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Just a quick heads up, GameStop is selling their copies of Dead or Alive 5+ for the PlayStation Vita as they receive them and many have started selling today. Check with your local store to be sure but this is nationwide. For our members from other locations around the world, check with your game shops as there may simply not be a street date at all for the title.

Please note that preorder DLC codes WILL NOT WORK until the PlayStation Store update on 3/19. Preorder DLC is live in the US. Trophies are also not syncing yet, but that may go live before the update. Be patient with those codes and don't become little rage monsters blowing up Team NINJA, Tecmo Koei, or GameStop on social media.

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Actually, DO blow up GameStop on social media. Just not the other two.

Trophy syncing should now be working for everyone. One day until the official release in NA everywhere besides GameStop!

Update: Team NINJA has officially sponsored Final Round 16, and has graciously given $5000 to be distributed across the top 8 qualifiers. So if you want a chance at the money or just want to show your stuff, and have not yet registered, there's only three days left to register for the event. Pre-registration has now closed, but if there are spots open in the brackets then you will be able to register at the door on Thursday morning before the event, with a lack of being seeded.

Shin Blanka said:

I would like to WELCOME TEAM NINJA to the FINAL ROUND family as our latest sponsor. I would like to personally thank Tom Lee for spearheading this effort for the DOA5 community as TEAM NINJA will be donating $5000 towards the top 8 qualifiers at FR16! There's more exciting news coming for the hypest tournament in the MILKY WAY!!!! there's only 3 days until online registration is closed! Goto...

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Some incredibly formidable competitors absolutely tore up Winter Brawl 7 this past weekend in Philadelphia, PA, with a few high profile upsets and a first win in a major for our Winter Brawl champion SweetRevenge. At the moment, the best way to check out the matches is to sift through the TwitchTV FreeStepDodge and Team Sp00ky accounts (main tournament and final four, respectively) but when we have direct links we'll update this post. For now, stop on by SweetRevenge's profile here on FSD and blow him up with congratulatory messages; while you're on that you may as well also give props to the rest of the top four: XCalibur BladeZ, Mamba, and Rikuto.

Everyone put on a top-notch showing and the matches were pretty interesting to watch almost from the get-go. Check out the full results below

1. Sweet Revenge
2...

GVN Winter Brawl will be starting tomorrow, and many of the attendees are currently en route to the event. Games will be had, food will be eaten, drinks - many drinks - will be consumed, and fun will be had. Big E Gaming has released the following schedule for the weekend's event.

Now, I will be on site attempting my best at streaming any Dead or Alive 5 matches on the Free Step Dodge Twitch.TV account. Internet will be limited so please bear with me. The top 4 are scheduled for Sunday on Team Sp00ky's stream.

http://bigegaming.com/winter-brawl-7-pools-schedule-and-stream/

WB7 ONSITE REGISTRATION, GAME & STREAM SCHEDULE!

SATURDAY -

Registration:

8AM to 12PM: (FRONT DESK) Onsite registration for AE2012, MK9, P4U and UMVC3 singles
8AM to 11AM: (FRONT DESK) Registration for AE2012 and UMVC3 3v3 teams
10AM to 12PM: (FRONT DESK) Registration for DOA5 teams
1PM to 3PM: (FRONT DESK) Onsite registration for DOA5...

According to Polygon, Vivek Shah, the CEO of Ziff Davis Media which owns IGN has sent out an announcment discussing a recent shake up in the 1UP, GameSpy, and UGO offices. There have been some editorial layoffs in each of the three sections, but some employees will be moved into the IGN Editorial Staff.

This isn't typically the news that I would put on the front page, but Ziff Davis also comments about the potential future of the IGN Pro League (IPL). Specifically, it looks like they are in discussions to sell off the league, but nothing has been set yet. Dead or Alive 5 was recently announced to be in the IPL game line up. Although there has yet to be an event to showcase the game, no word of IPL being sold or its future has been provided.

Full announcement with IPL section bolded.

Vivek Shah said:

Date: February 21, 2013
Subject: Staff Announcement

Today, we took some...

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The 7th Annual GVN Winter Brawl, one of the long-time Dead or Alive tournament event supporters, will be starting in less than two weeks on February 23. Coming right off the heels of SoCal Regionals and Big E Gaming's North East Championships 13 it's time to see if XCalibur BladeZ can defend his North East crown from EMP Black Mamba.


The event has forgone the Tag 2v2 Pair Play event in favor of doing a Team Battle tournament that the GVN and Big E Gaming events are known for. Teams of two players will play in a team battle Singles setting on Saturday before the Dead or Alive 5 Singles event starts.

In addition, on Sunday there will be the return of the Dead or Alive 5 Tag 1v1 tournament to coincide with the changes made in the 1.03A patch.


However, that's not all of the news for this event: Team NINJA has graciously donated...

Just a quick reminder to everyone on the East Coast or with the means to get there, Winter Brawl VII is going down in just a couple of weeks in Philadelphia, PA! Head over to the event thread here and do not forget to get your pre-registration in to save some cash. Pre-registration is available at this link and is only available until February 16th. After that you're registering at the door and it's a bit more expensive, so why not save the money and get it out of the way?

Following relatively closely on the heels of Winter Brawl, we have Final Round 16 in Atlanta, GA. Taking place March 29-31, pre-registration is open until March 15, after which your only option is emergency registration really early on opening day. Don't you want to get a little extra sleep before you matches? Then get your PayPal account ready and get...

It’s that time again! The DOA Tournament scene is alive rather than dead. Our numbers are growing and they will only continue to grow as long as the community shows up to events whether they are big, small, local, or major. Peep the recap below for tournament results. Click the name of the tournament to be redirected to its respective thread. If you missed the last tournament recap, click this part of the sentence

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Texas Bar Fights Round X

Plano, Texas

December 8th, 2012

DOA was included in the lineup of fighting games at The Franchise Grill & Sports Bar. Fitting that this tournament was held at a sports bar because this IS e-sports after all

Final Results

1st - MASTER

2nd - Sweet Revenge

3rd - DRS MCZNashfan

4th - Dareaper214...

Team NINJA has revealed the release dates for the long awaited version 1.03 patch for Dead Or Alive 5. Players on the PlayStation 3 will be able to get the patch next tuesdays on January 22, 2013. Meanwhile, those on the XBox 360 will have to wait another week, with their patch dropping the following tuesday, January 29, 2013.

In addition to this, Team NINJA has released the complete patch notes for v 1.03.

System Changes

Changes apply to both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions except where specified.

• Added new stage: Zack Island. After installing Ver.1.03, players can download the free Zack Island stage, which will appear in the Stage Select menu.
• Added the ability to upload screenshots to Facebook from Album mode.
• Added the ability to upload video replays to Facebook...

So the EVO 2013 lineup was announced just moments ago on Wakeup SRK, and it's the largest EVO roster in years. Dead or Alive 5, unfortunately, is not on the main roster. This is due in no small part to a lack of consistent offline support in comparison to other games. We've been on the upswing, especially after the solid showing at NEC, however we have a lot of building to do yet. This is something that we're still working hard on changing, but this is currently our reality.

Now, the title says we still have a shot, and we do, but that catch is really going to put us in a put up or shut up position like never before! The Player's Choice slot, EVO 2013's eighth title, goes to the community and game that donates the most money to a chosen...

Once again, it's that time of year where everyone is going out of their way to make resolutions for the year ahead. For the DOA community, especially those who are just stepping up and getting into the game competitively for the first time, here's one resolution that you should make in 2013 - attend tournaments.

BlackShinobi from the Shoryuken.com forums has made a rather in-depth post on "why you should attend tournaments." He specifically goes over two major points that are bound to be on every newer players mind when it comes to these events.

How to know if you are good enough to attend a tournament
If you are a fan of fighting games, then congratulations, you have just passed the skill test to attend a tournament. Don’t worry, if you hate fighting games you have still passed the skill test to attend a tournament. Let’s be realistic here: your chances of...

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While a solid roll out date still hasn't been nailed down for the next upcoming Dead or Alive 5 patch, director Yohei Shimbori was kind enough to share a few tweets on some additional features that we'll see, noting that the next patch will be a major update.

One of the cool additions Shimbori mentioned is that we'll be seeing the popular demand to save replays of lobby matches, along with the ability to now kick unwanted players from your lobby as well.

Here are the additional patch details from Shimbori:

[D-YS] I was able to check some stuff about the next patch this week, so I'll tweet a little bit about it.

[D-YS] First off, you will now be able to save replays of lobby matches.

[D-YS] A lot of people were asking for that feature, so we worked hard to put it in.

[D-YS] Also, the host of a lobby...

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This is the main interface that leads to all the 12 tutorials.
It is a work in progress so please check back on the main menu from time to time

This thread will be updated whenever a new video is released.

THE DEAD OR ALIVE 5 TUTORIAL - 12 - TAG MODE (Feat. Emperor Cow)

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THE DEAD OR ALIVE 5 TUTORIAL - 12 - TAG MODE (Feat. Emperor Cow)

Part 12 of the 12 part tutorial series for DOA5.
Featuring commentary by myself "Emperor Cow".

This video is meant to explain the ins and outs of Tag Mode and highlight the main differences that set it apart from Solo mode. It also explains some features that are unique to tag mode such as Tag Canceling.

The following topics are covered:
- Overview 0:35
- Tag Inputs 2:08
- Tag Canceling 4:52
- Tag Air-Juggles 5:50 ...

The tournament scene for Dead or Alive has resurfaced since the September 25th release of DOA5. There have been quite a few tournaments that have happened all over the world since the launch of the game. Whether it takes place online, in the UK, Asia, or North America, they are happening almost weekly in some part of the world. Below is a quick results recap of some of the tournaments that have already took place. Click the name of the tournament to be taken to their respective tournament thread.

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DOA World Series 1

Online

October 6th, 2012

FSD community member Daman077c was the first to organize an online DOA5 tournament for the community that took place a week after the game was released. 44 competitors, divided into 4 groups of 11, fought each other in round robin format...

I linked the full video of DOA5 top 4 below. I already contacted sp00ky to send me the video, when I receive it I will cut and edit it to post it in the FSD media library. Results and battle log bottom of post, SPOILERS!!

NEC13 DOA5 Top 4 Video

http://www.twitch.tv/teamsp00ky/b/344843674

NEC13 DOA5 Pool Play
http://www.twitch.tv/freestepdodge (Pool A - D, Top 8)
http://www.twitch.tv/8wayrun (Pool A)

NEC13 DOA5 Top 4 Results

1. XCaliber Bladez (Helena, Alpha-152)
2. Shade Swifteye (Kasumi)
3. RM|SawnikFawx (Christie, Alpha-152)
4. EMP|Black Mamba (Helena)

NEC13 DOA5 Top 4 Battle Log

Losers Semi-Finals:
RM|SawnikFawx...

A few short moments ago, director Yohei Shimbori tweeted a flurry of tweets with info on the next upcoming patch for Dead or Alive 5, shedding light on what we can expect.

He offers up some exciting details on what we can look forward to, but did not confirm an exact date as to when the next patch will be rolling out. Nonetheless, some pretty nifty stuff awaits.

Here are the patch details that Shimbori noted:

-[D-YS] I've finally had a chance to check out a few of the tweaks, so here are a few bits of info about the next patch.

-[D-YS] First, it looks like we can clear up the huge lag that happened on some stages for online fights.

-[D-YS] Now you should be able to fight without worrying about what stage you're on.

-[D-YS] Next, you'll be able to view opponent information before the start of a ranked match.

-[D-YS] You'll see their name, connection speed, grade, etc. all before you actually accept the...

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Join us this upcoming Saturday, December 1st, 2012 to either participate or spectate for this event. The Bay Area city of San Jose, California will be hosting its first ever Dead or Alive 5 tournament. Double elimination format as always.

Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 are also included in the tournament lineup for the event.

There will be a 32 player max cap for each tournament. First come, first serve. Participants will also be receiving a few goodies courtesy of the sponsors while supplies last.

For more details check out the tournament post at http://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/dec-1-2012-best-of-the-battle-san-jose-ca.1802/

The Dead or Alive 5 upcoming Japanese Tournament just held some qualifiers in the country of Korea. Watching the grand finals you can get a very different look of a match from what you may be accustomed to for online matches or even early rounds of offline tournaments. If you watch carefully you can actually feel the tension between both players as spacing and each attack really feels like it matters. Definitely a fun grand finals to watch, and look(!) no Jann Lee or Ayane!


I wish I could see more international play. Perhaps that may come true now that Dead or Alive 5 has been picked up by the IGN Pro League. Best of luck to "TestTeam" in the Japanese Tournament.

It's no secret that the Dead or Alive 5 frame data display is inaccurate to actually comprehending the disadvantage of an attack and what attacks exactly can punish an attack.

Forwardownforward has put up a video tutorial showing many of the inaccuracies with the frame counter. The tutorial says an easy way to calculate this is to add 2 frames to the start up counter in the Move Details window. For example, in order to punish a -11 attack, you would need to do an attack that is no slower than 9 frames according to the Move Details display. That means that only Kasumi, Christie, and Eliot can punish a -11 attack with a guaranteed attack.

The video does not go over throw punishment, which differs in that you have to add 1 frame to the throw startup: A 4 frame throw actually will punish anything -5 frames or more.

Forwardownforward does not go into why these two frames are necessary, and I can understand that but here's the reason: (1) The game delays any string starting attack by...

GameStop's Black Friday deals have been released to the public listing various games to pick up on the "cheap". Depending on the product or the title you can see the deal last for one or more days of the weekend. Below is the full list but apparently Dead or Alive 5 will be on sale for $29.99. So if you haven't scored your copy, or are looking for additional copies for tournaments, Black Friday is your chance.

(Friday Only) - XBOX 360 250GB Holiday System Bundle with 3 Free Games (Skyrim, Forza 4 and Call of Duty Blacks Ops 2) - $249.99
(Friday Only) - PlayStation 3 250GB System with 5 Free Games (Infamous, Infamous 2, Infamous Festival of Blood, Uncharted Drake's Fortune, and Uncharted 2 Among Thieves) - $199.97
(Friday Only) - PS Vita White Assassin's Creed III Liberation System Bundle - $199.99
(Friday Only) - XBOX 360 3 Month Gold Membership - $12.49
(Friday Only) - Turtle...

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I'm sure all of you have heard by now, but some may not.

Yohei Shimbori recently tweeted that the team is looking to the fanbase to see what they would like to have patched in Dead or Alive 5. The following is the official translation tweets from Ninja Gaijin.

[D-YS] As I mentioned last week, I'd like to explain the direction for balancing things moving forward. Please keep in mind that we're still considering what exactly to update, but this should give you an idea how we're thinking.

Direction 1: As a rule, we are not going to do anything that makes all of your practice up to now pointless.We will only tweak things we feel are absolutely necessary.

Direction 2: We will balance aspects we feel are not fair. Moves that are way too strong or which have strange motion, etc. Bug fixes are included in this consideration.

Direction 3: We will not change the concept and...

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