Month: October 2015

UltraChen TV is back with yet another broadcast of their Tuesday show. Tonight, UltraDavid and James Chen will be touching on a variety of topics, including Dhalsim’s return in Street Fighter V, tournament results from this past weekend, and more.

The stream will be live in this article, but you can also visit Twitch to join the chat.

Watch live video from ultrachentv on www.twitch.tv

Source: UltraChen TV, featured image courtesy of Kara “Karaface” Leung

When a game has been around as long as Super Smash Bros. Melee, rivalries–a well as long-term friendships–are bound to spring up between players of all skill levels sooner or later. In a new series, the folks at HTC eSports spend some time talking to top Smashers about their history not only with the game, but with each other. The first episode follows three of Melee’s big six–Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma of Team Liquid, Team SoloMid’s William “Leffen” Hjelte, and Joseph “Mango” Marquez of Cloud 9–with thoughts from other top players and commentators throughout.

Beyond the player relationships, the video explores how the lack of seasons affects the competitive Smash scene. In most professional sports–both traditional and electronic–there’s an off-season. With such a boom in not only Super Smash Bros. Melee, but fighting games as a whole over the last several years, there are tournaments (often majors) happening nearly every other weekend. The lack of downtime can weigh on players heavily, causing poor performance or even burnout.

Is this something that the fighting game community as a whole needs to address? Or should players be more choosy about the tournaments that they attend? It’s hard to say, but definitely something worth considering. Check out the full discussion below and let us know what you think.

Source: HTC eSports via Smash Boards

When a game has been around as long as Super Smash Bros. Melee, rivalries–a well as long-term friendships–are bound to spring up between players of all skill levels sooner or later. In a new series, the folks at HTC eSports spend some time talking to top Smashers about their history not only with the game, but with each other. The first episode follows three of Melee’s big six–Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma of Team Liquid, Team SoloMid’s William “Leffen” Hjelte, and Joseph “Mango” Marquez of Cloud 9–with thoughts from other top players and commentators throughout.

Beyond the player relationships, the video explores how the lack of seasons affects the competitive Smash scene. In most professional sports–both traditional and electronic–there’s an off-season. With such a boom in not only Super Smash Bros. Melee, but fighting games as a whole over the last several years, there are tournaments (often majors) happening nearly every other weekend. The lack of downtime can weigh on players heavily, causing poor performance or even burnout.

Is this something that the fighting game community as a whole needs to address? Or should players be more choosy about the tournaments that they attend? It’s hard to say, but definitely something worth considering. Check out the full discussion below and let us know what you think.

Source: HTC eSports via Smash Boards

The folks over at VGBootCamp recently went live with another installment of Smash @ Xanadu from Xanadu Games in Baltimore, Maryland. These weekly broadcasts provide a great look at the region’s Smash community, with tonight’s stream focusing entirely on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and its recent patch.

The stream is live below, but you can also head on over to Twitch to join the chat.

Watch live video from VGBootCamp on www.twitch.tv

Source: VGBootCamp