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One of the most-hyped events coming up in the world of Smash has to be Civil War, with the much anticipated 10v10 crew battle between Team Ally and Team ZeRo. This exhibition set includes a hefty prize pool–$10,000, split among the winning team–leaving a lot more than pride on the line!

In gearing up for this event, while some are simply are looking forward to enjoying the intense battles to come, others can’t help but voice their support for either team. One such fan, The Wolf Champ, took it upon themselves to make a fan-trailer for the crew battle, featuring samples from past Super Smash Bros. events.

Civil War takes place March 24-26 in Santa Ana, California; be sure to register if you’d like to attend.

Source: TheWolfChamp; Smash.gg

Last weekend Winter Brawl had a healthy showing all around, but Mortal Kombat X particularly had a nice turnout. Even with Injustice 2 looming around the corner, many players still get excited about the latest Mortal Kombat iteration, with just one example being the latest Philly tourney.

To make that hype just a bit more readily available, we’ve got match highlights here courtesy of Anubiz Blackk. These assorted sets cover some of the most intense moments of the Top 8.: we’ve got Triborg mirrors, Liu Kang mirrors, 3-0s, Reverse 3-0s, and more.

Source: Anubiz Blackk

With the booming attention being brought back to Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, many are dusting off their skills to get back into the fight. While new players are getting acclimated to the game, old players who’ve been building their tech over the years naturally have a thing or two to teach the newcomers!

Today we’re looking at one such teaching: one of the most troublesome characters–if improperly dealt with–is Phoenix, thanks to her resurrecting with all the cosmic powers of the entity she draws energy from. This setup ensures that, with Firebrand’s unblockable swoop and some crafty setups, he can properly deal with just about anything Phoenix comes back into play with.

Source: Christopher Baghdadlian

Muscle Power for Urien, on wakeup!

The wakeup Aegis Reflector is hardly a foolproof technique, but it can definitely cause your ‘Gief some grief if you’re caught off-guard by one. For students of Muscle Power, ThePrince offers this video demonstrating means to punish Urien for trying this tactic on the Red Cyclone.

Aside from a straight-up Spinning Pile Driver or Bolshoi Russian Suplex to catch Urien immediately, the video also explores means to recover and capitalize on being hit by the Reflector, depending on Urien’s next action–including going over the top to catch Urien with a Borsht Dynamite, dragging him through the Reflector towards you with the Cyclone Lariat, and more.

Source: F1r3byrd