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As 2017 rolls around, so does the most prestigious Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike event in the world. This year’s Cooperation Cup, an annual 3rd Strike team tournament hosted by Game Newton, will boast a line-up of 90 teams comprised of 5 players each.

This year’s event is made even better by the fact that the tournament will be broadcast in English as well as Japanese.

Here are the 90 teams that will be playing in this year’s Cooperation Cup, with special thanks to Sang “Hismit” Lai for the translation:

1. [Temma Kokusai keisatsu]
Chance(MA)/Loli(DU)/Shie(KE)/Hayao(HU)/Kousei(KE)

2. [Heisei Ishingun]
TAX(EL)/Nouten(DU)/Ikeda(MA)/Setotchi(CH)/Jinraijiko(KE)

3. [LALA]
Kera(MA)/Hyacinth(YU)/Mori-B(KE)/Higa(IB)/Chakky(CH)

4. [HAPPY LOTIONS]
Heaven(UR)/Harano(UR)/Tamakon(DU)/Shaboten(RY)/Taihei(UR)

5. [Lupin 122]
Shiro Jersey(YU)/Tanaka(DU)/Hiyokko(OR)/Sugawarosu(EL)/Vodka(CH)

6. [Asa-rd bu (kari) buinboshuuchuu!!]
Irabu(IB)/Aomi(DU)/Marcio(Q)/Zui(UR)/Boiboisan(YA)

7. [Magical Yanma Power]
Taiyo(KE)/Aiharamaki(Q)/Meganesuki(AL)/Chugen(DU)/Yanma(YA)

8. [VGM Robot Fukaya]
Doriru(GO)/Tetsuo(DU)/Shimano(UR)/Takumi(YA)/BIG(YU)

9. [MAD CATZ]
Spellmaster-J(KE)/Bamu(DU)/Masabo(KE)/Michu(MA)/Taoru(YU)

10. [Bakumatsu Roman Daini maku ~Gekka no Kenshi~]
Inu(CH)/Yane(KE)/Maro(UR)/Junro(YA)/Chika idol-zei(MA)

11. [Utada Nukeru 3]
Fabo(AL)/Alecky(RY)/Onbashira(KE)/Moriyoshi(EL)/Takigawa Oblate(NE)

12. [Brofessional]
Yoshihara(NE)/Souhei(CH)/Aoki(KE)/Betten(UR)/Hidari(AL)

13. [Kitaryou]
Hirokazu(YA)/UNO(IB)/Shisokuso(KE)/Pupurun(RY)/Nobu(MA)

14. [Tekken 5]
Vegawo(MA)/Deboru(KE)/Fuguri(Q)/sdz(UR)/Kousuke(KE)

15. [DDP-san ni omakase]
DDP(AL)/Zenma Iunagi(KE)/Himajin(KE)/Hiden(UR)/Kenumisu(MA)

16. [Jinsei Hit kakushin]
Gold River(UR)/Kokui(RY)/Kuzusan(MA)/Tsubaki(UR)/Plus(AL)

17. [(kabu) Shachiku]
Ikeyama(NE)/Fugu(OR)/Sano(HU)/Torigomoku(IB)/Matsuno(DU)

18. [The Bantetsu]
OJA(YU)/Katagiri(Q)/hei(TW)/Saijo Plaza(NE)/Suzuki(OR)

19. [CIMA Watchers]
Chelsea(OR)/Orochinoppo(DU)/Atarime(DU)/Futana(UR)/Ignition Mura(KE)

20. [Shura no kuni kara 2017]
Benzo(DU)/Yuurei(YA)/Kouji(UR)/Yuuri(YA)/Takami(CH)

21. [Shibuya]
Chuuashi Zesshou TKD(YU)/Issei(YU)/Ma Junior(YU)/Misawa(KE)/Shimono(UR)

22. [Baba Mikado]
BBK(DU)/Tarokichi(CH)/Ringo(IB)/Roshihikari(YA)/Kaeru(DU)

23. [Milky Boys]
Mami(MA)/Ben(YU)/Lance(CH)/JP(GO)/Nasty Nate(YU)

24. [Kizuna -NEXUS-]
Fujinari(Q)/Zaiyuri(UR)/Makotsu(KE)/Kurea(KE)/Ninenme(CH)

25. [Oi, Goto!]
Combat Echizen(OR)/Karanage(NE)/Tsuji(YU)/Ishibashi(UR)/Oppeke(NE)

26. [Game Panic Kofu]
Karasu(CH)/Acid(KE)/Nanashi(YU)/Sougiya(Q)/Zanto(NE)

27. [Z Senshi]
Kuni(RY)/Nuki(CH)/SHO(YU)/Tokura(YA)/Genki(AL)

28. [Fundo no Genei Suzaku]
Olga(YU)/Derun(YU)/L(YU)/Red(IB)/Minoru(RE)

29. [Class of 1999]
Yukiotoko(GO)/FCF(NE)/Hirochan(AL)/Umemon(EL)/Naga(KE)

30. [LEGEND]
AFM(CH)/TK(GO)/Take(RE)/Namijin(RY)/Pierre(UR)

31. [Gokesshu]
Yamatora(MA)/Kuzumochi(DU)/Calorine(UR)/A(KE)/Toba(RE)

32. [Food Court ni iru Player to shiriaitai]
Kouya(RY)/Rakio(DU)/Taiyou(MA)/Yukito(OR)/Hiroyuki(CH)

33. [Chou Makai Shura]
Deshiken(KE)/Ushi!?(YU)/Shirokuro(CH)/RB(UR)/Hirahata(DU)

34. [Kanto Gochin]
Konitan(NE)/Houkei(DU)/Batch(MA)/Zuriyama(CH)/Taiwan Massage(GO)

35. [Heaven Net Kanazawa]
Edo(UR)/Ky(CH)/Arunaka(AL)/Koba(YU)/Tanapero(YU)

36. [Texas UFO]
Sin(YU)/Luke(GO)/Izco(NE)/Sasuga Trevor(KE)/Shin(KE)

37. [Man Godzilla]
Terubou(YU)/Kitagawa(KE)/Kokujin(DU)/Masa(Q)/LUKA(MA)

38. [BM Jiro ~Shinjuku MORE~]
YSB(HU)/TM(Q)/Sugiyama(NE)/Ruu(UR)/Pierrot(RE)

39. [Zutto niku wo yaitekimashita]
Fujiwara(DU)/Bistachio(TW)/Ryo-chin(RE)/Dejiro(UR)/Kagecchi(DU)

40. [Senjo ni sakuichirin no Chidegi]
Asahi(CH)/Shain(KE)/Chando(KE)/Aida Haeki(MA)/Hama(CH)

41. [Tomishiken dainigun]
Abu(IB)/Matsushima(CH)/Pechi(UR)/Kameyama(RY)/Udo(GO)

42. [Ore no mentaiko, umakatchan!]
Two Moon(RE)/Koudai(YA)/S(YU)/Dot(GO)/Takaoman(RY)

43. [Casino Kyomachi]
Koupun(IB)/Nihiro(UR)/Mr.Mikami(OR)/KAS(Q)/Matsudatcho(KE)

44. [Aoshima Shuto]
Terunosuke(AL)/OUT(Q)/KOH(YA)/Hanachouchin(CH)/Bagoooon(YU)

45. [This is 3rd Strike]
Nica KO(YA)/Mutant XP(NE)/Frankie3s(KE)/Gavin(CH)/Hold Dat(AL)

46. [Master Course]
Arashi(GO)/Kyabetsu(KE)/Moto(YU)/Nitto(YU)/Rikimaru(CH)

47. [PS3OE mura daihyou]
BLUE(IB)/Tengu(KE)/Domachi(DU)/Yamcha(YA)/TALER(MA)

48. [Nishinihon 42-gun]
Tosanosato(Q)/Komeichi(KE)/CASA(EL)/Daikou(EL)/Boiler(EL)

49. [Naoya Club]
Naoya(UR)/Osoban(YU)/Akaken(GO)/Satou(KE)/Yoidore(CH)

50. [Koutetsu no Ginga]
FAKE(MA)/Boko(TW)/Kuma(AL)/Doujima(UR)/RURIO(YU)

51. [Darkstalkers]
Kowappa(YU)/Komemaru(CH)/Wantarlen(YA)/Panpina(UR)/Norio(UR)

52. [PURORESU G]
Jonas(KE)/Blink(KE)/D5(EL)/Arlieth(MA)/Duralath(AL)

53. [Capsule Nagayama]
Tamu(NE)/Kochiya(MA)/Daikan(KE)/Sakurada(AL)/d(DU)

54. [“Dan”]
Myu(UR)/Haregoro(AL)/Hisa(CH)/Nikei(KE)/Fair(MA)

55. [Hon-Atsugi Palm Top]
Chako.(UR)/Inoue(OR)/rKf(UR)/Yomoda(DU)/Mochi(CH)

56. [Gekitotsu! 100 oku Kusoripu no senshitachi!]
Rumina(Q)/DOI(NE)/Otani(OR)/Zodd(UR)/Shirai(YU)

57. [Dicks Out!]
Aaron(NE)/Dusty(YA)/Fern(DU)/Phil(DU)/Face(CH)

58. [La Cobra]
Marko(CH)/Gunfight(DU)/Ryan(CH)/Yaz(CH)/Massi(YU)

59. [Okahoshi]
Nights(YU)/Tsubo(CH)/KZ(GO)/Nisu(KE)/M2C(MA)

60. [Yatagarasu denkousenki from Shining-zei]
Urzica(KE)/Kage(HU)/ZackyWild(KE)/Kumada(MA)/Ajinosashimi(RY)

61. [Konnichiwa GameInn Kakeo-ten desu]
Kakusan(Q)/Kappa(MA)/Mutchi(KE)/Anupo(DU)/Eda(CH)

62. [Origin Bentou (Minami-Urawa BIG ONE shiten)]
Bentouya(Q)/HHH(HU)/Teishoku(NE)/Goto(DU)/Haku(YA)

63. [all for shigeo]
Kani(DU)/HT(KE)/Nekonohi(GO)/Bleach(UR)/Shigeo(KE)

64. [volume-MAX]
Volium(CH)/Komatsuna(KE)/Hijiki(UR)/Kokeshi(KE)/Nidaime Nariaki(KE)

65. [K.O Family]
K.O(YA)/Kashi(KE)/Hirai(KE)/RX(UR)/Yakkun(YU)

66. [Last Dinosaur]
Afro(UR)/Teppei(EL)/Shikarobin(RE)/Goe(IB)/Munakata(OR)

67. [57 nen sedai yonin + 54 nen sedai hitori]
Tominaga(MA)/Match(GO)/Boss(YU)/Furo(YA)/K(CH)

68. [Shimura NEWTON (kari)]
Chokkin(EL)/Yuri(GO)/Tsukun(YU)/Honmono(Q)/Heikichi(MA)

69. [LAST Kawasaki Wonders]
Goinkyo(AL)/SAMBO(IB)/Iemon(YU)/Nagatsu(YU)/Hoimin(RY)

70. [CrimsonRug]
Ebara(HU)/Pearl Rice(CH)/Koro(OR)/Keikun(YA)/Zabi(GO)

71. [KKUM]
Ion(YU)/Ponta(MA)/Nihachi(YA)/HellMaster(UR)/Ototo!(MA)

72. [F-ZERO]
Uematsu(AL)/Imai(UR)/Hyottoko(DU)/Cuhullin(KE)/Aopan(AL)

73. [The Matsuri]
Efu(DU)/Nishikawa(YA)/Shinta(YU)/Dekoi(GO)/Seikun(AL)

74. [Baba Fumika]
Tokusan(MA)/Kin(DU)/Fujimon(KE)/Kaku(HU)/Notchi(UR)

75. [Panasuno!]
Curry(KE)/Zon(CH)/Fugi(CH)/Bacchus(NE)/ES Shoubou(UR)

76. [Paper Company Kouenji CUBE]
Shacho(CH)/Atsugari(EL)/Goroneko(DU)/Sane(MA)/Initial G(MA)

77. [Maruyama Gundan]
Shibu(MA)/Maruyama(KE)/Saki(MA)/Ippei(CH)/Chisa(YU)

78. [Kouenji Hakkotai!]
Heboryu(KE)/Hiyama(CH)/Model(CH)/Atsushi(IB)/Tarou(UR)

79. [Funabashi Fun Fun]
Mimora(MA)/Kazuya(AL)/Magu(RY)/Felicy(DU)/Aloha(CH)

80. [Tokai Saikyo Gouki]
Uraken(GO)/Danna(DU)/Moritaka(KE)/Tatsujin(CH)/Maekawa(CH)

81. [Shoshinsha no tachi]
Kiraki(KE)/Komaki(MA)/Yachi(CH)/Max(CH)/Kancho Kendama(KE)

82. [Ouka]
Raoh(CH)/Mester(YU)/INO(MA)/Matsuken(KE)/Shintarou(YU)

83. [Over200]
DDA(KE)/Talbain(EL)/Yama(TW)/Kami(DU)/C(MA)

84. [Mada awateruyouna jikan janai]
Machiken(KE)/Kamata(MA)/Hashiru(CH)/chaken(CH)/Rieru(CH)

85. [Home Ground]
Haitani(MA)/MOV(CH)/Momochi(YU)/Vanao(RY)/Saru(YU)

86. [Mikado Gekijou]
Takahashi(YA)/Negicchi(AL)/Nagi(MA)/Abecchi(YU)/Takeshi(NE)

87. [100 Mega Shock]
Umezono(CH)/NEO-G(RE)/Kindevu(YU)/Eita(KE)/Kiyomatsu(KE)

88. [Quick Game Club]
Ease(KE)/Yoshinani(OR)/Paku(CH)/Date Megane(GO)/Crepe Kids(GO)

89. [Gamen yori Figure no pantsu mitekattetai]
Gorgeous(NE)/Taka(Q)/FK(GO)/Neruo(Q)/Futon(YA)

90. [Sei Thanatos gakuen]
Sei(EL)/Thanatos(OR)/Tempura(DU)/Akagaeru(AL)/Aoi(UR)

With a five-on-five team event, you’re bound to have decent character representation, and Cooperation Cup always proves this true. here is the character breakdown of this tournament:

 

Ken	63
Chun-Li	53
Yun	45
Urien	42
Makoto	40
Dudley	39
Yang	23
Alex	22
Necro	21
Gouki	20
Q	17
Ryu	13
Elena	13
Oro	13
Ibuki	12
Remy	8
Hugo	7
Twelve	4
Sean	0

Source: hismit

They’re finally here boys and girls. In a post over on Capcom Unity, Capcom has posted the entire change-log for Season Two of Street Fighter V for everyone to study in readiness for tomorrow. Forget reading Daigo’s book over this Christmas, expect Street Fighters to be glued to their copies of the Season Two patch notes over the festive period.

Seeing as the notes come to about 92 pages of changes and it would take ages to recap the highlights here, Capcom have put all the information together in a handy PDF for players to download and read at their pleasure. As such, you can search for specific characters and see exactly what has changed and what has stayed the same between Season One and Season Two.

Don’t forget that alongside Akuma and the Season Two balance changes, the special seasonal DLC, along with Ryu’s B-Boy and Chun-Li’s B-Girl costumes will be available for purchase tomorrow. You can buy the whole holiday bundle for a discounted price of $19.99/€19.99/£15.99 and remember that they will disappear come the end of the Christmas season, so buy now to avoid having to wait till next year to hear the amazing ‘Christmas in New York’ theme while playing.

Check out Capcom Unity for all the information on this Season Two mega update and click here to download the patch notes PDF for your own personal use.

Source: Capcom Unity

It seems tomorrow is the big day for fighting game patches, as Iron Galaxy is also releasing a big balance patch for Killer Instinct on December 20th. The main focus for KI Patch 3.6 is to respond to the recent balance survey about potential damage, which asked players if the damage regained from successfully combo breaking should be tweaked.

Seeing as guess breaking is so powerful in KI Season 3, this potential damage change should still ensure players land damage on their opponent, no matter how many times they guess break. You now gain only 50% of your potential damage when you successfully combo break and you start regenerating that left over grey health after three seconds, rather than one second. As well as encouraging people to try for longer combos, this change also cut down the amount of post-combo breaker scrambles that tend to happen, as there is less reward for continuously hitting that breaker.

This change is also to nerf ARIA, who Iron Galaxy thinks is the best character in Season 3 right now. As you are now still racking up damage on your bodies even after successful combo breaks, ARIA players are now forced to switch between different bodies to keep all their combat options open. This stops ARIA mains from simply staying in the same body, rather than switching to preserve the health of an important but damaged body.

This patch does hit quite a few characters with the nerf bat, with Fulgore receiving heavy changes to his meter gain while in Instinct, Spinal’s meter gain off Searing Skull getting reduced by 25% and Arbiter’s Overhead and Lunging Slash becoming less safe on block, among other things.

Iron Galaxy has also confirmed the existence of Kilgore, with this robot coming to Killer Instinct in January. This early Ultratech prototype has two miniguns for arms and can jet around the stage with some rocket boosters in his feet. While he is not yet playable, there is a chance to fight against Kilgore in Shadow Lords mode by reaching a certain point. Some say that by reaching the Forgotten Laboratory with ARIA, you can battle up to 3 Kilgore units for a sneak peek of his eventual kit.

Read all of the patch notes, check out the patch rundown below and prepare for more KI content, including new fighters in 2017.

Source: Ultra-Combo; thanks to Arnold for the Shadow Lords tip.

At their recent tenth anniversary event for the series, EXAMU had an early Christmas present for Arcana Heart fans: during the event, producer Koji Takaya came on stage to announce that a new Arcana Heart game is currently in production.

First launching in arcades in 2006, the Arcana Heart series has had 3 numbered installments so far. The last of these, 2009’s Arcana Heart 3, has also had 2 major updates (2013’s Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!!, and 2015’s Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX SIX STARS!!!!!). This new announcement likely represents the first new numbered installment of the game in 7 years.

Source: 4Gamer

Get ready for Season Two–it’s almost upon us!

Street Fighter V fans eager to secure Akuma and his fellow five yet-unnamed Season Two DLC fighters can now purchase the Season 2 “Character Pass 2017” for PlayStation 4, for $29.99 USD. This grants access to next year’s new fighters, their premium Battle Costumes, and their costume colors 3-10 unlocked for both their default and Battle Costumes. The pass can be bought directly through the PlayStation Store, or by selecting “Special” in Street Fighter V’s in-game Shop. As of this writing, the Character Pass 2017 has not appeared in the Steam store yet.

To facilitate the arrival of Season Two, Street Fighter V servers will be down for maintenance tomorrow from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST.

We will perform scheduled server maintenance from 9am to 5pm PDT on 12/20 (TUE). Thank you for your patience and continued support.

— SFV Server (@SFVServer) December 19, 2016

Sources: SFV Server (Twitter); PlayStation Store

Continuing to develop the three versus three arcade fighter, Square Enix and Koei Tecmo have revealed the new stage coming to Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade in its December content update. Coming from Final Fantasy XII and the hometown of protagonist Vaan, Rabanastre has players fighting within the castle grounds of this capital city.

As the fight rages on, the skybox of Rabanastre lights up as airships do battle with the Sky Fortress Bahamut, replicating one of the key story moments from Final Fantasy XII. Big story moments happening in the background of stages seems to be a recurring theme in Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade, with the Midgar stage showing the Meteor plummeting towards Earth, or the summoning of Alexander happening on the Alexandria stage.

If you want to see what a typical battle on Rabanastre looks like, check out the trailer below. It also acts as a mini-showcase for Vaan, as he beats up Final Fantasy villains like Garland and Kefka while he defends his home.

Source: Square Enix Channel via Gematsu

After yet another historic Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Saga put on by Champ and the 2GG team, the fun is not going to stop there. In a special announcement from Champ following the conclusion of ZeRo Saga, he announced that 2GG, in association with the Esports Arena, will be holding a Smash 4 tournament circuit in the new year: the 2GG Championship Series.

With 12 Sagas over 12 months, players will fight for 20 qualifying spots at the 2GG Championship Finals to be held at the end of 2017. Players can qualify for the Finals by either winning a Saga event and gaining an automatic spot, or by getting there via points gained from top 16 placings. To add a little more of an incentive to attend certain Sagas, each fourth Saga will be a season finale, where players will earn double points for placing within that top 16. These season finales will be two to three day events, similar to ZeRo Saga while normal Sagas will be one-day events.

If this isn’t exciting enough, 2GG are putting up a $100,000 prize pool, with $50,000 going across the 11 qualifying Sagas and the other $50,000 going directly to the Championship Finals. This is the largest prize pot in Super Smash Bros. history, so you can bet your bottom dollar the world will be coming to compete.

As sort of a stealth reveal in between this massive announcement, 2GG confirmed that January’s Saga will be titled Genesis Saga, being held the weekend before Genesis 4 on January 14th and that Civil War Saga will be the spring season finale. Civil War Saga will have its own special $30,000 pot bonus, independent of the 2GG Championship Series pool, and a special $10,000 10v10 crew battle between Team Ally and Team ZeRo.

I don’t know what sort of black magic Champ and the 2GG crew have pulled off to make this thing happen, but they are catapulting Smash 4 forward in terms of production values–so congratulations must go to them for putting this whole circuit together. For details on all of the upcoming Sagas, keep your eyes trained on the 2GG Championship Series smash.gg page for continuous updates throughout the year.

Sources: 2GGaming; smash.gg

Jin Kazama never looked so good.

Following up on their fantastic King statues, First 4 Figures now offers two new statues of Tekken’s Jin Kazama, each with an exclusive variant. These statues are based on the versions of the character as he appears in Tekken 3, and in Tekken 5. Feast your eyes on the images below to see the amazing level of detail that F4F is bringing to this merchandise–right down to his determined glare and the beaded sweat on his skin.

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These collectibles will run you $384.99 USD for the “regular” editions, or $449.99 USD for the “exclusive” variants that feature a more detailed Tekken Force-inspired display base. They are all available now; if your devotion to the Iron Fist isn’t wavered by those prices, follow these links for more images and information, or to place your order:

• Jin Kazama (regular), Tekken 3
• Jin Kazama (exclusive), Tekken 3
• Jin Kazama (regular), Tekken 5
• Jin Kazama (exclusive), Tekken 5

Source: First 4 Figures

Qanba adds another fight stick to its PlayStation collection.

Following up on the Qanba Crystal and more recently the Qanba Dragon, another stick is joining Qanba’s PlayStation 3/4/PC arsenal: say hello to the new Qanba Obsidian: sleek and stylish in its simplicity.

The Obsidian shares much in common with its Dragon Big brother: Sanwa Denshi OBSF buttons and JLF stick (with a metal balltop), touchpad, headphone jack, a tournament lock switch, and LED accent lighting; however unlike the Dragon (or Razer’s new Panthera) it does not feature a lifting top panel for easy access. Nor does it share the Dragon’s premium price tage: it instead matches the Panthera at $199.99 USD. It is PlayStation 3 and 4 compatible, and PC-compatible via X-Input and D-Input drivers.

Pre-orders are now open, so get in there quick if you want to be among the first to sport this shiny new fight stick at your local tournament!

Sources: eightarc (via Twitter); Celery