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CurlyW

About CurlyW

When it comes to the organizing tournaments, few people are more passionate than CurlyW. Originally from Maryland but currently residing in Illinois, he is the man in charge of the Windy City Showdown gatherings in the Chicago area. Before joining the fighting game community, CurlyW was an editor for IvyGate, an intern for Gawker [awaits boos], and a contributor to numerous sports blogs. His hobbies include crosswords, curling, sarcasm, and getting his Ph.D. in applied mathematics. CurlyW is @maxwasserman on Twitter.

The Break Weekly Playlist #157: In Which a Wild SRK Writer Appears
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Another week, another batch of videos from The Break, as always graciously provided by Jason Axelrod. Skullgirls is again the featured game of the night, with a Chris G/Josh Wong/MarlinPie UMvC3 Top 3 as the closer. This week’s edition is extra-special if you’re a regular SRK reader, as our very own MyLifeIsAnRPG makes an appearance [...]

The Smashboards Unity Ruleset Committee Disbands; Meta Knight Freed
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Smashboards administrators announced today that the Unity Ruleset Committee (URC)–a.k.a. the group that determines the official ruleset for Brawl tournaments in North America–has disbanded. The URC is infamous for the decision to ban Meta Knight from all tournaments held after Apex 2012. However, like always, Meta Knight was somehow able to find his way back to [...]

Mortal Kombat for PlayStation Vita To Be Released in North America May 1st
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Warner Bros. Interactive and NetherRealm Studios recently revealed that Mortal Kombat for the PS Vita will be released on May 1st, 2012 in North America. The portable version of the game includes many extra features, including touch-screen fatalities. This is exciting news for all the person who bought a Vita. Source: Mortal Kombat on Facebook

UFGT’s Auction Tournaments: Fun, Fights, and Forty-Two Dollars for Blanka
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Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 7 was the second fighting game tournament I ever attended, and the first major. I had only joined the fighting game community a few months prior, and thus my experience led me to believe that all FGC majors were like UFGT. I have since learned that this is far from the [...]

Funny Face Crusher Resets by TheCape and Zansam
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Ah, the Funny Face Crusher. It’s everybody’s favorite Frank West super, but few people know how and when to use it. Thankfully, TheCape and Zansam are here to help out all the Frank Best players with their video detailing the Funny Face Crusher’s use as a reset. By performing the super following a non-wallbouncing Medium [...]

MLG Doubles Prize Pool for Mortal Kombat – $12k for 1st, $33.4k Total
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Major League Gaming‘s Senior Vice President of Operations, Adam Apicella, announced via Twitter today that they are doubling the prize pool for Mortal Kombat at the MLG Winter Championships. Previously, it was announced that the pot for all three fighting games (including Soul Calibur V and King of Fighters XIII) would be $16,700 and pay the [...]

Caj814′s UMvC3 Ultimate Exhibition Vol. 2: An Alternate Costume Combo Video
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Caj814–the man behind MvC3 The Last Hurrah, Volumes 1, 2, and 3–is back with his latest musically-enhanced combo video. This one, entitled Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Ultimate Exhibition Vol. 2, is extra awesome because it features dozens of the downloadable alternate costumes, including the rarely-seen She-Hulk lawyer suit and Tron Bonne Servbot mech. Check [...]

Xanadu Monthly’s Crazy UMvC3 Finals: DJ Huoshen vs. Josh Wong
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Baltimore’s Xanadu Games monthly tournaments are always-hype affairs where D.C., Maryland, and Virginia’s best battle invaders from the Northeast Corridor. Their February tournament took place last weekend, and grand finals in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was particularly insane with Maryland’s DJ Huoshen defending home turf against Philadelphia’s Josh Wong. Check it out below, especially [...]

It’s No Troll: NOS Is Sponsoring Alex Jebailey
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Community Effort Orlando (CEO) founder Alex Jebailey announced on Wednesday (via Twitter, naturally) the major deal he had just signed: I can’t hold it in any longer. It’s Official I am @NOS_Gaming 1st ever Sponsored Pro Gamer and Ambassador. Major Press release Soon #FGC Editor’s note: Jebailey is not the first NOS-sponsored professional gamer, but [...]