This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/412140265 NOTE: We discuss Mortal Kombat 11 spoilers between 40:45 and 42:45. If you are hoping to avoid spoilers, please skip that two-minute section. 0:00 - Intro and recap 4:07 - Weekend recap, including Brussels Challenge, April Annihilation, and DamaGErmany 13:06 - What to watch this coming week 14:35 - Thoughts on the Street Fighter League draft 22:18 - Brian_F gets signed by Equinox 23:45 - New Star Wars trailer drops 25:0...
Apr 18, 2019•1 hr 26 min
This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/405251465 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:45 - Weekend recap, including Pax East and the TrueGaming Invitational 8:01 - NorCal Regionals recap 16:24 - What to watch this coming weekend 17:54 - Jumping into some of the great SFV matches at NCR 33:51 - The Cool_Kid93's cheering wife draws criticism, some of it vile 41:23 - Chango vs Fauxhebro Melee set was full of stalling and non-engagement 51:15 - Koei Tecmo announces details for th...
Apr 04, 2019•1 hr 34 min
0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:11 - Weekend recap, including the Japanese Street Fighter League finals and Toushinsai 15:13 - Events to watch this coming weekend 17:45 - Lots of new things revealed for Mortal Kombat 11 25:40 - Are Mortal Kombat 11's fatalities too graphic to enjoy? 35:35 - Block/Grab: What potential MK11 DLC characters would we buy? 1:04:28 - Dragonball FighterZ patch notes released - said to be the game's only patch of 2019 1:07:03 - Anakin and JB gain new sponsors 1:07:26 - All El...
Mar 28, 2019•1 hr 24 min
This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/398130481 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:56 - Weekend recap, including Street Fighter League and the WESG Tekken finals 13:47 - Final Round recap 29:52 - Capcom announces a new stage - but no characters (yet) - for Street Fighter V 44:01 - Bandai Namco answers 50 common questions about SoulCalibur VI 47:34 - Sako and ItaZan's syncronized exhibition goes viral on social media 49:00 - Kid Goku GT confirmed for Dragonball FighterZ 50:16...
Mar 21, 2019•1 hr 23 min
This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/394602049 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:26 - Weekend recap, including Street Fighter League and Smash Ultimate Summit 9:36 - Final Round 2019 set to kick off the 2019 Capcom Pro Tour this weekend 22:22 - Bandai Namco announces changes to Tekken World Tour for 2019 34:46 - Final Round 2019 entrant numbers 38:05 - Cassie Cage announced for Mortal Kombat 11 46:01 - Lowain announced for Granblue Fantasy Versus 48:49 - Full launch rost...
Mar 14, 2019•1 hr 35 min
This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/390972740 0:00 - Intro and recap 2:44 - Weekend recap, including Street Fighter League updates in Japan and the US 10:32 - We give away prizes for our Evo game list prediction contest 14:00 - Evo announces its game lineup for 2019 37:23 - Mortal Kombat 11 launch roster may have been leaked 43:45 - Mike gives away a copy of UNIST for his birthday 45:27 - Top Melee players react to the game being left out of Evo 2019 48:52 - Ilan s...
Mar 07, 2019•1 hr 29 min
This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/387262043 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:47 - Weekend recap, including Winter Brawl 3D and Frostbite 2019 8:40 - General Frostbite and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate thoughts 14:11 - Nintendo of America President/COO Reggie Fils-Amie announces his retirement 19:08 - Mortal Kombat 11 Summit of Time invitees have been announced; drama ensues 34:02 - Capcom announces 2019 Capcom Pro Tour DLC pack 43:36 - Capcom releases patch notes for Stre...
Feb 28, 2019•1 hr 22 min
You can watch this episode on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/383519901 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:47 - Weekend recap, including Anime Ascension and Evo Japan 17:52 - Momochi takes home $14,000 first-place prize despite lack of JeSU license 22:55 - English stream of DoA6 presentation at Evo Japan cut early due to sexual content 38:34 - Echo Fox signs NuckleDu 39:38 - BBTag announces Arcana Heart as 5th fate... and that there will be a 6th fate 40:51 - Julia and Negan to be released for Te...
Feb 21, 2019•1 hr 20 min
This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/379722911 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:31 - Weekend rundown, including Japan Street Fighter League week 2 and Strong Style Japan 12:42 - Part of Mortal Kombat 11's roster may have been leaked by Steam's achievement database 26:18 - Our first experiences with Street Fighter IV 37:45 - Ten of our favorite Street Fighter IV matches 1:06:28 - Blanka has a time-freezing glitch in Street Fighter V 1:10:11 - Evo 2019 game list prediction ...
Feb 14, 2019•1 hr 25 min
This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/375802228 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:55 - Weekend recap, including the Japanese Street Fighter League and Genesis 6 10:06 - A group of fans chanted "F*** HBox" at Genesis 6 18:40 - Genesis viewer counts peak at 150,000 for both Melee and Ultimate on Super Bowl Sunday 22:17 - Capcom announces format and schedule for 2019 Capcom Pro Tour 29:36 - SoCal Regionals skipping 2019, planning to return in 2020 31:23 - Mortal Kombat 11 re...
Feb 07, 2019•1 hr 27 min
You can watch this episode on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/372035498 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:50 - Red Bull Final Summoning (DBFZ World Tour Finals) recap and thoughts 22:20 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid gameplay footage released 24:54 - Tekken 7 Japan vs Korea 12v12 exhibition announced 30:00 - Ketchup & Mustard have video breakdown of what's new in Mortal Kombat 11 36:55 - Capcom's been awfully quiet as of late... 38:50 - Esports predictions for MK11 49:00 - Which game w...
Jan 31, 2019•1 hr 26 min
This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/368246438 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:13 - Weekend recap, including Glitch 6 and Frosty Faustings XI 8:20 - Capcom announces a North American edition of the 3v3 Street Fighter Pro League 18:47 - Nintendo announces the Smash Ultimate North America Cup 29:22 - Justin Wong announces he's a free agent, and team AtlasBear leaves the FGC 40:40 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid announced 43:11 - Jiren all but officially announced for ...
Jan 24, 2019•1 hr 31 min
This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/364567493 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:52 - Recap, including Cooperation Cup and KIT 2019 14:53 - Evo Japan announces prize pools totaling 10,000,000 Yen (~$92,000) 19:12 - Big DBFZ announcements coming at DBFZ World Tour Finals 30:25 - John addresses his article about "Ken players of note" 35:57 - Mortal Kombat 11: The Reveal coming on Thursday 39:52 - Justin Wong shares the changes he wants to see for the 2019 CPT 59:00 - Knee's ...
Jan 17, 2019•1 hr 28 min
Watch this episode on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/361011362 0:00 - Intro 3:58 - Best Match of 2018 7:45 - Best Event of 2018 16:25 - Best Popoff of 2018 20:48 - Best Story of 2018 26:05 - Worst Story of 2018 28:07 - Worst Stream Moment of 2018 31:59 - Best Stream Moment of 2018 35:22 - The 3-0 Award 37:42 - Rising Star of 2018 45:31 - Best New Game of 2018 56:46 - Best Player of 2018
Jan 10, 2019•1 hr 14 min
This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/351033604
Dec 20, 2018•1 hr 26 min
This episode can be watched on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/347881915 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/347909463 (Part 2) 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:55 - Gfinity Elite Series - playoff results 5:55 - Infiltration speaks on his CPT suspension 8:44 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launches 14:36 - SNK announces plans to make King of Fighters XV 16:25 - DBFZ World Tour Finals to be held at Red Bull Final Summons 18:45 - UYU signs Evo 2018 Tekken 7 champion LowHigh 20:29 - Several TWT...
Dec 13, 2018•1 hr 25 min
This episode can be watched on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/344730094 0:00 - Intro and rundown, plus a sad Salty Claus gives away a copy of SoulCalibur VI 5:40 - Gfinity Elite Series - Week 5 results 8:26 - Tekken World Tour Finals recap and discussion 34:35 - TWT reveals: Marduk, Armor King, and Julia announced; Negan gameplay revealed 45:14 - Danke analyzes the Red Bull Kumite grand finals between Fujimura and Problem X 52:01 - Crossover announces his likely withdrawal from Capcom Cu...
Dec 06, 2018•1 hr 29 min
0:00 - Intro, rundown, and Salty Claus 5:12 - Weekend recap, including ArcRevo Japan and DBFZ Japan Stage 11:48 - New Twitch emotes 18:12 - Full version of Smash Ultimate leaked; Nintendo going after YouTube accounts that post soundtrack early 33:22 - UltraChen and other FGC members nominated for a Gamers' Choice Award 38:27 - Block/Grab: Games that should be 'resurrected' 59:22 - Dragonball FighterZ to get patched 1:11:59 - Ace previews the Tekken World Tour Finals
Nov 29, 2018•1 hr 23 min
0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:15 - Infiltration withdraws from 2018 and 2019 CPT seasons; dropped by Panda Global 19:14 - Weekend recap, including the IPS Finals and the CPT NA Finals at Red Bull Conquest 30:47 - Danke breaks down the iDom vs CJ Truth match from the NA Finals 37:22 - Chris Tatarian dropped from Cygames Beast over a contract dispute 41:39 - Evo Japan 2019 announces first 3 games: SoulCalibur VI, Tekken 7, and BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle 44:57 - Block/Grab: Street Fighter V's holiday ...
Nov 22, 2018•1 hr 24 min
0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:55 - Weekend recap, including the IeSF World Championships and Climax of Night 10:37 - Nearly 2/3 of matches in the CPT Online event ended in disqualifications due to no-shows 20:59 - CPT Standings update heading into the final event before Capcom Cup 25:14 - Red Bull Kumite recap 30:36 - Gachikun signs with Red Bull 34:22 - Block/Grab: Which unsponsored CPT Top-50 players would we sign? 39:53 - Jebailey announces addition of SFV, Tekken 7, & Smash Ultimate to Drea...
Nov 15, 2018•1 hr 29 min
0:00 - Intro and rundown 5:12 - Weekend recap, including Gfinity and the CPT LatAm Finals 19:16 - CPT LatAm Finals had no cash prizing 28:35 - Dominican Republic has three players in Capcom Cup 34:32 - Ken, Incineroar, and Pirahna Plant announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 51:10 - Omen of Sorrow launches 56:49 - IFC Yipes considering starting a Curleh-esque DBFZ series 58:52 - Sega renews Virtua Fighter trademark; registers "Battle Genesis" trademark 1:03:12 - DreamHack Atlanta cancels Drago...
Nov 08, 2018•1 hr 28 min
0:00 - Intro and rundown, plus we start our SoulCalibur VI giveaway 6:39 - Weekend recap, including Canada Cup results 19:02 - CPT Latin America Final limited to 128 entrants 27:05 - Infiltration/Panda Global update: Infiltration will not compete until investigation concludes 36:37 - Organizational and stream issues plague Canada Cup 1:01:34 - Miss X announced for SNK Heroines 1:02:50 - Christie announced for Dead or Alive 6 1:03:40 - 2B announced for SoulCalibur VI 1:06:43 - Block/Grab: Which "...
Nov 01, 2018•1 hr 26 min
0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:22 - Weekend recap, including East Coast Throwdown and Mastercup 18:16 - Mastercup grand final ends in controversial fashion 25:46 - Mastercup announcements: Strong Style Japan, 3 million in sales, and Tekken 7 arcade update 29:37 - SoulCalibur VI launches 39:50 - Block/Grab: Favorite SoulCalibur VI custom characters 53:07 - Dreamhack is moving from Austin to Dallas 53:50 - MenaRD, Caba, and Lilo24k to miss CPT Latin America Finals 56:23 - Street Fighter cologne on sal...
Oct 25, 2018•1 hr 26 min
0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:13 - Weekend recap, including South East Asia Major 22:30 - SonicFox's SC6 Top 8 match at SEAM delayed to Sunday 29:05 - Mike's hot take: Situational knowledge needed in SFV "completely eclipses" what he's seen in other games 42:05 - Luffy: EU has more Capcom Cup qualifiers than the US despite being disadvantaged 45:00 - Vergeben rumor: Marvel vs Capcom update in the works 1:00:43 - Infiltration investigation continues into 24th day 1:02:36 - Echo Fox releases continue...
Oct 18, 2018•1 hr 23 min
0:00 - Intro and rundown 5:11 - Weekend recap, including TXT and Thunderstruck 16:42 - Mike discusses Sako's Menat play 23:25 - Capcom to reduce SFV's input lag in upcoming Oct. 23 patch 41:59 - Echo Fox releases Punk, Scar, Theo, along with its entire Gears of War and Call of Duty teams 50:52 - Panda Global's Infiltration investigation enters its third week 57:08 - Green Arcade, a prominent spot in the Korean Tekken scene, closes 1:00:50 - Preview of Tekken 7 at South East Asia Major preview 1:...
Oct 11, 2018•1 hr 20 min
0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:14 - John discusses the reception to his Mike Ross interview 5:39 - Weekend recap, including the first ArcRevo World Tour event 27:40 - Infiltration investigation update: Panda Global and Infiltration make statements 31:51 - Ilan shares his thoughts on the SoulCalibur VI beta 41:14 - Fortnite going cross-platform. What could it mean for fighting games? 44:55 - Super Arcade's struggles and the state of FGC locals 1:01:25 - Core-A Gaming's new FGC video on the need for c...
Oct 04, 2018•1 hr 22 min
0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:26 - Weekend recap, including Tokyo Game Show and the CPT EU Regional Final 19:28 - Allegations of domestic violence raised against Infiltration 49:18 - Smash fan Chris Taylor (aka SpookyWoobler) passes away after having his wish to play Smash Ultimate fulfilled 53:18 - 60-hour SoulCalibur VI open beta announced for this weekend 55:13 - John discusses his Eventhubs podcast interview with Mike Ross 1:00:00 - Street Fighter V introduces customizable dojo stages 1:04:45 -...
Sep 27, 2018•1 hr 21 min
0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:40 - Recap of Tekken 7 at Rev Major and SCR 7:42 - Recap of Injustice 2 at SCR 12:35 - Recap of DBFZ at SCR, and how it was impacted by emergency registration 21:53 - Recap of SFV at SCR 27:11 - Upsets and volatility in Street Fighter V 41:13 - Punk in the midst of turning his season around? 44:29 - Chris Tatarian's strong weekend 50:18 - Rundown of the rest of SCR's results 52:20 - Armada announces retirement from Melee singles 58:58 - Animal Crossing's Isabelle annou...
Sep 20, 2018•1 hr 26 min
NOTE: To let us know your thoughts on the "I'm blockin' here" soundclip, message us here or tweet @bestofvshow to make your voice heard. 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:44 - Weekend recap and thoughts, including The Mixup, DreamHack Montreal, and more 28:20 - SNK announces Samurai Spirits, a sequel to Samruai Shodown 42:30 - Question of the Day: What other fighting game series should get rebooted? 47:27 - Block/Grab: What other fighting game series should get rebooted? 1:03:08 - SNK Heroines releases...
Sep 13, 2018•1 hr 25 min
0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:18 - Weekend recap, including Summer Jam, Ultimate Fighters Arena, and more 25:35 - Kombat throws a match against Deoxys in War of the Gods regular season finale 30:23 - Controversies abound at Final Fighters China 49:55 - Cervantes and Raphael confirmed for SoulCalibur VI 54:05 - Ed Boon confirms NRS working on another game 56:55 - Many new mechanics rumored to be coming to Street Fighter V in Season 4 1:07:34 - SonicFox's fursuit is a selectable costume in Ninjin: Cl...
Sep 05, 2018•1 hr 31 min
