[enzo_gt]

Week of February 18th to February 24th.

Fighting Games Weekly is the weekly discussion for all things fighting games. News, events, streams, videos, players, drama, everything fighting game related.

Last week's thread.

OzHadou Nationals 11 [ Saturday the 23rd ] [ 5:30PM Local Time | 1:30AM EST | 10:30 PST ]

• The lastest in a long running series of large tournaments hosted in Sydney, Australia. Friday will be casuals and registration and the official tournament will begin on Saturday.
• This event is a Road to EVO 2013 Qualifier.
• This event continues through Sunday.
• Schedule, location, format, fees and much more information is available here.

Bolivian Battleground [ Saturday the 23rd ] [ 10AM BOT | 9AM EST | 6AM PST ]

• La Paz City in Bolivia hosts it's Road to EVO 2013 qualifying event.
• This is a Road to EVO 2013 Qualifier.
• This event continues through Sunday.
• Schedule, format, location, fees and more information is available here. (Scroll down for English)

Indonesia Fighting Game Championship 2013 [ Saturday the 23rd ] [ 10AM WIB | 10PM EST (previous day) | 7PM PST (previous day) ]

• Jakarta plays host to the annual Indonesia Fighting Game Championship, this year taking place alongside a Japanese cultural festival occurring at the same time and venue.
• This event is a Road to EVO 2013 Qualifier.
• This event continues through Sunday.
• Schedule, fees, payout and much more information is available here. (English translations in blue)

Winter Brawl 7 [ Thread ] [ Saturday the 23rd ] [ 9AM EST | 6AM EST ]

• 8WayRun will be handling the secondary stream for TTT2 and SCV.
• Team St1ckBuG will be handling anime games on their own stream.
• Kombat Network will be handling MK9 on their stream.
• Clash Tournaments will be handling SSBM on their stream.
• Winter Brawl, one of the biggest East Coast majors, returns, recently being added to the list of Road To EVO events after major criticism EVO recieved for not having a northeast qualifier.
• This event is a Road to EVO 2013 Qualifier, and a VxG Qualifier for AE.
• This event will continue through Sunday.
• Location, fees, format, schedule and more information is available here.

Option-select Mixup Monday [ 10PM EST | 7PM PST ]

• SFxTK, SSFIV AE and UMvC3 out of Southern Florida.

UltraChenTV: First Attack & Lv3 Focus [ 11PM EST | 8PM PST ]

• Weekly FGC show dedicated to match analysis, teaching, commentary, news, debates, and more! Hosted by UltraDavid and James Chen.

The LI Joe Show [ 9PM EST | 6PM PST ]

• A weekly talk show hosted by tournament organizer, player and FGC personality LI Joe about recent happenings in the fighting game community. Also Castlevania, for some reason.

Ultimate Fight Night [ 9PM EST | 6PM PST ]

• Bi-weekly featuring around 5 exhibition matches in AE, with a main event usually featuring top players.

Kachitagari TV (JP) [ 9PM JST | 8AM EST | 5AM PST ]

• Bon-chan, Kazunoko and Fuudo's new show, focusing primarily on SSFIV AE ranked matches but is branching off into other games as well.

AmalgameTV (JP) [ 10PM JST | 9AM EST | 6AM PST ]

• Frieda and Fubarduck's weekly show.

WinnerStaysOn (UK) [ 7PM BST | 2PM EST | 11AM PST ]

• SSFIV AE and UMvC3 out of the UK, alternating between them every week.

Iron Fist League [ 8PM EST | 5PM PST ]

• TS Sabin a.k.a. Arturo Sanchez and Anakin host an online TTT2 league featuring hand-picked participants. It is in a round robin format and prizes include entry and venue fee coverage for the upcoming Final Round.

The Break Weekly [ 8PM EST | 5PM PST ]

• New Jersey's largest weekly featuring SSFIV AE and UMvC3.

WakeUp SRK Live [ 9:30PM EST | 6:30 PST ]

• Keits and skisonic host the weekly official podcast of Shoryuken.com

The On Blast Show [ 10PM EST | 7PM PST ]

• JamessMK & DarKNaTaS host a raw and uncut weekly talk show discussing events in the FGC with various FGC personalities.

UltraChenTV: Level 3 Focus [ 11PM EST | 8PM PST ]

• Weekly FGC show dedicated to match analysis, teaching, commentary, news, debates, and more! Hosted by UltraDavid and James Chen.

Box Sessions Live [ 11PM EST | 8PM PST ]

• San Diego's largest weekly, featuring SG, SSFIV AE, and UMvC3.

Cross Counter LIVE [ 12AM EST (following day) | 9PM PST ]

• Cross Counter LIVE returns with the help of VxG. Cross Counter LIVE is a weekly talk show hosted by Gootecks and Mike Ross, who discuss hot button topics in the fighting game community.

The Show That Sucks [ 1AM EST (following day) | 10PM PST ]

• iPlaywinner hosts a weekly talk show featuring alpha stream monsters Harrison and Honzo Gonzo.

Game Spot Versus KoF Casuals (JP) [ 7PM JST | 6AM EST | 3AM PST ]

• KoF 1998UM, KoF 2002UM and KoF XIII C action from Japan.

TOPANGA TV (JP) [ 9PM JST | 8AM EST | 5AM PST ]

• Description needed.

Next Level Battle Circuit [ 8PM EST | 4PM PST ]

• NYC's biggest weekly at The Next Level Arcade in Brooklyn featuring SSFIV AE, UMvC3 and TTT2. If the Teamsp00ky link is not working, it is likely on the backup stream on goldencen.

Melee It On Me [ 9PM EST | 6PM PST ]

• A bi-weekly Smash podcast discussing recent events, news and issues in the Smash community, hosted by Scar, Prog, Cactuar and Sheridan.

Wednesday Night Xanbats [ 9PM EST | 6PM PST ]

• Weekly streaming from Maryland, featuring SG, SFxTK and UMvC3.

Wednesday Night Fights [ 12AM EDT (following day) | 9PM PST ]

• SoCal's biggest weekly at Super Arcade in Walnut, featuring TTT2, VF5:FS and SSFIV AE. Season details are available here.

Starbase Arcade [ 12AM EST | 9PM PST ]

• NorCal weekly featuring SSFIV AE and UMvC3. [ON HIATUS]

Game Spot Versus SFIII:3S Casuals + East-West Battle (JP) [ 8:20PM JST | 7:20AM EST | 4:20AM PST ]

• 3rd Strike action from Japan.

Mike Ross' Neighborhood [ 4:30 EST | 1:30 PST ]

• Mike Ross hosts a show on IPL every week where he brings on a guest to play and discuss various fighting game-related topics with.

The Breakdown with DJ Huoshen and Unkn0wn [ 8PM EST | 5PM PST ]

• Description needed.

Thursday Night Vampire Savior Ranbats [ 8PM EST | 5PM PST ]

• Arcade Legacy VS streams out of Cincinnati, Ohio, with varying formats every week.

Valley Stream Monsters Thursday Night Casuals [ 8PM EST | 5PM PST ]

• MK9. Description needed.

Stream Monster Online Tournament [ 8:30 EST | 5:30 PST ]

• Weekly 16-player UMvC3 online tournament run by FGTV and sponsored by eightarc.

FNC The Arena [ 10PM EST | 7PM PST ]

• UMvC3 weekly out of Long Island, New York, which sometimes features other games.

Salty Cupcakes [ 10PM EST | 7PM PST ]

• A weekly Skullgirls event hosted by Mike Z himself, often featuring updated builds of the game. More information is available here.

The Fray [ 10PM EST | 7PM PST ]

• A weekly FGC talk show hosted by iPlaywinner, featuring a varying, ensemble cast of prominent members of the fighting game community.

The Runback Season 4 [ 12AM EDT (following day) | 9PM PST ]

• The UMvC3, P4:A and KoF XIII branch of Wednesday Night Fights also hosted at Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Season details are available here.

Thursday Night Throwdown [ 12AM EST | 9PM PST ]

• Description needed.

Game Spot Versus Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost Casuals (JP) [ 7PM JST | 6AM EST | 3AM PST ]

• Streaming the newest version of Extreme Vs.

KaoTV! (JP) [ 11PM JST | 10AM EST | 7AM PST ]

• For those who know how to use Nico Live, also join the GODSGARDEN community page on Nico to know when Ura KaoTV! goes live.

City of Mayhem [ 8PM EST | 5PM PST ]

• Bum's weekly UMvC3 tournament hosted at the House of Crack.

Rokrew Arena [ 8PM EST | 5PM PST ]

• Biweekly stream out of New Jersey featuring P4:A and Guilty Gear/Aquapazza alternating.

Fraud-Free Fridays [ 9PM EST | 6PM PST ]

• Weekly tournament run at the FGTV house. Don't forget about the second FGTV stream as well which compliments the main one.

No Mercy Fridays [ 10PM EST | 7PM PST ]

• Norcal weekly featuring VF5:FS, SCV and TTT2 continues at it's new location, Starbase Arcade.

The Midnight Challenge [ 11PM EST | 8PM PST ]

• Weekly P4:A tournaments run by Gamecenter.

Electric Wind God Fridays [ 11:30PM EST | 8:30PM PST ]

• TTT2 weeklies hosted by Aris out of Super Arcade in Walnut, California.

Game Spot Versus SSFIIX Casuals & 3on3 Tournament (JP) [ 8:20PM JST | 7:20AM EST | 4:20AM PST ]

• Super Turbo action from Japan.

Saturday Night Snapback [ 10PM EST | 7PM PST ]

• NorCal weekly featuring SFxTK, SSFIV AE and UMvC3 continues at it's new location, Starbase Arcade.

Game Spot Versus CvS2 Casuals & 3on3 Tournament (JP) [ 1PM JST | 12AM EST | 9PM PDT (previous day) ]

• CvS2 action from Japan.

Real Honest Sundays [ 4PM EST | 1PM PST ]

• NorCal weekly featuring CvS2 and KoF XIII C continues at it's new location, Starbase Arcade.

GGPO VanBats [ 4PM EST | 1PM PST ]

• Weekly GGPO Vampire Savior ranbats streamed by GAFer Rotanibur.

On GAF we have various members that stream fighting games from time to time too:

• Kadey
• Sixfortyfive

Additionally, if you want to really get involved, you may want to check out the various OTs for specific games:

• BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
• Dead or Alive 5
• Gundam Extreme VS
• The King of Fighters XIII
• Marvel vs. Capcom Origins
• Mortal Kombat
• Persona 4: Arena
• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
• Skullgirls
• Soul Calibur V
• Street Fighter X Tekken
• Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v.2012
• Tekken
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2
• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown

GAF isn't the only FG community in town though. Here are a whole bunch of other FG communities across the internet that may be of interest:

• 8WayRun - Soul Calibur franchise community
• DOACentral - Dead or Alive franchise community
• Dream Cancel - King of Fighters franchise community and resource
• Dustloop - Forums/community for Arc System Works-developed games
• Eventhubs - Frequently updated news blog, resource and forums for all things fighting games
• FGCPros hub on Twitch.tv - A collective group of fighting game streamers on Twitch.tv
• FreeStepDodge - Dead or Alive franchise community
• Homing Cancel - Arcana Heart community
• iPlaywinner - Large fighting game news site and resource, and the home to Teamsp00ky and iPlaywinner
• Jet Upper - UK-centric news source and community
• Mayonaka Midnight - Persona 4 Arena community and resource
• Melty Bread - Melty Blood community
• Mizuumi - A resource for various "poverty" games
• Shoryuken - Mainly 2D-game centric hub, and probably one of, if not the largest FG community on the internet
• TekkenZaibatsu - Tekken franchise community
• Test Your Might - Mortal Kombat and Injustice community and resource
• Smash Boards - The largest Smash Bros. Community™
• VFDC - Virtua Fighter franchise community site

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If you have any suggestions for the OP, please do not hesitate to post in this thread or PM me to let me know.

[A Pretty Panda]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rGwdoTVJgs

boom boom acka lacka lacka boom of the week

[Professor Beef]

Is this the thread for FGC members, or fans of FGC members?

[A Pretty Panda]

Is this the thread for FGC members, or fans of FGC members?

I'm a pot monster who loses to top players who are you???

[Professor Beef]

I'm a pot monster who loses to top players who are you???

i've been on streams before, watch your mouth

[Busaiku]

Stickbug will be streaming anime at Winter Brawl.

[Grecco]

http://gyazo.com/00a9de5e29afffad3a490c8b0476339d

Bananaken posted this lol

[Azure J]

Enzo's thread titles are always on point. :lol

Can't believe that game exists and Crash never found his way into the roster...

[Xevren]

http://gyazo.com/00a9de5e29afffad3a490c8b0476339d Bananaken posted this lol

Wow. That's something special.

[biosnake20]

Which west coast players are coming to winter brawl?

[jbug617]

Which west coast players are coming to winter brawl?

I know Justin and I think PR Rog will also be there.

[Kadey]

Panda hun, be a good little boy and start working on the Winter Brawl thread.

Also the The On Blast show will be lovely this week.

The conclusion between EMP and EMPR will be at hand. Each will finalize their wager for the battle at Winter Brawl. Also supposedly Jebailey will be on and we all know how much Triforce loves Jebailey. Besides that, the VGX crew and other FGC staples will probably be on and put their two cents on things.

[phaonaut]

Panda hun, be a good little boy and start working on the Winter Brawl thread. Also the The On Blast show will be lovely this week. The conclusion between EMP and EMPR will be at hand. Each will finalize their wager for the battle at Winter Brawl. Also supposedly Jebailey will be on and we all know how much Triforce loves Jebailey. Besides that, the VGX crew and other FGC staples will probably be on and put their two cents on things.

No archives of the last show?

[Azure J]

This week is going to be a blast. Playstation meeting is going to DHC into Battle Circuit? Where's my popcorn?

[jbug617]

This week is going to be a blast. Playstation meeting is going to DHC into Battle Circuit? Where's my popcorn?

VxG guy is going to be at Battle Circuit.

[A Pretty Panda]

Panda hun, be a good little boy and start working on the Winter Brawl thread.

I'm an uninspired artist I can't work under these conditions.

[Kadey]

No archives of the last show?

Part three. The EMP stuff begins at 55. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHhmyXicIro

Part four. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgsnCZpDskM

[A Pretty Panda]

I can make the thread if I can think of a really dumb idea.

[Shouta]

Oh my god, trolling Rog on stream is so much fun.

[Judderman]

Misconceptions.

[Dahbomb]

Weak ass thread title. PSASBR is like 2 months ago or some shit.

[Azure J]

Going back through the last two pages of the last FGW thread makes me so happy that I overlooked posting in it today. Some of you guys have way too much hate for 3rd strike characters... :P

Also, Dahbomb killed me with the Phoenix Wright comment. Remember guys, Wright got in over Megaman (X). [/still salty]

[phaonaut]

Part three. The EMP stuff begins at 55. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHhmyXicIro Part four. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgsnCZpDskM

Thank you.

[A Pretty Panda]

Why is Honda not in SFxT?

[Busaiku]

You X people...
You people got Zero, and you still want X.

Meanwhile we have no Mega Man, Roll, Proto Man, nothing!

[Dahbomb]

The most important thing to happen last week was the meltdown from the "Oh Yay, another Mario game" thread. This week's FGW thread should've been "Oh Yay, another major tournament".

Oh well...

Hidden Missiles are dildos.

[KingofSarus]

What is a "PSASBR?"

[Azure J]

You X people... You people got Zero, and you still want X. Meanwhile we have no Mega Man, Roll, Proto Man, nothing!

I'm cool with classic Megs if they OD with Rush Jet as a mobility option.

The most important thing to happen last week was the meltdown from the "Oh Yay, another Mario game" thread. This week's FGW thread should've been "Oh Yay, another major tournament". Oh well... Hidden Missiles are dildos.

That thread and today's "Nintendo, why you no 3rd party" thread are pretty much heralds to life on GAF post the 20th. Imagine my surprise when three or so of the usual communities I check in on here have casualties all from the latter thread.

[ipitydatfu]

Lets get this high stakes money match set up

[Busaiku]

Lets get this high stakes money match set up

We sports now.

[Smedwicks]

http://gyazo.com/00a9de5e29afffad3a490c8b0476339d Bananaken posted this lol

...I just. Wow. That's... that's wow.

Panda hun, be a good little boy and start working on the Winter Brawl thread. Also the The On Blast show will be lovely this week. The conclusion between EMP and EMPR will be at hand. Each will finalize their wager for the battle at Winter Brawl. Also supposedly Jebailey will be on and we all know how much Triforce loves Jebailey. Besides that, the VGX crew and other FGC staples will probably be on and put their two cents on things.

Oh I am going to watch this with popcorn at the ready. You best believe it. This is gonna be good. Let's get some Jebailey vs Triforce going.

[devastatorprime]

So, any chance Darkstalkers is announced on the 20th as a launch title for PS4? A man can dream right?

[Azure J]

Lets get this high stakes money match set up

ANY. AMOUNT. OF. MONEY.

I want to see this go down.

[DEATH™]

I thought the thread title will be something about ZTS...

:D

[Judderman]

So, any chance Darkstalkers is announced on the 20th as a launch title for PS4? A man can dream right?

Not gonna happen.

[toddhunter]

Weak ass thread title. PSASBR is like 2 months ago or some shit.

I agree. It is like watching a re-run of murphy brown. You can see it is comedy but it is referencing topics that are from so long ago and now so irrelevant that it is hard to laugh.

Having said that, thanks again for the thread Enzo.

Oh I am going to watch this with popcorn at the ready. You best believe it. This is gonna be good. Let's get some Jebailey vs Triforce going.

Meh Jebailey gets to be relevant one week a year during CEO. Until then he is Li Joe tier

[Tizoc]

Not gonna happen.

...but you WANT it to be announced right?
I rewatched the Darkstalkers teaser video last night again from NYCC, and I feel like we'd get a new DS this year.
I won't hold my breath on the gameplay myself tho, but hey we got 2 of the must have DS games coming out soon, so no biggy.

[sephi22]

Lando is funnier than Mike Ross and Gootecks combined

[Busaiku]

What if they make Darkstalkers a 3D game.

[toddhunter]

Lando is funnier than Mike Ross and Gootecks combined

So is Mike Ross

[Smedwicks]

I agree. It is like watching a re-run of murphy brown. You can see it is comedy but it is referencing topics that are from so long ago and now so irrelevant that it is hard to laugh. Having said that, thanks again for the thread Enzo. Meh Jebailey gets to be relevant one week a year during CEO. Until then he is Li Joe tier

You say LI Joe tier like Jebailey is cool.

[ZTS]

I liked the fans of the fgc one better.

[toddhunter]

I liked the fans of the fgc one better.

Then Enzo chose wisely

[Judderman]

...but you WANT it to be announced right? I rewatched the Darkstalkers teaser video last night again from NYCC, and I feel like we'd get a new DS this year. I won't hold my breath on the gameplay myself tho, but hey we got 2 of the must have DS games coming out soon, so no biggy.

I want it to be announced, but I think they are sticking to using Resurrection as a litmus test.

[A Pretty Panda]

ZTS
wants to be relevant in the fgc and among fans of the fgc
(Today, 12:57 AM)

[Ice 9]

Why is Honda not in SFxT?

Is the other Honda in?

[toddhunter]

I want it to be announced, but I think they are sticking to using Resurrection as a litmus test.

Maybe, I don't think anybody could doubt the popularity of darkstalkers, especially after all the recent hype.

[enzo_gt]

The most important thing to happen last week was the meltdown from the "Oh Yay, another Mario game" thread. This week's FGW thread should've been "Oh Yay, another major tournament". Oh well... Hidden Missiles are dildos.

It was more in reference to the coming week. Y'know, considering the biggest thing in gaming right now is the impending Orbis announcement.

I thought the thread title will be something about ZTS... :D

You know I would have, but he needs to step his GAF Credit Rating™ up. Tekken Zaibatsu points don't get ya much around here.

[ipitydatfu]

oops

edit:

Capcom didn't want Mike Ross to get 4th at Evo again.

lol

[Smedwicks]

Why is Honda not in SFxT?

Capcom didn't want Mike Ross to get 4th at Evo again.