Character usage statistics from the last year of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 major tournaments - taken from top 8 and 16

After generating the character usage stats for Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, we here at EventHubs decided to give you a look at similar stats for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

These numbers were compiled using results from most of the major events that took place in the past 12 months in order to find out which characters were used most frequently. Today we have generated the statistics for each character in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, arranged from most to least used.

The numbers next to the characters' names indicate the accumulative amount of times they appeared in top 8 and 16 (when available) through out all of the majors covered here on the site from May 2012 - May 2013.

Note: Some of these characters didn't necessarily place in top 16 for a given tournament but had a player use them along the way. Additionally, these numbers include players that have showed up to multiple events and competed. (i.e. The numbers for Morrigan are high due to AGE|NYChris G making top 8 or 16 in many events through out the year).

To get you started we have the top characters listed below and you can hit the jump to see where the rest of the roster came in.

Updated: Tekken Revolution trailer and details, free-to-play game revealed exclusively for PlayStation 3

Updated: An official 2+ minute trailer has been added into this story, which shows more gameplay footage, and offers a glimpse at some kind of new leveling up system, which lets you spend skill points to increase your character's attributes. Also, details about how the game works have been noted below.

A new, free-to-play Tekken game entitled "Tekken Revolution" was announced today, and it will be exclusive to PlayStation 3 consoles. The release date is set for June 11, 2013, here's the official reveal trailer.

Hit the jump for some images.

Street Fighter 4 update balance change requests from Japan, part 7 - Balrog, Gen, Evil Ryu, E. Honda, Dhalsim

It's that time of the week again, and a new post has popped up on the Japanese Super Street Fighter 4 blog, detailing balance requests for yet another five characters, the chosen ones this time being Balrog (Boxer), Gen, Evil Ryu, E. Honda and Dhalsim.

There's no official translation from Capcom-Unity out as of yet, so for now you will have to make due with this writer's translation attempt.

Hit the jump to check out the full story.

Katsuhiro Harada reported 'missing' for a week, confirmed okay by reliable source and frequent Steam account activity

It was recently reported that Namco Bandai's own Katsuhiro Harada appeared to have gone missing after engaging in a heated dispute during a meeting. Harada-san was overheard shouting at someone, then proceeded to storm out and went off the grid, becoming unreachable for some time.

The Tekken Project support team sent out a message early yesterday via Harada's Twitter account stating that the Tekken Producer seemed to have gone missing for nearly a week. He hadn't shown up at his office and the team, among many others, began to worry.

The support team followed up with another Tweet this morning stating that Mr. Harada's Steam account had been quite active lately leading to some reassurance of his well being.

It has since been confirmed by a reliable source that Katsuhiro Harada is most certainly okay and fans needn't worry.

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Injustice: Gods Among Us v1.04 official patch notes - Scorpion gameplay functionality added, frame data adjusted and more

The official Injustice: Gods Among Us website has been updated with patch notes for v1.04 of the game. This covers the general fixes and the character balance improvements that were added.

It was also mentioned that Scorpion is now available to Season Pass holders and that he will be available for purchase on June 11th. Other changes have been implemented such as human players being able to correctly perform wakeup attacks on the first frame, the frame data has been adjusted to show the correct information on block advantage and multiple hit moves.

Below are the general fixes, hit the jump to check out the character balance improvements.

Justin Wong's Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tier list - complete version

We've posted EG|Justin Wong's entire tier list for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Before, only the Capcom cast was available, but this adds the Marvel side into the mix.

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 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.

In the future, Justin will be doing a tier list for Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, so stay tuned to the front page for updates.

Updated: Scorpion, Doomsday Containment Suit skin, Blackest Night and Red Son 2 packs available on Xbox Live Marketplace - Injustice: Gods Among Us

Updated: The Compatibility Pack is no longer available for download on the in-game DLC menu. It has been reported by several users that the pack can still be snagged over on Xbox.com to which it will download on your console.

The Blackest Night costumes are also not available through the in-game DLC menu but can be obtained the same was as the Compatibility Pack 3. Warning: Using these costumes in matches causes several strange glitches and may cause the game to freeze.

The Red Son 2 pack appears listed in-game but is not available for download.

It seems that this morning, NetherRealm Studios hit Xbox 360 users with a large wave of DLC. The newly announced DLC character, Scorpion, Doomsday's Containment Suit skin. the Blackest Night costume pack and the Red Son 2 pack are all currently available for download.

In order to snag Scorpion, you must download the Compatibility Pack 3 which is a 164 MB file. Once successfully acquired, the MK ninja and Doomsday's newest alternate outfit will become available.

Note: Scorpion is only be available today to those who have purchased the Season Pass.

Two skin packs have also hit the store today as you can also purchase the Blackest Night and Red Son 2 sets containing costumes for Superman, Flash, Doomsday, Batman, Green Lantern and Deathstroke. Each pack will cost you 240 Microsoft Points.

Below are a few screenshots I captured after downloading Scorpion and hitting training mode.

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It is currently unknown whether this content is region specific so please let us know if you were able to get ahold of it today, in the comments below.

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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 characters now selectable in EventHubs profiles - Stat section previews incoming

Thanks in part to the hard work of JusticeBFBHCBHS, we've added the ability to add your Marvel vs. Capcom 2 teams to your EventHubs profile.

As a nice side effect, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 will be included in our new stats section we're rolling out, which you can find a preview of here. In the very near future, we'll be posting a couple of additional previews of the new game sections, which will show stats for UMvC3, Injustice, SFxT and SSF4 AE v2012, so you can view things like the character usage, game popularity and quite a bit more.

We're still hard at work on getting the new stats section ready, but we're pushing forward to make this a pretty incredible and fairly revolutionary part of EventHubs. Here's a quick feature run down of some of the things to expect.

Scorpion confirmed as playable in Injustice: Gods Among Us - official reveal trailer, quick hint at Martian Manhunter

WBGamesUK has uploaded the official reveal trailer for Mortal Kombat's Scorpion in Injustice: Gods Among Us. To start off the video, Ed Boon and DC Comics' artist Jim Lee talk a bit about the MK ninja's character design. Lee has designed some new threads for Scorpion, in order for him to better fit in the Injustice universe.

The trailer features a battle against Superman as he wears his Blackest Nights zombie skin and shows off a lot of what Scorpion can do. Scorpion will be the third DLC character announced so far for Injustice: Gods Among Us and will cost 400 Microsoft Points / $4.99 USD, much like his predecessors, Lobo and Batgirl.

At the very end of the trailer above we get a quick glimpse of Martian Manhunter. Considering MMH's appearance in a reveal video for Scorpion is quite out of place, this is more than likely a hint at his inclusion to the Injustice roster.

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Free to play version of Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate to be released in Japan, characters and modes can be purchased

A free version of Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate will be released on the Japanese PlayStation Network, according to a report by Famitsu. It will offer four playable characters, several offline and online modes and a bit more, free of charge.

A fully paid retail release will hit Japan on September 5, 2013. Here's a screen shot of what the character select screen will look like in the free to play version.

The free version of the game will come with the following features:

Character usage statistics from the last year of Super Street Fighter 4 AE 2012 major tournaments - taken from top 8 and 16

We here at EventHubs decided to take a look back at the results from most of the major events that took place in the past 12 months to find out which characters were used most frequently. Today we have generated the statistics for each character in Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, arranged from most to least used.

The numbers next to the characters' names indicate the accumulative amount of times they appeared in top 8 and 16 (when available) through out all of the majors covered here on the site from May 2012 - May 2013.

Note: Some of these characters didn't necessarily place in top 16 for a given tournament but had a player use them along the way. (i.e. At Youmacon Battle Opera 2012, EG|PR Balrog won 2nd place by using both Balrog and T. Hawk).

To get you started we have the top characters listed below and you can hit the jump to see where the rest of the roster came in.

Stream Monster's Showdown: Vote for the players who will compete in a UMvC3 round robin tournament

In conjunction with Big E Gaming, we're very happy to announce the Stream Monster's Showdown, a round robin Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament featuring some of the best players on the east coast, but there's a twist.

We're asking our readers to vote on which players they'd like to see compete in this event. The players you can vote for are: AGE|NYChrisG, EMP|IFC Yipes, MH|RayRay, EMP|Dieminion, JRosa, MH|Flux, TA|Predator, XAN|DJ Houshen, TA|Moons, TS|Fooblat, MH|Unkn0wn, AG|Demon Hyo, FR|TooMuchDamage, Masta CJ, FR|Roach King, MH|Alukard, FNEX|K-Brad, BIFU|Insaynne, BigE|Damian and BigE|Chris D.

Hit the jump to vote in the poll.

Street Fighter 4 update balance change requests from Japan, part 6 - Ibuki, Makoto, T. Hawk, Oni, Hakan

In a new post on the Japanese Super Street Fighter 4 development blog, proposed changes to five more members of the cast were detailed.

Thanks to the good folks at Capcom-Unity, we have an official translation ready to go for you good folks. This installment of the blog covers proposed changes to Ibuki, Makoto, T. Hawk, Oni and Hakan. Below, you'll find a translated introduction from Ayano, after which you can hit the jump to check out the translated thoughts on the changes that have been suggested.

Daigo Umehara: 'I've never thought of myself as talented', talks about his gaming career and views on what winning means

In a 7-page interview with Tokyo Keizai, Daigo Umehara's life is detailed, and he explains his thoughts regarding his pro status in fighting games and what it has taken to bring him there. This article will feature several translated quotes from Daigo, as the original article is exclusively available in Japanese.

Below, you'll find the line Daigo started the whole interview with, and after that, there will be several quotes and excerpts covering different periods of his career.

Hit the jump to read more about Daigo Umehara.

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.

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