Best Of V

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/447450536 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:57 - Weekend recap, including the SFV League finals 8:04 - CEO 2019 recap 28:14 - What to watch this weekend 30:30 - CEO fantasy draft results 26:15 - Janemba announced for Dragon Ball FighterZ 38:34 - Street Fighter V 3v3 announced for Toushinsai; US qualifier in Las Vegas the day before Evo 40:18 - Evo organizer Mr. Wizard: SFV may not be the final game on Sunday 52:12 - Capcom announces Capcom Cup and SFV League World Finals to take place on "one ultra weekend" 59:40 - Mortal Kombat 11 will be next Tuesday's Twitch Rivals game 1:00:41 - TalkingChicken develops UNIST frame data app for Alexa 1:01:26 - Daddy (aka Buffalo) has a notable popoff on Scar at CEO; Did it cross the line? 1:11:07 - Block/Grab: CEO entrances

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/444238569 NOTE: We had some (mostly-video-related) technical difficulties during the recording of this episode. We apologize for these issues. 0:00 - Intro and technical difficulties 1:55 - Recap of the last two weekends, including SFV League and Thaiger Uppercut 11:40 - What to watch this coming weekend 13:56 - Rundown 16:15 - Mortal Kombat 11 introduces Kombat League mode 24:10 - Capcom Pro Tour updates its controller rules after Daigo's 'Gafrobox' controversy 30:42 - DBFZ World Tour details and partial schedule revealed 35:19 - SNK announces new mobile game: King of Fighters for Girls 40:18 - New trailer released for Fight Crab 42:24 - How likely is a Super Street Fighter V announcement at Evo? 49:06 - SFV's Dhalsim gets a classic costume 50:59 - Question of the Day: Are you planning on picking up Samurai Shodown? 52:37 - Samurai Shodown launches 1:03:57 - CEO fantasy draft

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/437756988 0:00 - Interview with FGC and esports photographer Chris Bahn 20:50 - Street Fighter League Week 8 recap 25:20 - (Aside) Daigo as an FGC 'celebrity' 28:22 - Nintendo World Championships recap 32:23 - MK11 Pro Kompetition NA East online event recap 37:49 - CPT Europe East online event recap 40:20 - Taipei Major recap 44:52 - What to watch this weekend 46:11 - More info on Shang Tsung from last week's Kombat Kast 48:55 - KOF's Mai and Kula announced for Dead or Alive 6 51:40 - Danke's thoughts on the Granblue Fantasy Versus battle 56:37 - Fashion designer/actor Luka Sabaat sponsors Lil Majin 59:10 - Adventure Time's Jake, Finn & PB announced for Brawlhalla 1:00:49 - 4v4 melee game Bleeding Edge announced at E3 1:02:01 - The Hero (Dragon Quest) and Banjo-Kazooie announced for Smash Ultimate 1:08:30 - Hints of Terminator coming to MK11? 1:11:10 - Question of the Day: What type of characters do you want to see added to your favorite game? 1:13:47 - Bruce Campbell denies that Ash Williams (Evil Dead) is coming to MK11

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/434556715 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:57 - Weekend recap, including Street Fighter V League, Smash 'n Splash 5, and Electric Clash 14:54 - 'Is Karin cheap?' becomes a topic of online discussion 23:03 - Deoxys beats Scar to win DreamHack Dallas MK11 title 27:19 - Panda Global runs 'Snakk Bomb' stream marathon to support Nakkiel's cancer treatment 34:08 - What to watch this coming week 35:04 - "Y'all looking forward to E3?" 42:52 - Updated leaderboard for Evo 2019 entrants 48:39 - Samurai Shodown beta has 8 frames of input lag 56:13 - Harada bringing a Tekken Tag Turbo cabinet to Evo 59:22 - Rick Fox plans to stay at Echo Fox and oust investor that used racist language 1:02:21 - Shang Tsung revealed for MK11's Kombat Pack 1, along with Nightwolf, Sindel, Spawn, and two characters TBA. 1:06:56 - Question of the Day & Block/Grab: Which guest characters would you want to see in MK11?

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/431301174 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:31 - Street Fighter League Round 6 recap 5:45 - Combo Breaker UNIST results 6:58 - Combo Breaker Street Fighter V results and discussion 13:07 - Combo Breaker Tekken 7 results and discussion 16:30 - Combo Breaker Mortal Kombat 11 results and discussion 25:49 - Other Combo Breaker results 30:32 - General Combo Breaker thoughts 38:23 - MK11's Top 8 runs over 3 hours 44:17 - Punk claims someone in the crowd was a major distraction 49:17 - MK11 potentially revealing new characters next week; SFV revealing content at Evo 56:08 - Daigo's 'Gafrobox' controller allowed, then banned, at Combo Breaker 1:15:34 - Astro Gaming adds $100,000 to the Tekken World Tour Finals prize pool 1:16:30 - BOV Mailbag

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/428039270 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:16 - Street Fighter V League reaches its half-way point 13:32 - Weekend rundown, including Get On My Level and Battle Arena Melbourne 25:23 - Combo Breaker is coming this weekend 33:06 - Mortal Kombat 11 is First to 2 at Combo Breaker 36:54 - BBTag and SoulCalibur VI to run on new patches at Combo Breaker 39:41 - Under Night In-Birth appears slated for another update: EXE:Late[CL-R] 41:01 - Samurai Shodown gets a release date: June 25 45:20 - What obligations (if any) do sponsored players have to the community? 56:03 - NuckleDu to sponsor three players to attend Evo 57:29 - Block/Grab: Sakura's new party dress costume 1:01:27 - Daigo faces Fuudo in our first look at Granblue Fantasy Versus gameplay 1:08:42 - New character released for Flappy Fighter 1:13:09 - Quick hits: Kombat Kast, Promotions at Bandai Namco 1:14:40 - Acekingoffsuit contributed to the Combo Breaker attendee handbook 1:19:45 - Tekken 7 players to watch at Combo Breaker 1:22:07 - We read letters from the #BOVMailbag

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/424930136 Follow guest panelist BornFree at twitter.com/BornFreeTweets and twitch.tv/BornFreeTwitch 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:13 - Weekend recap, including Saigon Cup and Texas Showdown 17:37 - Summit of Time recap and thoughts 21:43 - What to watch this weekend 23:25 - More Summit of Time and Mortal Kombat 11 thoughts 30:59 - More NRS accusations: MK11 devs required to watch real deaths and decapitations to create Fatalities 40:28 - HoneyBee disqualified from Summit of Time after off-screen confrontation with another player 42:46 - Mortal Kombat movie in production 48:39 - Marvel vs Capcom 2 wins unofficial 'next Summit game' poll 51:41 - Block/Grab: Unreleased Mortal Kombat characters (Pulled from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYTNGwOD-eQ) 1:06:56 - Street Fighter V producer Ono asks players waiting for new content "to wait a little longer" 1:18:10 - Interview with Mark "BornFree" Sheridan on his journey and his recent videos on FGC content creation and battling depression

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/421816418 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:24 - Summit of Time qualifiers at NLBC and WNF 15:38 - Street Fighter League - week 3 17:54 - KVOxTSB 2019 recap 20:09 - Headstomper 2019 recap: ArcRevo World Tour 24:20 - Harada: Tekken X Street Fighter likely not coming anytime soon 29:18 - Headstomper 2019 recap: Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 32:31 - Events to watch this weekend 36:15 - Shiki revealed for Samurai Shodown 38:27 - NRS responds to allegations of 'crunch' and sexism 49:03 - Eventhubs asks potential Smash writers to 'play a set' 50:05 - "G wins another event" vs "801 Strider wins another event" 1:00:50 - SonicFox is a point of discussion in UK Parliament 1:07:20 - Dead or Alive 6 adds "exposure minimization" as an option in its latest update 1:09:20 - Capcom creates new division for esports and media licensing 1:13:30 - BOV Mailbag

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/418629395 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:28 - Weekend recap, including Versus Masters and Northwest Majors 16:13 - What to watch this weekend 17:36 - Should some 3-day events change to 2-day events? 29:31 - MK11's first post-launch week is rough 45:08 - Some former employees accuse NRS of major reliance on 'crunch' 47:50 - Rick Fox to leave Echo Fox over racist interaction with shareholder 58:12 - Goku GT (aka Kid Goku) trailer revealed for Dragon Ball FighterZ 1:02:39 - Arcana Heart 3 Love Max Six Stars Xtend announced 1:03:34 - Several fighting games on sale for Golden Week (PS4 & Steam) 1:06:50 - We answer your BOV Mailbag questions

This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/415469910 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:42 - Street Fighter League - Round 1 recap 9:30 - CPT Online NA West results 12:00 - Street Fighter V at The MIXUP 19:59 - Dead or Alive 6 at The MIXUP 20:48 - Tekken 7 at The MIXUP 26:28 - Other MIXUP results 27:12 - Pound 2019 results 28:35 - Someone throws a crab at Hungrybox at Pound 38:05 - Events to watch this week 41:08 - Block/Crab: Which crab should be the next DLC character for Smash Ultimate? 1:03:10 - Mortal Kombat 11 launches

This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/412140265 NOTE: We discuss Mortal Kombat 11 spoilers between 40:45 and 42:45. If you are hoping to avoid spoilers, please skip that two-minute section. 0:00 - Intro and recap 4:07 - Weekend recap, including Brussels Challenge, April Annihilation, and DamaGErmany 13:06 - What to watch this coming week 14:35 - Thoughts on the Street Fighter League draft 22:18 - Brian_F gets signed by Equinox 23:45 - New Star Wars trailer drops 25:06 - Capcom announces Capcom Home Arcade 31:11 - Mortal Kombat 11: Kitana and D'Vorah gameplay revealed 40:45 - Final MK11 launch secrets revealed due to some stores breaking street date 43:34 - Mortal Kombat 11 Pro Kompetition announced with $250,000 championship event 48:50 - Street Fighter V will have a 13-day free-to-play period starting on MK11's launch day 51:56 - Question of the Day: Does the existence of a pro circuit make you more interested in playing a game competitively? 56:10 - Initial 24-game lineup announced for AnimEvo 2019 1:02:29 - Climax of Night [re:run] announced 1:04:35 - Sajam and Tasty Steve starting up a new project... possibly in the vein of Excellent Adventures 1:06:32 - Block/Grab: Falke's new Breath of Fire costume and costume bundles 1:18:42 - Markman finds and releases new footage of Evo Moment 37 1:23:05 - MK11 Summit of Time in the final stages of player voting

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/405251465 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:45 - Weekend recap, including Pax East and the TrueGaming Invitational 8:01 - NorCal Regionals recap 16:24 - What to watch this coming weekend 17:54 - Jumping into some of the great SFV matches at NCR 33:51 - The Cool_Kid93's cheering wife draws criticism, some of it vile 41:23 - Chango vs Fauxhebro Melee set was full of stalling and non-engagement 51:15 - Koei Tecmo announces details for the Dead or Alive 6 World Championship 53:04 - Darli Daggers announced for Samurai Showdown; SamSho Collection (1-V Special) announced 55:20 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid launches 57:20 - Evo announces entrant leaderboard as of April 1... and April 2 1:04:30 - Cetrion revealed for Mortal Kombat 11 1:07:16 - Mortal Kombat 11 beta thoughts 1:10:42 - MK11 will have preset builds for competitive play, per GameInformer 1:19:20 - Question of the Day: What is your dream 'First to 100' match? 1:24:44 - We reflect on our favorite memories from our first Best of V episodes (and beyond)

0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:11 - Weekend recap, including the Japanese Street Fighter League finals and Toushinsai 15:13 - Events to watch this coming weekend 17:45 - Lots of new things revealed for Mortal Kombat 11 25:40 - Are Mortal Kombat 11's fatalities too graphic to enjoy? 35:35 - Block/Grab: What potential MK11 DLC characters would we buy? 1:04:28 - Dragonball FighterZ patch notes released - said to be the game's only patch of 2019 1:07:03 - Anakin and JB gain new sponsors 1:07:26 - All Elite Wrestling (Kenny Omega's company) to run a show at CEO 2019 1:08:50 - Sharon and Terry Bogard released for Fighting EX Layer 1:10:12 - Amy released for SoulCalibur VI 1:11:04 - First extended look at Samurai Shodown gameplay 1:17:41 - NCR is this weekend

This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/398130481 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:56 - Weekend recap, including Street Fighter League and the WESG Tekken finals 13:47 - Final Round recap 29:52 - Capcom announces a new stage - but no characters (yet) - for Street Fighter V 44:01 - Bandai Namco answers 50 common questions about SoulCalibur VI 47:34 - Sako and ItaZan's syncronized exhibition goes viral on social media 49:00 - Kid Goku GT confirmed for Dragonball FighterZ 50:16 - King of Fighters Allstars coming to the west in 2019 50:59 - Google announces Stadia, a new streaming game platform 58:55 - Mortal Kombat 11 stress test thoughts 1:11:28 - Marss vs Wishes at Collision ends in controversy after a fan 'coaches' him from the crowd 1:19:32 - Dead or Alive 6: Core Fighters released 1:20:52 - Turkey excluded from CPT online tournaments

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/394602049 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:26 - Weekend recap, including Street Fighter League and Smash Ultimate Summit 9:36 - Final Round 2019 set to kick off the 2019 Capcom Pro Tour this weekend 22:22 - Bandai Namco announces changes to Tekken World Tour for 2019 34:46 - Final Round 2019 entrant numbers 38:05 - Cassie Cage announced for Mortal Kombat 11 46:01 - Lowain announced for Granblue Fantasy Versus 48:49 - Full launch roster announced for Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid 50:36 - Question of the Day: What was your favorite moment from Excellent Adventures? 1:01:10 - Interview with Ryan "Gootecks" Gutierrez

This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/390972740 0:00 - Intro and recap 2:44 - Weekend recap, including Street Fighter League updates in Japan and the US 10:32 - We give away prizes for our Evo game list prediction contest 14:00 - Evo announces its game lineup for 2019 37:23 - Mortal Kombat 11 launch roster may have been leaked 43:45 - Mike gives away a copy of UNIST for his birthday 45:27 - Top Melee players react to the game being left out of Evo 2019 48:52 - Ilan shows off a couple of Negan's tools in Tekken 7 53:04 - Quick hits: EFightPass launches, Justin Wong signed by ElGato, Caba & Salem released 58:36 - Interview with Samantha "Persia" Hancock

This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/387262043 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:47 - Weekend recap, including Winter Brawl 3D and Frostbite 2019 8:40 - General Frostbite and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate thoughts 14:11 - Nintendo of America President/COO Reggie Fils-Amie announces his retirement 19:08 - Mortal Kombat 11 Summit of Time invitees have been announced; drama ensues 34:02 - Capcom announces 2019 Capcom Pro Tour DLC pack 43:36 - Capcom releases patch notes for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition 47:37 - Brawlhalla's Year Four esports campaign includes $500,000 in prizing 53:26 - NBC to air a Wednesday Night Fights SFV:AE NorCal vs SoCal 5v5 exhibition 56:55 - Question of the Day: What will be the biggest surprise in the Evo 2019 lineup? 1:00:29 - We make our final Evo 2019 lineup predictions 1:15:02 - World Esports League announces gloabl €50,000 Tekken 7 competition

You can watch this episode on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/383519901 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:47 - Weekend recap, including Anime Ascension and Evo Japan 17:52 - Momochi takes home $14,000 first-place prize despite lack of JeSU license 22:55 - English stream of DoA6 presentation at Evo Japan cut early due to sexual content 38:34 - Echo Fox signs NuckleDu 39:38 - BBTag announces Arcana Heart as 5th fate... and that there will be a 6th fate 40:51 - Julia and Negan to be released for Tekken 7 on Feb. 28 43:11 - Jade announced for Mortal Kombat 11 46:04 - Beyond the Summit announces Summit of Time for MK11; rumored invitee list causing a stir 53:26 - Jump Force cut scenes are... less than ideal 59:22 - Daigo gives his thoughts on the state of fighting game esports 1:01:01 - Final Round will not be part of the 2019 Tekken World Tour 1:01:40 - Block/Grab: FGC memes 1:13:41 - Steve talks about his recent loss

This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/379722911 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:31 - Weekend rundown, including Japan Street Fighter League week 2 and Strong Style Japan 12:42 - Part of Mortal Kombat 11's roster may have been leaked by Steam's achievement database 26:18 - Our first experiences with Street Fighter IV 37:45 - Ten of our favorite Street Fighter IV matches 1:06:28 - Blanka has a time-freezing glitch in Street Fighter V 1:10:11 - Evo 2019 game list prediction contest (Enter at https://goo.gl/forms/4iPvh3qS2nQwYg192) 1:14:05 - Block/Grab: Which games will make the Evo lineup?

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/375802228 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:55 - Weekend recap, including the Japanese Street Fighter League and Genesis 6 10:06 - A group of fans chanted "F*** HBox" at Genesis 6 18:40 - Genesis viewer counts peak at 150,000 for both Melee and Ultimate on Super Bowl Sunday 22:17 - Capcom announces format and schedule for 2019 Capcom Pro Tour 29:36 - SoCal Regionals skipping 2019, planning to return in 2020 31:23 - Mortal Kombat 11 reveals: Kano, Kabal, and D'Vorah 42:05 - Tokido becomes 10th fighting game player to leave Echo Fox 56:02 - Interview with Justin Wong

You can watch this episode on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/372035498 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:50 - Red Bull Final Summoning (DBFZ World Tour Finals) recap and thoughts 22:20 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid gameplay footage released 24:54 - Tekken 7 Japan vs Korea 12v12 exhibition announced 30:00 - Ketchup & Mustard have video breakdown of what's new in Mortal Kombat 11 36:55 - Capcom's been awfully quiet as of late... 38:50 - Esports predictions for MK11 49:00 - Which game will dominate 2019? 51:26 - Who's the best player in the world? 53:09 - Interview with Dr. Alan Bunney, CEO of Panda Global

This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/368246438 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:13 - Weekend recap, including Glitch 6 and Frosty Faustings XI 8:20 - Capcom announces a North American edition of the 3v3 Street Fighter Pro League 18:47 - Nintendo announces the Smash Ultimate North America Cup 29:22 - Justin Wong announces he's a free agent, and team AtlasBear leaves the FGC 40:40 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid announced 43:11 - Jiren all but officially announced for Dragonball FighterZ 44:44 - Mike previews the DBFZ World Tour Finals 52:22 - XO Academy announces several notable community members as part of its team 55:43 - Mortal Kombat XI: The Reveal reactions 1:10:18 - Block/Grab: Which Mortal Kombat characters should come back?

This episode can be seen on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/364567493 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:52 - Recap, including Cooperation Cup and KIT 2019 14:53 - Evo Japan announces prize pools totaling 10,000,000 Yen (~$92,000) 19:12 - Big DBFZ announcements coming at DBFZ World Tour Finals 30:25 - John addresses his article about "Ken players of note" 35:57 - Mortal Kombat 11: The Reveal coming on Thursday 39:52 - Justin Wong shares the changes he wants to see for the 2019 CPT 59:00 - Knee's stream gets uploaded to YouTube without permission 1:03:20 - Interview with UltraDavid, focusing on how copyright law can impact FGC tournaments and streams

Watch this episode on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/361011362 0:00 - Intro 3:58 - Best Match of 2018 7:45 - Best Event of 2018 16:25 - Best Popoff of 2018 20:48 - Best Story of 2018 26:05 - Worst Story of 2018 28:07 - Worst Stream Moment of 2018 31:59 - Best Stream Moment of 2018 35:22 - The 3-0 Award 37:42 - Rising Star of 2018 45:31 - Best New Game of 2018 56:46 - Best Player of 2018

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/351033604

This episode can be watched on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/347881915 (Part 1) and https://www.twitch.tv/videos/347909463 (Part 2) 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:55 - Gfinity Elite Series - playoff results 5:55 - Infiltration speaks on his CPT suspension 8:44 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launches 14:36 - SNK announces plans to make King of Fighters XV 16:25 - DBFZ World Tour Finals to be held at Red Bull Final Summons 18:45 - UYU signs Evo 2018 Tekken 7 champion LowHigh 20:29 - Several TWT finalists considering taking a break from traveling - are lower prize pools to blame? 25:34 - Capcom Cup finalists being asked to check in at 8am 30:35 - Street Fighter V launches 'sponsored content': optional ads on costumes/backgrounds for extra Fight Money 36:11 - SonicFox wins Esports Player of the Year at The Game Awards 39:20 - Mortal Kombat 11 announced 45:35 - Capcom Cup predictions

This episode can be watched on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/344730094 0:00 - Intro and rundown, plus a sad Salty Claus gives away a copy of SoulCalibur VI 5:40 - Gfinity Elite Series - Week 5 results 8:26 - Tekken World Tour Finals recap and discussion 34:35 - TWT reveals: Marduk, Armor King, and Julia announced; Negan gameplay revealed 45:14 - Danke analyzes the Red Bull Kumite grand finals between Fujimura and Problem X 52:01 - Crossover announces his likely withdrawal from Capcom Cup due to visa issues 1:00:53 - Interview with Cuddle_Core

0:00 - Intro, rundown, and Salty Claus 5:12 - Weekend recap, including ArcRevo Japan and DBFZ Japan Stage 11:48 - New Twitch emotes 18:12 - Full version of Smash Ultimate leaked; Nintendo going after YouTube accounts that post soundtrack early 33:22 - UltraChen and other FGC members nominated for a Gamers' Choice Award 38:27 - Block/Grab: Games that should be 'resurrected' 59:22 - Dragonball FighterZ to get patched 1:11:59 - Ace previews the Tekken World Tour Finals

0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:15 - Infiltration withdraws from 2018 and 2019 CPT seasons; dropped by Panda Global 19:14 - Weekend recap, including the IPS Finals and the CPT NA Finals at Red Bull Conquest 30:47 - Danke breaks down the iDom vs CJ Truth match from the NA Finals 37:22 - Chris Tatarian dropped from Cygames Beast over a contract dispute 41:39 - Evo Japan 2019 announces first 3 games: SoulCalibur VI, Tekken 7, and BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle 44:57 - Block/Grab: Street Fighter V's holiday and Resident Evil costumes 59:25 - Interview with Red Bull Conquest commentator Vicious

0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:55 - Weekend recap, including the IeSF World Championships and Climax of Night 10:37 - Nearly 2/3 of matches in the CPT Online event ended in disqualifications due to no-shows 20:59 - CPT Standings update heading into the final event before Capcom Cup 25:14 - Red Bull Kumite recap 30:36 - Gachikun signs with Red Bull 34:22 - Block/Grab: Which unsponsored CPT Top-50 players would we sign? 39:53 - Jebailey announces addition of SFV, Tekken 7, & Smash Ultimate to DreamHack Mumbai lineup 42:50 - Could Climax of Night's success lead to more scene-focused events? 49:12 - The Detective Pikachu movie... is a thing... 55:34 - ZeRo returns to competitve Smash for Ultimate; signs with Tempo Storm 59:42 - Justin Wong discovers an infinite in Omen of Sorrow that the developers didn't think was possible 1:03:20 - Modified controllers may be banned at DBFZ World Tour Japan Stage 1:09:27 - Injustice 2 Pro Series Grand Finals down to 4 players 1:11:52 - Capcom Cup berth clinching scenarios

0:00 - Intro and rundown 5:12 - Weekend recap, including Gfinity and the CPT LatAm Finals 19:16 - CPT LatAm Finals had no cash prizing 28:35 - Dominican Republic has three players in Capcom Cup 34:32 - Ken, Incineroar, and Pirahna Plant announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 51:10 - Omen of Sorrow launches 56:49 - IFC Yipes considering starting a Curleh-esque DBFZ series 58:52 - Sega renews Virtua Fighter trademark; registers "Battle Genesis" trademark 1:03:12 - DreamHack Atlanta cancels Dragonball FighterZ tournament for undisclosed reasons 1:10:55 - Capcom announces details of the Japanese 3v3 Street Fighter League 1:15:08 - Infinite meter bug found for Tira & Voldo in SoulCalibur VI 1:19:25 - James Chen's FGC Locals Around the World

0:00 - Intro and rundown, plus we start our SoulCalibur VI giveaway 6:39 - Weekend recap, including Canada Cup results 19:02 - CPT Latin America Final limited to 128 entrants 27:05 - Infiltration/Panda Global update: Infiltration will not compete until investigation concludes 36:37 - Organizational and stream issues plague Canada Cup 1:01:34 - Miss X announced for SNK Heroines 1:02:50 - Christie announced for Dead or Alive 6 1:03:40 - 2B announced for SoulCalibur VI 1:06:43 - Block/Grab: Which "Grinch Leak" characters would we want to see in Smash Ultimate? 1:23:30 - Our SoulCalibur VI giveaway goes terribly wrong...

0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:22 - Weekend recap, including East Coast Throwdown and Mastercup 18:16 - Mastercup grand final ends in controversial fashion 25:46 - Mastercup announcements: Strong Style Japan, 3 million in sales, and Tekken 7 arcade update 29:37 - SoulCalibur VI launches 39:50 - Block/Grab: Favorite SoulCalibur VI custom characters 53:07 - Dreamhack is moving from Austin to Dallas 53:50 - MenaRD, Caba, and Lilo24k to miss CPT Latin America Finals 56:23 - Street Fighter cologne on sale in Brazil 59:57 - Capcom announces $8600 special editions of Devil May Cry V 1:01:15 - Street Fighter V lag patch released; down to less than 5 frames & stability increased 1:19:34 - Tekken World Tour Finals qualification scenarios heading into Canada Cup

0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:13 - Weekend recap, including South East Asia Major 22:30 - SonicFox's SC6 Top 8 match at SEAM delayed to Sunday 29:05 - Mike's hot take: Situational knowledge needed in SFV "completely eclipses" what he's seen in other games 42:05 - Luffy: EU has more Capcom Cup qualifiers than the US despite being disadvantaged 45:00 - Vergeben rumor: Marvel vs Capcom update in the works 1:00:43 - Infiltration investigation continues into 24th day 1:02:36 - Echo Fox releases continue with departures of JDCR and Saint (Tekken) & Boeken (FGC manager)

0:00 - Intro and rundown 5:11 - Weekend recap, including TXT and Thunderstruck 16:42 - Mike discusses Sako's Menat play 23:25 - Capcom to reduce SFV's input lag in upcoming Oct. 23 patch 41:59 - Echo Fox releases Punk, Scar, Theo, along with its entire Gears of War and Call of Duty teams 50:52 - Panda Global's Infiltration investigation enters its third week 57:08 - Green Arcade, a prominent spot in the Korean Tekken scene, closes 1:00:50 - Preview of Tekken 7 at South East Asia Major preview 1:05:33 - Efren takes on John in Ultra Street Fighter IV

0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:14 - John discusses the reception to his Mike Ross interview 5:39 - Weekend recap, including the first ArcRevo World Tour event 27:40 - Infiltration investigation update: Panda Global and Infiltration make statements 31:51 - Ilan shares his thoughts on the SoulCalibur VI beta 41:14 - Fortnite going cross-platform. What could it mean for fighting games? 44:55 - Super Arcade's struggles and the state of FGC locals 1:01:25 - Core-A Gaming's new FGC video on the need for community 1:07:07 - Cuddle_Core signs with Equinox 1:08:59 - Steve takes a deep dive into the TWT standings 1:14:50 - Impromptu Block/Grab: Capcom Connect

0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:26 - Weekend recap, including Tokyo Game Show and the CPT EU Regional Final 19:28 - Allegations of domestic violence raised against Infiltration 49:18 - Smash fan Chris Taylor (aka SpookyWoobler) passes away after having his wish to play Smash Ultimate fulfilled 53:18 - 60-hour SoulCalibur VI open beta announced for this weekend 55:13 - John discusses his Eventhubs podcast interview with Mike Ross 1:00:00 - Street Fighter V introduces customizable dojo stages 1:04:45 - Block/Grab: new Street Fighter V costumes 1:13:39 - Capcom announces 3v3 league for Street Fighter V 1:19:31 - Injustice Pro Series finals to air on TV

0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:40 - Recap of Tekken 7 at Rev Major and SCR 7:42 - Recap of Injustice 2 at SCR 12:35 - Recap of DBFZ at SCR, and how it was impacted by emergency registration 21:53 - Recap of SFV at SCR 27:11 - Upsets and volatility in Street Fighter V 41:13 - Punk in the midst of turning his season around? 44:29 - Chris Tatarian's strong weekend 50:18 - Rundown of the rest of SCR's results 52:20 - Armada announces retirement from Melee singles 58:58 - Animal Crossing's Isabelle announced for Smash Ultimate 1:01:55 - Capcom announces dates for Capcom Cup 2018 1:07:15 - Tokido, Problem X, Leffen, & SonicFox nominated for Console Esports Player of the Year 1:08:35 - Block/Grab: SFV's new Darkstalkers and Halloween costumes

NOTE: To let us know your thoughts on the "I'm blockin' here" soundclip, message us here or tweet @bestofvshow to make your voice heard. 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:44 - Weekend recap and thoughts, including The Mixup, DreamHack Montreal, and more 28:20 - SNK announces Samurai Spirits, a sequel to Samruai Shodown 42:30 - Question of the Day: What other fighting game series should get rebooted? 47:27 - Block/Grab: What other fighting game series should get rebooted? 1:03:08 - SNK Heroines releases. Is the plot problematic? 1:11:02 - Quick hit news (Ono's 'demotion', Esports Ecosystem sponsorships, Smash Ultimate demo at Best Buy) 1:12:58 - The crew previews SCR: Tekken 7, Dragonball FighterZ, Street Fighter V, and Injustice 2

0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:18 - Weekend recap, including Summer Jam, Ultimate Fighters Arena, and more 25:35 - Kombat throws a match against Deoxys in War of the Gods regular season finale 30:23 - Controversies abound at Final Fighters China 49:55 - Cervantes and Raphael confirmed for SoulCalibur VI 54:05 - Ed Boon confirms NRS working on another game 56:55 - Many new mechanics rumored to be coming to Street Fighter V in Season 4 1:07:34 - SonicFox's fursuit is a selectable costume in Ninjin: Clash of Carrots 1:09:25 - Final Round announces its return in 2019 1:10:54 - Ilan gives a quick overview of the Tekken 7 Season 2 balance changes 1:16:29 - SoCal Regionals tells players that their sticks must be opened up before entering the venue 1:21:38 - International Olympic Committee doesn't want violent esports at the Olympics 1:22:10 - SNK to announce new game 1:27:12 - PGRZ full list revealed - Six players with a 'Power Level' over 9000

0:00 - The Jacksonville shooting and how it will impact security at FGC events 13:48 - Weekend recap, including Celtic Throwdown, and more 21:00 - Esports Festival Hong Kong 2018 recap and discussion 37:55 - Zain - a non-"God" - wins Shine 2018 43:05 - Japan and Saudi Arabia to square off in SFV, Tekken 7, and more 44:43 - Tekken 7 & DBFZ pulled from Body Count Fighting events (for now) 47:30 - Splatoon 2 & Melee cancelled at SCR due to low entrant numbers 50:00 - Mike finally starts making good on his Chun-Li costume giveaway promise 54:34 - Sakurai says that Smash Ultimate's new Final Smash meter might be better for casual play 57:25 - Joey Fury signs with Equinox 1:00:43 - Azwel revealed for SoulCalibur 6 1:03:40 - Block/Grab: Which guest character would want to see in SoulCalibur 6? 1:19:22 - Panda Global creates PGRZ, a top 50 player ranking for DBFZ

0:00 - Your chance to win a PS4 Sakura Nostalgia costume from Street Fighter V 2:07 - Weekend recap, including TWFighter Major and Tokyo Tekken Masters 21:30 - A deeper discussion on TWFighter Major, including the performances of Sako, Caba, and Bonchan 46:58 - Rocky on PSVR 47:40 - New costumes for SNK Heroines 49:20 - Smash Ultimate reveals for Simon Belmont, Richter Belmont, and King K. Rool 53:56 - Tira revealed as a DLC character for SoulCalibur VI; Libra of Soul story mode revealed as well 1:04:49 - Tekken 7's Season 2 launching on September 6 1:09:51 - Devil May Cry 5... because reasons 1:11:17 - Block/Grab: SFV maid costumes 1:21:52 - UNIST launches on Steam 1:22:20 - IPS payouts and information coming out very slowly 1:25:37 - Leifang and Hitomi announced for DOA 6

0:00 - Efren returns! 2:48 - Recap of the weekend's event, including Body Count Fighting and 3 CPT events 17:28 - Hungrybox reaches a breaking point 25:15 - Viewer @BaikenStomps celebrates winning a pizza from us 29:20 - AJ begins a stream series on becoming a pro player 34:05 - Topanga League 7 groups announced 37:22 - Esports Ecosystem sponsors The Cool Kid93 to attend SCR 39:11 - Jazzy League (community-run 3rd Striker circuit) annoucned 41:00 - Daigo says that SFV's simplicity allows more regions to be successful 48:16 - Money matches versus casuals: who gets priority? 57:12 - Screenshots show prominent UK SFV commentators 'conspiring' to embarrass James Banks 1:10:58 - Logan Sama interview: His side of the controversy 1:30:02 - Logan Sama shares his early impressions of G and Sagat

0:00 - Pre-Evo news: Celtic Throwdown, Body Count Fighting 7, and Circa closes down 4:24 - Terry Bogard revealed for SNK Heroines 5:43 - Terry Bogard (and more) revealed for Fighting EX Layer 7:35 - Diego revealed for Dead or Alive 6 8:46 - MenaRD's champions' choice costume looks a lot like MenaRD 11:16 - John's Eventhubs team defeats Team r/StreetFighter at Evo 14:06 - Major delays on Evo's side tournament stream 16:28 - Mic was on the mic at Evo 18:09 - STREET FIGHTER V discussion 28:33 - Evo Championship Sunday ran until 3am Eastern 31:20 - G and Sagat revealed for Street Fighter V 37:37 - DRAGONBALL FIGHTERZ discussion, including the side switch controversy 43:12 - Block/Grab: SFV swimsuit costumes (now that we can actually see the swimsuits) 54:24 - TEKKEN 7 discussion 58:42 - Seung Mi-Na and Astaroth revealed for SoulCalibur VI 1:00:00 - Negan (Walking Dead), Anna, and Lei revealed for Tekken 7 Season 2 1:07:53 - SUPER SMASH BROS. MELEE discussion 1:11:23 - Leffen to give a portion of his winnings to 5th- & 7th-place finishers 1:15:23 - GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV2 discussion 1:18:04 - ArcSys announces ArvRevo World Tour for BBTag, Xrd, & BBCF 1:21:21 - SUPER SMASH BROS. FOR WII U discussion, including the controversial Lima/CaptainZack grand final 1:28:07 - BLAZBLUE CROSS TAG BATTLE discussion, including the upcoming character packs 1:31:24 - Evo extends BBTag semis to 3 out of 5 1:34:13 - INJUSTICE 2 discussion, including Stream.me becoming IPS' lead platform 1:37:37 - Injustice Top 16 taking place off-stream 1:40:43 - Question of the Day: What was you favorite moment from Evo 2018?

NOTE: Due to a technical issue, there is an echo that kicks in at the 30 second mark. It ends around the 1:30 mark. We apologize for the issue. 0:00 - Recap of all the weekend's action 13:48 - Footsies released for Android 15:58 - Avyd rises from the dead 17:20 - DBFZ World Tour announces online Radar events 19:11 - US Army hosts SFV tournament series for active service members 20:47 - Evo schedule and commentators... including Danke 28:33 - Evo's weird bracketing system and its second-round byes 36:33 - Esports Ecosystem (cryptocurrency) sponsoring Evo 39:15 - Side streams and pre-events at Evo 45:49 - Major storylines for the three biggest Evo games: Tekken 7, DBFZ, and SFV 56:12 - SFV fantasy draft 1:14:18 - Evo predictions (Question of the Day and Block/Grab)

0:00 - Recap, including VSFighting 16:38 - Steve takes a deep dive into the Tekken World Tour standings 25:42 - Evo releases entrant counts and the order of Sunday finals 45:41 - Pot bonuses announced for SFV, KOF, and FEXL 49:32 - Voldo announced for SoulCalibur VI 51:12 - DBFZ news: New characters (Base Goku & Base Vegeta), new patch, and Switch beta 57:42 - NuckleDu signs with Ghost 1:00:37 - International Olympic Committee forms Esports Liaison Group 1:06:03 - Block/Grab: New SFV swimsuit costumes

0:00 - Weekend recap 9:02 - Eleague SFV Invitational playoff results and thoughts 26:11 - Input lag cycles discovered in SFV 38:06 - Free characters coming to Fighting EX Layer 38:54 - Free agency and player sponsorship news involving RobTV, NuckleDu, and more 45:31 - DBFZ, Melee, and Capcom receive Esports Awards nominations 48:32 - CEOtaku lineup announced 49:47 - Status update from Smash Harassment Task Force 51:21 - Radar Events added to DBFZ World Tour 52:43 - Question of the Day: Which unsponsored players deserve to be picked up? 58:18 - Alex Valle interview

0:00 - Weekend recap, including Abuget Cup, Viennality, and more 10:10 - Abuget Cup attempted to run its SFV tournament on PC 15:48 - CEO 2019 announced; returns to Daytona Beach 23:56 - Skullgirls to Switch 26:05 - Talim announced for SoulCalibur VI 27:14 - Evo Japan announced for February 2019 in Fukuoka 32:06 - Second 'season pass' potentially outed for Tekken 7 35:43 - Rumored list of characters for SFV's Season 4 40:23 - Eleague finals predictions 1:02:00 - SonicFox hosts grind session for top US DBFZ players: "Summit of Pawer" 1:05:04 - Our viewers offer tips to new father Efren 1:08:00 - We attempt a Block/Grab on new Tekken characters. Key word: attempt.

0:00 - EFREN IS A FATHER!!! Also, CEO tournament result recap 17:30 - CEOxNJPW (wrestling show) thoughts, including the Chasyn Rance controversy 26:15 - Kuroda arrested and charged 29:58 - Mike's thoughts on the state of DBFZ after CEO 36:00 - Sponsorship updates for Dimeback and Luffy 38:38 - Evo entrant leaderboard update 41:15 - Tokyo Game Show prizing details announced 45:21 - Players reporting racist incidents in Daytona Beach 48:52 - Question of the Day and Block/Grab: CEO entrances

0:00 - Recap of the past two weeks of pro circuit events, including ELEAGUE Groups C & D, Northwest Majors, and more 25:46 - The impending FT10 between SonicFox and ZeRo in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 32:55 - Details of the Dragonball FighterZ World Tour 43:55 - Early thoughts on Cody in Street Fighter V 52:29 - Our thoughts on Fighting Chance, the new (loot box-esque?) feature added to SFV survival mode 58:02 - CEO entrant numbers revealed 1:06:17 - We preview three of the biggest tournaments at CEO 2018: DBFZ (Mike), Tekken (Steve), and SFV (John) 1:18:52 - Block/Grab: Our thoughts on SFV's new Devil May Cry- and Mega Man-themed costumes You can catch our show live every Tuesday on twitch.tv/bestofvshow at 7pm ET/4pm PT. Also be sure to follow twitter.com/bestofvshow for all of our latest news and updates.