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Divekick #eSports Hour #2 Streaming Live – Jefailey Revealed
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UPDATE – The stream is now live with a demonstration of the new character, Jefailey. Look familiar? Interested in what else the folks at Iron Galaxy Studios have in store for Divekick? Well, you’re in luck, because tonight they will be streaming the second installment of their brand new weekly series, which is dedicated to [...]

Tougeki Executive Committee Announces Temporary Suspension of National Competition
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Since it began in 2003, the Japanese national tournament series Tougeki (Super Battle Opera) has provided a number of exciting events, allowing some of the world’s best fighting game players a platform to showcase their skills. Despite numerous issues in recent years, they were seen as one of our scene’s strongest pillars of global competition. [...]

Divekick and Dead or Alive 5 Join the Official Tournament Lineup at NorCal Regionals 2013
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The official NorCal Regionals 2013 tournament lineup was expanded recently with two big announcements from Kineda. First off, Divekick will be making its first major tournament appearance since being picked up by Iron Galaxy Studios, providing the west coast an opportunity to catch up to their competition across the country. @divekickgame added to the list of [...]

Mr. Wizard Visits Wakeup SRK Live on January 8th to Reveal the EVO 2013 Game Lineup
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Earlier today, our very own Mr. Wizard tweeted out an exciting message for those of us (read: everyone) waiting to hear which games will be included in the lineup for Evolution 2013 later this year. Next week’s installment of Wakeup SRK Live will be devoted to revealing this super-secret information to the public, so be [...]

Capcom Announces Hiring of Neidel “Haunts” Crisan and Peter “Combofiend” Rosas at the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Grand Finals
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Capcom’s second special announcement at the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary grand finals event in Burlingame, California involved two dedicated members of the community joining the company. Both Neidel “Haunts” Crisan of iPlayWinner and longtime competitor Peter “Combofiend” Rosas will be taking positions at Capcom, but specifics were not discussed at this time. We here at [...]

IGN Pro League Announces Partnership With Capcom, Street Fighter x Tekken ver. 2013 and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 to Be Included in 2013 Season
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IGN comes at us this morning with some huge news regarding the next season of competition in their Pro League tournament series. Having secured a partnership with Capcom, 2013 will see Dead or Alive 5 joined by Street Fighter x Tekken ver. 2013 and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012, with all three [...]

EXAMU Announces Arcana Heart 3 Love Max, Scheduled for Winter Release
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Today, EXAMU Inc. announced their plans to release an update to Arcana Heart 3, the latest installment in their flagship fighting series. Titled Arcana Heart 3 Love Max (!!!!!), this update uses the recently released console ports as a foundation, bringing with it 16:9 aspect ratio support (though actual gameplay remains in 4:3) and a [...]

HADOCON IV Scheduled for November 17th in Burlingame, California
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Shoryuken, Kineda, Capsule Entertainment, Eightarc, Raikanami, Rukunetsu, and R Type Productions have all teamed up to bring Northern California another installment of the popular HADOCON tournament series. The event will feature both singles and team tournaments for Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and will be hosted [...]

[UPDATE] Darkstalkers Resurrection Bundle Heading to PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in 2013, Official Announcement Trailer Released
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During their Street Fighter 25th Anniversary panel at New York Comic-Con, Yoshinori Ono of Capcom announced that they will be releasing Darkstalkers Resurrection, a bundle that includes The Night Warriors (Vampire Hunter) and Darkstalkers 3 (Vampire Savior), on both PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade sometime early next year. Darkstalkers Resurrection is being developed by [...]