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Evolution of DOA provides us with more entertaining history relevant to the past games and how the community was involved at that time. It's amazing to think that we went from online clan fights, and laggy matches in DOAU to International affairs, big stages and expectations of players. But it is clear that the community still has a lot of respect for the past games despite how they have aged.

We also see Kat Gunn and Vanessa sitting together and having conversation. I think this is a good piece of the video, and shows that any disagreement with another player can be solved for the better of the community.

The first episode of this documentary series proved the value of our community and how far it has come along. Infact to prove it further, Sonic Fox and @XCaLibur BLadeZ have generously donated their guaranteed trips to NEC to the next highest players in the Battle Royal: Hoodless...

Next week, December 11th-13th will mark an end to the 2015 Team NINJA Battle Royal. We have seen some intense matches leading up to grand finals, but TFC champion, Kwiggle has dominated the tournament scene for most of Last Round's lifespan. Despite a loss to his brother, Sonic Fox, and his friend @XCaLibur BLadeZ; he has mostly been undefeated.

That being said, this tournament should highlight some of the best play you will ever see -- most if not every player being in their absolute finest form for the 4,000 dollar prize pot and the title of grand champion... of Last Round. You will see top players as well as the guaranteed players who earned their spot this year: Electrified Mann, CrazySteady, TeruRock, Sweet Revenge and Gehaktbal.

If you can't make it out to grand finals next week Big E still has you covered with five hours of streamed competitive gameplay on Twitch that will also be streamed here at FSD:

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I don't believe Canada Cup was actually streamed last week for DOA, but we do have a nice recording of grand finals. We finally get to see some players from Canada; some that you might know at FSD such as: @Force_of_Nature who takes the tournament by defeating @Yurlungur in some entertaining, calculated matches.

It's always great to see more and more events. If you have been to an event and haven't shared your experiences yet... check out this forum to tell us all about it!

Congrats, Sonic Fox for taking Defend the North 2015!

The stream for Defend the North 2015 didn't happen like it was supposed to for the pools, but we are seeing Top 8 right now from Team Sp00ky. Thank you so much for making this happen, Sp00ky! You are a beacon of hope!

Top 8 in no particular order: SonicFox, DestructionBomb, RenderingStar, Kwiggles, Emann, Blackmoon, XcaliburBladeZ, Bboy.

Top 8 for DOA5 Last Round has concluded at SoCal Regionals 2015. CrazySteady and HajinShinobi have put on one helluva performance at Grand Finals. After several back-and-forth matches, CrazySteady has won the tournament and qualified to go to Battle Royal 2015 Grand Finals at NEC in December along with RIG|Kwiggle, Electricfied Mann, XCalibur BladeZ, TeruRock, and Gehaktbal.

But that's not all that happened: Nykko, mysticali, BLAZE, The Apprentice, TSP|Timtastic, and SwitchingCupid have all made their presence known at Top 8. There were some highlights worth mentioning such as epic Danger Zone battles, the ridiculous use of Momiji's 7K, clutch victories, and many more!

Also, the current standings for Battle Royal 2015 has been updated. Other than CrazySteady qualifying for Grand Finals, HajinShinobi, Nykko, and BLAZE have moved up in the rankings, while The...

Last Round wasn't streamed yesterday at SCR, but it will be Sunday for Finals. As you can tell from Top 8, this is a pretty typical West Coast event where we see Crazy Steady, Hajin, Apprentice and Nykko in Winners. You can watch the stream at 12pm Pacific or 3pm Eastern. Team NINJA is providing a $500 pot bonus and a player sponsorship to grand finals at NEC this year.

Winners:
iThe Apprentice
HajinShinobi
RIG|CrazySteady
CE | Nykko

Losers:
BKD coffeedad
BLAZE
SwitchingCupid
Mysticali

Listen to Sweet Revenge

Fresh off his win at Absolute Battle 6, Sweet Revenge takes the stand tonight on Lopedo's podcast. Most likely to discuss the clutch matches and hype that took place at that great event. You can watch Absolute Battle 6 at Salty Mayhem, now. Expect a lot less controversy this week, and a lot more gameplay and event discussion.

Before the live show tonight at 9pm EST, you can check out the rest of Lopedo's podcasts in his archive that also shows when a new one is about to roll out.

Team NINJA has updated their Battle Royal schedule replacing the GUTS tournament with Defend the North in New York for the $500 pot bonus and points towards grand finals. The West side also adds California's Paradise tournament to the Battle Royal lineup which also adds $500 to the prize pot and points towards grand finals; NEC 16.

NEC is one of the biggest events in our community and is the grand finish to our Battle Royal. This is an event you are not going to want to miss. There is a 3,000 dollar prize pot, plus the winner is guaranteed a sponsored spot at next years finals which might be the best prize the community has ever seen. You can pre-register for Grand Finals at NEC's Official Website.

There is also some important information...

Miss the tournament today? Check out the results, and the pool broadcast thanks to Salty Mayhem. Top 8's broadcast from the same stream host will be available upon their broadcast's conclusion. Also check out the current point standings for Team NINJA's 2015 Battle Royal. Thanks @VirtuaKazama for keeping these points updated regularly.

Today we witnessed some intense matches in the pools, expanding on the emerging talent we have been seeing. We see Mz. Hoodless get into it with Project Bokuho, and she emerges victorious against his Helena. Another emerging female player, Shazz, wows everyone with her patient and powerful Ein. Even though she lost the set, she did win a game against E-Mann and fought intensely for a place in top 8 against many players, but...

Hype Top 8: Sweet Revenge, Master, E-Mann, Hoodless, Bboy Dragon, Dallaz, Fyre Necromancer, Nash Fan

This Saturday will be a good day for DOA players as Pools and Top 8 will all be streamed the same day. E-Mann is the current champion of Absolute Battle, beating Master last year in some of the best matches we have seen in the community. What will happen this year now that Last Round is out?

The Steam will be at 2-4 pm Central for Pools, and Top 8 will be at 8-10 pm. So prepare your day accordingly if you want to see it all. This is the next installment of Team NINJA's 2015 Battle Royal, and Team NINJA offers a $500 pot bonus and points towards Grand Finals.

Listen to it now Controversy

Tonight @12am EST The Aftermath of a Struggle

In this episode, Darryl Vaughn aka Jyakotu uses the mini-podcast as a platform to speak out on his actions post-TFC. The TFC tournament was held up by him, and it created a lot of controversy within the community. Whether you love the guy or not, he is a part of the community and a valuable contributor. Maybe the community should hear him out in the mini-podcast so you may properly respond during tonight's show in the live chat.

Tonight the show is live at 12am EST/ 9pm Pacific and will pertain to the aftermath of the TFC Controversy and Darryl's message to the community. The show will also feature a few players including: Shazzmatazlss (a female Ein player) and possibly Sweet Revenge and some other names.

Be sure to share...

Tonight Revolution Continues: The TFC Fallout

The first podcast was a huge success because not only did it shed light on the importance of community, but Kwiggle was given the mic and spoke to us about how he feels as a pro player in the circuit. As a growing community it's important to grow in every way possible. This podcast is all about converging everything we have done as a community and highlighting it.

Who knows about community better than Matt Ponton? Not many. Tonight he discusses current news in the community along with the TFC tournament and possibly some announcements... We have watched DOA and FSD grow from just being a fan site to a hardcore community. We are bonding, writing guides, going to tournaments, keeping up with DOA5 for years and now we have a community driven podcast for your enjoyment.

Share this. Get it out there as Lopedo said last...

Today there were a lot of intense matches in Top 8, but above all else, Kwiggle vs XcaliburBladeZ in Winners really showed the importance of adapting to your opponent. We begin to see that Kwiggle has studied the Eliot match-up as he proceeds to hold out of Cali's fighting patterns and punishes him accordingly. Of course Cali has more than one surprise up his sleeve and comes back with environmental awareness and mind games... though it's not enough for Cali to win the set against Christie.

A determined Cali bests a crazed Steady in every match which shocked a lot of the viewers due to Steady's incredible performance against Sonic Fox in an earlier set. It's now time for a final, and Cali and Kwiggle get right into it. Hoping for quick reset, Cali turns to Helena for a powerful mix-up and wins the first match. Kwiggle quickly downloads his opponent and Cali turns to Eliot. Kwiggle goes into overdrive and prevents the reset with his main, Christie, despite some great tech and reads...

Pools and Semi-Finals wrapped up last night, and today we have Top 8. If you missed any of the hype matches, check out the past broadcast at Bifuteki. The video starts for us at about 09:15 in. I highly recommend a viewing before Top 8. Incredible talent ranging new-school and old-school!

Top 8 Winners: RIG Kwiggle, cr_Sonic Fox, RIG CrazySteady, XcaliburBladeZ
Top 8 Losers: Gruff, F3 Lucky Loopp (Allan Paris), KP RestlessTick, FC Zakkurye

TEAM SP00KY- DOA5LR - TOP 8 - 2PM EST

TFC '15 has concluded.

Even though NEC is going to wrap up the Battle Royal this year, for the past two years the community has seen TFC as one of our most important events. In 2013 Lopedo won the tournament using Rachel, a character that was considered to be broken at the time because of the stomp vortex. But the set also featured some memorable Alpha mirrors between XcaliburBladeZ and the 2013 champion that got some really big hype from the crowd.

In 2014 Kwiggle destroyed pretty much everyone he fought, including Lopedo. His Christie was pretty much unstoppable as he also won the mini-champions tournament that earned him a dinner with Tom Lee.

Now while TFC may not be the same spectacle as it was last year for DOA, we will still have 58+ players. Including: BladeZ, Crazy Steady (who was damned close at winning EVO) and Sonic Fox. Check the roster list, to see who else from the...

Following the announcement of Capcom Cup 2015's schedule sharing an event date with that of Big E Gaming's North East Championships 16, Big E Gaming had to reschedule their event. The huge Street Fighter IV event supported by PlayStation Experience created a major conflict.
The new date for NEC16 will happen on December 11th to the 13th.

This marks the first time the event has not happened on the first full weekend of December. Due to the conflict between the events, Capcom was able to help Eric Small find a new venue for the event. Eric Small released the new location during last weekend's Summer Jam 9 event.

The new location for NEC16 will be at the Radisson Hotel in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.


The Radisson shares its location with the Valley Forge Casino as well, so there will be plenty of attendees participating in all sorts of festivities. Not just from the...

For Last Round, Summer Jam 9 has concluded, and XcaliburBladeZ reigns supreme as the SJ Champion! He was able to capture back his championship by defeating Kwiggle's: Rachel, Phase 4 and Christie all with Eliot.

Though young bladez has won with the ambitious blonde at Summer Jam before, he took that character to the extreme for Last Round in clutch sets throughout the entire tournament utilizing the speed, combos and stun game of Eliot. He sent Kwiggle to loser bracket before winner finals, and also defeated MC Static and Master in fantastic matches.

The bar was certainly raised at Summer Jam this year with all kinds of "heavy-hitters" and "death pools." Though the entry was free, we still had 99 players compete. It's good to see that DOA is still holding the interest of crowds as well. The combination of matches, players, interactions from the crowd, the taunting and a classic...

"Defend the North" is a major on the East Coast that is adding DOA5 to its roster of games this year. If you are in the area or plan to travel; make some time for this event. Pre-registration ends October 1st according to the site. What we have wanted is to see DOA naturally join more and more tournaments, and this is a great sign that our game is impressing people.

Last Round is finally scheduled for updates, detailed in the latest patch notes. This update will not only change the balance of the game, but fixes bugs and adds a stage and some more costume DLC. Be sure to stay up to date on these changes and check out the trailer!

The Free Step Dodge Streams feature (finally) has been fixed and restored. If you would like to submit a stream please go here. I'll be performing modifications as I'm able, to restore full service as it was. This was an issue that was caused by the site database corruption that hit a few months ago. Apologies for taking so long to restore this feature as I'm sure many of you were utilizing it fairly often.

Thank you all, and I hope you continue to enjoy the feature. Please remember, that any bugs on the website you find would be greatly appreciated if reported in the Issue Reporting board. That is the easiest way to bring an issue to my attention and resolving it.

Shortly after @Gehaktbal won his qualifier to the Dead or Alive Festival, @Mr.Kwiggle came out the Dead or Alive 5 Last Round champion at Evolution 2015 in Las Vegas, NV. Many of the Dead or Alive players in attendance are reporting the great atmosphere of Evolution and great times they had with the community and their friends at the event:


Reginald "Electrified Mann | MC Static" Wysinger, who placed 4th overall, had this to say:

Welp I made 4th THIS time AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHEIRICVTGSJCIFBEJD!!!!!! LMAO but had a very interesting and fun weekend here at Evo. Had a good time and got to explore this sleepless city. Was proud to still put up a variety of my character's on stream too. GG's and congrats to my buddy...

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