Apex 2012: Grand Finals for UMvC3 and SSFIV: AE v.2012 (Video)

Apex 2012 went down from Jan. 6 - 8. Besides the great Super Smash Bros. Melee and Brawl action, the tournament, streamed by Jaxel, was also dubbed as the "Road to Evo 2012." For Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (UMvC3), Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v.2012 (AE v.2012) and Mortal Kombat 9 (MK9) results, click here.

Watch AE v.2012 grand finals after the jump:

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3: MastaCJ interview at Apex 2012 (Video)

Apex 2012 ended on Jan. 8 and by the end of it, the first major Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (UMvC3) champion of 2012 was crowned. MastaCJ bested Noel Brown in the grand finals. See what the champion had to say to the Cyber Sports Network.

Apex 2012 Results: UMvC3, AE v.2012 and MK9

Apex 2012 has come to a close.

The biggest Smash tournament of the year was also being dubbed as the "Road to Evo 2012," because we also saw Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (UMvC3), Mortal Kombat 9 (MK9) and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v.2012 (AE v.2012) action.

Top UMvC3 players such as Chris G, Noel Brown, Masta CJ and others participated. Chris G also participated in the MK9 and AE v.2012 tournaments. He was joined by Dieminion, Arturo "TS Sabin" Sanchez, Sanford Kelly and others in AE v.2012.

See Apex 2012 results below:

Reminder: Apex 2012 live stream starting at 11 a.m. ET on Jan. 6 - 8

The biggest Smash tournament of the year is finally here.

Apex 2012 will come to you from Rutgers University in New Jersey starting tomorrow (Jan. 6) at 11 a.m. ET and ending on Sunday (Jan. 8).

There will be two streams of the event. The Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Melee tournaments will be streamed by Jaxel on 8 Way Run. Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v.2012 (AE v.2012), Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (UMvC3) and Mortal Kombat 9 (MK9) will be streamed by Bifuteki.

For the Apex 2012 schedule and more details, click here.

Watch both streams starting at 11 a.m. ET below:

Two Cents: Super Smash Bros Brawl Community and the Meta Knight ban

The Unity-Ruleset Committee recently announced that they will ban Meta Knight on July, 9 2012 after Apex 2012.

The ban only follows those who use the Unity Ruleset.

The ruling has sort-of caused a split in the community between those who use the Unity Ruleset and those who don’t. One side argues that Meta Knight should not be banned and people should learn to deal with it and learn how to fight him. The other feels like the character is a plague to the community and is not allowing the competition aspect of Brawl to evolve.

Both sides constantly argue back in forth on rules that are constantly being made to change the competitive aspect of this game.

Apex 2012 schedule and details

Apex 2012 will take place Jan. 6 - 8 from Rutgers University in New Jersey.

What is Apex? It's the biggest Smash event of the year. The best Super Smash Bros., Melee and Brawl players from around the world compete to see who is the best Smash player of 2012.

FightVG.com will provide you with the live stream that whole weekend if you can't make it to Rutgers University for the event.

See the full schedule of Apex 2012 after the jump.