Community leaders talk about collusion and pot splitting in fighting game tournaments

Some people felt that the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 grand finals at Texas Showdown between EG|Justin Wong and AGE|NYChrisG was an example of collusion or pot splitting. Since that time, there has been a lot of discussion on Twitter from from many notable names in the community on this subject.

Below is a short excerpt from the official EVO tournament rules on collusion, from Tom Cannon.

We have gathered quotes from Justin Wong, ChrisG, MarkMan (Mad Catz) and Victor Fontanez (Team Spooky) into the story here so you can see what is being discussed and offer your thoughts on the subject as well.

After Justin Wong and ChrisG played their first match of the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 grand finals at Texas Showdown by random selecting their teams, they posted the following statements on their respective Twitter accounts. Note: After the first match, both competitors played their main teams, and the random select match apparently did not count towards the outcome of the tournament.

Sorry guys.. I know you didn't like the first match but I did play with all my might after that first match. I promise it won't happen again

— Justin Wong (@JWonggg) April 15, 2013

Capcom pushing for a more compelling single player experience in future fighting games, full fledged story modes being one component

The Ask Capcom forums continue their activity fielding numerous questions from readers. One user recently addressed the topic of story modes in Capcom fighting titles and their lack there of.

This same forum user mentiones many examples of fighting games that include intricate story modes such as Mortal Kombat 9, Blazblue, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and even Injustice: Gods Among Us which will hit store shelves very soon.

Capcom U.S.A.'s senior VP, Christian Svensson, jumped in to voice his opinion on the matter and states that the company is pushing for their fighting franchises to incorporate full fledged story modes in the future.

Via Siliconera. Tip by blazebwoy.

Injustice: Gods Among Us move listings complete here on EventHubs

We here on EventHubs have been diligently working on updating the move listings in our Injustice: Gods Among Us section. These guides were completed using the retail version of the game, so these are the moves you will see in the game's command lists when it drops this Tuesday.

Every character on the roster is included in our guides with the complete move listings from the retail copy of the game. If you're curious as to what each character's trait does, a description is included in each guide where needed.

Hit the jump for the entire list of our entire Injustice roster move listings.

Texas Showdown results, battle logs and stream archive - featuring Xian, Justin Wong, ChrisG, Alex Valle

Updated with final results: This story has been updated with the final results for Texas Showdown 2013.

Texas Showdown featured Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition 2012, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 as well as many other titles.

Notable players in attendance included: EG|Justin Wong, AGE|NYChrisG, DM|Xian, LU|Alex Valle, AGE|Romance, EMP|Kor and more.

For a ton more information regarding the event, check out our full preview.

Hit the jump for the stream and full coverage of the event.

Seth Killian: I think the PlayStation 4's share button will 'break the doors open' in the fighting game community

EventHubs' reporter Jason24cf keeps the stellar content rolling with this Seth Killian interview from Spring Fighter 2013. S-Kill discusses a bevy of topics including his thoughts on Injustice: Gods Among Us, his time over at Capcom, the experience working on PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and more.

Seth also talks on how he feels the next generation of consoles, more specifically the PlayStation 4, will impact the fighting game community. He states that the PS4's share button will change the information awareness in fighting games due to the simplicity and optimization of sharing footage.

CD Jr.: Injustice and MK9's gameplay are completely different - Injustice's gameplay is very unique and like no other fighting game

We had the chance to speak with Empire Arcadia's Emmanuel "CD Jr." Brito to get his thoughts on the upcoming release of Injustice: Gods Among Us.

CD Jr. is considered one of the best Mortal Kombat 9 players in the fighting game community, and was even invited by NetherRealm Studios to test Injustice ahead of its release, to offer feedback to the development team on how they could improve the product.

Emmanuel covers how Injustice's gameplay stacks up with MK9, how strong he thinks the tournament following for the game will be, and if the Capcom tournament players will be able to take on the MK community in the new title.

Check out the first part of the interview below, and hit the jump to read the entire piece.

Street Fighter 4 character balance suggestions week 4 - Cammy, Seth, Akuma, C. Viper, Adon, El Fuerte, Fei Long, Ibuki and Oni

Week 4 of the Street Fighter 4 series update balance suggestions is live now over on Capcom Unity. This week you can suggest changes for Cammy, Seth, Akuma, C. Viper, Adon, El Fuerte, Fei Long, Ibuki and Oni.

Below is a quick video from Combofiend giving a short explanation of the process.

As always, if you want to offer up suggestions on changes to these characters, make sure you head on over to Capcom Unity.

Injustice: Gods Among Us official launch trailer

Injustice: Gods Among Us will officially launch in North America on April 16, 2013, but NetherRealm Studios put out the launch trailer today for the game, which you can check out below.

If you want to go further, make sure you scope out our move listings for the game, which will be updated with even more information soon.

Submitted by USAtlas and Jimk23.

Texas Showdown Championships and Spring Fighter 2013 weekend tournament preview

We have two great events coming up this weekend; Texas Showdown Championships on April 12 - 14 in Houston and Spring Fighter 2013 on April 13 in New York. Many games will be played at these events including Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken v2013 and much more.

We can expect to see some top level talent over at Texas Showdown including such players as EG|Justin Wong, AGE|NYChrisG, LU|Alex Valle, DM|Xian and others. Spring Fighter will feature a discussion segment with MCZ|Daigo Umehara and Sony Santa Monica's Seth Killian.

Hit the jump for a breakdown of these two spectacles.

Killer Frost and Ares official reveal trailer - Injustice: Gods Among Us

GameSpot has posted the official release trailer for Killer Frost and Ares in Injustice: Gods Among Us. This footage shows what these characters are capable of and also features both of their super moves.

You can check out Ares and Killer Frost's quick reference move lists in our Injustice: Gods Among Us guide section.

Tips by firehawkplus, GakoTheChef, DaSavage and an anonymous submitter.

Blizzard purchases IGN's Pro League, no plans to continue operation of IPL business

Updated: Blizzard has clarified that they have "no plans to continue operation of the IPL business," and that existing staff members will help form a new team who's primary focus will be on creating high-quality web and mobile content in support of Blizzard games.

In early March IGN's Pro League was officially cancelled and in IGN's official statement they mentioned finding a new home for the league. Today, it was announced that Blizzard had purchased IPL.

Back in November 2012, it was announced that the Capcom fighting games Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 and Street Fighter X Tekken v2013 were supposed to join the league this season, although this looks like it will not happen now.

Additionally, IGN noted about their IPL staff joining Blizzard's existing eSports team.

GameSpot's Rod Breslau confirmed that Mike Ross would not be joining IPL again once Blizzard gets everything up and going.

Via IGN and sent in by Kelshou.

April Duels 2 results, battle logs and more - featuring Mago, Tokido, Xian, Justin Wong, PR Balrog, Ricky Ortiz and more

Updated with final results: This story has been updated with the final results from April Duels 2.

April Duels 2 will be taking place today and streamed live from Vancouver, BC by Offcast. A live stream will be available on the Canada Cup TwitchTV page and the event will be kicking off around 1 p.m. PDT / 4 p.m. EDT / 8 p.m. GMT.

King of Fighters 13, Street Fighter X Tekken v2013, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will all be played this time around. Tons of top level talent are expected to compete today including EG|Justin Wong, EG|PR Balrog, MCZ|Mago, MCZ|Tokido, EG|Ricky Ortiz, Bee, DM|Xian, CCG|Chi-Rithy, CCG|Air and more.

Some great exhibition matches will also be played at this event. For a full list of the match ups and the live stream embed, hit the jump.

Injustice: Gods Among Us move listings updated here on EventHubs - quick reference moves for current roster

We here on EventHubs have been hard at work updating our Injustice: Gods Among Us section with move listings. Since the game is not out yet, these move listings are not fully complete.

Each character on the current roster are included here with their quick reference moves lists. Batman, Wonder Woman and Lex Luthor's move lists are the only three of which that have been fully updated to reflect the recently released Injustice demo.

Below is a list of the newly added characters to our Injustice section. Hit the jump to check out the remainder of the cast.

Street Fighter 4 character balance suggestions week 3 - Juri, Evil Ryu, Yun, Yang, Abel, Dee Jay, Hakan, Rose, Guy and Gen

Week 3 of the Street Fighter 4 series update balance suggestions is live now over on Capcom Unity. This week you can suggest changes for Juri, Evil Ryu, Yun, Yang, Abel, Dee Jay, Hakan, Rose, Guy and Gen. Here's a clip from Combofiend explaining this week's process.

As always, if you want to offer up suggestions on changes to these characters, make sure you head on over to Capcom Unity.

Hit the jump to check out the full schedule for balance tweak suggestions.

Sven: Novelty of Capcom's fighting game re-releases seems to be wearing off - cites drop off in sales of last two launches

If you're hoping for more fighting game re-releases from Capcom, you may not want to hold your breath, as Christian Svensson said the novelty of these types of titles seems to be wearing off and they've noticed a drop off in sales of their last two releases.

For those keeping score at home, Capcom's last two re-released fighting games were Darkstalkers: Resurrection and Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins.

The discussion originally was based around why the company hasn't handled their digital titles more akin to Sega and SNK, but spilled over into the realm of their fighters. Hit the jump to check out Svensson's full response.

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