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Messed about in game for a short while. Cel shaded looks WAY better than I thought it would. Way, way better. Pixel filter looks way worse than I thought it would. Guile's new jump arc isn't nearly as bad as I feared. No command normals involving kick with Nash's VS2 or Guile's VT2 seem to cancel, though it's 3am and I really wasn't paying much attention. (Ryu's VS2 . VT2 . DP . VT2 follow up to Denjin does 455 dmg. ) Edit: @CESTUS IIIGief's c.hp can combo into sweep from grounded hits too

There's a 37GB update on Steam now for SFV, triggered by restarting the Steam client.

I like this, as it appears.

He's also lost the star tattoos on his arms. I wonder if that's a design decision, or implies some sort of Rose tampering with things in the past.

Now I just want to see Hakan make his return for 6. I need to see his Ultra 2 in 6.

I suppose no Blanka in SF6 is a positive? I mean, if he gets in, seeing an attempt to render Blanka in this style would be very funny, so win win

Have a friend who genuinely read it as Mr. Bison

Same. Crackpot theory time, but the SF community manager has been posting Udon style* SF pics with kinda pointless descriptions on Twitter for a few months now. He only started recently, and has kept it up for a long time. Maybe it's just because of the dearth of SF content available atm and he had to post something, (and wishful thinking) but he's enjoyed giving very vague hints in the past, then joking about it afterwards. *I think Udon style? I'm not really someone who knows this kinda stuff.

First time I thought "shit!" and realised SF2 was deeper than I realised, was when I realised Guile could flash kick after a jump in attack, as the hitstop gave enough charge time for flash kick. Honest to God, at school we didn't even know about combos, and that knowledge spread. I remember explaining combos to my friends. Edit: my first memorable two hit combo. I remembers.

Am - sorry Matt! - guessing you found him

From the dickhead place in my mind where I remember pointless stuff: raptors in Jurassic Park were voiced by rutting tortoises.

For those on PS, there's a very meaty 35GB update live now waiting before you can play Same on Steam now, too

That's what I first thought. At this stage, having all on disk would make perfect sense, you'd think... (auto translate)

That was my first reaction, so I went and looked on the server myself (the guy posted how he did it) The data's definitely real, and is definitely from nvidia (It's a page hosted on geforce.com) - just how much of it's placeholder crap or debug/test data is the only question. Edit: Nvidia released a statement: "NVIDIA is aware of an unauthorized published game list, with both released and/or speculative titles, used only for internal tracking and testing. Inclusion on the list is neither confirmation nor an announcement of any game. NVIDIA took immediate action to remove access to the list. No confidential game builds or personal information were exposed."

@Pair of Rooks @Darc_RequiemWas Danslip one of the folk we couldn't identify at the tournament last night? The name rings a bell. If so, he's presently beating ChrisG at Summer Jam.

@Bigtochirowill enter the tournament in 3 weeks, and will be welcomed Edit: details on how to enter here Double edit: I now see you were tagged there, sorry!

I know this was asked last time, and can't remember a concrete answer - but is this stuff streamable? I'd join in but my lag would screw anybody I came up against - but would love to watch. If it's a PITA pls don't worry, I wouldn't want to add to your workload

30GB download live on PSN

New "Developer's Backyard" up: https://www.guiltygear.com/ggst/en/news/post-1299/

Same - the whole thing is an hour? There surely must be a chunk of info to push, unless we're about to see 45 minutes or merch, dance acts, some DJ, and fuck all else

Ono on "Darkstalkers Are Not Dead": Game was never my thing, but he seems genuine there. For Ono..

Hey, I played the first, and liked it but soon dropped off - the second has me hooked. Have you tried the demo?

@EvilCanadianIt's nice to see good folk get nice things - congrats!

In this interview*, ASW are asked about crossplay. The bit about going through verification sounds more promising than anything I've yet heard, but it's hard to tell what's lost in translation - could easily be internal feasibility testing rather than anything formal. "Of course, we are always striving to accomplish this, and we are going through the verification processes for it. But there are still many practical issues like schedules and the running costs of matching servers. It will take a little more time before we can make a concrete announcement." * have no idea how genuine it is, or when it's from - bit near the end suggests it's before release, but it was published yesterday. Seems really weird for it just to be tucked away on that blog, too.