East Coast Throwdown 5 early results, live streams and more featuring ChrisG, Justin Wong, Dieminion, PR Balrog, Filipino Champ, Ricky Ortiz

Updated: This story has been updated with early results.

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: Official character art added, Beowulf wins second DLC character vote for Skullgirls

Updated: Lab Zero posted the official character artwork for the 5th DLC character in Skullgirls, Beowulf.

Mike Z called into the Salty Cupcake stream tonight to announce the winner of the second DLC character vote.

The winner of the second DLC character vote is none other than Beowulf. This makes a total of five confirmed characters coming to the game via DLC; Squigly, Big Band, Eliza, Robo-Fortune and Beowulf.

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Sent in by Creeper, Jahmere, Alexreaper shiningnegro and CBX.

Asking users to fill out their EventHubs profile with games & characters played - Tatsunoko vs. Capcom roster and Lobo in Injustice selectable

You may have heard earlier in the week that we're rolling out a new stats page here on EventHubs, which will tabulate all sorts of interesting data points for the community, including character usage, team position and a heck of a lot more.

To help make this data as far reaching as possible, we're asking all of our readers to please edit their profiles (or sign up for an account, if they haven't done so already), and fill in which games they play, and the characters they use. If you want to take things a step further, including yourself in our Fight Tracker will also help the process.

In the near future, we'll be showing the community the results of these efforts, via another preview of our new stats page, which will offer a character usage breakdown and some other data points for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken, Injustice: Gods Among Us, and of course Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012.

As the largest website in the fighting game community, we'll be able to offer a strong look at some really interesting bits of info — but the more people who sign up, the better and more accurate our stats section will be. This will all be in anticipation of our full on launch of our greatly improved stats area, which will make this information, and a heck of a lot more, accessible and constantly updated, all at the touch of a few mouse clicks.

We also wanted to let our users know we've added characters for Tatsunko vs. Capcom, courtesy of jtir123, and Lobo is now a selectable option as well, for Injustice: Gods Among Us, if these are things you'd like to add to your profiles.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please leave a comment below with them. Thanks for helping us out.

Why the fighting game community hates the word "eSports"

A few days ago, an article was published on The Penny Arcade Report regarding eSports and why the fighting game community seems to hate the term so much.

In this article, there's a lot of history about what's gone down between the fighting game community and the eSports scene in the past, as well as quotes from people such as Tom Cannon, the organizer of EVO.

Here's a snippet from Tom Cannon to start you off.

Hit the jump to read more about the relationship between eSports and fighting games.

Razer Atrox Arcade Stick officially unveiled, ships in June

The Razer arcade stick, officially named Razer Atrox, has finally been unveiled to the public after being in the works for the last few years. Available in June 2013 for $199, you can find pictures and full details on the product, directly from Razer themselves, below.

Razer promises that the stick's features will include premium quality Sanwa Denshi hardware components, a fully mod capable construction and internal storage compartments. You'll find a few pictures of the stick to get you started below.

Hit the jump for more pictures, details and technical specifications.

Justin Wong's Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tier list - part 1

EG|Justin Wong has put together a new tier list for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and we've posted part 1 of it, covering the Capcom side of the cast, here on EventHubs.

Unlike more traditional tier lists, Justin takes things a few steps further, offering pros and cons for each fighter in addition to a letter grade. He also discusses partners and which positions on a team he feels each fighter is strong at. Here's a little blurb to get you started.

You can check out, part 1 here and stay tuned to the front page for part 2, which will cover the entire Marvel side of the cast.

You can find a full archive of EG|Justin Wong's columns here on EventHubs, and you can view his Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 tier list that was posted a little ways back.

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.

Skullgirls Slightly Different Edition patch now available on Xbox 360

Several readers have reported that the Skullgirls Slightly Different Edition patch is now available for download on Xbox 360. This update was released on PlayStation 3 in November of last year but due to exceeding the update size limit, was delayed on Xbox 360.

Skullgirls Slightly Different Edition comes in the form of a 7 MB title update which will occur when starting up the game. There is also a required compatibility update that must be downloaded from the XBL Marketplace that retains a file size of 273.14 MB.

Below is a bit from the official Skullgirls Facebook page in which they state the patch is live and recommend that the compatibility update be downloaded before starting up the game.

If you'd like to check out what changes and additions come with the Slightly Different Edition, you can check out the full patch notes here.

Tips by theramin, Blaken7, cailooooo, blazingsoldier2002, Zidiane, Snow, Kirbyfan66, AlphaFox, Baby_Astaroth, xryuhoshix, baiken, super_hadouken, SteelyReserves, FatFeel, JELIFISH19 and multiple anonymous tipsters. Via Skullgirls Twitter.

TwitchTV stream chats now available in live stream directory here on EventHubs

TwitchTV's live chat feature is now available in our live streams directory. This means you don't have to hop the link over to Twitch to enjoy chatting on the stream with other people.

If you don't want to chat with others and prefer things how they were before, you'll also notice a toggle link to hide the chat window, in the lower right hand corner of the page.

This is just one of the many features we're currently working on at EventHubs. Stay tuned for more announcements.

Street Fighter 4 update balance change requests from Japan, part 3 - Dee Jay, Zangief, Gouken, Sakura, Adon

A new set of balance change updates were posted today on the official Japanese Street Fighter 4 blog, which Capcom Unity provided a translation for.

This entry covers what the community in Japan wanted to see changed with Dee Jay, Zangief, Gouken, Sakura and Adon, along with the official responses from Tomoaki Ayano. Combofiend noted that he saw quite a few similarities in what was requested in Japan, to what players wanted state side. Hit the jump to read everything.

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.

Injustice: Gods Among Us Batgirl gameplay trailer released

Two days ago, players got a taste for Lobo in Injustice: Gods Among Us. But if you're still eager for even more new characters, you're in luck. NetherRealm have just given us a look at what Batgirl will have in store for all of you once she gets released.

While her inclusion was leaked a while back, this is the first actual gameplay we get to see of her, and as promised by NetherRealm themselves, she certainly doesn't look like a Batman clone. Check the video out right below.

Thanks to users sick.case and CBX for sending in this news tip.

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate trailer released, screenshots and press release included

To start you off this morning, we have a fresh trailer for the upcoming Dead or Alive 5 update, Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate. This new version will feature at least one new character, being Momiji from the Ninja Gaiden series, who this trailer shows off in action on the new Sky City Tokyo stage.

Also, make sure to watch until the very end for a teaser regarding a classic Dead or Alive character.

We also have a few screenshots for you, courtesy of Tecmo themselves.

Hit the jump for more screenshots and the official press release from Tecmo themselves.

Updated: Evolution 2013's official game lineup revealed, Injustice: Gods Among Us added

Updated: Wizard was once again on Wakeup SRK tonight to announce that Injustice: Gods Among Us has been added to the official EVO 2013 lineup.

Mr. Wizard joined Keits and Skisonic on tonight's Wakeup SRK to announce Evolution 2013's game lineup.

Only 5 of the games' finals will be ran on Sunday, while other games' finals will be held on Friday and Saturday.

Let us know your thoughts on this year's games in the comment section below.

Updated: Lobo now available on PSN and XBL - Flashpoint Batman, Teen Titans and Bad Girl skin packs released for Injustice: Gods Among Us

Updated again: The compatibility pack had not been released and was causing a lot of lobbies to desync because players did not have Lobo. Now the compatability pack is available on the Xbox Live Marketplace with a 162 MB download.

Many readers have reported that this batch of Injustice: Gods Among Us is now available on PlayStation 3 as well. The compatibility pack is also live now and comes in the form of a 201 MB update.

Our Lobo guide has been added to our Injustice: Gods Among Us index page. Check out Lobo's moves here.

Injustice: Gods Among Us' first round of DLC has hit the Xbox Live Marketplace. Lobo and his compatibility pack that comes with the Flashpoint Batman skin is now available along with the Teen Titan and Bad Girl skin packs.

Currently these are only available through the in-game DLC menu in the "Bonus Features" option. We will have our guide section updated shortly with all of Lobo's moves and a basic combo video within a day or two.

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Additionally for those who would like to see Lobo's normal attacks, specials and super, I've created a short video showcasing them after the jump.

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