Official Hitbox sticks are not banned from were tournaments and were officially allowed at Evo this year. The merits of using this versus a regular fight stick is more a matter of opinion in my book. I view the hitbox the same as I view pad players, if this is what you train on you can compete at a high level using it.
This article is a good point for a discussion. I just wish the the editor had put more into explaining her viewpoint because her post just sounds more like flamebait more than an analytical response in its current form. I think the guys over iplaywinner sum it up best with their response this article.

[iplaywinner.com]

As a competitive gamer and regular sports fan I can say that Pro Gaming on American TV thus far have been mostly programs that focus more on building fake drama and showing action montages rather than displaying the depth and complexity of the competition at hand. They treat the competition like a clip from a top 10 reel rather than like a live event between competitors.
Here are my recommendations

Must Own:
Soul Calibur
Jet Grind Radio
Chu Chu Rocket
Power Stone (1 and/or 2)
Typing of the Dead

Highly Recommended:
Shenmue II (Euro Import Version)
Alien Front Online
Marvel vs Capcom II
Crazy Taxi
OutTrigger

Recommended but available on other consoles:
Rez
Virtual On: Oratario Tangram
Skies of Arcadia
Ikaruga
Street Fighter III: Third Strike
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Wow Diddy is super late on the use of Swag. That's like naming yourself Autotune.
That is like saying I'm a real pianist, I know how to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
[www.youtube.com]

I absolutely loved Nolan North as Deadpool in Marvel vs Capcom 3. I didn't even realize it was him at first. This among many performances is why Giant Bomb is able to have an award for role dedicated to best character voiced by Nolan North every year.
The Marvel vs Capcom 3 strategy guide is the only one I've ever seen worth buying. That book is like the Bible for competitive play since it has all that frame data. It's too bad the same couldn't be done for MK.
Glad to see this made Kotaku. It's stories like this I wish the mainstream press would pay attention to when it comes to games instead of all the bad apples.
Wow Space Harrier makes for a great boot up song.
So basically they now realized they should have just made Homefront a movie instead of a video game and abandoned the red dawn reboot altogether. The concept behind is kind of plausible when they explain the alternate history and NK's rise to power.
I need to open a bar and just let people trip out while watching and playing this game. I'm still not sold on kinect controls for this, but I'll reserve final judgement for when people try the game out in a non-event environment. If the kinect sucks I'll just get the controller version.
This is a stroke of adorable genius. I think someone is going to attempt to do this ion art styles now too.
They are better than most of the recent Olympic mascots. At least these are based on real animals and not some weird composite creature.
I'm playing Marvel vs Capcom 3 all weekend. My local gaming store got it early.
Why did I think of this when I saw the Pearl Necklace. The Boondocks has a funny way of predicting the future.

[video.adultswim.com]
I guess Cyber Ninja is now a defined character category like Bald Space Marine
The first thing I thought of after Bayonetta is PN03 when seeing this. Another Platinum esque game.
@foxh8er: I'm not really opposed to some kids playing M rated games, Halo for instance is T game in my mind. I just found it interesting that little tidbit was ignored in the report.
The one thing missing from the story is whether or not the kid actually cheated. I doubt he did but that is the linchpin of their case against Microsoft.

Also one thing I noticed, why is Mom letting an 11 year old play M rated games like 50 Cent Bllod in the Sand and Mercenaries 2.
It's a good book. People always give me a funny look when they first see it, but when I have them finally have them read it they all tell me it was absolutely fascinating.
The Gamer's Guide
More Stories…