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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 25:06 - Capcom announces Capcom Home Arcade 31:11 - Mortal Kombat 11: Kitana and D'Vorah gameplay revealed 40:45 - Final MK11 launch secrets revealed due to some stores breaking street date 43:34 - Mortal Kombat 11 Pro Kompetition announced with $250,000 championship event 48:50 - Street Fighter V will have a 13-day free-to-play period starting on MK11's launch day 51:56 - Question of the Day: Does the existence of a pro circuit make you more interested in playing a game competitively? 56:10 - Initial 24-game

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 the Dead or Alive 6 World Championship 53:04 - Darli Daggers announced for Samurai Showdown; SamSho Collection (1-V Special) announced 55:20 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid launches 57:20 - Evo announces entrant leaderboard as of April 1... and April 2 1:04:30 - Cetrion revealed for Mortal Kombat 11 1:07:16 - Mortal Kombat 11 beta thoughts 1:10:42 - MK11 will have preset builds for competitive play, per GameInformer 1:19:20 - Question of the Day: What is your dream 'First to 100' match? 1:24:44 - We

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 Elite Wrestling (Kenny Omega's company) to run a show at CEO 2019 1:08:50 - Sharon and Terry Bogard released for Fighting EX Layer 1:10:12 - Amy released for SoulCalibur VI 1:11:04 - First extended look at Samurai Shodown gameplay 1:17:41 - NCR is this weekend

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 - King of Fighters Allstars coming to the west in 2019 50:59 - Google announces Stadia, a new streaming game platform 58:55 - Mortal Kombat 11 stress test thoughts 1:11:28 - Marss vs Wishes at Collision ends in controversy after a fan 'coaches' him from the crowd 1:19:32 - Dead or Alive 6: Core Fighters released 1:20:52 - Turkey excluded from CPT online tournaments

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 roster announced for Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid 50:36 - Question of the Day: What was your favorite moment from Excellent Adventures? 1:01:10 - Interview with Ryan "Gootecks" Gutierrez

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 shows off a couple of Negan's tools in Tekken 7 53:04 - Quick hits: EFightPass launches, Justin Wong signed by ElGato, Caba & Salem released 58:36 - Interview with Samantha "Persia" Hancock

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 Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition 47:37 - Brawlhalla's Year Four esports campaign includes $500,000 in prizing 53:26 - NBC to air a Wednesday Night Fights SFV:AE NorCal vs SoCal 5v5 exhibition 56:55 - Question of the Day: What will be the biggest surprise in the Evo 2019 lineup? 1:00:29 - We make our final Evo 2019 lineup predictions 1:15:02 - World Esports League announces gloabl €50,000 Tekken 7 competition

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 Tekken 7 on Feb. 28 43:11 - Jade announced for Mortal Kombat 11 46:04 - Beyond the Summit announces Summit of Time for MK11; rumored invitee list causing a stir 53:26 - Jump Force cut scenes are... less than ideal 59:22 - Daigo gives his thoughts on the state of fighting game esports 1:01:01 - Final Round will not be part of the 2019 Tekken World Tour 1:01:40 - Block/Grab: FGC memes 1:13:41 - Steve talks about his recent loss

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 contest (Enter at https://goo.gl/forms/4iPvh3qS2nQwYg192) 1:14:05 - Block/Grab: Which games will make the Evo lineup?

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 reveals: Kano, Kabal, and D'Vorah 42:05 - Tokido becomes 10th fighting game player to leave Echo Fox 56:02 - Interview with Justin Wong

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 will dominate 2019? 51:26 - Who's the best player in the world? 53:09 - Interview with Dr. Alan Bunney, CEO of Panda Global

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 Dragonball FighterZ 44:44 - Mike previews the DBFZ World Tour Finals 52:22 - XO Academy announces several notable community members as part of its team 55:43 - Mortal Kombat XI: The Reveal reactions 1:10:18 - Block/Grab: Which Mortal Kombat characters should come back?

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 stream gets uploaded to YouTube without permission 1:03:20 - Interview with UltraDavid, focusing on how copyright law can impact FGC tournaments and streams

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

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/351033604

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 finalists considering taking a break from traveling - are lower prize pools to blame? 25:34 - Capcom Cup finalists being asked to check in at 8am 30:35 - Street Fighter V launches 'sponsored content': optional ads on costumes/backgrounds for extra Fight Money 36:11 - SonicFox wins Esports Player of the Year at The Game Awards 39:20 - Mortal Kombat 11 announced 45:35 - Capcom Cup predictions

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 Cup due to visa issues 1:00:53 - Interview with Cuddle_Core

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

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 and Resident Evil costumes 59:25 - Interview with Red Bull Conquest commentator Vicious

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 DreamHack Mumbai lineup 42:50 - Could Climax of Night's success lead to more scene-focused events? 49:12 - The Detective Pikachu movie... is a thing... 55:34 - ZeRo returns to competitve Smash for Ultimate; signs with Tempo Storm 59:42 - Justin Wong discovers an infinite in Omen of Sorrow that the developers didn't think was possible 1:03:20 - Modified controllers may be banned at DBFZ World Tour Japan Stage 1:09:27 - Injustice 2 Pro Series Grand Finals down to 4 players 1:11:52 - Capcom Cup berth clinching s