Judo black belt breaks down how legit or not Guile's back throw is in Street Fighter 6
The Street Fighter series is home to a bevy of fantastical attacks that defy the laws of physics and sometimes logic. However, many attacks take inspiration from real life martial arts, but just how accurate and legit are said IRL-inspired moves?
The folks over at Scenic Fights — a small group of experienced martial artists who analyze, breakdown, and recreate fight scenes from pop culture — recently took a closer look at one of Guile's regular throws in Capcom's upcoming major fighting title, Street Fighter 6. Pak, one of Scenic Fights' Judo black belts, aimed to figure out if Guile's Judo-style back throw is actually legit or just another fantastical maneuver.
Ken's full story leading into Street Fighter 6
Ken Masters is the only character aside from Ryu to have a playable appearance in every single main Street Fighter franchise entry, and he's coming right back for Street Fighter 6 with an interesting twist.
He's also the next fighter we're looking at in our character history series, so we're putting Ken under the microscope and looking at his development to not only get to know him better, but also to get an idea of where Capcom might be taking him in Street Fighter 6 lore-wise.
MultiVersus featured prominently in Steam's Best of 2022 rankings but fighting game representation is way down from 2021
It is officially the new year, so that means we can now take a closer look back at the full picture that was 2022.
Steam recently released their Best of 2022 video game rankings where MultiVersus and The King of Fighters 15 were featured in the accolades, but overall fighting game representation was way down from 2021.
You're not taking full advantage of the simple yet incredible power of throws in Street Fighter
You learn striking, blocking, and throwing extremely early in your fighting game career as they tend to be the three basic rock/paper/scissors pillars of up close and personal play. Throws are, extremely importantly, the counter against foes who are blocking, but if you stop there with your appreciation of what they are and what they can do, you're missing out on a ton of game-winning potential.
In a recent video MCMura offers us a crucial lesson/reminder of the true role of throws in fighting games like Street Fighter, and it's something we can all benefit from looking at.
Sanford Kelly releases Street Fighter 5 final season tier list
It's officially 2023 and Street Fighter 6 is en route for release on June 2. While we wait for the next major fighting game from Capcom to drop, many players are continuing to share their thoughts on the current meta for Street Fighter 5.
The latest competitor to share his thoughts is long-time fighting game legend Sanford Kelly, who recently released a new tier list for the final season of Street Fighter 5.
This Tekken 7 Kuma player pulls off the most impressive evasive maneuvers to narrowly dodge lasers I've ever seen in a real match
Tekken's resident bear characters, Kuma and Panda, use powerful swipes that are a bit on the slower side in combat, but pack a mean punch. Despite them literally being large, lumbering bears who fight in the King of the Iron Fist tournament, they can actually be pretty agile at times.
I don't think I've ever seen a better example of their great mobility than what is showcased in this Tekken 7 clip from SYN | Master of the Salmon. Seriously, watching Kuma narrowly escape the burn of Devil Jin's lasers not once, but twice, feels like a scene that came right out of an action movie.
Fascinating Street Fighter 6 theory explores the identity of Kimberly's missing uncle and connection to Ken's story
There's quite the mystery brewing within the world of Street Fighter 6, and it all seems to connect back to the "downfall" of Ken Masters.
Street Fighter Verse recently released a fascinating new theory video diving into the potential identity of Kimberly's apparently missing uncle that may have ties to some of Street Fighter 5's questions too.
Kenny Omega's epic Sephiroth cosplay entrance is one of the greatest in pro wrestling history
Sephiroth was one of the most intimidating villains that video games had ever seen when Final Fantasy 7 first came out, and that same energy was channeled into a ludicrous spectacle that won't be forgotten any time soon.
The great Kenny Omega made his return to New Japan Pro Wrestling last night for the massive Wrestle Kingdom event where he'd basically steal the show by becoming Sephiroth for his grand entrance.
Shakz releases new Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition tier list
A new tier list for Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition has been released by Shakz, the Luke and Cammy player that came in second place for Europe A at the Capcom Pro Tour World Warrior Finals. It seems that Shakz is a big believer in Luke in Street Fighter 5 as he has indicated the character's status as being the best in the game.
Other characters in the S tier category are Dhalsim, Poison, Rashid and Ed. According to Shakz, the entire tier list goes in order from left to right.
Arturo 'NYCFurby' Sanchez fighting game veteran let go by Matcherino and Team Spooky
Arturo "NYCFurby" Sanchez has been released from both Matcherino and Team Spooky this week following accusations that he had mishandled prize pool funds for tournaments within the fighting game community (FGC). Sanchez has been both a tournament organizer and competitor within the fighting game community for over 10 years now, formerly acting as one of Matcherino's community representatives.
Matcherino released a statement detailing the split, saying that Sanchez "has broken [their] Terms of Service and betrayed the trust of the players by mishandling prize pool funds."
Yogiibutt puts Cammy's butt in the spotlight with this Street Fighter cosplay featuring the character's sexy green leotard
We recently spotted Yogiibutt cosplaying as Cammy White from the Street Fighter series. Considering her username, Cammy really feels like the perfect fit for Yogiibutt.
As Cammy technically isn't among the original eight "World Warriors" of Street Fighter 2, Cammy made her debut in Super Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers (released in the arcades back in 1993) along with T. Hawk, Fei Long and Dee Jay.
Robin from Fire Emblem Awakening and Super Smash Bros. is apparently joining Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 thanks to modder
It's been over 10 years since Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, an enhanced version of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, was released towards the end of 2011. It was only a few months later that Fire Emblem Awakening was released in April 2012.
Seeing as how Fire Emblem Awakening's success saved the franchise from complete cancellation, its importance can't be overstated which is highlighted by the fact that Robin, Lucina and Chrom — all characters that debuted in Fire Emblem Awakening — are all playable in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Sonya, Kano, and Jax get killer new retro-style Mortal Kombat Fatalities thanks to these fan-made animations
Many of Mortal Kombat's classic Fatalities are absolutely iconic. Sub-Zero's spine rip and Scorpion's "Toasty!" finisher were some gamers' first exposure to blood and gore in arcades, and the series went on to birth hundreds of other top notch Fatalities throughout its 30-year legacy.
It's hard to recapture the magic of the original 2D-era Mortal Kombat Fatalities these days, but WeaponTheory has shown that they are absolutely capable of creating new finishers in the old style that look like they belong in the actual games. These new fan-made animations bring alternate Fatalities for Sonya, Jax, and Kano, and they're every bit as brutal as their actual finishing moves.
Everything you need to know about Drive Impact in Street Fighter 6
There's been a little trepidation in the Street Fighter community surrounding a particular mechanic in the upcoming Street Fighter 6, namely Drive Impact. With a single input of heavy punch and heavy kick, your character will gain two hits of armor, take a step forward, and deliver a devastating blow that can crumple your foe. What's more, even if your opponent blocks they'll stumble backwards, and if that happens in the corner it leads to a wall splat and full combo.
All of this for just one bar of Drive Gauge may sound overpowered, and indeed we wondered the same thing at first, but putting Drive Impact under the microscope and understanding its role in the meta as well as its counters puts it a better perspective, and long time FGC content creator Bafael has just the video to help.
Awesome new Sakura mod released for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 with Spider-Man's Carnage dropping in a few days as well
It's been almost exactly 1 year since Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3's modding community unlocked the infinite possibilities brought forth from the ability to finally import custom models into the game, and they're still going nuts with it now.
One such member in CaliKingz01 recently released a slick new Sakura mod for UMvC3 and is planning on dropping Spider-Man's Carnage as well in just a few days.
MultiVersus developer gives some hope to fans wanting Breaking Bad's Walter White in the crossover fighter but there's a big problem
Warner Bros. owns a ridiculous amount of properties that they could use in MultiVersus with ease, but we've only seen them scratch the surface of potential characters thus far.
Out of all possible choices, some fans are very vocal about wanting Breaking Bad's Walter White in the crossover platform fighting game, and a MultiVersus developer seems to be giving them hope that this could already be cooking behind the scenes — but there's a big problem with that.
5 of Mortal Kombat's most useless special attacks in competitive history
Fighting games are filled with attacks that seem initially overpowered attacks, which can be countered with a little experience, but then there's moves so bad that you can pretty much forget they exist after reaching a certain point.
Content creator and longtime commentator PND|Ketchup recently spotlighted some of those unfortunately designed tools by delving into 5 of the worst special moves in Mortal Kombat's long competitive history.
