Yo guys I just wanted to give you a quick update on a new feature we are running on our Justin.tv Channel called The Daily Blow Up. Some of our hardcore followers have already tuned in and know what's up, but if you haven't I wanted to give everyone a quick rundown as to what this is all about.
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Yo guys we're back with another week of hype straight from Starbase Arcade! I know there are a ton of awesome streams going on Wednesdays, but if you haven't checked out our broadcasts from Starbase you're really missing out. We have top NorCal talent here battling it out weekly in MVC3 tournaments, not to mention Starbase is THE spot to play Mortal Kombat up here!
The action starts around 9PM PST and we go hard until about 3AM every week! Be sure to check us out after watching the live stream of Guard Crush 16 by Team Spooky! See you guys tonight!
Whew! After a well deserved rest, the iPlayWinner crew is ready to get back in the swing of things with a live stream from Starbase Arcade tonight! We'll be broadcasting Super Street Fighter 4 from 9PM PST to to around 1AM PST.
New to a Starbase Stream? Starbase Arcade is broadcasted live from San Rafael, California every Wednesday night! Top talent from all around the Bay Area such as BLG Vangief, BLG Filipino Champ, Crizzle, Grimmz are just a few names of the players who are usually holding it down week by week.
To be notified when we go live you can follow us on Twitter (@iplaywinner) or follow us on our new Justin.tv Channel.
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Sorry guys, a few unexpected things came up and we wont be streaming Starbase tonight. We'll be back 2 weeks from now after West Coast Warzone!
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Also, as a side note, we both have two great streams this weekend, with Spooky broadcasting Stay Free or Step Up Friday and Saturday and IPDUB Deuce holding it down for CEO Winterfest all day Saturday.
Wanted to give you guys a heads up on SSF4 & BlazBlue: CS tournament that is going down in Florida this Saturday put together by our friends at Community Effort Orlando Gaming. With close to 70 players already pre-registered and Flash Metroid confirmed to attend as well, this should be a real banger!
IPDUB Deuce will be handling the live stream, which as always, you can find on the iPlayWinner Justin.TV Channel! More details after the break.
We're back this week with a proper SSF4 Singles Tournament at Starbase Arcade! Actually, I take that back --there's nothin' proper about any of this! We got something really cool lined up tonight with a new tournament concept: ONE & DONE!
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This is a single elimination tournament with a bit of a twist. Considering the brutal format, each match will be 3/5 rounds -- so while it's ONE MATCH, single elimination, players will get an extra round or two to download their opponent and adapt. This prevents any sort of counter picking and puts everything on the line each time a player steps up to the plate. Grand Finals will be 2/3 matches, 3/5 rounds.
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You can catch the action live at around 10PM PST on our JustinTV Channel, with some FT5 matches being streamed a little earlier in the night. Find more details on the SRK Thread.
Yup, it's that time again, another night of Super Street Fighter 4 at Starbase Arcade! Most of you probably know the drill by now, but if you still haven't tuned in yet this is usually what goes down: casuals from 9PM to around 10PM PST, then we typically fire up a tournament of some sorts around 10:30ish to 2AM PST.
Starbase Arcade is located in the Northbay of Northern California, though it hosts top talent from all around the Bay Area. BLG Vangief, BLG Filipino Champ, Crizzle, Grimmz are just a few names of the players who are usually holding it down week by week.
To be notified when we go live you can follow us on Twitter (@iplaywinner) or follow us on our new Justin.tv Channel.
Yo, what's up IPWxTS peeps?
With NCR and the holidays, we took a break from streaming Starbase Arcade, but we are back tonight on our new channel at Justin.TV! We have some really cool new stuff planned for the stream this time around, so those of you have been with us with the start, this will blow your mind.
The Super Street Fighter 4 action starts at 9PM PST with some casuals, followed with the classic Random 2v2's around 10PM PST.
We're back in full swing this week with a ton of great streams lined up for you guys! We'll be at Starbase Arcade in San Rafael, CA a lot this week, with the SSF4 Danisen League starting tomorrow and the NorthBay Celebration Tournament on Sunday. On Saturday we will be streaming the next NorCal Install which will feature BlazBlue: Continuum Shift. Read up on all the details after the break!
We have a lot of great shows lined up this week so grab your Cheetos and Dr. Pepper and get ready to spend a lot of time on our USTREAM Channel this week! Not only do we have Starbase Arcade and NorCal Nemesis this week, but we will also be broadcasting BATTLE OF THE BAY on Sunday, which is a 5v5 SSF4 Tournament featuring the best players in NorCal!
As always, you can check out our broadcasts via our USTREAM Channel or just load up the front page and check out the embed to the left to see if we are live!
More details after the break.
iPlayWinner will be broadcasting Super Street Fighter 4 all night tonight live from Starbase Arcade! Tune in around 9PM PST for some casual action and then get ready for a Super Street Fighter 4 tournament at 10PM! RodgerDoger and myself will be on the mic to keep you stream monsters company all night long and special guests always make an appearance so do not miss this stream!
If you haven't caught any of our live streams from Starbase Arcade, you can check out some of the recordings on our YouTube Channel to see what it's all about! As always, you can find the broadcast on our USTREAM Channel or simply load up the player on the left!
START TIME: ~9PM PST
STREAM URL: iPlayWinner USTREAM Channel
DETAILS: Official Thread on SRK
LOCATION: Official Starbase Arcade Website
Alright, we're back for another rowdy night at Starbase Arcade! Tune in around 8-9PM PST for some casual action and then get ready for a Super Street Fighter 4 tournament at 10PM! MAGUS1234 and myself will be on the mic to hold it down on the commentary end all night long! Special guests always make an appearance so do not miss this stream!
If you haven't caught any of our live streams from Starbase Arcade, you can check out some of the recordings on our YouTube Channel to see what it's all about! As always, you can find the broadcast on our USTREAM Channel or simply load up the player on the left!
START TIME: ~9PM PST
STREAM URL: iPlayWinner USTREAM Channel
DETAILS: Official Thread on SRK
LOCATION: Official Starbase Arcade Website
We're going hard this week with two solid streams lined up -- Starbase Arcade and the return of KEYSTONE II! Both events should be pretty wild, with Combofiend confirmed to attend the KEYSTONE II event on Sunday! Check out all the details below.
As always, you can check out our broadcasts via our USTREAM Channel or just load up the front page and check out the embed to the left to see if we are live!
LIVE FROM STARBASE ARCADE - SSF4 2v2 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st
We'll be streaming a Super Street Fighter 4 from 9PM PST till about 2AM PST from Starbase Arcade in San Rafael, California. We'll give you guys some casual fights early on then fire up a tournament a little later in the night! Haunts & MAGUS1234 will be on the mic to provide commentary for the top NorCal players who are always in attendance. Be sure to tune in for all the action and drama.
Entry: $5 Venue Fee
Start Time: 9PM PST
Event Details: SRK Thread
KEYSTONE II - SSF4/T6/CVS2 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th
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Are you ready for some X-Rated fighting game action? KEYSTONE II returns this Sunday at San Jose Bar & Grill and is open to the general public this time! If you live in NorCal and don't make it to this you're a buster!
This event will feature a random 2v2 Super Street Fighter 4 Tournament, a Round Robin "Gods of CVS2" Tournament featuring Eric Lee, Ricky Ortiz, Buktooth, Combofiend and John Choi! The Tekken 6 squad will also be in attendance with something special planed as well so be sure to tune in!
Start Time: 2PM PST
Event Details: SRK Thread
Miss out on last weeks streams? Here are a few highlights from the ON NOTICE tournament and NorCal Install.
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We'll be streaming NorCal Install all day today so tune into our USTREAM Channel around 12PM PST to check out all the action. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift will dominate the stream most of the day, though we will be broadcasting Top 8 for Guilty Gear and Melty Blood as well. Keep in mind we've got special guests from SoCal such as Mike Z coming up along with a ton of hype exhibition matches lined up so this is a stream you shouldn't miss!
START TIME: 12PM PST
STREAM: iPlayWinner USTREAM Channel
DUSTLOOP THREAD: NorCal Install
Tonight we will be streaming a 2v2 Super Street Fighter 4 tournament live from Starbase Arcade! This should be a good one with a lot of boss teams being put together by some of NorCal's finest. As always, Magus1234 and myself will be holding it down on the mic between matches!
We should be lettin' it rip around 8PM PST with the tournament starting around 9PM PST! Don't miss it!
Find out more about the tournament by checking out this SRK thread. You can access the live stream by going to our USTREAM Channel.
Hope you guys have been enjoying our streams as of late! This week we have a lot on the agenda with two Super Street Fighter 4 Tournaments and a major BlazBlue/Guilty Gear tournament as well! Check out all the details below!
As always, you can check out our broadcasts via our USTREAM Channel or just load up the front page and check out the embed to the left to see if we are live!
LIVE FROM STARBASE ARCADE - SSF4 2v2 - WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25th
We'll be streaming a Super Street Fighter 4 2v2 Tournament from 9PM PST till about 2AM PST from Starbase Arcade in San Rafael, California. Haunts & MAGUS1234 will be on the mic to provide commentary for the top NorCal players who are always in attendance. Be sure to tune in for all the action and drama.
Entry: $5 Venue Fee, $10 per team
Start Time: 9PM PST
NORCAL INSTALL - BLAZBLUE/GUILTY GEAR/MELTY BLOOD TOURNAMENT - SATURDAY, AUGUST 28th
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Norcal Install hopes to be THE tournament where non-mainstream games are given their share of the spotlight. To do this, a collaboration of the Dustloop Community, Meltybread Community, and iPlayWinner have joined efforts to bring you a streamed tournament of Blazblue: Continuum Shift, Melty Blood: Actress Again, and Guilty Gear: Accent Core.
Start Time: 12PM PST
Event Details: SRK Thread
SHADOWBROOKE ON NOTICE - SSF4 SINGLES - SUNDAY, AUGUST 29th
ON NOTICE at Shadowbrooke is back and we'll be streaming a Super Street Fighter 4 Singles tournament from around 2PM to 8PM! MAGUS1234 and Darry will be in the house to hold it down on the mic and this tournament always has some of the best players in the Bay Area so don't miss it!
We're back with another update on what to look out for this week! We'll be holding it down at Starbase Arcade all week, and if it's anything like last week, it should be real entertaining. That said, you can't plan drama!
As always, you can check out our broadcasts via our USTREAM Channel or just load up the front page and check out the embed to the left to see if we are live!
LIVE FROM STARBASE ARCADE - WEDNESDAY AUGUST 18th
We'll be streaming Super Street Fighter 4 from 9PM PST till about 2AM PST from Starbase Arcade in San Rafael, California. MAGUS1234 will be on the mic to provide commentary, along with A_Rival and more! Top NorCal players are always in attendance so be sure to tune in for all the action and drama.
Start Time: 9PM PST
After a short hiatus, iPlayWinner TV is back and we are committed to bringing the community high quality streams on a weekly basis, covering the NorCal scene and beyond. Each week we will have a schedule with upcoming streams so be sure to check back each Monday to see what we have planned.
As always, you can check out our broadcasts via our USTREAM Channel or just load up the front page and check out the embed to the left to see if we are live!
LIVE FROM STARBASE ARCADE - WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11th
We'll be streaming Super Street Fighter 4 from 9PM PST till about 2AM PST from Starbase Arcade in San Rafael, California. MAGUS1234 will be on the mic to provide commentary, along with A_Rival and more! Top NorCal players such as FilipinoChamp and Vangief are always in attendance so be sure to tune in for all the action and drama.
Start Time: 9PM PST
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I've been meaning to write up a post on the couple tournaments we covered over the past two weeks but I've been so busy with our Tatsunoko vs Capcom Guides and maintaining other parts of the site I just have not had a chance. That said, between the 3v3 Street Fighter 4 Team Tournaments two weekends ago and Tekken 6 StrongStyle 4 this past weekend, we've been blessed with the opportunity to cover some amazing events filled with some incredible players and personalities.
STREET FIGHTER 4 3v3 TEAM TOURNAMENTS (UC Davis, Fuddruckers)
NorCal held a two 3v3 Street Fighter 4 tournament series which attracted a lot of nationwide attention. We had players such as Mike Ross, Keno and Combofiend drive up from SoCal to play and even Marn, Flash Metroid and Perfect Sin flew in from the East Coast to compete.
Day one at UC Davis was really hype with NorCal holding it down taking out East Coast in the team tournament. This was largely due to ROM's outstanding performance using Chun Li -- although having teammates like Ricky Ortiz and FilipinoChamp never hurts either.
Day two of the team tournaments was held at Fuddruckers, and this was one of the most chaotic and entertaining tournaments I've ever attended. The day before team SoCal placed 3rd at the UC Davis tournament and this time around they wanted to show they didn't come up here for nothing. They took out NorCal and EastCoast with all of their players having a little time in the spotlight. That said, Combofiend was the MVP of their team with multiple OVC's and making Abel look like an S-tier character.
On the tech side of things we ran into some really frustrating technical issues which meant I never even had a chance to form a team. The internet simply did not work at Fuddruckers for a period of about 2 hours so the stream went up pretty late. I kept messing with the set up until I worked and by the end of the day we had over 2000 people viewing the Grand Finals -- all's well that ends well right?
TEKKEN 6 STRONGSTYLE 4 (Domain Hotel)
This event was really something else and I am very happy iPlayWinner was able to bring the Tekken scene to the internet at large. For those of you who do not know, StrongStyle is the premiere Tekken tournament in North America. Each year Bronson and subt-L bring in international players and do everything they can to make this the best event for all the dedicated Tekken players out there.
Truth be told, I didn't know what to expect from this event since I only play Tekken here and there. Generally speaking, when you have outsiders come in to cover scenes and events for a community they are not familiar with, there can be a bit of resistance and overall a hard time understanding what is important to that scene. I've seen this happen so many times at events but this simply was not the case at StrongStyle. The Tekken community was extremely hospitable towards iPlayWinner giving us everything we needed to pull of an incredible broadcast and give their players the global recognition they deserve.
This year the StrongStyle staff brought in Korean top players RAIN and TONGBAL LOVE which made for an interesting side effect on the live stream itself. We has a significant amount of Korean viewers for this broadcast and I have never in my life seen so much foreign activity in a stream before. It was really amazing having that international attention and it really paid off for the Tekken community -- we were the #1 featured stream on uStream for the majority of the weekend which gave us a front page spot on their website. We had well over 1200 constant viewers and a total of 30k viewers over the weekend. These are some tremendous numbers for an game that I figured we would see about 400 constant viewers at best. As soon as we turned on the stream we had 500 people in there eagerly awaiting the matches.
We also had some great commentary for this event from Aris, Q-Dogg, subt-L and Filthy Rich. These guys did a great job of providing some really hilarious but insightful commentary through out the entire event. Beyond the actual tournaments there were a ton of grudge matches, money matches and even a dance contest to win a stick from MadCatz thanks to MarkMan.
Great event and I hope iPlayWinner can cover more Tekken tournaments in the near future.
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Also, before I forget, congrats to @LGZmakaveli for winning the Twitter contest!
UCD MUGA 3v3 TEAM TOURNAMENT WILL START AT ! 3PM PST
The first of two major team tournaments this weekend, the UCD MUGA Street Fighter 4 3v3 Team Tournament with major names like Mike Ross, Keno, Ricky Ortiz, John Choi, and Combofiend in the building!
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321 WEEKEND IS HERE YO! STREAM UP!!
