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On December 5th in Tokyo, Ikebukuro Sarah, one of the legendary Tetsujins (Ironman) of VF1 and VF2, was honored for his 50th birthday celebration by holding special event featuring a 100-man kumite. It was held at one of the most famous arcades in Japan, Mikado Arcade.

To all our VF'ers in the Southeast United States, the one and only Lisle Wilkerson will be appearing in person at the community-run all-SEGA fan convention, Sonic & SEGA Fan Jam. It will be taking place this Saturday, November 14th, 2015, at Savannah, Georgia.

An article on a First Look at Figma Virtua Fighter Figures was recently published on ToyArk which is worth checking out for any VF collector enthusiast. It has a preview (unpainted) prototypes of two characters - Akira and Sarah - in their original polygonal glory! The images and original source is courtesy of the hobby news site amiami.jp.

In case you didn't know, thanks to the impressive efforts of the Canada VF community, Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown is officially a main game at Canada Cup 2015 this Halloween weekend! Not only will this be a chance to see some of the best of North American VF, there are a few VF legends and all around pros of the FGC who will be entering, including Fuudo, Ryan Hart, Itabashi Zangief, and even the 3rd Strike god himself, MOV(!).

Sometimes words aren't needed. Watch. Enjoy.

Sunday 20 September 2015 sees the 4th round of the VFR Official Seed Trial Match. This VF5FS 5-on-5 team tournament takes place at Game Centre Newton and scheduled to start at 11 AM Tokyo time.

Netherlands-based art dealers Cook & Becker have been churning out museum-grade prints for a while now, with a recent focus on SEGA properties like Streets of Rage, Golden Axe and Jet Set Radio. Today, C&B unveils their tribute to Virtua Fighter 2, illustrated by Gerald Parel.

Hello Virtua Fighter community! I'm EXTREMELY pleased to announce that VF5:FS will be an official part of the game lineup at Cali Crush! We've always been big Virtua Fighter fans and it was our intent from immediately after last year's event to see if we can make this happen.

This is largely possible due to the overwhelming amount of support and response from the VF.com community when we put up our survey. So for that, we thank you.

In case you missed it, the tenth New York Gathering (NYGX) took place last weekend 14-16 August 2015, with players travelling from around the US, Canada and not to mention one crazy Aussie! It was an event-filled weekend full of amazing moments, memories, and of course, some crazy matches! Jump in for links to results, pics, and shout outs!

This past weekend was a significant one for the VF community, and before the dust settles on NYGX I'd like to get a discussion going about everyone's experience with the event. this won't be the last NYG, and your feedback can help us improve future events and the scene as a whole.