Want to know why you lose in fighting games? Longhaired guru Patrick Miller has a great essay+video combo up on his Tumblr about how each button press in a match-up needs to happen in conjunction with a meaningful understanding of moves and situational awareness.
Things get pretty freaky when you switch up the movesets and animations available to your favorite Street Fighter cha…
Just look at him. Where’s the sportsmanship, bro?
Today, we saw the last Smash Bros. focused Nintendo Direct broadcast. At the end, Smash Bros. designer Masahiro…
Wow. This is pretty incredible.
Tomorrow is the final Nintendo Direct focusing entirely on Smash Bros. You know what that means, right? An avalanche…
Nothing beats the adrenaline high of watching a close call in a competitive match—and that’s especially true with Sma…
Darryl Lewis didn’t know what to expect when he first entered into the Super Street Fighter 2 competition at EVO in…
Last weekend, things didn’t look so great for Smash Bros.’ top player, Gonzalo “Zer0” Barrios. For a moment, it…
Playing video games professionally is such a strenuous and time-consuming job that pro gamers regularly run into the…
Hey Smash Bros. fans who like to play as Shulk: if you’ve had trouble with the guy’s Up-B recovery move, you’re not alone. YouTuber and Smash Boards forum member erico9001 put together a handy video on the glitch that causes his recovery problems, and how to avoid them.
Nintendo put out its version 1.1.0 update for the 3DS and Wii U Super Smash Bros. games today. Along with adding new…
“It just boils down to what kind of meta we want to see.” Avid Smash Bros. player and YouTuber Omni makes a strong case for not allowing custom moves in the game’s tournaments in the aftermath of EVO accepting them last weekend. I guess this means the debate is officially not settled yet!
Intended to launch yesterday on the PS4, the highly anticipated beta for Street Fighter V suffered an inauspicious…
You practice, practice, practice with your favorite fighting game character but, even if you’re really good, the…
If you talk to Smash Bros. players right now, they’ll tell you there’s a war going on over the Wii U game’s custom…
Despite the community showing up, California’s popular Super Arcade had its new location turned down again. Founder Mike Watson is filing an appeal, but it won’t be heard until September. Read our previous story if you missed how the city of Azusa, California has made Super Arcade’s life difficult in recent months. Read more
What, did you think that everyone’s favorite Pokémon would be left out of Pokken Tournament? As if!
The Predator DLC may not be out for Mortal Kombat X just yet, but you can already see what one of his devastating…
Now this is how you tear a room up with an entrance.