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A while ago, Sony announced that it acquired the long-running Evolution Championship Series (EVO) alongside a new company called RTS. Just today, we find out what the latter is about: a talent management and brand consulting firm similar to The Philippines' Tier One. And just like Tier One, it's co-founded by a renowned female gamer. In RTS' cas...
The 18th May 2021 patch for Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition has changed up the game's meta for the better. Weak characters get buffs while stronger characters get nerfs. The latest from Japanese tournament fighting group Topanga, which include FAV|Ryusei, Rohto|Tokido, RB|Gachikun, RZR|Fuudo, RB|Bonchan and HG|Moke, have cast their votes for ...
As much as I love fighting games, I do feel that there's a lot of lingo that surrounds the scene that's sure to throw people off and scare newbies away. Heck, even I have issues figuring out what "fuzzy" means in a 1v1 context at times, with a good number of people having trouble explaining it. Luckily, fighting game guy Infil has you and everyo...
So far, it's looking pretty safe to host offline events, which is what tournament organizers & fighting game group Flash Vision are doing. To celebrate the upcoming Ramadan festivities, Flash Vision will be hosting a Malaysia FV Cup 2021 Ramadan Edition for the Malaysian fighting game community. Here are the details: Date: 1st May Venue:...
Another year, another major Street Fighter tournament from Capcom. Thanks to COVID-19, we got an online finals instead of a grand offline tournament. It's better than nothing though, as the top Street Fighter 5 players have duked it out for supremacy to be in the Season Finals. Instead of one major tournament pitting everyone against each other ...
Following the recent news of Twitch discouraging its content creators and streamers from posting violence-inducing content related to the Capitol Hill protests and breach, the livestream platform also made the decision to remove its most-famous emote from its service. We are referring to the PogChamp emote. This is due to statements from the fac...
Finally, after much speculation, Dragon Ball FighterZ's new characters are announced. It's Master Roshi, of course. The OG Dragon Ball sensei is now a playable character in DBFZ, and he'll be out this September. https://twitter.com/BandaiNamcoUS/status/1295072867495759872 There's also a roadmap for the game starting this September, featuring c...
Yoshinori Ono, the man who launched Street Fighter IV with his team and DIMPS, as well as reinvigorated the fighting game scene starting in 2008, is leaving Capcom after 30 years of service. An official post on his Twitter account has confirmed this. He said he will resign his position as Capcom's Street Fighter brand manager by the end of Summer ...
Bad news, fighting game fans in Southeast Asia. The region's premier fighting game tournament for this year is postponed thanks to the offline esports killer known as COVID-19 coronavirus. The tournament will instead come back in 2021. The tournament is renowned for hosting the regional portion of Capcom Pro Tour (Street Fighter V), the Tekken Wor...
Sometimes, you take a supposed joke too far. In rare instances, that joke was told in the worst time possible when a country's political climate gets incredibly dicey. (In)famous fighting game player Ryan Ramirez, better known as Filipino Champ, did not read the proverbial room and, as a result, is now banned indefinitely from all Capcom-owned and...
There's a Twitter joke going around where people are posting two pics and asking "Does this work?". The first picture is usually someone or something, while the second is K-pop sensation Lisa's legs and black shoe-and-shorts ensemble, displayed during her solo performance on 20th April. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je_R3gEtDbw This prompted ...
Review originally published on 10th February. We pushed it to 2nd March as the game will finally be out for the US. Platform: PS4 Genre: 2D anime fighting game with Street Fighter footsies Size isn't everything, but when it comes to fighting game rosters, it's usually quality and quantity. And Granblue Fantasy: Versus' selection, while unique...
Want to find out what fighting games will be featured in this year's EVO fighting game tournament in Las Vegas? If you love 3v3 fighting games, you'll be pleased to know that the one true king, Marvel vs Capcom 2, is back. Dragon Ball FighterZ is also in it if you want an alternative. The other fighting games include: Street Fighter V: Champion...
The folks at EVO Japan 2020 just revealed its prize payout chart and it clearly showcases which fighting game its organizers, publishers, and sponsors are solely focused on. So to recap, these are the 1st place prizes for the respective games. Street Fighter V: US$9,000. Tekken 7: US$9,000. BlazBlue- Cross Tag Battle: $4,500. Samurai Shodow...
SNK has just dropped another DLC character trailer for Samurai Shodown (2019). This time they're bringing back someone who's been known to switch between several different weapons. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKrYUMnof2Y&w=560&h=315] Wan-Fu is coming back to Samurai Shodown. His DLC will be released on 18 December 2019 and he...
Like we've said countless times, organizing a large-scale event is a lot of hard work, be it a tournament or a game expo. Having said that, most organizers would have their events and setups down to a science, especially if it's something as renowned as the premier event for your beloved fighting game franchise. And if said game is as divisive as S...
It’s that time of year again. After what has been arguably the most competitive season of the Capcom Pro Tour so far, the top 32 Street Fighter V players in the world will be gathering for the Capcom Cup 2019 finals - the culmination of the international esports fighting game circuit that is the Capcom Pro Tour. Given that you have to be on...
We can now finally stop calling Arc System Works' latest project Guilty Gear 2020. Guess what the official title for the game is? Also, here's a new trailer for the game, featuring a ton of lovely graphics, that rockin' soundtrack, and some solid-looking gameplay that is making long-time GG fans complain like how SFIV did with SFV. Oh, and a...
Fans of Street Fighter III; you'll be getting your favourite resurrecting final boss in Street Fighter V. I'm referring to the two-coloured Illuminati leader Gill. Oh, and Street Fighter V will be getting a Champion Edition too because this game is ever-evolving and Capcom needs to make its SFV money and projected profit back. This was all...
When it comes to fighting games, almost no title is as iconic as Street Fighter II. It inspired a turning point in video games history, popularising fighting games and sparked the beginning of an age where arcade games became the craze for people of all ages. [caption id="attachment_43031" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Even Ryu is in the game!...
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