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Fighting Games Weekly | July 30 - August 5

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Week of July 30th to August 5th.

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



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Tougeki - Super Battle Opera 2012 [ Saturday, August 4-5th ]



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Salty Battles Weekly [ 8PM EDT | 5PM PDT]
  • SCV and UMvC3 from Local Battles arcade in New Jersey.
The Late Night Show with Long Island Joe [ 9PM EDT | 6PM PDT ]
  • LI Joe's weekly talk show, and a notorious home for FGC drama.
Option-select Mixup Monday [ 10PM EDT | 7PM PDT ]
  • SFxTK, SSFIV AE and UMvC3 out of Southern Florida.
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.


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Kachitagari TV (JP) [ 9PM JST | 8AM EDT | 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 EDT | 6AM PDT ]
  • Frieda and Fubarduck's weekly show.
WinnerStaysOn (UK) [ 7PM BST | 2PM EDT | 11AM PDT ]
  • SSFIV AE and UMvC3 out of the UK, alternating between them every week.
The Break Weekly [ 8PM EDT | 5PM PDT ]
  • New Jersey's largest weekly featuring SSFIV AE and UMvC3. [NOT HAPPENING]
WakeUp SRK Live [ 9:30PM EDT | 6:30 PDT ]
  • Keits and skisonic host the weekly official podcast of Shoryuken.com
UltraChenTV: Level 3 Focus [ 11PM EDT | 8PM PDT ]
  • Weekly FGC show dedicated to match analysis, teaching, commentary, news, debates, and more! Hosted by UltraDavid and James Chen.
Box Sessions Live [ 11PM EDT | 8PM PDT ]
  • San Diego's largest weekly, featuring SG, SSFIV AE, and UMvC3.
Cross Counter Live [ 12AM EDT | 9PM PDT ]
  • Mike Ross and the recently resurrected Gootecks host a weekly show to discuss recent happenings in the fighting game community. [ON HIATUS]


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Game Spot Versus KoF Casuals (JP) [ 7PM JST | 6AM EDT | 3AM PDT ]
  • KoF 1998UM, KoF 2002UM and KoF XIII C action from Japan.
TOPANGA TV (JP) [ 9PM JST | 8AM EDT | 5AM PDT ]
  • Description needed.
Big Two [ 7PM EDT | 4PM PST ]
  • NYC's biggest weekly at The Next Level Arcade in Brooklyn featuring SSFIV AE and UMvC3. If the Teamsp00ky link is not working, it is likely on the backup stream on goldencen.
Wednesday Night Xanbats [ 9PM EDT | 6PM PST ]
  • Weekly streaming from Maryland, featuring SG, SFxTK and UMvC3.
Wednesday Night Fights Arcade Edition 2012 [ 11PM EDT | 8PM PDT ]
  • SoCal's biggest weekly at Super Arcade in Walnut, featuring SG, SFxTK and SSFIV AE.
Starbase Arcade [ 12AM EDT | 9PM PDT ]
  • NorCal weekly featuring SSFIV AE and UMvC3.


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Game Spot Versus SFIII:3S Casuals + East-West Battle (JP) [ 8:20PM JST | 7:20AM EDT | 4:20AM PDT ]
  • 3rd Strike action from Japan.
Stream Monster Online Tournament [ 8:30 EDT | 5:30 PDT ]
  • Weekly 16-player UMvC3 online tournament run by FGTV and sponsored by eightarc.
Valley Stream Monsters Thursday Night Casuals [ 8PM EDT | 5PM PDT ]
  • MK9. Description needed.
The Breakdown with DJ Huoshen and Unkn0wn [ 8PM EDT | 5PM PDT ]
  • Description needed.
The Runback Season 3 [ 11PM EDT | 8PM PDT ]
  • The UMvC3 and KoF XIII branch of Wednesday Night Fights also hosted at Super Arcade in Walnut, California.
Thursday Night Throwdown [ 12AM EST | 9PM PDT ]
  • Description needed.
Ask Dr. Sub-Zero Show [ 1AM EDT | 10PM PDT ]
  • [ON HIATUS]


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Game Spot Versus Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost Casuals (JP) [ 7PM JST | 6AM EDT | 3AM PDT ]
  • Streaming the newest version of Extreme Vs.
KaoTV! (JP) [ 11PM JST | 10AM EDT | 7AM PDT ]
SKILLIONAIRE FIGHTING: GRAND PRIX de SKILLIONNAIRES [ 7PM EDT | 4PM PDT ]
  • SKILLIONAIRE returns with the first of four Heats. There will also be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters 5v5 Poverty Exhibition. Featuring games such as SFA2, CvS2 and VS as well.
Fraud-Free Fridays [ 9PM EDT | 6PM PDT ]
  • Weekly tournament run at the FGTV house. Don't forget about the second FGTV stream as well which compliments the main one.
Southtown Arcade Ranbats: No Mercy Fridays [ 10PM EDT | 7PM PDT ]
  • Norcal weekly featuring VF5:FS, SCV and T6.
Electric Wind God Fridays [ 11:30PM EDT | 8:30PM PDT ]
  • Back! [Previously on hiatus until TTT2]


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Game Spot Versus SSFIIX Casuals & 3on3 Tournament (JP) [ 8:20PM JST | 7:20AM EDT | 4:20AM PDT ]
  • Super Turbo action from Japan.
Team St1ckBuG [ 12PM EDT | 9AM PDT ]
  • For the very first time, St1ckBuG will have a (standard) 3D title with Virtua Fighter5 Final Showdown. Also featuring BBCSEX, GGXXAC, and SG.
Southtown Arcade Ranbats: Saturday Night Snapback [ 10PM EDT | 7PM PDT ]
  • NorCal weekly featuring SFxTK, SSFIV AE and UMvC3.


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Game Spot Versus CvS2 Casuals & 3on3 Tournament (JP) [ 1PM JST | 12AM EDT | 9PM PDT (previous day) ]
  • CvS2 action from Japan.
Southtown Arcade Ranbats: Real Honest Sundays [ 4PM EDT | 1PM PDT ]
  • NorCal weekly featuring CvS2 and KoF XIII C.



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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:
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
  • iPlaywinner - Large fighting game news site and resource, and the home to Teamsp00ky and iPlaywinner
  • Mayonaka Midnight - Persona 4 Arena community and resource
  • Melty Bread - Melty Blood community
  • 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, post in this thread. Or to make it easier, PM me.
 
I need details for the SBO and it's stream. Links, anything.

Also, is the Kumate a regular thing now? What about Finger Cramp's new tournament?
 
enzo_gt said:
I need details for the SBO and it's stream. Links, anything.

Also, is the Kumate a regular thing now? What about Finger Cramp's new tournament?
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Kumate is mostly a monthly thing. I believe on the Fingercramp site they said it's bi-monthly.
 
Next Skillionaire is August 10.
The next Stickbug thing isn't set, but they're monthly, and the last was on July 21, so probably 3rd week of August.
 
I'll be at TOUGEKI next weekend. Leaving for Japan tomorrow. I hope to have a bunch of pics to share at the very least, stay tuned to my twitter/MCZ twitter!
 
Isn't it possible to have one streamer collect money from people who want to watch SBO and then that person re-stream it? (If any of this is allowed anyway)
 
Here for Kadey's pantsus.

Also, I like the SBO schedule. All the shitty games are on Day 1 so we can all tune in to Day 2 for the real games.
 
How much is the PPV? I haven't used NicoNico in a long while, but I'm gonna take a guess that it still sucks... a rogue american re-stream with "commentators" that are fluent in Japanese would be godlike. I'd hate to pay and be in the dark about any announcements/changes in schedule/etc.
 
Well there was a qualifier in Singapore for the SF 25th Anniversary Global Tournament Series. Matches and winners are below

SSF4: AE 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1gnTYMb9k4&feature=g-subs-u

SFxT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyLTZnsodW0&feature=g-subs-u

SF3: 3rd Strike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGGDBoVi2sk&feature=g-subs-u

No mention of HDR though.
Tokido
was also there and I guess the Singaporeans were able to prevent him from winning this qualifier and going to Taiwan for the Asian Grand Finals. Western Heretic pointed this out earlier, but I guess only the qualifier in Taiwan will actually send two winners in SFxT, SF4, and one winner each in HDR/3SO to San Francisco for the true Grand Finals. So the GF match we saw in Korea with Poongko and Infiltration didn't guarantee them a spot in San Francisco just yet like it did for the guys in Austin. They'll probably be in Taiwan to try and win the Asia qualifier. But for the ones who don't win, there will be 4 qualifiers left(Paris, London, LA, Brazil) so they can still try to qualify from one of those 4 if they fail to do so in Taiwan. And only 2 spots for all those Asian killers is clearly not enough but that's what they'll have to deal with.
 
Sucks about SBO. The year we might finally have americans past the first round and its still a pain in the ass to watch. Twitch missed a big opportunity there imo.
 
Grecco said:
Sucks about SBO. The year we might finally have americans past the first round and its still a pain in the ass to watch. Twitch missed a big opportunity there imo.
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You're right, I just realized our team is two top 8's from this year and 2nd place from last year's EVO. America's stacked.
 
GabbyJay said:
You're right, I just realized our team is two top 8's from this year and 2nd place from last year's EVO. America's stacked.
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And all characters that Japan seems to have trouble with imo. Also Viper/Guile/Balrog are american characters.


Also theres UMVC.
 
Grecco said:
Sucks about SBO. The year we might finally have americans past the first round and its still a pain in the ass to watch. Twitch missed a big opportunity there imo.
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I doubt SBO would move away from Nico Nico anytime soon, and I'm not sure if it'd really be that worth it for Twitch to aggressively try and acquire the stream for.

Also, in an article I posted in these threads a while back mentioned how the reason why the Japanese prefer Nico Nico over Twitch is that they archive the stream chat which Twitch doesn't.
 
Would be nice if they could work out a deal where it's streamed on both nico nico and twitch with different commentary for each. It'd help bring in viewers who require English commentary to know what's going on.
 
^yes

Latif won't do much, maybe land some random ex seismo>ultra in one round but thats about it. His match against Daigo looked free, and the one against Kazunoko wasn't any better from what I've heard.

The days where Viper could abuse that shit and get easy wins/placing are over, against good players at least.
 
Why isn't Japan included in these string of tournaments? Arguably the highest level of competition come from there.
 
CookedChocobo said:
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Oh ok...this is confusing.

So they had a qualifier for another qualifier?
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That's what it sounds like, and from the CC videos, it was sponsored by Sony/Capcom so it was definitely official.

I still think this is retarded Japan isn't included in this.
 
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