Month: March 2015

After giving the community a little over a month to come a decision, the Evolution organizers have decided to allow custom moves during this year’s Super Smash Bros. for Wii U competition, though there are still a few stipulations.

As you’ll see in the document embedded below, players will be restricted to playing with specific loadouts, which were decided with help from Smashers to determine their legality in a tournament setting. While every setup may not be available, this should give entrants plenty of time to test the limits of what’s being allowed and work out strategies in preparation for the event this summer.

Other rules set in stone at this time include a two-stock, six-minute time limit for every match, a complete list of tournament stages, the banning of Amiibos, and more. For the full set of specifications this and other games, be sure to visit Evo’s official listing.

Evo 2015 is scheduled for July 17-19 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Source: Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar

This weekend, a number of high-level Ultra Street Fighter IV competitors will be making the trip to Paris, France to take part in Red Bull Kumite. The event, organized by the energy drink company of the same name, has invited players from all over the world to attend.

Apart from the fourteen participants listed above, two additional players decided by a last-chance qualifier will be thrown into the mix. Some of the competitors scheduled to take part include CG.RZR|Problem X, EsseX the Sinner, BX3|Veggey, Andreas, RB|Kayane, CDV|Will2Pac, CDV|Cuongster, LLL|Emersion, and many more.

While the invitational is obviously the main event, Red Bull Kumite will also include two special exhibitions to break up the action. First, Capcom’s classic Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike will enter the spotlight as a team of French competitors take on another group led by legends Nuki and Kokujin. Then, later on, six of the best qualifier participants will be matched up against six Kumite entrants in a special Ultra Street Fighter IV concept match.

Those who aren’t able to attend this event in person will be able to view it all live by way of the official website or Capcom Fighters. The full schedule has been included below along with adjusted times for other parts of the world.

Event	CET (Local)	PDT	EDT	GMT
Open Tournament	10:00 AM	2:00 AM	5:00 AM	9:00 AM
Top 16	3:00 PM	7:00 AM	10:00 AM	2:00 PM
SFIII Exhibition	6:00 PM	10:00 AM	1:00 PM	5:00 PM
Top 8	6:30 PM	10:30 AM	1:30 PM	5:30 PM
Concept Match	8:30 PM	12:30 PM	3:30 PM	7:30 PM
Top 4	9:30 PM	1:30 PM	4:30 PM	8:30 PM

With such an incredible group of players gathered together in one place, it’s hard to pinpoint who has the best chances of winning. Feel free to let us know what you think in the comments below.