[enzo_gt]

Week of March 4th to 10th.

Going to Da Beech Weekly is the weekly discussion thread for all things Empire. Triforce, VxG, da beech, conspiracies about the Rebel Alliance, your boy Rolando, real talk, everything Empire related.

Last week's thread.

Battle Ground UAE [ Friday the 8th ] [ 4PM GST | 7AM EST | 4AM PST ]

• A secondary stream will be available on Falcon Arena.
• Battlegrounds hosts a AE and KoFXIII tournament in Abu Dhabi featuring a host of international guests including some from CafeID.
• Prizes, entry fees, special guests, format and more information is available here.

Savage Saturdays #15 [ Saturday the 9th ] [ 7PM EST | 4PM PST ]

• Next Level's monthly counterpart to Next Level Battle circuit returns this week.
• Location, fees, format, platforms, schedule and more information is available here.

Tight or Fight 7 [ Sunday the 10th ] [ 5PM EST | 2PM PST ]

• A tournament streamed by the FGTV crew featuring AE, UMvC3, TTT2, P4A, KoFXIII and SFxTK.

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
• Darkstalkers: Resurrection
• 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 v.2013
• 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, more US-centric
• 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
• Orochinagi - King of Fighters franchise community and resource, more EU-centric
• 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.

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[SUPARSTARX]

Time to head to da beach for cameras.

[Hag]

put da beach in umvc3

[Judderman]

Godlike OP.

HAIL.

[KingofSarus]

EMP|Beautiful.

EMP|KingofSarus approve of this EMP|thread.

[A Pretty Panda]

http://youtu.be/HaC9CDypIpY?t=26s

[jbug617]

360 Games on Demand Fighting game sale
http://majornelson.com/2013/03/03/xb...-sale-day-6-2/

Highlights

KOF13- $10
AE- $10
TTT2- $20

[Professor Beef]

ALL HAIL DA EMPIRE

[Smedwicks]

Oh my God, that new OP... That's glorious, Enzo.

ALL HAIL THE EMPIRE!

EMP|Smedwicks reporting for duty.

[Zukuu]

Fill me in, what's this beach talki about?

[Seven Force]

Godlike banner.

[The Last Emperor]

Triforce stream

http://www.twitch.tv/donjonnetwork2nd

[Smedwicks]

Fill me in, what's this beach talki about?

You have to GO TO DA BEECH!

We're all going to da beech! For VxG!

[Chindogg]

Oh Christ. Do we really need to give that guy any more attention that he already doesn't deserve?

[A Pretty Panda]

Triforce rant #321541145314541

http://www.twitch.tv/donjonnetwork2nd/new

help I agreed with things he said

[Azure J]

Holy shit this thread. :lol

EMP|GAF|OTT Azure J reporting for duty.

[enzo_gt]

360 Games on Demand Fighting game sale http://majornelson.com/2013/03/03/xb...-sale-day-6-2/ Highlights KOF13- $10 AE- $10 TTT2- $20

REAL TALK. You gamers need to grow up, REAL TALK. Stop this fantasy, playing video game dogshit. Yo this about business, this about money, this about control, this about power. REAL TALK.

[Stabby McSter]

oh lawd look at that glorious banner

i entered a marvel tournament as EMP on friday

[AnFox]

https://twitter.com/jiyunaJP/status/308443446111252480

[phaonaut]

360 Games on Demand Fighting game sale http://majornelson.com/2013/03/03/xb...-sale-day-6-2/ Highlights KOF13- $10 AE- $10 TTT2- $20

Great deals, guess i'll finally pick up tekken. Has anyone played DC vs MK? does online work?Its tempting at $5.

[A Pretty Panda]

Triforce will be at a panel at PAX east!

I have to go now

[sephi22]

RETSU GO TO DA BEACH!

Controversial first page opinion:
Triforce > James Chen

[jbug617]

So who is going to the panel with Triforce on it. He wants Smash as esports.

[Zukuu]

EMP Emp.

That's a boss name.

[Infinite]

https://twitter.com/jiyunaJP/status/308443446111252480

Holy shit man.

[Azure J]

https://twitter.com/jiyunaJP/status/308443446111252480

Every line has been crossed there. No one man should have all that ign'ance.

[Chindogg]

Has anyone played DC vs MK? does online work?Its tempting at $5.

Do yourself a favor and don't. Just save the $5 for an Injustice pre-order. You have a better chance of getting a good game that way.

[Toski]

I remember the threads before the dark times... Before the Empire.

[A Pretty Panda]

Every line has been crossed there. No one man should have all that ign'ance.

He didn't actually say that lol

[Smedwicks]

Triforce is going to act Triforce if they can re-enact the Super Mario Bros. movie.

Or something.

[ViewtifulJC]

Every line has been crossed there. No one man should have all that ign'ance.

I'm pretty sure that's a Panda quote

[Smedwicks]

Triforce disrespecting the Based God.

Death to EMP!

[Stabby McSter]

I'm pretty sure that's a Panda quote

panda is triforce confirmed

[enzo_gt]

Oh Christ. Do we really need to give that guy any more attention that he already doesn't deserve?

The Empire transcends Triforce, it's a development organization for the culture and community of gamers©. [1]

https://twitter.com/jiyunaJP/status/308443446111252480

That's fucked up. That's really fucked up. I have two autistic cousins so this shit boils my blood but I find strange comfort knowing who it comes from. Not surprised coming from someone as disconnected from reality as Triforce, but that's incredibly fucked up. Way to make me regret making this thread for fun already.

[Edgeward]

This OP is just... too SWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTT

[Azure J]

He didn't actually say that lol

Well damn, definitely could fool me.

Edit: Enzo, we got Panda'd

[A Pretty Panda]

The Empire transcends Triforce, it's a development organization for the culture and community of gamers©. That's fucked up. That's really fucked up. I have two autistic cousins so this shit boils my blood but I find strange comfort knowing who it comes from. Not surprised coming from someone as disconnected from reality as Triforce, but that's incredibly fucked up. Way to make me regret making this thread for fun already.

(He didn't actually say that and Jiyuna is dumb)

[Infinite]

The way triforce emphasize his word simply slays me

[enzo_gt]

(He didn't actually say that and Jiyuna is dumb)

Jebaited

[Judderman]

He didn't actually say that lol

He said something along those lines. He called mew2king autistic, and that he should stay playing Smash because it's the only thing he's good at.

[BaroqueSampson]

Triforce on that racist crack

[jbug617]

Who is the real Triforce

or this

[Smedwicks]

Triforce just made up a new racist word.

[Infinite]

Triforce just made up a new racist word.

new? racist?

[KingofSarus]

Let's get this shit happenin'!!!

[Lulubop]

Didn't know Triforce was such a Soulja Boy stan.

[FatboyRoberts]

Who is the real Triforce

[A Pretty Panda]

He said something along those lines. He called mew2king autistic, and that he should stay playing Smash because it's the only thing he's good at.

Well he did mention he was autistic but he didn't bring it up like that. It almost sounded like he was defending the way he acts or w/e.

Stop making me defend Triforce

[BaroqueSampson]

I am just CONSISTENTLY offended by Triforce.

[jbug617]

Triforce is getting roasted on my twitter feed.