Character stats, usage rates and more for SSF4 AE v2012, UMvC3, Injustice, etc. - Preview of new EventHubs stats area

In the near future, a new stats section will be launched here on EventHubs which will provide detailed information on nearly every fighting game in our Fight Tracker, which currently supports over 25 titles. From Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 to Injustice: Gods Among Us, to older titles like Super Smash Bros. Melee and Guilty Gear, this new stats page will offer a compelling look at the games we play and love.

Data points included will be how popular a character is, for team games which slot they're most likely to occupy (point, middle, anchor), which partners/other characters they're likely to be grouped with, what regions of the world the people who use these characters players hail from, gaming systems players use and even more.

All of this information will be constantly updated every 12 or 24 hours automatically, and it's populated off of what people have entered into their EventHubs profiles and our Fight Tracker.

As the world's largest fighting game website, EventHubs will be able to provide a look at some of the metrics that our community finds interesting, like usage rates for characters, most popular teams and quite a bit more, and all of it consistently updated.

Hit the jump to read more and see preview images.

Cross Counter Live - Video X Games qualifiers week 9 SFxT and UMvC3 - Clockw0rk vs. Paradigm and Koryuu vs. AndyOCR

Cross Counter Live is back with another episode tonight and will be hosted over on on their TwitchTV page. The stream will kick off here at 9 p.m. PST and 12 a.m. EST.

This will be the ninth week of their qualifiers for Video X Games and will be streaming both Street Fighter X Tekken v2013 and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Today will feature BT|Clockw0rk vs. Paradigm in UMvC3 and Koryuu vs. AndyOCR in SFxT.

Hit the jump to check out the stream.

RayRay's Dr. Doom team vs. Insaynne's Wesker team - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 first to ten sets

MH|RayRay has posted two great set of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. RayRay faces off against BIFU|Insaynne in two different first to ten sets.

The first set being their main teams while the second RayRay plays his Magneto, Dr. Doom, Sentinel team vs. Insaynne's Wesker, Dr. Doom, Amaterasu.

Top 20 character wish list for future installment of Marvel vs. Capcom from Heavy.com

The request for an update to Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is something heard almost every day in the fighting game community. Fans demand and speculate what characters may be included if it were to ever come about.

This time, however, Heavy.com went ahead and created a list of the top 20 characters they'd like to see in the next full Marvel vs. Capcom game, (MvC4, if you will). The list has quite a bit of range in it, jumping from some of the more expected characters such as Mega Man X and Gambit to a few obscure choices such as Songbird from the Thunderbolts.

Below are just a couple of the choices with a brief prediction on how they might play in the game. Make sure to visit Heavy.com for the full list and let us know what you think of their choices in the comments below.

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Tons of hype and salt in this compilation of tournament Perfects by AsianCrisis - SSF4 AE v2012 and UMvC3

AsianCrisis brings us another great compilation video this time focusing on perfect rounds scored in tournaments. We get to see a slew of great players going in and getting those "five golden letters" in both Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

There are a ton of amazing players included here such as AG|MarlinPie, DM|Kaiser, AGE|Fanatiq, Poongko and many others. Prepare for the maximum amount of hype and salt while watching this compilation.

Tip by Kakashi92.

KaneBlueRiver: 'Chris G's team forces people to play honest', 'they lose because he eliminates randomness'

KaneBlueRiver, who has been getting fairly good tournament results in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 for some time now with his somewhat unconventional team consisting of The Hulk, Sentinel and Haggar has spoken out on Twitter regarding Chris G's repeated victories, and the general complacency among Marvel players right now. Here's one of his tweets to start you off.

Most players don't lose to Chris G because of the wall of fireballs.They lose because he eliminates the thing that makes them win,randomness

— Nicolas Gonzalez (@KaneBlueriverCL) May 10, 2013

Hit the jump for more comments from KaneBlueRiver.

More Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 snapback glitch videos - disappearing characters, high hit combos and more

As many of you know, a snapback glitch which allowed two players to enter the field of battle in Ultimate Marvel vs. Cacpom 3 earlier this week. Since it was found we've received numerous emails showcasing some of the more interesting things that can be done from a ridiculous 400+ hit combo to characters just disappearing.

Up first we have Azerkof who found an interesting little bug that makes the opponent disappear after activating a level 3 hyper combo with Chun-Li on a dead character.

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.

Fanatiq: 'People were disappointed in me for playing League of Legends', speaks out about the difficulties in juggling multiple genres as a top player

Gamasutra posted an article dealing with the massive E-Sports scene currently present in League of Legends, and about players from different genres switching over to the game. A notable example is Marn, known originally as a fighting game player, who has found great success in League of Legends where he manages his own team "Team MRN", which features ClakeyD, another renowned fighting game player.

In the article, they remark that while many players have switched over to League of Legends from other genres, like fighting games, the players themselves are reluctant to talk about it due to the heavy tension that currently lingers between the different genres. It is even mentioned that some players that were spoken to in relation to this article refused to be named, since they hadn't "gone public" about playing League of Legends yet, in fear of the potential scorn they might face from their fanbase as well as their peers.

In the midst of this, high-level Marvel vs. Capcom player Fanatiq, who has recently been playing League of Legends regularly, decided to speak out regarding the troubles that follow with trying to transition into a new genre when you're already famous for something different.

Hit the jump to hear what Fanatiq had to say on the matter.

Filipino Champ's guide to beating Magneto with Dormammu

With Magneto being one of the most used characters in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, it's only natural that a top player like current EVO champion Filipino Champ would grace us with a video showing how to deal with this menace.

While the video is only aimed at how to defeat him using Dormammu, it should give some insight to most players since it shows Magneto from the perspective of a top Magneto player himself, with Magneto also being a mainstay in Filipino Champ's most used Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 teams.

Check out the video below.

It's also mentioned in the video that Filipino Champ is right now working on a video on how to counter Vergil with any character, so look forward to seeing that in the near future. For now, let this tide you over, and get into the lab to see what you can do against Magneto with this new-found knowledge.

Let us know your thoughts on the video in the comments.

Updated: Results and stream archive Next Level Battle Circuit #18 Injustice: Gods Among Us, UMvC3, SFxT v2013, SSF4 AE v2012

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

Tonight, Team Spooky is streaming the Next Level Battle Circuit #18 from The Next Level arcade in Brooklyn, New York. Notable players in attendance include AGE|NYChrisG, CD Jr., TS|Sabin, TS|NerdJosh, MH|RayRay, EMP|Sanford Kelly, EMP|DragonGod, TS|Fooblat, MH|Flux and more

They will be streaming Injustice: Gods Among Us, Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 over on TwitchTV.

Brackets will be available on Next Level's Challonge.

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 snapback glitch banned from EVO

A massive uproar erupted yesterday when this video got posted, prompting people to go into the lab and experiment like crazy with this new technology.

In light of this new glitch, EvilMrWizard commented on behalf of the EVO organisers that this glitch will, in fact, be banned from the upcoming tournament.

After careful consideration from the Evo team, the new Marvel snapback glitch is banned in tournament play at Evo.

— Joey Cuellar (@EvilMrWizard) May 9, 2013

Are you disappointed to see this new technology go lost in actual matches? Or are you thankful to see the craziness get toned down a bit before we hit the biggest tournament of the year? Sound off in the comments below.

Thanks to user DevilMaySpy for the news tip.

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 character usage statistics for Top 8 of Road to EVO tournaments

The other day we had a writeup concerning some statistics from the ever-so-amazing Glenn at Get Your Tournament. This time, the statistics concern the usage of various characters in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. More specifically, how often they appear in the Top 8 of Road to EVO tournaments.

These statistics cover 75 matches that were in the Top 8 of a Road to EVO tournament, and thus does not cover all of the Top 8 brackets for various reasons, like some tournaments not having the entire Top 8 available for streaming, with some only showing the finals and some only showing the Top 4. This tracks a character appearing in a match, not a round, meaning that the total amount of times a character can theoretically show up in the list is 150.

Hit the jump to check out the list.

More snapback glitch videos showcasing two level 3 hyper combos at once, activation without Nova and more - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

With the snapback glitch in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 being discovered today, we have received a lot of emails showcasing a ton of interesting situations it can create.

Up first we have OreoTheWolf has put together two videos showcasing some interesting properties including two level 3 hyper combos hitting at the same time and Haggar breaking the world.

Hit the jump to see more.

Updated: Closer look and glitch explanation, Crazy bug in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 brings two characters on the same team in at once

Updated: Pen7Ninja put together a video that further explores the properties of the glitch. In it, we learn that the player controls both characters at once and that they can stay on the screen forever as long as they don't idle on the ground for too long.

The video gives a closer look at the glitch and explains some of the other properties it retains.

YouTube user tyupazamurai2 uploaded footage of a very interesting Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 glitch. After hitting a knocked out opponent with a snap back, the other two characters on the team jump in to battle at the same time.

Some are speculating that this could be a result of the K.O. and the snapback. The game reads that the first character has fallen and sends in the next. Choosing to bring in third character with the snapback may cause the game to become confused and send in both instead.

At this point, the true reasoning behind this glitch is not confirmed but it sure makes for some very interesting footage. What do you think may be going on here? Let us know below.

Hit the jump to check out the first glitch video and another example of this glitch being performed by syhsyh fgame.

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