Update: This story has been updated with final results.
CEOtaku is back upon us again and taking place in Orlando, Florida.
Notable players participating include FLY|Punk, SR|NuckleDu, Solo|Verix, NBNHMR, ScrawtVermillion, FLY|TempestNYC, FLY|Nitro, ForeverKing, PAG|Monarch, Betadood, MR|Umisho, BC|Jonathan Tene, BeyondToxin, FF|ElvenShadow, JurassicOri, WoC|Coach Steve, Wavie, JPV|Axenstar, Defiant, Foxof42, Knights|2eZ, Moist|JAK, PAR|Eddventure, Zando, Neokarsh, FLY|Razzo, OD|Fullauto, PepperySplash, RB|ApologyMan, Bean, Supernoon, Moist|Hotashi, BC|LordKnight, PAR|FlashMetroid, ITT|Goatgloat and many more.
Infinite combos aren't exactly healthy for a fighting game, but they do offer up a unique sense of novelty that comes from feeling like you're breaking all the rules and having the power to do so.
The one and only combo maestro, Desk, recently just released his latest project traveling through over 30 years of history for infinite combos and just as many different titles.
Some may argue that fighting games are at their best when both players are fully respecting their opponents in an honorable duel, but part of the fun is pulling out the dirt on your unsuspecting foes.
MrTopTenList recently released his latest video breaking down 10 of the most disrespectful Supers in all of fighting games, which is a fun treat for fans of all levels.
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
Summer Jam is back for 2023 and is once more being held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Notable players participating include RB|Anakin, TUE|Genghis D0n, FaZe|HK Jr., Liquid|Shadow20z, FaZe|Joey Fury, C9|CuddleCore, XiT|JJBreeze, KingReyJr, GoH|Yurikov, PAG|Pachukof, RomeHimself, DEUS|Incendiate and more.
Thanks to community mods and the genuine love for the game, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 continues to have a presence here in 2023. From securing a main stage spot at Evo 2023 to shared tech on social media, seeing new things come from the now nearly 12-year-old game is fairly commonplace right now.
Twitter user haydenplz recently put together an incredible and creative combo using Ryu in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 that deals over 1,000,000 damage without the use of supers, X-Factor, or mods. The kicker, though, is that the whole combo consists almost entirely of just Ryu's Hadoken.
The modding community for Marvel vs. Capcom has been making huge strides these past few years, and they're looking to culminate their work together in one place with some new additions.
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Community Edition has been announced as an upcoming project that combines multiple mod packs together to bring 50 more characters to the game including some brand new ones too.
The modding community for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is still going wild in their mission to create custom characters for the game, and that includes one of the last remaining Shotos who's not already in.
TreeWiz recently released a series of clips showcasing the might of Dan Hibiki as a new modded fighter being developed for UMVC3, and he's looking pretty fantasic already with a few surprise tricks up his nonexistent sleeves.
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
The long-awaited event of the year for a lot of fighting gamers is back again this year with Evo 2023 and as usual it'll be taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Notable players are far too plentiful to even list, but with the massive amount of entrants it's safe to assume that if the player you're looking for mains any of the main titles for the event, they'll be there playing it. Be sure to also check out our documented character usage stats for Street Fighter 6 as well as the rest of the games for Evo 2023.
This weekend was one of, if not the largest fighting game event of all time with multiple titles smashing entrant records and thousands of players from countries far and wide trying to prove they're the best.
As the action is winding down here at Evo 2023, we've gathered up the full character usage statistics at the massive tournament for Guilty Gear Strive, Tekken 7, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Dragon Ball FighterZ and The King of Fighters 15.
It's so great to see Marvel back on the mainstage at Evo 2023, especially when we get to see some crazy exchanges like this that only these games can provide.
Former Evo champion Kane Blueriver faced off with the great Prodigy in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 where the duo had the most Mahvel sequence we've ever seen for the game.
We're now just a few days away from one of, if not the largest fighting game tournaments ever, and it's about to get wild.
On top of all the bracket action, Evo 2023 is looking poised to offer more announcements and reveals than basically any year in the past, so what exactly is going to show up?
We're just over a week away from one of the largest events in Evolution Championship Series history where multiple games have absolutely smashed entrant records — including Street Fighter 6 setting the new all-time high ever.
The organizers have now released the early bracket pools for all 8 mainstage titles at Evo 2023, and we've also looked through all 256 round 1 pools for SF6 to see which ones are worth paying attention to.
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
Defend the North is back for 2023 this weekend and it will be taking place in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Notable players coming to the event include Bandits|MenaRD, Punk, XSET|iDom, RB|CuddleCore, TempestNYC, Bandits|Caba, Smug, GHZ|Chino Funkey, K7 Showoff, NeNe, BLM|Teiga, FluxWaveZ, RayRay, FearOfSilence, MASH|Escalante, Crocs N' Socks, Crazy Salvi, SF|GentlemanThief, Mundank, 4TW|SpaceBoy, DualKevin, Joe Umerogan, NYCMasherMike, RomeHimself and many more.
All eyes have mostly been on the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 modding community for the past year or two, but that doesn't mean there also aren't dedicated crews out there trying to update the other Marvel games too.
We recently came across a cool mod for Marvel vs. Capcom 2 that immortalizes the game's Evo champions in a Mt. Rushmore-like display.
Evo 2023's registration numbers have been released by the official Evo Twitter account. According to the Evo website, the all-time registration record for Evo has been broken.
Most notably, Street Fighter 6 has 7,061 players signed up to compete. Previously, the record was actually held by Evo 2016's Street Fighter 5 bracket when 5,107 were signed up to compete at that event. Needless to say, the record has been broken by more than 38%.
Registration for Evo 2023 has officially come to a close, and while we don't yet know the final total of players showing up to the massive event, we do know something extremely awesome is happening this year.
The Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 crowd still managed to break some records even after a decade since the title first released.
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
Hessen Crash XX is happening this weekend in Frankfurt, Germany and will see many of Germany's finest players across a variety of fighting games meet up to fight it out.
Notable players participating include BIG|Sephiblack, GL|Tetsu, Fitizen, Sachio, Mik, Dai, Khez, .exe, HR Direktor, Machomanmo, Semy28 and many more.