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    Friday
    Jul232010

    PROTIP: How to be a Better Fighter

    DateFriday, July 23, 2010 at 1:28AM

    Much to the constant aggravation of my girlfriend, I talk A LOT about Street Fighter. Whether it's the state of my mix-up game, how I totally mind-fucked some poor sap online or how planning is going for the next tournament, half the words that spill out of my mouth on a daily basis have something to do with virtual fisticuffs. This endless brain dump of Street Fighter minutia spills over to Twitter where I find not only another outlet to annoy my girlfriend, but spread my love of the game to you as well.

    The one question I get asked most often on Twitter is an obvious, yet at the same time, very odd one: "How do I get better at Street Fighter IV?" Obvious, because who doesn't want to improve their game, and odd because, while I consider myself a great player, I also think of myself as average compared to the company I keep. There is no answer to that age old question and "Stop sucking" isn't exactly helpful.

    So while I don't have a magic formula to help people out, I can share some tips that have come into play constantly as I've leveled up my play over the past few months.

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    Thursday
    Jul152010

    EVO 2010: Jared in Real Life

    DateThursday, July 15, 2010 at 3:16PM

    "Is this real life?"

    After consuming roughly 8 beers, two shots and a yard-tall margarita, things do begin to seem a bit fuzzy to say the least. The night before EVO 2010, my good friend Haunts of iPlayWinner decided it was a good time to take in all that Vegas has to offer. Apparently, that meant a whirlwind tour of every single bar within a 2 block radius. In San Francisco, that'd be no problem -- just a few, really. In Vegas, it's a few dozen.

    My friend grabs my shoulder and gives me a shake, her eyes wide with genuine anxiety.

    "Jared," she says. "Is this real life? Did shit just get real?"

    My gaze spins about, unable to focus on the beer in my hand. Behind the counter, there's a man on a cell phone calling us a limo to god-knows-where to see god-knows-who do god-knows-what with no clothes on. I turn back to my friend.

    "Yeah. Shit just got real."

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    Monday
    Jun072010

    Fresh T-Shirts Just for EVO 2010

    DateMonday, June 7, 2010 at 4:46PM

    Are you ready for the hype? EVO 2010 is only a month away and I'm already feeling all swirly in my stomach just thinking about boarding that flight to Vegas. It's not even all about Street Fighter! It's Melty Blood, it's Jackie Chan, it's all-you-can-eat seafood buffets and being able to smoke indoors, and I don't even smoke! EVO is my favorite weekend of the year (suck it Memorial Day!) and to celebrate, I whipped up two t-shirt designs for those who enjoy wreckless play and making John Choi feel uncomfortable.

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    Monday
    May172010

    Super NorCal Regionals

    DateMonday, May 17, 2010 at 2:51PM

    You'll have to pardon the dust as just about all my spare time has been dedicated to either gaining employment or working on the stream for Super NorCal Regionals. This includes tons of video production (such as the trailer above), staff management and of course, copious amounts of beer and Street Fighter.

    If you recall, last November, the iPlayWinner crew and myself essentially set the benchmark for fighting game tournament streams with our work at the previous NorCal Regionals. If that was a revolution, Super NorCal Regionals will be much more of an evolution as we've taken a hard look at everything that went right, and wrong with our previous broadcast and doing everything we can do either maximize or eliminate these issues.

    The biggest improvements you'll see as a view will be the visual fidelity as we're now armed with HD capture equipment and the hardware to process it. As for everything else you'll just have to wait until Memorial Day weekend to see.

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    Thursday
    Apr292010

    THAT'S MY PURSE

    DateThursday, April 29, 2010 at 2:03PM

    Just wanted to drop off a quick video that I've been meaning to make since I first laid eyes upon Makoto's Ultra I in Super Street Fighter IV. Production work on the Super NorCal Regionals webcast is full steam ahead so it's the little projects like this that will help keep me sane over the course of May.

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