Carlos Hernandez 7/10/12 Carlos Hernandez 7/10/12

Evo 2012 has ended, here are the results

Evo 2012 has finally ended. Tons of great matches and quite a lot of upsets have happened this year. Here are the final results, plus I included the grand finals for each game.

Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition 2012

9. Kindevu (Cammy) 9. Haitani (Makoto) 9. RZR|Fuudo (Fei Long) 9. Dogura (M. Bison) 13. DMG.MCZ|iPeru (El Fuerte) 13. Kyabetsu (C. Viper) 13. coL.CC|Mike Ross (E. Honda) 13. EG|Justin Wong (Rufus)

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

1. coL.CC|Filipino Champ (Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix, Magneto/Dormammu/Doctor Doom) 2. LXG|Infrit (Nova/Spencer/Sentinel) 3. FC|NYChrisG (Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Hawkeye, Wesker/Hawkeye/Ryu, Doctor Doom/Akuma/Morrigan) 4. coL.CC|Combofiend (She-Hulk/Spencer/Hawkeye, Nova/Spencer/Hawkeye) 5. TA|Frutsy (MODOK/Captain America/Taskmaster) 5. Flocker (Zero/Vergil/Strider) 7. EG|Justin Wong (Spencer/Vergil/Frank West, Wolverine/Storm/Akuma) 7. ytwojay (Wolverine/Spencer/Magneto)

9. EM|Taekua (Nova/Taskmaster/Vergil) 9. FRB|Chou ( Strider/Magneto/Vergil, Wesker/Magneto/Vergil) 9. FR|Too Much Damage (Zero/Wesker/Magneto) 9. PZPoy (Zero/Doctor Doom/Phoenix) 13. Kinder Party (Taskmaster/Nova/Arthur 13. Drew Grimey (C. Viper/Vergil/Strider) 13. AGE|Knives (Spencer/Sentinel/Akuma) 13. MA|Scrubeks (MODOK/Super-Skrull/Spencer)

17. UVG|Noel Brown (Wolverine/Frank West/Wesker) 17. BT|IFC Yipes (Spencer/Vergil/Hawkeye) 17. XAN.TL|DJ Huoshen (Felicia/Super-Skrull/Taskmaster) 17. FRB|Mamespider (Spider-Man/Doctor Doom/Vergil) 17. NGG|Stone (Zero/Wesker/Dormammu) 17. Jan (Hulk/Sentinel/Haggar) 17. CFD|Hi I’m Nastyy (Captain America/Wesker/Super-Skrull) 17. Meep

25. BT|Viscant (Vergil/Wesker/Strider, Wesker/Haggar/Phoenix) 25. UFO|GoX (Wolverine/Ryu/Dante) 25. Apology Man 25. CDV|Whitebl4ck 25. Don323 25. Jimmy Tran 25. Sexy Mike 25. ID

Soul Calibur V

1. Shining Decopon (Tira) 2. Shen Chan (Cervantes) 3. Something-Unique (Pyrrha) 4. Woahzz (α Patroklos) 5. CRNA|Ruka (Patroklos) 5. Xephukai (Astaroth, Patroklos) 7. Kamaage (Mitsurugi) 7. CafeID|Kura (Patroklos)

King of Fighters XIII

1. CafeID|Mad KOF (Duo Lon/Chin/Kim) 2. IGL|BALA (Billy/Takuma/Shen, Ralf/Takuma/Shen, Clark/Takuma/Shen, Benimaru/Shen/Takuma) 3. CafeID|Verna (EX Iori/Duo Lon/Kim, King/Duo Lon/Kim) 4. CafeID|Gutts (EX Iori, Saiki, Vice, Mr. Karate/Shen/EX Iori, EX Iori/Saiki/Shen) 5. vVv.TC|Romance (King/Benimaru/Yuri, King/Hwa/Benimaru) 5. CafeID|Lacid (Ash/Kyo/Kim) 7. AS|Reynald (Mr. Karate/Benimaru/Kim) 7. Yang Yao Ren (Mr. Karate/Mature/Hwa)

9. Zero Black (Kyo/Terry/Kim) 9. Kyabetsu (Mr. Karate/Hwa/Mature) 9. El Rosa (Billy/Mature/Shen) 9. MCZ|Tokido (Mr. Karate/Hwa/Iori) 13. TC|The Beast (Billy/Shen/Iori) 13. TH|Poongko (EX Iori/Mr. Karate/Kyo) 13. Fox (Mr. Karate/Ryo/Chin) 13. BBZ (Hwa/Daimon/Shen)

17. MCZ|Mago (Mr. Karate/Hwa/Shen) 17. eLivePro|Mr. KOF 17. IGL|The Answer 17. Kaoru 17. Kanibalito 17. RyRy 17. Ihab 17. Ricardo Diaz

25. Haitani (Daimon/Shen/Mr. Karate) 25. Junya 25. Raul 25. Pain 25. Kusanagi 25. TC|ChrisKOF 25. Jose Pettis 25. DMG.MCZ|Juicebox

Mortal Kombat 9

Street Fighter X Tekken

Super Street Fighter Turbo Tournament of Legends

1. MAO (Vega) 2. Kusumondo (E. Honda) 3. AfroLegends (Dee Jay, Balrog) 4. MCZ|Daigo Umehara (Balrog) 5. MCZ|Tokido (Vega) 5. Damdai (O. Ryu, O. T. Hawk, O. Ken) 7. marsgatti (Guile) 7. RizOne (M. Bison)

Virtual Fighter 5: Final Showdown

1. RZR|Fuudo (Shun) 2. Shironuko (El Blaze) 3. RZR|Itabashi Zangief (Shun)

Skull Girls

1. Duckator 2. Rylander 3. jmcrofts 4. Trumpet 5. Severin 6. Grinta 7. Negus Eyoel 8. Trace

Will update the missing Grand Finals when it becomes available. Thanks IGN and Gamebyte for grand finals videos.

That's it, yet another great Evolution Championship Series has ended. Congratulations to all the winners and more power to the Fighting Game Community. With Evo becoming more of an international event, it only gets better from here.

[Source: SRK]

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Marvel vs Capcom Origins

mvc origins Looks like Capcom finally had a good idea. Since I got my copy of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, the nostalgia bug bit me and made me want to revist some of the older Capcom VS. games that I played on the original PlayStation.

I did get a 2nd-hand PS1 earlier this year and me and my cousins did get to play Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom and Marvel vs. capcom 2 HD. We saw first-hand how the VS. series evolved into what it is today. However the PS1 versions of MSHvSF and MvC1 are not the best ports since the PS1's hardware couldn't handle the full 2v2 experience. Those versions didn not have a true tag system and your 2nd character would only be an assist.

Since I got MvC2 HD on the PS3, I've been longing for a PSN release for all the 2D VS. games starting with X-Men vs Street Fighter. Of course it would be the true arcade ports which enabled you to tag out with your 2nd character while the other heals their red health. Capcom did answer my prayers in a way because they will be releasing Marvel Super Heroes and Marvel vs Capcom in HD on both PSN and XBLA. Dubbed "Marvel vs Capcom Origins" the game will feature an HD makeover and, from the looks of it, similar features done in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition such as online play, sprites and screen settings, even those challenge counter things you see on the side at 0:56. It's set to come out in September this year (2012) and since SF3 and MvC2 went for $15, I'd say that MvC Origins will also run for the same price.. Unless Capcom will be Capcom (ie EVIL).

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzPyKfBE7EY[/youtube]

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Final fantasy 7 officially being re-released, wait what?

Apparently Square Enix thinks it's a great idea to re-release Final Fantasy 7 in the PC with added online features. It's still the same game we love to play over and over, but with features we don't really need if you ask me. You have to see the trailer for this version of the game, the trailer sounds just as old as the game. It's hard to believe this trailer came out this week.

Added features include 36 achievements to collect, cloud save, and a character booster that lets you alter your characters and income to make things way easier for you.

Not a strong enough incentive to buy the game again. I love Final Fantasy 7 and bought a copy of the game twice already(one physical, one digital), so buying this won't happen at all.

This version of Final Fantasy 7 is still on its "Coming Soon" Stages but it won't take long for them to add... well stuff like achievements. When it gets released, you can buy a copy at the Square Enix store.

[Source: Square Enix]

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Assassin's Creed III Live action trailer

It should be Independence Day in the US so Ubisoft took the opportunity to advertise by releasing a very short live action trailer of Assassin's Creed 3.

Assassin's Creed 3 is set for an October 30 , 2012 release for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 with the PC version coming out a month later.

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Seth Killian joins Sony Santa Monica Studio

Seth Killian, former Capcom Community Manager, co-founder of the EVO fighting game tournament, and pretty much the big promoter for all of Capcom's fighting games has found a new home at Sony Santa Monica. After being with Capcom for 6 years, he has decided to move on and pursue a new dream. The fighting guru made a post on the official Playstation Blog revealing where he is now.

Seth is now working with the team currently developing Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale which fits for him and is excited for the Smash Bros- like fighting game.

Fighting games are very close to my heart, and as someone that’s spent much of my life with traditional fighters, All-Stars has been a great opportunity to take a step back and rethink fighting fundamentals from the ground up. The entire team was put together from scratch to create this game, and they are loaded with fighting game superstars (including some impressive tournament credentials–I’m not even the first EVO finalist to join the team!) who love great combat just as much as I do.

Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale has instantly become a game to look out for with Seth Killian now on board. If there's one guy I want to in a fighting game project, it's this guy.

[Source: PS Blog US]

Evo 2012 has ended, here are the results

Marvel vs Capcom Origins

Final fantasy 7 officially being re-released, wait what?

Assassin's Creed III Live action trailer

Seth Killian joins Sony Santa Monica Studio

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