Added a calendar section detailing some of the upcoming events for May. Do not miss next week. A LOT of events coming next week, in Japan, Australia and the US, so be on the look-out.
Didn't work on the event descriptions like I wanted to last week, maybe I'll get around to it this time.
Events are in approximate order of start time. Note that events may be added/removed/updated as more information becomes available. If you have info on upcoming events for the week, or a stream you think should be featured, feel free to make a post below or send a PM.
Last week's thread (April 16-22)
APRIL 23 - 29
SPECIAL EVENTS
The fan vote for KVOxGODSGARDEN is open. Remember every 24 hours your votes are refreshed, so be sure to vote everyday. Click here to vote.
April 28 Tokyo Game Night is bringing you STRIKE.1, a SoulCalibur V event. There will be a double-elimination singles tournament as well as a 10on10 team battle between SC DREAM Team, led by Plasma and Altena, and the Gaming Celebrity Team, led Hameko and Fuudo. There will also be a character creation contest, with viewer participation. The tournament is scheduled to start at 7PM JST (UTC +9, 6AM EDT) and is planned to stream on Ustream and TwitchTV, with an English stream also planned.
MLG is holding the Spring Fighter Arena on April 28 in New York City. The event will feature both Mortal Kombat and SoulCalibur V, with the Top 8 placers from the Winter Championship competing in each game.
April 28-29 in Japan is the first Tougeki 2012 qualifier, Cho Tougeki. Taking place at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan as part of the Nico Nico Cho Kaigi, this special qualifier will feature all six of the arcade titles (no qualifiers for the console games):
Though most of the Tougeki games this year are team competitions, all of the qualifiers at Cho Tougeki will be singles tournaments. SSFIV AE (and SSFIV AE only) will have a double-elimination format. The winners of each the respective qualifiers are allowed to choose their teammates, and earn a spot in the finals tournament, skipping the block qualifiers that are usually played.
On April 29 there will also be an SSFIV AE concept match event featuring Fuudo, MDR, Haitani, Mago, Tokido, Kazunoko, Uryo, Momochi, Umehara and Nuki. Unfortunately, the concept matcheswill not be streamed.
Being a part of a Nico Nico event, naturally the stream will be on Nico Live. This event (as well as Tougeki 2012) will be free to watch. You must have a Nico Nico account in order to watch Nico Live streams. Check here to register.
The Road to EVO continues with Civil War 4, April 28-29. The location is Richmond, Virgina, so expect to see some of the less known talent from the South competing. Here's a list of the official tournaments:
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND
The King of Fighters XIII
Mortal Kombat
Skullgirls
SoulCalibur V
Street Fighter X Tekken
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver.2012
Tekken 6
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
The event will be streamed by Team Sp00ky.
CALENDAR
A look at some of the upcoming events for May.
KokuNuki Cup (SFIII:3S 5on5) - May 4
KVO - May 4-5
-KVOxGODSGARDEN (as part of KVO) - May 4
Shadowloo Showdown 2012 - May 4-6
Season's Beatings: Summer Slam (Road to EVO) - May 5-6
Battle at the Capitol (NorCal charity event) - May 5-6
3rd MANIAX Vol.4 - May 13
Virtua Fighter5 Final Showdown Launch Party (featuring Fuudo, Chibita) - May 19
KICHI-GUY vs. GACHI-MUCHI Team Battle (JP SSFIV AE 20on20) - May 19
Toryuken (Canada, Road to EVO) May 19-20
UFGT8 (Road to EVO) - May 25-27
EVO 2012 - July 6-8 | Register for EVO - Register before May and save $20.
MONDAY
LI Joe Show | 9PM EDT
LI Joe's weekly talk show.
http://www.twitch.tv/thisislijoe
Archive (1:28:07)
Option-Select Mixup Monday | SFXTK, SSFIV AE, UMvC3 | 10PM EDT
http://www.twitch.tv/optionselect
Archive (4:35:15)
UltraChenTV: First Attack - Training You On Training Mode | 8PM PDT
No Lv3 Focus this week.
http://www.twitch.tv/ultrachentv
Archive (1:32:51)
TUESDAY
Empire Arcadia TV | 1AM EDT (after the LI Joe Show from Monday)
If you want to hear TriForce GameMaster: Dark Emperor of Arcadia rant on a variety of FGC subjects, check it out. Note that recordings are deleted almost immediately after, so If you don't watch live, you won't be able to watch at all.
http://www.twitch.tv/empire_arcadia_tv
AmalgameTV (JP) | 10PM JST (UTC +9, 9AM EDT)
Frieda and Fubarduck's weekly show.
http://www.twitch.tv/frieda0914
Archive
Part 1 (1:34:31) | Part 2 (43:45)
WinnerStaysOn SSFIV AE (UK) | 7PM BST (UTC +1, 2PM EDT)
http://www.twitch.tv/armshouse
Archive
Part 1 (2:25:28) | Part 2 (1:33:14)
The Break Weekly #156 | SG, UMvC3 | 8PM EDT
http://www.twitch.tv/8wayrun
Archive
Part 1 (1:24:39) | Part 2 (2:53:50)
WakeUp SRK Live E098 - The Hunted | 6:30PM PDT
This week's guest is Ryan Hunter.
http://www.twitch.tv/keits
Archive
Internet problems towards end of broadcast.
Part 1 (1:12:58) | Part 2 (4:20) | Part 3 (4:12) | Part 4 (3:09)
UltraChenTV: Tuchus Tuesdays Ep. 10 - Analyzing Skullgirls at PowerUp | 8PM PDT (after WakeUp SRK Live)
http://www.twitch.tv/ultrachentv
Archive (1:32:51)
Cross Counter Live #205 | 9PM PDT
MrWizard will be on the show with some exclusive announcements.
http://www.youtube.com/thestreamtv
Archive (1:14:08)
WEDNESDAY
Game Spot Versus KOF Casuals (JP) | KOF 1998 UM, KOF 2002 UM | 7PM JST (UTC +9, 6AM EDT)
Primarily streaming 2002 UM, but occasionally 1998 UM or other games in the KOF series.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/versus-live21
Archive
Part 1 (1:17:51) | Part 2 (1:31:56) | [url=http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/22114170]Part 3 (1:43:56)
TOPANGA TV #39(JP) | 8:30PM JST (UTC +9, 7:30AM EDT)
http://www.twitch.tv/topangatv
Archive (2:09:06)
Big Two #24 | SFXTK, SSFIV AE, UMvC3 | 7PM EDT
http://www.own3d.tv/teamspooky
Archive
Part 1 (15:01) | Part 2 (2:00:00) | Part 3 (2:00:03) | Part 4 (33:22)
Bracket
SFXTK (singles) Bracket
SSFIV AE Bracket
UMvC3 Bracket
Wednesday Night Xanbats | SG, SFXTK, UMvC3 | 9PM EDT
http://www.twitch.tv/vgbootcamp
Archive
Part 1 (51:31) | Part 2 (5:17:49)
Wednesday Night Fights Arcade Edition 2012 Season 2.5 | SFXTK, SSFIV AE | 8PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/leveluplive
Archive
Part 1 (1:21:12) | Part 2 (4:32:50)
Brackets
SFXTK Bracket
SSFIV AE Bracket
Starbase Arcade | SCV, SFXTK, SSFIV AE, UMvC3 | 9PM PDT
This week has a series of FT10 matches planned:
UMvC3: Honzo_gonzo (Task/Doom/Ammy) vs The Rimrattler (Wesker/Task/Strange)
UMvC3: Hagure (Doom/Task/Ammy) vs Karmaa (Trish/Nova/Doom)
SSFIV AE: DemonLos (Balrog) vs Doug (Guy)
SFXTK: HooDaMan (Nina/Heihachi) vs Ramin (Ken/Steve)
SCV: Ceirnian (Viola) vs. KrayzieCD (Maxi)
http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner
Archive
Part 1 (3:43:00) | Part 2 (5:53) | Part 3 (59:17) | Part 4 (46:04)
THURSDAY
Game Spot Versus SFIII:3S Casuals + East-West Battle (JP) | 8:20PM JST (UTC +9, 7:20 EDT)
Streaming from TwitchTV this week.
http://www.twitch.tv/game_versus
Archive
Part 1 (1:25:30) | Part 2 (2:25:41)
WinnerStaysOn UMvC3 (UK) | 7PM BST (UTC +1, 2PM EDT)
http://www.twitch.tv/armshouse
Archive
Part 1 (6:46) | Part 2 (1:18:44) | Part 3 (17:20) | Part 4 (5:56) | Part 5 (2:32:38)
Salty Battles Weekly #11 | SG, SCV, UMvC3 | 7PM EDT
SCV will now be replacing SFXTK.
http://www.twitch.tv/8wayrun
Archive (4:33:08)
Valley Stream Monsters Thursday Night Casuals | MK | 8PM EDT
http://www.twitch.tv/kombatnetwork
Archive
Part 1 (55:48) | Part 2 (17:55) | Part 3 (2:24:53)
The Runback Season 2.5 | KOF XIII, UMvC3 | 8PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/leveluplive
Archive (4:26:18)
Brackets
KOF XIII Bracket
UMvC3 Bracket
Thursday Night Throwdown | SFXTK, SSFIV AE, UMvC3 | 9PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/srklive
Archive (5:08:51)
FRIDAY
KaoTV! (JP) | 11PM JST (UTC +9, 10AM EDT)
For those who know how to use Nico Live, also join the GODSGARDEN community page on Nico to know when Ura KaoTV! goes live.
http://www.twitch.tv/godsgarden
The Kumate! #3 | KOF XIII | 7PM EDT
The third entry in Akuma Hokoru's KOF tournament series. Sp00ky will be streaming Civil War, so it's unknown whether this will be streamed.
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown STA Tournament Series 1.3 | VF5 FS | 7PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner
Fraud-Free Fridays | UMvC3 | 6PM PDT
Streaming live from the FGTV house.
http://www.twitch.tv/fgtvlive
GameCenter Biweekly | KOF XIII, SSFIV AE, UMvC3 | 8PM PDT
www.twitch.tv/finestko
Electric Wind God Fridays | TK6 | 8:30PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/avoidingthepuddle
SATURDAY
Game Spot Versus SSFIIX Casuals & 3on3 Tournament (JP) | SSFIIX (ST) | 8:20PM JST (+9 UTC, 7:20 EDT)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/versus-live21
Team St1ckBuG | BBCSE, G:EX VS, GGXX AC, MBAACC, SG | 12PM EDT
Team St1ckBuG celebrates the release of Skullgirls with tournaments for anime games as well as Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS.
http://twitch.tv/st1ckbug
Southtown Arcade Ranbats 4.2: Saturday Night Snapback | SSFIV AE, SFXTK, UMvC3 | 5PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner
SUNDAY
Southtown Arcade Ranbats 4.2: Real Honest Sundays | CvS2, KOF XIII | 1PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner
Ask Dr. Sub-Zero Live! | 3PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/AskDrSubZero
SUPER Sundays Ranking Battle | SSFIIX (S) | 4PM PDT
A new Ranbat series at SUPER Arcade.
http://twitch.tv/iebattlegrounds
Didn't work on the event descriptions like I wanted to last week, maybe I'll get around to it this time.
Events are in approximate order of start time. Note that events may be added/removed/updated as more information becomes available. If you have info on upcoming events for the week, or a stream you think should be featured, feel free to make a post below or send a PM.
Last week's thread (April 16-22)
APRIL 23 - 29
SPECIAL EVENTS
The fan vote for KVOxGODSGARDEN is open. Remember every 24 hours your votes are refreshed, so be sure to vote everyday. Click here to vote.
April 28 Tokyo Game Night is bringing you STRIKE.1, a SoulCalibur V event. There will be a double-elimination singles tournament as well as a 10on10 team battle between SC DREAM Team, led by Plasma and Altena, and the Gaming Celebrity Team, led Hameko and Fuudo. There will also be a character creation contest, with viewer participation. The tournament is scheduled to start at 7PM JST (UTC +9, 6AM EDT) and is planned to stream on Ustream and TwitchTV, with an English stream also planned.
MLG is holding the Spring Fighter Arena on April 28 in New York City. The event will feature both Mortal Kombat and SoulCalibur V, with the Top 8 placers from the Winter Championship competing in each game.
Be sure to watch this weekend.The Fighter Arena will be broadcast LIVE online via two streams, beginning Saturday, April 28 at 2:00pm ET.
Stream 1 will feature constant gameplay cast by Juicebox Abel, Tom Brady, and Bibulous. SD viewing will be free and HD viewing passes will be available soon for $4.99.
The Dr Pepper Ultimate Access stream, hosted by Gootecks, will be free all weekend long and will feature behind-the-scenes coverage, interviews and more.
April 28-29 in Japan is the first Tougeki 2012 qualifier, Cho Tougeki. Taking place at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan as part of the Nico Nico Cho Kaigi, this special qualifier will feature all six of the arcade titles (no qualifiers for the console games):
April 28
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver.2012
Virtua Fighter5 Final Showdown
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
April 29
Aquapazza
Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver.2012
Virtua Fighter5 Final Showdown
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
April 29
Aquapazza
Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited
Though most of the Tougeki games this year are team competitions, all of the qualifiers at Cho Tougeki will be singles tournaments. SSFIV AE (and SSFIV AE only) will have a double-elimination format. The winners of each the respective qualifiers are allowed to choose their teammates, and earn a spot in the finals tournament, skipping the block qualifiers that are usually played.
On April 29 there will also be an SSFIV AE concept match event featuring Fuudo, MDR, Haitani, Mago, Tokido, Kazunoko, Uryo, Momochi, Umehara and Nuki. Unfortunately, the concept matcheswill not be streamed.
Being a part of a Nico Nico event, naturally the stream will be on Nico Live. This event (as well as Tougeki 2012) will be free to watch. You must have a Nico Nico account in order to watch Nico Live streams. Check here to register.
The Road to EVO continues with Civil War 4, April 28-29. The location is Richmond, Virgina, so expect to see some of the less known talent from the South competing. Here's a list of the official tournaments:
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND
The King of Fighters XIII
Mortal Kombat
Skullgirls
SoulCalibur V
Street Fighter X Tekken
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver.2012
Tekken 6
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
The event will be streamed by Team Sp00ky.
CALENDAR
A look at some of the upcoming events for May.
KokuNuki Cup (SFIII:3S 5on5) - May 4
KVO - May 4-5
-KVOxGODSGARDEN (as part of KVO) - May 4
Shadowloo Showdown 2012 - May 4-6
Season's Beatings: Summer Slam (Road to EVO) - May 5-6
Battle at the Capitol (NorCal charity event) - May 5-6
3rd MANIAX Vol.4 - May 13
Virtua Fighter5 Final Showdown Launch Party (featuring Fuudo, Chibita) - May 19
KICHI-GUY vs. GACHI-MUCHI Team Battle (JP SSFIV AE 20on20) - May 19
Toryuken (Canada, Road to EVO) May 19-20
UFGT8 (Road to EVO) - May 25-27
EVO 2012 - July 6-8 | Register for EVO - Register before May and save $20.
MONDAY
LI Joe Show | 9PM EDT
LI Joe's weekly talk show.
http://www.twitch.tv/thisislijoe
Archive (1:28:07)
Option-Select Mixup Monday | SFXTK, SSFIV AE, UMvC3 | 10PM EDT
http://www.twitch.tv/optionselect
Archive (4:35:15)
UltraChenTV: First Attack - Training You On Training Mode | 8PM PDT
No Lv3 Focus this week.
http://www.twitch.tv/ultrachentv
Archive (1:32:51)
TUESDAY
Empire Arcadia TV | 1AM EDT (after the LI Joe Show from Monday)
If you want to hear TriForce GameMaster: Dark Emperor of Arcadia rant on a variety of FGC subjects, check it out. Note that recordings are deleted almost immediately after, so If you don't watch live, you won't be able to watch at all.
http://www.twitch.tv/empire_arcadia_tv
AmalgameTV (JP) | 10PM JST (UTC +9, 9AM EDT)
Frieda and Fubarduck's weekly show.
http://www.twitch.tv/frieda0914
Archive
Part 1 (1:34:31) | Part 2 (43:45)
WinnerStaysOn SSFIV AE (UK) | 7PM BST (UTC +1, 2PM EDT)
http://www.twitch.tv/armshouse
Archive
Part 1 (2:25:28) | Part 2 (1:33:14)
The Break Weekly #156 | SG, UMvC3 | 8PM EDT
http://www.twitch.tv/8wayrun
Archive
Part 1 (1:24:39) | Part 2 (2:53:50)
WakeUp SRK Live E098 - The Hunted | 6:30PM PDT
This week's guest is Ryan Hunter.
http://www.twitch.tv/keits
Archive
Internet problems towards end of broadcast.
Part 1 (1:12:58) | Part 2 (4:20) | Part 3 (4:12) | Part 4 (3:09)
UltraChenTV: Tuchus Tuesdays Ep. 10 - Analyzing Skullgirls at PowerUp | 8PM PDT (after WakeUp SRK Live)
http://www.twitch.tv/ultrachentv
Archive (1:32:51)
Cross Counter Live #205 | 9PM PDT
MrWizard will be on the show with some exclusive announcements.
http://www.youtube.com/thestreamtv
Archive (1:14:08)
WEDNESDAY
Game Spot Versus KOF Casuals (JP) | KOF 1998 UM, KOF 2002 UM | 7PM JST (UTC +9, 6AM EDT)
Primarily streaming 2002 UM, but occasionally 1998 UM or other games in the KOF series.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/versus-live21
Archive
Part 1 (1:17:51) | Part 2 (1:31:56) | [url=http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/22114170]Part 3 (1:43:56)
TOPANGA TV #39(JP) | 8:30PM JST (UTC +9, 7:30AM EDT)
http://www.twitch.tv/topangatv
Archive (2:09:06)
Big Two #24 | SFXTK, SSFIV AE, UMvC3 | 7PM EDT
http://www.own3d.tv/teamspooky
Archive
Part 1 (15:01) | Part 2 (2:00:00) | Part 3 (2:00:03) | Part 4 (33:22)
Bracket
SFXTK (singles) Bracket
SSFIV AE Bracket
UMvC3 Bracket
Wednesday Night Xanbats | SG, SFXTK, UMvC3 | 9PM EDT
http://www.twitch.tv/vgbootcamp
Archive
Part 1 (51:31) | Part 2 (5:17:49)
Wednesday Night Fights Arcade Edition 2012 Season 2.5 | SFXTK, SSFIV AE | 8PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/leveluplive
Archive
Part 1 (1:21:12) | Part 2 (4:32:50)
Brackets
SFXTK Bracket
SSFIV AE Bracket
Starbase Arcade | SCV, SFXTK, SSFIV AE, UMvC3 | 9PM PDT
This week has a series of FT10 matches planned:
UMvC3: Honzo_gonzo (Task/Doom/Ammy) vs The Rimrattler (Wesker/Task/Strange)
UMvC3: Hagure (Doom/Task/Ammy) vs Karmaa (Trish/Nova/Doom)
SSFIV AE: DemonLos (Balrog) vs Doug (Guy)
SFXTK: HooDaMan (Nina/Heihachi) vs Ramin (Ken/Steve)
SCV: Ceirnian (Viola) vs. KrayzieCD (Maxi)
http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner
Archive
Part 1 (3:43:00) | Part 2 (5:53) | Part 3 (59:17) | Part 4 (46:04)
THURSDAY
Game Spot Versus SFIII:3S Casuals + East-West Battle (JP) | 8:20PM JST (UTC +9, 7:20 EDT)
Streaming from TwitchTV this week.
http://www.twitch.tv/game_versus
Archive
Part 1 (1:25:30) | Part 2 (2:25:41)
WinnerStaysOn UMvC3 (UK) | 7PM BST (UTC +1, 2PM EDT)
http://www.twitch.tv/armshouse
Archive
Part 1 (6:46) | Part 2 (1:18:44) | Part 3 (17:20) | Part 4 (5:56) | Part 5 (2:32:38)
Salty Battles Weekly #11 | SG, SCV, UMvC3 | 7PM EDT
SCV will now be replacing SFXTK.
http://www.twitch.tv/8wayrun
Archive (4:33:08)
Valley Stream Monsters Thursday Night Casuals | MK | 8PM EDT
http://www.twitch.tv/kombatnetwork
Archive
Part 1 (55:48) | Part 2 (17:55) | Part 3 (2:24:53)
The Runback Season 2.5 | KOF XIII, UMvC3 | 8PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/leveluplive
Archive (4:26:18)
Brackets
KOF XIII Bracket
UMvC3 Bracket
Thursday Night Throwdown | SFXTK, SSFIV AE, UMvC3 | 9PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/srklive
Archive (5:08:51)
FRIDAY
KaoTV! (JP) | 11PM JST (UTC +9, 10AM EDT)
For those who know how to use Nico Live, also join the GODSGARDEN community page on Nico to know when Ura KaoTV! goes live.
http://www.twitch.tv/godsgarden
The Kumate! #3 | KOF XIII | 7PM EDT
The third entry in Akuma Hokoru's KOF tournament series. Sp00ky will be streaming Civil War, so it's unknown whether this will be streamed.
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown STA Tournament Series 1.3 | VF5 FS | 7PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner
Fraud-Free Fridays | UMvC3 | 6PM PDT
Streaming live from the FGTV house.
http://www.twitch.tv/fgtvlive
GameCenter Biweekly | KOF XIII, SSFIV AE, UMvC3 | 8PM PDT
www.twitch.tv/finestko
Electric Wind God Fridays | TK6 | 8:30PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/avoidingthepuddle
SATURDAY
Game Spot Versus SSFIIX Casuals & 3on3 Tournament (JP) | SSFIIX (ST) | 8:20PM JST (+9 UTC, 7:20 EDT)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/versus-live21
Team St1ckBuG | BBCSE, G:EX VS, GGXX AC, MBAACC, SG | 12PM EDT
Team St1ckBuG celebrates the release of Skullgirls with tournaments for anime games as well as Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS.
http://twitch.tv/st1ckbug
Southtown Arcade Ranbats 4.2: Saturday Night Snapback | SSFIV AE, SFXTK, UMvC3 | 5PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner
SUNDAY
Southtown Arcade Ranbats 4.2: Real Honest Sundays | CvS2, KOF XIII | 1PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner
Ask Dr. Sub-Zero Live! | 3PM PDT
http://www.twitch.tv/AskDrSubZero
SUPER Sundays Ranking Battle | SSFIIX (S) | 4PM PDT
A new Ranbat series at SUPER Arcade.
http://twitch.tv/iebattlegrounds