Month: June 2017

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Hungrybox calls out Nintendo for their lack of support for competitive Super Smash Bros.

Competitive Super Smash Bros. is in something of a weird spot when it comes to its relationship with Nintendo; the company has been slow to even acknowledge the game’s competitive scene, despite how large it’s grown over the years. More importantly, the company has yet to throw the same kind of competitive support that other companies–such as Capcom, SNK, NetherRealm Studios, Arc System Works, and Team NINJA–have provided to their games.

With this in mind, one of the game’s top players has now called out Nintendo on their lack of support. After winning the Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament at Smash ‘N’ Splash 3 this past weekend, Team Liquid’s Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma used the time on the mic that was given to him to try to speak out against this lack of support.

The speech focuses on the fact that Smash has grown a sizable community without any sort of official support. He also points out that for a lot of the players, Smash isn’t just a video game–but also a lifestyle, and a source of livelihood.

You can watch and listen to the speech below. Take note that he Hungrybox does use some NSFW language before the start of his speech.



Source: GamersHQTV

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Rage Art Tekken 7 launch tournament top 8: Featuring Saint, JDCR, AK, El, and more

Launch tournaments are a pretty common thing now when new fighting games hit the streets, and Tekken 7 was no exception. What makes the “Rage Art” launch tournament in the Philippines different, however, was the sheer talent present at the event.

Hosted by the PlayBook Video Game Lounge and Bookshop, Rage Art featured some of the top Tekken players in the world, as Echo Fox’s own JDCR and Saint flew in to compete. Fighting against them were some of the Philippines’ best Tekken players, such as Coffe_Prinz, Prime, PlayBook Elite’s AK, Doujin, and Maru, and Imperium Pro Team’s El.

For those who missed the event, Team Spooky was on hand to stream and record it. They’ve uploaded a video with the tournament’s top 8 matches–as well as a special message from Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray–onto their YourTube Channel.

You can check out the tournament matches below. For more on the tournament, you can check out the top 16 brackets (which reset everyone back onto the winners side) here.

Source: Team Spooky