Fighting Games Weekly | December 24-30 | How will we free Lando now?

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Week of December 24th to the 30th.

Fighting Games Weekly is the weekly discussion for all things fighting games. News, events, streams, videos, players, drama, everything fighting game related.

Last week's thread.​



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Frosty Faustings V [ Saturday, December 29 ] [ 12PM CST | 1PM EST | 10AM PST ]
King of GGPO 2012 Championship [ Saturday, December 29 ] [ 4PM EST | 1PM PST ]



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Salty Battles Weekly [ 8PM EST | 5PM PDT]
  • P4A and UMvC3 from Local Battles arcade in New Jersey.
Option-select Mixup Monday [ 10PM EST | 7PM PST ]
  • SFxTK, SSFIV AE and UMvC3 out of Southern Florida.
UltraChenTV: First Attack & Lv3 Focus [ 11PM EST | 8PM PST ]
  • Weekly FGC show dedicated to match analysis, teaching, commentary, news, debates, and more! Hosted by UltraDavid and James Chen.


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Kachitagari TV (JP) [ 9PM JST | 8AM EST | 5AM PST ]
  • Bon-chan, Kazunoko and Fuudo's new show, focusing primarily on SSFIV AE ranked matches but is branching off into other games as well.
AmalgameTV (JP) [ 10PM JST | 9AM EST | 6AM PST ]
  • Frieda and Fubarduck's weekly show.
WinnerStaysOn (UK) [ 7PM BST | 2PM EST | 11AM PST ]
  • SSFIV AE and UMvC3 out of the UK, alternating between them every week.
The Break Weekly [ 8PM EST | 5PM PST ]
  • New Jersey's largest weekly featuring SSFIV AE and UMvC3.
WakeUp SRK Live [ 9:30PM EST | 6:30 PST ]
  • Keits and skisonic host the weekly official podcast of Shoryuken.com
UltraChenTV: Level 3 Focus [ 11PM EST | 8PM PST ]
  • Weekly FGC show dedicated to match analysis, teaching, commentary, news, debates, and more! Hosted by UltraDavid and James Chen.
Box Sessions Live [ 11PM EST | 8PM PST ]
  • San Diego's largest weekly, featuring SG, SSFIV AE, and UMvC3.


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Game Spot Versus KoF Casuals (JP) [ 7PM JST | 6AM EST | 3AM PST ]
  • KoF 1998UM, KoF 2002UM and KoF XIII C action from Japan.
TOPANGA TV (JP) [ 9PM JST | 8AM EST | 5AM PST ]
  • Description needed.
Big Two [ 7PM EST | 4PM PST ]
  • NYC's biggest weekly at The Next Level Arcade in Brooklyn featuring SSFIV AE, UMvC3 and TTT2. If the Teamsp00ky link is not working, it is likely on the backup stream on goldencen.
Wednesday Night Xanbats [ 9PM EST | 6PM PST ]
  • Weekly streaming from Maryland, featuring SG, SFxTK and UMvC3.
Wednesday Night Fights Season 4 [ 12AM EDT (following day) | 9PM PST ]
Starbase Arcade [ 12AM EST | 9PM PST ]
  • NorCal weekly featuring SSFIV AE and UMvC3. [ON HIATUS]


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Game Spot Versus SFIII:3S Casuals + East-West Battle (JP) [ 8:20PM JST | 7:20AM EST | 4:20AM PST ]
  • 3rd Strike action from Japan.
The Breakdown with DJ Huoshen and Unkn0wn [ 8PM EST | 5PM PST ]
  • Description needed.
Thursday Night Vampire Savior Ranbats [ 8PM EST | 5PM PST ]
  • Arcade Legacy VS streams out of Cincinnati, Ohio, with varying formats every week.
Valley Stream Monsters Thursday Night Casuals [ 8PM EST | 5PM PST ]
  • MK9. Description needed.
Stream Monster Online Tournament [ 8:30 EST | 5:30 PST ]
  • Weekly 16-player UMvC3 online tournament run by FGTV and sponsored by eightarc.
FNC The Arena [ 10PM EST | 7PM PST ]
  • UMvC3 weekly out of Long Island, New York, which sometimes features other games.
Salty Cupcakes [ 10PM EST | 7PM PST ]
The Runback Season 4 [ 12AM EDT (following day) | 9PM PST ]
Thursday Night Throwdown [ 12AM EST | 9PM PST ]
  • Description needed.


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Game Spot Versus Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost Casuals (JP) [ 7PM JST | 6AM EST | 3AM PST ]
  • Streaming the newest version of Extreme Vs.
KaoTV! (JP) [ 11PM JST | 10AM EST | 7AM PST ]
Rokrew Arena [ 8PM EST | 5PM PST ]
  • Biweekly stream out of New Jersey featuring P4:A and Guilty Gear/Aquapazza alternating.
Fraud-Free Fridays [ 9PM EST | 6PM PST ]
  • Weekly tournament run at the FGTV house. Don't forget about the second FGTV stream as well which compliments the main one.
No Mercy Fridays [ 10PM EST | 7PM PST ]
  • Norcal weekly featuring VF5:FS, SCV and TTT2 continues at it's new location, Starbase Arcade.
The Midnight Challenge [ 11PM EST | 8PM PST ]
  • Weekly P4:A tournaments run by Gamecenter.
Electric Wind God Fridays [ 11:30PM EST | 8:30PM PST ]
  • TTT2 weeklies hosted by Aris out of Super Arcade in Walnut, California.


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Game Spot Versus SSFIIX Casuals & 3on3 Tournament (JP) [ 8:20PM JST | 7:20AM EST | 4:20AM PST ]
  • Super Turbo action from Japan.
Saturday Night Snapback [ 10PM EST | 7PM PST ]
  • NorCal weekly featuring SFxTK, SSFIV AE and UMvC3 continues at it's new location, Starbase Arcade.


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Game Spot Versus CvS2 Casuals & 3on3 Tournament (JP) [ 1PM JST | 12AM EST | 9PM PDT (previous day) ]
  • CvS2 action from Japan.
Real Honest Sundays [ 4PM EST | 1PM PST ]
  • NorCal weekly featuring CvS2 and KoF XIII C continues at it's new location, Starbase Arcade.
GGPO VanBats [ 4PM EST | 1PM PST ]
  • Weekly GGPO Vampire Savior ranbats streamed by GAFer Rotanibur.



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On GAF we have various members that stream fighting games from time to time too:
Additionally, if you want to really get involved, you may want to check out the various OTs for specific games:
GAF isn't the only FG community in town though. Here are a whole bunch of other FG communities across the internet that may be of interest:
  • 8WayRun - Soul Calibur franchise community
  • DOACentral - Dead or Alive franchise community
  • Dream Cancel - King of Fighters franchise community and resource
  • Dustloop - Forums/community for Arc System Works-developed games
  • Eventhubs - Frequently updated news blog, resource and forums for all things fighting games
  • FGCPros hub on Twitch.tv - A collective group of fighting game streamers on Twitch.tv
  • FreeStepDodge - Dead or Alive franchise community
  • Homing Cancel - Arcana Heart community
  • iPlaywinner - Large fighting game news site and resource, and the home to Teamsp00ky and iPlaywinner
  • Jet Upper - UK-centric news source and community
  • Mayonaka Midnight - Persona 4 Arena community and resource
  • Melty Bread - Melty Blood community
  • Mizuumi - A resource for various "poverty" games
  • Shoryuken - Mainly 2D-game centric hub, and probably one of, if not the largest FG community on the internet
  • TekkenZaibatsu - Tekken franchise community
  • Test Your Might - Mortal Kombat and Injustice community and resource
  • Smash Boards - The largest Smash Bros. Community™
  • VFDC - Virtua Fighter franchise community site

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If you have any suggestions for the OP, please do not hesitate to post in this thread or PM me to let me know.
 
I read this every year and laugh. I don't know if GAF already post it but I don't think I've seen it yet.

Every fighter from Capcom liked Christmas a lot,
But the demon secret boss from Capcom did not.

Akuma hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!
Besides writers at Gamefaqs, no one quite knows the reason.
It could be that his tattoo was glowing too bright,
It could be, perhaps, that his beads were too tight.
But I think that the most likely reason of all
May have been that his black belt was two sizes too small.

But,
Whatever the reason,
His belt or tattoos,
He stood there on Christmas Eve, pitying the foo's,
Staring down from his cave with a pissed, badass frown
At the overused sprites that lived in the town.
For he knew everyone down in Capcom beneath
Was busy now, buying gifts for Zangief.

"And they're putting off training!" he snarled with a sneer.
"Tomorrow is Christmas! It's practically here!"
Then he growled, as he started his evil vibrating,
"I MUST stop Christmas and get Ryu to start hating!"
For, tomorrow, he knew...

...All the Capcom girls and boys
Would wake up bright and early. They'd rush for their toys!
And then! Oh, the noise! Oh, the noise! Noise! Noise! Noise!
Like Karin's bitchy laughing! The NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! NOISE!

Some mousse for Charlie, Kakyoin, and Rose.
For Felicia and Midler some new decent clothes.
For Vega a new mask and a shiny new claw.
And for the succubus Lilith, a new push-up bra.

And THEN
They'd do something he hated a lot!
Every fighter from big Victor to little Servbot,
Would stand close together, with Christmas bells ringing.
They'd stand hand-in-hand. And those fools would start singing!

Then he'd taunt! He'd taunt!
AND he'd TAUNT! TAUNT! TAUNT! TAUNT!
And the more Akuma thought of Dan Hibiki taunting,
The more he thought, "I must stop that village idiot's flaunting!"
"I've been putting up with this for about eight years now!
"I MUST stop Christmas from coming!
...But HOW?"

Then he got an idea!
An awful idea!
GOUKI
GOT A SATSUI NO HADOU NI MEZAMETA IDEA!

"I know just what to do!" Akuma grunted with glee.
And he made a quick Santy Claus hat and a gi.
And he chuckled, and posed "Their cheer I will thresh!"
"With this gi and this hat, I'll be Christmas made flesh!"

"All I need is a reindeer..."
Akuma looked around.
But since he used them for target practice, there was none to be found.
Did that stop the old Gouki...?

"No!" yelled the man with the tattoo of Ten,
"If I can't find a reindeer, I'll make one in Mu-gen!"
So he called his dog Iggi. And he took rubber band
Then he tied a big horn on top of his Stand.

THEN
He loaded some sacks
For his war against Yule
And then he hitched up poor Iggi
And his Stand called the Fool.

Then Akuma said "Go..."
And the sleigh started down
Toward the homes where the shotos
Lay KOed in their town.

All their windows were dark. Quiet snow filled the scene.
All the fighters were all dreaming without Death 13
When he came to the first house in the square.

"This is stop number one," The old Demon Claus hissed
And he climbed to the roof, "I'm the Master of Fist!"

Then he slid down the chimney. With very little room,
But if Santa could do it, then so could the Kume.
He got stuck only once, for a moment or two.
But then he just teleported out of the fireplace flue
Where Light's bots' stockings were all hung in a row.
"Stockings are for the weak. They'll be the first things to go!"

Then he floated on one leg, with a frown that was sour,
Around the whole room, and he took every power!
Shadow Stars! Hard Punches! And strength from the Guts!
Search Snakes! Gemini Lasers! And a boomerang that cuts!
And he stuffed them in bags. Then with a strong firm grab,
He through them straight up the chimney and out of the lab!

Then he punked out all the presents and goodies with glee.
"And NOW!" grinned Gouki, "I will shoryuken the tree!"

And the demon made a fist. His digits starting to curl.
When he heard a small sound of a young robot girl.
He turned around fast, and he saw a small soul.
Little cute Roll, who was out for a stroll.

Akuma had been caught by Mega Man's sister
"State your business runt." The old demon hissed at her.
She stared with wide eyes and said, "Santy Claus, why,
"Why are you kicking our tree's ass? WHY?"

Akuma needed a lie so he gave it a shot,
But all he could mutter was "Dot dot dot dot dot."
"You're that mean Akuma!" Roll jumped with a shout,
And in desperation Akuma knocked her ass out.
He shoryukened the tree straight through the roof.
And with a cool shadow effect he was gone with a poof!

And the one speck of food
That was left in this stop,
Was a crumb that was even too small for Flip Flop

Then he went to other houses,
Stealing gifts by the batch
He even went to Sagat's place,
And stole his eye patch!

It was quarter past dawn...
All the fighters in bed
All the fighters still KOed
When he packed up his sled,
Packed it up with their presents! Like Demitri's new casket
And Baby Bonnie Hood's brand shiny new weapon basket!

Three thousand feet up! Up the side of a volcano,
He'd lay the smack on the gifts like he was Captain Insano!
"Those warriors are weak!" he was evilly humming.
"They're finding out now that no Christmas is coming!
"They're just waking up! I know just what they'll do!
"Their mouths will hang open and they will start puking.
"Then they'll get into fights and Ken will shout out Hadoken!"

"That's a noise," he grunted
"That I simply must hear!"
So he paused. And Akuma put a hand to his ear.
And he did hear a sound rising over the snow.
It started in low. Then it started to grow...

But the sound wasn't sad!
Why, this sound sounded glad!
It couldn't be so!
Yet Dan was still taunting and screaming for dad!

He stared down at Capcom!
He narrowed his eyes!
Then he shook!
What he saw was a shocking surprise!

"We're gonna take you for a ride!
"We're gonna take you for a ride!
"We're gonna take you for a ride!
"We're gonna take you for a ride!
"We're gonna take you for a ride!
"We're gonna take you for a ride!"

Every fighter from Q to Cap Commando,
Was singing! Without any presents to show!
He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming!
IT CAME!
Somehow or other, it came just the same!

And Akuma, with his sandals ice-cold in the snow,
Stood puzzling and puzzling: "How could it be so?
"They should be throwing Hadokens, hitting Shorykens!
"Koryukens, Gadokens, and Shippu-Bam-Bookens!"
And he puzzled three hours, as he was mad to the core,
Then Gouki thought of something he hadn't before!
And he nodded with a smile and crossed his arms as he stood.
"Maybe Christmas...perhaps...is about being good!"

But this touching scene was soon interrupted,
As he sensed the one man who was just as corrupted.
He saw Juni and Juli and Birdie and Bison,
And Balrog the boxer who resembles Mike Tyson.
As he saw the all the gifts ravaged by Shadaloo,
He thought "I know now what I have to do."
But the odds were against him and the fight was not pleasant,
For it seemed the reformed Akuma would not save a present.
"Soon I will add these gifts to my Psycho Drive,
"And then," Bison smiled "I'll be the strongest alive!"

And what happened then...?
Well...in Capcom they say
That Akuma's super bar
Grew three levels that day!
And he became Shin Gouki as his power went max,
And he gained the strength of ten Hugos and one or two Jax.

And the spirit of Christmas helped fuel his resistance,
As he beat Shadaloo within an inch of existence.
After only a moment they were all screamin'
As he took most of them out with his Raging Demon.
It would have been better if M. Bison ran,
Because Akuma yelled "Kongou Kokuretsuzan!"
His now green tattoo was glowing for all of them to see,
"Because it is Christmas I will let you five be."

And for a minute his belt didn't feel quite so tight,
And he traveled with his dog through the bright morning light
The people of Capcom were more than good sports,
And Adon was freezing from just wearing shorts.
He gave back every gift. He gave back every toy,
For Dee Jay, for Tron Bonne, for Raptor, for Roy!
For Anakaris, for Chun Li, for Q-Bee, for Ken,
For Jill, for Saturn, and Akuma's rival Gen!
For Fei Long, for Hinata, for June, for Hol Horse!
Did he apologize to the injured girl Roll?
But of course!
For Jotaro, and for Dan who he liked the least,
And he...

...HE HIMSELF...!
Akuma gave back to the green, rolling beast.
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VxG interviews Sanford. Sanford says he's gonna slow his roll next year, SF4 is a bad game, gives us pick-a-top-tier-moment-version-2012, where his salt comes from and talks VxG and how him and Combofiend like it more than EVO.

VxG interviews Chris G. Chris G talks change of sponsors across the past year, how he'd rate his own play, what his AE play lacks, goals, how Marvel has evolved and how it won't reduce to a 3 character game, gives top 5 Marvel players (he excluded himself):

EG Justin Wong
BT IFC Yipes
col. Filipino Champ
EG PR Rog
Between MH RayRay, UVG Noel Brown and TA Moons.

He also says that the East Coast is lacking discipline, says people are quick to complain about things but won't try to figure it out, and no one is willing to be patient about things.

Wow at VxG casinos having official betting on matches. Amazing.
 
Not FGC related but there is another person streaming boshy

http://www.twitch.tv/lethalfrag

Listen to that for 20 minutes and you'll see that people don't really care about floe playing boshy, they care about floe getting his ass kicked and watching his reactions.

This guy is boring as hell.
 
They need to have a high stakes MM at VxG since its going to be completely legal. I would have to assume that since ChrisG would be going that the rest of the AGE crew might follow suit.
 
Twitch is being buggy as usual. Besides the constant problems with servers. As much as people love the new page, it still has tons of flaws. It doesn't seem to upscale your actual stream quality as normal correctly. They completely took out the essentials that made streams unique. Now every stream would look 99% similar.
 
Kadey said:
Twitch is being buggy as usual. Besides the constant problems with servers. As much as people love the new page, it still has tons of flaws. It doesn't seem to upscale your actual stream quality as normal correctly. They completely took out the essentials that made streams unique. Now every stream would look 99% similar.
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If you're talking about the background images or whatever, than that's no big loss for me.
 
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