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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/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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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