One last reminder from the G4 Alertness to Current Events Department, the EVO Championship Series World Finals are wrapping up today in Las Vegas. Check out the livestream of play all day, which will showcase the final rounds of all games being featured in the tournament, including the Super Street Figher IV showcase, wihch is being covered by our very own Adam Sessler! Here's when all finals take place (times are Pacific Daylight Time):

Sunday, July 11th

• 10AM - 12PM: Melty Blood, Actress Again Tourney Finals
• 12PM - 2PM: Marvel vs. Capcom 2<span class="tooltip-content"> <span class='tooltip-tab-container'> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper active' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab xbox-360'></span></span> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab PS3'></span></span> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab PC'></span></span> </span> <span class='tooltip-active tooltip2 xbox-360'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61912/marvel-vs-capcom-2/index/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2">Marvel vs. Capcom 2</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61912/marvel-vs-capcom-2/news/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2 news">News</a></h6> (4)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61912/marvel-vs-capcom-2/previews/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2 news">Previews</a></h6> (2)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61912/marvel-vs-capcom-2/review/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2 review">Review</a></h6></li> </ul></span><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61912/marvel-vs-capcom-2/videos/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2 videos">Videos</a></h6> (26)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61912/marvel-vs-capcom-2/screenshots-and-images/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2 screenshots &amp; images">Screenshots</a></h6> (38)</li> <li><h6>Cheats and Walkthroughs</h6></li> </ul> </span><div style='clear:both;'></div></span> <span class='tooltip2 PS3'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/61911/marvel-vs-capcom-2/index/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2">Marvel vs. Capcom 2</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/61911/marvel-vs-capcom-2/news/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2 news">News</a></h6> (4)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/61911/marvel-vs-capcom-2/previews/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2 news">Previews</a></h6> (2)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/61911/marvel-vs-capcom-2/review/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2 review">Review</a></h6></li> </ul></span><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/61911/marvel-vs-capcom-2/videos/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2 videos">Videos</a></h6> (25)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/61911/marvel-vs-capcom-2/screenshots-and-images/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2 screenshots &amp; images">Screenshots</a></h6> (38)</li> <li><h6>Cheats and Walkthroughs</h6></li> </ul> </span><div style='clear:both;'></div></span> <span class='tooltip2 PC'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/53104/marvel-vs-capcom-2-new-age-of-heroes/index/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2%3a+New+Age+of+Heroes">Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/53104/marvel-vs-capcom-2-new-age-of-heroes/news/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2%3a+New+Age+of+Heroes news">News</a></h6> (3)</li> <li><h6>Previews</h6></li> <li><h6>Review</h6></li> </ul></span><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/53104/marvel-vs-capcom-2-new-age-of-heroes/videos/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2%3a+New+Age+of+Heroes videos">Videos</a></h6> (1)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/53104/marvel-vs-capcom-2-new-age-of-heroes/screenshots-and-images/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+2%3a+New+Age+of+Heroes screenshots &amp; images">Screenshots</a></h6> (7)</li> <li><h6>Cheats and Walkthroughs</h6></li> </ul> </span><div style='clear:both;'></div></span> </span><div class="arrow"></div> Tourney Finals
• 2PM - 4PM: Tatsunoko vs. Capcom<span class="tooltip-content"> <span class='tooltip-tab-container'> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper active' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab Wii'></span></span> </span> <span class='tooltip-active tooltip2 Wii'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/wii/62262/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-ultimate-all-stars/index/" title="Tatsunoko+vs.+Capcom%3a+Ultimate+All+Stars">Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/wii/62262/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-ultimate-all-stars/news/" title="Tatsunoko+vs.+Capcom%3a+Ultimate+All+Stars news">News</a></h6> (4)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/wii/62262/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-ultimate-all-stars/previews/" title="Tatsunoko+vs.+Capcom%3a+Ultimate+All+Stars news">Previews</a></h6> (7)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/wii/62262/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-ultimate-all-stars/review/" title="Tatsunoko+vs.+Capcom%3a+Ultimate+All+Stars review">Review</a></h6></li> </ul></span><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/wii/62262/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-ultimate-all-stars/videos/" title="Tatsunoko+vs.+Capcom%3a+Ultimate+All+Stars videos">Videos</a></h6> (25)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/wii/62262/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-ultimate-all-stars/screenshots-and-images/" title="Tatsunoko+vs.+Capcom%3a+Ultimate+All+Stars screenshots &amp; images">Screenshots</a></h6> (66)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/wii/62262/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-ultimate-all-stars/cheats/" title="Tatsunoko+vs.+Capcom%3a+Ultimate+All+Stars cheats &amp; walkthroughs">Cheats and Walkthroughs</a></h6> (13)</li> </ul> </span><div style='clear:both;'></div></span> </span><div class="arrow"></div> Tourney Finals
• 4PM - 4:30PM: SSFIV Women's Invitational Finals
• 4:30PM - 6:00PM: Street Fighter II HD Remix Tourney Finals
• 6PM - 8PM: Tekken 6 Tourney Finals
• 8PM - 9PM: Marvel vs. Capcom 3<span class="tooltip-content"> <span class='tooltip-tab-container'> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper active' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab xbox-360'></span></span> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab PS3'></span></span> </span> <span class='tooltip-active tooltip2 xbox-360'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/63563/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/index/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+3%3a+Fate+of+Two+Worlds">Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/63563/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/news/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+3%3a+Fate+of+Two+Worlds news">News</a></h6> (4)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/63563/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/previews/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+3%3a+Fate+of+Two+Worlds news">Previews</a></h6> (6)</li> <li><h6>Review</h6></li> </ul></span><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/63563/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/videos/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+3%3a+Fate+of+Two+Worlds videos">Videos</a></h6> (12)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/63563/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/screenshots-and-images/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+3%3a+Fate+of+Two+Worlds screenshots &amp; images">Screenshots</a></h6> (11)</li> <li><h6>Cheats and Walkthroughs</h6></li> </ul> </span><div style='clear:both;'></div></span> <span class='tooltip2 PS3'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/63699/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/index/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+3%3a+Fate+of+Two+Worlds">Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/63699/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/news/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+3%3a+Fate+of+Two+Worlds news">News</a></h6> (4)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/63699/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/previews/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+3%3a+Fate+of+Two+Worlds news">Previews</a></h6> (6)</li> <li><h6>Review</h6></li> </ul></span><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/63699/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/videos/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+3%3a+Fate+of+Two+Worlds videos">Videos</a></h6> (12)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/63699/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/screenshots-and-images/" title="Marvel+vs.+Capcom+3%3a+Fate+of+Two+Worlds screenshots &amp; images">Screenshots</a></h6> (11)</li> <li><h6>Cheats and Walkthroughs</h6></li> </ul> </span><div style='clear:both;'></div></span> </span><div class="arrow"></div> Exhibition
• 9PM - 11PM: SSFIV Tourney Finals

Another update from the G4 Alertness to Current Events Department, the EVO Championship Series World Finals are currently in progress, live in Las Vegas. Check out the livestream of play today, which features Tekken 6 bracket play and semi-finals, and then concludes with the Super Street Fighter IV semi-final bracket. Coverage concludes tomorrow with the finals for all games. Here's the entire schedule (times are Pacific Daylight Time):

Saturday, July 10th

• 9AM - 1PM: Tekken 6 Pool Play
• 1PM - 3PM: Tekken 6 Semi-Final Bracket
• 3PM - 9PM: Super Street Fighter IV Semi-Final Bracket

Sunday, July 11th

• 10AM - 12PM: Melty Blood, Actress Again Tourney Finals
• 12PM - 2PM: Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Tourney Finals
• 2PM - 4PM: Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Tourney Finals
• 4PM - 4:30PM: SSFIV Women's Invitational Finals
• 4:30PM - 6:00PM: Street Fighter II HD Remix Tourney Finals
• 6PM - 8PM: Tekken 6 Tourney Finals
• 8PM - 9PM: Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Exhibition
• 9PM - 11PM: SSFIV Tourney Finals

Producer Andy Pan celebrates the 25th anniversary of Rush 'N Attack with the release of this sequel, which features an in-depth combat system based on a Russian martial arts for the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.

Play MMA without hurting yourself with Supremacy MMA. Daryl Pitts tells us about the gameplay, the seedier underground of MMA fighting, and different modes.

Russ Brown from Trion Worlds explains the world of Telara, the setting for their upcoming PC MMO Rift: Planes of Telara.

Party games. So hot right now. But honestly, these are usually better when a beloved gaming character is involved. Pac-Man Party producer Robert Johnson explains how everybody's favorite yellow circle enhances the fun in their upcoming Wii game.

Just a friendly reminder from the G4 Alertness to Current Events Department, the EVO Championship Series World Finals are currently in progress, live in Las Vegas. Check out the livestream of play this afternoon, which features all the Super Street Fighter IV round play you can handle. Coverage goes all the way to midnight tonight, and resumes tomorrow. Here's how the weekend schedule shakes down:

Saturday, July 10th

• 9AM - 1PM: Tekken 6 Pool Play
• 1PM - 3PM: Tekken 6 Semi-Final Bracket
• 3PM - 9PM: Super Street Fighter IV Semi-Final Bracket

Sunday, July 11th

• 10AM - 12PM: Melty Blood, Actress Again Tourney Finals
• 12PM - 2PM: Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Tourney Finals
• 2PM - 4PM: Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Tourney Finals
• 4PM - 4:30PM: SSFIV Women's Invitational Finals
• 4:30PM - 6:00PM: Street Fighter II HD Remix Tourney Finals
• 6PM - 8PM: Tekken 6 Tourney Finals
• 8PM - 9PM: Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Exhibition
• 9PM - 11PM: SSFIV Tourney Finals

Producer Yoshinori Yamagishi introduces his latest game, MindJack, where two heroes must fight against an evil corporation. Find out how the single player campaign is merged seamlessly with online multiplayer mode to create a unique gaming experience.

Bear Grylls, star of Man vs. Wild, tells us about the game based on the show, and what it's like to watch yourself get killed repeatedly by gamers on the E3 2010 show floor.

Did you know that in the times of the Holy Roman Empire, as presided over by Charles V of Spain, the Netherlands was under Spanish rule? It wasn’t until 1581 that the seventeen provinces of the Netherlands region declared their independence under the Act of Abjuration, and then it wasn’t until 1648 when King Philip IV officially acknowledged it. What does this all mean?

It’s time to predict the World Cup Final.

Just like we did with the Super Bowl of American Throwball earlier this year, we’re referring to our Predictive Sciences and Intermediate Astrology (Fifth Ed.) textbooks in an effort to choose the winner of Sunday’s big game of NED vs. ESP. Soccer/Football/Himalayan Horseshoes is a complex sport, and many factors need to be seriously considered: tactical formations, first touch ability, stamina, maths, the attractive qualities of players’ significant others, and of course, cheese.

The winner of each category receives one point, and the final score will be converted to a result that can realistically happen in a soccer game.

Let’s begin.

(Entries by Andrew Pfister and Sterling McGarvey)

1. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

The first task is to see which country is superior on the field. For that, we’ll use EA’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa game. But instead of wussing out and simulating it, Andrew and Sterling played out the game in real-time, which ended up being about 17 minutes.

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As someone who has been writing video game reviews for the last 10 years, I've always wondered the effect my (and my colleagues') words have had on the readers. A new study from the EEDAR group (Electronic Entertainment Research and Design) this week confirms that reviews do actually have an effect on opinions...but it's not our self-validation that's important here. What matters is that you guys spread the word about whether a game is good or bad. We brought in EEDAR President & COO Geoffrey Zatkin to explain the results of the study, why reviewer trust is important, and whether or not a game should have a playable demo.

Other subjects for Feedback study:

• The May NPDs came out last week, and while everything was more or less down, Red Dead Redemption was up in a big way.
• Is the end of summer the secret sweet spot for a potential sleeper hit? Batman: Arkham Asylum and Borderlands would argue that it might be...
• Xbox Live's Stephen Tolouse recently said that hardcore gamers have more or less been wrong for the last decade of gaming. Does that mean Kinect is going to be a success? And if so, is it up to Dance Central to convince the rest of us?

Feedback: Disqualifying ourselves from scientific research since 2009. Next week, Crackdown 2.

The AUDIO MP3 of this episode of FEEDBACK is available here: Right-click and Save.

This week, we'll be joined in the studio by a special guest to be named later and the topic will be game reviews. We're looking for your questions and thoughts concerning what you look for in game reviews, and whether or not you find them useful in your purchasing decisions. Fire away in the comments below!

What is the new Ninja Theory co-op action game all about? We chatted with their Chief Creative Ninja, Tameem Antoniades, about his upcoming Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.

Jonathan Durr, Game Designer at THQ, talks about the new physics in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011, the damage you can deal to your opponents, and some of the new community-based features in the game.

Marcella Churchill, Senior Brand Manager at SEGA, tells us about Sonic Free Riders, a Kinect launch title that has players riding in different races with characters from the Sonic universe.