Super Desperation Radio episode 520 archive online

The latest episode of Super Desperation Radio is now available for watching on Team Spooky's YouTube channel.

SDR returned live just in time for the July 4 holiday in the U.S., and brought with it the news of the last few weeks.

First up, Hellpockets discussed his time at CEO 2016, interviewing Austin Creed and the controversy surrounding venue space and stream time that came out of that event.

The hosts also discussed the recent Street Fighter V update, with its good points and its bad points, how KOF XIV is shaping up and the release of Mighty No. 9.

Super Desperation Radio is live every Monday at 6:30 p.m. PDT on Team Spooky, and will be archived at the TS YouTube channel. Classic episodes can still be found on the IPLAYWINNER YouTube.

Curleh Mustache NorCal, July 5, 2014

Today, TeamSpooky revealed the next edition of the Curleh Mustache series of tournaments. Curleh Mustache NorCal is coming live from San Francisco on July 5, 2014, at Venue 550.

The invite list for the event is still pending but given the date of the tournament, Curleh will be the last chance for West Coast players to seriously practice before Evolution 2014. Curleh Mustache NorCal will be brought to viewers by IPLAYWINNER, TeamSpooky, Brokentier and ten/o LLC with streaming live on Twitch.tv/teamsp00ky.

More information on the event will be made available in the coming days and weeks.

ECT V - UMvC3 Top 8 is now on YouTube! - HBTB

One of our good friends, TheBesteban from Hold Back to Block in collaboration with our very own Team Spooky has uploaded the Top 8 of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.  

However, there is a twist.

Click to read more ...

Classic Video Game-Style Teaser For Curleh Mustache 5 Released

Next Saturday, November 24, is the fifth edition of the Curleh Mustache Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament series by Brokentier's IFC Yipes!

The event, streamed by Team Spooky, has now a teaser in a classic role-playing video game style featuring some references to the upcoming tournament! You can check out the full details of the event here and the teaser trailer after the jump!

Click to read more ...

Curleh Mustach 5 Dated For Nov. 24 Featuring Special Events

Yipes and Brokentier is getting ready to introduce the fifth edition of the Curleh Mustach tournament series for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3!

Dated for November 24 at Next Level Arcade, the upcoming tournament will feature invited players from various parts of East Coast including many from the New York/New Jersey region, Philadelphia, Maryland/Virginia, Rhode Island/Connecticut, and even some folks outside the mentioned regions. You can check out the player list after the jump! Aside from the main tournament, there will also be a match featuring RayRay vs. Moons and a New York vs. Maryland state battle.

The spectator fee is $10 while invited folks will have to pay $25. If you can't attend the event, make sure to check out the stream provided by Team Spooky!

Click to read more ...

Team Spooky's Big Two 45 Replays Now Live On YouTube

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.

Remember to subscribe to Team Spooky on YouTube and follow us on Twitter!

Click to read more ...

Big Two 45 Results and Summary

There was a changing of the guard at Next Level Arcade as there were new champions in three out of the four tournaments at last night's Big Two.

It's been a while, but Empire Arcadia's Sanford Kelly did not make it to winners finals or even grand finals of AE2012 for the first time in months. He was sent to losers by Fingercramp Chris G's Sakura and eliminated by his teammate Kreymore's Guy. Although Chris G. sent Sanford to losers, the player who would take the tournament was another Empire member, Hiro. Known for his solid, defensive M. Bison, Hiro took out Team Spooky's Sabin then beat Chris G. twice to take the championship.

The turnout proved to be fairly competitive for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 with Brian H. and Devil Himself showing up. Even though we would see a familiar grand finals between Bloodhawk and Dominion Method Gaming's FightingGM, the results were drastically different from last week's Big Two. This time FightingGM swept Bloodhawk 3-0, making him Big Two's second Tekken Tag Tournament 2 champion.

Unfortunately, Persona 4 Arena wasn't streamed but thankfully the matches were recorded by someone at the tournament. I'll give you guys an update when those videos are up and ready. In the meantime, you'll be surprised to hear that Green Tea defeated Lord Knight in another Mitsuru mirror to win his second Persona tournament at Next Level. After Lord Knight sent him to losers, Green Tea made it back to grand finals to take the first series against Lord Knight in a tense 3-2 set, and apparently it only became easier for him as he took down Lord Knight 3-0 in the runback.

Chris G. won Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. RayRay took 2nd. Welcome to New York Marvel.

The videos are currently being uploaded to the Team Spooky YouTube channel starting with Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

Follow the jump for the full results and I'll see you guys next week!

Click to read more ...

Team Spooky Presents Big Two - Live From Next Level!

Hey everyone. This is Min from Team Spooky and I recently became a regular contributor to IPLAYWINNER. Some of you may know me as a Street Fighter player, but I'm also the guy running Big Two and a few other tournaments while Spooky streams them.

For those of you who are new to Big Two, it's a weekly event at Next Level Arcade in Brooklyn, New York. There are several tournaments run there, most notably for games like Super Street Fighter IV Aracde Edition Ver. 2012 and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, but occasionally we change the line up to include newer titles such as Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Persona 4 Arena, and anything else that might be released in the future.

This post exists primarily as a reminder to all of you. I will be making an update every Big Two with results and a battle log, along with any updates to the stream and the event itself. Hopefully, I'll be able to bring you some cool photos of the event, highlights of previous tournaments, and more soon.

For now, you can find the previous brackets at the Next Level x Team Spooky Challonge page and for the archives you can visit the Team Spooky YouTube channel or the Team Spooky Twitch channel.

Remember to follow us on Twitter too! You can follow Team Spooky @teamspooky and if you any suggestions, complaints, or whatever, hit me up @DICK_WOLF or leave a comment here.

Thanks and stay tuned!

Super Turbo: King of GGPO returns tonight with Summer Edition!

After a bit of a hiatus post-Evo, The King of GGPO is back with the summer edition of online tournaments! This has been a year long project started by myself and Bob "sf2kuroppi" Painter to keep ST's momentum alive in 2012 during the quiet months!

This is the Summer edition of qualifiers -- the winners of the King of Summer will play each other in a race to 10. Seasonal winners will play each other off at the end of the year. Right now, the other seasonal champions are none other than Afrolegends, who is repping Socal, and yito2k, a strong Dhalsim player from Mexico!

Sign-ups are still ongoing if you want to play, and the tourney tonight starts at 10pm PST/1am Eastern. Info about signing up and stream posted below! Thanks as always to Kuroppi and Super Turbo Revival!

King of GGPO 2012 Signups | Stream @ 10PM PST on nycfurby @ TwitchTV

Soulcalibur V World Championships Top 8 Live

Namco along with Team Spooky just started the Soulcalibur V World Championships with the top eight players from all around the world competing for over $10,000 in prizes. Both Filthierich of Namco and Markman of Mad Catz are there bringing the commentary hype.

Make sure to check out the stream after the jump or check it out on Spooky's Own3d.tv page!

Click to read more ...

Tons of King of Fighters XIII Matches from Kumate #2 Uploaded by Team Spooky

Team Spooky has uploaded a lot of match video action for King of Fighters XIII from the Kumate #2 event.  Inside you will find the Grand Finals from the event but if you want much, much more just hit up Team Spooky's youtube channel.  

Click to read more ...

SOULCALIBUR V - The Official World Championship Trailer! Stream by our own Team Sp00ky!

NAMCO BANDAI Games is putting on an Official SOULCALIBUR V World Championship with over $10,000 in cash and prizes!  8 players from around the world have qualified for the chance to be crowned SCV World Champion.  Our own Team Sp00ky will be streaming the event, so expect their usual godliness.  Commentary will be handled by MadCatz' MarkMan and NAMCO BANDAI's FilthieRich.  Check out the official trailer below!  If you watched NCRX's Soul Calibur tourney, you know how hype this game can get!  The event takes place on April 10th at 7:00pm PST and the stream can be found here.

Click to read more ...

New Final Round XV Official Trailer Brings the Hype!

Final Round XV is just around the corner, and this new trailer gives you a glimpse of the kind of hype you can expect!  Within you will find out which titles are part of the official tournament, some of the cash bonuses being offered on those games and some of the special events they have going on.  Final Round pegs out the excitement meter every year, and this year will be no different!  

If you can't make it to the tournament live, our own Team Spooky will bring the action to you once again via live stream.  If you watched it last year, or have watched any Spooky streams, you already know that this isn't something you want to miss.  Final Round XV takes place march 2-4 in Atlanta, GA.  Now, on to the trailer!

Click to read more ...

Team Sp00ky: UMVC3 & SSF4AE2012 Grand Finals Archives At Big Two #9

Another week, another Big Two tournament at Next Level in New York. Sp00ky has uploaded the top matches in the ninth iteration of the Big Two tournament for both Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver. 2012 and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. 

For AE2012, Sanford Kelly of Empire Arcadia has been playing consistently well and getting top 3 spots multiple times with his Sagat while Arturo Sanchez played with Rose and now reached grand finals against Santhrax. In UMVC3, Dieminion and his team of Viewtiful Joe, Morrigan, and Doctor Strange also had been doing well these past Big Two tournaments but local favorite Chris G. dominated through winners bracket where both ultimately converge in grand finals.

For more matches of the event, check out the AE2012 and UMVC3 playlist on Sp00ky's official YouTube. Grand finals for both games are after the break!

Click to read more ...

Team Sp00ky: Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Super Street Fighter 4: AE Grand Finals from Big Two Tournament

Sp00ky has uploaded the Grand Finals videos for both Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition from the recent Big Two Tournament!  The SSF4 Finals features EG Justin Wong vs Dieminion.  As you would expect, it's a great matchup with Justin taking Adon into battle against Dieminion's Guile.  If you haven't seen it already, we also have the Grand Finals for UMvC3 featuring LB NYChrisG vs DRS MastaCJ!

Head to Team Sp00ky's youtube channel for more videos and stay tuned to IPW for the latest in Sp00ky's events and videos!

Click to read more ...

The King of GGPO - Grand Finals Tonight at 10PM PST/1AM EST!

SF2 fans, it's time for the conclusion to "The King of GGPO!" I know everyone is in that UMVC3 vortex, but tonight will be a exciting night for old school fans. The finals will consist of a First to 10 between the 3 finalists in a ft10 Round Robin format! After witnessing all the finalists play, I can say that this will be some top notch SF2 action! Be sure to check it out! It will be a 3 way RR between SliceEveryone, Kyouya and Megaman3D!

Tourney playlist for Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3

Follow @sf2kuroppi on twitter, and check out kuroppi.com which is trying to archive ALL tourney results starting from the early 90's!

Stream Link - nycfurby on TwitchTV

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3: Big Two Match Videos Featuring Many Top Players!

Are you ready for more top-tier Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 match videos featuring big name players?  Well, here are some videos from Team Spooky's Big Two event.  These matches feature heavy hitters like EG Justin Wong, DRS Masta CJ, UVG Noel Brown, TS NerdJosh, and more!  As with everything Team Spooky does, it's all top notch.   So grab a beverage, settle in, and take in the action!

For many more videos from Team Spooky's extensive archive, visit their youtube channel here.  We will post their latest videos here, so stay tuned.

Click to read more ...

Next Level - Brooklyn, NY - A Profile Series

This is what I hope to be the first of a short series of articles about one particular place that is very important to the fighting game community. I know it has been some time since I have been active here on IPW, but as anyone whos been following us knows, recent issues as well as the weight of handling many events takes its toll somewhere. However I hope to be able to give you more of a behind the scenes, inside look at what goes on as well as entice you to show up, or at least encourage your local scene.

In recent times, the New York area lost an important hub of Arcade Gaming, Chinatown Fair. This displaced many of the gamers who visited religiously and were left with nowhere to congregate.

Click to read more ...

Season's Beatings: Velocity - Event Teaser Video

An event teaser trailer for Season's Beatings: Velocity has been released.  It seems like this year is just flying by, so this event will be here before we know it.  It's always off-the-charts hype with many big moments, so you'll want to keep that weekend free!  Another reason to be hype, especially if you are a stream monster, is that our own Team Sp00ky is providing the live stream! Here's what they say in their video description:

GOOD vs. EVIL - choose your side, Oct. 14-16, 2011. One final tournament at our legendary venue.

Click to read more ...

East Coast SSF4:AE SBO Qualifiers at Next Level, NYC Sponsored by Twitchtv - This Saturday, August 6th!

Sup guys,

Evolution 2011, as you guys already know, was an amazing event in every possible way. We are proud to have been a part of it, providing you the action! But despite hype meters still being off the charts, its time to keep it moving for us here at IPW x Team Sp00ky, as another important event is just around the corner.

This Saturday, for the first time ever, New York has a qualifier for SBO. For those who don't know, here's a little backstory. Super Battle Opera is the largest Japanese tournament every year. It features an invite only system, and to receive an invite you must win a qualifying tournament. Typically a very small amount of entrants are allowed for each game, so only the very best show up. This years Street Fighter 4 component is a 2 v 2. For more details on the tournament rules and format, check this out.

Click to read more ...