Fighting Games
Our very own@x5_Baxterwill competing in this years BAM 8. The games he will be competing in are: Mortal Kombat X, Street Fighter V and Gear Xrd. View event.
Our very own Sam "The Ham"Baxter has recently appeared on one of Australia's online web series calledLevel UP XL hosted by GooGie GaminG. In this episode they discuss everything that is fighting games, Battle Arena Melbourne 8 (BAM8), How to prepare for a tournament, what things you should be focusing on at tournament, how to manage your mindset during tournament matches as well as juggling multip... Read article.
Our very own fighting game master, Baxter, recently attended OHN13 over in Sydney. Baxter competed in UMVC3, King of Fighters as well as the most recent installment of Mortal Kombat. Read for yourself what he had to say about the classic Sydney event! Back at the airport now, after another amazing FGC event! OHN13 was just insane! With the crazy comebacks in Marvel, MKX and Tekken, the rivalry bet... Read article.
After his second place finish at BAM7 in MKX, Baxter qualified for the Fatal 4 at SEAM in June. He lost to Timothy Dan Cruz in winners but brought it back in losers against M.O.G Rchusan only to be up against Timothy again resulting in a 3rd place finish. You can find the VOD here of the whole Fatal 4 as well as a bracket link below. The bracket is located here:http://gamestartasia.challonge.com/... Read article.
Coming up soon for our fighting game beast Baxter is the South East Asia Major. Held in Bangkok, Thailand over three days from 19th-21st June, the event boasts titles such as Mortal Kombat X, Ultimate Street Fighter 4 and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3. Baxter will be competing in Mortal Kombat X, having qualified to SEA Major by being the top finishing Australian player in MKX at the Battle Arena Me... Read article.
Alright finally home after a long day at work, and recovering from one of themost successful weekends in relation to gaming for me so far. This passed weekend I attended Couchwarriors event; Battle ArenaMelbourne 7, held at the CQ hotel in Melbourne's CBD. There were closeto 500 entrants for all fighting games held at this great event, whichconsisted of Australia's and New Zealand's finest players... Read article.
#BAM7 here we come! This weekend, x5 Baxter and x5 FithAlucard will attempt to take on the giants at the Battle Arena Melbourne. There will be over $20k in cash and prizes, and many international stars, including Perfect Legend! Baxter has proven himself at Shadowloo Showdown. Its time to do the same at BAM7! Check out the BAM7 trailer below: Read article.
One year ago I attended Battle Arena Melbourne 6. I won both Marvel vs Capcom 3 and King of Fighters 13. A lot of people have been talking about my 'secret character' for BAM this year. All I can say is, I hope you don't like pressing buttons. I also hope you like being in the corner for the whole game:). I think MKX is going to be my hardest game to win. My training partners here in Brisbane can ... Read article.
Alright finally home after one of the best weekends ever. Shadowloo Showdown 6. What an event! So much hype, so much emotion, so many upsets. First and foremost I would like to thank EVERYONE who helped make Shadowloo Showdown 6 the event it was. The staff, the international guests, the home grown players, and last but certainly not least, the crowd/stream monsters. I had some of the most fun I ha... Read article.
HE'S DONE IT! Congratulations x5 Baxter for being the FIRST Australian to win a major game at Shadowloo, taking down EG | K-Brad in the finals of Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3! In the Grand Finals, KBrad took the first set, effectively resetting the counter since Baxter won the Winners Final. Baxter closed out the final and defining set 3-0 to take the crown to a roaring live crowd! Thank you to the... Read article.