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By Lewis Larcombe|August 8, 2023|0 Comment
As we gear up for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has unveiled a roster of talented esports athletes who will be representing Malaysia in this groundbreaking event. The OCM recently lifted the curtain on the list of athletes set to grace the 19th Asian Games stage, and among the names, a particularly excit...
If you're free for some 2D and 3D fighting this weekend, why not jump on board this upcoming tournament from FV Cup. The FV Cup group are teaming up with MYDCF for a FV Cup @ MYDCF 2022: Road To EVO (US) fighting game tournament featuring the latest iterations of fighting games like Street Fighter 5 and Guilty Gear Strive up for playing and cont...
We've done a good number of video game music comparisons, especially with the Street Fighter 2 cast like Ryu and Chun-Li. But what about the theme that goes with everything? Well, we've solved that conundrum with our latest SoundScape video. Here's Theme of Guile from the 90s to this current generation of gaming. Video below: https://youtu.b...
Capcom unveiled a ton of gameplay and new announcements during Tokyo Game Show 2022, like the entire 18-character launch roster for Street Fighter 6. Not only that, but we get to see a lot more gameplay for recurring characters Ken, E.Honda, Dhalsim, and Blanka. Here's a video of the four newly-revealed character's Super Arts with their previous...
By Kakuchopurei|September 16, 2022|0 Comment
Article originally published on 26 June. Pushed to 16 September close to the event date. 2022 is going to be hectic when it comes to offline gaming events. In the fighting game side at Southeast Asia, we can rely on Rev Major to sate our 1v1 competitive fighting game craving. Rev Major 2022 will be the de facto Southeast Asian fighting game t...
By Kakuchopurei|September 4, 2022|0 Comment
Thailand recently hosted its annual fighting game tournament major in the form of Thaiger Uppercut 2022, which took place at Bangkok. The premiere fighting game tournament is one of the majors under the Tekken World Tour 2022 circuit. It also features a huge number of top players from around the world like K-Brad, Ulsan, Infiltration, and Knee, ...
Street Fighter 5 has received its final update a couple of months ago, and after weeks of playing, we finally know who the best characters are in this iteration of the game. Truth be told, this is the most balanced the 2D fighting game has been; it's a huge step up from its 2016 version that's for sure. But who are the top picks in tournaments? ...
One of this year's premiere fighting game tournaments and expos, Community Effort Orlando (CEO) in Florida, USA, took place during the weekend. Many of the country's best are fighting for top spots in Street Fighter 5, Guilty Gear Strive, and other popular fighting games. Even overseas players like Thailand's Book and Japan's Kudo are representing ...
A new year means another new Street Fighter art book where art group Udon can flex its drawing muscles to draw fighting game women in skimpier outfits than usual. That's the 2022 Street Fighter Swimsuit Special 1 issue, and it's coming soon in June 2022. Pre-orders for the comic book's variant covers are open, and there are plenty of different c...
In a surprise announcement, Capcom will be adding a "Definitive Update" to Street Fighter 5, the 2016 2D fighting game that only got better after its subpar launch. This new update will be the game's final batch of major balance changes. These include new expanded combo routes for characters like Ibuki, Alex, Menat, Juri, and Ryu, as well as new...
The biggest fighting game tournament is making an offline comeback in 2022 from 6th to 7th August GMT+8. The games that will be in this year's EVO tournament are as follows: Street Fighter 5 Guilty Gear Strive Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Tekken 7 The King of Fighters XV Melty Blood: Type Lumina Dragon Ball FighterZ Granblue Fantasy Versus...
The name Daigo Umehara should be no stranger to anyone who watches competitive fighting games: he's the best in the business be it Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo or Street Fighter 5. In his latest livestream, Daigo Umehara talks about the top 5 worst and best characters in the current version of Street Fighter 5. In no particular order: The 5 wor...
It's already been a month since Luke came out in Street Fighter 5, so he's definitely got his place sorted in the game's ever-changing tier list. With the game reaching its roster limit, it's only a matter of time until the game's tier list gets cemented. For now, we have one of the world's top players already sorting out the 45 characters and t...
Sad news for fighting game fans: Capcom has cancelled its upcoming offline fighting game tournament for 2021. Capcom Cup 2021 will not be happening this February due to rising COVID-19 cases. Instead, an online finale will be held instead. Here's the official statement: "With rising cases of COVID-19 including the Omicron variant causing uncert...
Street Fighter 5 just received its final DLC character: Luke. While he may not have the best default look and story, this army brat's playstyle is pretty fun and hectic. He's a rushdown zoner hybrid, with regular moves that make him advance forward like his standing Light Punch, Medium Punch, and Heavy Punch. A "Shoto-plus", if you will. To do s...
Street Fighter 5's latest character, a blond kickboxer named Luke, will be out on 29th November. Luke is an important character in the next Street Fighter project, most likely Street Fighter 6 (with more announcements on in next year). He also has ties to SF's Guile as he's his student/mentor/drill sergeant. Gameplay-wise, Luke is a rushd...
Japan's third bout of the Capcom Pro Tour 2021 just concluded this weekend, and it features a ton of online high-level Street Fighter 5 play from the region. But as always, there can only be one. The big win here is taken by none other than Street Fighter legacy player Daigo Umehara, affectionately known within the FGC as The Beast. His last fig...
Miss the fighting game offline scene? Well, Flash Vision has the next best thing: a major online fighting game tournament. The fighting game group will be hosting the upcoming FV Major X Level Up KL 2021 fighting game tournament from 20th to 28th November; a nice long week of 2D tournament fighting among Malaysia's best. The tournament registrat...
If you're hoping to see a livestream of a major fighting game tournament series play out with players in the same space, do we have some bad news for you. The EVO 2021 Showcase in Las Vegas, dubbed as a triumphant return to form after 2020, has been cancelled. The organizers of EVO have announced this on Twitter recently. "Due to the continuing...
The latest character additions for Street Fighter 5 foreshadows a bunch more plot elements for Street Fighter 6. Maybe. Oro's story segment advances the plot and foreshadowing of future SF stories alongside Rose's, but also opens up more questions than answers. To sum it up: Rose meets up with Oro for some Soul Power training, then brings...
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