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This will get me away from playing Canabalt on the iPhone for sure. Capcom will be releasing Street Fighter IV for the iPhone in March, according to IGN.
The Dpad and buttons will be on the screen itself, with the EX and Ultra meters being moved up to the top of the screen. Everything else to this point looks a lot like the console and arcade versions. There will be capabilities for 1-on-1 play, so let's start having tournaments for this when it's available (just kidding there).
The guys at Cadred have put out a commentary, in light of yesterday's Live on Three show, regarding what is an eSport. Perhaps before you read it you should ask yourself what makes an eSport what it is.
The commentary by Dr. Gonzo suggests that certain factors make up an eSport, and obviously money is one of them. But perhaps community hype is another. Also, he said the games we're playing now for big stakes might be a distant memory.
When e-sports does break big in the West – and believe me that is inevitable on a long enough time scale – the titles we are all so obsessed about now will be largely forgotten, or perhaps only remembered as pioneering games that paved the way for bigger and better ones. History teaches us that lesson. The gaming industry thrives on change and progress; new titles, new technology, new genres. It was a growth industry during a time of global recession and soon the gaming industry will likely be outbanking Hollywood. E-sports is the tiniest fraction of that, but only because of the resistance to change and a strange insistence on specification as opposed to diversification. You can’t do that in a fledgling industry that doesn’t yet have a clear sense of where it is headed.
We're going to be live from the first LA Riots III qualifying tournament tomorrow at Family Fun Arcade. It's scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
We'll have a 20-minute pre-game show live from the venue starting at 1:30 p.m. PT. We'll be breaking down everything that's going to happen during the day, and we hope some competitors will get on the mic to talk about the matches they're expecting to face. We'll have a chat as well for you all to send questions, should a player want to get on the mic.
Pre-registration starts today at 12PM PST for the LA Riots III Qualifier TOMORROW at Family Fun Arcade in Granada Hills at 1PM. Everyone who pre-registers gets Street Fighter 4 Secrets Volume II featuring Arturo Sanchez as a special bonus. If you wait until tomorrow to show up and register, there may not be any spots available!
If you haven’t read the rules already, please do so here. I believe I have created a fair and efficient system, where the best players are rewarded for their skill and recent wins, but it’s fairly complex so please read it!
Here are the videos from the final three matches of the Family Fun Arcade Ranbats 1.2 tournament yesterday. If you want to check out the previous tournament videos, go here or head to our YouTube portal.
GRANADA HILLS - Let the speculation begin. Can Justin Wong run the table and win all six Family Fun Arcade ranbats tournaments? He's 2-for-2, after beating Hugo101 in the title match on Saturday evening.
It's not just that he can go 6-for-6, but there's a lot more on the line than that. I'll mention that in the recap. I do want to say before we get to the recap that I had a lot of fun on the microphone earlier tonight as the stream was happening, even if I was only saying who was on the main stage at the time. A big thanks to Striderzer0 for that.
Here we go with the title match recap ...
Title match result Justin Wong 3, Hugo101 0
Match breakdown Rounds won: Justin Wong 6, James Chen 0 First-hit win percentage: Overall 66.7 percent, Justin Wong 100.0 percent (4/4),Hugo101 0.0 percent (0/2) Lead changes: 0
The title match was over when ... ... Justin Wong had a dominating start to Game 2. He won the first round with less than 50 percent health remaining but had already established that the title match was going to be over quickly.
Player of the tournament Let me explain why Justin Wong is the player of the tournament, because I would have went with anyone else in the winners bracket final four. He is now 10-0 through two tournaments, with 22 consecutive games won. In terms of game ratio, I'd be hard pressed to find anyone that is plus-22 after two tournaments, or even three, four or five.
Other notes Monday is the first qualifying tournament for LA Riots III. It's a lock that almost everyone that competed today will be competing Monday. Whether they make an attempt to go after Justin Wong or avoid him altogether, that remains to be seen. It could be a domino effect. Anyone want to spare me $25?
You will need to register online in order to compete in this year's competitions. Also, registration will go up as the event gets closer, so if you have time to do it now, do it now.
GRANADA HILLS - We're live from the Family Fun Arcade Ranbats 1.2 tournament, where Justin Wong is scheduled to defend his title. He won the last tournament undefeated. He'll try to make it two in a row, but there are several known names prepared to test him.
Family Fun Arcade was the scene for their first Street Fighter IV ranbats tournament season last weekend. It probably wasn't a surprise that Justin Wong took home the title, busting past through a field of about 30 players undefeated.
So now that the first tournament is done, we should probably start the countdown to find out whether Justin can run the table. I don't remember any player in Southern California to run the table of a ranbats season -- most champs have lost, others have skipped an early tournament or a late tournament after clinching the title.
The second tournament in the ranbats season is scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. Here's three things to look for going into the competition.
Keep in mind that it is an exclusive tournament, and only eight players get to compete. It's scheduled for March 6. Alex Valle is the defending champ.
Four players will return from the previous event: Valle, Shizza, Ken I, and Kai aka Happytang.
There are four spots available for qualifying and they will be determined by two different tournaments, Monday and Feb. 26, both at Family Fun Arcade.
However, the tournaments are not of the standard double-elimination format. It's by way of a "Gatekeeper" system, and you can get more info by heading to Gootecks' site (because there's a lot to be learned).
Also, if you want to be a part of the live studio audience for the LA Riots III tournament, you'll have to earn your spot as well. So check out Gootecks' site.
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