During Comic-Con we had Stan Press of Astro Gaming swing by our Ustream and chat a bit with all of you who were watching. Aside from bringing his hilarious "Russian Mistress" voice (aka, 'Natasha'), we also came up with a contest on the spot to give away a set of the A30 Headsets!
We'll give you guys until this Friday (July 30th) to get your design in to us. Then, Stan and the talented crew at Astro Gaming will judge the entries. Astro Gaming's favorite entry will get their own set of A30s (either in black or white) with their custom tags. The winner will be announced on our Ustream Channel with Stan next week!
And if you just can't wait to try and win one, Astro is having a sale on it's headsets. Check it out: astrogaming.com
The new installment of G4's "Feedback" opens with a healthy slice of EVO 2010 and fighting game discussion.
I liked this because a lot of these guys are new to competitive fighting and the whole EVO phenomenon, so it was interesting for me to hear their perspective on the whole thing (as, you know, well-adjusted types that don't live, sleep, and breathe this stuff). EVO stuff is right up front, then slowly trails off into talk about non-Capcom games that I'm sure everybody hates :)
It also reminds me that next year EVO definitely needs more Abbie Heppe--I have never seen a newcomer to the fighting scene get more hype more quickly (yes, she really did watch all 45 hours of the stream!), and it makes me smile about what the future might hold.
Today at 1:30pm PDT we're going to start our live stream Unity Recap. We'll catch up on the past two weeks of Unity goodness, from blogs, forums, comments, and everything else awesome. You can hop in the chat and ask us questions live, but you can start right now by leaving a comment to this blog!
Leave a comment below with any questions you want to ask, or cool things on Unity you want to point out to us.
We're going to be tossing out all our old lame emoticons with brand new Capcom themed ones here on Capcom-Unity! We want you guys to help us out by creating some of the new emoticons. They can be animated, still images, anything Capcom related you can come up with. Just remember these need to be tiny, so try not to make them too big or detailed. This will mean replacing the emotes used all over the site, from the blogs, messages, broadcasts, forums, and everywhere else they're used on Unity. For reference, there's some examples of things you can do below, but that's hardly the limit.
More details on how you can help below.
These are the old emotes, so we'll need to replace these. However, we can add in all sorts of others. The sky is the limit. Create something from any Capcom game you wish you had an emote for.
Monster Hunter, Street Fighter, Dead Rising, Ace Attorney, Bionic Commando, Devil May Cry, Lost Planet, Mega Man, Okami, Resident Evil, Zack & Wiki, and Ghost Trick are just a few of the brands you can use as a start. If you can think of something to create for one of them, we want to see it.
Once you make your emoticons, you can send them in a private message to me. We'll go through them, and pick our favorites to use on the site. Get to it!
EVO 2010 is totally blowing up with more fun stuff every day, and now this! EVO and Capcom have teamed up with G4 to put competitive Street Fighter on TV! Apart from the TV show with X-Play, the entire event will be streaming live all weekend--45 hours of coverage!
"The passion and enthusiasm surrounding EVO is infectious and when you see the skill level of the top players, even those who don't dabble in fighting games will be slack-jawed," says Adam Sessler, X-Play Host and Editor-in-Chief of Games Content.
If you've missed what's going down at EVO this year, head here for an easy recap (hint: you can play a new build of MVC3 for free, hang out with Capcom producers, get your head bashed in by the best players in the world, scream like a madman, and so much more!), sign up and find a way to get yourself to the event at Caeasar's Palace next weekend. Otherwise enjoy the free stream, which is broadcast by G4, hosted on Stickam, and produced by LevelUp!
This is a huge deal not only for Street Fighter but for serious gaming in general, so if you've ever seen clips like this and said "why do I have to watch competitive dominoes and fishing when I could be seeing great gaming!?" then you owe it to yourself to watch this, and make your friends watch, your enemies, and their mommas too.
Hit the jump for the full press release!
G4 AND CAPCOM TO PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED COVERAGE OF EVO 2010 WORLD FIGHTING FINALS
45 Hours of Live Online Streaming on G4tv.com Plus an X-Play Special Gives Fans Total Access to the Fighting Game Action From Las Vegas
X-Play vs. Capcom: EVO 2010 World Fighting Finals Premieres Tuesday, July 20 @ 6:30pm
Los Angeles, CA, [DATE] - Fans of fighting series "Street Fighter" and "Marvel vs. Capcom" prepare for battle as G4 is set to rock your virtual world. This July 9-11 the greatest virtual gladiators known to man will descend upon Caesar's Palace Resort and Casino in Las Vegas for EVO 2010, the world's most impressive fighting game competition, and G4 will provide coverage of the three-day tournament as never before. 45 hours of live streaming coverage at G4tv.com/EVO and a 30-minute X-Play special airing on July 20th makes G4 the place to be for the most comprehensive coverage of this year's massive competition.
"The excitement and growth of EVO have been incredible, and I'm thrilled to bring the heat of competitive fighting games like Super Street Fighter IV to G4's audience," says Tom Cannon, Founder, EVO Championship Series.
Beginning at 9:00am PT July 9th, G4TV.com, powered by Stickam, the first live streaming video network, will offer unprecedented access to the EVO 2010 world championships with 45 hours of non-stop live streaming coverage. The exclusive stream will feature tournament matches between top players, with live crowd audio accompanied by expert commentary to explain all the onscreen action. This streaming event will run from the start of the tournament on July 9th through the finals on July 11th.
"Live streaming really ups the ante for viewer engagement," said Steven Fruchter, CEO of Stickam. "Since 2006, Stickam has truly paved the way for real-time interactive Web television, and we're excited to see how G4 fans react when they can truly take part in the EVO world championships."
Streamed coverage will broadcast matches featuring the world's top players flying in from 20 countries, including Japan's Daigo Umehara, EVO 2009 World Champion, as well as special guest "Super Street Fighter IV" producer Yoshinori Ono and "Marvel vs. Capcom 3" producer Ryota Niitsuma.
From the preliminaries to the finals and everything in between, G4tv.com's live streaming will highlight all the action of the six featured tournaments:
Super Street Fighter IV
Tekken 6
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Melty Blood: Actress Again
On Tuesday, July 20 at 6:30 pm, a special episode of "X-Play", TV's most watched videogame show, will be completely devoted to EVO 2010. X-Play vs. Capcom: EVO 2010 World Fighting Finals will delve into the legacy of Capcom's legendary fighting games, and give viewers an all-access look at the history of EVO as it's developed from a fledgling format to a mega-successful fighting institution. The show will include a new preview of "Marvel vs. Capcom 3," as well as complete coverage of the "Super Street Fighter IV" World Finals, with color commentary from Adam Sessler and special guest Seth Killian, for whom a character in "Street Fighter IV" was named.
"The passion and enthusiasm surrounding EVO is infectious and when you see the skill level of the top players, even those who don't dabble in fighting games will be slack-jawed," says Adam Sessler, X-Play Host and Editor-in-Chief of Games Content.
This year's coverage is unlike anything ever presented before, and marks an ongoing commitment from G4 to employ both on-air and online strategies to provide fans with the most complete and explosive gaming coverage anywhere.
About Comcast Entertainment Group
Based in Los Angeles, Comcast Entertainment Group operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated to the world of entertainment, and E! Online; The Style Network, the destination for women 18-49 with a passion for the best in relatable, inspiring and transformational lifestyle programming; and G4, offering the last word on gaming, technology, animation, interactivity and "geek culture" for the male 18-34 demo. E! is currently available to 97 million cable and satellite subscribers in the U.S. and the E! Everywhere initiative underscores the company's dedication to making E! content available on all new media platforms any time and anywhere from online to broadband video to wireless to radio to VOD. The Style Network currently counts 65 million cable and satellite subscribers and Mystyle.com keeps women up to date on all the latest fashion and beauty news on the web. G4 is available in 70 million cable and satellite homes nationwide and G4tv.com is a top web destination for video game news and information.
About Stickam.com
Stickam.com is the pioneer of live streaming video and the largest live community on the Internet. Stickam.com delivers live interactive streaming to over seven million registered users on any computer, console or mobile device. Stickam's StreamAPI.com is the easiest and most cost effective way to incorporate live streaming video services into your Web site or application. Stickam also offers PayPerLive.com, a turnkey white label live video streaming platform for professionals. For more information, please visit www.stickam.com.
The EVO World Finals are less than two weeks away. Will you be there?
EVO 2010 features a total overload of Capcom-flavored awesomeness, and for fighting game fans, it just doesn't get better than this. Here's the topline:
--It's the world’s largest fighting event, with thousands of players and over 40 countries represented. Capcom competitions include Super SFIV, Tatsunoko Vs Capcom, SF HD Remix, and Marvel Vs Capcom 2.
--You can play Marvel Vs Capcom 3! This is the first time it's publicly playable anywhere, and will feature a new build of the game!
--The top finisher playing Ken will score a real-life replica of Ken Masters’ cowboy hat, hand-crafted by Stetson! Only 3 exist, and this is the only one not spoken for!
--Special appearances by MVC3 producer Ryota Niitsuma, Super SFIV producer Yoshi Ono, and more!
--EVO will be live streaming the action, complete with expert commentary and including the grand finals, all weekend!
There are also some special surprise events, but the best part? If you aren't playing in the tournament, it's totally free. If you want to watch online? It's totally free. You want to stroll in and play Marvel Vs Capcom 3? Well, that will be... j/k, that's free too. Yay!
EVO 2009 World Champ Daigo Umehara will return but the international competition has never been more fierce, so whether you can get yourself there, or tune in online, check it out and see what makes fighting games so totally insane! If you are thinking of going, you only have a few days left to register to compete, but the good news is that Caesar's Palace has a great discount.
The Capcom Unity Auctions and Raffles have been updated, where you spend your Unity Points to get cool swag. Top slot in this week's updates is a full set of the Tatsunoko vs Capcom collectable lenticular cards, including the uber rare one with foil. Not only is this a full deck with uber rare card, that uber rare card is signed by the producer.
There's lots more free swag, but you have to click on through to see 'em.
Capcom Staff lanyards! I get asked for these all the time, so, it's time for you to get some of your own.
Monster Hunter swag is never lacking. This pack has a folder, Wii skin, mini weapon, and a lagia fossil model.
Last but not least, we have the Zack and Wiki Puzzle and Stickers set!
Alright, so if you're new to Unity, you're probably wondering how the heck this works. It's super simple. If you're a fan on Unity, you're getting Unity points for just about everything you do here on the site, like commenting, blogging, posting in the forums, uploading photos/videos, and even rating content (go Five Stars!). Those points are spendable on our auctions page. Better still, if/when you win a prize we ship the swag to you for free!
Yesterday we posted a few of the "almost live" interviews we did at E3. Today, we have more, including Marvel vs Capcom 3 with the one and only Seth Killian, BCR2, and even some with fans/celebrities like Mega Ran.
You'll also notice our freakin' sweet headsets with Servebot on them. They were made by Astro Gaming, and are by far the coolest headsets I've ever had. You seriously should check them out (clicky!).
Interviews below. Ok, so seriously go check out Astro Gaming's site. They have badass headsets, and are amazing for everything from music, movies, and especially gaming. Hell, we even use them for our videocasting madness!
Bionic Commando Rearmed 2
Marvel vs Capcom 3
Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition with PlayStation Move
Intro to before the interviews with Community Members
Interview with Jesse from the Destructoid Community
It's time for more free stuff! The new Capcom Unity Auctions and Raffles are live, and here's what you can win.
- Bionic Commando prize pack: 2gb thumb drive, lunch box, figure, Prima guide, field manual, and canister.
- Dark Void prize pack: Soundtrack, shotglass, lenticular cards, coasters, light up figure, copy of the PC game, and signed poster in a rare Capcom folder.
- TvC Hoodie from Japan.
- Random swag bag: Full of random Capcom swag, including games.
Alright, so if you're new to Unity, you're probably wondering how the heck this works. It's super simple. If you're a fan on Unity, you're getting Unity points for just about everything you do here on the site, like commenting, blogging, posting in the forums, uploading photos/videos, and even rating content (go Five Stars!). Those points are spendable on our auctions page. Better still, if/when you win a prize we ship the swag to you for free!
