Training For A Tournament With A Melee Pro Was A Rude Awakening
If failure is the quintessence of humility, then as I sat slumped over a fold-out chair in a bar beside a CRT…
My Grandiose Quest To Play (And Love) FIFA's Most Underappreciated Teams
Soccer connects people on a global scale, but when you play FIFA, it’s easy to only use your favorite teams. As a…
Three Ways Ultra Sun and Moon Is Shaking Up Competitive Pokémon
Pokémon’s new competitive rule-set goes live in January 2018, meaning that players everywhere are devising strategies …
After the winner got disqualified for cheating, Runefest 2017's 20K RuneScape tournament has named a new recipient of…
$20K RuneScape Tournament Can't Decide A Winner Because There Was Too Much Cheating
This past weekend, Runefest 2017 hosted the finals of a RuneScape tournament with a whopping $20,000 cash prize for the…
Melee Champ Resigns From Competition Committee Because It's All-Male
Super Smash Brothers: Melee pro Adam “Armada” Lindgren has stepped down from his position as a panelist for the game’s…
DreamHack Unbans CS:GO Players Who Cheated And Fixed Matches
Last July, esports organization ESL lifted the lifetime ban on tournament participation from Counter-Strike: Global…
Fans Prepare For The End Of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
As soon as Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite comes out on September 19, every copy of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will…
Nine Tips For Women (And Anyone Else) Attending Their First Fighting Game Tournament
Are you are a woman who wants to compete in a fighting game event, but you don’t know where to start? Maybe you’re…
GameCube-Only Controller Rule In Smash Melee Competition Raises Eyebrows
Five prominent Super Smash Brothers: Melee tournament organizers and players have formed a competition committee and rel…
Seven Months After Smash Bros. Tournament, Organizers Say They Can't Pay The Winners
Some of the world’s best Smash Bros. players say they are owed thousands of dollars for their performances in a…
Official Pokémon Tournament Only Allowed Monsters With Many Weaknesses
Last weekend, the weak inherited the Pokémon world for an official online tournament. Much like last month’s Tiny…
Snorlax Wins International Pokémon Tournament By Eating A Ton
Last weekend’s North American International Championships had two big surprises: not only did Australians sweep the…
15-Year-Old's Reaction To Winning Her First Street Fighter V Tournament Is Everything
Last week, a local Street Fighter V event in Ontario, Canada saw 15-year-old “Toffee” take a major step in her…
The Conflict Over Custom Loadouts In Arms Tournaments
Arms has been a surprise hit on the Switch, but the competitive-minded players who have latched onto it are having…
Only Tiny Pokémon Could Fight In This Official Tournament
The Pokémon Company offered players a chance to mix things up last weekend with an online competition where only…
Competitive Pokémon Player Brings Good Luck Pineapple To Tournament, Takes First Place
When it comes to competitive Pokémon, many players have good luck charms. A lot of the time, that means tournament…
Player Becomes First Woman To Win International Pokémon Tournament
Last weekend’s big Pokémon tournament in Australia saw many famous players, including two world champions, duking it…
Temporary Tournament Teabagging Ban Splits Some of Killer Instinct's Community
Teabagging is a relatively new phenomenon in the fighting game community, but recently it has caused a stir among Killer…
Smash Bros. Players Infuriated Over Surprise Setting Tweak At Big Tournament
Although Super Smash Bros Melee closed out this weekend’s Genesis 4 with a bang, a cloud of controversy hangs over the…