One of the biggest Super Smash Bros. Melee tournaments of this year ended with Mang0 winning his first-ever Smash Summit title. Let’s take a look at Smash Summit 11 bracket and prize pool. Although Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the latest title in the series, the Melee version is still popular enough to get its
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With 2020 now firmly in the rearview mirror, a new year means a host of new milestones with this year being no different. As we kickstart 2021, the year ahead will see significant video game anniversaries for some of the medium’s biggest franchises. Some of which include; The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon, and Skyrim. Today
The second entry in the fan-favorite Nintendo franchise is famous for its rabid fanbase that’s weathered all sorts of problems, from controller shortages to a lack of support for the competitive community from Nintendo to a global pandemic limiting how much practice hardcore players can get. Today marked two significant announcements for the Smash community. Not
The Smash World Tour promised to be the premier tournament series for Nintendo’s popular fighting series. Now, it seems that plans may have to change. The organizers announced due to the coronavirus, there will be no platinum or gold level events in March or April. For context, the Smash World Tour operates like this: Players compete
Every year, there are a number of Super Smash Bros. events in the Smash Summit series. These events are completely grassroots, with competitors being chosen based on placements at major tourneys or through fan voting. There aren’t any major corporate sponsors and Nintendo isn’t present at all, although that second part doesn’t change much across
With the release of the latest major update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, other than adding the long-awaited Joker from Persona 5 into the game, one of the niftiest new features added has been a video editor to let players capture and edit their own gameplay footage. Of course, that has led to one player trying
On Sunday at Pound 2019, top-level player Juan “Hungrybox” DeBidema was almost hit by a crab from a spectator after winning the tournament. Hungrybox is considered one of the best Super Smash Bros. Melee players in the world and is known for playing Jigglypuff. Following his loss in winners to Cloud 9’s Mang0, Hungrybox made his way
William Peter Hjate, also known in the Smash Bros community as Leffen, has decided to quit Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This news came out on Twitter, where he stated that his time with the game has come to an end. Did well enough in Ultimate to feel satisfied for now. I know I could do better
Happy 20th anniversary, Super Smash Bros. series! One more year away from being able to purchase a drink legally in the United States. And while the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate may be enough to capstone a terrific year, the famed series creator Masahiro Sakurai also sent out positive vibes to celebrate the game’s storied success. In a
Are you loving Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but feel like there’s just something missing? Well if that something is reduced landing lag and quicker movement, you’re in luck! A member of the Smash community, NyxTheShield, is creating a mod to emulate Super Smash Bros. Melee movement. In the spirit of Project M, the mod is being named Project NX. NyxTheShield has
A YouTuber user by the name of Shadowlink4321 has recreated the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate opening using Melee’s theme and it’ll give you all sorts of feels. In the video’s description, Shadowlink says that he used a whole slew of Adobe editing programs as well as Source Filmmaker for some of the original scenes found within the video.
Super Smash Bros. is one of Nintendo’s industry titans, as it stands among Mario and Zelda as a powerhouse IP for the company. Outside of the all-star line-up and stellar game direction from walking video game encyclopedia Masahiro Sakurai, the ravenous fan-base has propelled the series to meteoric heights. The series has kept a 17-year-old
For the first day of the Portland Retro Gaming Expo only the Arcade side of the convention floor was open to the public, containing tons of old consoles, arcade cabinets, and pinball tables. Those walking in will first come across tables set up in a giant H with everything from Apple II to Dreamcast and
It’s been another fast-paced year on the eSports circuit filled with upsets and turnarounds, but the main event on every fighting game professional’s calendar is the Evolution Championship Series. The annual event held in Las Vegas saw competitors from all over fighting gather to become the best in the world at their respective games. This
The biggest fighting game tournament of the year, EVO 2018, is on the horizon and its presence has now drawn even closer after the reveal of the games that will be in competition. Eight games in total will be featured at EVO 2018 with some of them being returning classics like Super Smash Bros. Melee, to