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Romance Takes On AS|Reynald, Producer Oda Gets His Hands Dirty in This King of Fighters XIV Footage from Wednesday Night Fights

SNK and Level|Up Live brought the King of Fighters XIV to Wednesday Night Fights this week. This gave the Southern California community a chance to get their hands on the latest public build of the game.

For those who missed it, Gato Ray has shared some recordings from the stream. These include an exhibition set between Evo champion Reynald Tacsuan from Arcade Shock and Ramon “Romance” Navarrete.

In addition to these, KOF XIV producer Yasuyuki Oda also took the time to go up against both Romance and Reynald. Can the man behind the game beat some of the series’ brightest stars, or does behind the scenes knowledge not exactly translate into competitive success? Find out in the videos below.

Source: Wednesday Night Fights via Gato ray

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Mike Ross and Combofiend Showcase Street Fighter V’s Balrog in Footage from E3

Yesterday, Combofiend and Mike Ross teamed up on Capcom Unity’s Twitch channel to show off a little bit of Street Fighter 5’s story mode. Included with the Story Mode tease was some surprising footage of Balrog in action versus one of M.Bison’s low-ranking lackeys, a poor guy by the name of AS-Y. The clip, which you can find archived here, is a must see.

So far we have only had the chance to see Balrog via the Cinematic Story Mode. So this is our first time seeing Balrog in motion, and, even though it’s less than a minute long, we can say that the All-American is already looking rather formidable.

With AS-Y as our punching bag, we get to see Balrog warm up with what appears to be some standing light, medium and heavy attacks, as well as a few jumping attacks. Mike Ross mixes in some forward-moving ducking maneuvers, and what appears to be a few variations of Balrog’s iconic dashing punch as well. Mike finishes AS-V off with what is almost certainly a dashing low.

Of course the final version of Balrog might differ greatly from the Story Mode version, but it is certainly refreshing to see such a beloved Street Fighter back in action.

The Capcom-Unity stream also included more Ibuki action and lots of Story Mode spoilage (and of course, more excellent Mike Ross & Combofiend commentary). If that interests you, check out the rest of the broadcast by following the link below.

Sources: Capcom