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What if Akira spoke in English? How would he sound like? Will he sound weird or acceptable in English? So I decided to have some fun and give it a go by recording his voice. I shared it on social media and fans loved it! I continued the concept by working on the other characters that did not speak 'English'. I got other voice actors involved and this is the end result of the production. Please enjoy!

An unlisted video posted on SEGA's Official YouTube channel on June 4th. "Empower the Gamers; Be a Game Changer; We are SEGA".

Super Choya Cup 5 tournament began in the evening of April 6 and concluded early the following day. Organized by Ifixmachine (VFHayato) and taking place at Brooklyn Games and Arcade in New York, the community was able to contribute a prize pool of over $3000 to the top finishers! Top placement - 1st Place: Denkai (JA, SH) ; 2nd Place: Rodnutz (AK, PA) ; 3rd Place: Mold Monkey (EI) ; 4th Place: Juicebox (AK) ; 5th Place: Tricky (EI). Additional links to archive, bracket, etc. in the thread.

With 2023 coming to an end, Japanese gaming news sites, 4Gamer and Famitsu, gives game creators an opportunity to comment on a variety of things, including what their aspirations are for the next year.

The EVO Community Showcase tournament for VF5US was held on August 4th. Top 3 Results: 1) Kurita (TA); 2) GentlemanThief (JN); 3) Phoxx (BL). Kurita lost to the 2022 defending champion GentlemanThief in the Winners Final, but was able to reset the tournament in the Grand Finals and defeat GentlemanThief. Links to archive of the tournament within this thread - Akai

GamerBraves' W. Amirul Adlan interviews Seiji Aoki, producer of Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown. This is possibly the first English interview of Aoki relating to VF5US and the series. Check out the full interview at GamerBraves website - Interview Link

Under the category of "nobody saw this coming / asked for this", and just when you thought NFTs had all but been exiled from the domain of professional gaming / esports, we learn that Yu Suzuki is working with blockchain company Oasys to publish a set of Virtua Fighter NFTs.

The "Uramawari Setup" causes the fighter's rising attack from the ground to strike in the wrong direction. For a while now, VFnumbers have been testing different ways for his main character Lei Fei to cause this quirky situation. Now he has made a series of short videos, showing how the entire cast can cause the uramwari!

Virtua Fighter Official Twitter account posted a character usage rate pie chart for Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown. The most used characters are Jacky, Akira, and Sarah. Here's the pie chart with names translated to English for anyone interested in the recent "statistics day" celebration.

DrScottnik has produced a wonderful video showcasing the VF community, and how it has thrived since the release of Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown. Many notable community members from around the world participated in this mini documentary to share their experiences and provide their unique take on all things Virtua Fighter -- check it out!