In case you're just joining us, and/or didn't sit down and watch all the big showdowns live, EVO 2012 - the world's biggest fighting game tournament - has just wound up in Las Vegas.

Winners have been crowned across all the major titles at the show, with the final title bout deciding 2012's best Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Version 2012 player. Now that the dust has settled, your winners and champions are:

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Version 2012 - Infiltration
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Filipino Champ (pictured)
Mortal Kombat - KN.EMP|Perfect Legend
King of Fighters XIII - Mad KOF
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown - Fuudo
Street Fighter x Tekken - Infiltration & Laugh
Soul Calibur V - Shining Decopon

I know they're similar, but that's still quite the achievement from Infiltration taking out both SFIV and SFxT.

For the full list of finalists and recaps of how it all went down, check out Shoryuken's coverage.

EVO 2012 [Shoryuken]

New MMO Tera isn't just notable for its lavish visuals, it's also trying something new with its endgame. Those getting to the pointy end of the game can be elected as a member of the "Vanarch", Tera's in-game parliament.

Players are elected to the office, and once there can mess with all kinds of in-game variables like toggling player-vs-player combat and imposing taxes.

A recent change to Tera meant that a Vanarch could be elevated to the position via faction combat. In other words, the game's sides could duke it out and the winning side gets to promote someone to Vanarch.

Which sounds wonderful in theory, but of course once it hit the real world it all falls apart. Factions have begun creating what are essentially dummy groups that do nothing but get killed, creating duplicitous cannon fodder in the name of easy kills, and thus an easy road to power.

See, humanity, this is why your MMOs can't have nice things.

Kill Trading for Vanarch [Tera, via Massively]

Japanese toy company Kotobukiya will be at this week's San Diego Comic-Con, offering attendees first dibs on this new Tekken piece from the company's bishoujo line.

It's Alisa Bosconovich, who as a 1/7 scale figure will be selling at the show for $65. Kotobukiya says there are "only" 1500 of them being made available, so if you're not in San Diego this week, don't sweat it, you'll be able to get one at an online retailer pretty easily.

Given their disastrous performance at the Battle of Endor, it's no surprise that Imperial forces have since opted to equip their Scout Troopers with something a little more reliable.

Sure, wheels might be old news in the Star Wars universe, but the only time I saw a speeder bike pull off aerials like these are about two seconds before they exploded in a ball of fire.

[via TDW]

It seemed like such a good idea! Get two guys who were very funny on a TV show together, get their production company to make a Call of Duty series, star in it themselves. Easy success, easy money.

Or...not. This is an episode of Cocked Hammers, a machinima series starring Arrested Development's elder Bluth brothers, Jason Bateman and Will Arnett.

The trailer looked awful, but I gave it the benefit of the doubt! The full second episode, seen above, shows my charity was all for naught.

Cocked Hammers - Season 1 - Episode 2 [YouTube]

Last week saw the 2012 edition of the Anime Expo, an annual showcase in LA that brings together fans of anime, video games, manga and all kinds of related stuff for four days of panels, merch, socialising and cosplay.

Which brings us neatly to this week's Fancy Pants cosplay gallery.

Photographer Mike Kowalek was there with his camera to take some amazing cosplay pics, which he was kind enough to share with us. You can see some highlights below, but to check out his entire collection, be sure to head to his site's AX 2012 gallery.

WARNING: There are Viewtiful Joe, Porco Rosso, Star Fox and Labyrinth images below that may blow your socks off.

To see the larger pics in all their glory (or so you can save them as wallpaper), right-click on the "expand" icon on the main image above and select "open in new tab".

MTV is putting together a new reality TV series based on people who are living virtual lives. And not doing a very good job of it. While it'll feature people who use fake identities on sites like Facebook and eHarmony, the producers also want to feature gamers.

Given the fact it's on MTV you'd be forgiven for thinking it'll be about making fun of those showcased, but we're promised it'll be a more serious affair (ie, shot in a more documentary style), aimed at helping people who have painted themselves into a virtual corner - by, say, pretending to be someone online lie about their job, pick up a girl, etc - to get out.

If that sounds like you, or you know someone up to their eyeballs in internet lies and think they need help, there's more info on taking part in the show here and here.

A predominantly male audience, hyped up for digital combat...it may seem the unlikeliest of places for a man to propose to his lady friend, but that's exactly what happened during this weekend's EVO festivities in Vegas.

You can see video of the aftermath above. Please, under no circumstances read the chat log to the right, as some of those present appear to the very worst type of scum on the internet.

Congratulations, guys! Also, since it wasn't captured in the actual clip, below you'll find a gif of the moment the ring is produced. And a man in a sombrero is just overcome with all the wonderfulness in the room.

The full name for this product is "Batman - Bruce Wayne DX Sixth Scale Collectible Figure". That's for retailers, though. People like you or I will just know it as "holy crap it's a plastic Christian Bale".

The 12" figure, made by Hong Kong-based Hot Toys (see here for their incredible Avengers range), won't go on sale until December, but if you think a replica Batman is worth $260, you can preorder it now.

Included is everything except the kitchen sink. There's alternate hands, a ton of weapons, two heads (one with mask on, one without) and, coolest of all, two alternate mouths for the Batman head, one kinda pouting, the other in a classic "WHERE IS HE" scowl.

I use "probably" in that headline because, well, Hot Toys seems to be on a bit of a streak with Batman figures at the moment.

This is a teaser trailer for Tiny Wings 2.0, the upcoming sequel to the smash iPhone game. Even if you couldn't give a rat's arse about the original, the clip is still worth a look, because it shows you can successfully advertise an iPhone game without resorting to bottom-shelf GIANT TEXT AND CARTOON STILLS all the time.