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A weekend that was supposed to be full of fun and excitement took a decidedly tragic turn when it was announced that…
A recent Samurai Shodown tournament in Japan was won by a cosplayer dressed as his main character, Ukyo. The player, Shingo “K2" Kito, has also been known to dress as combat butler Hein during King of Fighters XIV events. Must be quite the power-up!
Yesterday evening, the hashtag “#EmbraceDeath” began trending on Twitter, to the alarm of people who had not heard…
Elliot “Ally” Carroza-Oyarce is one of the best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players in the world, but his career came…
It’s been said about a million times before, but one more won’t hurt: Fighting games are hard. Stupid hard. If you…
Samurai Shodown, which arrives for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One tomorrow, is the series’ first original outing in…
Capcom has updated its official Street Fighter V tournament rules to address controllers capable of simultaneous opposite cardinal direction inputs, or SOCDs. This sets a new standard for box style peripherals: the original Hit Box is legal, while the custom “Gafro box” that Daigo helped gain notoriety is not.
In fighting games, appearances can often be deceiving, but one Super Smash Bros. Ultimate matchup is exactly what it…
Nemo and Itabashi Zangief’s storied rivalry got a new chapter last weekend when the former defeated the latter at Fighters Spirit in South Korea. Despite being a pool match, Nemo celebrated his Street Fighter V victory as if he had won the entire event, leaving ItaZan looking dejected.
The most recent Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update addressed a number of concerns in the competitive community, most…
A major Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament was won by a Captain Falcon main for the first time in 14 years. Justin “Wizzrobe” Hallett achieved this feat at last weekend’s Smash ‘n’ Splash 5, supplanting the legendary Joel “Isai” Alvarado’s similar victory from 2005.
Capcom has decided to ban Daigo Umehara’s custom hit box controller from this weekend’s Street Fighter V competition at Combo Breaker after all. Full story here.
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Daigo Umehara is arguably the most popular fighting game player of all time. As such, eyes will always be on him…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has only been out for a few months and its competitive community has already gone through…
Most fighting game tournaments do very little to curate tournament matchups. Sure, the biggest events will do some…