South East Asia Major and Bar Battles V tournament previews, featuring Stream Monster's Showdown round robin event

We've got two hype events coming up this weekend, and here's a preview to give you a good taste of them both. On the one hand, there's South East Asia Major taking place in Singapore, and on the other side of the world, we have Bar Battles V taking place, featuring the Stream Monster's Showdown round robin tournament for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

It's back again — South East Asia Majors 2013 promises to be a real strong tournament, with known faces from around the world showing up to battle it out at one of the last EVO 2013 qualifiers. Tune in to see some of Asia's best, along with a few people from other shores, duke it out for that one winning spot.

Get ready, because on June 22nd, the gloves are off. Big E Gaming's Bar Battles V will have lots of tournament action for your viewing pleasure, as well as the 8-man round robin tournament for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, featuring the top 8 players from the poll all of you loyal readers voted in.

We have the full rundowns for both tournaments ready for your reading pleasure, so don't hesitate. Just hit the jump and check them both out. Why limit yourself to one? Have both streams up at the same time for maximum viewing pleasure.

Updated: Results and archive added, Level|Up's The Runback 2013 3.4 live stream - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13 and P4A

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 3.4 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.

Northwest Majors V results, stream archive - featuring Filipino Champ, Ricky Ortiz, KaneBlueRiver, Air and more

Updated with final results: This story has been updated with the final results from Northwest Majors V.

Northwest Majors V is about to kick off at 6 p.m. PDT / 9 p.m. EDT, live from Des Moines, Washington. The tournament will take place June 7th-9th, and features 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, Mortal Kombat 9 , tekken Tag Tournament 2, Virtua Fighter 4: Final Showdown, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo and Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Quite a few top players will be in attendance including coL|Filipino Champ, EG|Ricky Oritz, KaneBlueRiver, CCG|Air, Hi I'm Nastyy, AC|XsK Samurai, Dragoomba and more.

Hit the jump to check out the streams and the event's schedule.

Updated: Results and archive added, Level|Up's The Runback 2013 3.3 live stream - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, KoF13 and P4A

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 3.3 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, Persona 4 Arena and maybe some Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus..

Hit the jump to check out the stream.

Persona 4 Arena, King of Fighters 13, Guilty Gear XX AC+ UFGT9 matches featuring Latif, Bananaken, LordKnight, Romance and more

VGBootCamp has uploaded the matches they had on their stream during UFGT9, this includes top 8 of Persona 4 Arena and King of Fighters 13.

Additionally, TheSassageKing has uploaded the Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus matches.

Below is the winners, losers and grand finals of each of those tournaments which features RZR|Latif, BananaKen, LordKnight, AS|Reynald, AGE|Romance and more. Hit the jump to check them all out.

Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 9 results featuring ChrisG, Mike Ross, Tom Brady, KaneBlueRiver, Air, Latif and more

Updated with final results: The results of Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 9 have been added into the story after the jump.

Ultimate Fight Game Tournament 9 is now streaming from Chicago, Illinois. This is a Road to EVO 2013 event and many games will be giving EVO seeding points for its top place players. There will be a ton of games played including 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 attendance including AGE|NYChrisG, EMP|Tom Brady, FNEX|Kbrad, KaneBlueRiver, Perfect Legend, RZR|Latif, BT|Viscant, EG|Floe, CCG|Air and more.

Hit the jump to check out the streams and check our tournament preview for a full rundown.

Updated: Results and stream archive Level|Up's The Runback 2013 3.1 live stream - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and King of Fighters 13

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

Level|Up returns tonight with The Runback 2013 3.1 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 and King of Fighters 13.

Hit the jump to check out the archive and results.

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.

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.

Persona 4 Arena: Official Design Works artwork book from Udon

Udon Entertainment has an official artwork book for Persona 4: Arena in the works. Scheduled for release in July 2013, and running $39.99 USD, this 176 page softcover compilation will contain character designs, rough sketches, storyboards and pinups.

Also, if you prefer some words with your art, you'll find character profiles, story summaries, creator interviews and more. If you're interested in picking this up, you can pre-order it from Amazon. Check out a few samples below.

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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.

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.

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