IGN posted the full schedule for today’s premiere of Cross Assault. There will be three different streams to watch. The main stream starts at 9am PST and ends at 8pm. The other two streams are dedicated to Team Street Fighter and Team Tekken and stay live until midnight. Since it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to watch an entire days worth of footage, the hourly schedule should be useful if you’re looking to tune in at the best times.

If you’d like to watch all three streams simultaneously, click here.

Main Stream

• 1000am-1030am Mission Briefing
• 1030am-1100am Intermission
• 1100am-1130am Morning Show
• 1130am-1200pm Tutorial Videos
• 1200pm-100pm Lunch Live
• 100pm-200pm Cross Breakdown w Max
• 230pm-330pm Ask Capcom
• 345pm-415pm Coach Talk
• 500pm-600pm Team Challenge
• 500pm-600pm Team Challenge
• 600pm-630pm Team Discussion
• 630pm-700pm Elimination Match
• 700pm-730pm Salt Mines Interview

Team Street Fighter Stream

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I had a chance to try the game out for myself and it’s not as bad as I thought it’d be. It’s basically a glorified version of Rock, Paper, Scissors with a few extra gimmicks thrown in to make it more interesting. If you land a command in the “sweet spot”, your attack will be unblockable. An opponent can block this move by guessing correctly but they also have to perform a perfect block by landing in the “sweet spot” as well. There’s also a Special Bar that builds up after landing or blocking attacks. Once you have enough meter stored, you’re able to tag in Ryu or Kazuya and they’ll perform a special move.

So far, I’ve unlocked two Home rewards – giant Nebuta Ornaments for Ryu and Kazuya to place inside your personal Home Space. Check out this brief gameplay video I recorded if you want to see what the mini-game is like.

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Dominion Method Gaming recently posted a great piece Eric “Juicebox Abel” Albino wrote on his experiences at last weekend’s Winter Brawl 6 tournament. While King of Fighters XIII was his sole focus while training before the tournament, his showing in Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 was infinitely more impressive as he worked his way through multiple killers like Sanford “Santhrax” Kelly and Kevin “Dieminion” Landon to face Justin Wong in the grand finals. His passion for the game and competition definitely shows through his play style and celebratory antics, but his dedication is most apparent when he loses. This article is a great look at his personal feelings on his performances at the tournament, his thoughts during, and what he plans to accomplish in the future. Here’s a small excerpt, but definitely make it a point to read the whole thing over at Dominion Method Gaming.

Ever since I started playing games competitively, I set out with the goal to become the very best, like no one ever was. Anyone can tell that I’m not there yet. However, Winter Brawl showed me something important. If I’m going to break this plateau that I’ve reached (to go “super saiyan”, if you will), then the time is now. This is the highest I’ve placed at a major since getting 3^rd place at West Coast Warzone 3, where my final loss came from Ricky Ortiz, the other great Rufus. This is an obvious sign. My problem is Rufus. If I can gain the knowledge necessary to defeat either or both of these fighting game dreadnoughts, then I will be one step closer to the ultimate goal of winning EVO. Equipped with a sponsorship from DMG, there isn’t anything holding me back from accomplishing this goal.

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UPDATE: The stream is now live.

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UPDATE: The stream is now live.

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Mattdeezie recently posted the Cross Assault daily blog on Capcom-Unity. Today’s topic goes over their contestant selection process, touching on what they were looking for in cast members as well as offering some insight into why Justin Wong and Xian weren’t chosen to join the show. They go through each of their choices to highlight why they thought the players would fit well on their respective teams, making strong cases for each and their viability to compete. It’s great to hear that Alex Valle and Aris Bakhtanians were brought on to not only coach the teams, but to also help make sure they were balanced for competition. Here’s a small excerpt to get you started, but definitely read the rest over at Capcom-Unity.

One of the things we quickly came to agreement on, was that this is a Street Fighter game, and Street Fighter players will have an innate advantage. So, yes, that is why the resumes on Team Tekken are a bit stacked.  Additionally, we tried to target players that played Tekken, but still had some Street Fighter experience, to try and even the playing field.  We did make it a criteria to select players from Team Tekken that have made a splash in the Tekken community. So for all those Street Fighter players that applied for Team Tekken, good try, but unfortunately you axed yourself.

Since the coaches have an incentive if their team wins Cross Assault, we wanted to make sure that they were part of the process, and signed off on the opposing team before locking it down.  This will ensure both coaches feel the teams are balanced.  Both coaches and the majority of our crew were involved in the discussion to lock the contestants. Cross Assault has a lot of strategic layers attached to it, and the way the coaches manage their team is a huge aspect of the show. So, for those claiming that Team Tekken is overpowered, you can give some credit to Aris for his negotiating tactics.

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Final Standings

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7. Daigo (Ryu) – eliminated by Mago
8. Momochi (Cody) – eliminated by Mago
9. Tokido (Akuma) – eliminated by Momochi
10. Bonchan (Sagat) – eliminated by Tokido
11. Kindevu (Cammy) – eliminated by Tokido
12. RF (Sagat) – eliminated by Tokido

Current Standings

1. Haitani (Makoto)
2. Sako (Ibuki)
3. Uryo (Sakura)
4. Kazunoko (Seth)
5. Fuudo (Fei Long)
6. Mago (Fei Long)

Round 9 Results

[SET 1]
Momochi (Cody) 5 – 5 Mago (Fei Long)

[DEUCE for SET 1]
Momochi (Cody) 1 – 3 Mago (Fei Long)

{SET 2]
Momochi (Cody) 4 – 6 Mago (Fei Long)

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[SET 1]
Mago (Fei Long) 5 – 5 Daigo Umehara (Ryu)

[DEUCE for SET 1]
Mago (Fei Long) 0 – 2 Daigo Umehara (Ryu)

[SET 2]
Mago (Fei Long) 6 – 1 Daigo Umehara (Ryu)

[SET 3]
Mago (Fei Long) 5 – 5 Daigo Umehara (Ryu)

[DEUCE for SET 3]
Mago (Fei Long) 3 – 1 Daigo Umehara (Ryu)

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But before we dive into the details, we have an update regarding the delayed “Ancient Warrior” pack – it will appear on March 6 for a reduced price of $1.99/160 Microsoft Points, as it will only contain Hulk, Arthur and Firebrand. This pack arrives the same day as the Value Pack, which bundles all prior packs into one for the bargain price of $20.00/1600 MSP.

Joe drops his flashy outfit for standard civilian duds seen throughout the Viewtiful series. The dev team considered using Captain Blue or even Joe cosplaying as Captain America (as seen in the MvC3 credits) but went for this instead; the other options wouldn’t change Joe’s silhouette much, whereas this outfit mixes things up.

This is a brand new, UMvC3-exclusive look for both Tron and her trusty Gustaff, with the iconic Servbots as serving as inspiration. Notice how the silver trim up top has a space wide enough for Tron to stand up during certain moves. Another consideration was to make Tron look like Roll.

Lots happening in this one! Phoenix himself dons his university attire from Trials & Tribulations, but there’s an extra layer at work – if his voice is set to English, his shirt displays “P” and his shoes “W,” but if you change the voice to Japanese, it appropriate switches to “R” and “N”, reflecting his name in the original versions. Missile looks a bit like Amaterasu’s Talbain skin, and if the team had time, they would’ve liked to make Maya look more like her sister, Mia Fey.

Though Doctor Strange has certainly varied up his look enough over the years to make us think about it a bit, the ultimate decision came down to two options: the way he’s looked for the last couple years or the late-‘60s persona he adopted to kick the butt of a Doctor Strange impostor. We decided “big blue badass” was a little more compelling than “dude in a trench coat.”

Super-observant fans may have noticed that one alternate color scheme, the one that referenced his most iconic costume, was missing in the jump from MvC3 to UMvC3.  The reason – we’re doing it right this time. Before MvC3, whenever most people thought “Dormammu” (well, if they even knew who he was), they thought of the guy this costume. Though I’m thinking this game’s popularity may have changed that…

I’ve seen it stated that this new look for Nova is based on his new look in the comics (specifically, MARVEL POINT ONE). Close! But wrong. The truth is, I’m still not allowed to tell you what this Nova is from. You’ll find out soon, I’m told, but I’m sworn to secrecy until then. So…any guesses?…

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