Seasons Beating IV: Daigo vs Justin - The Aftermath

This event was something no thread or internet streaming video could truly capture.  Even I could not capture the entire run of every tournament, but when I was at Seasons Beatings IV; I took in as much information as possible.  There were games, that up until now, I had not seen high-level play and when I did catch the classic Sanford Kelly versus Justin Wong matches; these matches went beyond my expectations. This was a wake up call. A huge wake up call to the fighting community as a whole. Street Fighter IV has indeed arrived and is a game with comparable depth to it's predecessors. There was/is resistance when talking to veteran players about Street Fighter IV [even I was and still am a naysayer], but after this tourney and this year's EVO; Street Fighter has earned its spot as one of the premiere, high-level tournament fighting games.

While I was there I took some photos, not my best day, but I tried to capture the essence.

Below Is video of the Street Fighter IV: Grand Final. Justin Wong vs. Umehara Daigo.  The Final Set [Daigo won the first]

After the jump [Results/Opinions/Photos/Marvel vs Capcom 2: Justin vs Sanford Grand Final]

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Seasons Beatings 4: Schedule and Possible Streaming

Just in case you have not seen the fighting game forums, Seasons Beatings IV will be the stage where Umehara Daigo plays in a best of 10 match against long-time fighting game rival Justin Wong.  The event takes place October 16th through October 18th and after the jump will be schedule and streaming information.

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Seasons Beatings 4: New Crack City - Daigo vs Justin, Oct. 16th - 18th

This weekend the fourth installment of the annual Season's Beatings, one of the largest fighting game tournaments in the U.S. takes place in my lovely city, Columbus, OH.  Hosted by Fugee La & Ghaleon, Season's Beatings is sure to make some worldwide noise in the fighting game community.  If you have not seen the 50-page thread dedicated to the event on Shoryuken.com, you should know you have until Tuesday to register and pay. Go to the Season's Beating IV website to register, pay and while you're there grab a shirt.

Headlining the event will be longtime rivals Daigo Umehara and Justin Wong who you may remember from a certain epic match years ago. They have had only a few encounters in tournaments since that match in other tournaments.  This will be the first time they will be put on center stage in a best of 10 in a little game called Street Fighter IV.

I'll be covering the latter half of the event on Saturday and Sunday, so be ready to be photographed [also you can NOT be photographed, just tell me...I'm not a jerk...well at least about this].  Here is a look at last year's photos. Keep an eye on the this site and Shoryuken for the photos and tournament results. If you are one of the fortunate many who are coming to Columbus for the event, have fun and I'll see you there!

Why I Still Play My Dreamcast...

The Sega Dreamcast launched September 9th, 1999.  It lost support in America in 2001, but the console was still made in Japan until 2006. If you look hard enough, games are actually still being made for the console.

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Tyson: Why Is This Movie Only In 8 Theaters?

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If you are reading this now, then there is a good chance that the documentary known as "Tyson" is more than likely no longer playing in your neighboring theater. Turns out putting an independant movie in theaters that aren't located in Los Angeles or New York, cost a chunk of change.  Tyson, the person, is depicted as an adult who has come to terms with his life.  A life filled with youthful mistakes and displacement.  This harsh upbringing then leads to his adult life which is filled with scandals and overall misfortune.  "Tyson" is great.  It is off putting, harsh at times and small bits are just flat out weird. Here is hoping an audience out there...somewhere in Brogville, will find the DVD/Blu-Ray and enjoy this documentary.  It really is something else.

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Shoryuken & 1up combine for Street Fighter IV impressions

1UP Specials: Street Fighter 4 Live Stream with Pros

Things don't really get super interesting until about 30 or 40 mins in.  Good to know Rose is a force to be wreckoned with.  Sagat, although I love playing as him...has always seemed cheap to me.  And let us all weep for Fei Long.

Zangief Chronicles via Joystiq

umm...wow! I mean...I really am pretty touched by this. Props to Andrew Yoon & Joystiq for posting this.

A Ridiculous Looking Street Fighter Movie Trailer

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li Movie Trailer

Really? I mean the movie doesn't look as bad as I thought it was going to look.  Michael Clarke Duncan playing the roll of Balrog [I'm assuming...I'm too lazy to go to imdb to find out], it seems a bit strange seeing as the reason Balrog was put in the game was to have 'a black guy' and with a couple stereotypes for your troubles. The greatest thing about this trailer is that aside from MCD, no one looks like a character from the Street Fighter series.  I don't have a problem with that...nope...not at all [checking for sarcasm]...

okay I do.

MMA: Elite XC folds and the UFC still sucks!

Will this be the last time we see Kimbo...winning?

Sad news? Well...it isn't the greatest news to here today.  Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports reported today of the news of mixed-martial arts organization EliteXC is unfortunately [or fortunately] closing its doors. From bad business deals with shareholders and fellow MMA company contributors to marketing an unprofessional fighter to fight 'over-the-hill' vets or 'unseasoned upstarts' looks to be what what did the more crassy than classy noob organization.

After the jump..."What about women's MMA?"

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TGS 08: Ushiro, Tekken 6, Quantum Theory and more

Props to Joystiq's Andrew Yoon for posting this. I guess TGS has been rolling on with a suitable amount of small surprises.  I'm guessing today was more so focused on developers and handhelds. Above is Level-5's Ushiro, a horror-themed RPG which looks pretty sweet as an animated feature alone...the game looks okay too.

After The Jump: Tekken 6 Screens, Undead Knights hilarious trailer and Quantum Theory's trailer...

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