Here's footage of the character-freezing bug Capcom just patched out of Street Fighter 5
When Capcom introduced V-Shift into Street Fighter 5, they also updated Necalli's V-Trigger 1 with a timer so that he'd no longer be locked into using his gauge in just one way. This alteration also brought with it a bug that, when triggered, would cause Necalli to freeze up, unable to perform any attacks, turn in either direction, or even perform post round win/loss animations.
Though this issue has been part of the SF5 for over a year, Necalli was somewhat rarely-used and thus it was rarely seen. Capcom was able to attend to it in the game's latest patch, but we have some footage of it in action thanks to Desk's latest upload.
'If I'm dead here then you're a god... What the F---' — Esam reacts accordingly to Steve's combo during Smash Ultimate match
There's really no character that's quite like Minecraft's Steve in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — and that's really saying something considering the size of the roster. While playing against a skilled player that's using this "World Crafter," it's especially important to be careful in the neutral considering this character's damage output.
While playing as the Mii Brawler, PG|Esam learned just how insane Steve's combos can be with the right amount of execution. After getting hit at just 17.6%, it seemed that Esam was at least somewhat confident that he'd survive by the time the combo had ended, but his opponent had a surprise for him.
Having trouble with Poison's long-ranged pokes? This guide details how every character in Street Fighter 5 can punish her on block
The Definitive Update patch (not patch version 202205) changed some of the properties of Poison's whip pokes to be more punishable by way of making the hurtboxes easier to retaliate against when used from improper spacing. Of course, this does require both knowledge and practice to do consistently.
To help with the knowledge part, Shuckle has released a guide that spans over 30 minutes that details how every character in Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition can punish Poison's crouching heavy punch and Heart Raid.
Here's a visualization of what exactly got nerfed with Luke's medium Sand Blaster projectile in the Street Fighter 5 patch
Late last night, Capcom dropped a patch for Street Fighter 5 seemingly out of nowhere. There weren't too many changes overall, but Luke did appear to receive the most attention in the form of slight nerfs — emphasis on "slight."
One of the changes was focused on Luke's medium Sand Blaster projectile. Capcom noted that this move had his active frames and overall range reduced, but by how much exactly?
TrueUnderDawgGaming's latest tier list rates bosses and sub-bosses that have appeared in the Mortal Kombat games
Counting Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe as the eighth entry, there have been 11 mainline Mortal Kombat titles developed thus far. It's been something of a tradition for every Mortal Kombat to have the player fight against some unplayable boss at the end of every story mode or arcade ladder mode.
Who among these boss characters is the best, though? To answer this, TrueUnderDagGaming released a unique tier list that rates all the bosses we've come across throughout the history of the Mortal Kombat series.
I-No, Shermie, and Karin are gorgeous, but Sep Rina's color splash Chun-Li and Poison art pieces are even more fun
Today we're featuring a selection of artwork from Japanese illustrator and fashion designer Sep_Rina (September), who has a knack for drawing the ladies of fighting games (as well as the occasional Ryu).
We've rounded up a gallery of 12 of her illustrations featuring mostly characters from Capcom's Street Fighter universe, but also a few appearances from King of Fighters and Guilty Gear roster members.
'Mind melting' Marvel vs. Capcom 3's Dark Phoenix was a crazy character
Dark Phoenix is one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel universe, and when it came time to implement her into Marvel vs. Capcom 3, it caused one former Capcom staff member to say she "made my mind melt."
The regular version of Phoenix was a strong character in Marvel vs. Capcom 3, but building up 5 bars of super meter and getting knocked out would cause Dark Phoenix to rise up in her place.
King of Fighters 15 ver. 1.32 patch notes
SNK is rolling out yet another balance patch for King of Fighters 15 and it's coming very soon. Announced via tweet Monday morning, a whole slew up changes will be coming to the game and its roster during the Team South Town DLC update that's scheduled for Tuesday morning at 12 AM Pacific Time.
We've got the notes laid out for you below, so continue on to see how your main fighters might be changing.
Taz, Iron Giant, Velma revealed for MultiVersus via new Cinematic Trailer
Warner Bros. Interactive hit fans with a brand new official cinematic trailer for MulitVersus today, and in addition to showing off a very intriguing series of scenes that we're hoping are characteristic of its potential story mode, it reveals three new roster members.
Taz from Looney Tunes, Velma from Scooby Doo, and The Iron Giant from the film in which he shares a name are all joining the game's roster, bringing the running total to 16.
Smash Summit 13 results
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
This week will see Smash Summit 13 happen, and as is customary it will be happening in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
The players competing at this Summit are GG|Zain, C9|Mango, TSM|Leffen, PG|Plup, Liquid|Hungrybox, PG|iBDW, Jmook, FLY|KoDoRiN, GG|n0ne, lloD, MF|Sora, RSN|Frenzy, CG|Salt, PF|Mekk, DarkGenex and Pulse|Blue.
Canada Cup Master Series 2 results
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
This weekend sees the return of the Canada Cup Master Series and it's taking place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Notable players attending include PG|Justin Wong, Grilla|NYChrisG, PG|KizzieKay, K-Brad, Shujinkydink and more.
Street Fighter 5 Ver. 202205 patch notes released with nerfs to Luke
It feels like Street Fighter 5 just received its big Definitive Update re-balancing the game's entire cast, but it appears as though they aren't done tinkering with the characters yet.
Capcom just released a new update for Street Fighter 5 introducing more balance changes to the game including some nerfs to Luke.
Professional stuntwoman brings Mileena's attacks out of Mortal Kombat and into the real world
Although many fighting game franchises like Street Fighter, Tekken and Virtua Fighter base their styles on real martial arts, Mortal Kombat takes a much more fantastical approach to battles, but can their flips and spin rips still be performed by actual humans?
Well, professional stuntwoman Sofia Stunts recently put that to the test by recreating a bunch of Mileena's attacks from Mortal Kombat 11, and she even brought a pair of sais along to help her do the tricks authentically.
A special look back at the legendary 25-year career of Daigo Umehara from the mouth of The Beast himself
When you think of the term professional fighting game player, it's almost impossible not to immediately think of the man from Japan who captured attention around the world and inspired multiple generations of competitors to take a much closer look at the genre.
To help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the legend first trying to make it as a pro, IGN sat down with Daigo Umehara to ask him about the most memorable moments of his journey thus far from his arcade origins, 286-win streak, Evo Moment #37, Evo championships, setting world records and so much more.
Five times pausing caused chaos in tournaments as outlined by PNDK&M
Although it's important for games to have a pause feature, this action is strictly prohibited at fighting game tournaments. When a pause does happen during a tournament match, the player responsible is forced to forfeit the current match.
Despite organizers and players taking every precaution to avoid this scenario, it inevitably still happens from time to time. PNDK&M recently released a video that covers five different situations where pausing at a notable fighting game tournament caused chaos at said tournament.
31 characters saw representation in the top 32 of Battle Arena Melbourne 12's Super Smash Ultimate event
Over 900 entrants competed for Smash World Tour points at Battle Arena Melbourne 12's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament this past weekend. We can get an idea about how the meta is developing by looking at the characters behind the top performing players at the event.
What's interesting is that there were a total of 31 different characters used within the top 32 portion of the bracket. However, it's worth noting that this is mostly as a result of secondaries being used.
Capcom Pro Tour Online 2022 France/Spain/Portugal results
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
Another online Capcom Pro Tour event is happening this weekend, and this one will be focusing on France, Spain and Portugal.
Notable players set to compete include GO|Luffy, MisterCrimson, Akainu, Kilzyou, VGIA|VegaPatch, TKR, JuniorLéo, Linkexelo, Valmaster, Frozze and more.
