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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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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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

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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

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/l6d0PUvVn0A --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:35 - Capcom Pro Tour France/Spain/Portugal 1 results 3:47 - Skullgirls Summer Blockbuster results 5:04 - Evo schedule 6:22 - Street Figther V Summer Update format thoughts 9:38 - Guile and Cammy are coming to Fortnite 14:08 - Oro and Akira join the Street Fighter V roster on August 16 26:52 - Street Fighter V Summer Update will also include updates to Tournament Mode 27:41 - Ilan really enjoyed the behind-the-scenes peek at Cap-Jams 31:24 - First look at Street Fighter V's final character, Luke 38:12 - Block/Grab: New character trailers for Skullgirls, Melty Blood, and King of Fighters XV 47:04 - Smash Ultimate Summit 3 announces first 9 competitors 49:47 - The Big House cancels offline event for 2021 53:09 - Capcom unveils details of Street Fighter League 2021 57:10 - SonicFox tweet sparks thoughts on discourse about new games

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/L0hxwFILHeM Ilan's Goldlewis showcase can be viewed on Twitch at https://youtu.be/Ht-r1VADlpc --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:23 - Intel World Open Asia results 6:33 - Capcom Pro Tour NA East 1 results 8:23 - Punk on Capcom stream: "I'mma just play Guilty Gear" 18:25 - Music from SoulCalibur and other games featured in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony 24:15 - King of Dinosaurs joins the King of Fighters XV cast 25:48 - Melty Blood: Type Lumina's Arcueid and Ciel get character trailers 27:39 - Guilty Gear Strive's first DLC character is Goldlewis Dickinson 29:12 - Mortal Kombat 11 surpasses 12 million units sold 32:12 - Evo announces event schedule and entrant numbers 43:00 - Vancouver's Pinnacle 2021 announced 45:26 - Bandai Namco unveils SoulCalibur Online Challenge

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/b3VjNsZI4Ic --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:54 - Question of the Day: Who is your favorite grappler? 7:22 - Smash Summit 11 results 9:10 - Intel World Open Regional Finals results 20:04 - Thoughts on Intel World Open's two-day format 24:07 - All characters at Intel World Open wore track suits 31:27 - Skullgirls Evo side tournament results 38:02 - Genesis 8 announced for January 2022 39:40 - Kumite in Tennessee returns for Halloween weekend 43:38 - Melty Blood: Type Lumina's Shiki & Kouma revealed 52:44 - Guilty Gear Strive's first DLC character revealed 30 minutes after our recording 55:33 - Guilty Gear cologne hits the market 1:02:14 - Panda Global signs Jiyuna and Saint Cola 1:03:52 - Nickelodeon All Star Brawl's price will be $49.99 1:08:46 - Persona 4 Arena Ultimax remaster rumored to be in the works 1:10:00 - 5 Force Fighters Kickstarter campaign launches (Info can be found at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kaizen-creed/5-force-fighters-0)

Ilan rides solo this week as he recaps this weekend's Final Kombat, the first finals for Mortal Kombat 1 - and Capcom BREAKS THE BOV CURSE AND ANNOUNCES MVC's Return! Find all of our podcast and social media links: www.bestofvshow.com Like what we do? You can watch us do it live! We are live every Tuesday at 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT AND Also live in the mornings!: twitch.tv/bestofvshow Join the conversation on our Discord: discord.gg/RCHhtgf Hosted by Ilan Raschkovsky (twitter.com/bestofvshow) #FGC #Esports #Podcast RSSVERIFY

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/StdkHU-3jAM 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:37 - Capcom Pro Tour - China 1 results 4:37 - Soccer/Football sidebar: Copa America 2021 and Euro 2020 results 9:15 - Capcom announces schedule change for a few upcoming CPT events 13:36 - Ramon announced for King of Fighters XV 20:55 - Seox is the final character for Granblue Fantasy Versus' season pass... or is he? 29:44 - Skullgirls added to Evo Online main lineup 39:00 - New offline Evo Showcase to award $125,000 in prizes in Las Vegas this November 49:41 - New Smash-style game: Nickelodeon All Stars Brawl 1:08:51 - Daryl Bunao talks about Vortex Gallery

0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:54 - Intel World Open Regional Final lineups 13:37 - Can player names be too wild? 21:16 - Input lag tests show PS5 is Guilty Gear Strive's laggiest version 29:07 - What challenges exist for making PC the tournament standard? 40:26 - NetherRealm Studios announces end of support for Mortal Kombat 11 50:56 - SNK confirms launch platforms for King of Fighters XV 58:02 - Bandai Namco announces new tournament series for Dragon Ball FighterZ 1:01:33 - Level 9 CPU Kazuya picks up wins in multiple Super Smash Bros. Ultimate brackets --- Like what we do? You can watch us do it live! We are live every Tuesday at 7pm ET/4pm PT: https://twitch.tv/bestofvshow Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/bestofvshow https://instagram.com/bestofvshow Host: Ilan Raschkovsky (https://twitter.com/ilan121) Panelist: DaPurpleSharpie (https://twitter.com/dapurplesharpie & https://instagram.com/dapurplesharpie) Panelist: Steve "AceKingOffsuit" Jurek (https://twitter.com/acekingoffsuit)

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/jCkgzBi_-0E --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 7:34 - Intel World Open closed qualifiers - Australia, China, EU East, & US East results 12:31 - Pound 2021 Online results 14:28 - MKX Lives results 17:06 - Team Japan beats Team NA 10-5 in Guilty Gear Strive team exhibition 26:03 - CEO reopens registration; sells out within an hour 28:06 - Should top players get early access to event registration? 59:42 - Steam Summer Sale includes several fighting games 1:01:15 - Nintendo shows off Kazuya gameplay in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1:08:10 - Tekken 7 users have climbed 1:10:12 - Melty Blood Type Lumina to release on September 30 1:14:07 - Vanessa announced for King of Fighters XV 1:15:24 - First Attack announces offline return for Halloween weekend; Registration opens Thursday 1:16:10 - Battle Arena Melbourne 2021 postponed due to Australian COVID concerns

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/GekTCf9BGi4 --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:56 - Capcom Pro Tour - North America Central 1 results 7:48 - Beauty is XO Academy's Season 3 student 16:30 - Translation of Harada's podcast leads to speculation of Tekken X Street Fighter's cancellation 38:17 - Them's Fightin' Herds gets updated to Ver. 2.1 45:03 - Apologyman to present US vs Japan 10v10 Guilty Gear Strive exhibition 1:07:59 - Xanadu's offline events are returning with a bang --- Like what we do? You can watch us do it live! We are live every Tuesday at 7pm ET/4pm PT on https://twitch.tv/bestofvshow Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/bestofvshow & https://instagram.com/bestofvshow Host: Ilan Raschkovsky (https://twitter.com/ilan121) Panelist: DaPurpleSharpie (https://twitter.com/dapurplesharpie & https://instagram.com/dapurplesharpie) Panelist: Steve "AceKingOffsuit" Jurek (https://twitter.com/acekingoffsuit)

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/wINDF_5FtAI The full interview with Josh "Jaaahsh" Marcotte can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/PEx8p3ZwZj4 --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:25 - Mortal Kombat Pro Kompetition - Regional Finals results 8:26 - Capcom Pro Tour - Middle East 1 and Europe West 1 results 12:24 - Intel World Open - Open Qualifiers results and predictions 27:35 - Vortex Gallery (fka AnimEvo) announces initial 26-game lineup 33:15 - Guilty Gear Strive launches 44:27 - King of Fighters XV delayed to Q1 of 2022 48:54 - Luong announced for King of Fighters XV 49:37 - Amakusa released for Samurai Shodown 50:29 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's next character is Tekken's Kazuya 52:56 - Xanadu has officially reopened for offline play 57:19 - Interview clip: Riptide's Jaaahsh discusses the challenges of running a major offline event 1:07:49 - CEO registration goes through the roof 1:15:36 - Evil Geniuses' SonicFox plushies sell out in hours 1:20:01 - Is E3 still relevant?

This interview can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/PEx8p3ZwZj4 --- Panda Global's Josh Marcotte, better known as Jaaahsh, is one of the core organizers of Riptide, an upcoming Smash event that saw more than 2,000 players register in just a few hours. In this interview recorded on June 13th, Ace spends some time talking with Jaaahsh about the creation of Riptide, the challenges of running an event post-lockdown, what future events might look like, and more. --- 2:15 - Jaaahsh's history in the Smash scene and his involvement with Riptide 5:06 - The cancellation of Riptide 2020 7:40 - The decision to run in 2021 9:14 - The Smash community's massive response to Riptide 13:57 - The pressures of being among the first major offline events back 16:12 - On not reserving additional places for top players 17:45 - Jaaahsh's additional roles 19:08 - What might be different about events in the future

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at (https://youtu.be/DBzHCoWWiUw) 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:53 - Capcom Pro Tour - Brazil 1 results 3:46 - What to watch this coming week 5:49 - DaPurpleSharpie was part of Combo Breaker's Look Alive event 22:15 - Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown launches 36:17 - Red Bull Kumite all but confirms US edition later this year 39:33 - AnimEVO retires old name; rebrands as Vortex Gallery 43:35 - King of Fighters XV's next character is Blue Mary 47:03 - The Atlantic covers black FGC players in the world of esports 48:40 - Sony announces slate of Evo-associated warm-up events and side tournaments

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at () --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:43 - CPT South America West 1 results 8:00 - Red Bull Kumite London 2021 results 12:36 - What to watch this coming weekend 14:03 - MKX Lives suspended due to doxxing and DDoS attacks 22:27 - Daigo Umehara out of the hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis 29:38 - Registration now open for Intel World Open 31:46 - Street Fighter V patch released 36:06 - East Coast Throwdown will not run traditional event in 2021 43:08 - Ralf and Clark announced for King of Fighters XV 46:13 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid - Super Edition announced 49:17 - Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown to be released on June 1 1:00:00 - Bandai Namco announces Tekken Online Challenge for 2021

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/UAET-6V0Wlw --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:03 - Capcom Pro Tour - Asia East 1 results 5:40 - What to watch this coming weekend 8:40 - Oil King is out of Red Bull Kumite 11:37 - WePlay tweets that they "can't wait to bring you the next season" 17:10 - AT&T's sale of Warner Media could lead to uncertainty about NetherRealm's future 23:03 - Mortal Kombat X is the next Twitch Rivals event 28:03 - Climax of Night to expand registration cap after selling out in 12 hours 41:16 - CEO announces offline event to take place in December 51:15 - Samurai Shodown announces Steam port and next DLC character 57:56 - Erin Fitzgerald gives up Ramlethal role to Laura Stahl 1:04:28 - Thoughts on the Guilty Gear Strive beta 1:20:12 - Infil releases FGC glossary

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/_B5ZRmdKLK0 --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:32 - Capcom Pro Tour - North America West 1 results 11:47 - What to watch this coming weekend 12:42 - Twitch Rivals teases an upcoming Mortal Kombat event 15:20 - Umbrella announced as next Skullgirls character 27:08 - Guilty Gear Strive's open beta is this weekend 32:51 - Climax of Night announces dates and location 40:57 - We catch up on SNK's trailers for Samurai Shodown and King of Fighters XV 47:18 - Five more players announced for Red Bull Kumite London 2021 55:06 - Intel World Open returns at 2020/2021 Olympic Games 1:03:56 - Axibyte Esports gets so sick of Lidia, they (temporarily) quit Tekken

Triumph Joins Automattock and Ilan as they discuss Diesel Legacy's new demo, Triumph's NXTUP dominance, and all the news coming out of Summer Games Fest Find all of our podcast and social media links: www.bestofvshow.com Like what we do? You can watch us do it live! We are live every Tuesday at 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT AND Also live in the mornings!: twitch.tv/bestofvshow Join the conversation on our Discord: discord.gg/RCHhtgf Hosted by Ilan Raschkovsky (twitter.com/bestofvshow) #FGC #Esports #Podcast

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/cfqhfu_ZB5s ---- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 6:05 - Skullgirls Spring Blockbuster results 12:47 - World Serpent Championship results 15:01 - Capcom Pro Tour - Central America West 1 results 16:20 - Red Bull Kumite London LCQ results 18:13 - What to watch this coming weekend 19:25 - Capcom ends indefinite suspension of CeroBlast 35:35 - Red Bull Kumite London 2021 announced 42:44 - NetherRealm and Bandai Namco prohibit WePlay from using their games in future Ultimate Fighting League seasons 1:08:30 - Project L open beta not expected to go live in 2021 1:09:35 - Virtua Fighter 5 eSports/Ultimate Showdown gets rated by Korean & Japanese ratings boards 1:10:55 - Fighting EX Layer Another Dash to go live on May 19 1:12:30 - Combo Breaker to run collaborative "Look Alive" event on Memorial Day Weekend

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/3xwBDPOtQsI --- 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - Steve's feelings on the Derek Chauvin verdict 9:39 - Capcom Pro Tour - Japan 1 results 17:58 - What to watch this coming weekend 20:44 - Capcom uses stage replacement mod for CPT stream 29:25 - Street Fighter V's Rose is released 38:10 - Capcom Pro Tour 2021 has a new/old theme 41:25 - Mortal Kombat 9 reached its 10th anniversary 50:26 - CEO 2021 officially cancelled 53:29 - Shermie announced for King of Fighters XV 58:45 - Players who played Lidia early get bans from Tekken 7's online play 1:11:10 - Guilty Gear Strive's Japanese location test reduced to two arcades

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at (link). --- 0:00 - Intro 2:06 - WePlay Ultimate Fighting League - Tekken 7 results 9:12 - Climax of Night 4 announces dates for offline event 18:08 - Sharpie's thoughts on the Skullgirls Championship Series 27:18 - Sharpie's thoughts on Shanty's release in Them's Fightin' Herds 33:10 - Ryu and Chun-Li announed for Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid 37:12 - Mai Shiranui announced for King of Fighters XV 43:08 - How transparent should developers be? 58:25 - Sony has no plans to return to E3 1:07:46 - Mane6 announces Stampede Tournament Circuit

This episode can be viewed on YouTube at (). --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 5:25 - WePlay Ultimate Fighting League - Mortal Kombat 11 & SoulCalibur VI results 9:25 - WePlay Ultimate Fighting League Tekken lineup revealed 17:56 - Digital Crafter announces Fight of Gods x Fight of Animals Cross Battle 19:40 - New characters announced for King of Fighters XV 21:10 - French Bread announces Melty Blood: Type Lumina for PS4, XB1 & Switch 24:17 - Fighting EX Layer developers give an update on their progress 32:16 - Capcom shows off lots of new stuff for Street Fighter V's spring update 54:57 - Skullgirls gets official dev-supported online circuit 59:57 - Ilan shares his thoughts on Tekken 7's Lidia

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/960664191 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/hwZJdjC9gqI. --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 0:55 - Tekken 7 King of the Hill Finals results 2:38 - WePlay reveals Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate lineup for Ultimate Fighting League 4:39 - PGStats reveals its list of the top 20 Street Fighter V players of all time 13:00 - Capcom announces schedule and format for Capcom Pro Tour 2021 20:59 - Sony partners with RTS to acquire Evo 35:43 - Evo 2021 Online to take place in August; First four games in the lineup announced 44:35 - Riot Games may be ready to play test "Project L" 53:15 - Bandai Namco releases launch trailer for Lidia 57:39 - King of Fighters XV's next character: Terry Bogard

Note: We ran into technical issues during the recording of this episode that impacted the quality of the audio. We apologize for the issues. The remainder of the March 16 episode will be uploaded at a later date. This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/bp0abwS5ZMU --- We are joined this week by a couple of members of Mane 6, the team behind Them's Fightin' Herds. President and Production Manager Aaron and QA tester Oreo join us to discuss the game's upcoming 2.0 update; their first DLC character, Shanty; and more.

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/943510606 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/EEYrcfzYS7M. --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:12 - Topanga League X Tekken - Day 1 results 3:54 - Dragon Ball Battle Hour results 7:48 - What to watch this coming week 9:30 - Guilty Gear Strive release postponed from April to June 19:18 - Bandai Namco announces launch date for Gogeta (SS4) 28:49 - Eustace is Granblue Fantasy Versus' next character 31:11 - Shanty coming to Them's Fightin' Herds on March 25th 35:32 - King of Fighters XV character #8: Andy Bogard 39:50 - Sharpie Says: How can we be more welcoming to women and fems? 43:50 - PG Stats is ranking Street Fighter V's top 50 players of all time 45:18 - Steve's Bestie of the Week: Our host, Ilan 47:35 - Which fighting game character would Steve add to Smash? 51:08 - Which non-fighting game series should get a fighting game?

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/934787320 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/RfwhgNT2-fQ --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:18 - Skullgirls announces full details of its first ever Season Pass 14:54 - SNK working on rollback for King of Fighters XV, but "can't make any promises yet" 24:19 - Guilty Gear XX AC+R adds a new training mode option: "Take Control" replay 33:46 - Sharpie Says: Let's give smaller games a chance 47:37 - Sharpie Speaks: We need to expand our fighting game horizons 55:10 - Steve's Bestie of the Week: Thomas

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/926002824 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/VaGR3FAjVzk --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:50 - Capcom Pro Tour Season Final results 12:55 - Capcom Pro Tour Season Final prediction contest results 18:54 - New online team competition announced for Dragon Ball FighterZ 29:31 - Street Fighter's Ryu and Chun-Li added to Fortnite 32:13 - WePlay Esports announces first season of Ultimate Fighting League as part of $25 million investment 47:44 - Guilty Gear Strive's open beta took place 1:06:08 - Japanese Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable reaction 1:10:32 - Granblue Fantasy Versus update released 1:11:50 - Teaser released for a new Tekken 7 character 1:12:41 - Kyo and Chizuru announced for King of Fighters XV 1:15:05 - Samurai Shodown news: Cham Cham trailer, Guilty Gear character, Xbox Series X/S compatibility coming 1:17:03 - I-No announced as final launch character for Guilty Gear Strive 1:18:16 - Breaking live: Skullgirls 2nd Encore announces its first Season Pass 1:19:15 - Arika announces new version on Fighting EX Layer called Another Dash 1:20:48 - More details on the Skullgirls Season 1 Pass

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/917008420 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/xLHuszJ7I6g --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 5:58 - Street Fighter League US Playoff results 8:32 - What to watch this coming week 11:08 - Capcom Pro Tour Season Final contest 16:04 - Joe Higashi announced for King of Fighters XV 18:35 - Capcom, ArcSys, SNK & others to gather for second Japanese Fighting Game Developers Roundtable 24:47 - ArcSystemWorks gives several FGC figures early access to Guilty Gear Strive beta 33:24 - Capcom reveals a ton of new things for the SFV Winter Update

Automattock returns! We talk about Homelander joining MK1, the horrible things that happened around Dreamhack Dallas, and we complain about street fighter 6 a lil bit. Find all of our podcast and social media links: www.bestofvshow.com Like what we do? You can watch us do it live! We are live every Tuesday at 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT AND Also live in the mornings!: twitch.tv/bestofvshow Join the conversation on our Discord: discord.gg/RCHhtgf Hosted by Ilan Raschkovsky (twitter.com/bestofvshow)

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/907866391 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/JjwU4N10RzI 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:10 - Street Fighter League US results 4:57 - Street Fighter League JP Finals results 6:42 - PlayStation FGC Arcade results 8:57 - What to watch this coming week 10:15 - Iori announced as King of Fighters XV's next fighter 20:17 - Street Fighter V Winter Update details coming this week 42:32 - Details and schedule for next week's Guilty Gear Strive beta revealed 50:30 - ArcSystemWorks releases some high-level Guilty Gear Strive gameplay footage 1:05:12 - Bandai Namco announces more Community King of the Hill events in the US and Latin America 1:12:39 - More characters coming to Fight of Animals 1:14:54 - DaPurpleSharpie recently featured in Vice's FGC-focused episode of Reset

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/898687093 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/jf1GeguBnMA --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 5:00 - Street Fighter League Week 14 results 6:53 - Frosty Faustings results 12:46 - KI Lives results 16:59 - What to watch this coming weekend 19:30 - Sony announces FGC Arcade exhibition event 21:09 - There's a totally real new character coming to SoulCalibur VI 23:25 - Sony announces FGC Arcade exhibition event (continued) 26:59 - Benimaru rounds out King of Fighters XV's Hero Team 29:19 - Skullgirls is going to add Annie... and another character!? 31:32 - Capcom announces plans to replace Capcom Cup 37:04 - Capcom to show off Street Fighter V's Winter Update next Thursday; will allow co-streaming 49:38 - Gamestop stock price goes to the moon 1:01:42 - Several Street Fighter II development pillars discuss possibility of making a new fighting game 1:06:18 - Queens of Quarantine goes dark after founding member's racially-charged tweets 1:14:55 - New anime announced about a girl who plays fighting games

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/889410464 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:59 - Street Fighter League Week 13 results 10:03 - What to watch this coming week 18:26 - Bandai Namco announces "King of the Hill" community tournaments 22:42 - Capcom announces cancellation of offline Capcom Cup 38:38 - Combo Breaker cancels 2021 offline event; announces 'digital festival' 49:05 - FGC CoC Panel unveils Code of Conduct 1:13:13 - SNK reveals first two King of Fighters XV character trailers: Shun'ei & Meitenkun 1:15:46 - ArcSys reveals available modes in Guilty Gear StrIVe 1:20:30 - Steve's Bestie of the Week: Fake Moves Team, for raising $150k for TheBadGuY's family

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/871436886 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:45 - Street Fighter League Week 11 results 4:05 - First KI World Cup results 7:11 - What to watch this coming week 9:57 - TheGrefg shatters Twitch's concurrent viewership record 20:01 - Twitch drops PogChamp emote after Gootecks tweets support of US Capitol storming 34:17 - SNK shows first footage of King of Fighters XV and announces Ultimate Edition of KOF XIV 42:51 - SNK reveals first two characters of Samurai Shodown's third season 47:47 - Granblue director notes dates to look forward to for new Granblue Fantasy Versus information 49:30 - Bandai Namco shows off Super Baby 2 in Dragon Ball FighterZ showcase 56:46 - Capcom provides content and monetization guidelines for streamers 1:14:45 - More Capcom employees impacted by ransomware leak 1:17:52 - New Street Fighter V costume for Akuma: Fighting EX Layer's Garuda 1:19:54 - Frosty Faustings schedule details revealed 1:23:10 - Steve's Bestie of the Week: Cooperation Cup organizer Matsuda

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/862777644 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:18 - What to watch this coming week 6:16 - ArcSys reveals trailer for Guilty Gear Strive's newest character, Anji 16:00 - Frosty Faustings announces 2021 edition will be an 11-game online event 25:52 - What is Harada's new expensive project for Bandai Namco? Detective Ilan is on the case! 36:40 - SNK to reveal first look at KOF 15 (This announcement was delayed after recording of the show) 57:10 - Dapurplesharpie interviews Tough Love Arena creator Paul Weeks 1:27:26 - Acekingoffsuit's Bestie of the Week: Daigo Umehara

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/854563488 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:58 - Japanese Tekken tournament to award a beef tongue to its winner 11:21 - ArcSys announces DNF Duel, a new fighter based on Dungeon Fighter Online 37:14 - ArcSys confirms that Anji Mito is going to be the next Guilty Gear Strive character 44:20 - Scoring system and first dates for the Killer Instinct World Cup revealed 51:42 - Acekingoffsuit asks for fighting game hot takes on Twitter... and he got 'em 1:02:25 - What are our FGC hot takes? 1:06:43 - Combo Queens highlights Persia 1:08:11 - An old Wendy's training video. Because reasons. 1:11:35 - What are our New Year's resolutions?

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/846824879 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:35 - Dragon Ball FighterZ National Championships results 14:29 - Topanga Championship Season 2 finals results 17:21 - Luffy wins Capcom Cup Community Vote 36:02 - Street Fighter League - Week 10 results 40:04 - What to watch this coming weekend 43:41 - Anakin Invitational results 44:24 - Capcom Cup to take place offline in the Dominican Republic 54:31 - Two Melee events combine to raise over $300,000 for charity in one week 56:50 - Super Baby 2 and SSJ4 Gogeta are headed to Dragon Ball FighterZ 58:56 - Brutal Democracy Gaming closes after several players come forward with their experiences 1:18:39 - Kentucky Fried Chicken announces the KFConsole 1:22:30 - Question of the Day: What do you want for Christmas?

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/838770665 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:55 - Street Fighter II is part of the Nintendo Switch's new Capcom Arcade Stadium 3:45 - Resident Evil 8 leaks the latest to come from Capcom ransomware attack 8:30 - Cooperation Cup is cancelled for the second straight year; Mikado arcade owner retiring 16:53 - Smash Code of Conduct panel dissolves under insurmountable case load 25:24 - Mortal Kombat movie to be released in April 27:55 - DaPurpleSharpie has started a new web series 32:46 - Capcom to make some sort of announcement during this week's Street Fighter League episode 37:59 - TVFGC to host TO Talk with Ladies Night FC founder Taneisha Jane this weekend 41:12 - Tekken star Anakin to host 16-player invitational this Sunday 58:10 - IGN announces nominees for Best Fighting Game of 2020 1:10:43 - Newest Smash Ultimate character revealed at The Game Awards: Final Fantasy's Sephiroth 1:17:10 - GBVS's Yuel gameplay revealed at Granblue Fantasy Festival

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/830539954 3:30 - Street Fighter League results 6:37 - SoulCalibur Online Challenge EU West results 7:40 - Tekken Online Challenge Japan results 10:17 - DBFZ National Championships Spain and US West results 13:14 - What to watch this coming weekend 14:10 - NetherRealm announce MK11 Pro Kompetition online circuit 15:51 - Capcom Cup community vote update 21:46 - Street Fighter V gets a new costume: FEXL's Skullomania 26:02 - Hwang is announced as SoulCalibur VI's final Season Pass 2 character 33:33 - Smash.gg acquired by Microsoft 45:00 - Tekken Zaibatsu shutting down 55:49 - Top Splatoon 2 teams withdraw from Nintendo tourney as part of #FreeMelee protest 1:06:56 - Charity of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Salmam plans to purchase 51% of SNK 1:17:45 - SNK: The first King of Fighters XV details to come on January 7

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/814696519 --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:18 - Street Fighter League results 7:06 - Final CPT event results, setting up Capcom Cup and Community Vote fields 16:22 - Tekken Online Challenge - US West results 18:49 - Smash Summit 10 Online results 20:22 - UMvC3 Lives results and thoughts 31:19 - DBFZ National Championships - Week 6 results and playoff implications 42:14 - Ilan wins his Marbula 1 pizza bet 43:44 - What to watch on Thanksgiving weekend 46:58 - Nintendo issues cease and desist order to The Big House Online 1:22:20 - Bud Light releases a new 'console' 1:25:01 - Ransomware attack on Capcom leads to Street Fighter 6 rumors

Ilan Recaps Combo Breaker 2024, does a meme-review, goes over Lidia's announcement, and discusses the Multiversus Relaunch! Next Week with Automattock's return, we'll go over the SF6 patch changes Find all of our podcast and social media links: www.bestofvshow.com Like what we do? You can watch us do it live! We are live every Tuesday at 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT AND Also live in the mornings!: twitch.tv/bestofvshow Join the conversation on our Discord: discord.gg/RCHhtgf Hosted by Ilan Raschkovsky (twitter.com/bestofvshow)

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/806681347 0:00 - Intro, rundown, and Twitch announces UMvC3 Lives as a Twitch Rivals event 6:46 - Street Fighter results: Street Fighter League and CPT Australia 9:39 - Tekken Online Challenge Philippines delayed due to Typhoon Vamco 11:39 - DBFZ National Championships - Week 5 results 20:02 - What to watch this coming weekend 23:45 - Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate launhces (also, is deep dish pizza actually pizza?) 34:22 - Guilty Gear XX AC+R rollback beta extended permanently 39:22 - Ramsomware attack on Capcom may have put up to 350,000 pieces of information at risk 51:44 - Brandon Alexander announces the return of Killer Instinct World Cup for 2021 1:07:23 - Block/Grab: New Blair (FEXL) costume in Street Fighter V 1:15:33 - FGC women among potential winners of The*GameHER Awards 1:17:30 - WWE performer Zelina Vega leaves the company... to keep her Twitch stream

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/798768531 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:21 - Street Fighter results - CPT and Street Fighter League 6:50 - Tekken Online EU Southwest results 8:48 - DBFZ National Championships Week 4 results 11:39 - Marbula One results 14:55 - What to watch this coming week 16:13 - Kenny Omega's All Elite Wrestling announces three new games 19:47 - Climax of Night announces lineup for Season 4 22:16 - CEO head organizer Jebailey ramps up YouTube content 23:14 - Capcom falls victim to a ransomware attack 34:40 - Bandai Namco EU & Nordic give early Tekken 7 Season 4 to influencers 39:17 - Tekken 7's Season 4 update includes netcode update 47:05 - Kunimitsu released for Tekken 7 48:53 - Why aren't FGC influencers more influential? 1:19:43 - Quick Hits: Mileena Kombat Kast and Next Gen Console launches

This episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/791241156 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:02 - Street Fighter League results 7:39 - SoulCalibur Online Challenge - US East results 9:28 - ArcRevo America Online - West results 11:36 - DBFZ National Championships - Week 3 results 14:30 - What to watch this coming weekend 19:01 - Will more info on Tekken 7's new season be revealed this weekend? 21:58 - Bandai Namco working on SoulCalibur VI's final character of Season Pass 2 23:43 - Samurai Shodown's next character will be from The Last Blade 25:37 - NetherRealm teases Mileena gameplay 30:33 - ArcSys pokes fun at Cyberpunk 2077's delay... ArcSys apologizes 40:12 - SNK Allstar commercial draws attention... SNK apologizes 49:18 - Guilty Gear XX AC+R rollback test draws tons of players; gets extended