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hehehehehe hhhhhhh 1 EDITORIAL This was scheduled to be released before the end of 2015 but so many people suddenly wanted to get involved we had to hold it back! We hope it’s worth the wait. There are some topics that have come up that will need some deeper digging: in all the fun and games there are some darker shadows that should be brought to light. In the meantime, we’re confident you will appreciate the work, photos and interviews, shedding more light on the Fighting Game Scene and community! PHOTO CREDITS There is even news on films and more! There’s no actual shortage of articles, and plenty more Cover Model: Jen Tan Cover Photo by TH Photography already in store for the next! Tokyo 3on3/ 3vs3: @Maccoy9 Co-operation Cup: @miharasan A big thanks to Jen, as without her, the interview Hypespotting: Alan Wong with Xian would have taken a lot longer (it’s really LSA/ Arcade Cafe / GCC: Mohammed Albanna hard to drag a player away from practice)! CPT Costa Rica: Madness Photography The Irish FGC: Brian Quigley & Rachel Phillips Make sure you follow us on twitter and/or Canton Cup: Charles Liu facebook, just look up “orochinagicom”. Emperor Cow in Japan: Megaton Megane The Editor, Otherwise provided by person interviewed or Alan Francois. Alan François aka “ON.Gunsmith” Translation Professor, ALX, Charles Liu, Johan Smith & Paulo LOOKING FOR contributors Sandoval Want to write about the FGC and interview international players? Want to design the graphics copyright and layout of some pages? Get in touch now!!! THE KING OF FIGHTERS (KOF) is copyright SNK Playmore. MARVEL VERSUS CAPCOM Contact us at orochinagi.com/contact (MVC) and STREET FIGHTER (SF) are copyright Capcom. TEKKEN (TK) is copyright Bandai Namco. DEAD OR ALIVE (DOA) is copyright Koei Tecmo. GUILTY GEAR (GG) and BLAZBLUE (BB) are copyright Arc System Works. UNDER NIGHT IN BIRTH (UNIB) is copyright Ecole Software and French-Bread (Sega / Arc System Works). PERSONA (P4U) is copyright Atlus. Copyright © 2016 Alan François All rights reserved. 2 A FIGHTING GAME IS JUST ANOTHER GAME contents • giby & hellpockets • Emperor Cow • haregoro, myu & Tennkawa • filippo FACCHETTI • Brook • qanba.douyu.dakou • Cooperation Cup 12 • dbj.et • Arcade Cafe • fanart • KOFGCC • revolution • rzr.Xian • rising stars of chile • yasuyuki oda • reaction speeds • Fanart • fgcfilm • Hypespotting 4 • costa rica • lonestar Admonition • Irish FGC • qanba.douyu.Xiaohai • never give up • 3vs3 Tokyo • cosplay • Jen tan • readers shoutouts • Bayu • dune • Cosplay This is an interactive PDF containing links. Best viewed in double page spread using Orochinagi’s online reader go to http://www.orochinagi.com/fgcmag - it’s free! Quick terminology: FGC: Fighting Game Community Anti air - a counter against a jump attack for example a TO: Tournament Organiser dragon punch. Cr. = Crouching Vanilla: original / 1st version of a character or game. Cl = Close Versus: To play against someone. K = Kick | P = Punch GG / GGS: Good Game (s) LP MP HP = Light Punch, Medium and Hard (same with K) OMGLOLWTFBBQ: Ignore anyone who uses this term DP: the Dragon Punch, a leaping uppercut, traditionally used as an anti air. 3 FGCMAG: WELCOME! Somewhere behind the scenes, or Street Fighter V being the obvious top is obviously Street Fighter; Street Fighter in front, Giby and Hellpockets are contender but we can’t forget MKX has V is looking like it’ll definitely be the game right in the thick of what we call the a lot of heat behind it, Tekken has always to get involved with in 2016. In many FGC. And not just pretty faces, Giby been somewhat of a mainstay in gaming respects it always was, but I don’t think plays a mean B Jenet (pictured) and media, Guilty Gear was on ESPN (thanks there’s going to be very many reasons for Hellpockets famously knocked out to my impeccable commentary stylings) competitive players to not play the game. Evo Champion Reynald in the NorCal and I want to believe there’s room for one It may come to pass that in 2016, everyone vs SoCal 7v7! Here they introduce more. plays Street Fighter V as well as another FGCMAG with a look back at of 2015 game or two. and what’s coming next. Giby: There’s bound to be room for another with all the titles we know that are Giby: I think we all know SFV will be Giby: Its 2016, and this year is shaping up already out or coming out in 2016. The getting play from just about everyone. to be as big, if not bigger than 2009 for great thing about this year is we have public Many of the older SFII players have taken fighting games. figures/celebrities pushing us around the a liking to the game, saying it has a very world. We have Xavier Woods, who is old school SF feel to it, something that HellPockets: Yes sir, the biggest, as EVO one of the more popular performers on SFIV was lacking. From a non gameplay staff has proclaimed, it’s time to go big or WWE name dropping EVO, and Final aspect, there’s money going into SFV this go home. I don’t think we’ve ever been in a Round on Monday Night Raw, which has a year with Capcom Cup 2016, much like more pivotal position as a community. huge viewer base. We still have Jamie Lee there was with SFIV last year, the only Curtis saying good things about fighting difference being SFV is a fresh game. Giby: We’ve had our moments where games after attending Evo last year with we get our 15 seconds of fame in the her family and pulling off the cosplay of HP: Yeah exactly, the new cycle comes in competetive gaming scene, Moment 37, the year where no one knew it was her, and hot with all the infrastructure SF4 built up. You being on Sportscenter...etc, but I in Japan, where fighting games are already Capcom really seems to have gotten the think this is going to be the first time when popular, we have Kenny Omega, who ball rolling, with other companies paying we’ll have the spotlight on fighting games. actively plays SFIV and has crossed into more serious attention to the competitive the FGC by working with some of the scene, in 2015 we saw Arcsys play a very HP: That spotlight better be freakin’ personalities within the FGC. proactive role in the EVO ArcRevo huge because I think there’s at least five qualifier, which was already in addition games that are going to be worth a look HP: There’s a common denominator to its amazing tournament. NetherRealm from the vantage of mainstream media. among the three of these examples, which Studios has created an eSports program 4 surrounding MKX that just saw its unfounded, or at least that they’re trying community to help push the game second season. I’m thinking these a different approach. Multimedia and by relying on media outlets and companies now see that reaching out products seem like a secondary pursuit magazines, much like FGCMAG to to the fans and the competitors won’t to ensuring your game is well received spread the word. net you a complete failure- it’s not so and gains relevance. Of course, I’m scary to them anymore. pretty confident they’re looking to try HP: You also have great podcasts like some new things this year, well “new Super Desperation Radio which just Giby: Microsoft is also doing their part things” for SNKP that is. recently saw it’s inaugural episode on for Killer Instinct with the KI cup. It the TeamSpooky network which you seems as if all the major companies Giby: They’re bound to try something can watch every Monday at 6:30 PM are trying to push their games to their new this year, especially since they’re PST on twitch.tv/teamsp00ky. I’m full competitive potential. These past owned by a new company who will of the opinion that outlets such as few years have helped lead us up to want to start making a return on these will provide valuable street level the level we’re at today. We’re going their investment. Fan response for advertisement companies just wouldn’t to continue to grow, especially with KOFXIV has been very mixed since get by releasing the game and showing how this year is turning out. We have the reveal trailer back in September, up to a few trade shows. a major MKX event and a major KI with many fans not feeling the game event in January, and the SFV train as much as they did XIII until they Anyway it’s gonna be a great year for all takes off in February. We’re off to a got their hands on it at the Playstation games, whether they make competition strong start for 2016. Experience show last year. We should level or not. Let’s all just remember to get some more insight on the game enjoy them all to the fullest.... Except HP: We can’t forget that this year, this at Taipei Game Show. We’re all blade arcus. SNK has opportunity to do the same hoping SNKP reveals more characters thing with KOF14. They’ve been on and system mechanic info as well as Alan: More to come from these two, what seems like a media blitz since improved visuals across the board. but for now sit back and enjoy the rest announcing the game, with a fairly of the magazine, filled with exclusive quick series of trailers, announcing an HP: Yeah my own reactions to KOF14 interviews with players, event photos, anime and live action drama, it seems have been very mixed, on one hand I cosplay and art from the Fighting like working wih the competitive scene definitely appreciate the mechanics Game Scene and Community.