The Northeast Championships in Philadelphia, PA

Winter Brawl has now been laid to rest. Many came to compete for those highly treasured evo points. So who qualified? Well lets check out the results.

SSF4AE 2012

1st – EG|Justin Wong (Rufus, Adon)
2nd – DMG|Juicebox (Abel, Juri)
3rd – BT|Dieminion (Guile)
4th – MRN|Wolfkrone (C. Viper)
5th – RPD|Gridman (C. Viper)
5th – LB|NYChrisG (Sakura)
7th – TS|Sabin (Rose, Dhalsim)
7th – Weaksauce (Sagat)
9th – Henry Cen (E. Honda)
9th – AG|Demon Hyo (Blanka, Seth)
9th – Aquasilk (Zangief)
9th – EG|Floe (Guy, Rufus)
13th – EMP|Hiro (M. Bison)
13th – Manny (El Fuerte)
13th – Flash Metroid (Zangief)
13th – EMP|Santhrax (Sagat)

SSF4Ae 2012 Teams

1st – Team Darkness: EMP|Santhrax (Sagat), Jeron (M. Bison), BT|Dieminion (Guile)
2nd – Team eSports: Aquasilk (Zangief), LB|NYChrisG (Sakura), Manny (El Fuerte)
3rd – Team DMG/FNEX – DMG|Insaynne (Blanka), DMG|Lionheart (Sagat), FNEX|K-Brad (Cammy)
4th – Team Honeypig: RyRy (C. Viper), TFA|Banana Ken (Ken), Zerp (Adon)
5th – Team X-Factor: Lucky D (Dhalsim), Demon Hyo (Blanka), AG|Dr. Chaos (Ken)
5th – Team Boshy: EG|Justin Wong (Rufus), EG|Floe (Guy), UVG|Noel Brown (Balrog)
7th – Team Cheap Shots – Meteo, Remy Bleu, DJ Eric
7th – Team Replay – Weaksauce (Sagat), Gridman (Viper), and Noobtron (Guile)

UMvC3

1st – EG|Justin Wong (Iron Fist/Wolverine/Akuma, Wolverine/Storm/Akuma)
2nd – LB|NYChrisG (Morrigan/Akuma/Doctor Doom, Ryu/Wesker/Hawkeye)
3rd – AG|MarlinPie (C. Viper/Doctor Doom/Amaterasu)
4th – Smooth Viper (Magneto/Sentinel/Dormammu)
5th – IGT|Unkn0wn (Nemesis/Sentinel/Wesker)
5th – DJ Huoshen (Felicia/Super Skrull/Taskmaster)
7th – AlukardNY (Wesker/Iron Man/Super Skrull)
7th – RayRay (Ryu/Magneto/Sentinel)
9th – TA|Predator1A (Haggar/Chris/Wesker)
9th – Omen (Spencer/Dante/Wesker)
9th – IC|Ruin (Magneto/Dormammu/Sentinel, Magneto/Doctor Doom/Sentinel)
9th – BIGE|FecalPenance (Felicia/Frank West/Dante, Deadpool/Dante/Felicia)
13th – XAQshinor (Nova/Vergil/Doctor Doom)
13th – Flocker (Zero/Vergil/Hawkeye)
13th – Blacktastic (Captain America/Sentinel/Storm)
13th – Royal Flush (MODOK/Thor/Viewtiful Joe)

UMvC3 Teams

1st – Team Boshy: EG|Justin Wong, EG|Floe, UVG|Noel Brown
2nd – Maverick Hunters: BT|IFC Yipes, BT|Dieminion, Flocker
3rd – Team Your Name Here: DMG|AtroCity, IC|Ruin, RDK
4th – Masta G’s Pie: AG|MarlinPie, LB|NYChrisG, DRS|Masta CJ
5th – Team Spooky: TS|Spooky, RyRy, Persia
5th – Team 4ocious: IllWill, RushedDown, and JJuice
7th – House of Crack: Ray Ray, Smooth Viper, Fab
7th – The Grease Boys: AG|Demon Hyo, Josh Wong, BIGE|FecalPenance

Soul Calibur 5

1st – LinkRKC (Ivy)
2nd – TSF|Ramon (Mitsurugi, Pyrrha)
3rd – RM|SawnikFaux (Viola, Tira)
4th – EMP|KDZ (Maxi, Siegfried)
5th – Woahhzz (α Patroklos)
5th – OmegaXCN (Natsu)
7th – Something Unique (Pyrrha, Xiba)
7th – Bibulus (Leixia)

King Of Fighters XIII

1st – RyRy (Mature/EX Kyo/Benimaru)
2nd – LB|NYChrisG (King/Kyo/Benimaru)
3rd – DRS|Masta CJ (Athena/Kyo/Chin)
4th – Marco Polo (Duo Lon/Athena/Kula)

Mortal Kombat

1st – vVv CDJr (Smoke, Jax)
2nd – vVv REO (Kabal)
3rd – VSM Crazy Dominican (Kitana)
4th – VSM Maxter (Johnny Cage, Cyrax, Stryker)
5th – RM Sawnik Fawx (Mileena, Kung Lao)
5th – WNBA Death (Mileena, Sonya)
7th – TS Sabin (Reptile/Kenshi)
7th – LB NYChris G (Reptile, Noob)

Here ya go. This is the official Winter Brawl 6 t-shirt. They will be for sale on site this time and will come in an assortment of sizes and colors.

Eric Small, otherwise known as Big E, was resently interviewed about the local Fighting game community in philly and fighting violence thru gaming in the February 3rd, 2012 eidtion of the Philly Inquirer.

http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/annette_john-hall/20120203_Annette_John-Hall__Using_video_games_to_reduce_violence.html?ref=facebook.com

Here’s a small portions of the article.

“We’ve heard it for years – a violent culture begets violence.

Conventional wisdom says, if you want to understand the not-so-subliminal reasons for incivility, you don’t have to look any further than the movies, the music, and the video games – the elements of pop culture we so readily identify with and glorify.

Those blasted video games are the worst. Violent video games, more than violent television shows or movies, can increase aggressive….”

GVN Radio returns. Hubbs, JT and Rolento talk about SOPA/PIPA, Incomplete games and their dlc, and George Lucas. Join in on the fun.

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