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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/501406689 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:47 - Street Fighter League recap 4:25 - Climax of Night [re:run] recap 6:55 - Tokyo Tekken Masters recap 12:46 - First Attack recap 20:25 - What to watch this weekend 23:55 - Canada Cup attendees down significantly from 2018 43:44 - Tekken 7 to add frame data displayed in-game; to be available as part of Season 3 pass or for $4 on its own 1:08:58 - Mark Cuban says NA esports team ownership is "awful business" 1:14:46 - Block/Grab: Halloween costumes
This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/498223588 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:03 - Street Fighter League and Red Bull Conquest roundup 9:05 - East Coast Throwdown roundup 21:43 - Player throws chair at East Coast Throwdown 26:00 - Berlin Tekken Clash roundup, including a visual glitch which may have impacted Caiper vs LowHigh 35:32 - EGX roundup 40:41 - What to watch this coming week 44:32 - Johtaro wins EQNX Breakout; wins sponsored trip to TWT LCQ 46:54 - DBFZ Japan Saga registration reopens; 128-player cap remains in place 54:03 - First images of Broly (DBS) in DBFZ revealed 57:42 - UNI[CL:R] to release in the west on February 20 59:11 - Intel World Open reveals full list of participating nations and regions 1:04:37 - Riot shows off first look at "Project L," a League of Legends fighting game
This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/495149384 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:12 - Weekend recap, including South East Asia Major and Brasil Game Show 18:15 - Bunny costumes for female characters coming to Dead or Alive 6 22:28 - Guilty Gear 2020: Axl Low gameplay trailer revealed 25:53 - Smash Ultimate to headline Evo Japan 2020 29:42 - Google Stadia will launch in November for Founders' Edition buyers; will aim for "negative latency" 38:25 - GGPO is now open source 41:50 - Skullgirls releases on the Switch next week 43:43 - Climax of Night [re:run] final registration numbers released 47:45 - Samurai Shodown update released, including DLC character Basara 50:59 - Free tracksuit costumes coming for all Street Fighter V characters 53:20 - Yoshinori Ono confirms SFV announcements of content and characters at CPT NA Finals and Capcom Cup 1:18:00 - DBFZ Japan Saga registration suspended
This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/492038994 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:01 - Weekend recap, including Ultimate Fighting Arena and Furia Tica 22:05 - What to watch this coming weekend 23:06 - Capcom to make esports announcement at Brasil Game Show 23:46 - United States qualifiers announced for Intel World Open 34:59 - RisingDragonGod hacks SFV's ranked matches in hilarious ways 42:56 - PlayStation 5's release date revealed: Holiday 2020 50:30 - ten/o's Chris Ceglia begins a new esports project in San Francisco 52:45 - Player sponsorship updates for NuckleDu, Mister Crimson, and Wawa 56:11 - Should tournament fees increase to support larger prize pools? 1:24:05 - Red Bull Conquest events no longer part of the Tekken World Tour
This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/488997753 0:00 - Intro, rundown, and the team attempts to sing "Happy Birthday" 5:05 - Weekend recap, including REV Major and CEOtaku 28:16 - What to watch this coming weekend 29:51 - Super Arcade has officially closed its doors 37:36 - Pro and industry nominees revealed for the 2019 Esports Awards 50:20 - Evo turns to the community to help create a controller rule set 58:05 - MK11 releases a new patch (including third variations) and a Terminator gameplay trailer 1:13:05 - Axl Low revealed in May's gameplay trailer for Guilty Gear 2020
This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/485987603 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:10 - Weekend recap (pt. 1), including Mastercup 12:14 - Detective Ilan investigates: Who is the next Guilty Gear 2020 character? 18:03 - Weekend recap (pt. 2), including MK11 circuit events 23:07 - ArcSystemWorks asks fans to "#KeepItCivil" when communicating complaints 39:12 - First details announced for SNK World Championship, including visa requirements 48:01 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid's 2nd season launches 50:16 - BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle's final 5 characters for Version 2.0 revealed 56:45 - Question of the Day: Which BBTAG 2.0 character are you most excited for? 1:00:40 - Capcom responds to USA vs Japan Street Fighter League team imbalance
This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/482874202 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:25 - Weekend recap, including Thunderstruck and Tokyo Game Show 22:16 - What to watch this coming weekend, including Red Bull Conquest and Mastercup 11 24:08 - Momochi collects ~$1,000 of ~$50,000 prize due to opposition to JeSU license program 41:42 - Intel World Open to host $250,000 event at 2020 Tokyo Olympics 45:17 - Momiji and transforming costumes coming to Dead or Alive 6 47:38 - Metera announced for Granblue Fantasy Versus at Tokyo Game Show 49:20 - Guilty Gear 2020: new trailer teases May and a new interview with Daisuke Ishiwatari 55:51 - Question of the Day: Who do you want to see announced for BBTAG 2.0? 59:45 - Japan's Street Fighter League teams are announced... and they are stacked
This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/479740229 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/479753639 (Part 2). 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:12 - Weekend recap, including DreamHack Montreal and PPL Fighter Masters 17:05 - What to watch this coming weekend 20:40 - Terry Bogard announced as next Smash Ultimate character 26:54 - Tekken 7's Season 3 patch goes live 34:17 - Street Fighter V has another free-to-play weekend 36:29 - BBTag 2.0's remaining 5 characters to be revealed on Sept. 22 38:02 - BBTag 2.0, GG2020, UNICLR & GFVS demos will be at CEOtaku 40:24 - SamSho added to the Evo Japan 2020 lineup 42:07 - Nintendo to run a Smash Ultimate European Circuit 44:56 - Infiltration addresses abuse allegations in an IGN Korea interview
This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/476484956 0:00 - Intro and rundown... and John fails geography 4:00 - Street Fighter League's 2nd season begins with Arturo Sanchez in the field 12:41 - Weekend recap, including Celtic Throwdown 2019 and Summer Jam 13 28:37 - When is Tekken 7 Season 3? Detective Ilan is on the case 34:34 - What to watch this coming weekend 37:31 - Tekken 7 will be a medal event at the South East Asia Games later this year 43:17 - Capcom attempting to fix recent issues with Street Fighter V 52:37 - Fuudo and Travis Styles to play in a tiebreaker to qualify for CPT Asia Finals 56:47 - Celtic Throwdown loses - and regains - monitor support from BenQ 1:04:50 - Bonchan continues his great run of form at Celtic Throwdown 1:12:00 - CPT Premier event at Tokyo Game Show surpasses 1000 entrants 1:14:20 - Red Bull Kumite to take place in Japan 1:15:08 - 8-person SoulCalibur VI World Invitational announced 1:16:10 - SNK announces SNK World Championship tour for Samurai Shodown and King of Fighters XIV 1:17:04 - SNK character rumored to be Smash Ultimate's next character
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
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