Summer Jam is one month away!

The hype machine is in full effect now. We have a full roster for UFC and its still growing. Street Fighter 4 is the main attractin of course and its going to be off the hook. When $500 is on the line you can bet people will step in to claim it.

I am going to produce a new podcast within a couple of weeks weither I have a partner or not. I would rather not go it alone, it would be rather boring.

New game added to GVN Summer Jam

I would like to announce that UFC Undisputed 2009 has been added to the lineup at GVN Summer Jam. The rules are currently under discussion as this will be the first ever offline tournament. There will also be $500 up for first. At the moment here are the current rules. Note that they are subject to change.


EDIT*

Rules have been finalzed.

UFC Undisputed 2009
-Double elimination
-Default round time limit
-2/3 fights, 3/5 for winner and loser finals(semi's), 4/7 grand finals
-CAFs ae not allowed.
-Coin flip will determine weight class. Winner gets to pick class, loser gets to pick player first.
-Loser of the fight gets to pick weight class for next bout. Winner then can pick character first.

LETS GET IT ON!

GVN Summer Jam! Aug22nd 2009

GVN and Summer Jam have merge into one kick ass event. Some games are out other are in. Blazblue and KOF12 will be added and there might be a small side MVC2 tournament. UFC has just been added to games lineup. Starting time TBA.

Door registration starts at 11am. All game starting times will be announced shortly.

Sheraton Hotel
4101A Island Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA‎ 19153
(215) 492-0400‎

*Located 2 miles from the Philadelphia International Airport.

Gaming Vision Network
http://gamingvisionnetwork.blogspot.com
Hubbs' email: hubbsdoctor@gmail.com

Games(Console): Subject to change
Soul Calibur 4(PS3)
Street Fighter 4(PS3)
DOA3.1 and 4(Xbox and Xbox 360)
VF5(Xbox 360)
SFHD - (?)
3S - (PS2)
BlazeBlue - (Xbox 360)
UFC 2k9 - Xbox 360

Fee:
Registration - $15, $20 if your late to venue.
DOA 3.1 - $5
DOA 4 - $10
VF5 - $10
UFC - $10
SF4 - $10
SFHD - $10
3S - $10
BB - $10

Prizes:
Pot breakdown for every game will be 70% for 1st, 20% for 2nd and 10% for third.

Street Fighter 4 and UFC Undisputed will have $500(for each game) for first place.

Rules:
-Bring your memory card/hardrive if you want to play an unlockable character.
-BYOC. bring your own controller or arcade stick (please mark it)
-Programmable/turbo button/macro controllers/sticks are not allowed.
-Matches are 2/3, 3/5 for semi finals, 4/7 for grand finals
-3/5 (2/3 rounds for all SF games rounds)
-Double Elimination

Game specific rules:

DOA 3 & 4
-Double Elimanation
-40 second time limit
-Random level select
-Dangerzones allowed
-Life is set to Normal

Virtua Fighter 5
-45 second time limit
-Custom Characters is not allowed.
-Random Stage select
-Character Customization are banned
-Dural is banned

Soul Calibur 4
-All infinite combos banned
-Default round time
-Custom & Special Characters are banned
-Random stage select

UFC Undisputed 2009
-Double elimination
-Default round time limit
-2/3 fights, 3/5 for winner and loser finals(semi's), 4/7 grand finals
-Random weight class shall be picked via draw of the hat.*
-If you wish to play as an unlockable character, you must bring your own harddrive or memory card.
-Character that two people want to play as is banned for that fight. It would be unfair to allow one person to have to play as that character. Unless certain conditions are agreed upon by both players.* i.e. player 2 decides to play as someone else and allow player 1 to play other character.

*This should be heavily debated. Unless we should stick to one or two weight classes for the entire tournament. So as of this moment everyone should learn at least 1 character from each weight class unless we can figure out the weight class issue thing. unless there's an exhibition mode that lets us play any character against anyone despite weight.

World Cyber Games Fighter Club Weekend

This was an even I went to last weekend in New York City. It was being held at the Samsung Experience and boy oh boy was its fun. Here's a video of the event.

Future Plans for GVN.

I would say that my batteries are now fully charged. I am back and ready to do some more fun stuff. First on the agenda is practice for a tournament I am going to this weekend. After that its another tournament the following weekend. However the follow-up one will be huge. Why? Cuase its the WCG Fight Club Tournament. So far over 200 people have signed up to fight for $500 of cash for Virtua Fighter 5, Soul Calibur 4, Street Fighter 4 and Dead or Alive 4. This is going to be exciting, and GVN is going to be there, camera and all, to capture the event. I'll report from time to time on how the event is going to keep everyone in on the loop.

Also I am in the midst of planning the next GVN with my partner Eric and trying to get the footage from my dad of the last GVN. He has them saved on his Mac and has't been able to put them on a dvdrw yet. He's a busy guy.

GVN Winter Brawl Results!

Oops. I seemed to have forgotten to post the results. Better late then never.

The turnout was amazing with Street Fighter 4 drawing the biggest number. I want to thank Eric for hopping onboard the GVN team and helping me make this the best GVN to mate.

Below are the top 3 finalists for each game and a link to the full results.

Soul Calibur 4
1.Aneudee
2.KDZ
3.Woahzz

http://www.8wayrun.com/ranking.php?do=event&eid=10

Street Fighter 4
1. Marn-tx/NYC
2. Nestor-ct/ma
3. Dr. Choas-Philly

SSF2 HD Remix
1. Damdai Ryu, Ken, Cammy, Gief, Sim ect.
2. DSP DJ, Rog... ect...
3. Nohoho Blanka

SF3 3rd Strike
1. Therapist
2. Flare
3. Paul wall

GGXX AC:
1. Marlin pie
2. Marn
3. Therapist

http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=179105

Dead or Alive 4
1: hatrify
2: rikuto

Dead Or Alive 4 Tag
1: Hated Plague
2: Ill Matic
3: Team DGF

Dead Or Alive 3.1
1. Sorwah
2. Rikuto
3. Evil

http://www.doacentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25503&start=0

The Dream is dead but the Soul lives on....(Dreamcast Marathon)

Well it was a good run and while me and my friends were about to complete the marathon, the Dreamcast on the other hand couldn't. As the beginning of the final hour arrived, the Dreamcast simply got tired. It wouldn't spin. it wouldn't read. It can boot the the bios but that was it. Oh well. I say it was a sucess regardless seeing as the dreamacst was on for a hour or two before the marathon began. But we still had fun.

Here's the final list of games. It was slighty altered from what I posted earlier.

Crazy Taxi 2
Bomberman Online
Lodoss War
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Soul Calibur
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure 2
Shenmue 2
Half-life
Bangai-O
Rez
Evil Twin
Puyo Pop Fever
Chu Chu Rocket
Frame Gride
Tony Hawk 2
PowerStone 2
House of the Dead 2
Bust-a-Move 4
Quake 3 Arena
Red Dog
Jet Grind Radio
Star War Pod Racer
Star Wars Jedi Power Battle
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Mars Matrix
Worms World Party
Donald Duck Goin Quackers

24 Hour Dreamcast-a-thon!

Watch live video from fightclubhubbs's channel on Justin.tv

Yep some people over at www.ihaveadreamcast.com just completed their 24 hour session last night and braodcasted it on justin.tv. Now I will do the same. Some friends of mine will come over and we will game for 24 hours, DC only, Feb 4th. Starting at 12am to 12am.

I created a channel at justin.tv, so be sure to watch our attempt at idiocy for the love of gaming.

http://www.justin.tv/fightclubhubbs

Games to be included:

Crazy Taxi 2
Star Wars Jedi Power Battles
Star Wars Ep 1 Pod Racing
Bomberman Online
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing 2
Record of Lodoss War
4 Wheel Thunder
Marvel vs Capcom 2
House of the Dead 2
Half-life(Leaked Beta)
ChuChu Rocket
Mars Matrix
Bangai-O
Red Dog
Quake 3 Arena
Worms World Party
Bust-a-Move 4
Dave Mirra BMX
FraneGride (JPN)
Evil Twin (EU)
Cosmic Smash (JPN)
Sonic Adventure 2
REZ (EU)
Dead Or Alive 2
Powerstone 2
Typing of the Dead
Jet Set Radio

We will attempt at least 1 game an hour with no set schedule. For now.

Edit*

Aside from the upcoming GVN a bit of side news!

After lurking in the GameInformer forums like I usually do, I found a link to a website where a man will attempt a 24hour Dreamcast-a-thon. Sadly I will miss the first most of it, but this will be very interesting.

Check out ihaveadreamcast.com It is supposed to start at 12:01am Monday Jan 19th.

Official GVN Winter Brawl Info

GVN is proud to hold the 2009 Winter Bash at the Sheraton Hotel in Southern Philadelphia. This time, GVN is teaming up with Big E(NEC) to make this the best and smoothiest GVN yet. And for the first time ever, you can register online in advance for the tournament.

Eric and I will be splitting duties. He will ru the 2D duties and I will run the 3D game duties.

Information:

Saturday Feb 28th, 2009

Door registration starts at 12pm. All game starting times will be announced shortly.

Sheraton Hotel
4101A Island Avenue, 
Philadelphia, PA‎ 19153 
(215) 492-0400‎

*Located 2 miles from the Philadelphia International Airport.


Gaming Vision Network
http://gamingvisionnetwork.blogspot.com
Hubbs' email: hubbsdoctor@gmail.com

Games:
Soul Calibur 4(PS3)
Street Fighter 4(PS3)
Street Fighter HD
Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike
TvS
DOA3.1 and 4(Xbox and Xbox 360)
VF5(Xbox 360)
Tekken 5DR
Guilty Gear XX AC

Fee:
Online Registration - $10(ends Feb 21st) or At the door - $15
DOA 3.1 - $5
DOA 4 - $10
SC4 - $10
T5DR - $10
VF5 -$10
GGXXAC - $10
TvS - $10
SF4 - $10
SFHD - $10
3S - $10

Don't forget to Register Online

Rules:
(Rules for TvS, SF4, SFHD, GGXAC, 3S TBA)
 
-You are allowed to bring your own controller or arcade stick (please mark it) 
-Programmable/macro controllers/sticks are not allowed. 
- Matches are 2/3, 3/5 for semi finals, 4/7 for grand finals
-3/5 rounds
-Double Elimination

DOA
-Double Elimanation
-40 second time limit
-Random level select 
-Dangerzones allowed 
-Life is set to Normal

Tekken 5 DR
-Random level select 
-Character customization is not allowed.
-Life setting is 100% 
-Guard damage is off 
-Jinpachi is banned
-No button mapping

Virtua Fighter 5
-45 second time limit
-Custom Characters is not allowed.
-Random Stage select
-Character Customization are banned

Soul Calibur 4
-Special Characters are banned
-All infinite combos
-Default round time
-Custom & Special Characters are banned
-Random stage select