GVO ROUND II – TOKYO EDITION [Gaming News]: New Fighting Game Tournament Hits Twitch & Mixer Tomorrow!

The schedule for GVO‘s second championship has been set! And this time, you’ll be able to watch favorite GHGamers duke it out through a heavy gust of Japanese fighting games over Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Facebook (channels and their respective links will be announced soon). Better, watch us be among the first to competitively stream brand new releases, the Japanese arcade smash Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late [cl-r] and Arc System Works’ next big fighter, Granblue Fantasy: Versus!

Who will take down our inaugural champ the Defiant Bear? Be sure to tune in to GHG’s Videogame Otaku Championship aka Good Vibes Only aka GVO Round II: Tokyo Edition on the scheduled dates we have down below. Dates, participants and card subject to change.


***GVO ROUND II: TOKYO EDITION – Stage Schedule***

(Warm-Up determines who plays first; winner gets 2 points and a first match “bye”)

(M.E. = Main Evento!)

(Every Group will have a bonus round in Street Fighter V: Champion Edition for points)





GROUP 1 ALPHA

Sunday, 2/23/20, 10am-130pm

Warm-up – Koihime Enbu RoyRaiRai
Street Fight Alpha 3
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late [cl-r]
Tekken 7 (DLC Only)

-M.E. – Mortal Kombat 11 (DLC Only)
Bonus Round – SFV: Champion Edition (DLC Only)

Group 1 Competitors:

Dave Beaudrie
@DaveBeaudrie

Dave Beaudrie (Actor/Writer, Wrestling Mark)

All-Time Fighter: Def Jam: Fight For NY
All-Time Fighting Series: Injustice
Current Fighter: Mortal Kombat 11
Current Fighting Series: Mortal Kombat


John Kent

John Kent (Superman’s Dad?, Hardcore Gamer)

All-Time Fighter: Street Fighter II
All-Time Fighting Series: Street Fighter
Current Fighter: Tekken 7
Current Fighting Series: Street Fighter – 30th Anniversary Collection


Travis Moody
@TravMoody

Travis Moody (Geekdom Gamescast Co-Host, Actor/Writer)

All-Time Fighter: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
All-Time Fighting Series: Marvel vs. Capcom
Current Fighter: Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late [cl-r]
Current Fighting Series: Mortal Kombat



GROUP 2 TURBO

Sunday, 2/23/20, 2pm-530pm

Warm-up – Blade Strangers
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Fatal Fury 4
Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core Plus R
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

-M.E. – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (DLC Only)
Bonus Round – SFV: Champion Edition (DLC Only)

Group 2 Competitors:

Alex Helisek (Producer, Just The Funniest MFer)

All-Time Fighter: Virtua Fighter
All-Time Fighting Series: Virtua Fighter
Current Fighter: Killer Instinct
Current Fighting Series: Killer Instinct


“Saint” John Byere @jsfbyers

John Byers (Actor/Warriors Fan)

All-Time Fighter: Super Smash Bros. 64
All-Time Fighting Series: Mortal Kombat
Current Fighter: Killer Instinct 
Current Fighting Series: Mortal Kombat


“Brother” Myke Ladiona
@onemyke

Myke Ladiona (Geekdom Gamescast Co-Host, Producer)

All-Time Fighter: Power Stone
All-Time Fighting Series: Street Fighter
Current Fighter: Injustice 2
Current Fighting Series: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate



GROUP 3rd STRIKE

Sunday, 2/23/20, 6pm-930pm

Warm-up – Kamen Rider: Climax Scramble Zi-0
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
The King of Fighters ’98
Dead Or Alive 6
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

-M.E. – Tekken 7 (DLC Only)
Bonus Round – SFV: Champion Edition (DLC Only)

Group 3 Competitors:

Artez “The Aztec” Bailey
IG @aztecstudiosla

GVO World Champion Artez Bailey (Defiant Bear Daddy, Madden Fiend)

All-Time Fighter: Street Fighter Alpha 3
All-Time Fighting Series: Street Fighter
Current Fighter: Tekken 7
Current Fighting Series: Mortal Kombat


“The” Christian Orozco
@KingKoopaXL

Christian Orozco (Otaku Extraordinaire)

All-Time Fighter: Bloody Roar
All-Time Fighting Series: The King of Fighters
Current Fighter: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Current Fighting Series: Dead Or Alive


Juan Rodriguez

Juan Rodriguez (Judo Fighter/Instructor)

All-Time Fighter: The King of Fighters XIV
All-Time Fighting Series: The King of Fighters
Current Fighter: Dead Or Alive 5
Current Fighting Series: Dead Or Alive



GROUP 4 HYPER

TBD – Saturday or Sunday, 2/29 or 3/1/20, TBD

Warm-up – SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
Dragon Ball FighterZ (DLC Only)
Mortal Kombat 11 (DLC Only)
Samurai Shodown

-M.E. – Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Bonus Round – SFV: Champion Edition (DLC Only)

Group 4 Competitors:

Jacob Clarke (Actor, Filthy Casual)

All-Time Fighter: Mortal Kombat II
All-Time Fighting Series: Mortal Kombat
Current Fighter: Mortal Kombat X
Current Fighting Series: Mortal Kombat


Jason “Evil Preacher” Bud
@PreacherAMC

Jason Bud (IRL Version of Deadpool)

All-Time Fighter: Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
All-Time Fighting Series: Mortal Kombat
Current Fighter: Mortal Kombat 11
Current Fighting Series: Injustice


“Dynast” Dana Keels
IG/Twitter @hatandwand

Dana Keels (Proud New Papa, Trekkie)

All-Time Fighter: Street Fighter II
All-Time Fighting Series: Street Fighter
Current Fighter: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Current Fighting Series: Super Smash Bros.



INTERMISSION CO-OP BETWEEN GROUP SESSIONS (If time permits)

Capcom Belt Collection (Co-op exhibition, Both Days)

Psikyo Shooting Library Vol 1 & 2 (Co-op exhibition, Both Days)



CHARACTER ROSTERS FOR DLC ONLY

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Android 17
Bardock
Broly
Cooler
Goku
Vegeta
Vegito (SSGSS)
Zamasu (Fused)
Broly (DBS)
Gogeta (SSGSS)
Goku (GT)
Janemba
Jiren
Videl (w/ Great Saiyaman)


Tekken 7

Anna Williams
Armor King
Craig Marduk
Ganryu
Geese Howard
Julia Chang
Lei Wulong
Leroy Smith
Negan
Noctis Lucas Caelum
Zafina


Super Smash Bros Ultimate

Banjo-Kazooie
Byleth
Hero
Joker
Piranha Plant
Terry Bogard

New Unlocked Fighters:

Diddy King
Incineroar
King Dedede
Mii Gunner
Pokemon Trainer
Toon Link
Zero Suit Samus


Mortal Kombat 11

Joker
Nightwolf
Shang Tsung
Sindel
Terminator T-800

DC Elseworlds Skins (Player One Only):

Batman Who Laughs Noob Saibot
Darkseid Geras
Harley Quinn Cassie Cage
Katwoman Katana
Killer Kroc Baraka


Street Fighter V: Champion Edition

Blanka
Cody
E. Honda
Falke
G
Gill
Kage
Lucia
Poison
Sagat
Sakura
Seth

See you all on Facebook Live, the Geekdom Gamescast Facebook Group, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and YouTube on February 23rd at 10am for GVO Round II: Tokyo Edition!!!