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GamerBee confirmed to attend Seasons Beatings: Redemption

haunts — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:17:52 +0000

Everyone's favorite Adon player, GamerBee is confirmed to attend Seasons Beatings: Redemption in Ohio later this year! With Daigo, Momochi and ChocoBlanka already confirmed for the event, this Seasons Beatings is shaping up to be one of the most hype tournaments of the year.

Ghaleon posted a small interview alongside the official announcement where GamerBee gives his thoughts on North American playstyles, his chances of winning Seasons Beatings and handful of other topics so be sure to check out their site and check it out.

Seasons Beatings: Redemption will go down October 15th-17th in Columbus, Ohio. Live stream by Team Spooky.

Thanks to Nick at SF4Answers for the heads up!

Marvel vs Capcom 3: New Character Reveals Confirmed for Tokyo Game Show

FuriousRGD — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:57:30 +0000

Ryota Niitsuma, producer for Marvel vs Capcom 3, has confirmed that they will be unveiling new characters for the game around Tokyo Game Show. He made the reveal in the latest post on the MVC3 development blog. According to Andriasang, he said he is working on preparing for the show including setting up the new character reveals and getting some special guests for a Marvel vs Capcom 3 stage show. In the post, he mentioned that announcements may be made before the actual show begins, possibly when we least expect it.

Tokyo Game Show begins on September 16th and runs for three days, with the first two days being for press and business and the last day being open to the public.

Justin Wong vs Mike Ross in AfroShoto Super Street Fighter 4 Grand Finals

FuriousRGD — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:55:00 +0000

Mike Ross (E.Honda) and Justin Wong (Makoto) both faced off against one another in the grand finals of the recent AfroShoto tournament. Yes. Justin Wong is using Makoto. Enjoy.

KOF Sky Stage Gameplay Video, Price and Release Date

FuriousRGD — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:42:41 +0000

KOF Sky Stage will be available on Xbox Live Arcade on September 15th in Japan. We have not heard any confirmation that it will be coming to any other regions at this time. The game will sell for 800 Microsoft Points ($10).

The game puts six King of Fighters characters in a vertical scrolling shooter. The game includes fighting game elements such as combos and special attacks. New to the XBLA version is online play over Xbox Live, which allows players to compete or cooperate with each other.

Super Street FIghter 4 Zero Damage Combo Video by Combonaunts

FuriousRGD — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:38:35 +0000

This is part two of Combonauts' zero damage combo video! Unlike most combo videos, who try to show off insane numbers of hits or amounts of damage, this series of videos carefully coreographs moves in ways which are complex and yet result in absolutely no damage. You can even learn a thing or two from these videos, as you can learn interesting ways to avoid damage.

MAGUS1234's Weekly Video Update

MAGUS1234 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:11:46 +0000

Each week MAGUS1234 scours the web for the best of the best fighting game videos and posts them here at iPlayWinner for your enjoyment! Videos range from new games such Super Street Fighter 4 to even legacy games such as Capcom vs SNK 2. Hit us up in the comments with your thoughts on the videos and any requests for certain games!

Miss out on last weeks update? Check it out by clicking here. New updates every Wednesday or Thursday!

Yo! New update, not so large as the last few entries with it being a quiet week as far as tournaments go. Either way, lots of updates from random casuals, U.S matches and good Japanese matches in various games.

YOUTUBE CHANNELS

0SHINAKUMA0: http://www.youtube.com/user/0shinakuma0

-Youtube page has been constantly updated (SSFIV) so it's a good one to follow, two cool matches I liked:

”Sunset01” a Sagat player showing he aint dead yet, vs one of the best Blanka players in the world “mizoteru”

iPlayWinner Live from Starbase Arcade - 9PM PST

haunts — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:33:32 +0000

Alright, we're back for another rowdy night at Starbase Arcade! Tune in around 8-9PM PST for some casual action and then get ready for a Super Street Fighter 4 tournament at 10PM! MAGUS1234 and myself will be on the mic to hold it down on the commentary end all night long! Special guests always make an appearance so do not miss this stream!

If you haven't caught any of our live streams from Starbase Arcade, you can check out some of the recordings on our YouTube Channel to see what it's all about! As always, you can find the broadcast on our USTREAM Channel or simply load up the player on the left!

START TIME: ~9PM PST

STREAM URL: iPlayWinner USTREAM Channel

DETAILS: Official Thread on SRK

LOCATION: Official Starbase Arcade Website

NORCAL INSTALL - ULTIMATE HYPE!

RinHara5aki — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:00:22 +0000

Have you been keeping up with the NorCal Install! matches on TheBBVlog? Wanna see one of the most epic matches at NorCal Install? Performance none other than by iPlayWinners own Coopa! He uses Tager against Kennyon's Litchi in possibly the most epic tier battle yet! Commentated by none other than your fan-favorite, Dacidbro! Can it get any better?! Just watch and find out!!!

"Tage- what? How do you do that? That was a standing 720! Thats impossible! Coopa's gamesharkin'!.... Just think about it guys on the stream, you gotta press up, TWICE in a 720, you can't do that on the ground! This guy's unreal! This guy needs to be banned from all tournaments!!!"

Ryu Trials Completed with One Hand

haunts — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:54:48 +0000

Now, this is something I never in my life thought possible -- clearing all of Ryu's Challenge Mode Trials on one hand. Desk uploaded this video earlier today, and hopefully there is more on the way. Really impressive stuff.

Thanks to SRK for digging up this gem!

New Mortal Kombat Screenshots

FuriousRGD — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:44:34 +0000

Four new screenshots for Mortal Kombat have arrived. This game is looking gorgeous. I wish there were more than four. Images courtesy of Joystiq.