Category Archives: Fighting Games

Cancels

www.gatheryourparty.com/articles/2013/03/21/more-than-mashing-addendum-on-cancels/ This is a great explanation of a technique that seems so obvious to those with experience (I was raised on Street Fighter II ) but may be baffling to those not already familiar with the concept. Chris Wagar has … Continue reading

Bonus, Fighting Games, Video Gaming

Dusting Off the Relics

Here’s some junk I wrote a couple of years ago when I was trying to get a job with shoryuken.com. If you thought my current writing sucked enough, you’re in for a treat! Still would like to see more crazy … Continue reading

Fighting Games, Video Gaming

The New JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Game Is Going To Own

The New JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Game Is Going To Own A lot of shounen series get turned into video games. It makes sense: they’re both popular and popular with children, have lots of characters and cheap violence that could easily … Continue reading

Animu, Fighting Games, Video Gaming

A Response to Yahtzee’s “Does Online Multiplayer Always Make Sense?”

A Response to Yahtzee’s “Does Online Multiplayer Always Make Sense?” Yahtzee is one of the few video game reviewers worth looking at. Unlike most, he actually talks about gameplay instead of playing “name that influence” or babbling about the time … Continue reading

Fighting Games, Online Gaming, Video Gaming

Bazza87 is a Super Cool Dude

Video Game Championship Wrestling Bazza87 is an internet nerd who found and/or created a bunch of character mods for profesional wrestling video game WWE ’13 . The kicker is that all of the characters come from various popular video game … Continue reading

Comedy, Fighting Games, Video Gaming

5 Gaming Crossovers I’d Like to See

Crossover video games are usually a quickly churned-out gimmick intended to capitalize on two separate franchises. Junk food gaming for that quick fix. Occasionally the results are interesting, but there is the potential for so much more. If Disney and … Continue reading

Animu, Beat-Em-Up, Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Fighting Games, League of Legends, RPG or thereabouts, Shmups, Video Gaming

Street Fighter X Tekken: Why Capcom Has Lost It

Crossover games, especially fighting game crossovers, are decent money right now. Marvel vs. Capcom 3 sold quite well, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Capcom vs. SNK 2 are still played at tournaments, and not to mention the perplexing existence of … Continue reading

Fighting Games, Video Gaming

EVO 2012 Comes to a Close

EVO 2012 is over. Infiltration from Korea is your Street Fighter IV champion. He absolutely murdered all of the competition. What a confusing final 8 for Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition 2012 . Everyone was off their game except … Continue reading

Bonus, Fighting Games, Video Gaming

EVO SF2 Finish

That was one super-close finish for “Juicebox” Mao. Those Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo matches were excellent. I prefer Hyper Fighting but this is still one of the finest games in history. See you all again tomorrow on my stupid … Continue reading

Bonus, Fighting Games, Video Gaming

ALL EVO ALL THE TIME

Watch a stream of EVO 2012 here . Two streams, constant action. I’m gonna shill my Twitter account wherein I will provide commentary on the various matches. EVO gonna own this year.

Bonus, Fighting Games, Video Gaming