Welcome to the special annual Rollback: this time we take a frame-by-frame look back at the entire year of 2017. Here’s our top 10 headlines and editorials on Shoryuken — based on general popularity and page views — from the 2017 calendar year!
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Sign-ups for the Dragon Ball FighterZ closed beta open on July 26th
The anticipation for Dragon Ball FighterZ was — and is — very, very strong…
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This is the year you will learn how to perform Tekken’s Korean Backdash!
By far our most-viewed article on a piece of game tech, no contest. Has everyone mastered it yet?
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Possible Mortal Kombat 11 reddit leak reveals roster, release, and gameplay details
Anticipation for the next entry in the Mortal Kombat franchise is also high, we see. Time will tell…
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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite’s launch roster may have been leaked
Close — too close, really — but we’re still waiting for Ant-Man.
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Mad Catz files for bankruptcy
A regrettable casualty of the gaming accessory market… after their huge contributions to the FGC, they will be missed.
Even after we had gotten Kolin, Ed was still a more hotly-anticipated addition to Season 2.
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Comprehensive Tekken 7 character selection guide helps you find the right fighter for your style
Again, a bit of Tekken help goes a long way. Now that we’re kicking off 2018, have you found a main yet?
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Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition launches on January 16th, 2018
SFV’s biggest announcement yet… will it deliver on the hype? We’ll soon see.
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IT’S REAL! Check out Arika’s livestream of their new Street Fighter EX/Fighting Layer-based fighter
ARIKA’s spectaular April Fool’s Day “joke” became one of the most talked-about upcoming titles in the FGC; we just finished an open beta for this game — that dropped seemingly from nowhere!
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We need to talk about Melee banning the B0XX
Still a controversial topic to this day.