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After taking some time away to make editions of the series for Mortal Kombat XL, Killer Instinct and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, during his panel last week at Evo 2016, FGC content creator Maximilian announced the return of the series that started it all, Marvel Vs. Capcom Assist Me.  The show is still in early production, but more news will be coming in the future, as the crew just wanted to let the fans know they were working on it at this time.

For those unfamiliar with the series, it served as a Character Tutorial Series for many of Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3’s various cast members, with live-action skits mixed in, as Max and various actors playing the characters asking him for help in improving their abilities, getting into some comedic hijinks.

Doom, Wesker, Laura and Benny are back, with the trailer having a very Star Wars Episode VII vibe to it, as various scenes from the series are on display.  There are also appearances by Morrigan and Wolverine, who could possibly be two of the highlighted characters this Season?

This is certainly an entertaining development for fans of Marvel and of his work, and we’ll certainly pass along more details here at Shoryuken, as they become available.

What characters would you like to see covered in the next Season of the series?

Source: Maximilian Dood

Despite being small, the Killer Instinct community has come to be known as an extremely tight-knit group. They further displayed that solidarity by paying tribute to the late Terrance “Pusha T” Moore at Evo 2016. Moore passed away on October 17, 2014, after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest moments after competing on Stream at The Runback, and was unable to be revived.

Recognized as a large part of the Southern Californian KI scene, a gathering was held last Friday by Las Vegas player and Royal Flush 7 member Abel “Emperor Menzo” Arellano, which was attended by 31 players, including PAG|PinkDiamond, BH|Thompxson, and even international players Reto and OGTY.

Illya “C88 Ill Will” Walker, reflected on his teammate’s “contagious, positive spirit that is vital for the continued growth in the FGC.”  He also felt that Moore would want new players to be encouraged to continue playing the game, and was always a proponent of community building.

“Some people we didn’t know in the community; we just saw them playing the game and they just look like they were discouraged,” he said.  “Aye, let’s go cheer them on.  That’s what we do, that’s how we got around […] I am telling y’all that right now, we stayed to cheer on the winners and the losers as well.”

Pusha T was a great player, friend and man to so many people and he will certainly be missed, but one thing is certain, the KI community will never forget him.

Source: PVPLive

After the defeat of GO-1 and Abadango at CEO 2016’s Pokkén Tournament, I made the claim that the US players had closed the year long skill gap that the Pokkén Arcade release afforded the Japanese scene. In my eyes, we were finally playing the same game!

Now that the dust has settled from Evo’s Pokkén Tournament, the largest and most international Pokkén event to date, the results certainly seem to verify this: from the ashes of 1156 players, there was a even split in top 4 between US and Japan. Every match was grueling and exhilarating to watch. For a brand new fighting game IP, it was a fantastic showing that I absolutely encourage you to watch it for yourself. (If you are the small percentage of those interested in Pokkén that haven’t seen it yet, of course!)

But! Those were not the only games played between these long distance rivals. As previously reported, the American and Japanese communities worked together to organize a team battle of their own. As these matches occurred after the official Evo event, these players now knew each other even better, tendencies and all. It’s phenomenal enough to make it through the quadruple-digit-entrant tournament and place as an individual. How well can these communities come together as teams now that they have reads on each other?

Filmed and provided by RvLMillnable, these matches are every bit as high level and vicious as their singles counterparts. Included in the collapsible list below are the teams and their orders, with character usage and EVO placements listed.

No surprise that USA, as usual, came into this as the mathematical underdog. Stats don’t tell us everything, though, and the close matches above prove that. Set some time aside, sip something nice, and enjoy this great, community organized team event.

Sources: Milin