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Automattock joins Ilan as they discuss his new Sajam Slam experience as a side coach/commentator, and they look forward to the incoming release of Mai for Street Fighter 6, and Fatal Fury City of the Wolves open beta!

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Hosted by Ilan Raschkovsky

Co-hosted by Automattock

#FGC #Esports #Podcast #SF6 #Tekken8 #Automattock

Ilan returns for Best of V's first episode of 2025! He goes over the new Mortal Kombat 1 announcements, and the Evo 2025 announcement shows along with the issues and discussions it's brought up. Remeber to thank your TO's and be positive.

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Hosted by Ilan Raschkovsky

Co-hosted by Automattock

#FGC #Esports #Podcast #SF6 #Tekken8 #Automattock

Ilan and Automattock look at and discuss the upcoming Quality of life changes to SF6 and share their expectations for M.Bison's imminent release.

THEN Tento ( https://twitter.com/tento4_ ) host of Final Kombat 2024 joins Ilan to chat about his start in the FGC, his experience as a player and commentator, Hosting Final Kombat and more!

Timestamps:

Something's Missing Before Bison Is Here - 00:04:52

All the QOL Changes Coming to SF6 - 00:05:43

Automattock's patch expectations - 00:19:06

Tento Joins! - 00:24:24

Tento's Start in Fighting Games - 00:28:19

Tento on Being a Commentator - 00:32:49

Tento on Hosting Final Kombat - 00:35:02

Tento on The MK1 Reception - 00:53:40

Tento's CEO Predictions - 01:04:26

We Nerd Out About Old Games For A Bit - 01:08:48

Outro - 01:14:13

Find all of our podcast and social media links: https://www.bestofvshow.com

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Hosted by Ilan Raschkovsky (https://twitter.com/bestofvshow)

Co-hosted by Automattock (https://twitter.com/automattock)

#FGC #Esports #Podcast

0:00 - Intro 1:34 - Advice for freelance workers 2:58 - How Saint Cola got into the FGC 5:15 - On the growing spotlight on the Midwest 9:52 - How Saint Cola raised his commentary profile 12:35 - How he keeps up with of all of his commitments 15:48 - Saint Cola's favorite opportunity

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/EUWeOK1IncM --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:15 - Capcom Pro Tour - Japan 2 results 3:01 - Street Fighter League US Season 3 Finals results 4:29 - Vortex Gallery - Week 3 results 7:00 - Tekken Online Challenge - Middle East & South Africa results 9:23 - DBFZ Online Tenkaichi - US West results 10:19 - Smash World Tour - Europe Ultimate Regional Final results 11:15 - Vortex Gallery Week 4 schedule 14:22 - Nickelodeon All Star Brawl gets a release date; launch characters leaked 26:01 - Block/Grab: Kukri in King of Fighters XV 29:09 - Block/Grab: Vlov Archangel in Melty Blood: Type Lumina 31:22 - Block/Grab: New Street Fighter V costumes 39:05 - Street Fighter V's Capcom Pro Tour DLC and balance update delayed 42:05 - Cuddle_Core is now a Red Bull Athlete 48:06 - French Bread is working on the 'next' Under Night project 50:07 - Twitch reaches agreement with National Music Publishers Association 52:52 - Interview with Maximilian Dood: on fatherhood, finding balance, and dad jokes 58:37 - Maximilian on the #FreeMvC2 campaign 1:05:52 - Has Max ever thought about getting into game development? 1:09:52 - Max on Disney and Capcom's early exploration of MvC2 revival 1:14:28 - Max's Twitch Rivals events 1:17:41 - Max on players becoming content creators

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/-VkcoYG_nc8 --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:03 - Vortex Gallery Week 2 results 6:15 - Riptide results 9:03 - CakeAssault separates shoulder during popoff 11:06 - Our favorite popoffs of all time 41:40 - Block/Grab: Michael Roa Valdamjong in Melty Blood: Type Lumina 44:02 - Block/Grab: Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid Season 4 characters 47:35 - Block/Grab: Ren & Stimpy in Nickelodeon All Star Battle 1:03:00 - Block/Grab: Cyber Akuma skin in Street Fighter V 1:06:14 - GeForce Now database leak may have revealed several upcoming fighters 1:17:31 - Sharpie joins the Future Club team 1:18:09 - Low Tide City cancels Project + and other tournaments after conversations with Nintendo 1:26:04 - Bandai Namco announces DBFZ World Championship Tenkaichi Online Masters schedule

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/dAm5NTzrMDo --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 6:43 - Vortex Gallery Week 2 schedule 10:27 - Sharpie's goals for the UltraChenTV Commentator Cup 16:44 - #FreeMvC2 campaign gains momentum 22:55 - Justin Wong beats Roundhouse 15-5 in $10,000 Marvel vs Capcom 2 money match 40:21 - Block/Grab: Noel in Melty Blood: Type Lumina 41:25 - Melty Blood: Type Lumina gameplay preview 49:08 - Block/Grab: Ash Crimson in King of Fighters XV 51:28 - Block/Grab: AI-created realistic Street Fighter V characters 1:08:52 - Riptide cancels Project+ events after conversation with Nintendo

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/z4czNUSkVE4 --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:45 - Capcom Pro Tour - Central Ameria East & South Africa results 6:28 - Street Fighter League Japan draft results 9:18 - Smash Ultimate Summit 3 results 11:38 - Big Levo 3 results 13:27 - DBFZ World Championships Opening Event results 16:00 - Vortex Gallery Week 1 schedule 20:10 - Summer Jam 2021 results 24:45 - Massive King of Fighters XV trailer reveals release date and more 44:39 - Block/Grab: King of Fighters XV pre-order costumes 48:14 - Block/Grab: Miyako Arima announced for Melty Blood: Type Lumina 49:54 - Block/Grab: CatDog announced for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 51:42 - Block/Grab: April O'Neil announced for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 55:02 - Sharpie's Shorts: Grapplers Anonymous 57:17 - Ilan's thoughts on the recent Guilty Gear Strive update 1:03:53 - Alpha version of Umbrella available in Skullgirls: 2nd Encore 1:05:58 - Sharpie to compete in UltraChenTV's commentator-only Guilty Gear Strive tourney 1:10:27 - Justin Wong receives Esports Awards' Lifetime Achievement Award 1:12:40 - SoulCalibur VI producer Motohiro Okubo announces departure from Bandai Namco 1:16:19 - First main-lineup games announced for NEC 2021

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BMviCgT4SA Ilan's Akira breakdown can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/K_ebz8f0KWc --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:07 - Two players disqualified from Evo for being underage after rule change 19:24 - Ace dives into Evo's disqualification numbers 31:25 - Evo 2021 Online - Skullgirls results, and Sharpie's experience commentating at Evo 45:29 - Evo 2021 Online - Mortal Kombat 11 results 46:06 - Evo 2021 Online - Street Fighter V results 48:38 - Evo 2021 Online - Tekken 7 results 52:15 - Evo 2021 Online - Guilty Gear Strive results 53:54 - SonicFox, despite not enjoying Strive, finishes second 1:01:55 - Block/Grab: Hisui & Kohaku for Melty Blood: Type Lumina 1:04:58 - Block/Grab: Antonov for King of Fighters XV 1:08:31 - Block/Grab: Baiken for Samurai Shodown 1:10:34 - Block/Grab: Jack-O for Guilty Gear Strive

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/dv8hCTgFrfY --- 2:04 - Evo cancels broadcast of Latin America Guilty Gear Strive finals 9:18 - Evo participants deal with a large number of DQs 16:53 - None of Evo's pools were streamed 24:02 - Evo results: Skullgirls 34:51 - Evo results: Mortal Kombat 11 38:16 - Evo results: Tekken 7 42:39 - Evo results: Street Fighter V 48:06 - Evo results: Guilty Gear Strive 57:42 - Capcom Pro Tour Australia results 59:04 - Sharpie Shorts: Job Interview 1:01:36 - Block/Grab: Umbrella teaser for Skullgirls 1:04:49 - Block/Grab: Hisui & Kohaku trailer for Melty Blood: Type Lumina 1:06:46 - Block/Grab: Oro trailer for Street Fighter V 1:09:01 - Dragon Ball FighterZ gets massive patch... and a 2021 World Championship 1:13:44 - Sharpie Shorts: Do An Infinite (Song: "F****N INFINITE TYPE BEAT.MP3" by Ayo J; available on https://soundcloud.com/djthebeatproducer) 1:15:48 - Panda Global announces "Next Street Fighter Star" competition for a roster spot