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You may be aware of the many Virtua Fighter references in pop culture, but did you know what influence VF had on the making of Ghost in the Shell? From the GITS director himself, Mamoru Oshii-san: "When people ask about Ghost, I actually think of VF2."

Did you know there have been references to Virtua Fighter in the X-Files TV Series? How about the Anime series Ben-To? Or the pop song "Ready to Go!" by Republica?

Pin-san and his fellow writers at Yuzumo Design have done several phenomenal self-published game history books about important titles like Space Harrier, Darius, Phantasy Star, and Wizardry. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Virtua Fighter, he's assembled a truly amazing book packed with interviews with key figures in the history of the VF community (including one with our own Myke!), features on aspects of VF's history, original artwork and manga, and stories about personal experiences with VF.

The 17th Beat Tribe Cup has been announced!
Taking place over the weekend of 23-24 of March as part of the 'Fighting God Festival'.

Traditionally the tournament with the largest number of entrants and the peak of Virtua Fighter competition, the event is a 5 on 5 team tournament. Each year has garnered over 100 teams! The Beat-Tribe cup was originally known as the 'Athena Cup' and has been running since 1994.

Details for registration and more information will be coming soon.

Sega has revealed the results of their Sega Ages poll! Virtua Fighter Series comes in an #4.

With the announcement of Virtua Racing being a part of the Switch's Sega Ages lineup, could there be more 3D arcade games in the works?

SoCal Regionals 2018 saw another Virtua Fighter tournament take place, thanks to Dropkick Events who also run weekly Virtua Fighter meet ups.

Congratulations to our top four;
1st - Itabashi Zangief (@Itazan)
2nd - Icky (@IcKY99)
3rd - Phoxx (@Phoxx)
4th - Plague (@Plague)

Club Sega Akihabara, the biggest Virtua Fighter arcade in Japan, just got even bigger!

On 4th September the arcade tweeted out that they added a further eight cabinets to their collection to bring it to a total of 26! The largest concentration of VF cabinets in Japan!

Virtua Fighter tournament at #SCR2018!
Thanks to @dropkickevents and @levelupseries!!

Sep 16, 2018 at Ontario Convention Center as part of #SCR2018
Registration: https://smash.gg/tournament/virtua-fighter-5-final-showdown-at-socal-regionals-2018
SCR Registration: https://smash.gg/tournament/socal-regionals-2018/details
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Not even a month after EVO proved that VF can have major turnout at the world’s fighting game tournament, NYG 13 wrapped up the “Summer of VF” at iFixMachine. NYG has always been about celebrating what makes Virtua Fighter great, and this year was no exception. Featuring tough competition, close exhibitions, and some of the wildest Sega fighting action of all time, the 3-day event was non-stop fun.

Virtua Fighter made it to the stage and stream of Evo 2018, and it was a community driven effort. With an outstanding turnout, great matches on display and a great collaboration the event is something to be proud of for all involved and proof that the Virtua Fighter community can make great things happen. Read on for full results, wrap-up and more!