Month: August 2015

While we’ve seen quite a few fighting game community documentaries release over the years, none of them have shined a light on one specific scene like Circuit Spark. Focusing entirely on the airdasher–or ‘anime’–subgenre, this film seeks to highlight the players who have dedicated their lives to these unique fighters.

Due to our community’s proclivity to push aside anything outside the realm of Street Fighter and Marvel, Circuit Spark fills a very important void by giving shine to fans of Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, Melty Blood, Arcana Heart, and the countless other titles that find themselves grouped under the anime label.

As the video below teases, it will feature interviews with both American and Japanese competitors, as well as the father of Guilty Gear himself, Daisuke Ishiwatari.

Circuit Spark has no set release date at this point in time, so be sure to follow @colorinlive for updates straight from the director.

Source: kozupro via AnimEvo, tip via Zane H.

TAITO’s official Ultra Street Fighter IV tournament will be getting a sequel this fall. The Ultra Hyakkishu Cup (“Ultra Hundred Demon Fall Cup”, a play on Akuma’s Hyakkishu/Demon Flip) is scheduled for Saturday, October 17 at the Tokyo Big Sight TFT Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Like last year’s event, the Ultra Hyakkishu Cup will serve as a Capcom Pro Tour premier qualifier–Japan’s second–coming about month after Mad Catz’ Tokyo Game Show tournament in September. As such, it follows the standard double-elimination, best-of-three (best-of-five for top eight) singles tournament format, with the winner qualifying for the Capcom Cup finals later this year. Of course, as you might expect from a TAITO event, the tourney will be played on arcade setups.

TAITO will be providing prize money for the event, alloted to the top eight placers, with first place taking home a cool one million yen (~$8005 USD).

Look forward to seeing your favorite Japanese players duke it out on October 17.

Source: TAITO, Famitsu