Best Of V

2021-03-23 - The Evolution Of Evo Mar 25, 2021

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/960664191 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/hwZJdjC9gqI. --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 0:55 - Tekken 7 King of the Hill Finals results 2:38 - WePlay reveals Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate lineup for Ultimate Fighting League 4:39 - PGStats reveals its list of the top 20 Street Fighter V players of all time 13:00 - Capcom announces schedule and format for Capcom Pro Tour 2021 20:59 - Sony partners with RTS to acquire Evo 35:43 - Evo 2021 Online to take place in August; First four games in the lineup announced 44:35 - Riot Games may be ready to play test "Project L" 53:15 - Bandai Namco releases launch trailer for Lidia 57:39 - King of Fighters XV's next character: Terry Bogard

03/16/2021 - We Shanty Be Disappointed (Mane 6 Interview) Mar 18, 2021

Note: We ran into technical issues during the recording of this episode that impacted the quality of the audio. We apologize for the issues. The remainder of the March 16 episode will be uploaded at a later date. This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/bp0abwS5ZMU --- We are joined this week by a couple of members of Mane 6, the team behind Them's Fightin' Herds. President and Production Manager Aaron and QA tester Oreo join us to discuss the game's upcoming 2.0 update; their first DLC character, Shanty; and more.

03/09/2021 - Heaven Or Hell Can Wait Mar 11, 2021

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/943510606 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/EEYrcfzYS7M. --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:12 - Topanga League X Tekken - Day 1 results 3:54 - Dragon Ball Battle Hour results 7:48 - What to watch this coming week 9:30 - Guilty Gear Strive release postponed from April to June 19:18 - Bandai Namco announces launch date for Gogeta (SS4) 28:49 - Eustace is Granblue Fantasy Versus' next character 31:11 - Shanty coming to Them's Fightin' Herds on March 25th 35:32 - King of Fighters XV character #8: Andy Bogard 39:50 - Sharpie Says: How can we be more welcoming to women and fems? 43:50 - PG Stats is ranking Street Fighter V's top 50 players of all time 45:18 - Steve's Bestie of the Week: Our host, Ilan 47:35 - Which fighting game character would Steve add to Smash? 51:08 - Which non-fighting game series should get a fighting game?

03/02/2021 - The Launch Party Continues! Mar 04, 2021

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/934787320 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/RfwhgNT2-fQ --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:18 - Skullgirls announces full details of its first ever Season Pass 14:54 - SNK working on rollback for King of Fighters XV, but "can't make any promises yet" 24:19 - Guilty Gear XX AC+R adds a new training mode option: "Take Control" replay 33:46 - Sharpie Says: Let's give smaller games a chance 47:37 - Sharpie Speaks: We need to expand our fighting game horizons 55:10 - Steve's Bestie of the Week: Thomas

2021-02-23 - V-Shift Blazin'! Feb 25, 2021

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/926002824 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/VaGR3FAjVzk --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:50 - Capcom Pro Tour Season Final results 12:55 - Capcom Pro Tour Season Final prediction contest results 18:54 - New online team competition announced for Dragon Ball FighterZ 29:31 - Street Fighter's Ryu and Chun-Li added to Fortnite 32:13 - WePlay Esports announces first season of Ultimate Fighting League as part of $25 million investment 47:44 - Guilty Gear Strive's open beta took place 1:06:08 - Japanese Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable reaction 1:10:32 - Granblue Fantasy Versus update released 1:11:50 - Teaser released for a new Tekken 7 character 1:12:41 - Kyo and Chizuru announced for King of Fighters XV 1:15:05 - Samurai Shodown news: Cham Cham trailer, Guilty Gear character, Xbox Series X/S compatibility coming 1:17:03 - I-No announced as final launch character for Guilty Gear Strive 1:18:16 - Breaking live: Skullgirls 2nd Encore announces its first Season Pass 1:19:15 - Arika announces new version on Fighting EX Layer called Another Dash 1:20:48 - More details on the Skullgirls Season 1 Pass

2021-02-16 - SFV Winter Update Goes Up To Eleven! Feb 18, 2021

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/917008420 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/xLHuszJ7I6g --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 5:58 - Street Fighter League US Playoff results 8:32 - What to watch this coming week 11:08 - Capcom Pro Tour Season Final contest 16:04 - Joe Higashi announced for King of Fighters XV 18:35 - Capcom, ArcSys, SNK & others to gather for second Japanese Fighting Game Developers Roundtable 24:47 - ArcSystemWorks gives several FGC figures early access to Guilty Gear Strive beta 33:24 - Capcom reveals a ton of new things for the SFV Winter Update

02/09/2021 - Pre-SFV Update & GG Info Dump Feb 11, 2021

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/907866391 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/JjwU4N10RzI 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:10 - Street Fighter League US results 4:57 - Street Fighter League JP Finals results 6:42 - PlayStation FGC Arcade results 8:57 - What to watch this coming week 10:15 - Iori announced as King of Fighters XV's next fighter 20:17 - Street Fighter V Winter Update details coming this week 42:32 - Details and schedule for next week's Guilty Gear Strive beta revealed 50:30 - ArcSystemWorks releases some high-level Guilty Gear Strive gameplay footage 1:05:12 - Bandai Namco announces more Community King of the Hill events in the US and Latin America 1:12:39 - More characters coming to Fight of Animals 1:14:54 - DaPurpleSharpie recently featured in Vice's FGC-focused episode of Reset

02/02/2021 - Ilan Takes Us To Da Moon! Feb 04, 2021

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/898687093 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/jf1GeguBnMA --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 5:00 - Street Fighter League Week 14 results 6:53 - Frosty Faustings results 12:46 - KI Lives results 16:59 - What to watch this coming weekend 19:30 - Sony announces FGC Arcade exhibition event 21:09 - There's a totally real new character coming to SoulCalibur VI 23:25 - Sony announces FGC Arcade exhibition event (continued) 26:59 - Benimaru rounds out King of Fighters XV's Hero Team 29:19 - Skullgirls is going to add Annie... and another character!? 31:32 - Capcom announces plans to replace Capcom Cup 37:04 - Capcom to show off Street Fighter V's Winter Update next Thursday; will allow co-streaming 49:38 - Gamestop stock price goes to the moon 1:01:42 - Several Street Fighter II development pillars discuss possibility of making a new fighting game 1:06:18 - Queens of Quarantine goes dark after founding member's racially-charged tweets 1:14:55 - New anime announced about a girl who plays fighting games

01/26/2021 - Cancellations and Conduct Conversations Jan 28, 2021

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/889410464 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:59 - Street Fighter League Week 13 results 10:03 - What to watch this coming week 18:26 - Bandai Namco announces "King of the Hill" community tournaments 22:42 - Capcom announces cancellation of offline Capcom Cup 38:38 - Combo Breaker cancels 2021 offline event; announces 'digital festival' 49:05 - FGC CoC Panel unveils Code of Conduct 1:13:13 - SNK reveals first two King of Fighters XV character trailers: Shun'ei & Meitenkun 1:15:46 - ArcSys reveals available modes in Guilty Gear StrIVe 1:20:30 - Steve's Bestie of the Week: Fake Moves Team, for raising $150k for TheBadGuY's family

01/12/2021 - Capcom Lays Down the Ground Rules Jan 14, 2021

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/871436886 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:45 - Street Fighter League Week 11 results 4:05 - First KI World Cup results 7:11 - What to watch this coming week 9:57 - TheGrefg shatters Twitch's concurrent viewership record 20:01 - Twitch drops PogChamp emote after Gootecks tweets support of US Capitol storming 34:17 - SNK shows first footage of King of Fighters XV and announces Ultimate Edition of KOF XIV 42:51 - SNK reveals first two characters of Samurai Shodown's third season 47:47 - Granblue director notes dates to look forward to for new Granblue Fantasy Versus information 49:30 - Bandai Namco shows off Super Baby 2 in Dragon Ball FighterZ showcase 56:46 - Capcom provides content and monetization guidelines for streamers 1:14:45 - More Capcom employees impacted by ransomware leak 1:17:52 - New Street Fighter V costume for Akuma: Fighting EX Layer's Garuda 1:19:54 - Frosty Faustings schedule details revealed 1:23:10 - Steve's Bestie of the Week: Cooperation Cup organizer Matsuda

01/05/2021 - New Year, New Vortex Jan 07, 2021

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/862777644 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:18 - What to watch this coming week 6:16 - ArcSys reveals trailer for Guilty Gear Strive's newest character, Anji 16:00 - Frosty Faustings announces 2021 edition will be an 11-game online event 25:52 - What is Harada's new expensive project for Bandai Namco? Detective Ilan is on the case! 36:40 - SNK to reveal first look at KOF 15 (This announcement was delayed after recording of the show) 57:10 - Dapurplesharpie interviews Tough Love Arena creator Paul Weeks 1:27:26 - Acekingoffsuit's Bestie of the Week: Daigo Umehara

12/29/2020 - Adios, 2020 Dec 31, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/854563488 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:58 - Japanese Tekken tournament to award a beef tongue to its winner 11:21 - ArcSys announces DNF Duel, a new fighter based on Dungeon Fighter Online 37:14 - ArcSys confirms that Anji Mito is going to be the next Guilty Gear Strive character 44:20 - Scoring system and first dates for the Killer Instinct World Cup revealed 51:42 - Acekingoffsuit asks for fighting game hot takes on Twitter... and he got 'em 1:02:25 - What are our FGC hot takes? 1:06:43 - Combo Queens highlights Persia 1:08:11 - An old Wendy's training video. Because reasons. 1:11:35 - What are our New Year's resolutions?

12/22/2020 - All I Want For Christmas Is Ryu Dec 24, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/846824879 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:35 - Dragon Ball FighterZ National Championships results 14:29 - Topanga Championship Season 2 finals results 17:21 - Luffy wins Capcom Cup Community Vote 36:02 - Street Fighter League - Week 10 results 40:04 - What to watch this coming weekend 43:41 - Anakin Invitational results 44:24 - Capcom Cup to take place offline in the Dominican Republic 54:31 - Two Melee events combine to raise over $300,000 for charity in one week 56:50 - Super Baby 2 and SSJ4 Gogeta are headed to Dragon Ball FighterZ 58:56 - Brutal Democracy Gaming closes after several players come forward with their experiences 1:18:39 - Kentucky Fried Chicken announces the KFConsole 1:22:30 - Question of the Day: What do you want for Christmas?

12/15/2020 - Your Weekly FGC Talk Show or Sumpthin Dec 17, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/838770665 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:55 - Street Fighter II is part of the Nintendo Switch's new Capcom Arcade Stadium 3:45 - Resident Evil 8 leaks the latest to come from Capcom ransomware attack 8:30 - Cooperation Cup is cancelled for the second straight year; Mikado arcade owner retiring 16:53 - Smash Code of Conduct panel dissolves under insurmountable case load 25:24 - Mortal Kombat movie to be released in April 27:55 - DaPurpleSharpie has started a new web series 32:46 - Capcom to make some sort of announcement during this week's Street Fighter League episode 37:59 - TVFGC to host TO Talk with Ladies Night FC founder Taneisha Jane this weekend 41:12 - Tekken star Anakin to host 16-player invitational this Sunday 58:10 - IGN announces nominees for Best Fighting Game of 2020 1:10:43 - Newest Smash Ultimate character revealed at The Game Awards: Final Fantasy's Sephiroth 1:17:10 - GBVS's Yuel gameplay revealed at Granblue Fantasy Festival

12/08/2020 - Not Yet Cancelled by Nintendo Dec 10, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/830539954 3:30 - Street Fighter League results 6:37 - SoulCalibur Online Challenge EU West results 7:40 - Tekken Online Challenge Japan results 10:17 - DBFZ National Championships Spain and US West results 13:14 - What to watch this coming weekend 14:10 - NetherRealm announce MK11 Pro Kompetition online circuit 15:51 - Capcom Cup community vote update 21:46 - Street Fighter V gets a new costume: FEXL's Skullomania 26:02 - Hwang is announced as SoulCalibur VI's final Season Pass 2 character 33:33 - Smash.gg acquired by Microsoft 45:00 - Tekken Zaibatsu shutting down 55:49 - Top Splatoon 2 teams withdraw from Nintendo tourney as part of #FreeMelee protest 1:06:56 - Charity of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Salmam plans to purchase 51% of SNK 1:17:45 - SNK: The first King of Fighters XV details to come on January 7

11/24/2020 - Mahvel Lives! Nov 26, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/814696519 --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:18 - Street Fighter League results 7:06 - Final CPT event results, setting up Capcom Cup and Community Vote fields 16:22 - Tekken Online Challenge - US West results 18:49 - Smash Summit 10 Online results 20:22 - UMvC3 Lives results and thoughts 31:19 - DBFZ National Championships - Week 6 results and playoff implications 42:14 - Ilan wins his Marbula 1 pizza bet 43:44 - What to watch on Thanksgiving weekend 46:58 - Nintendo issues cease and desist order to The Big House Online 1:22:20 - Bud Light releases a new 'console' 1:25:01 - Ransomware attack on Capcom leads to Street Fighter 6 rumors

11/17/2020 - Bugsnax Is Out!! And Other Things... Nov 19, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/806681347 0:00 - Intro, rundown, and Twitch announces UMvC3 Lives as a Twitch Rivals event 6:46 - Street Fighter results: Street Fighter League and CPT Australia 9:39 - Tekken Online Challenge Philippines delayed due to Typhoon Vamco 11:39 - DBFZ National Championships - Week 5 results 20:02 - What to watch this coming weekend 23:45 - Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate launhces (also, is deep dish pizza actually pizza?) 34:22 - Guilty Gear XX AC+R rollback beta extended permanently 39:22 - Ramsomware attack on Capcom may have put up to 350,000 pieces of information at risk 51:44 - Brandon Alexander announces the return of Killer Instinct World Cup for 2021 1:07:23 - Block/Grab: New Blair (FEXL) costume in Street Fighter V 1:15:33 - FGC women among potential winners of The*GameHER Awards 1:17:30 - WWE performer Zelina Vega leaves the company... to keep her Twitch stream

11/10/2020 - New Netcodes and Bugsnax! Nov 12, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/798768531 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:21 - Street Fighter results - CPT and Street Fighter League 6:50 - Tekken Online EU Southwest results 8:48 - DBFZ National Championships Week 4 results 11:39 - Marbula One results 14:55 - What to watch this coming week 16:13 - Kenny Omega's All Elite Wrestling announces three new games 19:47 - Climax of Night announces lineup for Season 4 22:16 - CEO head organizer Jebailey ramps up YouTube content 23:14 - Capcom falls victim to a ransomware attack 34:40 - Bandai Namco EU & Nordic give early Tekken 7 Season 4 to influencers 39:17 - Tekken 7's Season 4 update includes netcode update 47:05 - Kunimitsu released for Tekken 7 48:53 - Why aren't FGC influencers more influential? 1:19:43 - Quick Hits: Mileena Kombat Kast and Next Gen Console launches

11/03/2020 - Mileena Wears a Mask Nov 05, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/791241156 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:02 - Street Fighter League results 7:39 - SoulCalibur Online Challenge - US East results 9:28 - ArcRevo America Online - West results 11:36 - DBFZ National Championships - Week 3 results 14:30 - What to watch this coming weekend 19:01 - Will more info on Tekken 7's new season be revealed this weekend? 21:58 - Bandai Namco working on SoulCalibur VI's final character of Season Pass 2 23:43 - Samurai Shodown's next character will be from The Last Blade 25:37 - NetherRealm teases Mileena gameplay 30:33 - ArcSys pokes fun at Cyberpunk 2077's delay... ArcSys apologizes 40:12 - SNK Allstar commercial draws attention... SNK apologizes 49:18 - Guilty Gear XX AC+R rollback test draws tons of players; gets extended

10/27/2020 - They Drew First Blood! Oct 29, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/783904430 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:33 - Street Fighter League results 8:08 - Gachikun wins CPT Asia East #2 to qualify for Capcom Cup 11:37 - Who's going to win the Capcom Cup fan vote? 20:40 - Tekken Online Challenge - US Central results 22:45 - ArcRevo Online - US Northeast & Japan results 25:47 - DBFZ National Championships - Week 2 results 29:36 - What to watch this coming week 33:15 - Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 coming in December 34:47 - Tasty Steve partners with Fashion Institue of Technology (NY) for a scholarship fund 39:20 - NetherRealm releases gameplay footage of Rambo in Mortal Kombat 11 46:24 - RadioFGCCR covering the FGC in Central America 48:28 - Do you want snow?

10/20/2020 - We Love NRS!! Oct 22, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/776673238 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:47 - Street Fighter League recap 5:39 - MenaRD qualifies for Capcom Cup 12:26 - Capcom to stream pools for CPT Asia East #2 19:17 - Tekken Online Challenge - Australia results 20:30 - ArcRevo Online results 23:18 - First week of DBFZ National Championships 26:53 - What to watch this coming week 28:26 - Capcom releases netcode update for Street Fighter V 31:43 - Cagliostro released for Granblue Fantasy Versus 34:26 - NetherRealm shows off gameplay for Rain in Mortal Kombat 11 41:17 - Annie released for Skullgirls Mobile 42:19 - New tournament series announced for Them's Fightin' Herds 44:15 - CNN does an article and video on Ryan Hart 56:30 - ChrisG withdraws from DBFZ National Championships after first week 1:18:42 - Twitch issues a wave of DMCA takedowns to streamers 1:28:10 - DaPurpleSharpie among several FGC finalists for the*gameHER Awards

10/13/2020 - New Stuff!!! Oct 15, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/769605641 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:29 - Street Fighter results: SFL and CPT 7:40 - Tekken Online Challenge North Europe results 10:41 - ArcRevo Online results 13:45 - What to watch this coming week 16:49 - Standing Fierce runs offline tournament in New Zealand 19:45 - Panda Global signs Justin Wong and HookGangGod 23:08 - IESF announces Tekken 7 schedule for Esports World Championships qualifiers 27:36 - SFV's DLC characters will be free to play over the next month 30:40 - FEXL's Hokuto coming to SFV... in the form of a Karin costume 33:49 - Street Fighter League costumes for UYU and NASR Esports coming to SFV 49:53 - NetherRealm reveals Mortal Kombat 11's Kombat Pack 2, including Rain, Mileena, and Rambo 1:05:25 - New character Giovanna announced for Guilty Gear Strive 1:14:34 - Guilty Gear Strive release date trailer shows off more details

10/06/2020 - We Survived September! Oct 08, 2020

This episode can be viewed on twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/762730886 0:00 - Intro and rundown 5:35 - SoulCalibur Online Challenge - Japan results 8:11 - SFL Pro-JP Week 1 results 9:20 - What to watch this coming week 13:19 - NetherRealm reveals teaser for MK11's Kombat Pack 3 16:18 - Minecraft's Steve, Alex, Zombie, and Enderman coming to Smash Ultimate 31:53 - Block/Grab: Mii Costume pack #7 41:36 - CEO 2020 cancelled 50:08 - Tekken 7 update coming in Autumn... but when? 54:19 - Ilan got to play Footsies 1:00:05 - We lay down the challenge to UltraChenTV

09/29/2020 - When's The New Seasons?!?!??!?!? Oct 01, 2020

0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:37 - Tekken Online Challenge - US East results 5:30 - Street Fighter results: CPT South America; JeSU Grand Prix, SFL Japan opener 10:40 - What to watch this coming weekend 12:30 - Brawlhalla Battle Pass 2 announced 13:33 - Rivals of Aether: Definitive Edition hits the Switch 15:25 - NVIDIA Reflex allows for lower latency in Call of Duty on PC 17:55 - SNK and Code Masters start rollback netcode beta test for KOF '02 UM 21:15 - Smash.gg refutes rumors that the site will shut down soon 31:21 - ArcRevo America finals cancelled due to pandemic 38:13 - Bandai Namco announces some Season 4 additions; confirms Kunimitsu revealed as season's first character 53:31 - Capcom shows off some of Dan's moves in Street Fighter V 1:04:52 - Sega announces "Virtua Fighter X Esports" 1:10:57 - Someone can't believe that FGC John Choi's execution was humanly possible 1:15:08 - Leffen's tweet on the difficulty of streaming sparks conversation 1:21:45 - Correction on a portion of last week's Future Club discussion 1:24:35 - UltraChenTV's recent changes look kind of familiar...

09/22/2020 - After Everything is Dan and Said Sep 24, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/749153192 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:41 - Tekken weekend recap Tekken: Online Challenge Korea and Topanga League Finals 6:59 - Street Fighter weekend recap: SFL JP Pre-Season and CPT Online SE Asia #2 20:46 - What to watch this coming weekend 22:10 - Tokyo Game Show predictions 38:02 - PS5 console price revealed 56:20 - Microsoft purchases ZeniMax for over $7 billion 1:06:00 - Former LabZero staffers form new co-op development company Future Club 1:27:08 - Street Fighter League Season 3 lineup changes

09/15/2020 - New Consoles are Coming Sep 17, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/742216135 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:29 - CPT Online - EU East/Middle East results 10:21 - Tekken 7 Online Challenge - EU West results 16:02 - What to watch this coming week 19:05 - Bandai Namco releases Master Roshi trailer; shows off patch note changes 23:32 - Street Fighter V's Ryu gets a costume from Fighting EX Layer's Kairi 28:36 - When can we expect to see the next updates for Street Fighter V and Tekken 7? 50:40 - Revo 2020's offline event is cancelled 53:25 - Facebook Gaming strikes partnership to allow for 'real music' on streams 1:05:55 - Cloud9 makes financial details of latest CS:GO signing 1:12:57 - Who helped you feel welcome in the FGC?

09/08/2020 - The Birdie Reveal Sep 10, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/735482912 0:00 - Intro and DaPurpleSharpie announcement 3:08 - Ilan reveals his viewer-chosen facial hair (https://www.twitch.tv/bestofvshow/clip/ShakingInquisitiveElephantCurseLit) 13:17 - WSOE Online II results 16:27 - What to watch this weekend 17:29 - SFL Japan results 18:59 - Lab Zero Games announces layoffs of remaining staff 35:15 - Xbox Series S details leaked... and confirmed 59:33 - Sharpie and Ilan are applying to be hosts on G4

09/01/2020 - The New Normal? Sep 09, 2020

09/01/2020 - The New Normal? by Best Of V

08/25/2020 - Purrrple! (with guest panelist DaPurpleSharpie) Aug 27, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/721474488 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:25 - KI United results 7:47 - Punk to start CPT Online NA East 2 from the losers bracket after social media rants 31:27 - Mass exodus from Lab Zero Games after Mike Z reportedly refuses to leave company 1:00:30 - XO Academy launches new season; selects Athena as its student

07/14/2020 - Now What? Jul 16, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/679853793 0:00 - Intro and rundown 11:26 - Panda Global responds to allegations against Nakkiel 22:30 - SFV: Is Honda a better character than Bison? 28:15 - Treta, Texas Showdown, and CEOtaku all announce cancellations 51:08 - Speedkicks announced his retirement from competitive Tekken 55:10 - Community online tourneys for Them's Fightin' Herds and Killer Instinct 57:53 - AnimEVO opens registration; plans to change name after this year 1:01:40 - When and where will we hear the announcements planned for Evo? 1:08:45 - Sony buys a minority share of Epic Games 1:11:05 - HawaiianShirtMan is back at it 1:19:09 - Question of the Day: How should offline events change when they return?

07/07/2020 - FGC Reckoning? Jul 09, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/673023354 0:00 - Content warning about this week's episode 0:50 - Intro and rundown 5:07 - CPT Online: South America results 7:03 - Allegations of harassment, assault, and more rock the Smash community 22:59 - Nintendo responds to the wave of Smash community allegations 31:41 - Evo Online cancelled after sexual misconduct accusations against lead organizer Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar 42:48 - What is the future of Evo? 49:27 - Do we need a 'code of conduct?' And where do we go from here? 1:12:29 - Du "NuckleDu" Dang announces retirement after major car crash

06/30/2020 - This Is A Show Jul 02, 2020

0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:15 - NYChrisG dropped by Evil Geniuses due to racist 2017 Facebook rant 10:35 - MikeZ under fire for second time in short order 21:47 - CPT Online: Asia South East 1 results 38:24 - How can the tournament experience be improved? 1:06:05 - Evo Online starts this weekend 1:16:24 - Skullgirls community announces 2-year ban for MikeZ

06/23/2020 - Season 5? (with special guest TheBesteban) Jun 25, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/659576795 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:30 - CPT North America East results: DR Mandrake wins; iDom and ElChakotay forfeit in Top 8 20:05 - Capcom bans FChamp indefinitely for "WatermelonLivesMatter" tweet 22:09 - AnimEVOnline to announce more games 25:40 - Fight Crab is coming to Steam on July 30 27:40 - For Honor's Warden is Samurai Shodown's final Season 2 character 33:46 - ArcSystemWorks shows off new Guilty Gear Strive gameplay footage of Millia and Zato-1 37:30 - ARMS' Min Min is the newest character coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 41:11 - Block/Grab: New Smash Ultimate Mii character costumes 51:16 - Several Neo Geo Pocket Color games coming to the Switch 51:38 - Dragonball FighterZ surpasses 5 million copies sold 52:15 - Injustice 1 is free to download through June 25 54:54 - Christopher "NYChrisG" Gonzales released from Evil Geniuses 56:08 - Interview with Hold Back To Block's Esteban "TheBesteban" Martinez

06/16/2020 - Love is In the Air Jun 18, 2020

This episode can be viewed at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/652921285 0:00 - Intro and rundown 6:10 - Phenom wins first CPT Online event 18:43 - Multiple FGC charity events raise over $38,000 for various causes 21:56 - Sony reveals PS5 design and first look at several games 40:06 - Ramlethal revealed for Guilty Gear Strive 46:51 - CEO Online Edition to take place on CEO's original weekend 54:19 - FChamp banned from several events after tweeting #WatermelonLivesMatter 1:19:29 - Everyone's talking about FGC crushes

05/26/2020 - Friendship City May 28, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/632938119 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:42 - A special note about this week's show 6:46 - Climax of Night, Kumite in Texas 2020, and Kumite in Tennessee 2021 cancelled 11:52 - Sony announces PS4 Tournaments: Open Series, an online series for MK11, BBTag, SC6, and other titles. 16:41 - Third season pass announced for Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid 18:48 - Skullgirls gets yet another update, including the addition of SonicFox as a background stage character 23:10 - New announcement coming for Street Fighter V... what will it be? 28:49 - Detective Ilan Investigates: New character for Guilty Gear Strive to be announced on June 9 38:47 - Combo Breaker airs five-year retrospective on the weekend it was set to take place 46:20 - Block/Grab: MK11 Aftermath Friendships

05/19/2020 - Rolling Back a Cold One with the Friends May 21, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/626096667 0:00 - Intro and rundown 6:35 - MK11 Kolosseum Finale results 11:08 - Mileeena is coming to MK11... as part of Kitana's Friendship 22:12 - Evo Online lineup announced: MK11, KI, Skullgirls, Them's Fightin' Herds 44:27 - Killer Instinct World Cup to return in some form in 2020 53:55 - Guilty Gear Strive delayed until Early 2021 1:12:05 - Question of the Day: Which Evo Online game are you most excited to play? 1:15:18 - Capcom Pro Tour shifts to online format for 2020

05/12/2020 - RoboCop is Relevant May 14, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/619217803 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:46 - Results for Smash tournament The Box 13:21 - Capcom tells investors they're planning an esports academy and a women's esports league 27:04 - Iroha's release date confirmed for SamSho; official Twitter account goes 'horny on main' 40:08 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 to be remastered; releases on September 4 56:19 - Netherrealm releases trailer for Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath 1:06:12 - Project L could be a game-changer

05/05/2020 - Cease Before You Doom Us All May 07, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/612356077 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:12 - Netherrealm teases more characters for MK11 in new trailer 32:00 - Panda Global signs Punk, iBDW, and Kizzie Kay 34:01 - Big Majin faced Pokchop in a FT25 in Tekken 7 36:26 - Evo 2020 is cancelled; organizers are planning an online event 1:04:20 - CEO 2020 postponed to mid-December 1:05:53 - Efren makes a special appearance

04/28/2020 - Passes for All Apr 30, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/605566809 0:00 - Intro (and DC Universe sidetracked discussion) 14:07 - Recap of weekend online events 16:57 - Team Liquid and Le'Veon Bell announce The Box; a $10,000, 8,000-player online Smash tournament 46:28 - All of Street Fighter V's characters unlocked until May 6 47:08 - CEO 2020 likely postponed to December 51:47 - LowTierGod and CeroBlast banned indefinitely from all Capcom events 1:00:30 - Adjusting expectations and mindsets for online play 1:08:31 - Travis Scott holds concert in Fortnite; draws 12 million concurrent 'attendees' 1:21:56 - Ilan's comedy theater is now on Twitch

04/21/2020 - Feelin' Guilty Apr 23, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/598815424 0:00 - Intro and check-in with the guys 12:08 - Some US states set to begin reopening; could impact FGC tournaments 33:39 - Thoughts on the first Guilty Gear StrIVe beta 59:05 - LowTierGod and CeroBlast banned from Evo, CEO, and Combo Breaker for slurs

04/14/2020 - Strivin' For Games Apr 16, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/592228345

03/24/2020 - Cool Boys Talking Mar 26, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/574662726 0:00 - Intro and intro and intro and rundown 5:36 - Ronin Rumble results 7:04 - What to watch this coming weekend 13:04 - Evil Geniuses signs SonicFox and Dekillsage 15:38 - Milia and Zato-1 announced for Guilty Gear Strive in new trailers 20:28 - Street Fighter V gets balance patch alongside its matchmaking update 26:09 - Tekken 7 update includes the addition of Fahkumram and some balance changes 33:32 - Guilty Gear Strive's closed beta test details revealed 41:42 - Guilty Gear Strive final release to use rollback netcode 47:51 - Samurai Shodown getting released on the Epic Games Store 55:32 - Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021, which may impact Intel World Open 1:02:45 - More events postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic 1:09:42 - Soriz trailer released for Granblue Fantasy Versus

03/20/2020 - Things are Weird Mar 19, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/569361883 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:55 - Topanga Championship results 9:30 - Reflex 10k results 16:00 - CEO Dreamland results 18:20 - What to watch this weekend? 18:51 - John got engaged! 23:24 - Player gets banned from Combo Breaker for a series of tweets 26:43 - COVID-19's impact continues 55:23 - Street Fighter League Season 3 start pushed back to August 1:06:30 - Climax of Night announces Marauder's Circuit for UNICLR 1:07:56 - Capcom announces CPT DLC pack for Street Fighter V 1:20:11 - Topanga creates GyoGun team; signs Mago, Machabo, Mizuha, and Moke

03/10/2020 - Still Goin' Viral Mar 12, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/565141642 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:02 - Weekend recap: Super TSB and Final Kombat 2020 9:20 - What to watch this coming weekend 11:20 - Final Kombat 2020 LCQ cancelled day before event due to COVID-19 fears 26:27 - Other events impacted by COVID-19 30:41 - Non-FGC events impacted by COVID-19 40:11 - Tamaki released for Dead or Alive 6; Koei Tecmo backtracking on controversial hair DLC 45:15 - NetherRealm drops Spawn gameplay trailer during Final Kombat 48:36 - UNICLR to be available on Steam on March 29 49:37 - Full teams announced for Street Fighter League 59:09 - Several cotumes banned for 2020 Capcom Pro Tour 1:03:09 - AnimEVO 2020's initial lineup includes 25 games 1:14:14 - Them's Fightin' Herds to update to Ver. 1.0 on April 2 1:16:54 - Ono says SFV connection quality can't be checked during matches 1:26:18 - An update on our podcast upload schedule

03/03/2020 - Goin' Viral! Mar 05, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/561522756 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/561550017 (Part 2) 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:11 - Vegas Cup results 2:53 - Kemonomichi III recap 11:56 - What to watch this weekend: Final Kombat 2020 20:11 - Coronavirus outbreak causes cancellation of Brussels Challenge and delay of CPT season start 36:22 - Smash World Tour announced; organized by Twitch & SmashGG (not Nintendo) 56:33 - TWT season opener Tekken Tokyo Masters postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak 1:00:56 - Cygames Beast team dissolved; included Daigo, Infexious, Gamerbee, Fuudo, and PR Balrog 1:09:37 - Capcom releases benchmark tool for Street Fighter V 1:13:14 - Koei Tecmo gets scorn for Dead or Alive 6's hair-color sales practices

02/25/2020 - The Netcode Reaction Reaction Feb 27, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/557894990 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/557902044 (Part 2)

02/18/2020 - Aaron Gordon Got Robbed Feb 20, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/554204731

02/11/2020 - Evo Announcement Pre-Post Party! Feb 13, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/550568487 (Part 1), https://www.twitch.tv/videos/550586709 (Part 2), and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/550604759 (Part 3) 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:53 - DBFZ World Tour Finals recap and thoughts 33:06 - Ultra Instinct Goku, Kefla, and multiple Season 3 changes announced during the DBFZ World Tour Finals 45:52 - Evo 2020 lineup revealed 1:04:05 - Illusion Esports in turmoil after a change of CEOs, delayed payments, and accusations of extortion

02/04/2020 - The Evo Reveal is Coming Feb 06, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/546950514 0:00 - Intro and rundown 8:24 - Weekend recap, including Hyper Drive and Saving Mr. Lombardi 2 15:43 - What to watch this coming weekend 17:40 - CEO 2020 lineup revealed 29:55 - Granblue Fantasy: Versus to release in NA on March 3 42:33 - ArcRevo World Tour points structure and schedule announced 53:44 - Online experiences for Tekken and Street Fighter have been rough... for different reasons 1:00:34 - Climax of Night announces return for 2020 1:01:41 - Street Fighter V has a free trial with all characters playable 1:04:58 - Block/Grab: Which games will make the Evo 2020 lineup?

01/28/2020 - Don't Drop Your Trophies Jan 30, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/543367394 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/543405410 (Part 2). You can participate in our Evo lineup prediction contest by going to https://forms.gle/aFZo2ZEDhhNmbfYFA 0:00 - Intro and rundown 0:57 - Liga Latina results 2:16 - Genesis 7 results 5:40 - Evo Japan results: SoulCalibur VI 10:50 - Evo Japan results: Samurai Shodown 13:23 - Evo Japan results: BBTag 16:27 - Evo Japan results: Tekken 7 19:58 - Evo Japan results: Smash Ultimate 25:42 - Evo Japan results: Street Fighter V 30:35 - What to watch this coming weekend 31:50 - Evo game prediction contest 36:45 - SoulCalibur VI World Tour schedule announced 43:28 - SoulCalibur VI Haohmaru trailer released 46:30 - Samurai Shodown Season Pass 2 trailer released 49:07 - Tekken 7 patch released; changes focused mostly on Leroy 1:03:19 - Mortal Kombat 11's Joker released in early access 1:07:31 - Guilty Gear StrIVe: Experimental air dash changes on display in Evo Japan build 1:18:26 - Tekken star Bilal signs with NASR

01/21/2020 - Smashing Broke Jan 23, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/539761851 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:45 - Frosty Faustings recap 13:19 - What to watch this coming weekend 14:51 - EQNX signs Ulsan to its roster 17:42 - New trailer drops for Guilty Gear StrIVe's Faust 26:37 - How do you promote a major event not on a pro circuit? 39:30 - MK11's Joker has a new fatality 40:53 - Frosty Faustings going bigger in 2020 43:42 - Smash Code of Conduct Committee hands down bans for Mew2Queen and CaptainZack 56:20 - Evo Japan's Smash prize pool consists of one controller... and no money. 1:07:05 - Question of the Day: What non-money prize would you want to play for at a tourney? 1:18:31 - Byleth announced as the final character of Smash Ultimate's first season 1:25:53 = Detective Ilan and the Case of the Wave of Game Delays

01/14/2020 - The First Real Episode of the Decade Jan 16, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/536128006 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:23 - Kumite in Tennessee 2020 results 5:43 - What to watch this coming week 6:31 - Guilty Gear's Faust trailer to be revealed at Frosty Faustings... will there be more? 16:56 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid League announced 24:40 - First look at Mortal Kombat 11's Joker gameplay coming Wednesday 27:20 - Viennality announces 2020 date and game list 34:50 - Combo Breaker announces 2020 venue and 24-game lineup; attached hotel sells out in 80 minutes 48:00 - SFV fan Altimor releases a homemade netcode patch for the game 1:18:41 - Fifth DLC character for Smash Ultimate to be announced on Thursday

01/07/2020 - The 3rd Annual Besties Awards Jan 09, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/532570661 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/532586037 (Part 2) 0:00 - Intro 4:48 - Best Pop Off of 2019 12:26 - Best Match of 2019 18:50 - Nemo-Approved Rising Star of 2019 25:10 - Best Event of 2019 34:09 - Best Stream Moment of 2019 42:05 - Worst Stream Moment of 2019 48:53 - Worst Story of 2019 53:43 - Best Story of 2019 1:00:20 - Best New Game of 2019 1:05:42 - Most Anticipated Game 1:13:26 - Best Player of 2019

12/31/2019 - The Last Episode of the Decade Jan 02, 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/529079462 Check our twitter page (https://twitter.com/bestofvshow) for a link to the Besties Awards ballot. 0:00 - Intro and rundown 7:20 - Red Bull Kumite recap 15:14 - Team Reciprocity exits SFV; Punk now a free agent 27:33 - DBFZ World Tour Finals will include a round robin format 32:00 - Combo Breaker to announce event details on January 14 34:53 - Fight of Animals launches... with GGPO 40:45 - Yang2020: Path to Presidency launches 48:16 - John & Steve reflect on 2019 56:44 - We reveal the nominees for the Besties Awards

12/17/2019 - The Logistics of Pizza Bets Dec 19, 2019

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/522926161 NOTE: There will not be a traditional episode next week due to the Christmas holiday. Our next regular show will be on Dec. 31. 0:00 - Intro and rundown 7:18 - IeSF Tekken 7 results 8:12 - Results of the Capcom Cup Last Chance Qualifier, which was not streamed 28:14 - Capcom Cup main event results (17th-32nd) & discussion of matches being played off-stream 32:39 - Are Capcom Cup winnings fairly distributed? 45:09 - Capcom Cup main event results (Top 16) 53:10 - Various presentation and technical issues at Capcom Cup 1:02:32 - Several players claimed the P2 setup at Capcom Cup had noticeable lag 1:08:50 - Seth revealed as SFV:CE's 40th character... with a new look 1:13:56 - Capcom Pro Tour going through some major changes for 2020 1:22:17 - Mortal Kombat 11 will support kross-play and other 1:24:24 - Besties Awards nominations are now open on our Discord (https://discordapp.com/invite/RCHhtgf)

12/10/2019 - Leeeeerooooooooooy and CapCup Previews Dec 12, 2019

Those of you listening before the start of Capcom Cup 2020 can enter our prediction contest. Full details can be found on our twitter (@BestOfVShow) or near the end of this episode. This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/519831810 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:24 - Battle Coliseum results 5:37 - Tekken World Tour Finals recap 32:37 - What to watch this coming weekend 33:15 - New trailer for Leroy; Ganryu and new character Fahkumram announced 54:11 - Broly (DBS) released for DBFZ 57:15 - What will be revealed at Capcom Cup? 1:01:04 - Tekken World Tour 2020 to start in April 1:06:31 - Capcom Cup predictions

11/26/2019 - Calm Before the Calm Nov 28, 2019

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8UQ4O7UiDs 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:32 - Weekend recap, including Red Bull Conquest and the DoA 6 World Championship 11:07 - What to watch this coming week 14:20 - Discussion on volunteers at FGC events 34:09 - CEO 2020 to take place in Orlando; returns to Daytona Beach for 2021-2024 49:02 - ArcRevo World Tour 2020 announced 1:00:41 - CPT chief Michael Martin to leave Capcom after Capcom Cup 1:07:11 - Does the Capcom Cup poster have hints about Street Fighter V's next characters? 1:14:43 - Tekken's 25th anniversary takes place right around the Tekken World Tour Finals 1:23:33 - MK11 Pro Kompetition standings overview heading into NEC 20

11/19/2019 - Gill Ya Strive to Keep Things, Sindel? Kazama. Nov 21, 2019

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/510691580 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:28 - Street Fighter League results 5:11 - ArcRevo America results 10:17 - DreamHack Atlanta results 11:45 - CPT NA Regional Finals recap 19:44 - What to watch this coming weekend 20:45 - Guilty Gear shows off new trailer and new name (Guilty Gear StrIVe) 31:15 - Sindel trailer released for Mortal Kombat 11 34:36 - SoulCalibur VI Season 2 update goes live soon 38:25 - New Kazuki Kazama trailer released for Samurai Shodown 42:30 - Street Fighter V: Champion Edition and Gill announced at CPT NA Regional Final

11/12/2019 - Previewing a BIG Weekend (with special guests Vicious, Amanda Stevens, & Kizzie Kay) Nov 14, 2019

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/507542299 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:40 - Weekend recap, including Street Fighter League, DBFZ Spain Saga, and ROXnROLL Dubai 15:04 - What to watch this weekend 16:55 - Interview with Jeremy "Vicious" Lopez about Red Bull Conquest, the Street Fighter League playoffs, and the CPT NA Regional Finals 40:45 - Interview with Amanda Stevens about Red Bull Conquest, the Tekken 7 patch, and DreamHack Atlanta 1:05:44 - Interview with Keenan "Kizzie Kay" Kizzie about Guilty Gear 2020 and ArcRevo America

11/05/2019 - Ilan Was Right Nov 07, 2019

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/504470202 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:11 - Street Fighter League recap 5:07 - SoulCalibur World Invitational recap 7:45 - Tekken World Tour recap (TXT & Takra Cup) 15:34 - SNK World Tour results (NeXT & Canada Cup) 19:37 - SFV at Canada Cup recap 35:07 - Other Canada Cup results 38:40 - What to watch this weekend 41:51 - Canada Cup's monitors delivered after the tournament was supposed to begin 57:18 - Smash Ultimate is now the best-selling fighting game of all time 1:03:34 - Hilde is SoulCalibur VI's first Season 2 character 1:05:45 - First look at Guilty Gear 2020 gameplay

10/29/2019 - 4 Dolla Holla Oct 31, 2019

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

10/22/2019 - Avoided the Chair Oct 24, 2019

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

10/15/2019 - Avoided the Black Hole Oct 17, 2019

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

10/08/2019 - Not Banned in China (Yet) Oct 10, 2019

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

10/01/2019 - Get Ovah Hearr Oct 03, 2019

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

09/24/2019 - BBTank Brought His Army Sep 26, 2019

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

09/17/2019 - Sorry, We Don't Have a License for That Sep 19, 2019

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

09/10/2019 - This Is How We Do It (This Is How We Do It Now) Sep 12, 2019

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

09/03/2019 - Out of the Chicken Sandwich Sep 05, 2019

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 tour for Samurai Shodown and King of Fighters XIV 1:17:04 - SNK character rumored to be Smash Ultimate's next character

08/27/2019 - Honey Was So Sweet Aug 29, 2019

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

08/13/2019 - No audio version this week Aug 14, 2019

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).

08/06/2019 - Post-Evo/Efren's Retirement Party Aug 08, 2019

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 reveals King of Fighters XV is in development 49:13 - Mortal Kombat 11 results; Nightwolf gameplay revealed before Evo 57:05 - Sony announces PS4 Challenger Series; MK11 among the first four games 59:07 - BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle results; Senran Kagura's Yumi, Akatsuki Blitzkampf's Akatsuki and Blitztank, and RWBY's Neopolitan among 9 new characters in BBTAG 2.0 1:02:45 - Street Fighter V Arcade Edition results; Steam leaks reveal of Honda, Lucia, and Poison before Evo 1:09:51 - Tekken 7 results; Zafina and Leroy Smith part of Season 3 1:15:45 - Evo's 'Snake codec' during Tekken finals receives backlash 1:19:37 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate results 1:22:30 - What to watch this coming week 1:23:32 - John wins our draft contest... or does he? 1:28:25 - Messages for Efren from Rick "TheHadou" Thiher and James Chen 1:32:17 - Efren reflects on his time on Best of III/Best of V 1:37:02 - Block/Grab: What segments would you like to see on the show in the future? 1:51:00 - We reflect on our time with Efren

07/30/2019 - Pre-Evo Shenanigans Aug 02, 2019

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 storylines: The other games (Steve) 1:12:44 - Prediction & fantasy team contests (Entry open via Twitter until Fri, 8/2, 12:59pm ET/9:59am PT) 1:15:00 - Fantasy draft

07/23/2019 - Justin Wong Factor (with special guest Justin Wong) Jul 25, 2019

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

07/16/2019 - Strong ToryuBoom Jul 18, 2019

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?

07/09/2019 - It's Game Over, Man Jul 11, 2019

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

07/02/2019 - CE What O Did There? Jul 04, 2019

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

06/25/2019 - Showing Down Jun 27, 2019

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

06/11/2019 - Bahn Bahn Baaaaahn (with special guest Chris Bahn) Jun 13, 2019

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 to your favorite game? 1:13:47 - Bruce Campbell denies that Ash Williams (Evil Dead) is coming to MK11

06/04/2019 - Your Tuesdays Are Mine Jun 06, 2019

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?

05/28/2019 - Combos Were Broken May 30, 2019

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/431301174 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:31 - Street Fighter League Round 6 recap 5:45 - Combo Breaker UNIST results 6:58 - Combo Breaker Street Fighter V results and discussion 13:07 - Combo Breaker Tekken 7 results and discussion 16:30 - Combo Breaker Mortal Kombat 11 results and discussion 25:49 - Other Combo Breaker results 30:32 - General Combo Breaker thoughts 38:23 - MK11's Top 8 runs over 3 hours 44:17 - Punk claims someone in the crowd was a major distraction 49:17 - MK11 potentially revealing new characters next week; SFV revealing content at Evo 56:08 - Daigo's 'Gafrobox' controller allowed, then banned, at Combo Breaker 1:15:34 - Astro Gaming adds $100,000 to the Tekken World Tour Finals prize pool 1:16:30 - BOV Mailbag

05/21/2019 - BAM It's Tuesday (with special host Ilan) May 23, 2019

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/428039270 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:16 - Street Fighter V League reaches its half-way point 13:32 - Weekend rundown, including Get On My Level and Battle Arena Melbourne 25:23 - Combo Breaker is coming this weekend 33:06 - Mortal Kombat 11 is First to 2 at Combo Breaker 36:54 - BBTag and SoulCalibur VI to run on new patches at Combo Breaker 39:41 - Under Night In-Birth appears slated for another update: EXE:Late[CL-R] 41:01 - Samurai Shodown gets a release date: June 25 45:20 - What obligations (if any) do sponsored players have to the community? 56:03 - NuckleDu to sponsor three players to attend Evo 57:29 - Block/Grab: Sakura's new party dress costume 1:01:27 - Daigo faces Fuudo in our first look at Granblue Fantasy Versus gameplay 1:08:42 - New character released for Flappy Fighter 1:13:09 - Quick hits: Kombat Kast, Promotions at Bandai Namco 1:14:40 - Acekingoffsuit contributed to the Combo Breaker attendee handbook 1:19:45 - Tekken 7 players to watch at Combo Breaker 1:22:07 - We read letters from the #BOVMailbag

05/14/2019 - BornFree is BornGreat! (with special guest panelist BornFree) May 16, 2019

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/424930136 Follow guest panelist BornFree at twitter.com/BornFreeTweets and twitch.tv/BornFreeTwitch 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:13 - Weekend recap, including Saigon Cup and Texas Showdown 17:37 - Summit of Time recap and thoughts 21:43 - What to watch this weekend 23:25 - More Summit of Time and Mortal Kombat 11 thoughts 30:59 - More NRS accusations: MK11 devs required to watch real deaths and decapitations to create Fatalities 40:28 - HoneyBee disqualified from Summit of Time after off-screen confrontation with another player 42:46 - Mortal Kombat movie in production 48:39 - Marvel vs Capcom 2 wins unofficial 'next Summit game' poll 51:41 - Block/Grab: Unreleased Mortal Kombat characters (Pulled from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYTNGwOD-eQ) 1:06:56 - Street Fighter V producer Ono asks players waiting for new content "to wait a little longer" 1:18:10 - Interview with Mark "BornFree" Sheridan on his journey and his recent videos on FGC content creation and battling depression

05/07/2019 - Head Summit of KSB League Stomp May 09, 2019

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/421816418 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:24 - Summit of Time qualifiers at NLBC and WNF 15:38 - Street Fighter League - week 3 17:54 - KVOxTSB 2019 recap 20:09 - Headstomper 2019 recap: ArcRevo World Tour 24:20 - Harada: Tekken X Street Fighter likely not coming anytime soon 29:18 - Headstomper 2019 recap: Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 32:31 - Events to watch this weekend 36:15 - Shiki revealed for Samurai Shodown 38:27 - NRS responds to allegations of 'crunch' and sexism 49:03 - Eventhubs asks potential Smash writers to 'play a set' 50:05 - "G wins another event" vs "801 Strider wins another event" 1:00:50 - SonicFox is a point of discussion in UK Parliament 1:07:20 - Dead or Alive 6 adds "exposure minimization" as an option in its latest update 1:09:20 - Capcom creates new division for esports and media licensing 1:13:30 - BOV Mailbag

04/30/2019 - Northwest Patchtown Clutch May 02, 2019

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/418629395 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:28 - Weekend recap, including Versus Masters and Northwest Majors 16:13 - What to watch this weekend 17:36 - Should some 3-day events change to 2-day events? 29:31 - MK11's first post-launch week is rough 45:08 - Some former employees accuse NRS of major reliance on 'crunch' 47:50 - Rick Fox to leave Echo Fox over racist interaction with shareholder 58:12 - Goku GT (aka Kid Goku) trailer revealed for Dragon Ball FighterZ 1:02:39 - Arcana Heart 3 Love Max Six Stars Xtend announced 1:03:34 - Several fighting games on sale for Golden Week (PS4 & Steam) 1:06:50 - We answer your BOV Mailbag questions

04/23/2019 - You a Crab Apr 25, 2019

This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/415469910 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:42 - Street Fighter League - Round 1 recap 9:30 - CPT Online NA West results 12:00 - Street Fighter V at The MIXUP 19:59 - Dead or Alive 6 at The MIXUP 20:48 - Tekken 7 at The MIXUP 26:28 - Other MIXUP results 27:12 - Pound 2019 results 28:35 - Someone throws a crab at Hungrybox at Pound 38:05 - Events to watch this week 41:08 - Block/Crab: Which crab should be the next DLC character for Smash Ultimate? 1:03:10 - Mortal Kombat 11 launches

04/16/2019 - April Home Annihilation Arcade Tour Apr 18, 2019

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 lineup announced for AnimEvo 2019 1:02:29 - Climax of Night [re:run] announced 1:04:35 - Sajam and Tasty Steve starting up a new project... possibly in the vein of Excellent Adventures 1:06:32 - Block/Grab: Falke's new Breath of Fire costume and costume bundles 1:18:42 - Markman finds and releases new footage of Evo Moment 37 1:23:05 - MK11 Summit of Time in the final stages of player voting

04/02/2019 - Puffed Up on the NCR Beta (100th Episode) Apr 04, 2019

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 reflect on our favorite memories from our first Best of V episodes (and beyond)

03/26/2019 - BoV DLC Incoming Mar 28, 2019

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

03/19/2019 - Final Round Stress Test Mar 21, 2019

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

03/12/2019 - Farewell to Excellent Adventures (with special guest Gootecks) Mar 14, 2019

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

03/05/2019 - Say No To The Dress (with special guest Persia) Mar 07, 2019

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

02/26/2019 - Evo Line-Up: The 11th Hour Feb 28, 2019

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

02/19/2019 - Best of Core Values Feb 21, 2019

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

02/12/2019 - Street Fighter IV is Almost a Teenager Feb 14, 2019

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?

02/05/2019 - Special Guest Justin Wong Feb 07, 2019

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

01/29/2019 - Alan Bunney, PG CEO, Joins Us Jan 31, 2019

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

01/22/2019 - We're Next Jan 24, 2019

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?

01/15/2019 - UltraDavid at Law Jan 17, 2019

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

01/08/2019 - The Besties Jan 10, 2019

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

12/18/2018 - Capcom Cup Recap Dec 20, 2018

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

12/11/2018 - Capcom Cup Preview Dec 13, 2018

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

12/04/2018 - Tekken World Tour Finals Aftermath and Cuddle_Core! Dec 06, 2018

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

11/27/2018 - Salty Claus Returns Nov 29, 2018

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

11/20/2018 - Vicious In The House Nov 22, 2018

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

11/13/2018 - No Shave November Commence Nov 15, 2018

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 scenarios

11/06/2018 - It's The Plant's Time Nov 08, 2018

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 Dragonball FighterZ tournament for undisclosed reasons 1:10:55 - Capcom announces details of the Japanese 3v3 Street Fighter League 1:15:08 - Infinite meter bug found for Tira & Voldo in SoulCalibur VI 1:19:25 - James Chen's FGC Locals Around the World

10/30/2018 - What Happened at Canada Cup? Nov 01, 2018

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 "Grinch Leak" characters would we want to see in Smash Ultimate? 1:23:30 - Our SoulCalibur VI giveaway goes terribly wrong...

10/23/2018 - 4 Frames of Fun Oct 25, 2018

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 sale in Brazil 59:57 - Capcom announces $8600 special editions of Devil May Cry V 1:01:15 - Street Fighter V lag patch released; down to less than 5 frames & stability increased 1:19:34 - Tekken World Tour Finals qualification scenarios heading into Canada Cup

10/16/2018 - Efren Gloats About Winning Oct 18, 2018

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 with departures of JDCR and Saint (Tekken) & Boeken (FGC manager)

10/09/2018 - Efren Puts His Money Where His Mouth Is Oct 11, 2018

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 1:05:33 - Efren takes on John in Ultra Street Fighter IV

10/02/2018 - SoulCalibur VI Impressions Oct 04, 2018

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 community 1:07:07 - Cuddle_Core signs with Equinox 1:08:59 - Steve takes a deep dive into the TWT standings 1:14:50 - Impromptu Block/Grab: Capcom Connect

9/25/2018 - We Talk About That Thing Sep 27, 2018

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 - Block/Grab: new Street Fighter V costumes 1:13:39 - Capcom announces 3v3 league for Street Fighter V 1:19:31 - Injustice Pro Series finals to air on TV

9/18/2018 - Danke Gives Away More Chun-Li Costumes Sep 20, 2018

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 announced for Smash Ultimate 1:01:55 - Capcom announces dates for Capcom Cup 2018 1:07:15 - Tokido, Problem X, Leffen, & SonicFox nominated for Console Esports Player of the Year 1:08:35 - Block/Grab: SFV's new Darkstalkers and Halloween costumes

9/11/2018 - SCR Preview Sep 13, 2018

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. Is the plot problematic? 1:11:02 - Quick hit news (Ono's 'demotion', Esports Ecosystem sponsorships, Smash Ultimate demo at Best Buy) 1:12:58 - The crew previews SCR: Tekken 7, Dragonball FighterZ, Street Fighter V, and Injustice 2

9/4/2018 - Final Fighters China Fallout? Sep 05, 2018

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: Clash of Carrots 1:09:25 - Final Round announces its return in 2019 1:10:54 - Ilan gives a quick overview of the Tekken 7 Season 2 balance changes 1:16:29 - SoCal Regionals tells players that their sticks must be opened up before entering the venue 1:21:38 - International Olympic Committee doesn't want violent esports at the Olympics 1:22:10 - SNK to announce new game 1:27:12 - PGRZ full list revealed - Six players with a 'Power Level' over 9000

8/28/2018 - The World Stinks Sometimes Aug 30, 2018

0:00 - The Jacksonville shooting and how it will impact security at FGC events 13:48 - Weekend recap, including Celtic Throwdown, and more 21:00 - Esports Festival Hong Kong 2018 recap and discussion 37:55 - Zain - a non-"God" - wins Shine 2018 43:05 - Japan and Saudi Arabia to square off in SFV, Tekken 7, and more 44:43 - Tekken 7 & DBFZ pulled from Body Count Fighting events (for now) 47:30 - Splatoon 2 & Melee cancelled at SCR due to low entrant numbers 50:00 - Mike finally starts making good on his Chun-Li costume giveaway promise 54:34 - Sakurai says that Smash Ultimate's new Final Smash meter might be better for casual play 57:25 - Joey Fury signs with Equinox 1:00:43 - Azwel revealed for SoulCalibur 6 1:03:40 - Block/Grab: Which guest character would want to see in SoulCalibur 6? 1:19:22 - Panda Global creates PGRZ, a top 50 player ranking for DBFZ

08/21/2018 - [Put Topics Here, Steve] Aug 23, 2018

0:00 - Your chance to win a PS4 Sakura Nostalgia costume from Street Fighter V 2:07 - Weekend recap, including TWFighter Major and Tokyo Tekken Masters 21:30 - A deeper discussion on TWFighter Major, including the performances of Sako, Caba, and Bonchan 46:58 - Rocky on PSVR 47:40 - New costumes for SNK Heroines 49:20 - Smash Ultimate reveals for Simon Belmont, Richter Belmont, and King K. Rool 53:56 - Tira revealed as a DLC character for SoulCalibur VI; Libra of Soul story mode revealed as well 1:04:49 - Tekken 7's Season 2 launching on September 6 1:09:51 - Devil May Cry 5... because reasons 1:11:17 - Block/Grab: SFV maid costumes 1:21:52 - UNIST launches on Steam 1:22:20 - IPS payouts and information coming out very slowly 1:25:37 - Leifang and Hitomi announced for DOA 6

Blowup Tuesday with Efren! (and Logan Sama) Aug 16, 2018

0:00 - Efren returns! 2:48 - Recap of the weekend's event, including Body Count Fighting and 3 CPT events 17:28 - Hungrybox reaches a breaking point 25:15 - Viewer @BaikenStomps celebrates winning a pizza from us 29:20 - AJ begins a stream series on becoming a pro player 34:05 - Topanga League 7 groups announced 37:22 - Esports Ecosystem sponsors The Cool Kid93 to attend SCR 39:11 - Jazzy League (community-run 3rd Striker circuit) annoucned 41:00 - Daigo says that SFV's simplicity allows more regions to be successful 48:16 - Money matches versus casuals: who gets priority? 57:12 - Screenshots show prominent UK SFV commentators 'conspiring' to embarrass James Banks 1:10:58 - Logan Sama interview: His side of the controversy 1:30:02 - Logan Sama shares his early impressions of G and Sagat

8/7/2018 - Evo Fallout Aug 09, 2018

0:00 - Pre-Evo news: Celtic Throwdown, Body Count Fighting 7, and Circa closes down 4:24 - Terry Bogard revealed for SNK Heroines 5:43 - Terry Bogard (and more) revealed for Fighting EX Layer 7:35 - Diego revealed for Dead or Alive 6 8:46 - MenaRD's champions' choice costume looks a lot like MenaRD 11:16 - John's Eventhubs team defeats Team r/StreetFighter at Evo 14:06 - Major delays on Evo's side tournament stream 16:28 - Mic was on the mic at Evo 18:09 - STREET FIGHTER V discussion 28:33 - Evo Championship Sunday ran until 3am Eastern 31:20 - G and Sagat revealed for Street Fighter V 37:37 - DRAGONBALL FIGHTERZ discussion, including the side switch controversy 43:12 - Block/Grab: SFV swimsuit costumes (now that we can actually see the swimsuits) 54:24 - TEKKEN 7 discussion 58:42 - Seung Mi-Na and Astaroth revealed for SoulCalibur VI 1:00:00 - Negan (Walking Dead), Anna, and Lei revealed for Tekken 7 Season 2 1:07:53 - SUPER SMASH BROS. MELEE discussion 1:11:23 - Leffen to give a portion of his winnings to 5th- & 7th-place finishers 1:15:23 - GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV2 discussion 1:18:04 - ArcSys announces ArvRevo World Tour for BBTag, Xrd, & BBCF 1:21:21 - SUPER SMASH BROS. FOR WII U discussion, including the controversial Lima/CaptainZack grand final 1:28:07 - BLAZBLUE CROSS TAG BATTLE discussion, including the upcoming character packs 1:31:24 - Evo extends BBTag semis to 3 out of 5 1:34:13 - INJUSTICE 2 discussion, including Stream.me becoming IPS' lead platform 1:37:37 - Injustice Top 16 taking place off-stream 1:40:43 - Question of the Day: What was you favorite moment from Evo 2018?

7/31/2018 - Pre-Evo Special Aug 02, 2018

NOTE: Due to a technical issue, there is an echo that kicks in at the 30 second mark. It ends around the 1:30 mark. We apologize for the issue. 0:00 - Recap of all the weekend's action 13:48 - Footsies released for Android 15:58 - Avyd rises from the dead 17:20 - DBFZ World Tour announces online Radar events 19:11 - US Army hosts SFV tournament series for active service members 20:47 - Evo schedule and commentators... including Danke 28:33 - Evo's weird bracketing system and its second-round byes 36:33 - Esports Ecosystem (cryptocurrency) sponsoring Evo 39:15 - Side streams and pre-events at Evo 45:49 - Major storylines for the three biggest Evo games: Tekken 7, DBFZ, and SFV 56:12 - SFV fantasy draft 1:14:18 - Evo predictions (Question of the Day and Block/Grab)

Evo's A-Comin' Edition Jul 26, 2018

0:00 - Recap, including VSFighting 16:38 - Steve takes a deep dive into the Tekken World Tour standings 25:42 - Evo releases entrant counts and the order of Sunday finals 45:41 - Pot bonuses announced for SFV, KOF, and FEXL 49:32 - Voldo announced for SoulCalibur VI 51:12 - DBFZ news: New characters (Base Goku & Base Vegeta), new patch, and Switch beta 57:42 - NuckleDu signs with Ghost 1:00:37 - International Olympic Committee forms Esports Liaison Group 1:06:03 - Block/Grab: New SFV swimsuit costumes

7/17/2018 - Alex Valle In The House! (Well, His Own House, But Here With Us) Jul 19, 2018

0:00 - Weekend recap 9:02 - Eleague SFV Invitational playoff results and thoughts 26:11 - Input lag cycles discovered in SFV 38:06 - Free characters coming to Fighting EX Layer 38:54 - Free agency and player sponsorship news involving RobTV, NuckleDu, and more 45:31 - DBFZ, Melee, and Capcom receive Esports Awards nominations 48:32 - CEOtaku lineup announced 49:47 - Status update from Smash Harassment Task Force 51:21 - Radar Events added to DBFZ World Tour 52:43 - Question of the Day: Which unsponsored players deserve to be picked up? 58:18 - Alex Valle interview

7/10/2018 - The Return of John (but not Efren) Jul 12, 2018

0:00 - Weekend recap, including Abuget Cup, Viennality, and more 10:10 - Abuget Cup attempted to run its SFV tournament on PC 15:48 - CEO 2019 announced; returns to Daytona Beach 23:56 - Skullgirls to Switch 26:05 - Talim announced for SoulCalibur VI 27:14 - Evo Japan announced for February 2019 in Fukuoka 32:06 - Second 'season pass' potentially outed for Tekken 7 35:43 - Rumored list of characters for SFV's Season 4 40:23 - Eleague finals predictions 1:02:00 - SonicFox hosts grind session for top US DBFZ players: "Summit of Pawer" 1:05:04 - Our viewers offer tips to new father Efren 1:08:00 - We attempt a Block/Grab on new Tekken characters. Key word: attempt.

7/3/2018 - The One After CEO Jul 05, 2018

0:00 - EFREN IS A FATHER!!! Also, CEO tournament result recap 17:30 - CEOxNJPW (wrestling show) thoughts, including the Chasyn Rance controversy 26:15 - Kuroda arrested and charged 29:58 - Mike's thoughts on the state of DBFZ after CEO 36:00 - Sponsorship updates for Dimeback and Luffy 38:38 - Evo entrant leaderboard update 41:15 - Tokyo Game Show prizing details announced 45:21 - Players reporting racist incidents in Daytona Beach 48:52 - Question of the Day and Block/Grab: CEO entrances

6/26/2018 - We're Back, Baby! Jun 28, 2018

0:00 - Recap of the past two weeks of pro circuit events, including ELEAGUE Groups C & D, Northwest Majors, and more 25:46 - The impending FT10 between SonicFox and ZeRo in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 32:55 - Details of the Dragonball FighterZ World Tour 43:55 - Early thoughts on Cody in Street Fighter V 52:29 - Our thoughts on Fighting Chance, the new (loot box-esque?) feature added to SFV survival mode 58:02 - CEO entrant numbers revealed 1:06:17 - We preview three of the biggest tournaments at CEO 2018: DBFZ (Mike), Tekken (Steve), and SFV (John) 1:18:52 - Block/Grab: Our thoughts on SFV's new Devil May Cry- and Mega Man-themed costumes You can catch our show live every Tuesday on twitch.tv/bestofvshow at 7pm ET/4pm PT. Also be sure to follow twitter.com/bestofvshow for all of our latest news and updates.

6/12/2018 - E3 Hyyyype! Jun 14, 2018

0:00 - Weekend recap, including Eleague Group B, TWT, and CPT events 17:25 - DBFZ Summit of Power: recap and thoughts 34:17 - DBFZ news: World Tour announced 40:27 - E3 news (DBFZ for Switch, SC6 release date, FEXL DLC plan, New Day vs Elite in SFV) 48:55 - Dead or Alive 6 announced... with less of an emphasis on sex appeal 59:28 - Jump Force announced 1:02:50 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate announced... is it the end for Melee at Evo? --- Our show streams live on Tuesday nights at 7pm ET (4pm PT) on twitch.tv/bestofvshow You can follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/bestofvshow) for all of our latest updates

6/5/2018 - DreamHacked Jun 07, 2018

0:00 - Eleague Week 1 recap & thoughts, plus a discussion on young players under bright spotlights. 15:32 - Recap of the rest of the weekend's events, including RAGE and DreamHack Austin, blending into general DreamHack thoughts 38:50 - Mike's thoughts on the current state of Dragonball FighterZ. 44:38 - The frequency of fighting game balance patches 48:45 - Maxi is confirmed for SoulCalibur VI 50:14 - Ilan's initial thoughts on BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle 51:32 - Next week's Body Count Fighting 6 event, which includes Terrell Owens vs. De'Aaron Fox in a DBFZ exhibition 55:20 - Smash 'n Splash asks top seeds to run their pools... the day of the event 1:04:05 - Fighting game predictions for E3 1:21:31 - We debut a TOTALLY-NOT-FAKE clip from the next NRS game

5/29/2018 - Combo Broke May 31, 2018

0:00 - Combo Breaker results recap 39:06 - PS4 slowdown issues at Combo Breaker 48:43 - Heavy female representation at Combo Breaker 56:44 - Upcoming events (RAGE, War of the Gods S3, Climax of Night) 1:00:52 - ELEAGUE SFV Invitational groups 1:10:10 - Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection issues 1:15:34 - SFV Cody trailer 1:22:30 - Block/Grab: SFV Professional Costumes

5/22/2018 - Combo Breaker Is Gonna Be Good May 24, 2018

0:00 - We recap the Eleague Challenger finale, Battle Arena Melbourne, and Toryuken. 15:52 - We recap Stunfest, including Fujimura's dominant run through the losers' bracket. 29:22 - New DLC characters coming for Dragonball FighterZ. 34:48 - Rumors that the next Mortal Kombat game will be announced at Combo Breaker. 39:36 - Kotaku's 'Smash players stink' article and the idea of clickbait in FGC journalism. 55:01 - Fortnite gets $100,000,000 in prize pools. 1:04:47 - A brief recap of the end of the Summit of Power voting. 1:07:06 - Steve (Tekken), John (SFV), and Mike (DBFZ) preview the three big games at Combo Breaker 2018.

5/15/2018 - Hadou In The House May 17, 2018

0:00 - Weekend recap, including The Colosseum, Canada Cup Masters Series, and more 20:55 - The (not-so) big update for MvCI 24:10 - Streamers fighting against freebooters 31:15 - Evo Japan reportedly suffers $1.1 million loss in its first year 36:38 - Sportsbook gambling on FGC events takes a big step towards becoming reality 51:40 - Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Tournament Series announced 56:31 - Interview with Rick Thiher (TheHadou), event co-director of Combo Breaker

5/8/2018 - Texas Showdown Was Great May 10, 2018

0:00 - We recap a busy weekend, including Texas Showdown and KVOxTSB, and more. 28:13 - We share our thoughts on Texas Showdown - Mike and Efren as attendees, John and Steve as viewers. 44:15 - Mike shares his *minor* frustration with the DBFZ patch notes. 51:17 - We discuss Capcom's response to the CPT point structure controversy. 1:02:33 - We try to pull out meaningful topics from the big Twitter blowup between former Eleague host Richard Lewis and members of the FGC, 1:20:00 - Steve shares his thoughts on the Gfinity Elite Series and how it can improve for Season 4.

5/1/2018 - Get Jebaited! May 03, 2018

0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Event recap 26:15 - Falke thoughts 31:21 - More games added to AnimEvo 35:50 - Summit of Power nominations 39:43 - Panda Global announces FighterZ League 41:26 - Taki announced for SoulCalibur VI 43:45 - CPT points structure 50:57 - Question of the Day - Who in the FGC should get in a wrestling ring? 58:30 - Interview with Alex Jebailey (CEO lead organizer, CEOxNJPW promoter)

4/24/2018 - Why the Falke Aren't We Playing Falke? Apr 26, 2018

0:00 Intro & Recap 20:24 Players doing ads 26:08 Goku in Smash? 28:24 Player signings 32:33 Summit of Power opt-ins 36:05 FGC players in movies 44:12 MK9/MKXL pot bonuses at Combo Breaker 47:13 SFV update: Falke & new costumes 55:23 When should you take a game? 1:02:21 Eleague's The Challengers - Ep. 1 1:08:52 What anime should get an ArcSys fighting game?

4/17/2018 - What the Falke!? Apr 17, 2018

We start off by recapping the past week's events and diving into a couple of the emerging storylines from those tournaments. Danke then talks about the King of Fighters XIV's new characters. Next up, we discuss the list of publicly-confirmed players for the ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational. After a brief discussion on Nicki Minaj's new track, "Chun-Li," we dive into our first thoughts on Falke's addition to the SFV cast. We debate which aspects of tournaments we'd gladly pay a 'tax' to have, we touch on the recent CEO/Smash harassment controversy, and we close the show by sharing some of our earliest FGC experiences. 0:00 - Intro/Recap 20:45 - New KOF characters 27:48 - ELEAGUE lineup 40:25 - Nicki Minaj's new "Chun-Li" track 45:30 - First impressions on Falke 57:50 - Block/Grab: What taxes would we support at FGC events? 1:12:28 - CEO/Smash harassment controversy 1:22:18 - Earliest FGC memories

4/10/2018 - The Reality Of It All Apr 12, 2018

After we recap the previous weekend's events, we talk about the return of the Injustice Pro Series for the 2018 season. After touching on a couple other news stories, including something involving Nicki Minaj, Danke goes over the DBFZ Summit of Power lineup. We then dive into the 2018 ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational, including its associated reality show: The Challengers. Our final half-hour is an interview with one of the contestants from The Challengers, SherryJenix. We talk about the initial reception to the show, her thoughts on Necalli in Season 3.5, and being a woman in the FGC.

4/3/2018 - Keep It Down, FGC!! Apr 05, 2018

After giving Veloc1raptor some crap about getting hit by a stylish Infiltration combo at NCR, we recap the weekend's action. We then talk about all of the fallout from NCR 2018: death brackets, Sp00ky's decision to go with sub-only chat on Sundays, the MenaRD/Caba/crowd noise controversy, and more. We then share our opinions on the latest patch notes for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. The final half-hour of the show is an interview with Super Arcade owner Mike Watson. We talk to him about his long path to reopening his arcade, how his offering differs from Wednesday Night Fights, his views on the current state of the FGC, and more.

3/27/2018 - Esports was a Mistake?! Mar 29, 2018

We kick off the show by recapping the events of the previous weekend, including Thaiger Uppercut. We then talk about the return of the Killer Instinct Ultra Tour and cover some player free agency news. Next is our reaction to the massive 19-game AnimEVO 2018 lineup. The second half of the show focuses on three big events that drove the conversation about the role of esports in the FGC: the SonicFox/Go1 rematch at Esports Arena, the apparent end of the Final Round tournament series, and Mike Ross' explosive Reddit AMA.

3/20/2018 - Final Round Aftermath Mar 23, 2018

We kick things off by recapping the weekend's events, including Final Round 2018. After diving into the event's Street Fighter V tournament, we discuss the many, many bets placed on the big DBFZ FT10 exhibition between SonicFox and Go1. We also talk about the other big exhibitions we want to see, And after a discussion on new pickups by Panda Global (Infiltration) and Cygames Beast, we block and grab the new costumes in the upcoming CPT 2018 DLC pack. Danke closes out the show by breaking down some of the key moments in the Final Round DBFZ grand finals between SonicFox and Go1.

3/13/2018 - Fighting Games are COOOL! Mar 23, 2018

After recapping the weekend's events, we dive into a discussion the SFV set between Daigo and Tokido at Kemonomichi 2. We then discuss some major player signings by Team Liquid (Nemo & John Takeuchi) and UYU (Qudans), the upcoming CEO/New Japan Pro Wrestling event, event security, and the Evo 2018 entrant rankings. We then preview Final Round 2018, and we block and grab characters we'd like to see in the just-announced Smash Bros. Switch game.

3/6/2018 - Free Agent Mar 09, 2018

We kick off the show by discussing the Eleague Tekken Team Takedown. We then dive into the three big events/series announced over the past week: the 2018 Tekken World Tour, the new Red Bull Conquest series, and the DBFZ Summit of Power. We then discuss the recent wave of big-name FGC players becoming free agents, And after a little Block/Grab about what real-life events we'd stream, we end things by discussing the upcoming Kemonomichi exhibitions.

2/27/2018 - Who is the GOAT? Mar 02, 2018

We kick things off by recapping Winter Brawl XII, including the DBFZ matches between NYChrisG and SonicFox. We also touch on the Gfinity Elite Draft, the ELEAGUE Tekken Team Takedown participants, and the latest patch notes for Dragonball FighterZ. We end the show by discussing the question that took over social media this week: Who is the greatest fighting game player of all time?

2/20/2018 - CPT 2018 Talk Feb 22, 2018

Best of V - February 20, 2018 - CPT 2018 talk In the first half of our show, we discuss Eleague's jump into the Tekken scene, the finalized pricing structure of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, and our thoughts on the possibility of future Guilty Gear games becoming more simplified. Our second half is a deep discussion of our thoughts on the recently-announced changed to the Capcom Pro Tour's structure for the 2018 season and what it could mean for the future of the FGC.

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