Official Announcement Of Blazblue Continuum Shift

Arc System works have officially announced the release date for Blazblue Continuum Shift. Release date for the Arcades in Japan is Nov 20 2009 like the rumored street dates. Announcement linked here.

http://blazblue.jp/topics.html#topics45

Some Observations From The Loke Test

Ok, so we went to the loke test at Osaka Namba Hills Arcade.
There are some small stuff we noticed during the loketest.


People are still trying to figure out how to link Hazama's normals, including after the swing and pulling opponents to him. Maybe they will tweak his normals in the next loke test.

Rachel is more dependant on wind now, but her canon now shoots faster.

Arakune is very dependant on his fever.

The players commented that Tager is now pretty scary.

There's more variety in Noel's strings now.

Othwerwise, every other character pretty much are the same, with some minor things to adapt to.

Looks like major changes might happen only in the next loke test.

Peace out!
Akane

BlazBlue Loketest @ Osaka Namba Hills Arcade

Yes folks, we're in Japan and we went for the loketest in Osaka!


It was fun. There were some changes for players to adapt to but I am sure that is a minor problem. We were lucky to get 2 plays despite the crowd.
I managed to win a Hakumen before losing to a Jin in the first go and won a Noel before losing to a Ragna in the second go.

Kilvear played Carl in the first go and got bullied by said Hakumen. He played Bang later in the second go.

We also managed to meet up with HeartNana!

Yeah, that's him with cheese curry rice. We may have more updates to come, but that's all for now.

Peace out,
Akane

2v2 Tourney Pictures & Results!

A BIG shout out to all participants and major props to Farp for helping out!
And a big thank you to TKA for hosting this tournament! Thank you for making it possible! =)
We had 23 teams! That's a whopping 46 participants! Keep this up and we're not far away from 3v3 now! =)

Here are the pictures and results!


One screen for each machine so that people won't have to climb on chairs to watch the matches. (lol)


Players warming up before the battle.


Our very own Farp, being one of the commentators and the video man.


Players looking intensely at the battles on the screens.


It's getting hot as it nears the semis.


3rd placing match. (They fought so hard that the BB Tourney poster is starting to fall off?)

AND HERE ARE THE WINNERS!

1st Place

Team LitChiChiBoy! Brothers power with Leon (left) and ChiChiBoy (right), 3rd place winner from the second tourney.

2nd Place

Team Boss. With 2 time champion Souhaku (left) and Zio (right), 4th place winner from the first tourney.

3rd Place

Team きもちいい　ですか？ (Kimochii Desu Ka?) with Jaeshi (left), 3rd place winner from the first tourney and Lionel (right).

Here are the standings:
1: LitChiChiBoy (Leon (Litchi) + ChiChiBoy (Ragna))
2: Team Boss (Zio (Hakumen) + Souhaku (v-13))
3: きもちいい　ですか? (Jaeshi (Bang) + Lionel (Rachel))
4: 2nd Hand God (Kuni (Carl) + ZackTee (Rachel))
5: Joke Beans (Pablo (Arakune) + Cheesebunz (Arakune))
5: Blah Blah (GLH (Tager) + Mistwraith (v13))
7: Ragna Fetish (Mono-GTR (Jin) + Barewolf (v-13))
7: Beauty & The Beast (RuckyZOMG (Litchi) + Daichi (Arakune))
9: Depox (Popcorn (Arakune) + Han Sen (Bang))
9: B & P (Neph (Litchi) + Rx (Taokaka))
9: Floor Scrubber (Ice Cube (Jin) + DNeo (Noel))
9: No Dash (Setsuna (Hakumen) + Edz (Tager))
13: Nameless (Brixgrounds (Tager) + Efendi (Bang))
13: 変身 (Akai (v-13) + Enoma (Litchi))
13: Wantan (7Fan (Noel) + Wan (Ragna))
13: Like Clockwork (JayEm (Tager) + Poke (Noel))
17: Orange Julius (Avenged (Taokaka) + Walker (v-13))
17: Big & Small (Farp (Noel) + Taxi (Litchi))
17: Pink Rangers (Thorsten (Jin) + Holy Beergut (v-13))
17: AES DOGS (Hannybal (Litchi) + Marspeople (Ragna))
17: Mizzet (Mizzet (Noel) + Onlooker (Rachel))
17: Great Justice (Glimmerous.FOP (Noel) + Matafleur (Tager))
17: Disconnected (Kyonster (Ragna) + CWX (Tager))



Once again, a big thank you to TKA and all participants in making this tournament a success!
We hope to see you again in the next tourney!

Akane, peace out! ♥

Saturday 26/09/09

It is 2 more days before the tournament and I like to note a few things here.

First, please be punctual. If your partner did not make it, you have to either pair up with a single entry or face team battle alone(if you lose and you are the single entry. you are out).

Second, bring exact change to pay for the registration as I won't be able to give out change it. You can break your bigger notes at the TKA counter if you need to.

Lastly, we will still be accepting people to join at the day itself until 1.30pm which we will need to consolidate the participants and generate the brackets.

With that said, I hope you will enjoy the tournament.

Kilvear Signing Off.

Team Names

To assist with team names I have come up with 20 random team names. For those folks without a team then randomly paired. You be using one of the team names here. So here goes.

Meatbuns Galore!
Wind Powered Swords
Vertically challenged
Cat Dancing under the moonlight
Team Rocket Punch
Team Mash Super
Team slashy
Frozen Prince and the cat?
FUURIIKAZAAAANNN!!
Bread And Butter
Blazblue Uncle
Team Shumups
Carl Jr and Friends
Too slow too power
Kamen Rider Bang Kick!
Team Pew Pew
Team White Executioner
Team Like Clockwork
Team Justice
Team Backdash and turtle like mad

Team Double Jump
Team Underdogs
Team metal blades
Your Yomi is weak
Powered By Guilty Gear
Team Fighting Spirits
Permament Brain Damage
Team one Two Punch
Team Winning with little girls
Team I Love LV
Team Floor Srubber
Crouching Tagar Hidden 6A


I hope I can come up with a few more tomorrow.

Kilvear Signing Off.

Ninja Edit - Added another bunch.

Poster

The poster and prizes. Also I like to address Team names. It is required for all teams to have names (unless you are without a team and are randomly teamed up, I will have random names for all of those teams). If you have difficulty thinking of names, I can list some names of those SBO teams.

- team in VF5R tournament called "Last Boss"
- team in SF4 tournament called "The Boy"
- another team in SF4 called 2D神道 translated as "The way of 2D"

Also for existing teams with names using words describing female chests and religious reference are required to have them change. For former you would want more female players it would be be wise not to give them the wrong impression and for the latter religious reference this would offend certain parties. I will email those teams with names that are not suitable.

I do allow suggestive names that doesn't give itself away. One of it came from Farp for a team name called "Big and Small". You will probably figure out what that means. Anyways do think of name for your team.

Kilvear signing off here.

BlazBlue 2v2 Tournamet - 26th Sept @ TKA Bugis

Hi folks!
It's time for Rebel again, this time at TKA Bugis.
We're going to have a 2v2 team tournament, and it will be on the 26th (Saturday) at 2pm.
Those who haven't registered, drop me an email at akane[at]round1.sg
Just drop me an email with you and your partner's name, nick, email and characters entering.
If you don't have a partner, don't worry. There are people signing up solo and we will partner you with the solo peeps on the day itself.

The format will be double elimination.
If you lose, you'll move on to the loser's bracket for another go but if you lose again in the loser's bracket, you'd be out.

We have yet to get any more information for the fees and prizes yet but once we do, we'll update!

Thanks for the support!

Thank you for the success!

BlazBlue tournament turnout today was a whopping 40!
Thank you for the support! Couldn't have done it without you participants.
We had to blind pick teams as we didn't expect this much love from you guys. =)
Keep this up, and we can have 2v2 matches in the future!
Also, thanks goes to Arcadia Tornado for their support in hosting this event!

Here are the winners!

1st place

Left to right: Souhaku (v-13), RuckyZOMG (Litchi)

2nd place

Left to right: Vx (Ragna), Zer0kage (Hakumen)

3rd place

Left to right: Ice Cube (Jin), ChiChiBoy (Ragna)

Blazblue Tournament this coming Saturday

Just a reminder that the tournament is coming this Saturday. Also I will answer a question I got frequently regarding why there is a registration fee this time around.

The registration fee is for paying to play the game as BlazBlue is set to free play during tournament. Note that the free play is only for the Tournament participants and the staff will be deployed to watch for freeloaders.

For all other tournaments it is usually you pay for your game and its free to register to clarify the difference.

Videos For Community Tournament

You can view them here.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=51D5E5DFBC5CBD96

04 July 09 Blazblue Community Tournament

Here are our winners. ED(Right), Direwolf(Left) and Faylar(Center). Congratulations and thanks for coming to the tournament on such short notice. All the winners went home with a Blazblue Poster.

P.S. Pardon my lousy phone camera.

BlazBlue Tourney Details

Alright peeps, Arcadia has confirmed with me that they will provide us 2 machines and they will be set to event mode.
They said they'll give participants a little present too. Nice, eh? =D
You need not provide your own tokens for the games after paying for the registration fees.
Those who have confirmed with me, please turn up earlier on that day as Arcadia has requested that all of us fill in a registration form. You can also go there anytime on your own before the event day to fill it up. For people who still wish to sign up, you can do so too! Just approach the counter for the forms. =)

Ok here are some things to take note!

Sign ups: Walk-in sign up is also allowed on the date itself. Cut off time will be 2:45pm, where we will start on the set ups and brackets generating.

Time: Tourney will start at 3pm.

Format: 3 point match, double elimination. Best of 5 rounds in a match. If you lose a match, you still have a chance to make a come back from the losers bracket. However, if you lose again in the loser's bracket, you'll be out.

Character switching: You are not allowed to switch characters between matches.

Astral Heat: Astral Finishes are allowed. So Ragna, Rachel and v-13 users are allowed to use it to finish the match if they want to.

Prizes:

1^st prize - $20 worth of Arcadia tokens

2^nd prize - $10 worth of Arcadia tokens

3^rd prize - $5 worth of Arcadia tokens

Good luck to all participants!

Round1 youtube group

Just wanted to let people know that there's a youtube group created for videos of local matches. You can find them here.

Round 1 Youtube Group

Friendly Public Announcement Service =)

Heya peeps!

There will be a BlazBlue E2MAX Launch party at Cineleisure Level 9 on it's release.
(Would appreciate if Artist could confirm the date and time so that I can update.)

So people who have pre-ordered via E2MAX, or people who are interested in getting to know the game, do head over and enjoy yourselves yep? =D

The Wheel of Fate Is Turning!
Rebel 1: Japanese Release on June 25th
Rebel 2: US Release on June 30th

Are you ready for the Rebel?!

BlazBlue Tourney @ Arcadia, Iluma [18/07/2009]

Hey guys!
Arcadia has given a green light to have a tourney at their arcade on the 18th of July. Tentatively, I'll set the time to 3pm for the tournament.
For now, I am sticking to the 3 point match double elimination format as there are 2 machines available.
However, I need to get the number of participants first before I can finalize stuff with Arcadia, regarding set ups, prizes etc etc.

Please show your interest by leaving a comment here, or email me - akane [dot] kiske [at] gmail [com]
Participants who have taken part in the previous tourney, I have also sent you guys an email regarding the tourney. =)
I'm sorry if I left anyone out from the previous tourney. But do join in!

Folks who joined the tournament.

Can all the folks who joined leave me your details with your real name, email address. TKA would like some details of the folks who joined. You can reach me at kilvear AT gmail DOT com.

Thank you.

Tournament Videos are up

You can see it all at my youtube channel here.

http://www.youtube.com/user/kilvear

Full Results Standings

1st Souhaku (v13)
2nd Jaeshi (Bang)
3rd Kiske (v13)
4th Zio (Hakumen)
Top 6 Walker (v13), ED (Ragna)
Top 8 Joel (Ragna), Dying Chipp (Taokaka)
Top 12 Farp (Noel)
Top 16 Jasper (Noel)

Congratulations for the Winners and Like to here Thank TKA for giving the thumbs up for allowing the tournament to be held.

Tourney Results and Thanks!

Thanks for participating and your co-operation to make the whole event smooth running!

Here are the winners for the tourney.



First: Souhaku (Center) v-13
Second: Jaeshi: (Right) Bang
Third: Kiske (Left) v-13

And thanks to Souhaku for decorating our registration announcement with kuso smileys.

Friendly Reminder

For the tournament tomorrow, Please take care of your own belongings. There's been cases of folks losing their belongings in the arcades.

Remember to keep your stuff close to you. Enjoy your game.

BlazBlue Tourney Details & Rules

Details:
Registration: On the spot registration. Participants will be capped at 16 players for this time.
Registration time will start at 5pm and end at 6pm.
Players are required to state the character they are entering with. No changing of characters in between matches.

Fees: $3. Please prepare the exact amount when you register.

Prizes: Prizes will be tokens that are converted from the money collected from the registration fees. Only the top 3 players will get the prizes. Prizes are as follows:
1st: $22 worth of Tokens
2nd: $16 worth of Tokens
3rd: $10 worth of Tokens

Event Mode: As the machines will be set to Event Mode, players are required to prepare their own tokens for the games.

Videos: There will be direct feed recording of matches from the winner's brackets.

Rules:
Brackets: Brackets are randomized. Should there be an empty slot in the registration and the player is slotted to fight with an empty bracket, it's considered a walkover win.

Time Allowance: Players are required to report when they are called, and are given a 5 minutes grace. Else, it will be deemed as a walkover.

Format: 3 point match, Double Elimination. If the player loses a match, he will proceed to the loser's bracket. If the player loses again in the loser's bracket, he's out.

Official Announcement

First BlazBlue Tournament

As some may already heard about it, there will be a BlazBlue tournament coming up soon.

Yes, it is!

Format: 1v1, double elimination.
Registration Fees: $3
Date: 25th April (Saturday)
Time: 4:30pm

Rules:
- Players are allowed to choose any character, including Hakumen and v-13.
- Players must indicate the character they choose to enter the tournament with upon registration.
- Players are not allowed to change characters in between matches.
- The game will be best of 2 rounds.
- If you lose a match, you will proceed to the loser's bracket.
- If you lose again in the loser's bracket, you'd be out.

Till then!