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Hosted by Ilan Raschkovsky, and featuring panelists DaPurpleSharpie and Steve “AceKingOffsuit” Jurek.
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
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
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
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...
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
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?
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
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
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?
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