East Coast Throwdown 5 results, stream archives and more featuring ChrisG, Justin Wong, Dieminion, PR Balrog, Filipino Champ, Ricky Ortiz

Updated with final results: This story has been updated with the final results from East Coast Throwdown 5.

East Coast Throwdown 5 is about to get going, with the pools being shown on stream from 12 P.M., live from Morristown, New Jersey. The tournament will take place during May 18th-19th, and features Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and more on the main stage, with lots of side tournaments going on as well. For a full rundown of the titles being competed in, hit up our tournament preview.

Hit the jump to check out the streams, with main streaming duties being handled by TeamSp00ky. Secondary streams will be held by Deadly Bison Entertainment, KombatNetwork and Bibiquadium.

Possible 3D King of Fighters and Samurai Showdown titles in the works - SNK Playmore looking to hire employees for future games

SNK Playmore recently tossed up a job posting over on their Japanese site for what seems to be two future titles that may be in the works. According to the post, SNK is looking to hire employees to work on a new King of Fighters and a new Samurai Showdown title that aim to be 3D fighters.

The job positions they are currently looking to acquire are 3D CG Designer, Game Programmer and Game Planner.

Details are currently scarce but based on SNK's job listing, we just might be seeing the next King of Fighters and Samurai Showdown games in the full fledged 3D fighting mechanic akin to that of the Tekken and Dead or Alive franchises.

Would you be interested in playing 3D versions of King of Fighters and Samurai Showdown? Lets us know in the comments below.

Tip by ShinAkiraDesu.

Updated: Results and archive added, Level|Up's The Runback 2013 2.7 - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13 and Persona 4 Arena

Updated: The stream archive and results for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13 and Persona 4 Arena have been added to the story.

Level|Up returns tonight with The Runback 2013 2.7 and will be streaming live from Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Tonight's stream will kick off at 9:00 p.m. PDT / 4:00 a.m. GMT.

The games being featured at tonight's event include Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13 and Persona 4 Arena.

Hit the jump to check out the archive and results.

Updated: Results and stream archive Level|Up's The Runback 2013 2.6 - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13 and Persona 4 Arena

Updated: The results and stream archive have been added into the story after the jump.

Level|Up returns tonight with The Runback 2013 2.6 and will be streaming live from Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Tonight's stream will kick off at 9:00 p.m. PDT / 4:00 a.m. GMT.

The games being featured at tonight's event include Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13 and Persona 4 Arena.

Hit the jump to check out the stream.

Updated: Toryuken 2 tournament day 2 results featuring Yipes, Wolfkrone, Dieminion, Air and more

Updated with final results: The final results of the tournament has now been added into the story.

It's time for Toryuken 2, featuring tournaments in Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition v2012, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Street Fighter x Tekken v2013, King of Fighters 13, Persona 4 Arena and more.

With a loaded roster of top players, this is bound to be worth watching, with streaming duties being handled by TorontoTopTiers. For the full rundown of the event, check out our tournament preview.

Hit the jump for both TorontoTopTiers streams, as well as the event's schedule.

King of Fighters' Iori Yagami to make an appearance in MMO Beat 'Em Up game - Blazblue and Guilty Gear characters also expected to make cameos

Siliconera posted an article recently with details on an upcoming MMO Beat 'Em Up type game called Lost Saga. King of Fighters' very own Iori Yagami will be making an appearance as a playable character.

Iori isn't the only fighting game star that is expected to show his face in Lost Saga as Hazama, Jin and Ragna from Blazblue, additionally Sol Badguy and May from Guilty Gear will also be featured. If you'd like to check out the game yourself, you can hit the link here.

Below you will find the trailer featuring Iori.

Via cinderboy's YouTube channel. Tip by Model_M.

Updated: Results and stream archive Level|Up's The Runback 2013 2.5 - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13 and Persona 4 Arena

Updated: The results and stream archive have been added into the story after the jump.

Level|Up returns tonight with The Runback 2013 2.5 and will be streaming live from Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Tonight's stream will kick off at 9:30 p.m. PDT / 4:30 a.m. GMT.

The games being featured at tonight's event include Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13 and Persona 4 Arena.

Hit the jump to check out the stream.

Juicebox explains King of Fighters 13 basics - 70 minutes of footage for beginners

Renowned player Juicebox has uploaded a session he streamed where he explains the basics of King of Fighters 13 to a friend of his. After being asked by watchers to upload this session separately since it contained lots of good information, he did so, and it can be found in its five-part glory below, or over at Juicebox's own YouTube channel.

Juicebox was known for his strong Abel play in Super Street Fighter 4, but ever since the release of King of Fighters 13, he's been much more focused on it instead. Below the videos, we've included Juicebox's own timestamps for what happens when.

0:00 - Crossups and input direction
4:12 - Character choices, characters recommended for beginners
11:15 - Why EX Iori is NOT good for beginners
14:20 - Throws/options in the close range game (continued in the second video)

Hit the jump for the rest of the tutorial videos.

Topanga Asia League and Toryuken 2 tournament preview featuring Daigo, Fuudo, Sako, Xian, GamerBee, IFC Yipes and more

This weekend we have two great tournaments coming up; Topanga Asia League on May 3 - 6 and Toryuken 2 on May 4 - 5 in Toronto. The Topanga Asia League will only feature Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, while Toryuken 2 will have many different games including Injustice: Gods Among Us, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and more.

We can expect to see a ton of high level competitors including MCZ|Daigo, HORI|Sako, RZR|Fuudo, DM|Xian, AvM|GamerBee, EMP|IFC Yipes, AGE|Wolfkrone, CCG|Air and more.

Hit the jump for the full breakdown of both events.

NorCal Regionals 2013 results - featuring Infiltration, ChrisG Justin Wong, Filipino Champ, Xian, Noel Brown and more

Updated with final results: This story has been updated with final results for all games.

NorCal Regionals 2013 is set to kick off here at 10 a.m. PDT from Sunnyvale, California. This will feature tournaments for many different games including Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Super Smash Bros. Melee and more.

Some of the players expected to show Infiltration, AGE|NYChrisG, DM|Xian, EG|Justin Wong, coL|Filipino Champ, UVG|Noel Brown and more. Check out a full rundown of the event on our tournament preview.

Hit the jump to check out the events schedule and streams from both TeamSp00ky and IPlayWinner.

Updated: Results and stream archive Level|Up's The Runback 2013 2.4 - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13 and Persona 4 Arena

Updated: The results and stream archive have been added into the story after the jump.

Level|Up returns tonight with The Runback 2013 2.4 and will be streaming live from Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Tonight's stream will kick off at 9:30 p.m. PDT / 4:30 a.m. GMT.

The games being featured at tonight's event include Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13 and Persona 4 Arena.

Hit the jump to check out the stream.

Stunfest 2013 live tournament stream featuring Ryan Hart, Kyabetsu, Eita, Kindevu, Luffy and Mizoteru

Stunfest 2013 is streaming live this weekend from Rennes, France, it runs from April 26th to the 28th. WW|Ryan Hart, Kyabetsu, Eita, WDM|Luffy, Kindevu, Mizoteru and many others are in attendance and it should make for one exciting event this weekend.

Competitions will be held for SSF4 AE v2012, UMvC3, KoF13, SFxT, SF3 3s, GGXXAC, DoA5, BBCSX, TTT2, CvS2, SC5, SSF2T and VF5.

Hit the jump to check out the live feed and a schedule of events.

NorCal Regionals 2013 tournament preview - featuring Infiltration, ChrisG, Xian, Justin Wong and more

NorCal Regionals 2013 is kicking off Friday April 26th over in Sunnyvale, California. This will feature tournaments for many different games including Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Super Smash Bros. Melee and more.

Some of the best players from around the world are expected to compete including Infiltration, AGE|NYChrisG, DM|Xian, EG|Justin Wong, coL|Filipino Champ and more.

Hit the jump for the full rundown.

PersonaWorld's King of Fighters 13 combo videos featuring Maxima, Elisabeth, Vice and K'

PersonaWorld has created some great King of Fighters 13 combo videos. Up first we have Maxima, after the jump is Elisabeth, Vice and K'.

Hit the jump to see the rest.

King of Fighters 13 tutorial from ReNiC and lots of high-level timestamped arcade footage

For people who might be interested in picking up King of Fighters 13, or at the very least learning some more about it, ReNiC has been kind enough to post a video entitled "Growing The Beast", aimed at getting people into the King of Fighters series, or more specifically, King of Fighters 13. It clocks in at almost 30 minutes, and is very thorough. You can watch this video below.

In all, there's about 90 minutes of arcade footage from SMOAI2010, split up into three different videos. Below each video, you will find timestamps for what teams show up at what time in the video.

Hit the jump for the high-level King of Fighters 13: Climax arcade footage.

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