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Out of all of the features introduced in Smash 3DS/Wii U, custom moves were perhaps the one with the most squandered potential. In his latest video, Smash speculation youtuber Delzethin explores how this potential could be realized for four characters in a future Smash title.

Despite how small their presence in competitive play is, the underlying mechanics behind them are far more intricate than most players realize. Because of this, Smash Ultimate content creator WhyDo has put together a video explaining many of the advanced techniques involving items.

Smash tournament organizer and VGBootCamp founder GimR has released a video breaking down an under-utilized advanced technique in Smash Ultimate.

Source Gaming founder and ex-owner PushDustIn and translator Kody NOKOLO have released the second part of their translation of Smash director Masahiro Sakurai's final Famitsu column. Where the first part looks back on the development for Smash Ultimate's DLC, the second part is largely focused on the future of the franchise.

Ever since the Kazuya reveal, speculation about the final DLC character has generally fallen into two camps: those expecting a big, bombastic reveal of a major gaming icon as a proper grand finale, and those expecting a more low-key reveal, most likely from a first-party franchise. That said, there are a few more fringe possibilities, and it's worth taking the time to look at them.

The final DLC character for Smash Ultimate seems to be just over the horizon, and many fans are expecting a big, bombastic reveal as a truly special capstone to live up to the ultimate Smash game's title. However, there's another possibility, one that Delzethin's latest video looks at, presenting a moveset concept for Euden, the protagonist of Dragalia Lost.

The organizers for Riptide have released a statement on Twitter, announcing that the event will no longer feature Project+ following a cease and desist order from Nintendo. Riptide's staff currently plans to contact all attendees registered for P+ events with information on how to request a refund.

Nickelodeon and IGN have released a trailer for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, an upcoming platform fighter featuring characters from throughout the network's history. The game will be published by GameMill, and is being developed by Ludosity and Fair Play Labs.

The latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu has been released, and with it comes the latest installment of Smash developer Masahiro Sakurai's bi-weekly column. Kody "NOKOLO" and Robert Sephazon of Source Gaming have provided a summarized translation via a pair of twitter threads.

April Fools Day has come and gone, and with it came the third Rivals Direct, this time eschewing the typical Nintendo Direct parody in favor of a Visual Novel-inspired framing device set in the Lovers of Aether universe, mixed with audience participation the style of streams like Twitch Plays Pokemon. Just like Rivals Direct 2, despite the timing and odd presentation, these announcements are all real.

As part of a collaborative effort, several fighting game content creators have released videos about character archetypes in their favorite games. At the time of writing, three content creators have released videos as part of this collab: Novril, TheoryFighter and Leon Massey

In his latest video for SSBMTutorials, David "Kira" Kim asks viewers to put their knowledge of various Melee characters' optimal conversions to the test. The format is simple: Kira shows a clip of a possible scenario in Melee, then lists several possible options you could take in that situation, before revealing the most optimal one and explaining why.

As part of his long-running Smash moveset concept series and spurred on by a recent uptick in interest in the character, Delzethin has taken a crack at how Dr. Eggman might play in Smash.

The team behind hit indie platform fighter Rivals of Aether, has announced Twitch Plays Rivals Direct 3, the third in their series of Nintendo Direct-inspired announcement streams. As with the past two, the direct is scheduled for April 1st.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that they, alongside esports venture RTS, have acquired Evolution Championship Series, alongside its parent company Shoryuken. Evo co-founders Tom and Tony Cannon will still be involved in an advisory capacity.

Up-and-coming indie studio Springroll Games has just released a public beta for their Platform Fighter Engine, an open source platform fighter template for Game Maker Studio 2. This template is available under the MIT license, meaning it is free to use for commercial products, so long as proper credit to its developers is provided.

Right as it seemed that the Sephiroth reveal might have the side effect of offsetting the outrage caused by Nintendo's stifling of the Smash community, they went ahead and did it again. It was recently announced that Nintendo has shut down a collegiate Super Smash Bros. Ultimate league that was set to run during the upcoming Spring semester.

This year's installment of The Game Awards started off with a bang with the reveal of Final Fantasy VII's Sephiroth as Smash Ultimate's next DLC character.

On December 6th, Melee it On Me and Beyond the Summit announced 5 Days of Melee, a five-day stream event celebrating the Melee community and raising money for Direct Relief.

After moving online due to safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's iteration of The Big House has been canceled entirely due to a cease & desist order from Nintendo.