NorCal Regionals this Weekend, Stream Schedule now Online

NorCal Regionals takes place this weekend, April 26-28, in Sunnyvale, Calif., at the Domain Hotel. A Road to Evo event, NCR will showcase top players from all over the country as they compete for seeding points to Evolution 2013 in King of Fighters XIII, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Persona 4 Arena, Mortal Kombat 9, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken 2013, Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition 2012 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

Registration for NCR is now closed, and the hotel has been booked for weeks, so the only way for many players to take part in the event is to watch the action online. For the benefit of those viewers, IPLAYWINNER and TeamSp00ky have released a tentative stream schedule so everyone can follow the action. Hit the jump to find out when each game is being played.

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Review: Qanba Defender Arcade Stick Bag

I originally carried some arcade sticks in a regular school backpack and would later find out  it's not safe after noticing some minor yet noticeable dents. If I were to continue using it, the sticks would worsen. Then I just carried them in my arms even if they were annoying to handle, at least I was confident in carrying them.

There are bags now that are made for providing a convenient way to carry a stick. Mad Catz and Hori have their own bags for a while but now Qanba are providing their own take called the Defender. It certainly looks different than what is sold nowadays but does it pay off?

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SFIV: 15 Adon Vs. 14 Zangief Matchup Team Battle At Club Sega Shinjuku

One of Tokyo's popular arcades, Club Sega Shinjuku, did a special matchup tournament of various Adon and Zangief players going at it!

This team battle at Club Sega Shinjuku is a character vs character matchup format with 15 Adon players going against 14 Zangief players. The Adon team features some of the nation's top character ranking players including Mukii (#1), Karichin (#2), and Sushitaro (#5) while the Zangief team has Zangitan (#4) and Hagejin (#6).

You can check out the full video after the jump!

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Blazblue: Arc System Works' Toshimichi Mori Talks About Chronophantasma's Two New Characters

While the Japanese PlayStation 3 release of Blazblue: Chronophantasma is a while from now, the series director reveals some details about the two upcoming playable fighters.

Director Toshimichi Mori was interviewed on Famitsu about the new characters Kagura Mutsuki and Hazama's original identiy Yuki Terumi. Kagura will centralize on charging moves and Terumi will be less similar to Hazama but have some familiar specials.

You can find out a translated summary of the interview after the jump!

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The Show That Sucks Archive Updated With This Weeks Show

Check out every past Podcast in Youtube and Mp3 format in our podcast section of Iplaywinner.  

You can download the newest episode #27 There Is No Crying In Esports and every previous episode here.

If you prefer to check out the video and leave a comment click the jump!

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The Show That Sucks #27 With Harrison and Honzo Gonzo at 10pst Now With Video! - Anchor of Round Twosday

The Show That Sucks continues tonight at 10pst on our Twitch.tv Channel.  The Show That Sucks is a live talk show discussing the fighting game community.  

You can send you questions to Harrison and Honzo Gonzo on twitter during the show!

Round Twosday begins with WakeUpSRK at 7pst, UltraChenTV at 8pst, Cross Crounter Live at 9pst,  and The Show That Sucks at 10pst.

Super Why Me Dojo? 3 After Super Desperation Radio - Tonight at 8pst

Josh and VDon are holding their third tournament at Why Me Dojo? in Petaluma, CA. You can check out the dojo at 133 Copeland Street.  

Sign ups begin at 7pm and continue until 8pm.  It is only $1 for registration and $4 per game.  Get that last minute practice in the last NorCal tournament before NCR.

All games will be held on PS3.  Games include Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition 2012, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, and Street Fighter x Tekken.

You can check out to tournament on our Twitch.tv Channel if you can't make it out.

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook so you can check out who is up next on the stream!

Review: Sanwa Denshi Silent JLF Joystick Lever

A default Sanwa JLF lever with OMRON D2RV-G microswitches and .5MM colored actuator.For the past couple of years, Sanwa Denshi has been the king of arcade stick parts due to their success with their JLF lever as well as their OBSF buttons. Their recent efforts now were to lower their volume output as part of their "Silent" series.

In my review of the OBSFS-30 buttons, I was disappointed on how they turned out. While they served the purpose of having noise reduction, the performance turned out underwhelming due to the uneasy feel when pressed. Now it's the JLF's turn and fortunately, it's not a victim when in practice. It's efficient.

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Podcasts: Week of 4/15 - 4/19 Archives Of The Fray, Super Desperation Radio, And The Show That Sucks

Our three weekly podcasts series for the week are now archived on YouTube!

For Super Desperation Radio, Hellpockets, Sanchez, EX Harrison/Giby, SuperFX, Metaphysics, and Lord Walkman discuss the controversial issues and its fallout at Texas Showdown as well as the usual The King of Fighters event results.

The Show That Sucks with Harrison and Honzo Gonzo expands on the collusion issue further and Lost In Space 4.

The Fray with Darry, Maximilian, Bluerei, Honzo Gonzo, and Arturo Sanchez centralizes their session on Injustice: Gods Among Us.

All three podcasts are available after the jump! Make sure to tune into Super Desperation Radio (Mondays, around 6:00PM-7:00PM), The Show That Sucks (Tuesdays, 10:00PM), and The Fray (Thursdays, 7:00PM) every week all on our Twitch channel!

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Blazblue: Chronophantasma Ranbat At Chiba Felicidad

With the console announcement of Blazblue: Chronophantasma, here are some videos from a ranbat at Chiba, Japan.

In game center Chiba Felicidad, this hour-long multi-team ranbat has players from around the region to team up and compete! One interesting aspect about the tourney is that a couple of teams have four members while others have three.

You can check out the five part video ranbat after the jump! You can also follow Jourdal on YouTube for more Blazblue and Persona 4 Arena videos from Japan!

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SFXT: Ver. 2013 Patch Out On April 22 For PC Users

While the console users recieved Street Fighter X Tekken Ver. 2013 a while back already, PC users will not wait any longer!

For Steam and non-Steam owners of Street Fighter X Tekken, the 1.08 patch will bring the game up to date with all of the Ver. 2013 changes to every character in the game!

Full patch notes for every character can be found here!

Panel With Daigo Umehara And Seth Killian At NYU Spring Fighter 2013

New York University hosted its 2013 edition of New York University's Spring Fighter event and brought along Daigo Umehara and Seth Killian for a conversation about the Japanese players' history and playstyle.

Umehara is asked on many topics such as his father's life and how it impacted his own, competition in Japan, and his competition with Infiltration.

The full talk is after the jump! It's a new insight on the legend!

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Chinese Online Fighter Xuandou Zhiwang To Recieve Terry Bogard And Benimaru From The King of Fighters Series

Chinse online fighter Xuandou Zhiwang that has eerie similarities, both gameplay and aesthetics, to The King of Fighters, Street Fighter, and other games. XDZW has been providing updates with new characters who feature moves from those of aforementioned serieses but now they will bring a two familiar faces.

In partnership with developer Tencent and KOF publisher/developer SNK-Playmore, Terry Bogard and Benimaru Nikado will officially be part of the XDZW cast. From the announcement trailer, there is a also a character similar to Kyo Kusanagi teased.

You can check out the trailer after the jump!

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SFIV: Omitted Footage From Desk's Sixth Super Street Fighter IV Combo Video

Released on Tuesday, Desk uploaded his latest combo series using Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Ver. 2012, here are some that just didn't make the cut.

Due to CMV6's constraints with the song's runtime, some combos were left out but Desk fortunately uploaded the rest of what we didn't see including more Chun-Li combos.

Check out the full video after the jump! You can check out more combo vids on his YouTube channel.

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Injustice: Aquaman And Green Lantern Beginner Tutorial By Arturo Sanchez

Hot in the heels of his Sinestro tutorial, Arturo Sanzhez uploaded a new video featuring Aquaman and the Green Lantern!

During testing of the game, Sabin also specialized in using both Aquaman and Green Lantern so you can expect some extensive knowledge!

Both videos can be found after the jump! While it's really early to make any kind of precise judgement on the game let us know what you guys think in the comments.

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LOST IN SPACE 004 Results and Replays

Another great LOST IN SPACE tournament happened again this past weekend at Starbase Arcade. Virtual Fighter 5 Final Showdown showed up for the first time at LOST IN SPACE as well as a few new comers for Super Street Fighter 4. KOFXIII took the cake once again for the most exciting grand finals and Marvelous Customs came and dominated the Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 tournament.  

You can check out the results below and the replays on our Twitch channel.  

RESULTS

VF5:FS | KOFXIII | SSF4 AE 2012 | UMVC3

The Show That Sucks #26 Tonight at 10pst - Part of Round Twosday

The Show That Sucks is back again tonight with Harrison and Honzo Gonzo. Check out the show live on our Twitch.tv Channel starting at 10pm pst.  

Send you questions to the hosts Harrison and Honzo Gonzo on twitter!

The Show That Sucks is part of Round Twosday with WakeUpSRK at 7pst, UltraChenTV 8pst, Cross Counter Live at 9pst, with your anchor The Show That Sucks at 10pst.

Blazblue: Chronophantasma Dated For Oct 23 In Japan On PlayStation 3, Two New Characters Announced

The current edition of Blazblue, Chronophantasma, is now recieving a Japanese PlayStation 3 release with more content!

This version is dated for Oct. 23 currently in Japan and to feature two new characters Kagura Mutsuki and Hazama's former persona Yuki Temuri revealed in Famitsu. There will also be three scenarios found in story mode.

Currently there are no dates for international release or an Xbox 360 version in the works.

SFIV: Desk's Sixth Super Street Fighter IV Combo Video

Once again Desk blows our minds with his new Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver. 2012 combo video featuring post-KO hits and quirky setups.

Almost four minutes filled with new and interesting combos from the popular combo king!

Make sure to check it out after the jump! Don't forget to check his YouTube channel for more crazy combos!

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Darkstalkers: Capcom's Online Rewind Episode Six By Dawgtanian

Capcom Europe's Dawgtanian uploaded a new episode of the Online Rewind, a video series dedicated to showcasing some of the many great matches found in online play.

This special episode focuses on Darkstalkers Resurrection and specifically online games from Japan. One of the three matches features one of Darkstalkers 3's best active players Sakamoto. Like past Online Rewinds, these matches provide a direct and indirect insight on matchup situations.

You can check out the latest episode after the jump!

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