Kor joins Empire Arcadia

René Maistry, better known as Kor, has joined Empire Arcadia. Regarded as one of the top Tekken players in the fighting game community; he jumped on Facebook to give us a quick detail on the signing:

Recently, Empire Arcadia has signed notable players such as Dieminion last month as well as IFC Yipes just a couple weeks ago. What do you think of Empire Arcadia's current line-up so far? Share your thoughts below.

Source: PutThatBack.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 tier rankings and character data from AvoidingThePuddle

AvoidingThePuddle got their hands on some pretty great Tekken Tag Tournament 2 info for both casual and newcomers alike, thanks to the TekkenBBS site. The write-up contains compelling information including character backdash rankings, 10 frame punishers, solo combos, and much more for anyone who's interested in improving their game.

Below is the tier character list that has been made out:

If you want to check out more great info such as the solo combos, 10f punishers, scope out AvoidingThePuddle's site, which was gathered through the TekkenBBS.

Updated: Results and stream archive Wednesday Night Fights 2013 #1.5 featuring Alex Valle, AndyOCR, Marq Teddy - SSF4 AE v2012, SFxT v2013

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

Level|Up is back tonight and will be streaming Wednesday Night Fights 2013 1.5 live from Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Tonight's stream will kick off at 9:30 p.m. PDT / 4:30 a.m. GMT. Some of the notable players that are in attendance are LU|Alex Valle, AndyOCR, Marq Teddy, Veloc1raptor and more

Tonight, they will be streaming, Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

Hit the jump to check out the stream

Tekken 3's secret character Sake - The salmon that flopped

The guys over at Did You Know Gaming have been doing a daily release of interesting and not widely known facts about various games. In particular, they recently noted a secret character for Tekken 3 named "Sake."

In the past, Harada-san has gone on record stating Sake was supposed to be a salmon. Noting that no matter what button you pressed, the salmon would simply flop around doing nothing else.

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Additionally, Harada once again confirmed this on Twitter just a few days ago.

Updated: Results and stream archive added, Savage Saturday #15 from Next Level Arcade - SFxT v2013, SSF4 AE v2012, UMvC3 and TTT2

Updated: A stream archive and results for Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 have been added after the jump.

Team Spooky is streaming the Savage Saturday #15 event live from Next Level Arcade in Brooklyn, New York. Casuals are currently being played and the tournaments will begin soon.

Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will all be played tonight.

Hit the jump to check out the live stream

Updated: Stream archive and results Wednesday Night Fights 2013 #1.4 live stream - Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, SSF4 AE v2012 and TTT2

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

Level|Up is back tonight and will be streaming Wednesday Night Fights 2013 1.4 live from Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Tonight's stream will kick off at 9:30 p.m. PDT / 4:30 a.m. GMT.

Tonight, they will be streaming, Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

Hit the jump to check out the stream

World Game Cup 2013 results, battle logs, brackets and more

Updated with final results: This story has been updated with the final for World Game Cup 2013. Hit the jump to check them out.

This weekend, the World Game Cup 2013 is taking place in Cannes, France at the Palais des Festivals. Notable players in attendance include: MCZ|Mago, MCZ|Tokido, AVM|GamerBee, CafeID|Poongko, EMP|Dieminion, RZR|Itabashi Zangief, BCN|Alioune, WDM|Luffy and CafeID|MadKOF.

Many of the the top tournament games in the scene are being competed at this weekend, including SSF4 AE v2012, UMvC3, SFxT and KoF13. You can scope out our preview of this event for additional details.

Hit the jump to see an embed of the live stream, early brackets and more details.

Harada possibly planning to bring Tekken 3 to PlayStation 3 via PlayStation store

Katsuhiro Harada has been addressing questions and comments over on his Twitter lately regarding various subjects. A couple of his followers recently asked Harada about the possibility of bringing older installments of the Tekken franchise to the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation store.

Harada states that it's been a consideration but lack of time seems to be a factor. Interestingly though, when asked about bringing specifically Tekken 3 to the PlayStation Store, he mentions that there may be some planning going on for it.

Hit the jump to check out Harada's other Tweet.

Considering but not too easy. We've no time ;( RT@umaika1 please answer. Are u considering putting older tekkens on xbl and psn?

— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) February 28, 2013

Updated: Results and stream archive - Wednesday Night Fights 2013 #1.3 live stream - Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, SSF4 AE v2012 and TTT2

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

Level|Up is back tonight and will be streaming Wednesday Night Fights 2013 1.3 live from Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Tonight's stream will kick off at 9:30 p.m. PDT / 4:30 a.m. GMT.

Tonight, they will be streaming, Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

Hit the jump to check out the stream

Winter Brawl 7 results, battle logs, stream archives and more - UMvC3, SFxT, SSF4 AE v2012

Updated with final results: This story has been updated with the final results for Winter Brawl 7, hit the jump to check them all out.

Winter Brawl 7 has kicked off in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and it runs through this weekend, ending late Sunday evening. There are three streams of the festivities being ran by Team Spooky, Bifuteki and 8WayRun.

Notable players in attendance include: EG|PR Balrog, AGE|NYChrisG, EG|Justin Wong, EG|Ricky Ortiz, BT|Dieminion, BT|IFC Yipes, BT|MarlinPie, AGE|Snake Eyez and many more. You can find our preview of the event with additional players who are attending here.

Hit the jump to check out the live streams, schedules and additional notes.

Xbox Live sale offers several top fighers via games on demand for up to 75-85% off

There's a sale coming up on over 60 Xbox 360 games on demand titles, where their price will be reduced up to 75% and in some cases, 85%. Titled the 'Xbox Ultimate Game Sale', it's unclear which games will receive the steepest discounts, but it's worth keeping an eye on Major Nelson's Twitter account where he'll be announcing which title is on sale every day from February 26, 2013 to March 4, 2013.

Several of the community's most popular fighting games are a part of this sale, here's a rundown of all of the fighters mentioned:

Via Major Nelson's blog and Alex Jebailey. Tip from Teags.

Updated: Results and stream archive Wednesday Night Fights 2013 #1.2 live stream - Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, SSF4 AE v2012 and TTT2

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

Level|Up is back tonight and will be streaming Wednesday Night Fights 2013 1.2 live from Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Tonight's stream will kick off at 9:30 p.m. PDT / 4:30 a.m. GMT.

Tonight, they will be streaming, Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

Hit the jump to check out the stream.

World Game Cup 2013 latest trailer confirms attendance of Mago, Tokido, Gamerbee, Poongko, madKOF, Alioune and Luffy

World Game Cup 2013 is kicking off their promotion campaign for the tournament by releasing a new trailer that shows off the register-able games and the long list of power players both local and abroad.

The tournament takes place on March 1st and will be provided with two streams, in French and English (presumably one hosted by Gamekult). WGC has traditionally been an extremely large tournament with a lot of international participation.

Harada feels all Tekken characters are his sons or daughters, angry that people don't understand roster situations

Fighting game developers are often bombarded with requests, some of them angry, about why a certain character wasn't included in the lineup. The leader of the Tekken project, Katsuhiro Harada, is definitely no exception to this practice, but even after explaining himself on several occasions, fans continue to ask why certain characters weren't included.

Harada left a fiery, but fairly informative explanation of what his stance is on all of the characters in the Tekken franchise, and how he feels about them, noting that they're his sons or daughters and that he loves them all.

Hit the jump to read the entire response.

CafeID presents Tekken League - Tekken Tag Tournament 2 event featuring Knee, HelpMe, LowHigh, JDCR and Saint

CafeID is hosting a Tekken Tag Tournament 2 event today that will feature some of Korea's best players. The live stream is currently underway.

Participants include Knee, HelpMe, JDCR, LowHigh and Saint.

Below are the rules courtesy of AvoidingThePuddle.

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