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Esports
Street Fighter Player Turns To The Book Of Daigo After Loss
In times of trouble, some players turn to a coach or fellow pro, possibly even to a higher power. This Street Fighter player chose to lean on the Good Book: namely, Daigo’s book, The Will to Keep Winning Daigo Umehara is among the pantheon of Street Fighter legends, with a long and storied career. His…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 17, 2017 -
Chun-Li And Dante Look Weird Now, Capcom
As it is with video games, character designs evolve and change over time. Sometimes they get better, and sometimes they do this. Fans notice! For example, one character looks so different in Resident Evil 6 that his appearance launched conspiracy theories (more here, spoilers). Now, folks are noticing how in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2017 -
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite‘s Story Demo Feels Like Awkward Fanfiction
It’s hard to combine characters from wildly disparate sources into one epic story without things getting absurd. The Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite story demo’s strategy is to embrace the goofiness. The story concept is cool. Two powerful mechanical beings, Marvel’s Ultron and Mega Man X villain Sigma, driven by their shared desire to rid their…
By Mike Fahey Published June 13, 2017 -
Esports
Who To Watch In Tonight’s Street Fighter V Finals On Eleague
Tonight, eight Street Fighter V pros will face off in the Eleague play-offs and finals, which you can watch on TBS or via digital live stream. By the way, there are also two other Street Fighter V competitions happening this weekend as well—Combo Breaker 2017, a premier tournament in the Capcom Pro Tour series, and…
By Maddy Myers Published May 26, 2017 -
Kotaku East
Poll: Japan’s Favorite Fighting Games
For a country that has made a whole bunch of fighting games, you better believe that Japan has its favorites. A recent survey revealed top twenty beloved titles, according to Weekly Famitsu readers. Between April 13 and April 19, the magazine asked 2,461 readers to name their favorite fighting games. Ninety-two percent of respondents were…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 18, 2017 -
Esports
What Street Fighter Pros Think Of Ultra Street Fighter II For The Switch
This past weekend, Compete hosted several Street Fighter pros and commentators at our offices for a public event where fans could sign up to battle against top SFV players. Since we had this all-star roster of Street Fighter aficionados hanging out at our offices, the Compete staff pulled them aside to preview the Nintendo Switch…
By Maddy Myers Published May 15, 2017 -
Culture
Stick To Cammy, Cammy
Dylan Ekren is an artist based in LA who has worked for Disney on movies like Frozen, Big Hero 6 and Zootopia We’re here, though, for his series of Street Fighter sketches, in which he’s drawing a different Chun-Li for every day in May. You’ll find his progress so far below, but for a similar…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2017 -
Here’s A $900 Chun-Li Statue
Pop Culture Shock Collectibles are releasing a Chun-Li statue that comes in three distinct varieties. The cheapest are not cheap by any definition of the word. The three versions are a classic Street Fighter II outfit ($925), her Street Fighter Alpha skin and her “battle dress” from Street Fighter V (both $900). They’ll all be…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2017 -
Esports
Street Fighter Pro Annoyed That Two Big Tournaments Are On The Same Date
Joshua “Wolfkrone” Philpot dominated the roster on Friday night’s Eleague Street Fighter V bracket, earning himself one of the slots in the playoff bracket on May 26. The only games Wolfkrone lost were to Kun “Xian” Ho, the winner of Final Round 20 and a big contender to win Eleague. In the end, Wolfkrone went…
By Maddy Myers Published May 8, 2017 -
Culture
Storm Collectibles’ Ryu And Scorpion Figures Are The Best Around
No one makes fighting action figures quite like Storm Collectibles. From real life warriors like Bruce Leeand Muhammad Ali to a pair of video game’s most famous martial artists, Storm’s kung fu is incredibly strong. I’d meant to showcase Storm’s renditions of Mortal Kombat’s Scorpion and Street Fighter’s Ryu much sooner, but the box they…
By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2017 -
EsportsStreet Fighter V‘s ‘Alpha Of Teabagging’ Still Winning, But More Politely
Victor “Punk” Woodley, the self-proclaimed “alpha of teabagging,” climbed ever higher up the world rankings in Street Fighter V by placing first last night at Dreamhack Austin. But despite his wins, Punk’s “alpha” side was nowhere to be seen in his final matches. Punk is known for taunting opponents, both in matches and during post-game…
By Maddy Myers Published May 1, 2017 -
Street Fighter V‘s Got Some Fierce New Costumes
Yesterday, Capcom revealed some new costumes for Street Fighter V. On April 25th, you’ll be able to dress up Alex, R. Mika and Chun-Li for work. I sat down with Compete’s Maddy Myers, the ultimate Street Fighter fangirl, to talk about what works and what doesn’t. Gita Jackson: Let’s start by talking about Alex’s firefighter…
By Gita Jackson Published April 21, 2017
