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[Venfayth]

https://twitter.com/#!/MrMLGAdam/status/175679214584999936

Soul Calibur V, King of Fighters XIII and Mortal Kombat 9 on PS3 at MLG Winter Championships Columbus. $16,700 in prizes for each.

 

[sixteen-bit]

None of the games are my particular cup of tea, but $16,700 prize pool is pretty large as far as fighting games go.

 

[Slamtastic]

Neat.

How do I watch?

 

[crimzonflame]

Damn KOF13. I might have to watch MLG.

 

[Sir Garbageman]

More publicity for SC5 is a good thing. Loving the game so far.

 

[Venfayth]

http://pro.majorleaguegaming.com/competitions/30

Pro Circuit Winter Championships, Columbus, OH March 23-25

Will be streamed free at mlgpro.com, with HD passes available (yo e-sports), alongside SC2 and Halo Reach (i think)

 

[Deadman]

Same day as norcal regionals.

 

[Fersis]

None of the games are my particular cup of tea, but $16,700 prize pool is pretty large as far as fighting games go.

Banned lol

Spoiler

I thought you liked XIII

Same day as norcal regionals.

=/
They do it on purpose isnt?

 

[h3ro]

Same day as norcal regionals.

Idiots!

I would definitely watch KOF if it wasn't on while there was a major on. Come on MLG.

 

[Venfayth]

=/
They do it on purpose isnt?

The date for MLG's winter circuit has been set in stone pretty much since the last circuit ended in november :/

Doubt even they knew they'd be having more FG's again at that point.

 

[Projectjustice]

kof13 is a great pick up. Best fighting game to come out in a long time!

 

[XenoRaven]

I wonder how much pressure this will put on Capcom to start having their games included in MLG events. Always happy to see more exposure for KoFXIII regardless. Hope it's a big hit.

 

[Deadman]

All the tournaments claim they talk to each other about scheduling yet the clashes are becoming more frequent.

MLG and Assembly

Pax and IPL4

MLG and Dreamhack

MLG and NCR

Im hoping its just entirely down to being forced in to certain dates based on venues being available, rather than doing this on purpose.

 

[Slamtastic]

I wonder how much pressure this will put on Capcom to start having their games included in MLG events. Always happy to see more exposure for KoFXIII regardless. Hope it's a big hit.

Capcom has sided with IPL, see Cross Assualt

 

[TheThunder]

KOF13 is pretty hype, so I'm happy to see it get some love.

I'm also glad that Capcom sided with IPL instead of MLG, MLG format is really dumb and they are pretty stubborn.

 

[AAK]

KOF is such a fantastic game... too bad I suck at it. It's truly a joy to play regardless. Hope more people pick it up.

 

[Busaiku]

Now anime is left all alone.

 

[Terareflection]

Now anime is left all alone.

Animevo.

It will be interesting to see what the top players in all three games will do in the future.

 

[smurfx]

combofiend has been playing kof13 a lot lately so he might show up now that there is a lot of money on the line.

 

[h3ro]

You all should play BlazBlue. It's a good game.

 

[Kamek]

Not an MLG fan at all, but if they have KoF 13 I might actually have to tune in.

 

[KidA Seven]

All the tournaments claim they talk to each other about scheduling yet the clashes are becoming more frequent.

MLG and Assembly

Pax and IPL4

MLG and Dreamhack

MLG and NCR

Im hoping its just entirely down to being forced in to certain dates based on venues being available, rather than doing this on purpose.

Can't blame them. There are only so many weekends on the year that you can choose in order to get venues. It's really hard nowadays since there are so many Fighting Game Tournaments now.

 

[Venfayth]

MLG offering to let sp00ky produce their FG streams?:

https://twitter.com/#!/MrMLGAdam/status/175758180691873792

Hey #FGC, you guys like Team Spooky right? How would you feel about those guys producing @mlg streams ?

 

[CPS2]

I'd love to see team spooky or 8wayrun involved. This is just great news, I mean it doesn't really interfere with the Capcom stuff, and we get to see if all our fears about the esports boogeyman are real or not. We found out last week that the fgc boogeyman is real >_>

 

[durrrrrrrrrr]

sorry NCR, KOFXIII and SC5? they got my view.

 

[@MUWANdo]

The date for MLG's winter circuit has been set in stone pretty much since the last circuit ended in november :/

Doubt even they knew they'd be having more FG's again at that point.

People have been telling them not to do this for months, and MLG's response was "you're being paranoid, stop worrying". Yeah.

 

[Edgeward]

I don't think I've ever watched an MLG event. If they have SCV ad KOF, gonna have to change that.

 

[Mr Jared]

Looking at this realistically in regards to NorCal Regionals, the only game this affects is King of Fighters. Mortal Kombat never had a scene in NorCal and SC5 tournaments have been pretty rare in general for the west coast. This is a great opportunity for the people who support non-Capcom fighters to take center stage. I'll be at MLG Columbus and I'm extremely interested to see how they run the fighting events.

 

[voodoopanda]

Happy to see KoF with a big prize pool at MLG, plus showing up at Evo. KoF is an awesome series but hasn't seen the hype it deserves. Hope these make more people interested in the game.

 

[@MUWANdo]

Looking at this realistically in regards to NorCal Regionals, the only game this affects is King of Fighters. Mortal Kombat never had a scene in NorCal and SC5 tournaments have been pretty rare in general for the west coast. This is a great opportunity for the people who support non-Capcom fighters to take center stage. I'll be at MLG Columbus and I'm extremely interested to see how they run the fighting events.

You don't think there are people who don't regularly play these games that won't suddenly pick them up when faced with the possibility of a big payout?

 

[enzo_gt]

Same day as norcal regionals.

SMH.

 

[ThatCrazyGuy]

Guess I will be going to a MLG event this year, maybe. Yay SC5.

 

[sleepykyo]

SMH.

As Jared already noted it isn't much of a conflict . MK is dead in the area . SC and KOF aren't much better off.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Banned lol

Spoiler

I thought you liked XIII

KOF just isn't my cup of tea I guess, gave 98UM a try ages ago, 02UM, and now this.

 

[enzo_gt]

As Jared already noted it isn't much of a conflict . MK is dead in the area . SC and KOF aren't much better off.

It's more of an issue from a viewership perspective, IMO. A lot of potential viewers will be caught up with Capcom games during that time, and they will prioritize even though they have interest.

I swear MLG and co. do this shit on purpose.

 

[@MUWANdo]

As Jared already noted it isn't much of a conflict . MK is dead in the area . SC and KOF aren't much better off.

A lot of people are gonna wanna go where the money is, regardless of the scene.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

KOF just isn't my cup of tea I guess, gave 98UM a try ages ago, 02UM, and now this.

If you had a penis, I would assuredly punch it. >:|

 

[Busaiku]

KOF aren't much better off.

KOF seems pretty alive in NorCal.

 

[Terareflection]

KOF seems pretty alive in NorCal.

Yep.

MLG just released a schedule of events and Competitor pass discounts.

Here, from SRK.

 

[SolarPowered]

I'm glad they are showing KOF some love. I'm definitely going to tune in for this. Might watch a bit of MK9, but I'm mostly coming for KOF and SCV.

Now anime is left all alone.

Anime was always alone, but it's okay. They will always have their love pillows.

<3

Same day as norcal regionals.

Ah shit

 

[Venfayth]

Mortal Kombat Prize Pool bumped up to $33,400 ( $12k for 1st place )

https://twitter.com/#!/MrMLGAdam/status/179637190215737345

 

[Terareflection]

Mortal Kombat Prize Pool bumped up to $33,400 ( $12k for 1st place )

https://twitter.com/#!/MrMLGAdam/status/179637190215737345

Cool.

 

[Deadman]

SirScoots (one of the evil genius bosses) just announced that Justin wong is going to the MLG event to play mortal kombat 9.

 

[Ferrio]

SirScoots (one of the evil genius bosses) just announced that Justin wong is going to the MLG event to play mortal kombat 9.

Easy money.

 

[cj_iwakura]

You all should play BlazBlue. It's a good game.

We do. The tournament scene doesn't.

 

[TheThunder]

Mortal Kombat Prize Pool bumped up to $33,400 ( $12k for 1st place )

https://twitter.com/#!/MrMLGAdam/status/179637190215737345

So winning first place in MK9 mlg will net you more than winning AE,UMVC3 and SxT combined at NCR (which is on the same weekend)

I thought Justin said he's already done with MK, but I guess once your boss tells you how its gonna go there's no other choice.

 

[Acid08]

All around second tier line up I see.

Will probably watch some MK though.

 

[Lulubop]

Easy money.

Yea, I doubt that.

 

[Osu 16 Bit]

Easy money.

Justin fell off a month after winning PDP. Unless he's somehow secretly leveled up x10 he has no chance of beating REO, CD bros, Detroit, PL.

He did win a Canadian tournament a few months ago though lol

 

[danmaku]

KOFXIII? will watch. Unless NorCal suddendly goes mad and decides to stream BlazBlue or Guilty Gear matches...