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Sega is asking players which franchises we want to see more of from them as part of a larger player survey, and Virtua Fighter is one of the options! In fact Virtua Fighter features a few times!
Get out there and place your votes!

https://games.sega.com/survey/

By voting, you can also go into the draw for a prize in the form of gift cards for a variety of gaming services.

With a wealth of Virtua Fighter tournaments taking place around the world in the coming few months, let's take a quick look at what's happening and how to join!

Virtua Fighter is having a great 2019, as LAG and now Big E Gaming WinterBrawl3D have shown. While attendance was on the low side, the presence of VF at an FGC major did good work towards building interest in the game. WinterBrawl was also a great test of Virtua Fighter’s ability to hang in a multi-game setting. While I am definitely biased I’d say that it passed that test, with members of other communities coming by to talk about the game, watch casuals, and even play with us. The whole weekend was a great experience, and one that I hope we will be able to repeat in the future.

Sega will be doing a 24 hour charity live stream from tomorrow until Saturday. From Saturday 5am GMT / 9pm PT / midnight ET they will be playing Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown on Xbox on stream for a few hours!
A lobby will be open online online so please jump in!

They will be live on www.twitch.tv/sega so tune in and show your love for Virtua Fighter!

Shizawa Corp's twitter account (https://twitter.com/SHIZAWAcorp) has been tweeting out photographs of new vending machines featuring original Virtua Fighter character models, apparently commissioned by Sega! There are a number of designs up on the twitter account so far, with most of the characters from Virtua Fighter being represented! Hit the jump to see the rest.

Community stalwart @IcKY99 had an unfortunate turn of events recently with a house fire. Fortunately, he and his family are safe but it'll be roughly 5-6 months before the house will be repaired. Meanwhile, there are a few things you can do to help out a fellow VFer while he deals with this situation. Read on for details as well as the full story of what actually happened.

After his inspirational beatdowns by Homestay Akira during EVO 2018, a reinvigorated @adamYUKI was driven to create a new chapter in a long standing tradition of Virtua Fighter Gatherings -- the inaugural Los Angeles Gathering (LAG). Taking place over the weekend of 18-19 January 2019, VFers gathered from near and afar to welcome, play against, and learn from the legend himself Homestay Akira who happened to be accompanied by his wife, a formidable VF player in her own right!

As 2018 has come to a close, so has the 25th Anniversary of Virtua Fighter. As a tribue, both @MadeManG74 and I thought it'd be fun to commemorate the occasion by compiling a list of 25 things you probably didn't know about Virtua Fighter!

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.