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1st. Yosuke (Jacky)
2nd. Kazu (Lau)
3rd. Myke (Kage)

Read the Devolucíon Results thread for a full report, brackets, player feedback, and more!

In case you've been living under a rock for the past couple of months, SoCal is hosting what looks to be the biggest VF event since Evo2k4!

The weekend of March 24-26, 2006 will see many VFers travel from far and wide to meet, gather and test their mettle in casual and tournament play.

For more information, refer to the following threads:
<ul type="square">[*]Gathering: SoCal gathering with Yosuke
[*]Tournament: SoCal Devolucion[/list]

Virtua Fighter 5 is on show at this year's AOU show. The media and public were able to see the new stages, costumes, cabinets, VF.TV and the second new character to the VF5 series, Eileen, shown above.

Although nothing ground-breaking has been revealed since the second location test, there's a new demo movie at IGN, and some new screenshots from Game Watch. Check those out!

The AOU show has also given the opportunity for western media to get a closer look at the latest build. Check out Zero-chan's VF5 Preview on 1up.com.

Virtua Fighter 5 has begun location testing in Club Sega, West Shinjuku. The official website, virtuafighter.jp has also been updated with new character portraits. This is a first time look, in high detail, how visually changed some of the characters are!

Follow the Location Test Discussion inside the forums. Once again our man on the inside, Reno, has come back with first hand impressions:

I just got back from FOUR HOURS of VF5. Hoooly crap, this game BLOWS AWAY ANY X360 GAME. My god, it easily surpasses anything else I've seen IMO. DOA4 what? Tekken 5 what? The king has returned, suffice to say.

Read the discussion thread for more!

You can also read Hands On: Virtua Fighter 5 over at ign.com. Of particular interest is some of the photos in the article, one of which showing VF.TV. Looks quite impressive, even if we'll never get to see it outside of Japan!

<font color="red">VFDC EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW >></font> handcam footage (11.1 MB)
Huge thanks to our man on the inside, Reno, and MORE PICS INSIDE!



source: ITmedia

November 2nd, 2005 -- Sega's annual "Private Show" was held today showcasing it's upcoming titles to the press and amusement center operators. Virtua Fighter 5 was among the titles shown, where new screens and information have come to light.


source: ITmedia

From Srider's post we learnt that there'll be more outfit variations available. Here's a small screen showing 3 different Sarahs and 1 extra in silhouette!?


source: Famitsu

More info as it arrives!

At this year's JAMMA show, Sega unveiled the next level of fighting with the announcement of Virtua Fighter 5, running on Sega's new arcade platform, Lindbergh.

In the trailer that was shown at JAMMA, the VF4 cast are briefly introduced within what appears to be the new stage designs. When the trailer seems to be over, two new characters are revealed -- a young girl and a masked man. Only time will tell what fighting styles these new characters will posess, and what changes are in store for the current cast.

Initial impressions from various gaming media sites are very positive, so check them out, and you can also download handcam footage of the VF5 JAMMA trailer.

The character models, stage geometry, textures and lighting effects are the best we've ever seen in a fighter, and that includes the footage we've been shown of other next generation fighting games. -- ign.com

Virtua Fighter 5 should also feature the most impressive crowd to date -- always a graphical point game makers try to improve. In the trailer, dozens of 3D-rendered onlookers littered the background of the ring, showing off the raw power of Lindbergh. -- 1up.com

VFR Team VF3tb vs Team VF4 10on10 Battle

Japan, Sunday,17th July 2005, VFR will host a battle of epic proportions. It's the Old School versus the New School in the VFR Team VF3tb vs Team VF4 10-on-10 Battle!

Who's going to win?

Read on for team lineups and player profiles!

The next Japanese national tournament, Kakutou Shinseiki III, has just been announced. The finals are scheduled to be held on 21st March 2005.

The tournament will be broadcast live on the Internet. The link to watch the broadcast will be made available shortly after the event begins in Japan. The format of the broadcast will be windows media 9 and will ideally require a 500Kbps connection.


<font color="red">Results</font>

1st. Itabashi Zangeif (Shun) New Rank: TenTei (sky emperor)
2nd. KING (Pai)

<font color="red">Official Links</font><ul type="square">[*]Kakutou Shinseiki III
[*]Finals Bracket (English)
[*]Pics and Movies[/list]

<font color="red">RESULTS</font>
Winner: Jin (Kage) (New Title: <font color="yellow">KenOh</font>)
Runner-up: Soutaisho (Kage)

Date: 11 Oct 2004
Time: Finals at 15:00hrs (Tokyo time)
Site: http://am.sega.jp/utop/news/vf4ft_ote4/index.html
Information: http://am.sega.jp/utop/news/vf4ft_ote4/info.html
Finals Bracket: http://am.sega.jp/utop/news/vf4ft_ote4/final_t.html (1st round matchups and profiles)

Otenami Haiken 4 is just around the corner, and it was recently announced that the finals will be broadcast live. The finals will commence on Monday 11th October 2004, at 15:00hrs (Tokyo time) and is scheduled to last for 2.5hrs.

Following the finals will be a 100-man kumite event with special guests:

<ul type="square">[*]Kyasao (former tetsujin)
[*]Bunbun Maru (former tetsujin)
[*]Chibita (winner of Lion character tournament and co-winner of Tokyo 2-on-2 tournament)
[*]Ohsu Akira (winner of Otenami Haiken 2)
[*]Minami Akira (winner of Kakutou Shinseiki II)
[*]Heruru (runner-up of Kakutou Shinseiki II)
[*]Nuki (co-winner of Tokyo 2-on-2 tournament)
[*]Haijin...

Evolution 2004 is a wrap! Thanks to all of you who came out and supported Virtua Fighter at this event. Here are the results from the finals:

1. Itabashi Zangief (Shun Di, Japan)
2. Shou (Sarah, St. Louis, USA)
3. Kurita (Vanessa, Japan)
4. Ryan (Kage, UK)
5. Raoh (Lau, Japan)
5. Adam (Jeffry, NYC, USA)
7. Cappo (Pai, Florida, USA)
7. Maddy (Akira, Ohio, USA)