Hadouken: Knee Takes World Cyber Games 2010!

Three out of four Asian players placed top 4 in the first World Cyber Games Tekken 6 finals including players from a number of countries. In one of the best Tekken 6 tournament final we have seen so far Knee won 3:2 against AO’s Alisa and was crowned the WCG 2010 Champion! Check the rest of the entry for the top 8 results and some of the videos.

RESULTS

1st – Knee (Bryan) – South Korea
2nd – AO (Alisa) – Japan
3rd – Honnda (Lili) – Japan
4th – Leok (Julia) – Spain
T 5th – Binchang (Lars) – South Korea
T 5th – Prodigal Son (Kazuya) – UK
T 5th – Rikimaru (Xiaoyu) – Italy
T 5th – Kernkraft (???) – Mexico

*UPDATE*
Here are some videos recorded for us by Shankar. Thank you!

Hadouken: World Cyber Games 2010 Finals

Today is the day. The 10th World Cyber Games Finals are starting now in Los Angeles. People from all around the world will be participating in the Gaming Olympic Games to prove who is the best. This year is special for Tekken fans because the first Tekken WCG finals will be taking place in the following days. Looking forward to some details?

Fortunately the event will be streamed and it’s going to be free!

As always, WCG will bring WCG 2010 Grand Final live to you over WCG TV. The website will go live on http://live.wcg.com today. The basic service will be free to view as always, but we are offering a lot more this year as a premium service. We are offering a higher quality stream as a premium service. As we launch this new service, we are giving you the devoted WCG fans a chance to try it for a heavily discounted rate if you purchase it now!

You can find more on the stream RIGHT HERE.

WATCH THE LIVE STREAM

TEKKEN 6 BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Friday:
9:30 AM PST – Tekken 6: Honnda (Japan) vs TheGame (USA) – Main Stage
10:00 AM PST – Tekken 6: Ryan Hart (UK) vs Binchang (Korea) – Main Stage
10:30 AM PST – Tekken 6: GEN1US (France) vs Ali (Japan) – Main Stage
11:00 AM PST – Tekken 6: Knee (Korea) vs Ali (Japan) – Main Stage
11:30 AM PST – Tekken 6: FightingGM (USA) vs Knee (Korea) – Main Stage
12:00 PM PST – Tekken 6: FightingGM (USA) vs Ali (Japan) – Main Stage
12:30 PM PST – Tekken 6: GEN1US (France) vs Knee (Korea) – Main Stage

Saturday:
9:30 AM PST – Tekken 6: Quarterfinals – Main Stage
10:15 AM PST – Tekken 6: Semifinals – Main Stage
11:00 AM PST – Tekken 6: Third/Fourth Place – Main Stage
11:25 AM PST – Tekken 6: Grand Finals – Main Stage
11:50 AM PST – Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Reveal & Speech by Katsuhiro Harada (Tekken Project Director) – Main Stage

Wondering who is participating? Check the GROUP STAGE DRAW.

Now for the interesting stuff, a 32-man tournament was played with players from 8 different countries, featuring some of the WCG finalists. Who placed top 4?

1st – AO (Japan) – Bob, Alisa, Miguel
2nd – Aris (USA) – Drag, ArmorKing
3rd – Just Frame James (USA) – Law
4th – Honda (Japan) – Lili, Lee, Zafina

You can find the full bracket HERE. If you want to watch some of the matches, visit Avoiding the Puddle YouTube channel.

So the question is… hyped? And the answer is: YES!

Hadouken: Mad Catz Fighting Game Weekend Sale 9/28 – 10/6 !

Mad Catz is running a special promotion via their GameShark Store to coincide with the WCG Grand Finals this weekend in Los Angeles! The promo is open to the continental US and offers a generous discount on a number of their fighting game related products! The NEW Chun-Li TE ‘S’ is also discounted! Click below for the full details on the promo!

9/28 – 10/6: Mad Catz Sale – 20-30% FightSticks + $100 F/S Round 2 TE!

NOTE: THIS ONLINE PROMOTION IS ONLY VALID FROM SEPT. 28 – OCT. 6, 2010!

NOTE: PROMOTION HAS ENDED! THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING!

ALSO NOTE, ONLY ONE COUPON CODE CAN BE USED AT A TIME! IF YOU WANT TO GET A DISCOUNT ON BOTH A SUPER STREET FIGHTER ORDER AND/OR A REGULAR TE STICK ORDER, FIGHTPAD/SE FIGHTSTICK YOU WILL HAVE TO CREATE SEPARATE ORDERS!

This weekend, Mad Catz (MarkMan) will be wandering around Los Angeles for the World Cyber Games Grand Finals ! Some of the best gamers from all around the world will be in attendance! We’ll also be cheering on the finalists for the critically aclaimed prime time reality TV show on the SyFy channel: WCG Ultimate Gamer 2!

Right now on our GameShark Store, take advantage of 20-30% off all fighting game related products! Use coupon code SUPERWCG (case sensitive) for 20% off all new Super Street Fighter IV Arcade FightSticks and FightPads (including the NEW Chun-Li TE “S”)! Use coupon code WCGGF for even more savings with 30% off all fighting game related products (excluding parts & Super SFIV products).

Also to celebrate the weekend, the GameShark store has another deal for Fighting Game fans! By using coupon code ROUND2 you save $50 on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 models of the Street Fighter IV ROUND 2 Arcade TE FightSticks! We’re also throwing in FREE GROUND SHIPPING! Don’t miss out on your chance to own one of these highly regarded, award-winning SFIV controllers!

These promos expire Wednesday, Oct. 6th 12:01AM!

Make sure to follow us on Facebook and twitter for more deals & promotions in the future!

Also follow MarkMan on twitter for a chance to get some free swag (shirts, sticks, keychains + more) while at the event!

Hello everyone! MarkMan here with another discount for the gaming community <3 !

There will be another special Mad Catz Store ( http://store.gameshark.com ) promotion going on this week/weekend!

We will be doing 20-30% off certain products!

The 20%* OFF Super Street Fighter IV includes the following… CODE = SUPERWCG EXPIRED!

Super Street Fighter IV – Chun-Li Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition ‘S’ for PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition ‘S’ in Black & White for PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
Super Street Fighter IV FightPad (Juri, Ken, Ryu, T. Hawk) for PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360

The 30%* OFF** product list includes the following… CODE = WCGGF EXPIRED!

Tatsunoko VS. Capcom Arcade FightStick for Wii
MARVEL VS CAPCOM 2 Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition for Xbox 360
Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition (Round 1) for PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick (Standard Edition) for PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
Street Fighter IV FightPad (Round 1) for PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
Street Fighter IV “Round 2″ FightPad for PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360

The $50* OFF** & INCLUDES FREE GROUND SHIPPING! … CODE = ROUND2 EXPIRED!

Street Fighter IV “Round 2″ Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition for PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360

Also, check out our range of Mad Catz FightStick Parts. Currently we have dust cover sets (with the arrowed design) and bezels for the Tournament Edition sticks. With MORE to come!

FightStick Parts – Dust Cover Set (13 different colors)
FightStick Parts – Bezel (13 different colors)
Sanwa JLF Joystick
Sanwa OBSF-30 Pushbuttons
Sanwa OBSF-24 Pushbuttons

Check out my modded Chun-Li TE ‘S’ ! Modded with a Cthulhu to work on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Yellow Mad Catz bezel. Clear Mad Catz dust washer & shaft cover set. Swapped out the default Sanwa buttons for the blue (6) and yellow (2) scheme. Yellow Sanwa LB-35 ball top. ♥

The only thing I’m not doing right now is wearing my Mad Catz shirt! BTW, look at Kayane rockin’ her limited edition Chun-Li FightStick and wearing the LE Chun-Li inspired shirt!

NOTE: Mad Catz does not condone/advise you to modify your sticks/therefore voiding your warranty.

Also NEW to our web store is the LIMITED EDITION shirt inspired by legendary fighting game player, Daigo “THE BEAST” Umehara…

Team Mad Catz T-Shirt (Available in S, M, L, XL, 2XL)

For a shirt size chart, please reference this link.

* Offer available to continental US residents only (Sorry International buyers! Plan ahead and see if a US buddy can help you with this deal)!
** Deal not valid for Super Street Fighter IV Products

THIS DEAL IS LIVE TUESDAY, SEPT. 28!

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