Fighting Games

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My in-depth and extremely knowledgeable insight on the newest anime fighting game...Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax. Critics are calling it a "funfair".

http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/perfidioussinn/blog/i-suck-at-fighting-games-persona-4-arena-ultimax/108356/

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New Street Fighter V stuff! An extended trailer with a special bonus at the end, and a few full matches between Combofiend and Mike Ross.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/Ay-IUE6WlAo" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/Ay-IUE6WlAo</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/GIdnJQZ_lkg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/GIdnJQZ_lkg</a>

[Alexisonfire]

I just noticed that the noodle bowl adds another hit onto the combo metre.

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Mortal Kombat X (not 10) is coming April 14. Some of the people who died in Mortal Kombat (not 9) are here somehow.

I'm most interested in new characters, but the returning characters are looking really cool too. Kitana has Ibuki's pants!

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/1EROmqidZQc" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/1EROmqidZQc</a>

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We have our extremely official EVO 2015 lineup. What games are you entering?

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Here's a PSN (that's Sony Entertainment Network) sale on a bunch of fighting games. Ends Monday

http://shoryuken.com/2015/02/13/playstation-network-providing-huge-sales-for-valentines-day/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/02/13/flash-sale-is-live-valentine-deals-on-multiplayer-games/

Arcana Heart 3-    PS3   $6.00
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II   PS Vita/PSP   $2.00
Capcom vs. SNK 2   PS3   $2.50
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate   PS3   $10.00
Dead or Alive 5   PS3   $4.00
Def Jam Fight For New York: The Takeover    PSP   $2.00
Divekick   PS4   $4.00
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-   PS4   $24.00
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-   PS3   $20.00
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus    PS Vita/PSP $2.00
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R   PS Vita  $3.00
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle   PS3   $20.00
Mortal Kombat: Unchained    PS Vita/PSP$2.50
Soulcalibur V   PS3   $8.00
Sportsfriends   PS4   $7.50
Sportsfriends   PS3   $4.50
Street Fighter Alpha (PS3/PSP/PS Vita)   PS3/PS Vita/PSP   $1.20
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (PS3/PSP/PS Vita)   PS3/PS Vita/PSP   $1.20
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (PS3/PSP/PS Vita)   PS3/PS Vita/PSP   $1.20
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike: Online Edition Complete Pack   PS3   $4.00
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition   PS3   $3.00
Street Fighter x Tekken   PS3   $7.50
Street Fighter x Tekken   PS Vita   $10.00
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix   PS3   $2.00
Tekken Tag Tournament 2   PS3   $10.50
Tekken (PS3/PSP/PS Vita)   PS3/PS Vita/PSP   $1.20
King of Fighters ’99 (PS3/PSP/PS Vita)   PS3/PS Vita/PSP   $1.20
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Complete Edition   PS3   $6.00

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SKULLGIRLS 2ND ENCORE is coming to Vita and PS4 this summer.

http://skullgirls.com/2015/04/skullgirls-2nd-encores-new-features/

tl;dr version

Fully voiced Story Mode
Challenges, sounds like some wacky stuff! (Beat Big Band without jumping? Defeat a team of three Doubles?)
Trials. I'll just directly quote because I love it

"Trials test players’ skills by having them to perform combos. Trials are built on a new button-by-button instructional system to make learning combos easier and more intuitive than ever.
Furthermore, unlike many fighting game trials, Skullgirls 2nd Encore’s trials include combos frequently used in real play, from basic bread ‘n butter to more advanced combos."
I love Trials.

Survival Mode!
43 Trophies!
Cross-play for Vita, PS4, and PS3!
Cross-buy: buy the PS4 version & get the Vita version
PS4 version supports PS3 controllers!
a purty PS4 theme

[Little Sampson]

Mortal Kombat X is a lot of fun.

The end

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What faction are you in? Note: your answer will determine how much I will hold back when we fight.

[Little Sampson]

I think I picked Lin Kuei in an effort to get to the game as quickly as possible. I'm going to change to White Lotus, though.

I'm totally down for getting my ass kicked.

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I wrote a quick blog about Mortal Kombat X. It's cool but the tutorial material is lacking.

http://www.giantbomb.com/mortal-kombat-x/3030-46447/forums/i-suck-at-fighting-games-mortal-kombat-x-1771632/#0 …

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This weekend is COMBO BREAKER, an awesome tournament in Chicago that's sorta like one I went to in Chicago before.
Featuring:

-The biggest Skullgirls tournament of the year! They're on the main stage
-Marvel 3, USF4, Smash 4, Mortal Kombat X character auction tournaments
-The famous Mystery Game Tournament where anything can happen
-Tekken 7! You can play it even!

http://www.twitch.tv/teamsp00ky
http://www.twitch.tv/bgcallisto
http://www.twitch.tv/vgbootcamp
http://www.twitch.tv/eg_jwong
http://www.twitch.tv/gallopingghostarcade

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Lots of Street Fighter V exhibitions from E3.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/ibE1lexaKdE" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/ibE1lexaKdE</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/tyKdBeW1ZME" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/tyKdBeW1ZME</a>

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EVO 2015 is next weekend! Here's what you need to know.

http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/flstyle/blog/evo-2015-preview-july-17-19-live-from-las-vegas-3-/110469/




Streams:
http://www.twitch.tv/srkevo1

http://www.twitch.tv/srkevo2

http://www.twitch.tv/srkevo3

http://www.twitch.tv/capcomfighters

http://www.twitch.tv/madcatz (side tournaments)


Brackets:
http://evo2015.s3.amazonaws.com/brackets/index.html
http://evo2015.s3.amazonaws.com/brackets/players.html

[SnD FrostEy]

Glad to see there's actually been enthusiasm for my current favorite genre in here!
I like some playing a little bit of every obscure fighting game (my avatar is a certain Power Instinct character) myself.  It's been my favorite genre in recent years.
My favorite series has to be The King of Fighters though.  Especially KOF 98 Ultimate Match Final Edition.
For Street Fighter, I kinda like IV better than V still. Feels more robust.