Lionx uploaded new Capcom vs. SNK 2 videos from Japan!
These videos come from Ibaraki VIP game center in Osaka, Japan. The arcade brings players from around the Kansai region to see who is the current best. This includes preliminary bouts followed by finals matches.
You can check out all eight videos after the jump! Lionx can be found on Twitter and YouTube!
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For those who want to see some Capcom vs. SNK 2 Japanese play, here is your fix from our fellow Lionx!
This team battle ranbats session is taking place at Ibaraki VIP game center located in the Kansai region of Japan. The area's well known players such as Bocchan, Kitsune and Kodama attended to play with many other players still serious to the game.
You can find all four videos after the jump!
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Lionx uploaded a near-hour long set of a Capcom vs. SNK 2 team tournament in one of Tokyo, Japan's popular independent arcades.
This tournament at Takadanobaba Mikado (or just Mikado for short) held a 2v2 team tournament for the game with featured participants including D44BAS and Sakamoto. While there are the common C, A, and K-groove antics, there are some P-groove action along the way!
You can find the five part tournament footage after the jump and you can find more matches on Lionx's YouTube channel!
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Our pal Lionx uploaded a new set of Capcom Vs. SNK 2 videos with the latest batch dedicated to two players in the Kansai area of Japan.
Rai utilizes a K-Groove team of Sagat, Mai, and Hibiki that can pull of immediately high damaging level 3 supers. Tao uses a C-Groove team of Ryu, Kim, and Sagat in which he can use level 2 supers to cancel off to more damaging finishers especially from Kim.
You can check out the full set after the jump!
Lionx | Friday, February 1, 2013 at 12:56PM | in CvS2, SNK, Street Fighter X Tekken, capcom, interviews 
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.
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!
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.
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After news that both Capcom Vs. SNK 2 and Capcom Fighting Evolution/Jam are now available in Japan's PlayStation Store, Capcom put some light for international users interested.
"Eventually," Capcom's Senior Vice President Christian Svensson said. "The timing will be quite different though from Japan. More news will come 'next year'." Svensson concluded his post with a positive emoticon so there will definitely be good news coming out of this.
Make sure to stay tuned when more info becomes available in the near future!
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!
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!
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!
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!
Hey all, if you missed our Real Honest Sundays Season Finale at Southtown Arcade be sure to load up these too-hot-for TwitchTV replays that just made it to YouTube!
The King of Fighters XIII at STA was back in full swing this week with vets BBZ, Fixel, Hellpockets and others holding it down versus SoCal scum, Giby aka EX Harrison! For reals though, it was super hype to have Giby roll through to not only play but also help commentate (and order pizza). Be sure to hit him up on Twitter and check out SNK-Capcom as well.
I was also back in action after a week or two of absence but no joysticks were harmed in the filming of RHS 5.6 this time around.
CvS2, after a slow week the week before, was also back with a vengeance. This was CarnbyCL's last tournament before going back to Spain and ended up doing pretty well versus a lot of STA regulars. You'll be missed!
Leezy of course mopped the floor with everyone but there were some great bouts all around with LionX, MrWarzard, 2000 Watts and more.
Subscribe to us on YouTube for more videos and check out the playlist after the jump! Holla!
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.
PSNStores reported yesterday that Capcom vs. SNK 2 has been released on the Japanese Playstation Network for 1,200 Yen ($15 USD). It is a port of the original Playstation 2 game, which did have netplay enabled, but it is currently unknown if the PSN port is online capable as well.
This is bittersweet news for fans of the game, including myself, who have been asking for an update such as the one Street Fighter 3: Third Strike received. Unfortunately, Capcom knows that you'll be back...
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!
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!
For those still up and wanna see some Capcom vs. SNK 2 action, make sure to check out the Japanese National tournament at Kyoto's own A-Cho arcade!
This tournaments is bringing the best of Japan to Neo Amusement Space A-Cho to play CVS2. Players such as D44 Bas are playing at the event along with many others!
If you want to check the stream, please check here or the video embed after the jump! You can also follow the arcade's casual and tournament archives on their YouTube channels GAMEacho and zero3japan!
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!
Unfortunately, many players out there don't get to experience one of the best aspects of fighting games. It's getting together with a group of friends around the same screen to just battle it out, whether this is at an organized event or in someone's living room.
Maximilian is back with another episode of Capcom vs SNK 2: The Garage Warrior, where they do just that. This game is also hella fun to watch.
