Big Two 45 replays have been uploaded to the Team Spooky YouTube channel. Follow the jump for Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition ver.2012 grand finals. The full results are available on the Next Level Challonge page.
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Min | Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 3:34PM 
Everyone knows that one of the best ways to get better at fighting games, or anything really, is to watch and emulate the best players or to watch yourself and learn from your own mistakes. Maxwell McGee recognizes this and offers developers and players suggestions to revamp the replay function and other similar features in fighting games in his latest article.
Hold Back to Block and Cross Counter have uploaded their interviews with Season's Beatings Ascension Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition ver.2012 champion K-Brad of Fight Nation EX.
Hold Back to Block's interview with K-Brad was conducted before his amazing performance against Western Wolves' Infiltration in the finals. He talks about his local scene in Maryland, his thoughts on his own character and the rest of the cast, and his strategy for the top 16 finals.
Cross Counter's Gootecks spoke to K-Brad after his victory. He tells Gootecks how he wanted to play Infiltration from the beginning because he believes that the Korean player has bad defensive habits. K-Brad goes on to describe his run through top 16 where he did not lose a single game until grand finals.
Pretty impressive stuff by K-Brad, hit the jump to hear the champion's thoughts on the game and more!
Min | Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 12:27PM | in KOFXIII, SSF4: AE VER. 2012, Street Fighter X Tekken, UMVC3, tournaments, videos 
Don't miss out on the incredible matches from last weekend's Season's Beatings Ascension tournament from Columbus, Ohio! Featuring some of the best players from around the world, Console Combat has uploaded the finals and more for Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition ver.2012, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13, and Street Fighter X Tekken.
Follow the jump for the replays!
Bloodburger is back with another video and this time he reveals how to unlock rare swimsuits for Tina, Christie and Lisa in Dead or Alive 5. Remember to subscribe to his YouTube channel for more high-defintion videos of the latest games!
Hit the jump for the guide!
Another tutorial has been uploaded to the Avoiding the Puddle YouTube channel. In his latest video, Aris explains the importance of frame data and shows how to use those numbers to your advantage. Also, head over to the Avoiding the Puddle web site for more videos and articles regarding Tekken.
Check out the tutorial after the jump!
Over on Bloodburger's YouTube channel, there is a video showing off the 11 new costumes from the recent DLC costume pack for Dead or Alive 5. Team Ninja and Tecmo-Koei have been kind enough to release the pack for free so check it out on the XBOX Live Marketplace or the Playstation Network Store.
Follow the jump for the video!
IGN takes a look at the new Qanba Q2Pro arcade stick in their latest unboxing video. It's a typical unboxing video that gives you a sneak peek at the hardware, lists various specifications, and more. If you've been looking to upgrade your current arcade stick, check out the video after the jump!
Min | Monday, October 1, 2012 at 1:29PM | in SSF4: AE VER. 2012, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition, videos 
Gootecks is back with more ranked match goodness in his latest batch of videos on the Cross Counter YouTube channel. He provides live commentary while playing Super Street Fighter 4 ver.2012 and Street Fighter 3 Third Strike online. Follow the jump for a great first-to-five set against T. Hawk player MMS Native Impact and don't forget to check out the rest of the videos on the Cross Counter channel!
Aris from Avoiding the Puddle has uploaded another installment of his Tekken Tag Tournament 2 tutorial series. His latest video teaches you how to properly use Tag Crash. Make sure to check out his other videos on defense, button buffering, and more on his YouTube channel.
Check out the tutorial after the jump!
Min | Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 1:20PM ;)
Gaming blog Hold Back to Block continues their series Quarter On A Ledge that covers the last remaining arcades in America. In the latest episode, they go to Red Bank, NJ to check out Yestercade, an arcade that specializes in retro classics but offers a variety of consoles to play on as well. They speak to Yestercades owner Ken Kalada who talks about what inspired him to open the arcade.
For more information go to the Yestercades website and check out their bi-weekly tournament series, Red Bank Rumble.
Support your local arcades!
Follow the jump for the video.
Akai from VFDC has posted an article summarizing the 13th Beat-Tribe Cup happening on October 7th. One of the largest and longest running fighting game events in Japan, it is a 5v5 Virtual Fighter tournament run by the Virtual Fighter Relationship that caps off their season. It features many of the game's best players and last year over 700 fans showed up to compete in an intense single elimination showdown.
Don't miss out on the event next weekend, you can check out the article here!
Dead or Alive 5 was finally released today and COIN-OP TV is ready with some footage of Mila, Rig, and Kasumi each running through the game. The videos feature the characters completing various missions, fighting in arcade mode and more!
Hit the jump for the videos!
New York's own Dieminion recently put up his thoughts regarding his trip to Japan and Super Battle Opera 2012 on the official Brokentier website. Earlier this year, he qualified to represent the American team with EG PR Balrog and Razer Latif.
Dieminion is frank about his experience in the tournament and mentions some of the problems that the competitors ran into this year. But the most interesting topics he discusses are the differences between the American and Japanese fighting game scenes and how it effects the decision making in play.
When you compare our scenes, Japan being the arcade casual scene and America being the console competitive scene, you can see differences in our styles of gameplay and why we play the way we do. Japan's arcade scene doesn't allow for long term thinking and figuring things out because you have to play with everything on the line. You're spending money to play and if you lose, that's it, similar to the past arcade culture of America. The only difference now is that they have learned the game to the point where only winning counts now. They have to put everything on the line and play with their HEART and less with their brain. A lot less thinking is involved in Japanese play it seems, it's mostly bold moves one after the other which makes it look as if they are just going in or playing random. Maybe they feel like they have to play with no regrets. Constant courageous play make for a higher chance of 'miracles' to happen in matches, which is what we see often when we watch Japanese matches.
It's always interesting to get a player's insight on strategy, especially from someone who can adapt and overcome adversity such as Dieminion. You can check out the rest of the article here on Brokentier's official website.
Min | Monday, September 24, 2012 at 2:35PM | in Guilty Gear, Persona 4, blazblue, tournaments, videos 
Jourdal has uploaded the finals of the Team St1ckbug tournament that was held last Saturday at the Next Level Arcade. The arcade has been having problems with their internet recently so there was no stream, but thankfully St1ckbug recorded all of winners, losers, and grand finals of Persona, Guilty Gear, and Blazblue.
Remember to subscribe to Jourdal's YouTube channel and follow St1ckbug on Twitch and Twitter too!
Follow the jump to see the grand finals for all three games!
Unlike many team-based fighting games, Tekken Tag Tournament 2's solo mode is so powerful that some competitors are wondering if it should be banned from tournament play.
Aris from Avoiding the Puddle has a new tutorial video to show you how to deal with solo mode opponents using a team. He goes over why solo mode characters are so strong and shows you how to build and play your team against one.
Remember to subscribe to Avoiding the Puddle's YouTube channel!
Check out the video after the jump!
In the final episode of Retro Assist Me!, Maximilian wraps up the series with a break down of the original Marvel vs. Capcom. Check out Max and Doctor Doom as they go over bread and butter combos, secret character codes and more. Don't forget to subscribe to Maximilian's YouTube channel!
Follow the jump for the video!
Aris has just uploaded another tutorial to the Avoiding the Puddle YouTube channel. He covers raw tags again in this most recent tutorial, but it is a bit different as it shows you how to use raw tags to escape unavoidable setups and attacks.
As always, remember to subscribe to Avoiding the Puddle on YouTube!
Follow the jump for the tutorial!
Bloodburger has returned with five new videos showing off several characters' movesets from Tekken Tag Tournament 2. His first batch of videos covers Leo, Xiaoyu, Jaycee, Jun, and Zafina so definitely check them out if you're trying to get accustomed to those characters.
Make sure to take a look at Bloodburger's TTT2 playlist for character endings, trailers, tutorials and more goodies. Don't forget to subscribe to his channel for more HD game footage!
Check out the videos after the jump!
Gamespot returns with another interview as they met up with Adam Urbano from NetherRealm Studios to discuss their upcoming fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us.
Adam talks about integrating certain mechanics found in Japanese fighting games, and touches on Injustice's story mode which is supposed to be more expansive than the sixteen chapter journey in the previous Mortal Kombat. With over twenty characters in the game, he discusses how they attempted to balance a good ratio between the more popular DC Comics characters while being able to bring exposure to some lesser known heroes and villains.
Check out the interview after the jump!
