Mod turns gargantuan Street Fighter 5 character into Godzilla and it's an absolutely perfect fit Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition welcomed sister franchise Final Fight's Abigail onto the roster back in its second season, which was something of a moment as the character is physically larger than any other playable character in Street Fighter history. The massive Madgear gang member turned mechanic towers over even the hulking Zangief, and often obstructs views of life bars and other parts of the game's HUD. This happens to make him a perfect fit for a mod like Godzilla, which has actually been brought to fruition thanks to the efforts of Sarcastigasm. Continue reading »

GWO 2020 Autumn results Update: This story has been updated with final results. GWO 2020 Autumn is a online event happening in Japan this weekend (and a few days after the weekend as well). Notable players participating include Xeph, Gamera, Omito, Score, Laggia, M', BNBBN, Tahichi, Nage, TRL|Daru, KojiKOG, Nakamura, Ruki, Takehara, Kyamei, Tsujikawa, Sabamiso, FAB, Chou, Pizamayo, TY, Ranger and Jajamaru, though there are obviously many, many more as well. Continue reading » ,

Dan Hibiki details in Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition will be revealed this Saturday The latest news for Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition is slated to be unveiled this Saturday at Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online. We now know that the broadcast will indeed reveal new details about Season 5's first DLC character, Dan Hibiki. Capcom recently updated their TGS presentation schedule to include newly announced titles Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Monster Hunter Rise, and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin which were showcased during Sony's recent PlayStation 5 live stream and Nintendo's mini Direct, respectively. It has also been detailed when exactly we can expect to see information on Dan. Continue reading »

Free-for-all Mr. Game & Watch match rehashed in paper form by a dedicated Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fan Mr. Game & Watch is known for being one of the lightest characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Out of 80 characters so far, he is the third lightest while being just a little heavier than Jigglypuff and Pichu. As such, Mr. Game & Watch's weight class has often been referred to as the "paper weight class." This is ironic since he takes on a two-dimensional appearance. You can easily draw Mr. Game & Watch on a sheet of paper without losing much depth. Continue reading »

Artist draws extra buff versions of ladies from fighting game titles like Street Fighter and Fatal Fury You needn't see E. Honda's sumo abs more than once to realize that fighting game characters are almost always designed to be considerably more muscular than your average Joe Schmo, but one Japanese artist has taken things a full step further and imagined some of the ladies of Street Fighter (along with a few other titles) as incredibly cut body builders. This might not be for everyone, but we get to see the likes of Cammy, Makoto, Alice, Sakura, and others as though they hit the heavy weights on the regular. Continue on to see the impressive work of Shopyun. Continue reading » ,

When Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition rollback turns your block into you being Crush Countered The online experience in any fighting game can be a real cruel jerk when lag kicks in and you miss your game-winning combo. You'll scream and rage, and might even swear off the game for a bit, but sometimes you just have to sit back and laugh at how ridiculous the whole thing was. While it wasn't me playing here, I've had numerous moments like this happen in Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition, and fortunately for DemonDan14, he was on the winning side of this exchange. His opponent, an M. Bison player, was not so lucky as the game's rollback had other plans for him. Continue reading »

No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda goes suddenly tight lipped after being asked if Travis Touchdown is headed to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has the most welcoming roster policy of any fighting game in history, and fans currently have their eyes on a particular franchise that hasn't seen any Smash representation yet: No More Heroes. The creator of No More Heroes, Goichi "Suda51" Suda, has been openly vocal about wanting NMH's main protagonist, the Beam Katana-wielding Travis Touchdown, on the Smash Ultimate character select screen in the past and with a third installment of No More Heroes on the horizon the stage is perhaps more set than ever for a Travis Touchdown reveal. Suda was recently asked directly about the potential for this dream to come to fruition, but his response was a somewhat surprising "No comment". Continue reading »

Xian is currently the only Street Fighter player with a perfect Capcom Cup appearance record through 2020, but one competitor can still match him Since Capcom has been forced to pull a massive audible and rethink the entire 2020 Pro Tour in an online setting, what was planned to be a massive 40-finalist Capcom Cup has turned into an event with just 20 finalists. Pair this with the fact that Covid has put a huge damper on international travel and competitors quickly find that their opportunities to qualify for the big end of the year dance have been significantly reduced in number. There was one name I suspected had the best chance at being atop our Capcom Pro Tour Online Southeast Asia 2 results when I woke up to check early Sunday morning, and sure enough I found that RZR|Xian had indeed made the most of one of his last chances to garner Capcom Cup berth this year. That's especially interesting seeing as Xian is currently the only Street Fighter player who has made an appearance in every Capcom Cup since the event's inception in 2013. Continue reading »

Here's how Bandai Namco finally buffed Tien into a Dragon Ball FighterZ character you'll actually want to play Just like his relative abilities in the source material, Tien has been present, but never a real front runner in Dragon Ball FighterZ. While he's always boasted interesting tools that a handful of players have been able to make work to a certain degree, he's simultaneously been plagued with some pretty poor quality of life issues that usher potential players toward feeling like the three eyed fighter simply isn't worth it. That's all changed significantly now thanks to the latest Dragon Ball FighterZ update as Bandai Namco have given Tien a handful of helpful buffs that simply allow him to do what he already wants to do with a little more efficiency. A recent video from Rath FGC shows us exactly why Tien players are celebrating. Continue reading »

This Injustice 2 character has the most broken hurtbox-shifting tools in NetherRealm Studios history as showcased by TrueUnderDawgGaming A character's ability to shift their hurtbox during attacks and other actions can have a direct impact on their viability in a fighting game. Many fighters throughout NetherRealm Studios' titles are notorious for crouching pokes that can low profile to evade most highs and mids. TrueUnderDawgGaming recently released a video that outlines the character with the most ridiculous hurtbox shifting tools that's ever appeared in a NetherRealms Studio fighting game. Those that are familiar with Injustice 2 probably know which character this refers to. Continue reading »

Street Fighter JP Pro League Pre-Season Finals results Update: This story has been updated with final results. The Street Fighter JP Pro League is about to start up again with team battles, but before it's official kickoff next week there's a Pre-Season event being held with individual entrants. The players participating in this event are BST|Daigo, Rohto|Tokido, Victrix|Momochi, Liquid|Nemo, RZR|Fuudo, GyoGun|Mago, GyoGun|Moke, FD|Fujimura, Kenpi, Yuusama, Higuchi and Kudou. Continue reading » ,

Topanga League X Tekken 7 Season 2 results Update: This story has been updated with final results. The Topanga League is back with another Tekken 7 installment after the last one proved so successful. Players participating in the finals stages of the league are Liquid|Gen, GyoGun|Ao, THY|Chikurin, BLCK|Rangchu, Yamasa|Take, EQNX|Jyotaro, Yamasa|Nobi, Double, COOASGAMES|Noroma, YOG|Karei, Yamasa|Yuu, ITO|Mikio, ITO|Chirichiri, YoujinBoy, GPG|Pekos, HYDE|Hakaiou, ITO|Macchan, Amiigo, EQNX|Masa and Zeugal. Continue reading » ,

Could Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition's final 'Season 5' fighter be a guest character from Arika's EX Fighting Layer? Guest characters appearing in fighting games has become a bit of a norm in the last few years. Although Capcom has technically been adding guests to the Street Fighter series from Final Fight and Rival Schools (with the recently announced Akira Kazama), they've been taking the "guests" from Capcom's other intellectual properties. Earlier this week, Kairi from EX Fighting Layer was made into a crossover costume for Ryu. Interestingly enough, Kairi and Fighting EX Layer are properties owned by Arika, not Capcom. Continue reading »

Celtic Throwdown 2020 Online early results, streams ft. Noka, Rixta, Deviance, LordVenom, Lythero, Xaeji, Gumius, Nevir, Mik, Stimoro and more Update: This story has been updated with day 4 results. The annual Irish fighting game event Celtic Throwdown is back on this year, though given the circumstances in 2020 it will be held online across several weeks. Notable players set to compete in this first week are Oplon|Noka, Rixta, Deviance, LordVenom, Lythero, Xaeji, Gumius, Nevir, Mik, Stimoro, AS1|Nutrient and many more. Continue reading » ,