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Skullgirls has been on the rise recently, experiencing a revitalization due to updates and the sheer willpower of its devoted community. Through this effort, players are still finding tech that’s been in there since day one. At Combo Breaker 2016–Skullgirls’ biggest event of the year–Mike Z showed off some interesting tech, explained in-depth here; that tech has been called a few different things, from Hitstop Drop to Happy Un-Birthday, but the basics are that you catch both the main character and the assist character while figuring out how to make the assist recover, resetting the damage scaling on the assist, while still keeping the combo going.

This tech is most easily and universally used with supers, as the hitstop on supers–which freezes the opponent in place for a few frames–only effects the point character and not the assist. However, Dragonos451 shows in this video that this isn’t the only way to perform this incredibly useful technique, and that it can be done without meter at all.

Certain characters benefit from this more than others, so it’ll be interesting to see if this increases the frequency of use and effectiveness of those characters in the metagame. If you’ve been out of the loop on Skullgirls’ metagame, you can read more about it in this detailed editorial.

Source: Dragonos451

Now that the dust is settling from Evo’s record-breaking 2016 installment, there’s time to look back at some of the moments from throughout the busy weekend we may have missed. With so many games being fought out at the same time, there’s just not enough time to be on top of everything–but thankfully Bandai Namco’s Fight Channel has our backs. In conjunction with the fantastic Hold Back to Block team, they’ve put together a recap of the Tekken 7: Fated Retribution experience at Evo this year.

The focus is on the North American scene–who haven’t yet had the same extensive opportunities to play Tekken 7 that other communities have–and the challenge that American players faced in making their way to a top 8 finish. Including interviews with some of the best Tekken players in the scene like Circa|Anakin, alongside the top placing American players Circa|Speedkicks and Geesemaster, the video crafts a superb narrative that might not have been immediately apparent to those of us watching from home. Check it out below–and watch for the list of upcoming 2016 Tekken Tour locations at the end.

Source: Bandai Namco Official Fight Channel