Author Archives: MrWizard

Evo Reminder: Wireless Dualshock 3 Controllers Are Banned!
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Evolution 2013 is a Bring-Your-Own-Controller event. We provide the consoles, games, monitors and speakers for every game station, but it’s up to the players to bring the controller they plan to play. This year we are restricting the controllers players are allowed to bring to ensure fair play and guarantee the integrity of the results. [...]

$5000 Bonus Pot for Injustice at Evo 2013!
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The reasons for you to enter Injustice at Evo 2013 just got a whole lot greater. WB Games is kicking down $5000 to the top 8 competitors who place in the Injustice tournament at Evo this year. Since the game will have only been out a few months by the time Evo rolls around, anyone can win! Don’t [...]

Evo 2013 – How To Register For The Injustice Tournament
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With the recent announcement of Injustice being added to the official lineup of Evo 2013, people are asking how do I register? If you haven’t registered yet, proceed to evo.shoryuken.com/register and do so. If you have already registered and want to add Injustice to your games, do the following: 1) Go to http://evo.shoryuken.com/checkin 2) Login [...]

Its Contest Time! Win SFxT for PC! Version 2013!
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Since version 2013 is out for Street Fighter X Tekken, now is the perfect time for a contest! Shoryuken.com is holding a contest for three lucky fans of Street Fighter x Tekken. They will each receive a digital copy of Street Fighter x Tekken for PC. You have a origin account to qualify. All you have [...]

Free Code Friday! Win DarkStalkers for XBLA and PSN!
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We are going to do a twitter contest for free codes of Darkstalkers for XBLA and PSN.  You will need to follow @shoryukendotcom and @MrWizardSRK for your chance to win a code.  You must also retweet the message “I want to win a code for Darkstalkers for XXX”. This contest will end at 8pm PST [...]

Evo 2013 Early Bird Registration Ends Sunday Night!
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If you have been putting off registering for the biggest tournament on the planet, you time is running out! Make sure you register before Sunday, April. 7th (tomorrow!) at 11:59pm pst to save $20.  Remember there are no on-site registrations, and this year all attendees are required to have a badge. Passes will sell out, [...]

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 patch announced
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Nitsuma has announced this morning from Japan, that Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 will be receiving a balance update/patch in the near future. He is citing recent tournaments where players are abusing stuff that wasn’t intended in the “spirit of the game”. Some of the items on the short list to be fixed are allowing meter [...]

Capcom vs SNK 3 announced as a Playstation 4 launch title
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Famitsu magazine in Japan, famous for getting Capcom news first has unveiled that Capcom vs SNK 3 is in the works. This comes as quite a shock to people as many thought another collaboration would ever happen between the two companies. Capcom has just re-released Capcom vs SNK 2 on the Playstation store, so is [...]

Evo 2013 Intros, We Need Your Help!
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Have you ever wanted to help out with our awesome EVO game intro videos? Well here is your chance. We are looking for community members who love to make music, and would be interesting in submitting music for our intro trailers. These intros will be seen by millions, so this could be your chance to [...]

Last day to donate to Super Arcade’s donation drive!
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A message from Mike Watson, owner of Super Arcade: First off I would like to thank everyone who has helped out with our donation/raffle drive these past couple weeks. The amount of support has gone way over expectation in terms of the drive and people coming to an arcade that is only about 30% complete. [...]

Namco Bandai Games Providing $5000 Prize Pot Bonus At Final Round XVI!
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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 at Atlanta’s Final Round on the end of March will be getting a special pot bonus. Tekken has been a popular game at Final Round and this year with Tekken Tag Tournament 2, the stakes will be high. Bandai Namco Games has stepped in with an incentive to the game’s pot with an extra $5000 [...]

Texas Showdown is back!
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Today, Texas Showdown celebrates its relaunch of its website as well as the announcement of the 13th chapter of the famed tournament series. Texas Showdown 13 will be held on April 12-14 at the Crowne Plaza Galleria in Houston, Tx. Featured games announced for the event are Super Street Fighter 4 AE 2012, Ultimate Marvel [...]

West Coast Rumble #2 Tonight!
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West Coast Rumble Week 2 is now live from Super Arcade in Walnut, California.  They will be streaming Street Fighter X Tekken version 2013, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition version 2012 and Tekken Tag Tournament tonight. You can check out the stream here.

Arcade Relief Streaming Live!
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Watch live video from Level|Up Live on www.twitch.tv So this weekend has finally come.  Arcade Relief is here and one last battle at the world famous Family Fun Arcade is about to go out with a bang.  Mike Watson and Alex Valle are doing the first FGC 24hr stream-a-thon to be stream by Level Up [...]

Arcade Relief Trailer, Event Starts Tomorrow At Noon!
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Another trailer has been released a day before tomorrow’s all-star studded event and charity fund raiser “Arcade Relief.”  In case you’ve been living under a rock or just one not a fan of the FGC, this Saturday, December 15th at 12:00 noon PST is the kick-off for an extraordinary 24hr stream-a-thon.  with the help of the southern [...]