Capcom Cup: First Round Matches For Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Revealed

Two-thirds of Capcom Cup's tournament brackets have been established with Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 matchups now available for viewing.

Decided by user votes for bringing the most hype, these eight players will battle it out to see who is the best followed by a chance to fight EVO 2013 champion Flocker! Japan's Nemo will fight MarlinPie from New Jersey, Justin Wong of Evil Geniuses will face world warrior Kaneblueriver, compLexity's Filipino Champ takes on IFC Yipes and Chris G of AGE versus Japan's Abegen.

You can find more info including contributions from One Frame Link here! Capcom Cup is on Dec. 14, 2013 at Burlingame, CA!

Capcom Cup: Street Fighter X Tekken Tournament First Round Fights Revealed

With Capcom Cup coming soon, here is some info on the upcoming tournaments starting with Street Fighter X Tekken.

Combofiend at Capcom announced the first round matches in SFXT. These matches were organized with a tournament veterans going against players from the online qualifiers. Infiltration will go against TheZombieDriver, Alex Valle against Tampa Bison, NuckleDu versus Sethlolol and Justin Wong fighting Ramos.

The tournament for SFXT will be running under a double-elimination bracket with two out of three matches required to win games. You can find more info here! Capcom Cup is on Dec. 14, 2013 at Burlingame, CA!

Capcom Cup Finals Schedule Announced, Release Timeframe Of Ultra Street Fighter IV On Consoles & PC

Capcom Cup will be concluding with the finals and will be one of the major location test spots for Ultra Street Fighter IV, now with release info.

At Burlingame, CA's Hyatt SFO hotel on Dec. 15, Capcom Cup will be bringing players from all around the world to compete in Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Ver. 2012! Also featured include announcements and special exhibitions for Marvel and Ultra. Capcom Cup also house one of the many international Ultra Street Fighter IV location tests. You can find the detailed day schedule here!

Ultra also received some release dates for both console and PC editions. Before EVO 2014, Ultra will be available in June for $14.99 in both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360's as a Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver. 2012 upgrade. Digital and retail builds of the full console version will be available in Aug. for $39.99. A PC upgrade version and a full release will also be available in Aug. for $14.99 and $29.99 respectively.

Capcom Cup Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Clash Of The Champions Exhibition Announced

In addition to the eight announced players coming to the Capcom Cup finals for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, one more will be coming to face the outlasting victor.

Titled "Clash of the Champions," EVO 2013 UMVC3 champion Flocker will be going to Burlingame, CA on Dec. 14 to face the winner of the Capcom Cup UMVC3 tournament. It will be a first to five exhibition set and a chance to win $1,000 added into the 1st place winner's prize money.

You can check more on this event as well as future information on Capcom Unity!

Confirmed Eight Players For Capcom Cup's Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Invitational Tournament

Capcom just announced the line up for the eight man invitational tournament for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 to be held on Dec. 14.

Here is the full list of players who bring the hype voted by the community: Nemo, Justin Wong, KaneBlueRiver, IFC Yipes, Abegen, Chris G, Filipino Champ and Marlin Pie.

You can find more information behind each player here! Capcom Cup finals will be located in the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport hotel at Burlingame, CA. What do you guys think of the line up?

Capcom Requests Designer & Programmer For "New Fighting Game"

Capcom's outgoing producer requests development help for a new fighter.

Producer Yoshinori Ono tweeted that the company wants a game designer and programmer for a "New Fighting Game." While there is no information in regards to what the game is, the development plan revealed by Ono is that it will be made in either Capcom's Tokyo or Osaka studios; The latter team is currently developing with Double Helix Games in the latest iteration of Strider.

Further tweets reveal that this project is currently in pre-production with no target console(s) planned.

Make sure to stay tuned when more news surfaces.

Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Capcom Cup Trailer, Vote For Players To Compete On Dec. 14

One of the games at Capcom Cup is Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. This is your chance to see who will be the chosen ones to come to fight it out!

You guys will be able to vote for who will be coming to Burlingame, CA on Dec. 14 to compete in Marvel; The top eight voted players will be qualified to come.

You can check out the trailer after the jump as well as the voting link here!

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SFXT: Xbox Live Online Ranked Matches With Haunts And Combofiend

The fighting game folks over at Capcom US HQ spent a bit of time in their workday to record some online play of Street Fighter X Tekken Ver. 2013!

This inaugural episode of "Challenge Capcom," Haunts and Combofiend fight against the players in online ranked matches similar to that of Cross Counter's Excellent Adventures series. Not only gameplay, you can hear the humorous reactions of Haunts and Combofiend too!

Check it out after the jump! If you want to play against these guys whenever they stream, make sure to check out Capcom-Unity for updates!

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SFXT PC Update And CVS2 PS2 Port A Couple Of Months Off

Christian Svensson apologizes for the huge delay that PC Street Fighter X Tekken players. Details about the pricing point and release should be out by the end of the week. He says there should be some good news to share by then.

On other news, Svensson also commented on the likely release of Capcom vs. SNK 2 in the west. It has cleared some channels in emulation testing and should be out in a few months. Mind you that this is the emulated PlayStation 2 version for the PlayStation 3. It is not likely that the release will get any netplay, although one can hope.

You can check out their video archive for the entire interview after the jump.

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CVS2 : Ibaraki VIP "Tao" Invitationals

On my Youtube I have uploaded some videos of a recent Japanese invitational by Ibaraki featuring Tao. They decided that it would be quite interesting if he were to run him through every single high level CVS2 player in the Kansai reigon for fun. Going against the likes of Rai, Tsugunosuke, and RCK, there is much hilarity and opposition.

So go on over and watch some C-groove Kim action! Embedded video playlist after the jump!

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CVS2 : D44BAS Interview by Cross Counter

Chris Bahn of Cross Counter recently had an interview with the Legendary D44BAS. BAS was considered one of, if not the best, CvS2 players of all time. His ability to execute Roll Cancels without fail, great reading skills, and foresight has made him take 1st place in many tournaments including EVO, Stunfest, and Neo Amusement Space A-Cho Nationals.

The interview goes over many topics, including memories about CvS2 itself, views on the current competitive games, and how sponsorship are beginning to rear its head for fighting game players. So head on over to read the full article here.

CvS2 : Lottery Team Tournament

Be sure to check out my Youtube for some CvS2 from Japan. When you team people up, randomize who gets who, add on some troll team picks and you got some hilarious fights. So come check em out after the break.

Also, for those in the NorCal area, The MADE is throwing a tournament on Friday, January 11th 2013 in Oakland. The games include CvS2, SSFIV: AE2012, and possibly others. You can check out their Facebook Event Page and also the SRK thread for information. Come support them!

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CVS2 : More Kansai Ranbats/RedWhite Games

Be sure to check out my Youtube for some of Japan's own Ranbats and their team games. In their team games they feature some heavy hitters on both sides, pitting the likes of Rai, YSK, and SAW against favorites like Yane, Bouchan, and Kitsune. Playlist after the break.

If you guys have not already, please remember to check out the Southtown Arcade Ranbats that include CvS2 along with the lineups!

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Hideaki Itsuno teases at remake of CvS2 and Rival Schools

Hideaki Itsuno is the creator of Rival Schools as well as the Director for the hit classic Capcom vs SNK 2. In an interview with AnimeNewsNetwork, Itsuno was asked about the possibility of a new Rival Schools title, or perhaps a re-release on Xbox Live or PSN.

"I happen to have certain plans to do things like that. I don't know if it'll come to fruition, but it's on my agenda for sure."

Additionally, when asked about the much requested Capcom vs SNK 2 remake showing up on current consoles. He could only respond that

"Funny you should ask. I'm also planning some things there."

Although there is nothing concrete about it as of yet, this is a hopeful outset for people who love Rival Schools and Capcom vs SNK 2. Both games have had a huge demand for being ported to the Xbox360 and PS3. With the HD port of Darkstalkers it seems only fitting that these two games also get a chance at the spotlight to complete the great late 90s classiscs from Capcom. So heres to hoping that a proper version of the game will be released with good netplay!

CvS2 : Team Red White Games

Not enough CvS2 after the Southtown Ranbats are over...? Have no fear, there is plenty of more footage to be had in Japan! Today I am bringing you some footage of a Team Tournament with Team Bouchan going against Team Yane!

Both sides have big names and unique characters not limited to K-Maki, K-Raiden from Bea, and others! So be sure to check out my Youtube and to check out the preview after the break!

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CvS2 : Ibaraki VIP's Kansai Championships

Despite the lack of an online mode for CvS2 released for PSN, it is still quite exciting to see a release port of some sort. It is with hope that they will consider a release for the states even in its current state to avoid the issue of HDTVs and old CRTs. So cheers to that!

Other than that, you should check out my Youtube for some CvS2 play, featuring Dari with his god-like C-Rugal and Geese, and Rai with his awesome Mai (lol) as they battle it out with some of Japan's best at the Kansai Championships. Kansai is where its at in Japan. Playlist after the break.

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CvS2 : July Kansai Region Ranbats

While we have our own ranbats in NorCal, Japan has been throwing down their own ranbats for CvS2 as well! Kansai regularly throws ranbats for their hardcore CvS2 scene, and today there are many highlights for the player Rai, who uses his K Mai and Hibiki to extremely high levels. So check out the playlist after the break and for more CvS2 on my YouTube!

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CvS2: EVO2K12 Side Tournament Results

Sorry for the late update guys! I have been quite busy since coming back from EVO. Thanks to everyone who supported the side tournament at EVO, and for those tuning into the stream! There were some issues due to the situation at hand, but in the future I hope to improve and bring you better and better CvS2 footage!

There were some heavy hitters this year in the side tournament, with favorites like Gene Wong and VDO showing up. However out of the blue, Kindevu and Buktooth also decided to enter! You can check out the brackets here and the stream archive in this link.

Do note: In the bracket, due to Challonge's inability to update properly once a tournament as 'started', Sanchez is actually VDO in placement.

EVO2K12 Side Tournament Results:

1st -  Buktooth (N - Vice, Chun, Iori, Morrigan, Hibiki)
2nd - Gene Wong (A - Claw, Dictator, Blanka)
3rd -  VDO (P - Haohmaru, Zangief, Geese, Terry)

Again, thanks to everyone who gave supported and helped out with the Side Tournament, as well as tuning in. I deeply appreciate it all!

CvS2 : EVO 2K12 CvS2 Side Tournament + Nishinippori Footage

EVO is just this weekend! If you are attending, come over to the BYOC area where I will help host, and stream a CvS2 Side Tournament! Fridays will be casuals all day, while Saturday there will be a Tournament held during the afternoon. Come on over! Even if you don't want to participate in the tournament, I am more than happy to play with you during casuals!

Details are located here: CvS2 EVO 2K12 Side Tournament Thread
Twitter (for brackets/updates)
Stream Link

Other than that, I have uploaded more CvS2 Footage from Japan on my Youtube. Today features some footage from the Nishinippori tournament. Yane, GAO, and Izumi all make appearances, so check them out after the break!

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Seth Killian Steps Into New Role As Lead Designer at Sony Santa Monica

According to Kotaku, Seth Killian will be starting a new gig as lead designer for Sony Santa Monica's External Development team. The former face of Street Fighter will work with Sony's affiliated studios, such as Giant Sparrow, ThatGameCompany, and Superbot, the latter of which being the team behind Playstation All-Stars. You can check out a quote from Mr. Killian below, and read the full Kotaku interview here.

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