cup.

As with other Kombo Klash events, first place will guarantee a spot at KI World Cup, with everyone up to 13th place receiving ranking points toward earning a spot in that World Cup bracket. This announcement does come as a bit of a last-minute surprise, but it will no doubt fan the fire among those already signed up, as taking first place means more than just a gold medal.

The tournament will be streamed over on the official VSFighting Twitch channel, which will also feature action from Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mortal Kombat X, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- and Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, so make sure to tune in for a weekend of top notch action. As is tradition at VSFighting, there will also be a Super Street Fighter II: Turbo tournament on Saturday, August 6th, with same-day signups for the low price of £5.00.

Sources: VSFighting, XboxViking (Twitter)