UMVC3: Major Update to Akuma Guide on IPW by Honzo Gonzo

Honzo Gonzo made a huge update to our UMVC3 guides here on IPLAYWINNER by completely revamping the Akuma section. This guide will go over all of the uses for this normal moves, special moves and hyper combos not to mention gives a great general overview of his gameplan. You can also learn all of his most damaging bread and butter combos by checking out the video included with the guide. 

UMVC3 AKUMA GUIDE

We'll have many more UMVC3 guide updates in the coming weeks so stay tuned! If you would like to contribute or have updates you'd like to submit email us here: admin at iplaywinner dot com.

IPW Site Update: Full FGC Stream Directory Page Now Active

Hey guys, just a quick update on a small addition to the site. We now have a direct link that will take you to the full FGC stream list which you can find on the right below the "currently broadcasting" list.  This is a (mostly) complete list of all the TwitchTV FGC streams so you can easily see who is currently broadcasting and even check out and favorite channels that are offline so you can get an email update when they go live.

We only feature the top five most viewed streams on the front page, so if there is a lot going on at any given time be sure to check out the full list for the rundown on all the broadcasts. 

Of course, if you have any feed back hit us up in the comments!

UMVC3: Major Update to Amaterasu Guide by IGL HonzoGonzo

IGL HonzoGonzo spent a ton of time completely rehauling the Amaterasu guide here on IPW. We have a ton of work ahead of us in regards to bringing the entire UMVC3 guide up to date but this is a great "first look" as to what to expect in the future. Honzo goes into great detail for all of Amaterasu's normal moves, special moves, hyper combos and more. There is strategy on how she works on a team and a breakdown of her general playstyle and gameplan. Be sure to check it out by clicking here and hit the jump for a small preview.

If you would like to contribute to our guides please send me an email: admin (at) iplaywinner (dot) com. We have a great foundation for many games but could use help updating the guides and making corrections. 

Stay tuned as we have some more major updates to the other games right around the corner!

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IPW Player Database Update: Chibita, Dashio, Sekiganryu, Xian & Many More!

We're back with another IPW Player Database update and this time around we've got a ton of new entries, not to mention a few updates. Virtua Fighter God Chibita now has a profile and did you know he also played 3s at one point? Vanilla SF4 Viper legend Dashio, #1 BP ranked Evil Ryu KOK, Singaporean FG monster Xian and many others are now featured in the database as well. 

Huge thanks to Neil Tiansay for many of these submissions! If you want to submit your own profile or those of other top players, hit the Entry Form and send them over!

Links to all the new profiles and updates after the jump. 

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IPW Player Database Update: Michael Tan, Team Always Godlike, Richard Nguyen & Many More!

Over the weekend we received a ton of new entries and updates to our Player Database here on IPW. This latest update includes a slew of Japanese players such as Michael Tan, Team Always Godlike including MarlinPie, Demon Hyo, Dr. Chaos and others not to mention West Coast UMVC3 player Richard Nguyen.

Check out all the links to the profiles after the jump and be sure to keep the entries rolling in by using our Entry Form!

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IPW Player Database Update: Akimo, YHC-Mochi, Pedro Morales & Many More

We've got another hefty update to our Player Database today featuring Japanese Street Fighter 4 players YHC-Mochi and Akimo. We've also added a bunch of NorCal players into the mix such as NorCal Knock-Outs 01 UMVC3 competitor Pedro Morales and a few others scattered around North America. 

I've decided to make a few changes to the submission process too, in the hopes of receiving more complete profiles as we've received a handful that were pretty barebones. I'm going to let those slide this time around but now we will require that each player have Tournament Results or Achievements of some kind, YouTube videos of themselves and some sort of Bio. 

Check out links to the new entries after the jump and of course continue to send in these profiles by using the Entry Form!

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IPW Player Database Update: Kazunoko, MDR, FightingGM & More!

We're back with another IPW Player Database update! Thanks to everyone who keeps submitting profiles. This time we have Japanese SSF4 players Kazunoko and MDR, top Tekken 6 Lee player FightingGM and a few more! Check out the links after the jump and be sure to keep sending in those submissions via our Entry Form!

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IPW Player Database Update: Dominion Method Gaming's OnlineTony, Juicebox Abel (Update) & Kor

We have another small update to the IPW Player Database as there were some great submissions sent in from Dominion Method Gaming. You can find out more about OnlineTony, Kor and a nice update to JuiceboxAbel's profile as well.

Check out the new entries after the jump and please help us build this database by using the Entry Form!

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IPW Site Update: Online Stream List - Activate!

"I'm streaming!"Hey all, I'm sure some of you have noticed a small but important change to the site recently. We now have a display showing the top five streams that are currently online! We'll have some more updates to this feature very soon but we hope that in the short-term this will help keep you in the loop as to what's going on in the stream world. 

Of course, if you don't see a stream on the list that should be there, please bring it to our attention. Virtually all of the streams were taken from the TwitchTV FGC Stream Directory. 

Huge shoutouts to IPW Fersis, our resident coder for helping us out with this!

IPW Player Database Update: Keits, Fubarduck, KillerKai & Hellpockets

Hey all, just a small update to our Player Database as we received a few entries over the weekend. We added SRK admin and grand master tournament organizer Keits, ArcadeUFO owner Fubarduck, Hollywood actor KillerKai (I hear he plays fighting games too) and of course everyone's favorite STA commentator, Hellpockets! 

We can always use more submissions and updates to the profiles, so if you think you can help, fill out the Entry Form! Check out the links to the new profiles after the jump.

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IPW TV Best Bouts Play List Update feat. NorCal Knock-Outs, STA Ranbats & More

Another quick update regarding IPW TV Best Bouts -- our 24 hour stream featuring past tournaments and ranbats, both local and major! We made some additions to the play list including NorCal Knock-Outs -- our special invitational tournament featuring KOFXIII and UMVC3 -- which is not to be missed. We also added the STA ranbats 4.1 and 4.3 that feature top NorCal players duking it out in UMVC3, SF4, KOFXIII and more. We had some issues with the 4.2 recordings so it might be a while before they are added into the play list. 

We're also working on getting all of the KVO: The Ultimate Battle replays processed but it's turning out to be a huge project so it will probably be next week before those go live. These feature some amazing Japanese UMVC3 and P4:A matches so we're really excited to get them in the mix as well. 

Check out the stream, which is currently running now, by going to our TwitchTV Channel or simply clicking play on the player to the right. 

IPW Player Database Update: Gootecks, Clakey D, L2P, Filipino Champ, LPN, Japanese CvS2 Players & Many More!

Hey all. Another quick update on some more additions we've made to the Player Database here over the past 24 hours. We received a ton of submissions featuring great players from all over the world including a slew of Japanese CvS2 player entries courtesy of our own LionX.

Also, there seems to be a small glitch where not all the names are showing up in alphabetical order. It's nothing major but I'm looking into a fix soin the meantime simply scroll through the entries or use the search function to find what you're looking for.

Hit the jump to see what's new and as always, if you want to make an additon to the database, fill out the Entry Form.

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IPW Player Database Update: Mike Ross, Combofiend, Leezy, BBZ, Fixel & Many More

Hey all, just a quick update on many of the recent entries and additions to our Player Database. A few of you sent in updates for Team Complexity Cross Counter's Mike Ross and Combofiend, and there were many new entries for Southtown Arcade regulars such as BBZ, Fixel and Leezy -- not to mention a few SoCal SNK/KOF players as well.

Hit the jump to see what's new and if you'd like to submit a new entry or make a correction/addition, please fill out this form. Keep in mind that while you don't have to be a top player to have an entry, this database is reserved for players who attend local or major tournaments. No online warriors allowed. Sorry!

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IPW Site Updates: Return of the Player Database, Navigation and Loading Improvements

Hey everyone, just a quick heads up on a few changes we made here recently on the site with most of these being things I've been meaning to take care of forever now. I get pretty busy with the day to day responsibilities of IPW so unfortunately things don't get taken care of as quickly as I'd like around here. That said, I hope to put more focus on the site over the following weeks and months now that I'm back from Japan.

 Hit the jump to see what's new and a few ways you can contribute if you're looking to help!

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DandyJ Releases New KOFXIII Tutorials, Plus IPW's Andy Guide Is Up!

AL|Dandy J, creator of the Beginner's Incomplete Guide to KOF, has been releasing new videos that cover system tricks for XIII. His new youtube channel, EXMrDandyJ, is dedicated entirely to KOF and contains four volumes of tips already.

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Meet the IPLAYWINNER Staff

Dear readers, please welcome the latest additions to the IPLAYWINNER collective, Carlo Dela Cruz (The Phantomnaut) and Paul Dziuba (SuperFX). We wanted to introduce you to the newcomers, as well as the cadre of contributors that help us to produce content from a variety of perspectives.

After the break, check out bios of the new recruits and some of the old standbys you may not be familiar with.

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IPW Guide Update: Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition

It's been a long time coming, but we've returned with more updates to the IPW Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition Guide!  If you haven't checked it out in a while we've made a ton of updates over the last few months. We just haven't made them public until recently and posted about it until today.

One thing we're really proud of is that we are working with top players for guide info.  For example, Team Spooky's Min completely reworked our guide for M.Bison.  ROM, a top Yang player, provided an enormous amout of information for that character's guide.  We are working with more and will try to cultivate more top player involvement as we move forward. 

However, just because we are working with top players doesn't mean we don't need your help.  There are obviously still a lot of areas that need a lot of work and if you want to share your knowledge or give us a tip on a great tutorial video let us know!

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Site Update: New Comment System

Just a quick update in the hopes of getting a little feedback from everyone: we just installed a new comment system here on IPW. We are switching over to Disqus -- a system you've probably seen on SRK -- instead of the standard Squarespace system which requires you to make a new account on the site. While we tried Disqus in the past, the system has received some noticeable improvements so we decided to implement it once again. 

We want leaving comments on the site to be as painless as possible, and we feel having to register for a completely new account just to comment on the site might be a bit too much to ask, especially for casual readers. We had some ideas a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away as to how users could use their Squaespace account for other stuff but those never really panned out. You can still use these accounts to post on our forums and we may end up rolling out some registered user features down the line.

So now, you can easily log in with Facebook, Twitter or whatever else to leave a comment on an article. 

That's the good news.

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IPW Site Update: Comments & Spam Prevention Measures

Hey everyone, just a quick update here on a few changes and updates to the site -- nothing too serious. Over the past few months we've got a ton of new readers which is awesome, awesome news, but with that sort of growth comes a problem that we've been able to avoid up until now: spam bots!

Many of you may have not even noticed the influx of spam (though we have received a few messages on Twitter about it), but our staff has been deleting spam posts literally every hour for the past couple weeks. This is obviously a huge waste of time so we had to make a few changes.

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IPW's Marvel vs Capcom 3 Guide Coming Soon, User Feedback Needed

Hey guys, I wanted to make a quick post to update everyone on the status of our Marvel vs Capcom 3 Strategy Guide. I know many of our long time readers understand that we take our guides here very seriously, with our Super Street Fighter IV Strategy Guide being one of the absolute best on the internet. We are working on an in depth guide for Marvel vs Capcom 3 as well, consulting with some of the best players in the country in the process. Beyond that, the MVC3 guide will have some new interactive features that I'm sure many of you will really enjoy. 

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