East Coast Throwdown 2 was a major fighting game event hosted in Whippany, NJ and had roughly 300 players in attendance.  Games included: Super Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Melty Blood: Actress Again, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, Marvel vs. Capcom, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, and Tekken 6.

Some of you may know “Zero The Shadow” as a guy who likes to argue a lot on forums (and usually gets banned) or a guy who resulted in flipping his family vehicle over when attempting to use it as a race car on the highway, but yesterday, Upstate’s very own Tony “Zero The Shadow” Filosi put on an impressive performance in Tekken 6 battling against fierce competitors such as Tom Brady, Incognito, Bloodhawk and NYC Fab, securing his spot for 3rd place at this tournament.  This has significant value because Tony should be automatically seeded for Evo this year.

Congratulations to Tony and let the wheels on the bus keep on raping.  You’ve made Upstate proud!