SF 25th NYC Qualifier Event Schedule Updates

This weekend Capcom will be hosting the New York City qualifier for their Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Global Tournament series. With that are a few schedule updates you should be aware of whether you are attending the event in person or just watching the stream from home.

The venue (Center548) will open at 7AM where on site registration will take place. You will have until 10am to register at the venue. From there, the tournament and stream wont start until 12PM at the earliest and most likely closer to 1PM. 

Come Sunday the stream will start closer to 10AM as we'll have the top 4 and top 8 for all the games. You can watch the stream live on Capcom Unity's Twitch TV page.

Hit the jump for full details on the event schedule. All times are EDT.

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SF 25th Anniversary Global Tournament Series NYC Qualifier is This Weekend, Your Registration is NOT Canceled

The next qualifier for the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Global Tournament series is going down this weekend for those of you in or around New York City. Plenty of heavy hitters both local and otherwise are planned to be in attendance with the likes of Justin Wong, IFC Yipes, Diemenion and many others already confirmed to compete. If you haven't signed up or want more information on the tournament, check out this post on Capcom Unity.

Furthermore, some of you who have already registered received a "cancellation" email which has caused a bit of confusion. Don't worry, your registration for the NYC qualifier is still valid just remember to bring your confirmation receipt to the event.  This email was more or less a mixup with the refund process put in place on the website. For more information check this post. 

Saturday Night Snapback & Real Honest Sundays 5.1 Replays and Results

For those of you who missed our season premiere at Southtown Arcade this past weekend, all of the replays for Saturday Night Snapback and Real Honest Sundays are now live on YouTube. The results got shaken up quite a bit this time around with Padtrick taking UMVC3 and STA WindZero -- Season 4 winner -- coming in 3rd just behind Pedro Morales. In the King of Fighters XIII, BBZ lost his first ranbat ever, coming in 3rd just behind Fixel and number one placer El Gallo Negro.

BRACKETS & REUSLTS: SSF4 | UMVC3 | KOFXIII | CVS2

Hit the jump to catch up on all the matches and be sure to subscribe to us on YouTube to be the first to see new uploads!

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P4A: Netcode Patch Now Available to Fix Lag Issues on XBOX360

As many of you may have heard, there were some serious lag issues on the XBOX360 version of Persona 4: Arena. Atlus clearly recognized the problem and have now released a patch to alleviate it. Reports on Twitter are saying that the patch does indeed fix the netplay issues so if you were pulling your hair out trying to get a few matches under your belt, just go ahead and fire up the game as it will prompt you to download as soon as it loads.

Those of you who have been grinding Persona 4: Arena since or release -- or a bit before -- what do you think so far? Enjoying the game or is it not what you expected?

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Coming to PS3, New Screenshots & Gameplay Details

Famtisu revealed this week that BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma will indeed have a console release, but according to Andria Sang, it might be PS3 only -- at least in Japan. While we'll have to wait a bit longer to get full details on whether or not the game is coming out for XBOX360, the preview in Famitsu revealed some more details about the game not to mention a handful of new screenshots.

NEW BLAZBLUE: CHRONO PHANTASMA SCREENSHOTS

Producer Toshimichi Mori says they are treating Chrono Phantasma as a new game which I assume means there will be major overhauls to the gameplay system and characters.  The first of these new gameplay elements is the Over Drive system which is meant to counter act the defensive nature of the Burst system. When your character goes into Over Drive mode their special attacks get a boost and they become more powerful overall.

He mentions that beyond the versus fighting he hopes to include many more gameplay elements to keep players entertained (think story mode). 

He also mentioned that they are putting a lot of effort into the netplay. BlazBlue has always had exceptional netcode but he mentions that if they achieve what they are aiming for it will be amazing.

The console version is about 30% complete while the arcade release is slated to hit Japanese gamecenters come winter. 

DOA5: Opening Declaration Trailer Reveals Helena, Eliot, Brad Wong and Gen Fu

Gamespot released a new Dead or Alive 5 trailer just yesterday that not only gives us a quick look at the game's story mode but also reveals Helena, Eliot, Brad Wong and Gen Fu. Not much, if any, real gameplay is included in the trailer but check it out anyway if you're looking forward to the game!

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Combofiend Parts Ways With compLexity Gaming

Peter "Combofiend" Rosas parted ways with compLexity Gaming today as announced on their official blog. That leaves Mike Ross and Filipino Champ as the two remaining members on the team. Peter mentioned today on Twitter that while he is leaving compeLexity, he will still be active in the community and help out Cross Counter as well. 

Hit the jump to read both statements.

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The King of Fighters XIII Now Available for Download on PSN

Those of you who own a PS3 and have yet to scoop up a copy of The King of Fighters XIII because you're too lazy to hit Gamestop or order it from Amazon are in luck. The game is now available on the PlayStation Store for $29.99 as a 2.18 GB download. If you still haven't given this game a shot, do yourself a favor and download it as it's easily one of the best fighting games to be released on this generation of consoles. 

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD Ver. Comparison Screenshots

Capcom released a new batch of screenshots for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD Ver. which compares the original sprites to the updated HD sprites along with some character artwork. The game is set to release on August 21st for PSN and the 22nd for XBLA for $20.00.

NEW JOJO'S HD VER. SCREENSHOTS

New Screenshots of The Rumble Fish 2 for NESiCA x Live

Many of you probably recall that DIMPS -- the developers of Street Fighter 4 -- recently acquired the rights to The Rumble Fish series. Since then they have started a "revival" process of the game by re-releasing it in Japanese arcades via NESiCA x Live. This version includes balance updates and a new "Double Impact" system, though details on what it is exactly are not known just yet. More updates will be addd into the game post-release. 

NEW RUMBLE FISH 2 SCREENSHOTS

A new batch of screenshots for this version of the game just hit the web which you can check out at the link above.

DOA5: First Look at Collectors Edition Exclusive Swimsuit Costumes

The TECMO KOEI Facebook page was updated today with a handful of new images giving us a first look at the exclusive swimsuits for the female cast that are included in the collectors edition of the game. These are different from the pre-order bonus swimsuits you can get when purchasing from GameStop or Amazon. It's not clear if these will be available for download after the game is released to those with the regular edition but one can only assume so. Check out all the screenshots in the gallery below and hit the jump to see what all is included in the CE.

NEW DOA5 SWIMSUIT COSTUMES

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VF5FS: Console Patch Incoming to Allow Timer Skip in Player Matches

Reno over at VFDC posted that SEGA of Japan just announced that a patch is set to drop come August 7th that will allow players to now skip the 30 second timer in player matches. This was of course a big complaint from many fans as the 30 second wait meant you could not immediately rematch your opponent. Now you can press X (360) or Square (PS3) to bypass it completely. 

No word on if or when this patch will be coming to other regions outside of Japan but it is said to fix a few other bugs which you can read about on VFDC. 

Real Honest Sundays Returns Today at 1PM PDT (KOFXIII/CVS2)

Just a quick heads up that we're back with another Real Honest Sundays live from Southtown Arcade! It's business as usual with The King of Fighters XIII at 1PM PDT and Capcom vs SNK 2 at 4PM PDT! Catch all the action live on TwitchTV or if you're in the area swing by and get yo' ass whooped! 

P4A: Atlus and Cross Counter Teach You About Persona Usage and Bursts in Latest Tutorial Video

Cross Counter released their latest tutorial video for Persona 4: Arena and are joined once again by  Atlus' Yu Namba as they teach you more basics of the game. In this video you'll learn how Persona's aid you in battle and how bursts can get you out of some life threatening situations. Check it out after the jump and don't forget they will be live streaming P4:A on Machinima come Monday at 2PM PDT!

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SF x TK: Team Tekken Combo Video Featuring Christie, Lei, Bryan, Jack, Lars & Alisa

While Desk typically always has something interesting to show off in his combo videos, I found his latest to be especially entertaining. This Street Fighter x Tekken video features many characters from the Tekken side and showcases various extended combos and will make you second guess how much you know about the gameplay system itself. Check it out after the jump and keep an eye out for the Team Street Fighter video as well!

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P4A: Atlus Teams Up with Cross Counter to Bring You a Series of Tutorial Videos, Live Stream feat. Combofiend and Others on Monday

Atlus is teaming up with Cross Counter to bring everyone a series of tutorial videos to get you up to speed on Persona 4: Arena. The first one they released today goes over the basics of the game though there will be more videos coming soon that go over more intermediate and advanced techniques. 

There will also be a live stream on Machinima come Monday at 2PM PDT featuring Atlus reps doing gameplay demos and a Q&A session. Beyond that they will hold a mini-tournament featuring Combofiend, The Answer, Maximilian and others. 

Check out the first video after the jump!

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P4A: Hitboxes for Each Character Now Available on Dustloop

Some of you might have seen that Dustloop fired up a wiki for Persona 4: Arena not too long ago and it's already full of great info for the game. You can find everything from frame data to combos here, not to mention hitbox images for attacks for each character as well. You can simply click where it says "hitbox" to the right of each attack to check it out. 

Beyond that there are full zip files for each character if you'd like to quickly scroll through their attacks. Check out each character after the jump. 

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No Mercy Fridays (VF5/SCV/T6) Results & Replays, Saturday Night Snapback (SSF4/UMVC3) Tonight at 7PM PDT

Last night we held our very first 3D night at Southtown Arcade, No Mercy Fridays! Going into this we had no idea what to expect considering I don't really have my finger on the pulse of the 3D community. While we've always had a good turnout for VF5:FS and I knew there was a strong SCV community in the Bay Area, nothing could have prepare me for close to 30 entrants for T6:BR. I figured people were pretty hungry for some Tekken with TAG2 right around the corner but this was insane!

BRACKETS: VF5FS | SCV | T6  

The arcade was packed all night long with not only the likes of Mr. Naps, Hates, Renzo, Crazy Drunk, QDogg, SubtL, Willpower, K30, Johnny and many other vets, there seemed to be a TON of new faces as well which is always awesome to see. 

That said, we had a few bumps in the road and we didn't get out of the arcade until close to 2:30AM. For those of you who attended, we sincerely appreciate the support and I hope you can bear with us as we work out a few kinks in the process. We promise it will be much more streamlined in the future.

We're not done yet though! Saturday Night Snapback airs tonight at 7PM PST with Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 at 9PM. Watch it live on TwitchTV!

In any case, hit the jump for full replays of each game and a break down of the top three results. 

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SF 25th Anniversary Global Tournament Series NYC Qualifier is Next Weekend, New Details on Scheduling and Rules

Capcom Unity posted up some new info on the upcoming New York City qualifier for the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Global Tournament series. There have been a few adjustments to the schedule and they also set up a deal for booking a hotel in the area that could save you some money.

Beyond that, keep in mind that the 12 new Street fighter x Tekken characters will not be playable at this qualifier. The Super Turbo tournament will also see a slight change per players requests at the Austin qualifier as the speed will now be set to Turbo 3. This will be the standard setting for all tournaments moving forward.

For full detials on the NYC qualifer click here. 

PS All-Stars: System Changes Being Made to Discourage Overly Defensive Play

Paul LaCen over at Dualshockers sat down with PlayStation All-Stars Game Director Omar Kendall to talk about a number of different topics, mostly surrounding the latest beta focus and how they are adjusting various gameplay mechanics. Omar mentions they are tweaking the combat system a bit to discourage overly defensive play by implementing "meter chip" and guard crush mechanics. Hit the jump for a small excerpt and read the entire interview here. 

If you had a chance to play the beta, what are your thoughts so far? To everyone else, are you looking forward to the game and why?

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