Today is the final tournament for the 2012-2013 FINALROUNDBATS season in Japan. While the players going to FINAL ROUND 16 in Atlanta have already been determined (VX and ABEGEN), you can the fun of FRB nonetheless! This months tournament features the usual Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom, but also an official Skullgirls tournament. The tournament comes [...]

FINALROUNDBATS in Japan celebrates Valentine’s Day with its February event! As usual, FRB will have tournaments for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2. The winner of the ranbat season for UMvC3 will win a trip to FINAL ROUND XVI in Atlanta this March. FRB★07 is also the first qualifier for KVO [...]

FINALROUNDBATS in Japan bringing in the new year with their sixth event for the 2012-2013 ranbat season, NEW YEAR ATTACK! The event will feature the two official tournaments for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament as well as a Saturn Bomberman side tournament. The winners of the overall season will win a [...]

Today is the last FINALROUNDBATS event of the year. FRB★05 XMAS EDITION will have tournaments for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, as well as a Saturn Bomberman side tournament. The winners for the overall season for each official tournament will be invited to attend FINAL ROUND XVI in March of [...]

Expect some spooks this Saturday as the FINALROUNDBATS series in Japan celebrates October with its next tournament, HALLOWEEN BASH. FRB//03 will have official tournaments for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 as well as a side tournament for Persona 4 Arena. The winners of the ranbat season for UMvC3 and TTT2 [...]

After a brief detour for Tougeki qualifier events, FINALROUNDBATS returns to its regular series of tournaments with FRB//02 “WHERE IS DA LOVE BUTTON♡”. At its usual venue, Hobgoblin Akasaka in Tokyo, this month’s FRB will have tournaments for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, SoulCalibur V and Persona 4 Arena. The winners of each official tournament [...]

FINALROUNDBATS in Japan is running the final Tougeki 2012 qualifier event with FRB★TPC “SUPER ARCADE.” The event is taking place at Super Deluxe in Tokyo with qualifiers for both SoulCalibur V and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Both tournaments are single elimination, with SCV being single game and UMvC3 being best 2 of 3 games. [...]

The 2012-2013 season of FINALROUNDBATS in Japan continues with FRB★TPC//MARVEL FESTIVAL. Streaming live from HOBGOBLIN Akasaka in Tokyo, Japan, the event will have an official ranbat tournament for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 as well as a Marvel vs. Capcom 2 side tournament. The overall winner for the ranbat season will win a trip to [...]

UPDATE: Added additional UMvC3 qualifier information. Tougeki 2012, also known as Super Battle Opera or simply SBO, is less than two months away. While qualifiers for the six arcade titles have been running at full-speed for quite some time, up until recently there was little available information on qualifiers for the two console titles, Soul [...]

Today Tougeki updated their website regarding the date and location for this year’s Tougeki -Super Battle Opera- (colloquially known as SBO) as well as their plans for qualifying tournaments for the console titles. Originally announced at the April special qualifier event Cho Tougeki, Tougeki 2012 the 10th Arcadia Cup Tournament will take place August 4-5 [...]

FINALROUNDBATS Japan is kicking off its 2012-2013 Ranbat season with Tokyo Pizza Club: FINALROUNDBATS//01 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SP★!!!, held at NAKED Communications in Tokyo. FINALROUNDBATS: Noun; A series of American style monthly video game events in Japan. During a typical FRB, our guests will have a chance to play video games, socialize and meet other gamers [...]