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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 ...
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 tournament where the best of the best will show up and compete for bragging rights and the li...
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...
Update (15/8/2021) - Added in results & videos for the second week. Update (9/8/2021) - Added in results & videos for the first week. It's high time the world witnesses the best in fighting game skill, so it's good that the Evolution Championship Series has sorted its kerfuffles out last year and are back in full force for 2021. Th...
The PC version of Guilty Gear Strive is looking pretty healthy. According to SteamDB.info, the game has hit an all-time peak at 31,156 as of 12th June within 24 hours. The Steam version came out on 11th June. For comparison, Mortal Kombat 11 reached an all-time player peak of 35,147 about 2 years ago. Street Fighter V's all-time peak was ...
The 18th May 2021 patch for Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition has changed up the game's meta for the better. Weak characters get buffs while stronger characters get nerfs. The latest from Japanese tournament fighting group Topanga, which include FAV|Ryusei, Rohto|Tokido, RB|Gachikun, RZR|Fuudo, RB|Bonchan and HG|Moke, have cast their votes for ...
Update (22 May, 9:53am): Daigo is now released from the hospital following this. He's doing fine right now thanks to the nurses and doctors who took care of the World Warrior. https://twitter.com/daigothebeast/status/1395920651354005508 https://twitter.com/daigothebeast/status/1395935157513768960 Original story (8 May, 2021) Daigo Umeha...
With a new Street Fighter 5 character comes a bunch of fighting game character lore that makes all of us care about the world warriors in the first place, not just their functions. Rose is no exception as she is a veteran since Street Fighter Alpha. We've collected all her story mode bits, arcade mode endings, and her Tarot Card art that pops up...
