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The 13th P-CUP Results
Last weekend saw the running of the 13th P-Cup (Popy Cup) 5-on-5 tournament at the Niigata POPY Game Center in Japan.

A total of 42 teams (that's 210 players) battled for the title. The winning team 1Q82 (shown pictured) consisted of Gorgeous (EI), Jin (KA), Sasaki (JA), Yuutenji (LA) and Itoshun (BR).

The tournament was also streamed live, but if you were unfortunate to miss out, or would like to watch it again, check out the following links for the stream archives:

Movie 1 | Movie 2 | Movie 3 | Movie 4 | Movie 5 | Movie 6 | Movie 7

Some fantastic photos of the event are also available on Ohsu Akira's blog in his 2010 Niigata POPY Cup Tournament article.

Links
» Discuss the 13th P-Cup
» Niigata POPY website

Final Showdown Revision 1 Update
Starting today, the first update to Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown will be on test at Ikebukero GIGO, Club Sega Shinjuku West Exit and Club Sega Akihabara. Players won't have to worry about their cards either as you'll be able to play both games without having to update your data.

Game System Changes
* Multi-throw escape will most likely be removed, as the way throw escapes are calculated will be changed.
* When characters are hit while crouching, the hit stun / effectiveness of the hit will be made more consistent.
* For moves that are half circular, the direction of the rotation will be changed.
* The timing to avoid certain attacks with defensive move will be changed.
* The hit stun / effectiveness of certain attacks that hit during a backdash will be changed.
* Aoi's win item command will be fixed, as it was not correct in the original version of FS.

For a full list of specific character changes, check the ongoing discussion thread on our forums.

» Final Showdown Revision 1 Changes

BAM: Battle Arena Melbourne
Australian VF5 Championship

BAM returns with Virtua Fighter 5 as an official tournament title!

Hosted by Couchwarriors BAM is stepping up in its second year with an amazing new venue and a feature focus on all tournament titles with multiple projected screens, recording and stream.

Australian VF players must not miss this - hit the BAM website to book your spot in the tournament and support the game! Players of all skill levels are welcome and casual play will be available.

PRIZES
As an official tournament Virtua Fighter 5 players are vying for a championship trophy and cash prize pool. Extra prizes for the Virtua Fighter tournament have been provided again by SEGA Australia in the form of games, merchandise and more. MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT are also BAM sponsors and each tournament will receive a share of DVD/Blu-Ray prize support.

Follow the links below for more information!

» BAM: Battle Arena Melbourne: Aus VF Champs Oct 2-3
» Official BAM website
» Blast from the past: BAM 2009 Photos

Tougeki 2010 VF5FS Results

This past weekend saw the 8th Arcadia Cup Tournament held in conjunction with the Tokyo Game Show.

The results of the Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown 3-on-3 team tournament are:

1st: Serori (Kage) / Morimoto Leotard (Vanessa) / Hiragana de aoki (Jacky)
2nd: Hirayaman (Shun) / Kurobo (Lau) / Jaga (Goh)
3rd (tie): Gorgeous (Eileen) / Joseph (Akira) / Yuutenji (Lau)
3rd (tie): Baidaaman (Kage) / Itoshun (Brad) / Itabashi Zangief (Shun)

Videos
SBO 2010 Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Best 4 Part 1
Baidaaman (Kage) / Itoshun (Brad) / Itabashi Zangief (Shun) vs Hirayaman (Shun) / Kurobo (Lau) / Jaga (Goh)

SBO 2010 Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Best 4 Part 2
Serori (Kage) / Morimoto Leotard (Vanessa) / Hiragana Deaoki (Jacky) vs Yuutenji (Lau) / Joseph (Akira) / Gorgeous (Eileen)

SBO 2010 Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Best 4 Part 3
Serori (Kage) / Morimoto Leotard (Vanessa) / Hiragana Deaoki (Jacky) vs Hirayaman (Shun) / Kurobo (Lau) / Jaga (Goh)

» See these and more in the Tougeki 2010 VF5FS Videos thread.

Final Showdown Trademark Registered for Consoles

Originally posted by Hayama Akito at SRK, according to Game Nyarth it appears that SEGA have registered the trademark FINAL SHOWDOWN for consoles:

2010-056172 FINAL SHOWDOWN

Is this a sign that Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown is, finally, heading to consoles? Or, is this a totally new IP which coincidentally shares the same name as the latest VF5 release? Will there be further news at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show?

Time will only tell...

» Discuss Final Showdown Trademark Registered for Consoles

Central 8 August Tourney Vids

Central 8 in Hachioji, Tokyo recently held their first Final Showdown tournament and uploaded the footage to Nico Douga. The arcade just started uploading tournament footage online, so have a looksie! According to official webpage, they didn't really advertise the tournament, but managed to get 20 entries.

On a side note, thanks to Myke, we're now able to embed Nico Nico Douga videos on the forum, so even if you don't have an account on that site you can still enjoy their content!

Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3
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Battle Audition Season 3 Vids Online

Sega has uploaded a bunch of new match videos from the most recent Battle Audition event, now in its third season. For those who are not familiar with the BA series, they are a series of tournaments held across the country, culminating in a final tournament to determine who will be the next Star Player.

Ikebukuro GIGO was the host to the first Battle Audition tournament featuring Final Showdown, and comes a month after the game's release. We won't spoil who won the tournament, but check out the videos below, straight from Sega's YouTube channel.

Quarter finals
SHU (Shun) vs. Kurita (Taka)
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Itabashi Zangief (Shun) vs. Yudo (Brad)
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Semi-finals
Hoshi No Hikaru (Jacky) vs. Joseph (Akira)
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Itabashi Zangief (Shun) vs. SHU (Shun)
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First Final Showdown Tier List

The October issue of Arcadia magazine just hit the newsstands today, and comes with a comprehensive breakdown of the revamped system, as well as preliminary frame data and character strategies for the entire cast. On top of that, the magazine has put together a preliminary tier list, which you can find below. Since the game has only been available for a month, the tiers will definitely change, but the popular opinion is that the big three listed by Arcadia will be hard to dethrone, even after a year or so of play.

Here are the current tiers according to Arcadia:

S Rank: Shun, Lau, Akira
A Rank: Lion, Kage, Goh, Brad, Sarah, Wolf
B Rank: Jean, Pai, Vanessa, Aoi, Taka-arashi, Eileen
C Rank: Blaze, Jacky, Jeffry, Lei-Fei

For an explanation of tiers, plus to check out the thoughts of the top players, please check out the following thread on the forums!

» October Arcadia VF5 FS News

Final Showdown in Arcadia Magazine

This month's Arcadia magazine (October 2010, Issue No. 125), which will be released next Tuesday, features a huge report on Final Showdown, and will include not only strategies for all 19 characters, but will also come with frame data for each character's main set of moves, general system changes, comments from the top players in the country, and a preliminary tier list. A booklet command list -- the same one that's available for free at most arcades in Japan -- will also be included with this month's issue. If you're interested in purchasing this month's issue, but you live outside of Japan, check out Play Asia, as they always have the magazine in stock.

Final Showdown Masters Guide Announced
Amazon Japan now has a new strategy guide for VF5 Final Showdown listed on their site. Titled Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Masters Guide, it is going to be a near 200 page strategy guide published by Softbank Creative, and will go on sale on September 10th. This is a significant announcement, as this is the first time in four years that an arcade strategy guide for Virtua fighter has been published. The last one was the "Keep It Moral" black book for Virtua Fighter 5.

Here is what this new master guide will feature:
» Full frame data for all characters.
» A rundown of new moves and tweaked moves for every characters.
» Detailed explanation and analysis of the new system in Final Showdown.
» Strategies geared toward specific character matchups and character-specific combos.

» Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Masters Guide Announced