One of the things I'm going to be looking at when it comes to Marvel vs. Capcom 3 statistics is the frequency of assists called in a game or match. Perhaps, we can mash assists until something good happens. Or, call an assist once a match because maybe you don't need it.
In the game where Crizzle needed 7 seconds to beat ND Lee, he called only two assists. That means, yes, he called one every 3.5 seconds. At the moment, that is the record. As far as complete matches go, I wanted to find out how fast players are calling for assists. Nobody's near the 3.5 second mark, but there's some doing it at a high rate.
Here's six finals matches since the game came out. All of the stats are available on the Fighting Game Stats database. The rate takes into account how often a player called in assist when they were still able to do it. If you're down to one character, obviously, you can't call an assist (you can still pray to a deity, though). Also, I've said it before on Twitter; I go by the game clock, not an actual clock, and that is how I've been doing it for every game, so don't start that debate here.
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In the game where Crizzle needed 7 seconds to beat ND Lee, he called only two assists. That means, yes, he called one every 3.5 seconds. At the moment, that is the record. As far as complete matches go, I wanted to find out how fast players are calling for assists. Nobody's near the 3.5 second mark, but there's some doing it at a high rate.
Here's six finals matches since the game came out. All of the stats are available on the Fighting Game Stats database. The rate takes into account how often a player called in assist when they were still able to do it. If you're down to one character, obviously, you can't call an assist (you can still pray to a deity, though). Also, I've said it before on Twitter; I go by the game clock, not an actual clock, and that is how I've been doing it for every game, so don't start that debate here.
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A few broadcasts and streams popped up on Tuesday as the Mortal Kombat 9 demo was released on PlayStation Plus. But this is perhaps the best video I saw of the gameplay. Aris of Avoiding the Puddle spent some time talking about his experience with the game's demo.
While it isn't the hardcore analysis of what each move does and such, Aris points out some very important and crucial points about how the game will likely be played by tournament competitors, including myself (yes, I plan to be competitive with this game).
Aris said he plans to come up with a gameplay-only video in the future, which should be very awesome to see.
Hit the jump to see the video of his analysis ...
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While it isn't the hardcore analysis of what each move does and such, Aris points out some very important and crucial points about how the game will likely be played by tournament competitors, including myself (yes, I plan to be competitive with this game).
Aris said he plans to come up with a gameplay-only video in the future, which should be very awesome to see.
Hit the jump to see the video of his analysis ...
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For the second consecutive year, Tekken 6 will be in the lineup for the World Cyber Games tournament series. The organization made the announcement early Monday.
Tekken 6 is once again the only fighting game on the lineup. It was one of nine titles announced as part of the main lineup. The World Finals will be held in South Korea, home to some of the game's best players. Knee won the 2010 world title, beating Japan's AO in the gold medal game.
Ariel "FightingGM" Capellan is the defending U.S. champion.
Here's more from the WCG:
Tekken 6 is once again the only fighting game on the lineup. It was one of nine titles announced as part of the main lineup. The World Finals will be held in South Korea, home to some of the game's best players. Knee won the 2010 world title, beating Japan's AO in the gold medal game.
Ariel "FightingGM" Capellan is the defending U.S. champion.
Here's more from the WCG:
''This year WCG selected world's most popular titles across every genre in competitive gaming today. WCG values gamer feedback and we have determined that the announced titles are among the most popular and challenging titles available today,'' said Sean Lee, Senior Manager of Publisher Relations, World Cyber Games, Inc. ''We are excited to unveil the official game titles for the 2011 Grand Final and we look forward to another exciting year of competition to crown the best players in the world in Korea.''no comments
World Cyber Games will soon be announcing additional official, mobile and promotional titles for the WCG2011 Grand Final. The titles announced today will be available for online and regional qualification tournaments in countries around the world.
The DojoSports league returns Saturday with what promises to be the first of two exciting semifinal contests. It's a Western tilt as Southern California faces off against Seattle. The winner goes to the title bout to face one of the East Coast teams.
Here's more from league founder Jason Cole:
Here's more from league founder Jason Cole:
This weekend, DojoSPORTS is broadcasting a West Coast clash of national Street Fighter talent in Round 2 of its Virtual Martial Arts 5-on-5 Fighting Game League. Jason Cole’s team AfroDOJO and Peter “ComboFiend” Rojas’s Team SoCali will face off 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, with California pride and a trip to the DojoSports grand finals on the line.no comments
With TeamKhaos producing the stream and Season’s Beatings director Chris “Ghaleon” Hatala providing post-match coverage, DojoSports is continuing its goal of showcasing world-class, team-based broadcasting of the country’s top Street Fighter teams.
DojoSports will be invading the East Coast on Friday, March 11, traveling to one of the biggest events of the fighting-game calendar: Atlanta’s FinalRound XIV! New York’s famous EmpireArcadia and Team Georgia will battle, broadcast by the pride of the EC: TeamSp00ky.
Watch all of these events live over at DojoSports.com and other advertised stream channels. Stay tuned to DojoSports.com and Finalround.org for updates, matches, schedules, and player interviews and find out if East or West will emerge as the dominant coast in Season 1 of DojoSports!
Pacific Northwest aka AfroDojoSouthern California
- Jason Cole “Afrocole”
- Jason Nelson “X-Rolento”
- Tanaka “TanakaForce”
- Francis “AwesomeJones”
- Carlos “Bokkin”
Georgia
- Peter Rosas “ComboFiend”
- Mike Ross
- Ryan Gutierrez “Gootecks”
- Warren “Galactic Indian”
- ClakeyD
Empire Arcadia
- ShinkuuR
- Druseph
- JTO
- TooMuchDamage
- Chappelle
- Santhrax
- IFC Yipes
- Twisted Jago
- Hiro
- DragonGod
Crizzle had two assists, two hypers and two combos in his first game against ND Lee during the Tight or Fight tournament at Milpitas GolfLand last weekend. He didn't end up with a triple-double (at least 10 in each category) but who cares when you can do what he did in that opening game of the match? I'm surprised this video hasn't reached 100,000 views yet despite being up for less than two full days.
The eight-second finish reminded me of a couple other quick beatdowns:
I'll have full stats of the tournament coming up soon.
Hit the jump for video.
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The eight-second finish reminded me of a couple other quick beatdowns:
- In 2006 at Monterey Bay Thunder 6 (a tournament I ran) the Melee quarterfinals featured Tony Lopez, perhaps the second-best Shiek player in Monterey County, vs. Jeff "SilentSpectre" Leung, the most popular Captain Falcon user in the nation. The first game lasted 52 seconds. I had never seen anyone get worked over so badly in any game (until perhaps now).
- Last year, Marcus "MarcDogg" Carr beat a random opponent at a live Madden 11 tournament, 21-0. The match lasted 18 seconds on the clock. A runback, pick-six and a fumble for six were all that was needed.
I'll have full stats of the tournament coming up soon.
Hit the jump for video.
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Details on the Evolution event in Japan were finally revealed on Monday. The tournament series will be heading to Japan on May 6 and 7 and will team with the Godsgarden tournament series. It is called Evolution vs. Godsgarden.
There are three games on the lineup: Super Street Fighter IV, Tekken 6 and Marvel vs. Capcom 3. The event also will count as part of the Evolution tournament season, meaning that points will be awarded to the top eight or 16 players in Super Street Fighter IV and MvC3 depending on turnout.
Here's more at Shoryuken:
For the first time in history, the world’s largest open tournament from the West is crossing over with the strongest players from the East for a world’s first in Street Fighter history. That’s right–Evolution is collaborating with the GodsGarden team to bring you Evolution vs. GodsGarden on May 6-7, 2011.no comments
Evolution vs GodsGarden marks a number of firsts in the fighting game community. Not only is it the first time the tournament has made the trek to the birthplace of Street Fighter, but it’s the first time the highly-revered Japanese fighting game community will be able to duke it out, Evolution style – open to all gamers anywhere in the world, two out of three games, and a true double-elimination bracket.
The Baltimore Madden Challenge is back once again. This year's tournament is scheduled for April 16. The tournament organizers have announced a prize pool of at least $5,000, making it what would be the biggest prize amount in the Madden 11 season.
The main sponsor of the tournament is former University of Maryland running back Keon Lattimore; he is scheduled to be in attendance as well as current Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis.
More details are set to come in the days ahead.
Hit the jump for the trailer.
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The main sponsor of the tournament is former University of Maryland running back Keon Lattimore; he is scheduled to be in attendance as well as current Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis.
More details are set to come in the days ahead.
Hit the jump for the trailer.
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The tournament organizers for Super Battle Opera have made an announcement regarding its 2011 tournament series. There are four games:
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- Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition
- BlazBlue Continuum Shift
- Aquapazza
- Super Street Fighter II X
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Pound 5 had a great championship match in Melee featuring Dr. Peepee's Falco and Armada's Peach. Credit to VGBootCamp for recording it. Hit the jump for the video ...
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Seb at Frame-Advantage.com has posted a video of him interviewing patrons of Chinatown Fair. The future of the arcade is unknown; it reportedly is closing any day. In the video are some regulars and fighting game veterans, including Henry Cen.
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