Month: February 2018

As the fighting game community steps further and further into the realm of esports, there’s a real fear that its grittier arcade-raised ways will get scrubbed away.  Trash talk is at the very center of the FGC’s soul– it brings hype (and player interest), but also potentially drives away the very suits that want in on the FGC’s growing numbers.

Many on SRK’s forums and comment sections have voiced the opinion that the FGC is too “esports” these days. This is meant to imply that we’ve become too safe, too weak-willed, and too advertiser friendly. Whether this is right or wrong is beside the point, though:

Because even if it’s true, we still have other communities checking out the FGC specifically for the larger then life personalities of our scene.  theScore esports recently asked if our trash talk matched up with selected trash talk of certain League of Legends pros. While many might think the selection of clips representing the FGC is far from the best it has to offer, it doesn’t really seem to matter in this ‘contest’: the muted, passionless insults in the LOL clips are far from being in the same league of even the most out-of-context clips of Pokchop.

Of course, maybe that’s why this video is scary. The LOL clips are what we fear our trash talk might turn into if we keep our current trajectory.

Source: theScore esports

PAX is extending its gaming-festival brand to France in the form of “PLAY Paris Powered by PAX.” And right out of the gate, they are making it clear that they want the FGC involved:

“PLAY Paris Powered by PAX” will be held at the Grande Halle de la Villette on April 21 & 22, 2018. It will feature two days of content across the history of gaming, featuring:

• Hundreds of tabletop games to play
• Classic arcades with “unlimited credits”
• Freeplay areas for both console and PC games
• Expo for the 30th anniversary of the PC Engine
• Esports tournaments
• Exclusive panels and ceremonies (including the “Retrogaming Awards”)
• The Indies Conference
• Live concerts featuring “The Toxic Avenger” and the “Neko Light Orchestra.”

Of course, readers here at SRK will be most interested in the tournament aspect. Here’s just some of the FGC tournaments and events of interest:

• “Street Fighter V French Cup” 5v5 Team Tournament
• Dragon Ball FighterZ Tournament
• Windjammers tournament for the official “Windjammers Flying Power League” tournament circuit
• “Dissidia Cup” finale for Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Dissidia NT tournament circuit

Tickets are on sale now. You can find out more information on PLAY’s official site, and via their Twitter and Facebook.

Source: PlayByPAX