Week of March 18th to the 24th.
Fighting Games Weekly is the weekly discussion thread for all things fighting games. News, events, streams, videos, players, drama, everything fighting game related.
New to FGC-GAF is the FGC-GAF Index which lists the fighting games GAFers plays as a neat reference with some rough statistics to boot. To add yourself to the index, quote this post and use the survey link below. Please remember to save/bookmark the "Edit your response" link so you can edit your responses if/when you buy a game already on the list or a new game that releases in the future.
Last week's thread.
Fighting Games Weekly is the weekly discussion thread for all things fighting games. News, events, streams, videos, players, drama, everything fighting game related.
New to FGC-GAF is the FGC-GAF Index which lists the fighting games GAFers plays as a neat reference with some rough statistics to boot. To add yourself to the index, quote this post and use the survey link below. Please remember to save/bookmark the "Edit your response" link so you can edit your responses if/when you buy a game already on the list or a new game that releases in the future.
Last week's thread.
Mad Catz Unveiled [ Thursday ] [ 9PM EDT | 6PM PDT ]
- Madcatz teams up with Team Sp00ky to bring a series of AE and UMvC3 exhibitions to PAX East featuring some of the best players in the entire world, including a runback between Valle and Daigo.
- A list of the fighting game exhibitions is available here.
- Location and more information about the event is available here.
- A panel of Capcom’s producers and product managers to share the latest details on all the upcoming Capcom games and plan to show two NEW product announcements. One of which has been revealed to be Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara & Tower Of Doom, and the other potentially being a new fighting game product, as teased by Ono multiple times.
- SRK presents the first of three bonus opportunities to earn WNF/TRB ranking points with a pot bonus added on top, alongside a 5v5 UCI vs. TRB exhibition to kick it off.
- Location, fees, fees, payout, points distribution and more information is available here.
- Out of Amsterdam comes the self-proclaimed biggest Holland fighting game tournament ever, featuring a ton of big international talent and one of the most confusingly awesome tournament promo trailers of all time.
- This event continues through Sunday.
- Location, rules, format, fees, payout, schedules and more information is available here.
- Kamada Digital Group presents the latest in their Poverty Festival series out of North Carolina, featuring different ranges of entry fees based on how poverty games are.
- Location, fees, platforms and more information is available here.
- Five Starcade plays host to a Florida monthly featuring a variety of currently run games, streamed by GamerUniversity.
- Fees, payout, schedule and more information is available here.
- The latest NCI currently features P4:A, Aquapazza, Melee 1v1 & 2v2, with potentially more games depending on attendance.
- Location, fees and more information is available here.
- Gootecks, MarkMan and James Chen host a panel discussing the FGC's growth amongst rising interest in eSports and how the FGC has grown into a cottage industry with members planning and organizing their own events, content producers streaming live and on-demand footage and prominent members getting hired by major developers based on their accomplishments in the community.
- The latest in the long-running Atlantic City tournament series returns for it's 10th iteration.
- Schedule, fees, location, rules, format and more information is available here.
- Out of Las Vegas comes a tournament featuring a wide variety of current fighting games, as well as Saturn Bomberman, for some reason.
- Location, fees, payout, format and more information is available here.
- Last year Disorganization XIII gave a beginner’s run-down on how to build an arcade stick. This year, they answer all the questions they didn’t have time to get to last year. (A brief recap of the basics from last year will be given before the Q and A session.)
- The Arena's monthly counterpart of FNC, out of Long Island, New York.
- Location, travel info, fees, format, payout and more information is available here.
UltraChenTV: First Attack & Lv3 Focus [ 11PM EDT | 8PM PDT ]
- Weekly FGC show dedicated to match analysis, teaching, commentary, news, debates, and more! Hosted by UltraDavid and James Chen.
- Bi-weekly featuring around 5 exhibition matches in AE, with a main event usually featuring top players.
Kachitagari TV (JP) [ 9PM JST | 8AM EDT | 5AM PDT ]
- Bon-chan, Kazunoko and Fuudo's new show, focusing primarily on SSFIV AE ranked matches but is branching off into other games as well.
- SSFIV AE and UMvC3 out of the UK, alternating between them every week. [ON HIATUS]
- 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.
- New Jersey's largest weekly featuring SSFIV AE and UMvC3.
- Keits and skisonic host the weekly official podcast of Shoryuken.com
- JamessMK & DarKNaTaS host a raw and uncut weekly talk show discussing events in the FGC with various FGC personalities.
- Weekly FGC show dedicated to match analysis, teaching, commentary, news, debates, and more! Hosted by UltraDavid and James Chen.
- FChamp and the FGTV Live crew host weekly Marvel sessions and hijinks.
- 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.
- iPlaywinner hosts a weekly talk show featuring alpha stream monsters Harrison and Honzo Gonzo.
Game Spot Versus KoF Casuals (JP) [ 7PM JST | 6AM EDT | 3AM PDT ]
- KoF 1998UM, KoF 2002UM and KoF XIII C action from Japan.
- Description needed.
- 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.
- A bi-weekly Smash podcast discussing recent events, news and issues in the Smash community, hosted by Scar, Prog, Cactuar and Sheridan.
- SoCal's biggest weekly at Super Arcade in Walnut, featuring TTT2, VF5:FS and SSFIV AE. Season details are available here.
- NorCal weekly featuring SSFIV AE and UMvC3. [ON HIATUS]
Game Spot Versus SFIII:3S Casuals + East-West Battle (JP) [ 8:20PM JST | 7:20AM EDT | 4:20AM PDT ]
- 3rd Strike action from Japan.
- Description needed.
- Arcade Legacy VS streams out of Cincinnati, Ohio, with varying formats every week.
- MK9. Description needed.
- Weekly 16-player UMvC3 online tournament run by FGTV and sponsored by eightarc.
- UMvC3 weekly out of Long Island, New York, which sometimes features other games.
- A weekly Skullgirls event hosted by Mike Z himself, often featuring updated builds of the game. More information is available here.
- A weekly FGC talk show hosted by iPlaywinner, featuring a varying, ensemble cast of prominent members of the fighting game community.
- 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.
- Description needed.
Game Spot Versus Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost Casuals (JP) [ 7PM JST | 6AM EDT | 3AM PDT ]
- Streaming the newest version of Extreme Vs.
- For those who know how to use Nico Live, also join the GODSGARDEN community page on Nico to know when Ura KaoTV! goes live.
- Biweekly stream out of New Jersey featuring P4:A and Guilty Gear/Aquapazza alternating.
- Weekly tournament run at the FGTV house. Don't forget about the second FGTV stream as well which compliments the main one. [ON HIATUS]
- Norcal weekly featuring VF5:FS, SCV and TTT2 continues at it's new location, Starbase Arcade.
- 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 EDT | 4:20AM PDT ]
- Super Turbo action from Japan.
- 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 EDT | 9PM PDT (previous day) ]
- CvS2 action from Japan.
- NorCal weekly featuring CvS2 and KoF XIII C continues at it's new location, Starbase Arcade.
- Weekly GGPO Vampire Savior ranbats streamed by GAFer Rotanibor.
On GAF we have various members that stream fighting games from time to time too:
Additionally, if you want to really get involved, you may want to check out the various OTs for specific games:
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
- 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, Capcom 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
- UKFGC - UK-centric news source and community
- 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.
," talk about it for weeks, then in the end have it be some random dude for the EMP Diablo 3 division.