Month: February 2018

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Daigo Umehara and Faker are joining forces for a special Twitch Japan livestream

Twitch Japan are bringing together two esports legends for a mysterious livestream next week. Daigo “The Beast” Umehara will be meeting up with Faker, the god of League of Legends and the world’s best mid-laner. Called a “dream-like meeting of two living legends”, Twitch Japan hasn’t made it clear exactly what these two will be doing when they meet on February 12th.

If I were to guess, I imagine the two will be teaching other their respective games — Daigo showing Faker how to play Street Fighter and Faker teaching Daigo the basics of LoL. I’d imagine there may be some kind of Q&A based on questions from the stream chat, as well as maybe some fun side activities for both Daigo and Faker to engage in.

For those wanting to tune in, this stream will be live on the official Twitch Japan channel from 11pm CT on February 12th.

Source: Twitch Japan

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SRK READER POLL: What games would you feature at Evo? Build your own fantasy lineup!

What eight titles would you select to be at the next Evolution Championship Series?

The eight games that will be main events at Evo 2018 have been decided. While there are a lot of factors to consider and logistics to iron out to get a game on to the actual Evo main stage, if you could just pick and choose what you would want to see at Evo without having to worry about all that, what would the games be?

Killer Instinct Classic
MvCI Online Qualifiers
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Skullgirls
gundam versus cover art (variant) freedom wing zero

Here’s your chance to build your own eight-game fantasy lineup of the games you personally think deserve to be on that list. (Of course, this is just for fun, and isn’t going to affect the actual plans for Evo 2018.) Make your own eight selections in the survey below!

Survey closes on Sunday, February 11th at midnight PT. If you are having trouble viewing the embedded survey pane below, try this link instead.

Create your own user feedback survey

Did we miss your favorite game? Let us know in the comments! The Evo 2018 World Finals will run at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 3-5, 2018.

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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will not feature on the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour

When we reported on Capcom’s focus on esports in the open letter from Capcom’s CEO, we were left only to speculate whether this focus would extend beyond Street Fighter V. We have now received our answer.

In a report from Compete — Kotaku’s esports section — a Capcom representative confirmed that Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will not be part of this year’s Capcom Pro Tour. Said Capcom representative was also silent when pressed on whether there would be a second Battle for the Stones circuit. When you also consider that MvC:I also missed the cut for this year’s Evo, prospects are looking grim for developer support going forward.

The leaked Capcom esports presentation from last year initially raised expectations for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, promising that the game would join the Pro Tour alongside Street Fighter V. While the Marvel community certainly isn’t giving up, it looks like Capcom are all but abandoning MvC:I.

Expect more information on the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour — including a full tournament schedule — on February 19th.

Source: Compete