The Fanta-style joysticks are highly desired amongst the Tekken community because of the lever’s fast neutral return and cornerless circle gate due to its rubber pad tension. This is perfect for games that require fast movement or fighters that require quarter-circle/half-circle/360-degree commands.

In part to feedback from customers, Focusattack.com worked with partners to bring the joysticks stateside starting with the 303-FK and 303-N. The 303-FK offers the same Sanwa-compatible design as the CWJ-303A introduced last year by eTokki, making it possible to install into a fightstick such as MadCatz's Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition, QanBa's Q4RAF or Eightarc's Fusion series. The 303-FK's hardware features a hybrid rubber pad and spring tension system, Korean Gersung microswitches and flat mounting plate. The 303-N is Crown’s standard joystick, which includes the unique 30mm diameter shaft and smaller mounting plate. Those purchasing the 303-N are creating a joystick case specifically for it or placing in a cabinet such as the Noir by Namco Bandai Games.

To accommodate the fasten-type microswitches used by the 303-FK and 303-N, FocusAttack.com offers a .187” to 5-pin conversion harness. The harness attaches to an existing JLF-H.

You can get Crown 303-FK and 303-N now for $23.95. The conversion harness can be purchased separately for $2.75 or bundled with the joystick for $2.25.

To celebrate the launch, FocusAttack.com is also giving players the chance to win Kotobukiya’s latest Tekken Tag series statues. The statues are Jaycee (Julia Chang) in her wrestling outfit and Lili. In addition, entrants can win up to $100 off their existing order. Full details are available at http://bit.ly/crowntekken!

The first video has Sako record various high execution combos with different characters including Ibuki, Gen and Yun through the Game Capture HD and playing on his Hori Fighting Edge. The second features AVerMedia's GamerBee performing special combos using Adon with his Vetash32 arcade stick. Both later record a quick match to analyze and answer some questions, in Japanese, such as competing in this year's Evolution.

You can check out all three videos after the jump!

Both Rip and Kane go over Lili's necessary aspects in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 through online practice mode. There is over one hour of examining Lili and how capable is she in the game. If you are learning Lili at the moment, you will get something out of hearing information from one of SoCal's best players with that character.

You can check out the entire video after the jump!

Tecmopia is a game center located in the Chiba prefecture in Japan. Some top players from the area and other parts of Japan such as Boss, Mimora, YSB and many others were there and played some casuals with each other!

You can check some of the casuals out after the jump! You can find The Shend on Twitter and YouTube!

With over two hours of video, this four part tutorial goes through Wang's movelist and how useful they can be in combos or in specific situations.

It's best left explained in the tutorials which can be found after the jump! You can also tune into Aris' Twitter, his Twitch channel for online or tutorial antics and his YouTube channel for the ATP podcast and other character tutorials!!

This year's DreamHack computer festival brought out many excellent players from all of Europe including Ryan Hart, Problem X and F-Word! Infiltration from South Korea came by to continue his streak from the annual event but Swedish player Popi would serve as a strong challenge to the international champion in the grand finals!

You can check out pools footage as well as the top four shown on the bigger theater-sized stage after the jump! Make sure to also follow Worstgiefever on his Twitter and his Twitch channel!

You can check out the show tonight starting at 10pm pst on our Twitch.tv Channel.

If you would like to send in questions you can send them to Harrison and Honzo Gonzo on twitter.

Polygon interviewed developer Double Helix Games at E3 about some aspects related to them and their upcoming fighter. The feature had Double Helix clarifies people's concerns such as their development track record, their different editions on release and possible post release content.

An excerpt can be found after the jump but here is the full piece!

Masahiro Sakurai, founder of developer Sora Ltd. and co-director behind the latest Super Smash Bros. games, finds the difficult process of character selection to be stressful, "almost to the brink of death." Info featured in the piece explains the importance of a character added into the universe and the possible reaction to a character in a previous entry not returning to the latest games.

You can check out an excerpt of the piece after the jump but you can find the full piece here!

This two-part video overview covers various moves from Jin with information to how capable they are in combat and when to optimally use them. They also go into crossup situations, mixups and combos. Although narrated in Japanese, the visual aid provides enough information for new and experienced players to understand!

You can check both videos after the jump! BlazBlue Chronophantasma will be available on PlayStation 3 for Japan (Oct. 24, 2013) and North America (2014) regions!

These offensive-focused strategies explains what players are capable of when bringing the pressure to an opponent. Aspects featured includes crossups, empty jumps and frame traps. Each section goes into detail into their purpose and how it can be appropriately used when in practice.

You can check out an excerpt after the jump but here is the full piece.

The guest list for the main event of CMW2 features the marquee players in the western half of the United States, and spectators can be sure to expect special exhibitions taking place during the day.

Curleh Mustache: West Coast 2 will take place at Zot Zone on the UCI campus, with registration beginning at 2 p.m. and the tournament starting at 3 p.m. on the day of the event. Streaming will be presented by TeamSp00ky, in coordination with Offcast and IPLAYWINNER.

No further information on possible attendees or exhibitions for the event is available at this time, but be sure to follow IFCYipes, TeamSp00ky, IPLAYWINNER, Offcast and BROKENTIER on Twitter, as well as www.brokentier.com, to get the newest information as it becomes available.

For those new to the series, "Guilty Bits" is a video series that breaks down individual characters of Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus R in short, five-minute videos. The videos attempt to use terms that will be famililar even to those with only a rudimentary knowledge of Guilty Gear, and each entry gives an overview of a certain character's style of play as well as options for both offense and defense.

 For more information about "Guilty Bits," check out the Dustloop Thread or follow the series' creator on Twitter. Hit the jump for the newest video.]]>http://iplaywinner.com/news/rss-comments-entry-33906187.xmlStarbase ArcadetournamentsHarrison YoungSat, 15 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000http://iplaywinner.com/news/2013/6/14/southtown-arcade-the-exiles-tournament-tomorrow-at-12-pm.html271672:2740025:33905059

While closed down, the folks of Southtown Arcade will be doing a special tournament event at San Francisco tomorrow!

"The Exiles" will feature Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Injustice: Gods Among Us, The King of Fighters XIII, Capcom vs. SNK 2, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver. 2012, Street Fighter X Tekken and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom. All will be at San Francisco's goforaloop Studios on June 15, 2013 starting at 12:30 p.m. so come early!

Aside from CVS2, the whole tournament will be on Xbox 360 consoles so bring either your 360 or multi-console sticks!

Unfortunately we won't be able to stream the event live but we will be recording and uploading to our YouTube channel like always.  We will also be broadcasting the event at a later time on our Twitch channel.

SUISUN CITY, CA – The Ray & Joan Kroc Center of Suisun City is proud to announce the first ever COMI-KROC Comic and Video Gaming convention!  This event, sponsored by The Salvation Army of Suisun in cooperation with Waterfront Comics and Marvelous Customs, is a free comic and gaming event for all ages, bringing the world of comics, pop culture, and video gaming to the community of Suisun-Fairfield and beyond.

You can check out the rest of the article and information over at Marvelous Customs.