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Events2Compete Announce the North American Tour for Midwest Mayhem 8

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is going all-in with the circuits, as Events2Compete have revealed a special North American tour for its next major, Midwest Mayhem 8. Collaborating with different tournament organizer teams in the USA, Mexico and Canada, this North American tour will earn nine players free flights to compete in Chicago for Midwest Mayhem 8 on April 9th. Starting off with 2GGaming’s Midwest Mayhem Saga next weekend, where the top placing player from SoCal will earn a flight to Chicago, the other tournaments on this roadshow are:

Panda Global are also planning to host a PG Key to Midwest Mayhem 8 for the final 9th spot, so look out for more details on that in the near future. Midwest Mayhem 8 is not limited to just Smash 4 though, as there will be tournaments for both Street Fighter V and Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- should you wish for some more-traditional fighting game action.

This tour is quite the meeting-of-the-minds for the Smash 4 community, and I hope it fosters more collaboration between TO teams from around North America. The next step to link up with both European and Japanese TOs to make tournaments like this a truly global experience. For more details about the North American tour for Midwest Mayhem 8, check out the smash.gg page which contains links to all the qualifying tournaments, as well as the main event in Chicago.

Sources: Events2Compete; smash.gg

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HORI Announces Tekken 7 Real Arcade Pro Sticks for Western Markets

Great news for Tekken fans, as HORI have announced that the Tekken 7-branded Real Arcade Pro will be coming to the West. Previously announced for only the PlayStation 4 in Japan, each console gets its own unique artwork, with the black PS4 edition showing Kazuya and Heihachi about to fight, while the white Xbox One edition shows off Asuka, Alisa, Lili and Lucky Chloe all ready to battle. Both sticks are also compatible with the PC edition of Tekken 7.

This news is especially good for Xbox One players, who have been long-awaiting a new arcade stick for their platform. HORI also recently announced that the Fighting Commander pad is also coming to the Xbox One as well, complete with an all-white color scheme. As with other RAP models, these Tekken sticks use HORI’s own Hayabusa stick and buttons, so you may have to swap these if you are used to Sanwa Denshi buttons on your current stick. These models will launch alongside Tekken 7 on June 2nd.

Mad Catz has also announced a Tekken 7-themed fight stick.

Source: TEKKEN

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Echo Fox Sign Tekken Masters Choi “Saint” Jinwoo and Kim “JDCR” HyunJin

Not content with having world champions for Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros. and NetherRealm fighters, Echo Fox have snapped up two of the world’s greatest Tekken players in their ongoing fighting game offensive. In readiness for Tekken 7 in June, Echo Fox have signed Choi “Saint” Jinwoo and Kim “JDCR” HyunJin to their already killer roster.

Saint is currently the man to beat in Tekken, having claimed the title of King of the Iron Fist and Evo champion in 2016. While not as prolific as Saint in recent times, JDCR is still a force to be reckoned with in the world of Tekken, taking first place at Evo 2014, the 2014 IeSF World Championship, as well as Final Round 17 and 18 during the heights of Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

In a statement to theScore esports, Echo Fox owner Rick Fox stated that “When we expanded our fighting game team last month we did it knowing that it was only the first step towards becoming a dominating force in the fighting game community. By signing the two of the best Tekken players in the world, Saint and JDCR, we’re moving closer to that goal.”

With Tekken 7 appearing at most major fighting game events in the latter half of this year, expect Echo Fox to be dominating that game as well. If Echo Fox signs an anime or a KOF player, it will have a finger in almost every pie in the FGC.

Sources: Echo Fox; theScore eSports