Best Of V

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/501406689 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:47 - Street Fighter League recap 4:25 - Climax of Night [re:run] recap 6:55 - Tokyo Tekken Masters recap 12:46 - First Attack recap 20:25 - What to watch this weekend 23:55 - Canada Cup attendees down significantly from 2018 43:44 - Tekken 7 to add frame data displayed in-game; to be available as part of Season 3 pass or for $4 on its own 1:08:58 - Mark Cuban says NA esports team ownership is "awful business" 1:14:46 - Block/Grab: Halloween costumes

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/498223588 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:03 - Street Fighter League and Red Bull Conquest roundup 9:05 - East Coast Throwdown roundup 21:43 - Player throws chair at East Coast Throwdown 26:00 - Berlin Tekken Clash roundup, including a visual glitch which may have impacted Caiper vs LowHigh 35:32 - EGX roundup 40:41 - What to watch this coming week 44:32 - Johtaro wins EQNX Breakout; wins sponsored trip to TWT LCQ 46:54 - DBFZ Japan Saga registration reopens; 128-player cap remains in place 54:03 - First images of Broly (DBS) in DBFZ revealed 57:42 - UNI[CL:R] to release in the west on February 20 59:11 - Intel World Open reveals full list of participating nations and regions 1:04:37 - Riot shows off first look at "Project L," a League of Legends fighting game

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/495149384 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:12 - Weekend recap, including South East Asia Major and Brasil Game Show 18:15 - Bunny costumes for female characters coming to Dead or Alive 6 22:28 - Guilty Gear 2020: Axl Low gameplay trailer revealed 25:53 - Smash Ultimate to headline Evo Japan 2020 29:42 - Google Stadia will launch in November for Founders' Edition buyers; will aim for "negative latency" 38:25 - GGPO is now open source 41:50 - Skullgirls releases on the Switch next week 43:43 - Climax of Night [re:run] final registration numbers released 47:45 - Samurai Shodown update released, including DLC character Basara 50:59 - Free tracksuit costumes coming for all Street Fighter V characters 53:20 - Yoshinori Ono confirms SFV announcements of content and characters at CPT NA Finals and Capcom Cup 1:18:00 - DBFZ Japan Saga registration suspended

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/492038994 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:01 - Weekend recap, including Ultimate Fighting Arena and Furia Tica 22:05 - What to watch this coming weekend 23:06 - Capcom to make esports announcement at Brasil Game Show 23:46 - United States qualifiers announced for Intel World Open 34:59 - RisingDragonGod hacks SFV's ranked matches in hilarious ways 42:56 - PlayStation 5's release date revealed: Holiday 2020 50:30 - ten/o's Chris Ceglia begins a new esports project in San Francisco 52:45 - Player sponsorship updates for NuckleDu, Mister Crimson, and Wawa 56:11 - Should tournament fees increase to support larger prize pools? 1:24:05 - Red Bull Conquest events no longer part of the Tekken World Tour

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/488997753 0:00 - Intro, rundown, and the team attempts to sing "Happy Birthday" 5:05 - Weekend recap, including REV Major and CEOtaku 28:16 - What to watch this coming weekend 29:51 - Super Arcade has officially closed its doors 37:36 - Pro and industry nominees revealed for the 2019 Esports Awards 50:20 - Evo turns to the community to help create a controller rule set 58:05 - MK11 releases a new patch (including third variations) and a Terminator gameplay trailer 1:13:05 - Axl Low revealed in May's gameplay trailer for Guilty Gear 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/485987603 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:10 - Weekend recap (pt. 1), including Mastercup 12:14 - Detective Ilan investigates: Who is the next Guilty Gear 2020 character? 18:03 - Weekend recap (pt. 2), including MK11 circuit events 23:07 - ArcSystemWorks asks fans to "#KeepItCivil" when communicating complaints 39:12 - First details announced for SNK World Championship, including visa requirements 48:01 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid's 2nd season launches 50:16 - BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle's final 5 characters for Version 2.0 revealed 56:45 - Question of the Day: Which BBTAG 2.0 character are you most excited for? 1:00:40 - Capcom responds to USA vs Japan Street Fighter League team imbalance

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/482874202 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:25 - Weekend recap, including Thunderstruck and Tokyo Game Show 22:16 - What to watch this coming weekend, including Red Bull Conquest and Mastercup 11 24:08 - Momochi collects ~$1,000 of ~$50,000 prize due to opposition to JeSU license program 41:42 - Intel World Open to host $250,000 event at 2020 Tokyo Olympics 45:17 - Momiji and transforming costumes coming to Dead or Alive 6 47:38 - Metera announced for Granblue Fantasy Versus at Tokyo Game Show 49:20 - Guilty Gear 2020: new trailer teases May and a new interview with Daisuke Ishiwatari 55:51 - Question of the Day: Who do you want to see announced for BBTAG 2.0? 59:45 - Japan's Street Fighter League teams are announced... and they are stacked

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/479740229 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/479753639 (Part 2). 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:12 - Weekend recap, including DreamHack Montreal and PPL Fighter Masters 17:05 - What to watch this coming weekend 20:40 - Terry Bogard announced as next Smash Ultimate character 26:54 - Tekken 7's Season 3 patch goes live 34:17 - Street Fighter V has another free-to-play weekend 36:29 - BBTag 2.0's remaining 5 characters to be revealed on Sept. 22 38:02 - BBTag 2.0, GG2020, UNICLR & GFVS demos will be at CEOtaku 40:24 - SamSho added to the Evo Japan 2020 lineup 42:07 - Nintendo to run a Smash Ultimate European Circuit 44:56 - Infiltration addresses abuse allegations in an IGN Korea interview

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/476484956 0:00 - Intro and rundown... and John fails geography 4:00 - Street Fighter League's 2nd season begins with Arturo Sanchez in the field 12:41 - Weekend recap, including Celtic Throwdown 2019 and Summer Jam 13 28:37 - When is Tekken 7 Season 3? Detective Ilan is on the case 34:34 - What to watch this coming weekend 37:31 - Tekken 7 will be a medal event at the South East Asia Games later this year 43:17 - Capcom attempting to fix recent issues with Street Fighter V 52:37 - Fuudo and Travis Styles to play in a tiebreaker to qualify for CPT Asia Finals 56:47 - Celtic Throwdown loses - and regains - monitor support from BenQ 1:04:50 - Bonchan continues his great run of form at Celtic Throwdown 1:12:00 - CPT Premier event at Tokyo Game Show surpasses 1000 entrants 1:14:20 - Red Bull Kumite to take place in Japan 1:15:08 - 8-person SoulCalibur VI World Invitational announced 1:16:10 - SNK announces SNK World Championship tou

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/473265549 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:57 - Weekend recap, including Shine and Esports Festival Hong Kong 13:51 - Pakistan's Awais Honey wins FV Cup 27:05 - Events to watch this coming this weekend 28:46 - Street Fighter League will not include Emezie 38:45 - Capcom makes statement on alleged threats made by players 47:18 - Chris Bahn denies allegations of inappropriate sexual contact at FGC events 48:20 - MK11's Kombat Pack includes Joker instead of rumored Ash Williams 1:00:00 - Bud Light sponsors online Tekken 7 tournament series; winner goes to TWT Finals LCQ. 1:02:58 - KingJae and tournament reuploader BigDaddyJende among users demonitized on YouTube 1:09:48 - New mode announced for One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows

Due to technical issues, we do not have an audio archive for this week's episode. This episode can be viewed on Twitch (with intermittent audio issues) at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/466840266 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/466858995 (Part 2).

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/463560024 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:03 - Leffen launches petition to ban The Hero from competitive Smash 5:21 - CaptainZack banned from 2GG events and Super Smash Con after telling Ally to throw matches 7:55 - Evo Japan returns to the Tokyo Area for 2020 8:46 - Riot confirms they are working on a fighting game 17:50 - Toushinsai Qualifier - Las Vegas Round results 18:53 - (AnimEVO) BlazBlue: Central Fiction results 20:08 - New Granblue Fantasy Versus trailer reveals Action RPG mode 22:00 - (AnimEVO) Guilty Gear Xrd -Rev2- results 23:01 - ArcSys announces a new Guilty Gear game coming in 2020 24:26 - SoulCalibur VI results; Cassandra and SamSho's Haohmaru revealed 28:45 - Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] results; new version UNI[cl-r] coming in early 2020 32:40 - Dragon Ball FighterZ results; Janemba and SSGSS Gojita revealed 37:09 - Samurai Shodown results; Full Season 1 lineup revealed; Mina to kick off Season 2 45:42 - SNK

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/460265712 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:08 - Nightwolf gameplay trailer coming Thursday 5:32 - Weekend recap, including WSOE 7 & CPT Online events 12:50 - What to watch this coming weekend 15:17 - "Women in the FGC" part of Evo 2019's panel lineup 21:58 - SNK-sponsored SamSho tournament in Japan sees 6 Genjuros make Top 8 30:16 - Danke will be commentating at Evo 2019 33:20 - The Hero revealed for Smash Ultimate to mixed reviews 37:00 - What are NRS and Capcom going to reveal at Evo? 45:43 - Street Fighter League voting ends in controversy 51:51 - Evo tournament storylines: Samurai Shodown (Mike) 56:54 - Evo tournament storylines: Street Fighter V (John) 59:25 - Evo tournament storylines: Dragon Ball FighterZ (Mike) 1:01:10 - Evo tournament storylines: Tekken 7 (Steve) 1:05:12 - Evo tournament storylines: Mortal Kombat 11 (John) 1:08:52 - Evo tournament storylines: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Mike) 1:11:39 - Evo tournament

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/457049888 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:18 - Nintendo 'leaks' release date, image of MK11's Nightwolf slip 4:50 - Recap: Defend the North 2019 12:54 - Recap: VSFighting 2019 21:29 - What to watch this coming week 22:20 - Bryand "Krucial B" McIntosh passes away during Defend the North 27:51 - Tekken 7 surpasses 4 million copies sold 30:52 - Evo brackets are finalized 33:31 - Evo finals order revealed; Smash Ultimate will be the final game 39:17 - PS4 is Evo's presenting partner 44:17 - Red Bull Conquest Season 2 announced; includes SFV, Tekken 7, & UNIST 48:05 - Screenshots of Bocce (young player who upset Ally) making racist comments are revealed 51:45 - Efren is retiring from Best of V after Evo 53:20 - Interview with Justin Wong

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/453767280 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:00 - Weekend recap 19:07 - What to watch this coming weekend 23:19 - CEOtaku announces its game list 27:59 - Some FGC-tangent figures nominated for Esports Awards' community choice awards 32:13 - DBFZ World Tour announces VSFighting as its next stop... 10 days before the event 36:24 - Sajam's new video on commentator rates and 'knowing your worth' 47:27 - Evo registration closes; 6 games set franchise records 1:01:37 - Evo may change its payout structure for 2019 1:10:56 - Block/Grab: Who would you save from Area 51?

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/450563728 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:29 - Recap: Street Fighter League online qualifiers 6:05 - Recap: Game Over Tournament 14:40 - Recap: Wellplayed Challenger 18:48 - Recap: Viennality 2k19 22:11 - What to watch this coming weekend 25:31 - Drama Alert host Keemstar hosting a tournament in memory of Etika 27:20 - Ally admits to a relationship with a teen player, announces retirement, faces lifetime ban 39:18 - Young Smash player on the receiving end of online 'bullying' after upsetting Ally 50:06 - Arslan Ash receives a visa; will compete at Evo 51:41 - Infiltration to attend Evo 57:37 - Samurai Shodown to receive $30,000 pot bonus at Evo; sets record for largest SNK tourney at Evo 1:04:51 - Bonchan: It's easy to become an 80/100 player in SFV; Punk is a 98/100. 1:11:58 - BOV Mailbag: Ranking presumptive Evo favorites 1:18:28 - NetherRealm releases teaser stills of Nightwolf and Sindel

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/447450536 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:57 - Weekend recap, including the SFV League finals 8:04 - CEO 2019 recap 28:14 - What to watch this weekend 30:30 - CEO fantasy draft results 26:15 - Janemba announced for Dragon Ball FighterZ 38:34 - Street Fighter V 3v3 announced for Toushinsai; US qualifier in Las Vegas the day before Evo 40:18 - Evo organizer Mr. Wizard: SFV may not be the final game on Sunday 52:12 - Capcom announces Capcom Cup and SFV League World Finals to take place on "one ultra weekend" 59:40 - Mortal Kombat 11 will be next Tuesday's Twitch Rivals game 1:00:41 - TalkingChicken develops UNIST frame data app for Alexa 1:01:26 - Daddy (aka Buffalo) has a notable popoff on Scar at CEO; Did it cross the line? 1:11:07 - Block/Grab: CEO entrances

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/444238569 NOTE: We had some (mostly-video-related) technical difficulties during the recording of this episode. We apologize for these issues. 0:00 - Intro and technical difficulties 1:55 - Recap of the last two weekends, including SFV League and Thaiger Uppercut 11:40 - What to watch this coming weekend 13:56 - Rundown 16:15 - Mortal Kombat 11 introduces Kombat League mode 24:10 - Capcom Pro Tour updates its controller rules after Daigo's 'Gafrobox' controversy 30:42 - DBFZ World Tour details and partial schedule revealed 35:19 - SNK announces new mobile game: King of Fighters for Girls 40:18 - New trailer released for Fight Crab 42:24 - How likely is a Super Street Fighter V announcement at Evo? 49:06 - SFV's Dhalsim gets a classic costume 50:59 - Question of the Day: Are you planning on picking up Samurai Shodown? 52:37 - Samurai Shodown launches 1:03:57 - CEO fantasy draft

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/437756988 0:00 - Interview with FGC and esports photographer Chris Bahn 20:50 - Street Fighter League Week 8 recap 25:20 - (Aside) Daigo as an FGC 'celebrity' 28:22 - Nintendo World Championships recap 32:23 - MK11 Pro Kompetition NA East online event recap 37:49 - CPT Europe East online event recap 40:20 - Taipei Major recap 44:52 - What to watch this weekend 46:11 - More info on Shang Tsung from last week's Kombat Kast 48:55 - KOF's Mai and Kula announced for Dead or Alive 6 51:40 - Danke's thoughts on the Granblue Fantasy Versus battle 56:37 - Fashion designer/actor Luka Sabaat sponsors Lil Majin 59:10 - Adventure Time's Jake, Finn & PB announced for Brawlhalla 1:00:49 - 4v4 melee game Bleeding Edge announced at E3 1:02:01 - The Hero (Dragon Quest) and Banjo-Kazooie announced for Smash Ultimate 1:08:30 - Hints of Terminator coming to MK11? 1:11:10 - Question of the Day: What type of characters do you want to see added

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/434556715 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:57 - Weekend recap, including Street Fighter V League, Smash 'n Splash 5, and Electric Clash 14:54 - 'Is Karin cheap?' becomes a topic of online discussion 23:03 - Deoxys beats Scar to win DreamHack Dallas MK11 title 27:19 - Panda Global runs 'Snakk Bomb' stream marathon to support Nakkiel's cancer treatment 34:08 - What to watch this coming week 35:04 - "Y'all looking forward to E3?" 42:52 - Updated leaderboard for Evo 2019 entrants 48:39 - Samurai Shodown beta has 8 frames of input lag 56:13 - Harada bringing a Tekken Tag Turbo cabinet to Evo 59:22 - Rick Fox plans to stay at Echo Fox and oust investor that used racist language 1:02:21 - Shang Tsung revealed for MK11's Kombat Pack 1, along with Nightwolf, Sindel, Spawn, and two characters TBA. 1:06:56 - Question of the Day & Block/Grab: Which guest characters would you want to see in MK11?