The Wild West of Sm4sh
If you follow Super Smash Bros in any capacity, you will be aware of the recent hubbub that consumed the Sm4sh community for the last few days. For those of you who don't know, the best Sm4sh player in the world right now, Gonzalo 'ZeRo' Barrios, called out a bunch…
Capcom Formally Unveils M. Bison for Street Fighter V
It must definitely be a Tuesday, as Capcom have just released a brand new trailer for Street Fighter V, showing off the Psycho Powered Dictator, M. Bison. The leader of Shadaloo has learned a few new moves for this installment of the Street Fighter franchise, gaining his own projectile as…
Apex 2015 Changes Venue After Hotel Disaster
In what has been a stressful few hours for fighting game fans, the Smash Bros centric tournament, Apex 2015, is set to switch venues after a disastrous opening day at their original venue. After somebody accidentally set off a fire alarm this morning, fire marshals were called into the venue…
EVO 2015 Lineup Revealed
In news many people in the FGC have been desperately awaiting, the 9 game lineup for this year's Evolution Championship has finally been announced by Joey 'Mr Wizard' Cuellar. The old reliable Ultra Street Fighter IV is there, along with old guard Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, with Marvel possibly…
Events2Compete Hosts World’s Largest Online Smash 4 Tournament
For all you Smash fans out there, you have a chance to compete in the world's largest online tournament of Super Smash Bros for Wii U, courtesy of Events2Compete, Hypest and RTGN.TV. The tournament will be held Sunday the 18th, with the top 3 combatants receiving a split of a…
EG Momochi Crowned Champion at Capcom Cup 2014
In an electrifying and upset-filled tournament, EG Momochi has officially been crowned Capcom Cup 2014 Champion, after beating RZR Xian in Grand Finals after coming from the Losers bracket. Surprising everyone and destroying many fantasy brackets, Momochi's Ken methodically tore through the competition to come out top in the end.…
PMBR Releases Project M 3.5
In news many fans have been waiting to hear, the Project M Back Room have finally released version 3.5 of the popular Brawl mod out to the public. This version adds new costumes for most fighters, a fully fleshed out Debug Mode where you can check hitboxes, frame data, advantages…
Super Smash Bros for 3DS Review
After going through demos, leaks and streams of Japanese footage, Super Smash Bros for 3DS is finally here and ready to kick off this installment of the Smash series. As well as being a brand new iteration, this edition of the game is the first ever Smash game designed for…
Intel Extreme Masters confirms StarCraft II tournament at Fan Expo in Toronto
Premiering in Shenzhen, China on July 15th, the Intel Extreme Masters is set to continue its elite pro gaming tour in Toronto for what promises to be the most impressive season of competition to date. Following the event in Shenzhen, the worldwide leader in eSports will host a US$25,000 StarCraft…
EVO 2014: Meltdown Louffy Is Crowned Champion in Ultra Street Fighter IV
In the ultimate finals of EVO 2014, Meltdown Louffy has been crowned champion in Ultra Street Fighter IV after coming from Losers’ Finals, resetting the bracket and winning in the second set 3-1. His Rose seem to have an answer to everything Bonchan's Sagat could throw at him, resulting in…
EVO 2014: Katsuhiro Harada Teases 2 New Games, Also Confirms Tekken 7
Following the UMvC3 finals at EVO 2014, Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada confirms that Tekken 7 is on the way as well as teasing two other games which are in development. He will announce more at the special Tekken panel at San Diego Comic Con on the 28th of July. From…
EVO 2014: EG Justin Wong Is Crowned Champion in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
In the peniultimate finals of EVO 2014, EG Justin Wong has been crowned champion in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 after coming from Winners’ Finals and winning 3-1 against GG Chris G. The Wong Factor was in full effect, putting in a godly performance throughout all of Top 8 and…
EVO 2014: C9 Mango Is Crowned Champion in Super Smash Bros Melee
In the sixth EVO finals, C9 Mango has been crowned champion in Super Smash Bros Melee after coming from Winners’ Finals and winning 3-2 against CRS Hungrybox. Hungrybox's Jigglypuff put up a valiant fight, including some great Rest combos but Mango's Fox prevailed in the end, letting Mango keep his…
EVO 2014: KN RM CDJR Is Crowned Champion in Killer Instinct
In the fifth EVO finals, KN RM CDJR has been crowned champion in Killer Instinct after coming from Winners’ Finals and winning 3-1 in the first set. CDJR's Sadira was pretty dominant against Rico's Sabrewulf but he put up a good fight in most matches, almost turning it around in…
EVO 2014: Garireo Is Crowned Champion in BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma
In the fourth EVO finals, Garireo has been crowned champion in BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma after coming from Losers' Finals and winning a super intense second set 3-2. Dogura's Azrael put up a fierce resistance, taking both sets to the final round but he ultimately lost to Garireo's Litchi, resulting in…
EVO 2014: Qanba Xiaohai Is Crowned Champion in KoFXIII
In the third EVO finals, Qanba Xiaohai has been crowned champion in King of Fighters XIII after coming from Winners' Finals and winning 3-1 in the second set against MCZ Tokido. MCZ Tokido put on a great performance, even resetting the bracket and making some clutch plays with Chin but…
EVO 2014: Raiden Is Announced For MKX
In an announcement from Ed Boon and NetherRealm Studios after the Injustice Grand Finals at EVO 2014, the Thunder God Raiden is announced as playable in Mortal Kombat X. Shown off in a trailer which had him duking it out with Kotal Kahn, Raiden's lightning based moves are pretty much…
EVO 2014: RG Sonic Fox Is Crowned Champion In Injustice
In the second EVO finals, RG Sonic Fox has been crowned champion in Injustice: Gods Among Us after coming from Losers' Finals and winning 6 games in a row against AK Pig of the Hut. He dominated as Batgirl, defeating AK Pig of the Hut's Zod, even after losing to…
EVO 2014: Twitch JDCR Is Crowned EVO Champion in Tekken Tag Tournament 2
In the first final of EVO 2014, Twitch JDCR from the USA has been crowned champion in Tekken Tag Tournament, in a close 3-2 match against Gen from Japan (formally Genkids). Twitch JDCR put in a solid performance, coming from Winners' Bracket and even getting a Perfect in the final…
EVO 2014: Mortal Kombat X Reveal During Injustice Finals
In an announcement from NetherRealm Studios, there is going to be some new reveal of Mortal Kombat X during the Injustice Finals at EVO 2014. From the accompanying text on the reveal picture, I am guessing the character reveal could be Raiden or maybe Shinnok but based on the current…
EVO 2014: All You Need to Be Ready
All you fighting game fans, the time is almost here as Evolution 2014 begins tomorrow, showing off the world's finest in a plethora of different games. So, let's first run down all the games that are being played at EVO 2014, the number of entrants for each game and the…