Today, an article was posted on The Penny Arcade Report regarding eSports and Capcom attempting to bring its games to a world stage.
Numerous high profile community members are quoted in the article discussing what Capcom has done in the past and what they can do in the future to raise their viewership and community.
Up first we have an excerpt from the article where Combofiend discusses Capcom's previous views on being against partnerships with corporations that run tournaments for profit and their current feelings.
“While Capcom has traditionally been against partnerships with corporations who are running tournaments for profit,” said Rosas about Capcom's former policy of refusing to work with tournaments like MLG. “We now believe that if headed by the right people, it can lead to better looking events, at grander venues, with larger payouts and sponsorships. These are all good things for the scene, and can lead to more opportunities for players and organizers.”
Hit the jump to read more on Capcom's events and partnerships.
• London, England: Razer Fighting Championships at MCM Expo, May 25 - 26. High level players such as WW|Ryan Hart and WhiteBl4ck are expected to be in attendance. A live stream can be found on TwitchTV beginning at 2 a.m. PDT / 5 a.m. EDT / 10 a.m. GMT.
Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 9 will be taking place this weekend from Chicago, Illinois and they will be hosting a wide variety of games. This event features tournaments for Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Street Fighter X Tekken v2013 and more.
Numerous top players will be in attendance including AGE|NYChrisG, EMP|Tom Brady, Perfect Legend, RZR|Latif and more.
Yesterday, Injustice: Gods Among Us was hotfixed to fix a few of the game's problems after the patch v1.03. Multiple issues have been fixed including Batgirl's infinite combo, Red Hood Joker not being selectable and a delay in Wonder Woman's recovery on her Back+Hard.
After the patch hit, Alex Valle tested Batgirl's infinite and it was still possible, quickly afterwards Paulo Garcia, Injustice's lead designer, specifially noted that they only fixed the infinite against other players. For the time being it's still possible in training mode and will receive a full fix later.
Hotfix is Live. Red Hood Joker, Wonder Woman, and Batgirl <3
— (__hector sanchez__) (@hecterrific) May 23, 2013
Posted by DreamKing23
— May 23, 2013 at 12:01 p.m. PDT
Updated: Another Twitter User, Frank Bivens, asked Xbox Support Twitter specifically about wired devices including the arcade fightsticks. In theory USB 3.0 on the Xbox One is compatible with USB 2.0 on the current wired devices for the Xbox 360.
Frank Bivens: Hi, I was wondering if USB wired 360 devices such as arcade fightsticks will work on X1? USB 3.0 is compatible with USB 2.0.
Xbox Support: We don't have specific info on that at this time, but stay tuned in the months ahead ^JN
Joystiq posted an article with information pertaining to the Xbox One and compatibility with its predecessor. Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox 360 controllers and the Kinect will not be supported on the new console.
A Microsoft spokesman relayed this statement unto Joystiq when prompted on the matter.
Xbox One was designed from the ground up with entirely new technology to deliver a new generation of experiences for both games and entertainment. For example, the Wireless Controller will connect to the console using high speed data transfer to enable higher fidelity headset audio and future controller add-on experiences that are not possible with Xbox 360 wireless technology.
Additionally, the all-new Kinect sensor's ability to locate the wireless controller is dependent on new technology. In order for Xbox One to deliver robust, meaningful gaming scenarios for all users across all experiences, only Xbox One controllers and accessories will work with the new console.
A Twitter user went a step further and asked about Xbox 360 accessory compatibility for the Xbox One. Unfortunately, the Twitter account confirmed that accessories will also not be usable on the next console.
Posted by MajinTenshinhan
— May 23, 2013 at 10:46 a.m. PDT
Aksys Games, known largely for their localization efforts, are set to announce two new titles at this year's E3. So why should the fighting community care? Well, Aksys also have a history of localizing the games developed by Arc System Works, namely Guilty Gear and BlazBlue.
A new Guilty Gear was announced just a few days ago, but there was no word on a release outside of Japan, making it a prime suspect as one of these E3 reveals.
Another title that has yet to be announced outside of Japan is the upcoming BlazBlue: Chronophantasma. While it might be wise to not expect both of these titles to be announced at the same time for an overseas release, it would seem highly likely that at least one of them will be coming our way, perhaps even sooner than expected.
So if you had your choice, which of these two titles would you want to see confirmed for a stateside release? Or maybe you have something completely different in mind? Let us know in the comments.
Updated: Ed Boon did a new tweet today, showing who came in 4th, namely Swamp Thing, in the unofficial Injustice DLC poll. With only three characters left to place, what are your predictions?
Ed Boon recently announced that the unofficial DLC poll for Injustice: Gods Among Us had been closed on his Twitter. While doing so, he also gave what appears to be a subtle hint towards Static Shock being one of the top voted characters.
He then posted an image of the poll results, with all characters are blacked out except for the one with the least votes Blue Beetle.
Unofficial Injusitce DLC poll is closed. Thanks to the many thousands of you who participated !! Will announce results soon! Don't be shocked!
Swamp Thing had the 4th highest number of votes in the (unofficial) Injustice DLC poll. Who do you think was #3 ?
Posted by MajinTenshinhan
— May 23, 2013 at 8:58 a.m. PDT
There's a whole bunch of new content for you loyal readers today, and we'll start it off right away with some fresh goodness from Vulcan Hades, who shows off some interesting Black Adam technology with some highly ambiguous crossups, making for multiple different situations that will leave the opponent guessing as to which side you'll be hitting on.
Posted by MajinTenshinhan
— May 23, 2013 at 7:54 a.m. PDT
A trailer for the upcoming BlazBlue: Chronophantasma, which will be adding 6 new playable characters, has been released on the Arc System Works official YouTube channel.
This particular trailer showcases new additions Kagura Mutsuki and Yuuki Terumi, a new version of Hazama, a character who has been in the previous games, and even includes a quick teaser for the anime series at the end, revealing that the BlazBlue anime series will begin airing this fall.
Check the trailer out below, and let us know what you think in the comments.
Thanks to crisuki, TRNBardock10, Oroku_Saki and ChipsLight for the news tip.
Peter Bartholow, Skullgirls lead designer has posted the DLC character fan vote results. This covers both of the different polls which Beowulf and Eliza won.
For the first poll they have listed a percentage for each character and the total amount of votes. With the second one they only list the amount of votes and note a percentage.
Hit the jump to check out the full details.
Character Vote 1: Round 1
26.6% : Eliza
24.7% : Isaac
24.4% : Annie
23.6% : Minette
23.3% : Stanley
21.7% : Aeon
21.1% : Panzerfaust
20.8% : Beowulf
20.3% : Venus
20.1% : B. Dahlia
EventHubs reporter, Jason24cf, recently interviewed AGE|NYChrisG at East Coast Throwdown V where they discuss many topics including how Chris feels the community has a bias against him. He explains that many members of the the FGC hope that he will lose and that he thinks people are putting Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on too high of a pedestal.
He also talks about the pop off he had on Twitter that was directed toward a tournament organizer, where he explains that he knows he's supposed to be professional, but sometimes things are said in the heat of the moment after losing a match.
Additionally, they talk about a few other topics including his reasoning for playing Morrigan, the pot splitting at Texas Showdown, his grand finals match in Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 against EMP|Dieminion at Civil War and more.
After the jump you can check out some of Jason's pictures from the event.
Last week, the FGTV guys coL|Filipino Champ and ShadyK sat down to do three different first to twenty sets in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
They played these sets to try and learn some anti-Morrigan technology for upcoming tournaments including this past weekend's East Coast Throwdown V, which is where FChamp debuted his Dormammu, Morrigan, Phoenix team against AGE|NYChrisG's Morrigan team.
Posted by DreamKing23
— May 22, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. PDT
Esteban over at Hold Back To Block TV put together a video featuring the full set of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 top 8 matches from East Coast Throwdown 5. There are some truly great players competing in these battles including EMP|Flocker, AGE|NYChrisG, EG|Justin Wong, coL|Filipino Champ, EG|PR Balrog and more.
The video uses an interactive menu at the start that allows you to jump straight to the match of your choosing. Additionally, Esteban provided time stamps and a list of each match in the video description.
Hit the jump for the remainder of the time stamps.
1:05 - AGE|NYChrisG vs. EMP|Flocker
11:35 - EG|Justin Wong vs. coL|Filipino Champ
17:31 - MH|Flux vs MH|Unknown
26:57 - EMP|Dieminion vs EG|PR Balrog
Posted by DreamKing23
— May 22, 2013 at 1:34 p.m. PDT
It seems that Ninja Gaiden's Momiji is not the only character that will be added to the new Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate update. DoA's own Ein will be playable in the next installment, along with Jacky Bryant from the Virtua Fighter franchise.
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate will be available in Japan on September 5 of this year and will have a price tag of 6,090¥. Below you can check out a few images of the new characters in action.
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