Just a reminder that 1up will be broadcasting their game night live at 5:00PM PST featuring Tatsunoko VS. Capcom. Head on over here to watch!
UPDATE: I've been told there will be prizes and giveaways!
Read More...Hadouken: Contest Winners: Street Fighter Poems & Major Nelson Fight Club Caption
"you see, your curleh mustaches must be this thick to ride the bull."
- Baberific!! is the winner. Contact me for prizes. Also, for reference.
We certainly received a number of amusing entries for the Street Fighter Poem contest, but in the end, there could only be two: one for BEST poem and one for best WORST poem.
Winner for best poem: Mike with Twas the Night Before Christmas - SF Style
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the dojo
Not a fighter was sparring, not even Rolento;
The stockings were hung by the lockers with care,
In hopes that St. Gouken would soon be there;
The World Warriors were nustled all snug in their beds,
While visions of M.Bison danced in their heads;
And Ryu in his headband, and Ken in his Gi,
Who'd just gotten up for a quick midnight pee,
When out in the woods there arose such a clatter,
Ken ran from the
John to see what was the matter. (con't after the
break)
Hit the jump to see the rest (it's quite long but good)
As for best Worst poem? There weren't any clearly bad poems in the entries, so we decided to go with the 2nd best poem that we received: Unity Member Carl's SF limericks. Here's the best of the bunch (again you can hit the jump to see all of his poems).
There once was a man from the Far East
With fireballs he was a real beast
He tossed them all day
While he played keep-away
His opponents were toasty, at least
Congrats to the two of you! Please send me a private message to collect your prize, the SF20: The Art of Street Fighter Udon book!
Read More...Hadouken: WEST COAST WARZONE 2!!
West Coast Warzone is back and bigger than before! The second version of the tournament series will take place April 2-4 at the Long Beach Marriott. Click below for full details.
California’s premiere fighting games tournament is back and bigger than before! West Coast Warzone II promises everything Warzone delivered and more! Check your schedule and make time for the best way to start your Spring!
Official Site – www.warzonetournament.com
Pre-Registration – Early registration ends March 12th!! You will pay an extra $5 afterwards and an extra $10 at the door for the venue fee so don’t wait, and sign up today! Registration is available through the Warzone website!
At the door registration will be closed to Friday, the 2nd ONLY! If you plan to register at the door, please do so on Friday as we will not take your registration on Saturday.
When – April 2nd – 4th, 2010
Location – Google Maps Link -
Long Beach Airport Marriott
4700 Airport Plaza Drive
Long Beach, California 90815 USA
1-562-425-5210Again, literally across the street from the airport!!
Games -
Street Fighter IV
Tekken 6
Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike
BlazBlue
Super Street Fighter II: HD-Remix
Marvel vs Capcom 2Setups -
We will continue to use the ASUS VH236 monitors for HD games. This way, everyone has an equally positive experience.Most of the tournament games will be run on XBOX360s over HDMI.
BlazBlue & Tekken 6 will be on PS3 on ASUS monitors.
3rd Strike will be on PS2 Anniversary Edition on SD TVs.
Marvel vs Capcom 2 will be on Dreamcast on SD TVs.Details -
Venue Fee -
$20 before March 12th.
$25 before March 31st.
$30 at the door (Until Apr. 2nd only)Each game entry will be $10.
Prize payouts – 70/20/10
SFIV will have a bonus $700/$200/$100 added to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd from me. That’s a bonus pot added to the existing pot, not a guaranteed pot of $1000; aka, more money.Schedule -
Posted and updated at the website.Hotel -
The Long Beach Marriott boasts large rooms with ample parking space and features 6 eateries. We have a special room rate of $89 a night blocked out. If you book before March 12th, you will not only receive this fantastic rate, but you will also receive free wired internet in the room as well as a drink ticket to be used in their sports bar! That’s over $20 of extra value if you book early!You can book now by clicking here!
Every night you book with the hotel I am also putting in your name into a raffle drawing for prizes like an ASUS monitor, XBox360, PS3, games, movies, giftcards to Gamestop, Best Buy, and more. Read more at the site!
Friday Night
No more gimmicks. Just pure fighting game satisfaction…with some drinking. Warzone Lounge Night is April 2nd with all the machines on arcade mode play and should you win 5 times in a row against the various players in attendance, you will receive a free drink ticket (while supplies last). This is my thank you to you for all the support and a fun way to get the event started.Kai and I have put in a lot of planning into making sure Warzone is going to be an awesome experience so be sure to set your date, mark your calendar, and make room for West Coast Warzone II!
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Hadouken: TEKKEN MANGA VOL.5!
ULTRAJUMPEGG has put up the fifth volume of their ongoing TEKKEN COMIC! Check it out after clicking below!
*NOTE: Don’t forget to allow pop-ups in order to view the comic from the site, and clicking on the American flag to view the comic in English.
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Hadouken: NORCAL STRONGSTYLE 4!!
One of the biggest Tekken 6 tournaments of 2010 is just around the corner: The fourth installment of the Norcal STRONGSTYLE series is set to take place in Sunnyvale, California on January 30th and 31st. Come out to see the nations best compete against each other and two of Korea’s best: RAIN and TONGBAL LOVE.
Register online now at NORCALSTRONGSTYLE.com for regional seeding!
Hadouken: JAPAN VS AMERICA! Nobu and NYC FAB FT10!
Nobu, Japan’s best Armor King player takes on US ‘ own NYC Fab and his Bob in a Japanese style (one character) first to 10. Check out the vids after clicking below. Thanks to The Realyst for uploading!
Nobu (AKing) vs. NYC Fab (Bob) Match 1 & 2
Nobu (AKing) vs. NYC Fab (Bob) Match 3 & 4
Nobu (AKing) vs. NYC Fab (Bob) Match 5 & 6
Nobu (AKing) vs. NYC Fab (Bob) Match 7 & 8
Nobu (AKing) vs. NYC Fab (Bob) Match 9 & 10
Nobu (AKing) vs. NYC Fab (Bob) Match 11 & 12
Nobu (AKing) vs. NYC Fab (Bob) Match 13 & 14
Nobu (AKing) vs. NYC Fab (Bob) Match 15 & 16
Nobu (AKing) vs. NYC Fab (Bob) Match 17 & 18
Hadouken: LA Riots II Results & Wrap-Up
Unexpected results, great matches and plenty of surprises, LA Riots 2 was quite a show! Here are the quick results:
- Alex Valle (Ryu)
- Shizza (Chun Li)
- Ken I (Rufus)
- Kai (El Fuerte)
Those players are invited back for LA Riots III which will be announced soon.
5. Combofiend
5. Keno
7. Yeb
7. Jayce the Ace
These players are eliminated and won’t be in LA Riots III unless they make Top 4 at the next Bar Fights qualifying tournament which will be announced soon as well. :)
Shizza had a great run, defeating Ken I in winners and losers bracket as well as LA Riots I winner Combofiend. Combofiend was then eliminated by Kai’s El Fuerte, extracting some revenge for losing to Combofiend last time.
Jayce the Ace, who was a last minute addition, subbing in for Shady K, put on a good show but unfortunately went 2 and out against Combofiend and Ken I. Yeb also went 2 and out, losing to Keno in winners. Thanks to those guys for playing, better luck next time!
Wrap-Up Posts & Images
Please check out Xensin’s flickr for pictures and Coin-Op TV for their wrap-up. Thank you to TheStream.tv for having us, Coin-Op TV for production assistance and interviews and Mad Catz for kindly providing stick prizes for the winners! :)
Thank you to everyone who watched at home, our numbers were huge! LA Riots III info coming soon!
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