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Tag: #TournamentExperience

  • Money for Nothing – Capcom’s “Stars” Initiative Is Here, and It Sucks

    Money for Nothing – Capcom’s “Stars” Initiative Is Here, and It Sucks

    So this past week, Capcom announced all the details to their 2018 Pro Tour, the nearly 12 month long tournament series that culminates in a final, 32-man event in December. And considering we’re talking about Capcom here, it’s littered with poor choices and a system dedicated to making it nearly impossible to actually compete in…

  • Fuudo for Thought – The Power of Forums

    Fuudo for Thought – The Power of Forums

    I had a big post planned this week about the forums of Shoryuken.com, probably the single longest standing competitive fighting game forum,  shutting down for good at the end of January. I had a lot of great memories of those hollowed halls, just as full of shitposting and NSFW photos as it could be valuable,…

  • Money For Nothing Pt. 1 – Devastation 2011

    I remember vividly the first tournament I ever went to where I took a mild gasp of air and went “Wow, this is a biiigg deal…” It’s October, 2011, in Glendale, Arizona, and I’m gearing up for Devastation 2011, which promises to be one of the biggest fighting game community events outside of the legendary Evolution…