NorCal Regionals 2016 Announced, March 25-27 at Sacramento, CA

NorCal Regionals is heading back to the California capital of Sacramento for 2016.

This will be the third consecutive entry that NCR will be at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Capitol Plaza. From March 25-27, the Northern California major will host Street Fighter V, Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- and Mortal Kombat X. SFV is part of the Capcom Pro Tour as a Premier Event.

While the aforementioned games are part of the main list, players can also participate in the Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round and Killer Instinct community tournaments.

Registration for NCR 2016 is live with different packages. If you are planning to register, there are multiple options with various benefits including the weekend-long After Hours Room. If you are looking to stay at the Holiday Inn, it's priced at $99 a night.

You can register now on the official NorCal Regionals website!

Big E Taking Community Vote for Pot Bonus at TFC 2016

Big E has announced that he will give an additional $2000 to the pot of one game at next year's version of The Fall Classic, and rather than decide that choice himself he is offering the question to the community.

The possible games Eric has suggested that could receive the bonus are Street Fighter V, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Guilty Gear Xrd and Skullgirls.

While TFC 2016 is still almost a year away, it's good to see tournament organizers and promoters moving toward giving players a lot of time to decide what events they plan to attend in the future.

San Diego's Paradise 2015 Tournament Cancelled

Larry "Shin Blanka" Dixon has announced that Paradise 2015, scheduled for Nov. 20-22 in San Diego, has been cancelled.

In a post to the Paradise group on Facebook, Dixon said the primary reason for the cancellation of the event was a lack of interest from the community. Saying that perhaps he overreached by trying to plan a major event on the West Coast, Dixon regardless thanked everyone who supported the event. He also said that he would be refunding everyone who registered for the event:

I'm in the process of refunding everyone that pre registered for this event. I didn't want any shady vibe coming off about the event, so I started refunding people before I made the announcement. ... With the low pre reg numbers there was no way to reach goals/purpose of the event and that was to be able to send the winners of each game to FR19. There's been other events throughout the fgc history that has promised things and knew they couldn't follow through with payments/trips and still had the event while leaving the players hanging at the end of the event. I refuse to a shady event like that so it's better that I take the "L" on my head than to try to steal from the community I help grow for so long!

For Dixon's whole statement, head over to Facebook.

Team St1ckBug Major to Bring in Players from Across the U.S.

New York's Team St1ckBug tournament series will be boosting its profile on Oct. 3 when four of the strongest airdash players in the U.S. visit the event.

Using the money earned from subscribers to Biscuits' Twitch channel, sales of the Unga shirt and a donation from Hotashi, planes tickets have been bought for:

Nakkiel (2015 ArcRevo qualfier in BBCPE, 4th in Xrd at NWM7)
Kid Viper (9th place Xrd at Evo 2015, considered best U.S. Elphelt)
Blacksnake (best U.S. Venom player)
GCYoshi (2015 ArcRevo qualifier for Xrd)

This special version of TSB will be streamed on Twitch.tv/nycfurby and feature the BlazBlue Chronophantasma Extend and Guilty Gear Xrd tournaments, along with special exhibitions involving the guest players.

Ultra Fight Night Returns for Absolute Battle 6

Texas' Absolute Battle makes its return in 2015, and as part of the tournament PandaXGaming is bringing back its special exhibition event.

Ultra Fight Night will feature matches in Ultra Street Fighter IV and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, pitting players against one another in special show matches. While city pride will be at stake in some matches, regional pride will also be on the line as players such as Driftwood, FChamp and Noel Brown come to Texas.

Absolute Battle 6 takes place Sept. 25-27, 2015. Check out the trailers for the tournament and Ultra Fight Night below, and more information about AB6 can be found on the event's website.

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Footage of Japanese Killer Instinct Side Tournament from KSB 2015

Along with the anime fighters, Super Smash Bros. and Capcom's recent games, Microsoft's fighting game Killer Instinct was also at the big Japanese tournament series.

With the help of OGTY, KVO x Team St1ckbug 2015 had a side tournament for KI that weekend. Primarily a single elimination tournament, players fought in a best of five matches to determine who was the strongest. Footage includes the first round all up to top four.

The top four finals can be found below with the rest on OGTY's YouTube channel! You can follow OGTY on Twitter. He is organizing an upcoming Japanese online KI tournament on May 16 with a multi-game event in Tokyo on June 13 featuring KI, Mortal Kombat X, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Soulcalibur V and more.

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Capitol Fight District at Gamerz Phunk Lab on April 25, Win a Mad Catz TE2 to Aid Venue Recovering from Robbery

Capitol Fight District wants players to help a game store recuperate from an unfortunate occurrence.

CFD venue Gamerz Phunk Lab was struck by a robbery earlier in the week. With the April 25 tournament date, CFD and GPL are planning to hold Ultra Street Fighter IV, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Guilty Gear Xrd, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat X and Killer Instinct. To also help pay for the expenses, the usual venue fee when bringing a set up will not be waived so everyone participating in the tournament will have to pay the $5 cost.

They will also raffling off an Ultra Street Fighter IV-branded Mad Catz Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition 2 for the PlayStation 4 this weekend to help pay for the expenses. Every $10 donation will gain any contributor, from both at the tournament and online, an entry to win the stick until the raffle's deadline on May 2.

For those attending, make sure to check out the Facebook event page for address, rules and more. If you are interested in donating online to win the arcade stick, you can do so here. Make sure to visit Capitol Fight District on Twitter and Facebook for more information.

HackerFight 1.4 on April 10 at Facebook HQ, Stream by IPLAYWINNER

The Silicon Valley tournament series will be returning this Friday!

HackerFight is a special tournament series in the San Francisco Bay Area featuring players from both major and startup tech companies such as Twitch, Capcom, Google, Sony and more. These players represent their companies in a three-man team tournament format for both Ultra Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

All will take place at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California. For those who can't attend, IPLAYWINNER will be streaming the whole event. If you work for a tech company in the Bay and have two other people who can compete, you can sign up now at HackerFight's website. You can find more info supplied by the HackerFight organizers below as well as a Facebook event page here.

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Capitol Fight District Presents Tournament for Extra Life Charity Event at Gamerz Phunk Lab on Mar. 28

In my home of Sacramento, Capitol Fight District will be having a pre-NorCal Regionals tournament for Extra Life.

Hosted at video game store Gamerz Phunk Lab, CFD will be running a 12-hour tournament event on March 28 to collect donations for the Children's Miracle Network at UC Davis Children's Hospital as part of Extra Life. The event will have tournaments for all major games to be hosted at NorCal Regionals: Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Being a 12-hour event, it will go from noon to midnight on March 29 so if you need to practice before NCR, this is a great opportunity to get a lot of casuals in. All venue proceeds will go to UC Davis Children's Hospital. You can also donate directly at the Extra Life page. More information on the charity event can be found on the Facebook event page.

NorCal Strongstyle Match Videos Spotted On Level Up Your Game & Avoiding the Puddle

If you been watching Tekken streams the past couple of days, you probably seen some matches from NorCal Strongstyle. For those who missed them, here is another chance.

Level Up Your Game and Avoiding the Puddle were hosting a couple of recorded matches from Strongstyle courtesy of organizer Bronson Tran. Most of the matches feature players from SoCal against various opponents. You can find the videos after the jump! Also follow LUYG and ATP on Twitch!

As for the official reveal of Strongstyle, stay tuned and follow IPLAYWINNER on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

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Official Archive of Cooperation Cup 13 on YouTube by Game Newton

Official Cooperation Cup 13 illustration by Yoshihara Motoki (@hell_a_shock)To those who missed or want to watch again, the biggest Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike tournament is now available for free viewing.

Uploaded by Game Newton Oyama, they uploaded hours upon hours of match footage from Cooperation Cup 13 as well as the Pre Cooperation Cup same character team tournament.

If you are needing your 3rd Strike fix, this is what to watch! Many players from Japan and visiting participants from the rest of the world converged to see who had the best team of 2015!

A portion of Cooperation Cup can be found below while you can check the rest, along with intros and end credits, here on Game Newton's YouTube page!

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NorCal Regionals 2015 Announced, Returning to Sacramento on Apr. 3-5

NorCal Regionals will be returning to the capital of California this coming April.

The 2015 edition of NCR is scheduled for April 3-5 at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Capitol Plaza, the same venue as the 2014 iteration. Aside from the date reveal, NCR2015 will also bring back the community voted lineup from 2014 so if you want to see your favorite fighter, stay tuned!

You can follow the official Twitter page for future updates on NCR2015.

HackerFight 1.3 On Sept. 12 At Facebook HQ, Stream By IPLAYWINNER

HackerFight returns for its third iteration!

HackerFight is a tournament series featuring players working in various top tech and startup companies located within the Silicon Valley. This third team tournament series will feature both Ultra Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter II Turbo at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California.

Companies including Capcom, Facebook, Netflix, Cisco, Apple and Twitch are confirmed to attend HackerFight 1.3 on Sept. 12. For those wanting to watch, it will be streamed on the IPLAYWINNER Twitch channel at 7:00 p.m. PST.

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Japanese Killer Instinct Invitational Tournament Kombo Klash Japan, By Ultra Arcade, Dated For 2015

The Killer Instinct-invitational tournament will be expanding to the land of the rising sun.

San Antonio-based Ultra Arcade will have a Japanese edition of their Kombo Klash tournament. While the North American edition of Kombo Klash will take place on Dec. 13, 2014, Kombo Klash Japan is currently dated for 2015. No other details except for the $1,000 additional pot bonus have been revealed at the moment.

If you are a Killer Instinct player living in Japan, contact Ultra Arcade.

You can take a look at our interview feature on Japanese player OGTY and his interest in Killer Instinct here!

Pandora House NorCal Fight Club League Replays And Final Results

Last Friday was the finale for Season 1 of the Pandora House NorCal Fight Club League. We had the best from NorCal competing in a 3 week round robin event to crown the best in the bay and top 5 moving onto the A League! 

If you missed any of the on stream matches you can check out Week 1, Week 2, and Week 3 in playlists on our Youtube Channel. 

To see who moved onto the A League and how the rest of your favorite NorCal players did hit the jump!

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Why Me Dojo? 14 Tonight After Super Desperation Radio

Josh will be hosting Why Me Dojo? 14 tonight at 133 Copeland Street in Petaluma, CA. The games hosted will be Ultra Street Fighter 4(XBOX 360) and Super Smash Brothers Melee.

Registration starts at 7pm and continues till 8pm. Both games are $4 to enter and registration is just $1. 

If you can't make it out you can watch the stream live on our Twitch.tv Channel at 8pm PST. Make sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook as well as keeping your web browser bookmarked to IPLAYWINNER for news and upcoming events.

NEC 15 to Hold Free Injustice Tournament, $1000 Pot Bonus

Big E Gaming has announced that Northeast Championships 15 will feature a free Injustice: Gods Among Us tournament, complete with a great prize.

Top 8 Injustice is always hype at our events. That's why we're making Injustice at NEC15 free entry with a $1,000 pot bonus! Keep yours eyes open as we're trying to grow this pot for everyone!

Northeast Championships 15 takes place Dec. 5-7 in Philadelphia.

West Coast Warzone is Coming Back?!

West Coast Warzone is coming back, or at least that's what www.westcoastwarzone.com would have the fighting game community believe. It claims the tournament series, which ended after its third installment in 2011, is returning in September 2014.

The website shows nothing more than a video from the final WCW, the dates of the upcoming event—September 5-7, 2014—and registration fees. No other information about the event is available at this time, including information about venue, presenters, stream or games featured.

Alpha Clash XIII Results and Replays

Macro Micro Gaming was host to another amazing tournament last night which featured the newly released Ultra Street Figher 4. Players in attendance include, pH Hoodaman, MMG Julio, EG PR Balrog, Filipino Champ, Nima, pH LPN, MMG G Dragon, Dirty Paws, Kurokiba, Brass, Willpower and many more!

You can head over to our Twitch.tv Channel to check out Part 1 and Part 2 of the stream if you missed any of the action! If you want to jump straight to the final matches and the results hit the jump.

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Bay Area Fight Night Results And Replays

Friday we had a great turn out for the first Norcal Ultra Street Fighter 4 tournament! Illiterate showed off a lot of new Rolento tech with EX Moses tearing through the bracket with Dee Jay and myself trying out the new Dudley and Cody changes.

If you missed the stream you can watch every match over on our Twitch.tv Channel now! If Youtube is more of your thing make sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to see when they get uploaded.

RESULTS

Ultra Street Fighter 4 | Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

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