Month: July 2015

Today TOPANGA of Japan is putting on one of the biggest fighting game charity events ever. The 5th TOPANGA Charity CUP is an Ultra Street Fighter IV 5on5 team tournament with so many entrants, TOPANGA was forced to cap the team limit at 256. Currently 225 full teams are listed on the entry teams, with more to come as teams and loose members pair up. All entry fees and contributions will go to the Japanese Red Cross Society.

As a 1100+ player event, you can expect to see many of the big Street Fighter names in Japan, plus more. Check our previous post here for a list of teams.

The 5th TOPANGA Charity CUP will be broadcast on Niconico Live, with two streams bringing you the competition. You must have a registered Niconico Live account to view. As always however, premium members have viewing priority, so you might have to try refreshing multiple times to view.

Stream A

Stream B

Source: TOPANGA

Artsy Omni is back with another great episode of Smashified, his series dedicated to showing off what popular video game characters would look like if they were to join the cast of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. This new installment focuses on Shantae, the half-genie hero (wink wink) from WayForward’s platforming series of the same name.

While previous projects came with their own unique complications, like the Inklings’ complicated ink reserves or Banjo’s fur, Omni had a relatively easy time with Shantae. That being said, the quality of his work is just as high as you’d expect, and the resulting artwork does a great job of peering into a possible future for the dancing heroine.

For a closer look at the finished piece, be sure to visit Smashified’s official website. Previous episodes can be found here.

Source: Artsy Omni

This year’s South East Asia Majors hosted last leg of the Mortal Kombat X Asia Pacific Championships, the finals of which saw four qualifying players face each other for a chance to earn a trip to Evolution 2015. The event also ended up featuring one of the most inspiring stories in competitive fighting games this year.

Timothy Cruz previously won the Philippine qualifier against a stacked field of that country’s best Mortal Kombat competitors, playing in what was his first tournament ever. During the Fatal Four finals, he was out to prove that this win was no fluke. In his way, however, was some tough competition: Singapore’s Rchusan and Australians Sam Baxter and Edison, the latter of which had just won the open qualifier the previous day, denying Thailand of their own representative.

At the end of the day, Cruz was able to show he deserved to be there. Fighting his way past Baxter in the losers bracket, he would eventually come up against Edison. Although the Australian bested Cruz earlier in the tournament, their amazing grand finals set saw him defeat Edison 6-1 and secure a flight to Las Vegas.

For those who missed out on watching live, GameStart Asia recently uploaded archival footage for every match. Give them a watch below and see what these players bring to the table in Mortal Kombat X.

Source: GameStart Asia