A new trailer was released for Shadowloo Showdown, this time revealing even more international talent making their way to this event. Some of the 3rd Strike players set to appear I personally thought I may never see play again! Really cool stuff, check out all the reveals in the trailer below.
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Yo dawg we heard you like mix-ups, so we put an attack on your attack so you can attack while you attack.With many players transitioning from Super Street Fighter 4 to Marvel vs Capcom 3, it seems one of the biggest hang ups many have is the use of assists. Of course, assists aren't at all a part of Street Fighter 4 and many other fighting games so it's understandable that it can take some time to wrap your mind around how assist usage works.
Assists tie into many other aspects of the game such as team formation and other things, but the point of this series of articles is to give a basic foundation on how to choose assists, how to protect them and a few other topics surrounding this subject.
In the following weeks we'll dive a little deeper into the subject, talking about different assists, how to protect them among other things, but for today we're just going to touch on the basics to get us started.
Anima922 and TrueMasamune put together a really solid combo and throw reset video for Magneto, showcasing many tricky setups with the use of assists, Magnetic Blast and more. This video is a good demonstration on how you can freestyle from Air Dash Hard and other attacks, and what your movement should look like when playing as Mags.
Scan over at GLHF.tv released another excellent intro video, this time featuring Oni! This goes over all his Normals, Specials and Ultras so be sure to check it out when you have a few. Looks like Yun & Yang videos are next too so keep an eye out for those!
Capcom officially revealed Oni today for Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition, releasing a few new videos and screenshots as well. Oni is now playable all across Japan, and of course in a number of arcades carrying the game around the world. Check out the screenshots in our gallery below, and be sure to watch each of his Ultras which we've uploaded to YouTube.
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Oichi over at VersusCity posted up a few casuals matches of him playing Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown recently. Now, this is nothing new as he usually posts a few to his YouTube Channel every week or so, but this time he also wrote up a quick n' dirty tutorial on how throws work in VF5: FS.
Any of you following this series probably know that the system has been simplified in Final Showdown, but it's still very much a deep and rewarding part of the game. Learn more about it by clicking here and lets all hope that VF5: FS shows up on consoles in our lifetime!
Each time I watch any of Desk's combo or glitch videos I think "man, I bet someone would be seriously pissed if that happened to them in an actual match!" Well, looks like Desk is putting this theory into practice as he's created a troll account on XBL to force rage quits from all over the world -- or at least around the UK! Check out the trailer below and subscribe to his channel to keep an eye out for the final product.
The next character vignette trailer for Mortal Kombat was released by GameSpot this morning. This one focuses on the story for everyone's favorite soul-stealing sorceror, Shang Tsung. As was the case with all of the other character vignettes, there's not a whole lot of gameplay in this one, but a full-on gameplay trailer for Shang Tsung should be just around the corner.
LiangHuBBB released episode 29 of the Funny and Cool Moments series over on YouTube today. Beyond covering the usual wild and crazy Stret Fighter IV moments, episode 29 also has a number of entertaining bits of Marvel vs Capcom 3 play.
If you like the video, don't forget to subscribe to LiangHuBBB's YouTube channel!
This was an amazing event, as 70 + people packed in at Henry Cen's Next Level. There was a ton of action in Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Singles, as Well as Super Street Fighter 4 - Arcade Edition. Evil Ryu, recently released (officially) by Capcom, was available for play, with both DarthArma and EMP Chris G representing him.
Click below for full playlists!
Mike Ross and Gootecks are back for another round of Marvelous Adventures. In this episode, Gootecks continues onward with his team of Wolverine, Dormammu Sentinel and the guys get a 'lucky' streak of Wesker players.
It's that time again, to bring you some of the weeks best top level SSF4 matches! Even with Arcade Edition out, the top players are still coming back to SSF4 on console, maybe it's because of their fear of the Yun Army! Either way, I hope you enjoy this week's matches from Wolfkrone's Viper, GiPie's El Fuerte, Inthuls Fei, Neo's Juri, pikagoma's Abel, roxas0427's Seth, rokotsu's Gen and more!
CEO 2011 is happy to announce that thanks to the Community Support of Filthie_Rich over at Namco Bandai Games, we will be receiving some Great Prize Support for the event. Namco is responsible for the entire Tekken Series as well as Soul Calibur. Both games are featured tournaments at CEO this year and we're excited to have support from the company behind the games.
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Mad Catz is running a pretty sweet deal right now for their Spring Sale, where you can get 20% off of all TE sticks! This includes not only the classic Round 1 & 2 sticks, but also the Chun-Li TE and Marvel vs Capcom 3 TE as well. They are also running a Buy 1 Get 1 Free deal on the Tatsunoko vs Capcom FightStick if you're still in need of a stick for your Wii!
Scope out all the deals by clicking here, and enter SPRINGTE at checkout to receive the discount.
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Reverge Labs, the makers of Skullgirls, officially announced today that the game will use GGPO. Though this has been made apparent many times in the past according to their website, they wanted to be extra clear that lag should be the least of your worries when playing Skullgirls online.
You can read the entire press release by clicking here. Check out Skullgirls at the official website.
If you're having a hard time wrapping your head around Magneto's fly combo, Fanatiq and MegamanDS put together a video that breaks it down for you step-by-step and in slow motion. Beyond learning how to pull it off, you'll also see a variety of possible ways to end it, as well as a few variations on the combo itself.
If you like the video, be sure to subscribe to Fanatiq and MegamanDS' channel!
Frame-Advantage posted a new video earlier with Marn and Andre/Jago going at it in a first to ten set in Marvel vs Capcom 3. Both players provide commentary for the matches in what is a really entertaining set. If you have about a half hour to spare, give it a look!
NetherRealm sent over a note this morning to tell us that Mortal Kombat has officially gone gold exactly two weeks before the game is expected to ship. To celebrate the occasion, NetherRealm passed along a handful of new screenshots which you can take a look at below.
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The New York scene is renown and revered for both its rawness and its realness. Chinatown Fair, the arcade where quite a few of the top East Coast players came from, was certainly no exception. For those of you that came to Chinatown Fair in the past, I'm sure you remember how dark, gritty and smelly it was.
There were also a large amount of undesirables that came to the arcade: people that just came and took up space just to hang out and not actually play any games. Of course I don't just want to put CF on blast; I had some amazing memories there, and the place definitely helped shape me as a person. I can easily say that I acquired much of my skill from Chinatown Fair - as well as quite the number of friends that I still correspond with to this day.
I was utterly heartbroken when it closed. I wondered, "What will happen to the East Coast scene?"
Over the weekend, Yoshinori Ono revealed at the Ultimate Gaming Championships in Italy that Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online wouldn't come with any balance changes.
Reactions to the news seemed pretty mixed, so I figured I'd ask all of our fine readers just what their thoughts on the matter are. Additionally, with news from Captivate expected in the coming weeks, what kind of new features for SF3: 3SO would you like to hear about?
Do you have an idea for a future topic of the week? Send your suggestions to tips@iplaywinner.com!
