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UltraChenTV Tuesday Night Joint Show - Mike Z showing off new Skullgirls build and helps analyze last weeks WNF matches

Posted by SFilp — May 22, 2012 at 7:40 p.m. PDT

UltraChenTV is back with another installment of their Tuesday night joint show. Mike Z joins UltraDavid and James Chen to show off a new build in Skullgirls and analyze last week's Wednesday Night Fights matches.

This stream was supposed to go live tonight at 8 p.m. PDT / 2 a.m. GMT.

HIt the jump to check out the stream.

Skullgirls 2.0, Mike Z demos new patched version of the game, discusses changes

Posted by Catalyst — May 21, 2012 at 8:28 a.m. PDT

Mike Z from the Skullgirls development team was on The Mix Up's stream to talk about the 2.0 patch release of the game. There's an extensive amount of changes, but keep in mind these tweaks are not final.

Crocodile on NeoGAF was kind enough to transcribe parts of the stream, but he added this list is not all encompassing.

• EKG Flatliner only hits the point character, and goes through assists (may or may not stay).

• Cerebella's anti-air grab has larger range.

• HK Hornet Bomber no longer has invincibility and has techable knockdown.

• Peacock's teleport has 3 more frames of recovery.

• Peacock's lvl 3 is easier to input.

• Painwheel's air Blockbuster damage adjusted.

Things get started around the 26:35 second mark, hit the jump to check out embeds of the stream archives, and the rest of the change list.

Toryuken results and battle logs - Live stream by TorontoTopTiers featuring a plethora of games

Posted by Nyoro — May 20, 2012 at 7:27 p.m. PDT

Updated with final results: This story has been updated with the final results and a battle log.

Canadian fighting game group Toronto Top Tiers is presenting Toryuken today, a tournament where top placers can earn EVO points. There will be two streams. The first stream will have SSF4 AE 2012, UMvC3 and SFxT while the second stream will have MK9, KOF13, BB:CSX and SC5.

Top players confirmed to be in attendance include EG|Justin Wong, MRN|Wolfkrone, CCG|Air and BT|Dieminion. There are also some unconfirmed players that may make an appearance later.

Hit the jump to catch both streams.

Ya' Know - Team Compositions with ChrisG, The Fray featuring Aris, Fubarduck, Magus1234 and Maximilian and Skullgirls Double combo video

Posted by DreamKing23 — May 19, 2012 at 4:25 p.m. PDT

Finger Cramp has put together a video entitled Ya' Know with FC|NYChrisG. In this segment, Chris takes Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 team compositions that were sent in by players from Twitter and gives advice on each one.

Hit the jump for more.

First Attack & Lv3 Focus archive, Skullgirls makes top 20 selling games for April on PlayStation Network and Street Fighter character theme histories

Posted by SFilp — May 16, 2012 at 7:13 p.m. PDT

UltraChenTV has uploaded both of last week's episode of First Attack and Lv3 Focus. In First Attack James Chen breaks down the air combo system in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Skullgirls. Then in Lv3 Focus UltraDavid discusses why WW|Infiltration is his current favorite player in Street Fighter X Tekken and Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012.

Hit the jump to see what place Skullgirls made it into for the best selling games on PlayStation Network and multiple Street Fighter character theme compilations.

Updated: Box Sessions Live - Spring Season Week 5 - SSF4 AE v2012, Skullgirls KOF13 and UMvC3 results and stream archive

Posted by DreamKing23 — May 16, 2012 at 5:59 p.m. PDT

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

TheBoxArena is currently streaming live tonight from San Diego, California for their weekly Box Sessions Live tournament.

Tonight's stream will feature Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Skullgirls and King of Fighters 13.

Hit the jump to check out the live video feed.

Savage Saturdays #6 Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Skullgirls replays from Team Spooky

Posted by DreamKing23 — May 15, 2012 at 11:54 a.m. PDT

Team Spooky has uploaded a ton of match footage from Savage Saturdays #6.

Below you will find the winners, losers and grand finals for both Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. You can also check out the grand finals for Skullgirls after the jump.

Hit the jump for more.

Interview with Skullgirls audio director Vincent Diamante, discusses the possibilities of highly-interactive music in fighting games

Posted by DreamKing23 — May 13, 2012 at 4:32 p.m. PDT

RipTen Dojo recently sat down for an interview with the audio director for Skullgirls, Vincent Diamante. Diamante discusses various topics including some of the difficulties he encountered overseeing the audio in Skullgirls, the future of audio in fighting games involving interactive background music and more.

Here's a bit to get you started.

NG: What exactly do you mean by an interactive soundtrack? For me, the first thing that comes to mind for me is one of the Def Jam: Icon, which had musical cues for events that would happen in the stages you’d fight in. Do you have a different meaning to the idea of interactivity in a soundtrack?

VD: Well, back in the day, there was a basic level of music interactivity in Street Fighter II: if someone’s energy dropped below a certain threshold, switch the music. It was kind of cool. They kept it going even with media that were not appropriate for it (read: CDs with Red Book audio). I think just keeping on going with that would be interesting. There’s some really fun stuff going on nowadays with character themes switching in and out and effects processing on the music and all that, but it would be cool to try for something even further than that.

What if the music score could tell that a player was playing this rush down combo-heavy character in keep-away turtling style? Would it be a rewarding sort of music? Or would the music be subtly chiding you for playing the character in a way that wasn’t intended? I’d love to find out what that music could be.

You can check out the full article here.

Tip by necronauts and Josh.

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Shadowloo Showdown 2012 finals footage for AE 2012, Skullgirls, SFxT, KOF 13, SC5, TTT2 and SF3:3S

Posted by Nyoro — May 13, 2012 at 10:24 a.m. PDT

The Shadowloo team has been busy uploading the remainder of the footage from Shadowloo Showdown 2012 to their channel. You can catch all the Grand Finals of multiple games here and the other parts of the tournament at their video page.

If you want to watch the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Top 8 footage, check out this story.

YouTube replays from Civil War 4 - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, SSF4 AE v2012, Skullgirls, SFxT and more

Posted by Catalyst — May 9, 2012 at 8:40 a.m. PDT

Individual match replays from Civil War 4 have been uploaded on to YouTube. Footage of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Skullgirls, Street Fighter X Tekken, King of Fighters 13 and Mortal Kombat 9 have been uploaded on to Team Spooky's YouTube site.

There's a ton of high level play here, conveniently broken down, so it's easy to find the matches/players you're interested in. Here are a few UMvC3 matches and a handful of others to get you started.

Skullgirls roundup: 136 hit solo Valentine combo and more sessions with voice actresses and Mike Z

Posted by SFilp — May 8, 2012 at 4:24 p.m. PDT

LoCi_AF has posted a Skullgirls combo for Valentine. This is a 136 hit solo combo that uses 5 bars but gains 1.5 bars and does a total of 13,769 damage. This isn't practical but it shows off some of her more interesting re-stands against Filia.

Hit the jump to see more.

Shadowloo Showdown 2012 results, battle logs and notes

Posted by SFilp — May 6, 2012 at 8 a.m. PDT

Updated with final results: A battle log and final results have been added into this story.

Shadowloo Showdown 2012 is set to kick off at 5 p.m. PDT / 12 a.m. GMT. All the action will be streamed over on the ShadowlooHQ TwitchTV page.

They are having tournaments for Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter 3 Thrid Strike Online Edition, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited and Soul Calibur 5.

This event will have some of the best players from across the world MCZ|Tokido, TH|Poongko, EG|Justin Wong, AVM|Gamerbee, RZR|Fuudo and many more.

Hit the jump to check out the stream.

Skullgirls' voice actresses play through Peacock and Ms. Fortune's story modes - faces behind the voices

Posted by SFilp — May 4, 2012 at 8 p.m. PDT

JusticeTang has uploaded some more footage of the Skullgirls voice actresses playing through Peacock and Ms. Fortune's story modes, which also shows the people who voice these characters.

These videos feature Erin Fitzgerald (Parasoul), Sarah Williams (Peacock), Kimlinh Tran (Ms. Fortune), Laura Post (Valentine) and Danielle Mcrae (Painwheel). There is quite a lot of NSFW language here.

PSN Skullgirls players experiencing crashes, dev team looking into fix, offers partial workaround

Posted by Catalyst — May 3, 2012 at 10:11 a.m. PDT

If you've been experiencing some crashes while playing Skullgirls online on the PlayStation Network recently, the Skullgirls development team offered up an explanation of what's happening, and also a way to reduce the amount of problems you're seeing.

We have received a handful of reports that the PSN version of Skullgirls crashes when a player using the European version tries to play against someone using the North American version.

We are currently investigating the issue, and will begin work on a fix as soon as the problem is identified.

In the meantime, the best way for PS3 users to minimize the potential for crashes when playing online is to limit your online play to players in the region from which you purchased the game.

Updated: Results and stream archive for Box Sessions Live - Spring Season Week 3 - Super Street Fighter 4 AE v2012 and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Posted by SFilp — May 2, 2012 at 3:44 p.m. PDT

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

TheBoxArena is streaming live tonight from San Diego, California for their weekly Box Sessions Live tournament. Tonight's stream begins at 7 p.m. PDT.

They will be streaming Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Skullgirls. Featuring players like BT|Viscant, TTF|Dios X, Steinmania and many more.

Hit the jump to check out the results and stream archive.