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This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/735482912 0:00 - Intro and DaPurpleSharpie announcement 3:08 - Ilan reveals his viewer-chosen facial hair (https://www.twitch.tv/bestofvshow/clip/ShakingInquisitiveElephantCurseLit) 13:17 - WSOE Online II results 16:27 - What to watch this weekend 17:29 - SFL Japan results 18:59 - Lab Zero Games announces layoffs of remaining staff 35:15 - Xbox Series S details leaked... and confirmed 59:33 - Sharpie and Ilan are applying to be hosts on G4

09/01/2020 - The New Normal? by Bestofvshow

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/721474488 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:25 - KI United results 7:47 - Punk to start CPT Online NA East 2 from the losers bracket after social media rants 31:27 - Mass exodus from Lab Zero Games after Mike Z reportedly refuses to leave company 1:00:30 - XO Academy launches new season; selects Athena as its student

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/679853793 0:00 - Intro and rundown 11:26 - Panda Global responds to allegations against Nakkiel 22:30 - SFV: Is Honda a better character than Bison? 28:15 - Treta, Texas Showdown, and CEOtaku all announce cancellations 51:08 - Speedkicks announced his retirement from competitive Tekken 55:10 - Community online tourneys for Them's Fightin' Herds and Killer Instinct 57:53 - AnimEVO opens registration; plans to change name after this year 1:01:40 - When and where will we hear the announcements planned for Evo? 1:08:45 - Sony buys a minority share of Epic Games 1:11:05 - HawaiianShirtMan is back at it 1:19:09 - Question of the Day: How should offline events change when they return?

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/673023354 0:00 - Content warning about this week's episode 0:50 - Intro and rundown 5:07 - CPT Online: South America results 7:03 - Allegations of harassment, assault, and more rock the Smash community 22:59 - Nintendo responds to the wave of Smash community allegations 31:41 - Evo Online cancelled after sexual misconduct accusations against lead organizer Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar 42:48 - What is the future of Evo? 49:27 - Do we need a 'code of conduct?' And where do we go from here? 1:12:29 - Du "NuckleDu" Dang announces retirement after major car crash

0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:15 - NYChrisG dropped by Evil Geniuses due to racist 2017 Facebook rant 10:35 - MikeZ under fire for second time in short order 21:47 - CPT Online: Asia South East 1 results 38:24 - How can the tournament experience be improved? 1:06:05 - Evo Online starts this weekend 1:16:24 - Skullgirls community announces 2-year ban for MikeZ

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/659576795 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:30 - CPT North America East results: DR Mandrake wins; iDom and ElChakotay forfeit in Top 8 20:05 - Capcom bans FChamp indefinitely for "WatermelonLivesMatter" tweet 22:09 - AnimEVOnline to announce more games 25:40 - Fight Crab is coming to Steam on July 30 27:40 - For Honor's Warden is Samurai Shodown's final Season 2 character 33:46 - ArcSystemWorks shows off new Guilty Gear Strive gameplay footage of Millia and Zato-1 37:30 - ARMS' Min Min is the newest character coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 41:11 - Block/Grab: New Smash Ultimate Mii character costumes 51:16 - Several Neo Geo Pocket Color games coming to the Switch 51:38 - Dragonball FighterZ surpasses 5 million copies sold 52:15 - Injustice 1 is free to download through June 25 54:54 - Christopher "NYChrisG" Gonzales released from Evil Geniuses 56:08 - Interview with Hold Back To Block's Esteban "TheBesteban" Martinez

This episode can be viewed at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/652921285 0:00 - Intro and rundown 6:10 - Phenom wins first CPT Online event 18:43 - Multiple FGC charity events raise over $38,000 for various causes 21:56 - Sony reveals PS5 design and first look at several games 40:06 - Ramlethal revealed for Guilty Gear Strive 46:51 - CEO Online Edition to take place on CEO's original weekend 54:19 - FChamp banned from several events after tweeting #WatermelonLivesMatter 1:19:29 - Everyone's talking about FGC crushes

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/632938119 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:42 - A special note about this week's show 6:46 - Climax of Night, Kumite in Texas 2020, and Kumite in Tennessee 2021 cancelled 11:52 - Sony announces PS4 Tournaments: Open Series, an online series for MK11, BBTag, SC6, and other titles. 16:41 - Third season pass announced for Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid 18:48 - Skullgirls gets yet another update, including the addition of SonicFox as a background stage character 23:10 - New announcement coming for Street Fighter V... what will it be? 28:49 - Detective Ilan Investigates: New character for Guilty Gear Strive to be announced on June 9 38:47 - Combo Breaker airs five-year retrospective on the weekend it was set to take place 46:20 - Block/Grab: MK11 Aftermath Friendships

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/626096667 0:00 - Intro and rundown 6:35 - MK11 Kolosseum Finale results 11:08 - Mileeena is coming to MK11... as part of Kitana's Friendship 22:12 - Evo Online lineup announced: MK11, KI, Skullgirls, Them's Fightin' Herds 44:27 - Killer Instinct World Cup to return in some form in 2020 53:55 - Guilty Gear Strive delayed until Early 2021 1:12:05 - Question of the Day: Which Evo Online game are you most excited to play? 1:15:18 - Capcom Pro Tour shifts to online format for 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/619217803 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:46 - Results for Smash tournament The Box 13:21 - Capcom tells investors they're planning an esports academy and a women's esports league 27:04 - Iroha's release date confirmed for SamSho; official Twitter account goes 'horny on main' 40:08 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 to be remastered; releases on September 4 56:19 - Netherrealm releases trailer for Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath 1:06:12 - Project L could be a game-changer

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/612356077 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:12 - Netherrealm teases more characters for MK11 in new trailer 32:00 - Panda Global signs Punk, iBDW, and Kizzie Kay 34:01 - Big Majin faced Pokchop in a FT25 in Tekken 7 36:26 - Evo 2020 is cancelled; organizers are planning an online event 1:04:20 - CEO 2020 postponed to mid-December 1:05:53 - Efren makes a special appearance

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/605566809 0:00 - Intro (and DC Universe sidetracked discussion) 14:07 - Recap of weekend online events 16:57 - Team Liquid and Le'Veon Bell announce The Box; a $10,000, 8,000-player online Smash tournament 46:28 - All of Street Fighter V's characters unlocked until May 6 47:08 - CEO 2020 likely postponed to December 51:47 - LowTierGod and CeroBlast banned indefinitely from all Capcom events 1:00:30 - Adjusting expectations and mindsets for online play 1:08:31 - Travis Scott holds concert in Fortnite; draws 12 million concurrent 'attendees' 1:21:56 - Ilan's comedy theater is now on Twitch

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/598815424 0:00 - Intro and check-in with the guys 12:08 - Some US states set to begin reopening; could impact FGC tournaments 33:39 - Thoughts on the first Guilty Gear StrIVe beta 59:05 - LowTierGod and CeroBlast banned from Evo, CEO, and Combo Breaker for slurs

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/592228345

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/574662726 0:00 - Intro and intro and intro and rundown 5:36 - Ronin Rumble results 7:04 - What to watch this coming weekend 13:04 - Evil Geniuses signs SonicFox and Dekillsage 15:38 - Milia and Zato-1 announced for Guilty Gear Strive in new trailers 20:28 - Street Fighter V gets balance patch alongside its matchmaking update 26:09 - Tekken 7 update includes the addition of Fahkumram and some balance changes 33:32 - Guilty Gear Strive's closed beta test details revealed 41:42 - Guilty Gear Strive final release to use rollback netcode 47:51 - Samurai Shodown getting released on the Epic Games Store 55:32 - Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021, which may impact Intel World Open 1:02:45 - More events postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic 1:09:42 - Soriz trailer released for Granblue Fantasy Versus

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/569361883 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:55 - Topanga Championship results 9:30 - Reflex 10k results 16:00 - CEO Dreamland results 18:20 - What to watch this weekend? 18:51 - John got engaged! 23:24 - Player gets banned from Combo Breaker for a series of tweets 26:43 - COVID-19's impact continues 55:23 - Street Fighter League Season 3 start pushed back to August 1:06:30 - Climax of Night announces Marauder's Circuit for UNICLR 1:07:56 - Capcom announces CPT DLC pack for Street Fighter V 1:20:11 - Topanga creates GyoGun team; signs Mago, Machabo, Mizuha, and Moke

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/565141642 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:02 - Weekend recap: Super TSB and Final Kombat 2020 9:20 - What to watch this coming weekend 11:20 - Final Kombat 2020 LCQ cancelled day before event due to COVID-19 fears 26:27 - Other events impacted by COVID-19 30:41 - Non-FGC events impacted by COVID-19 40:11 - Tamaki released for Dead or Alive 6; Koei Tecmo backtracking on controversial hair DLC 45:15 - NetherRealm drops Spawn gameplay trailer during Final Kombat 48:36 - UNICLR to be available on Steam on March 29 49:37 - Full teams announced for Street Fighter League 59:09 - Several cotumes banned for 2020 Capcom Pro Tour 1:03:09 - AnimEVO 2020's initial lineup includes 25 games 1:14:14 - Them's Fightin' Herds to update to Ver. 1.0 on April 2 1:16:54 - Ono says SFV connection quality can't be checked during matches 1:26:18 - An update on our podcast upload schedule

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/561522756 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/561550017 (Part 2) 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:11 - Vegas Cup results 2:53 - Kemonomichi III recap 11:56 - What to watch this weekend: Final Kombat 2020 20:11 - Coronavirus outbreak causes cancellation of Brussels Challenge and delay of CPT season start 36:22 - Smash World Tour announced; organized by Twitch & SmashGG (not Nintendo) 56:33 - TWT season opener Tekken Tokyo Masters postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak 1:00:56 - Cygames Beast team dissolved; included Daigo, Infexious, Gamerbee, Fuudo, and PR Balrog 1:09:37 - Capcom releases benchmark tool for Street Fighter V 1:13:14 - Koei Tecmo gets scorn for Dead or Alive 6's hair-color sales practices

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/557894990 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/557902044 (Part 2)

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/554204731

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/550568487 (Part 1), https://www.twitch.tv/videos/550586709 (Part 2), and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/550604759 (Part 3) 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:53 - DBFZ World Tour Finals recap and thoughts 33:06 - Ultra Instinct Goku, Kefla, and multiple Season 3 changes announced during the DBFZ World Tour Finals 45:52 - Evo 2020 lineup revealed 1:04:05 - Illusion Esports in turmoil after a change of CEOs, delayed payments, and accusations of extortion

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/546950514 0:00 - Intro and rundown 8:24 - Weekend recap, including Hyper Drive and Saving Mr. Lombardi 2 15:43 - What to watch this coming weekend 17:40 - CEO 2020 lineup revealed 29:55 - Granblue Fantasy: Versus to release in NA on March 3 42:33 - ArcRevo World Tour points structure and schedule announced 53:44 - Online experiences for Tekken and Street Fighter have been rough... for different reasons 1:00:34 - Climax of Night announces return for 2020 1:01:41 - Street Fighter V has a free trial with all characters playable 1:04:58 - Block/Grab: Which games will make the Evo 2020 lineup?

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/543367394 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/543405410 (Part 2). You can participate in our Evo lineup prediction contest by going to https://forms.gle/aFZo2ZEDhhNmbfYFA 0:00 - Intro and rundown 0:57 - Liga Latina results 2:16 - Genesis 7 results 5:40 - Evo Japan results: SoulCalibur VI 10:50 - Evo Japan results: Samurai Shodown 13:23 - Evo Japan results: BBTag 16:27 - Evo Japan results: Tekken 7 19:58 - Evo Japan results: Smash Ultimate 25:42 - Evo Japan results: Street Fighter V 30:35 - What to watch this coming weekend 31:50 - Evo game prediction contest 36:45 - SoulCalibur VI World Tour schedule announced 43:28 - SoulCalibur VI Haohmaru trailer released 46:30 - Samurai Shodown Season Pass 2 trailer released 49:07 - Tekken 7 patch released; changes focused mostly on Leroy 1:03:19 - Mortal Kombat 11's Joker released in early access 1:07:31 - Guilty Gear StrIVe: Experimental air dash changes on display in Evo Japan build 1:18:26 - Tekken star Bilal signs with NASR

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/539761851 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:45 - Frosty Faustings recap 13:19 - What to watch this coming weekend 14:51 - EQNX signs Ulsan to its roster 17:42 - New trailer drops for Guilty Gear StrIVe's Faust 26:37 - How do you promote a major event not on a pro circuit? 39:30 - MK11's Joker has a new fatality 40:53 - Frosty Faustings going bigger in 2020 43:42 - Smash Code of Conduct Committee hands down bans for Mew2Queen and CaptainZack 56:20 - Evo Japan's Smash prize pool consists of one controller... and no money. 1:07:05 - Question of the Day: What non-money prize would you want to play for at a tourney? 1:18:31 - Byleth announced as the final character of Smash Ultimate's first season 1:25:53 = Detective Ilan and the Case of the Wave of Game Delays

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/536128006 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:23 - Kumite in Tennessee 2020 results 5:43 - What to watch this coming week 6:31 - Guilty Gear's Faust trailer to be revealed at Frosty Faustings... will there be more? 16:56 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid League announced 24:40 - First look at Mortal Kombat 11's Joker gameplay coming Wednesday 27:20 - Viennality announces 2020 date and game list 34:50 - Combo Breaker announces 2020 venue and 24-game lineup; attached hotel sells out in 80 minutes 48:00 - SFV fan Altimor releases a homemade netcode patch for the game 1:18:41 - Fifth DLC character for Smash Ultimate to be announced on Thursday

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/532570661 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/532586037 (Part 2) 0:00 - Intro 4:48 - Best Pop Off of 2019 12:26 - Best Match of 2019 18:50 - Nemo-Approved Rising Star of 2019 25:10 - Best Event of 2019 34:09 - Best Stream Moment of 2019 42:05 - Worst Stream Moment of 2019 48:53 - Worst Story of 2019 53:43 - Best Story of 2019 1:00:20 - Best New Game of 2019 1:05:42 - Most Anticipated Game 1:13:26 - Best Player of 2019

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/529079462 Check our twitter page (https://twitter.com/bestofvshow) for a link to the Besties Awards ballot. 0:00 - Intro and rundown 7:20 - Red Bull Kumite recap 15:14 - Team Reciprocity exits SFV; Punk now a free agent 27:33 - DBFZ World Tour Finals will include a round robin format 32:00 - Combo Breaker to announce event details on January 14 34:53 - Fight of Animals launches... with GGPO 40:45 - Yang2020: Path to Presidency launches 48:16 - John & Steve reflect on 2019 56:44 - We reveal the nominees for the Besties Awards

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/522926161 NOTE: There will not be a traditional episode next week due to the Christmas holiday. Our next regular show will be on Dec. 31. 0:00 - Intro and rundown 7:18 - IeSF Tekken 7 results 8:12 - Results of the Capcom Cup Last Chance Qualifier, which was not streamed 28:14 - Capcom Cup main event results (17th-32nd) & discussion of matches being played off-stream 32:39 - Are Capcom Cup winnings fairly distributed? 45:09 - Capcom Cup main event results (Top 16) 53:10 - Various presentation and technical issues at Capcom Cup 1:02:32 - Several players claimed the P2 setup at Capcom Cup had noticeable lag 1:08:50 - Seth revealed as SFV:CE's 40th character... with a new look 1:13:56 - Capcom Pro Tour going through some major changes for 2020 1:22:17 - Mortal Kombat 11 will support kross-play and other 1:24:24 - Besties Awards nominations are now open on our Discord (https://discordapp.com/invite/RCHhtgf)

Those of you listening before the start of Capcom Cup 2020 can enter our prediction contest. Full details can be found on our twitter (@BestOfVShow) or near the end of this episode. This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/519831810 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:24 - Battle Coliseum results 5:37 - Tekken World Tour Finals recap 32:37 - What to watch this coming weekend 33:15 - New trailer for Leroy; Ganryu and new character Fahkumram announced 54:11 - Broly (DBS) released for DBFZ 57:15 - What will be revealed at Capcom Cup? 1:01:04 - Tekken World Tour 2020 to start in April 1:06:31 - Capcom Cup predictions

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8UQ4O7UiDs 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:32 - Weekend recap, including Red Bull Conquest and the DoA 6 World Championship 11:07 - What to watch this coming week 14:20 - Discussion on volunteers at FGC events 34:09 - CEO 2020 to take place in Orlando; returns to Daytona Beach for 2021-2024 49:02 - ArcRevo World Tour 2020 announced 1:00:41 - CPT chief Michael Martin to leave Capcom after Capcom Cup 1:07:11 - Does the Capcom Cup poster have hints about Street Fighter V's next characters? 1:14:43 - Tekken's 25th anniversary takes place right around the Tekken World Tour Finals 1:23:33 - MK11 Pro Kompetition standings overview heading into NEC 20

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/510691580 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:28 - Street Fighter League results 5:11 - ArcRevo America results 10:17 - DreamHack Atlanta results 11:45 - CPT NA Regional Finals recap 19:44 - What to watch this coming weekend 20:45 - Guilty Gear shows off new trailer and new name (Guilty Gear StrIVe) 31:15 - Sindel trailer released for Mortal Kombat 11 34:36 - SoulCalibur VI Season 2 update goes live soon 38:25 - New Kazuki Kazama trailer released for Samurai Shodown 42:30 - Street Fighter V: Champion Edition and Gill announced at CPT NA Regional Final

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/507542299 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:40 - Weekend recap, including Street Fighter League, DBFZ Spain Saga, and ROXnROLL Dubai 15:04 - What to watch this weekend 16:55 - Interview with Jeremy "Vicious" Lopez about Red Bull Conquest, the Street Fighter League playoffs, and the CPT NA Regional Finals 40:45 - Interview with Amanda Stevens about Red Bull Conquest, the Tekken 7 patch, and DreamHack Atlanta 1:05:44 - Interview with Keenan "Kizzie Kay" Kizzie about Guilty Gear 2020 and ArcRevo America

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/504470202 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:11 - Street Fighter League recap 5:07 - SoulCalibur World Invitational recap 7:45 - Tekken World Tour recap (TXT & Takra Cup) 15:34 - SNK World Tour results (NeXT & Canada Cup) 19:37 - SFV at Canada Cup recap 35:07 - Other Canada Cup results 38:40 - What to watch this weekend 41:51 - Canada Cup's monitors delivered after the tournament was supposed to begin 57:18 - Smash Ultimate is now the best-selling fighting game of all time 1:03:34 - Hilde is SoulCalibur VI's first Season 2 character 1:05:45 - First look at Guilty Gear 2020 gameplay

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/501406689 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:47 - Street Fighter League recap 4:25 - Climax of Night [re:run] recap 6:55 - Tokyo Tekken Masters recap 12:46 - First Attack recap 20:25 - What to watch this weekend 23:55 - Canada Cup attendees down significantly from 2018 43:44 - Tekken 7 to add frame data displayed in-game; to be available as part of Season 3 pass or for $4 on its own 1:08:58 - Mark Cuban says NA esports team ownership is "awful business" 1:14:46 - Block/Grab: Halloween costumes

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/498223588 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:03 - Street Fighter League and Red Bull Conquest roundup 9:05 - East Coast Throwdown roundup 21:43 - Player throws chair at East Coast Throwdown 26:00 - Berlin Tekken Clash roundup, including a visual glitch which may have impacted Caiper vs LowHigh 35:32 - EGX roundup 40:41 - What to watch this coming week 44:32 - Johtaro wins EQNX Breakout; wins sponsored trip to TWT LCQ 46:54 - DBFZ Japan Saga registration reopens; 128-player cap remains in place 54:03 - First images of Broly (DBS) in DBFZ revealed 57:42 - UNI[CL:R] to release in the west on February 20 59:11 - Intel World Open reveals full list of participating nations and regions 1:04:37 - Riot shows off first look at "Project L," a League of Legends fighting game

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/495149384 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:12 - Weekend recap, including South East Asia Major and Brasil Game Show 18:15 - Bunny costumes for female characters coming to Dead or Alive 6 22:28 - Guilty Gear 2020: Axl Low gameplay trailer revealed 25:53 - Smash Ultimate to headline Evo Japan 2020 29:42 - Google Stadia will launch in November for Founders' Edition buyers; will aim for "negative latency" 38:25 - GGPO is now open source 41:50 - Skullgirls releases on the Switch next week 43:43 - Climax of Night [re:run] final registration numbers released 47:45 - Samurai Shodown update released, including DLC character Basara 50:59 - Free tracksuit costumes coming for all Street Fighter V characters 53:20 - Yoshinori Ono confirms SFV announcements of content and characters at CPT NA Finals and Capcom Cup 1:18:00 - DBFZ Japan Saga registration suspended

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/492038994 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:01 - Weekend recap, including Ultimate Fighting Arena and Furia Tica 22:05 - What to watch this coming weekend 23:06 - Capcom to make esports announcement at Brasil Game Show 23:46 - United States qualifiers announced for Intel World Open 34:59 - RisingDragonGod hacks SFV's ranked matches in hilarious ways 42:56 - PlayStation 5's release date revealed: Holiday 2020 50:30 - ten/o's Chris Ceglia begins a new esports project in San Francisco 52:45 - Player sponsorship updates for NuckleDu, Mister Crimson, and Wawa 56:11 - Should tournament fees increase to support larger prize pools? 1:24:05 - Red Bull Conquest events no longer part of the Tekken World Tour

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/488997753 0:00 - Intro, rundown, and the team attempts to sing "Happy Birthday" 5:05 - Weekend recap, including REV Major and CEOtaku 28:16 - What to watch this coming weekend 29:51 - Super Arcade has officially closed its doors 37:36 - Pro and industry nominees revealed for the 2019 Esports Awards 50:20 - Evo turns to the community to help create a controller rule set 58:05 - MK11 releases a new patch (including third variations) and a Terminator gameplay trailer 1:13:05 - Axl Low revealed in May's gameplay trailer for Guilty Gear 2020

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/485987603 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:10 - Weekend recap (pt. 1), including Mastercup 12:14 - Detective Ilan investigates: Who is the next Guilty Gear 2020 character? 18:03 - Weekend recap (pt. 2), including MK11 circuit events 23:07 - ArcSystemWorks asks fans to "#KeepItCivil" when communicating complaints 39:12 - First details announced for SNK World Championship, including visa requirements 48:01 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid's 2nd season launches 50:16 - BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle's final 5 characters for Version 2.0 revealed 56:45 - Question of the Day: Which BBTAG 2.0 character are you most excited for? 1:00:40 - Capcom responds to USA vs Japan Street Fighter League team imbalance

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/482874202 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:25 - Weekend recap, including Thunderstruck and Tokyo Game Show 22:16 - What to watch this coming weekend, including Red Bull Conquest and Mastercup 11 24:08 - Momochi collects ~$1,000 of ~$50,000 prize due to opposition to JeSU license program 41:42 - Intel World Open to host $250,000 event at 2020 Tokyo Olympics 45:17 - Momiji and transforming costumes coming to Dead or Alive 6 47:38 - Metera announced for Granblue Fantasy Versus at Tokyo Game Show 49:20 - Guilty Gear 2020: new trailer teases May and a new interview with Daisuke Ishiwatari 55:51 - Question of the Day: Who do you want to see announced for BBTAG 2.0? 59:45 - Japan's Street Fighter League teams are announced... and they are stacked

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/479740229 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/479753639 (Part 2). 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:12 - Weekend recap, including DreamHack Montreal and PPL Fighter Masters 17:05 - What to watch this coming weekend 20:40 - Terry Bogard announced as next Smash Ultimate character 26:54 - Tekken 7's Season 3 patch goes live 34:17 - Street Fighter V has another free-to-play weekend 36:29 - BBTag 2.0's remaining 5 characters to be revealed on Sept. 22 38:02 - BBTag 2.0, GG2020, UNICLR & GFVS demos will be at CEOtaku 40:24 - SamSho added to the Evo Japan 2020 lineup 42:07 - Nintendo to run a Smash Ultimate European Circuit 44:56 - Infiltration addresses abuse allegations in an IGN Korea interview

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/476484956 0:00 - Intro and rundown... and John fails geography 4:00 - Street Fighter League's 2nd season begins with Arturo Sanchez in the field 12:41 - Weekend recap, including Celtic Throwdown 2019 and Summer Jam 13 28:37 - When is Tekken 7 Season 3? Detective Ilan is on the case 34:34 - What to watch this coming weekend 37:31 - Tekken 7 will be a medal event at the South East Asia Games later this year 43:17 - Capcom attempting to fix recent issues with Street Fighter V 52:37 - Fuudo and Travis Styles to play in a tiebreaker to qualify for CPT Asia Finals 56:47 - Celtic Throwdown loses - and regains - monitor support from BenQ 1:04:50 - Bonchan continues his great run of form at Celtic Throwdown 1:12:00 - CPT Premier event at Tokyo Game Show surpasses 1000 entrants 1:14:20 - Red Bull Kumite to take place in Japan 1:15:08 - 8-person SoulCalibur VI World Invitational announced 1:16:10 - SNK announces SNK World Championship tour for Samurai Shodown and King of Fighters XIV 1:17:04 - SNK character rumored to be Smash Ultimate's next character

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/473265549 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:57 - Weekend recap, including Shine and Esports Festival Hong Kong 13:51 - Pakistan's Awais Honey wins FV Cup 27:05 - Events to watch this coming this weekend 28:46 - Street Fighter League will not include Emezie 38:45 - Capcom makes statement on alleged threats made by players 47:18 - Chris Bahn denies allegations of inappropriate sexual contact at FGC events 48:20 - MK11's Kombat Pack includes Joker instead of rumored Ash Williams 1:00:00 - Bud Light sponsors online Tekken 7 tournament series; winner goes to TWT Finals LCQ. 1:02:58 - KingJae and tournament reuploader BigDaddyJende among users demonitized on YouTube 1:09:48 - New mode announced for One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows

Due to technical issues, we do not have an audio archive for this week's episode. This episode can be viewed on Twitch (with intermittent audio issues) at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/466840266 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/466858995 (Part 2).

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/463560024 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:03 - Leffen launches petition to ban The Hero from competitive Smash 5:21 - CaptainZack banned from 2GG events and Super Smash Con after telling Ally to throw matches 7:55 - Evo Japan returns to the Tokyo Area for 2020 8:46 - Riot confirms they are working on a fighting game 17:50 - Toushinsai Qualifier - Las Vegas Round results 18:53 - (AnimEVO) BlazBlue: Central Fiction results 20:08 - New Granblue Fantasy Versus trailer reveals Action RPG mode 22:00 - (AnimEVO) Guilty Gear Xrd -Rev2- results 23:01 - ArcSys announces a new Guilty Gear game coming in 2020 24:26 - SoulCalibur VI results; Cassandra and SamSho's Haohmaru revealed 28:45 - Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] results; new version UNI[cl-r] coming in early 2020 32:40 - Dragon Ball FighterZ results; Janemba and SSGSS Gojita revealed 37:09 - Samurai Shodown results; Full Season 1 lineup revealed; Mina to kick off Season 2 45:42 - SNK reveals King of Fighters XV is in development 49:13 - Mortal Kombat 11 results; Nightwolf gameplay revealed before Evo 57:05 - Sony announces PS4 Challenger Series; MK11 among the first four games 59:07 - BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle results; Senran Kagura's Yumi, Akatsuki Blitzkampf's Akatsuki and Blitztank, and RWBY's Neopolitan among 9 new characters in BBTAG 2.0 1:02:45 - Street Fighter V Arcade Edition results; Steam leaks reveal of Honda, Lucia, and Poison before Evo 1:09:51 - Tekken 7 results; Zafina and Leroy Smith part of Season 3 1:15:45 - Evo's 'Snake codec' during Tekken finals receives backlash 1:19:37 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate results 1:22:30 - What to watch this coming week 1:23:32 - John wins our draft contest... or does he? 1:28:25 - Messages for Efren from Rick "TheHadou" Thiher and James Chen 1:32:17 - Efren reflects on his time on Best of III/Best of V 1:37:02 - Block/Grab: What segments would you like to see on the show in the future? 1:51:00 - We reflect on our time with Efren

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/460265712 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:08 - Nightwolf gameplay trailer coming Thursday 5:32 - Weekend recap, including WSOE 7 & CPT Online events 12:50 - What to watch this coming weekend 15:17 - "Women in the FGC" part of Evo 2019's panel lineup 21:58 - SNK-sponsored SamSho tournament in Japan sees 6 Genjuros make Top 8 30:16 - Danke will be commentating at Evo 2019 33:20 - The Hero revealed for Smash Ultimate to mixed reviews 37:00 - What are NRS and Capcom going to reveal at Evo? 45:43 - Street Fighter League voting ends in controversy 51:51 - Evo tournament storylines: Samurai Shodown (Mike) 56:54 - Evo tournament storylines: Street Fighter V (John) 59:25 - Evo tournament storylines: Dragon Ball FighterZ (Mike) 1:01:10 - Evo tournament storylines: Tekken 7 (Steve) 1:05:12 - Evo tournament storylines: Mortal Kombat 11 (John) 1:08:52 - Evo tournament storylines: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Mike) 1:11:39 - Evo tournament storylines: The other games (Steve) 1:12:44 - Prediction & fantasy team contests (Entry open via Twitter until Fri, 8/2, 12:59pm ET/9:59am PT) 1:15:00 - Fantasy draft

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/457049888 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:18 - Nintendo 'leaks' release date, image of MK11's Nightwolf slip 4:50 - Recap: Defend the North 2019 12:54 - Recap: VSFighting 2019 21:29 - What to watch this coming week 22:20 - Bryand "Krucial B" McIntosh passes away during Defend the North 27:51 - Tekken 7 surpasses 4 million copies sold 30:52 - Evo brackets are finalized 33:31 - Evo finals order revealed; Smash Ultimate will be the final game 39:17 - PS4 is Evo's presenting partner 44:17 - Red Bull Conquest Season 2 announced; includes SFV, Tekken 7, & UNIST 48:05 - Screenshots of Bocce (young player who upset Ally) making racist comments are revealed 51:45 - Efren is retiring from Best of V after Evo 53:20 - Interview with Justin Wong

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/453767280 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:00 - Weekend recap 19:07 - What to watch this coming weekend 23:19 - CEOtaku announces its game list 27:59 - Some FGC-tangent figures nominated for Esports Awards' community choice awards 32:13 - DBFZ World Tour announces VSFighting as its next stop... 10 days before the event 36:24 - Sajam's new video on commentator rates and 'knowing your worth' 47:27 - Evo registration closes; 6 games set franchise records 1:01:37 - Evo may change its payout structure for 2019 1:10:56 - Block/Grab: Who would you save from Area 51?

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/450563728 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:29 - Recap: Street Fighter League online qualifiers 6:05 - Recap: Game Over Tournament 14:40 - Recap: Wellplayed Challenger 18:48 - Recap: Viennality 2k19 22:11 - What to watch this coming weekend 25:31 - Drama Alert host Keemstar hosting a tournament in memory of Etika 27:20 - Ally admits to a relationship with a teen player, announces retirement, faces lifetime ban 39:18 - Young Smash player on the receiving end of online 'bullying' after upsetting Ally 50:06 - Arslan Ash receives a visa; will compete at Evo 51:41 - Infiltration to attend Evo 57:37 - Samurai Shodown to receive $30,000 pot bonus at Evo; sets record for largest SNK tourney at Evo 1:04:51 - Bonchan: It's easy to become an 80/100 player in SFV; Punk is a 98/100. 1:11:58 - BOV Mailbag: Ranking presumptive Evo favorites 1:18:28 - NetherRealm releases teaser stills of Nightwolf and Sindel