Category: Fighting Games

Today, the Arizona-based tournament Undefeated of the Southwest returns for a second installment, this time with an added emphasis on Marvel competition. With all the talk of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 falling off as a tournament draw, the event’s lead organizer, Armando “Angelic” Mejia of BROKENTIER, is set to bridge Community Effort Orlando’s hype and the intense competition of Evolution with their regional.

Undefeated of the Southwest Vol. 2 will see players like Kumite in Tennessee’s Cloud, Meija’s BROKENTIER teammate Clockwork, Kane Blueriver of The Black Eye, and many more converge on Phoenix to participate in both singles and group competition. There will also be a number of notable Street Fighter enthusiasts in attendance as well.

In an effort to up the hype even further, the folks over at r/MvC3 have accumulated funds for a pot bonus. While they quickly reached their $200 goal, donations continued to pour in, allowing the campaign to hit $450. Furthermore, HitBox Arcade is providing a multi-console version of their popular arcade stick to the first-place finisher.

You’ll find the stream and a rough schedule below, so be sure to tune in below or on Twitch to show your support. Brackets are available through Challonge.

Watch live video from Angelicfg on www.twitch.tv

Sources: Facebook, Angelic

In order to educate folks in the fighting game community who might be out of the loop, James Xie and Ho-chan (also known as Stunedge) are currently streaming a special program on the massive amount of Persona talent visiting Evo 2015 from Japan.

High-level competitors will be visiting in-person and on netplay to discuss their plans for the largest fighting game tournament in the world and participate in various Persona 4 Arena Ultimax exhibitions to show what they are made of. Some of the players you can expect to see include Souji, Mui, and Tahichi.

If you want to learn a bit more about the Persona scene, be sure to tune in below or head on over to Twitch to join the chat.

Watch live video from Xiei on www.twitch.tv

Source: Xiei

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

It’s probably safe to say Alex “Calipower” Valle is one of the hardest working individuals in the fighting game community. From his early years of going toe-to-toe with fellow legends like Daigo Umehara to bringing up a fresh crop of competitors in Southern California, this pillar of our scene has worn just about every hat available and even created some himself.

That’s why, if you’re making a film about fighting games, you’ll definitely want to have a Valle segment. Fortunately, Shankar Tablada has done just that with his upcoming documentary “The Fighting Game Community.” He recently released a portion of the project that includes some commentary on Valle’s importance to the scene, with footage from a variety of events and interviews with EG|Justin Wong, PG|Filipino Champ, and more.

Check out the preview below and let us know what you think.

Source: Nicabia Productions

One of the hardest things to learn in Mortal Kombat X is defense. The game gives attackers so many tools to work with that many beginning players can easily get overwhelemed just trying to figure out how to get an opponent off them. This exact topic is the subject of the latest episode of Ketchup and Mustard’s “From Casual to Competitive” tutorial series.

In the tutorial, the duo show beginning players how to deal with things like 50/50 mixups and vortex situations, tick throw setups, and more. You can check out the video below, and be sure to go back and check out the rest for even more Mortal Kombat X knowledge.

Source: Ketchup via Test Your Might