EVO 2021 Side Tournaments live stream
Update: This story has been updated with final results for Skullgirls: 2nd Encore, Soul Calibur 6, Them's Fightin' Herds, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and Granblue Fantasy Versus.
The next installment of pre-EVO events are upon us, and it's the official lineup of side tournaments that are happening for the next few weeks in leadup to the main event in August.
A wide variety of fighting games are having qualifiers played in several regions, after which there will be regional finals held for each title in their respective regions.
Which characters and players have the most Capcom Pro Tour wins season by season?
Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition's competitive life has spanned well over five years at this point where we've seen the game evolve and top players come and go with the changing of the seasons.
Previously, we undertook the mission of calculating which characters have seen the most amount of wins in total over this time, but things get even more interesting now that we've broken it down by seasons and included players into the mix as well.
HookGangGod releases his tier list for Guilty Gear Strive
Guilty Gear Strive's become in many ways the new Dragon Ball FighterZ bringing together players from many different fighting game backgrounds, so of course one of the best DBFZ competitors has also been spending a lot of time with the new title.
After playing and competing in events for more than a month now, PG|HookGangGod has released his first post-release tier list for Strive.
Mortal Kombat 11 is not the best selling title in the series yet after all corrects Ed Boon
Yesterday, Warner Bros. dropped the big news that Mortal Kombat 11 had impressively reached 12 million copies sold worldwide after not talking about numbers for the fighting game for almost a year.
Many outlets reported at the time that milestone also made MK11 the best selling title ever in the almost 30-year-old franchise, but Mortal Kombat Co-creator Ed Boon came out to correct them.
King of Dinosaurs has a slew of new combo options in The King of Fighters 15 as detailed in his ferociously awesome portrait
King of Dinosaurs had arguably one of the most hype reveal trailers for The King of Fighters 15 thus far, and now he's got a sick piece of art to go with him as well.
SNK recently released a new character portrait for the dino wrestler from designer Tomohiro Nakata that reveals he'll have quite a few better options at his disposal when charging into battle now.
Masahiro Sakurai coming to Harada's Bar? Tekken Director inquires what fans would ask the Smash Bros. Director given the chance
Bandai Namco has been working alongside Masahiro Sakurai and Nintendo to develop Super Smash Bros. for nearly 10 years since development began on the 3DS and Wii U entries in the series. After DLC wrapped up for Super Smash Bros. 4, Bandai Namco would return to work after a brief break to assist in the development of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Needless to say, the addition of Tekken representation, a series that closely involves Katsuhiro Harada, to the roster made a ton of sense when it was first revealed that Kazuya Mishima would become playable.
Mysteriously, Katsuhiro Harada recently went to Twitter to ask fans what questions they would ask Masahiro Sakurai if given the chance. Based on how the question is worded, it seems like there is a particular reason why Harada is asking this.
Alien abductions hilariously occur behind an oblivious Goldlewis Dickinson during his victory animation in Guilty Gear Strive
Goldlewis Dickinson is now available to use in Guilty Gear Strive as long as you own the GGST Season Pass 1. Those that don't will have to wait until July 30, 2021 before being able to acquire him individually.
Though we got a few glimpses at who Goldlewis Dickinson is in Guilty Gear Strive's main story mode, more information pertaining to his personality and lore has been revealed with his release as a playable character.
Little Z makes legitimate excuses when he loses during this bizarre Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Elite Smash session
In a recent video upload, Little Z attempts to score some GSP during a session of Elite Smash on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Although Little Z promises that there will be "no Johns" (no excuses) in the video, we can clearly hear him complaining about something during each of his matches.
It doesn't even take one match for Little Z to comment about something as he's losing. While it might just seem like Little Z is "Johning," there's actually something else going on here that doesn't get revealed until after he loses.
Goldlewis Dickinson now available in Guilty Gear Strive, here are the patch notes for version 1.07
Goldlewis Dickinson is now available to use in Guilty Gear Strive for owners of the "GGST Season Pass 1." Those that wish to purchase Goldlewis Dickinson individually must wait until July 30, 2021 before getting access to him.
Along with Goldlewis, patch 1.07 has dropped. This particular patch is focused on bug fixes. Unfortunately for those that were hoping for Sol Badguy nerfs, there were no meaningful balance adjustments made with this update.
Here's everything you need to know for Goldlewis Dickinson's release in Guilty Gear Strive tomorrow
Goldlewis is the first DLC character releasing for Guilty Gear Strive. Being that he's the newcomer that Arc System Works promised, the next character that will be releasing in August 2021 will be a familiar face.
The third character releasing will become available sometime in 2021. After that, the remaining two challengers will be up for download in 2022.
Gas Blast, unblockable bombs and ice balls — What are the best projectiles in NetherRealm Studios' history?
Throughout all of NetherRealm Studios' fighting games (Mortal Kombat 9, Injustice, Mortal Kombat X, Injustice 2 and Mortal Kombat 11), there's always been at least some emphasis on zoning. Even in rushdown oriented NetherRealm Studios games, there tends to be at least one or two very strong zoning characters that have an impact on the meta.
What are the best projectile moves in NetherRealm Studios history? TrueUnderDawgGaming recently released a video on this very subject.
Punk pops off after defeating iDom in major Street Fighter 5 tournament and gets so hype his mom joins in
The Capcom Pro Tour 2021 North America East Street Fighter 5 tournament concluded just yesterday. Though there were only a little over 100 players competing for one of those elusive Capcom Cup 2021 qualifier slots, there were some big names competing at this event, which included the likes of iDom, PG|Punk, Rise|Smug, END|Shine, DR Mandrake, BC|Arturo Sanchez, UYU|Kami, MetroM, THG|Ludovic and many more.
Eventually, iDom and Punk, two of the top seeded players of the entire event, ran into one another in grand finals. Despite Punk's success throughout the history of competitive Street Fighter 5, iDom had become quite the obstacle for Punk in recent times. Based on the results of their previous recent encounters in bracket, iDom was probably the expected winner in most spectators' minds.
Mortal Kombat 11 reaches over 12 million copies sold as franchise hits incredible milestone, Ed Boon says thank you
Mortal Kombat 11 has seen three full iterations of the game released since its initial launch on April 23, 2019. After numerous updates, 12 DLC characters, new game mechanics, and much more, the game has hit a very impressive sales milestone.
WB Games has announced this morning that Mortal Kombat 11 has achieved over 12 million units sold worldwide. On top of that, the Mortal Kombat franchise as a whole has surpassed 73 million console units sold to date.
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix allowed for impossible walk-forward charge moves and here's what Desk can do with that
The Street Fighter 2 series brought with it some real strange glitches and oddities spanning across the many different versions of the game. Hell, even combos as a whole started out as unintentional behavior that ultimately ended up becoming a cornerstone of fighting games.
Strangely enough, though, one of the weirder things to rear its head in the series came from Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix — a 2008 remake of the classic fighter. Apparently, it was possible to walk forward and still charge for charge special moves, and combo creator Desk has put together a new video showing the type of antics this oddity could lead to.
Japanese Guilty Gear god showcases nutty Faust combo while avoiding his own bomb with surgical precision
Faust is often regarded by many to be the 'weakest' character in Guilty Gear Strive right now, and the fact that a good number of his items can harm him too certainly don't help his case.
Once a Faust player masters how to work around his own tools, however, the good doctor can be just as deadly as the rest of the cast, and former Evo champion Nage recently showcased that to perfection.
The Big LEVO 2 results
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
Guilty Gear Strive continues to be prime real estate for running fighting game tournaments, and if anything, the number of players taking a stab at the competitive space is still growing.
The Big LEVO 2 is going down this weekend and bringing in over 1,400 players featuring some of the strongest competitors of the western hemisphere including PG|Punk, PG|HookGangGod, Liquid|Dabuz, Proton|Coach Steve, TLR|Mystic, GF|AnBi and more.
Cetrion's comeback with a Fatal Blow hilariously stopped short thanks to acid on the ground in Mortal Kombat 11 clip
It pays to be mindful where you're standing in Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate matches. This is especially true when facing off against Erron Black when he's throwing acid vials on the ground.
Needless to say, something funny happened in a clip that featured Panda AnT1605's Cetrion facing off against AnarchyPR1952's Erron Black. Panda AnT1605's Cetrion only had a sliver of life remaining, but a single combo would be all it would take for Cetrion to make a comeback.
