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After over two years of development, Project Crusade has released Super Smash Bros. Crusade version 0.9.1. This update not only brings new content but several major changes to the game’s existing characters, mechanics and visuals.

Since their release, Bayonetta and Cloud have both maintained a dominant position in Smash Wii U's metagame. Delzethin of Challenger Approaching has taken a short break from moveset speculation to look a bit deeper into this issue.

With the Smashboards news team’s recent change in leadership, we’re looking for some new volunteers to fill some gaps in the team.
If you’re looking to get on board with one of the largest Smash-centric publications on the web, now’s the perfect chance.

Following the departure of Justin "Popi" Banusing from Smashboards' writing staff, Blaise "Shades" Camacho has taken over as editor-in-chief.

Kicking off their Super Smash Con panel, the team behind Rivals of Aether released the trailer for one of their future DLC characters: Ranno, a poison-themed water elemental character. Alongside Ranno, the trailer also announced that the Ori and Sein DLC will launch on August 23rd.

After more than a year of buildup, Wavedash Games has announced Icons: Combat Arena, an upcoming platform fighter that draws influence from both the Super Smash Bros. series and traditional fighting games.

On July 9th, fledgling esports team beastcoast announced their debut, and along with it an initial roster consisting of Ramin "Mr. R" Delshad and Mike "Mike Haze" Pulido.

Discussing the state of New York's Super Smash Bros for Wii U scene is something of a complicated matter. Because of the state's sheer size, it's developed multiple scenes independent of each other, each with their own notable players and tournaments.

Panda Global has revealed players 50 through 41 on PGRanking v3, the third iteration of PGStats' bi-annual rankings for Smash Wii U.

Regardless of the smaller pool of players compared to CEO 2016, Florida has come out in full force to defend their turf from invading warriors from around the globe.

While Rivals of Aether has many of the core aspects of Smash, it features a few key differences.

With the conclusion of 2GGaming’s grandest event to date, 2GGC: Civil War Saga has set the bar for any and all Super Smash Bros. events.

Today, Unfreeze Tsu! was announced as a $1200 donation goal for 2GGC Civil War Saga. The donation drive is set to run until March 13 and aims to fund Japanese star Tsu's trip stateside for MVG's Frame Perfect Series 2 and 2GGaming's Civil War Saga.

Compiled by a team of tournament organizers and analysts with input from top players, the 2017 Recommended Ruleset aims to provide a single, unified ruleset for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments. While its contents are controversial, it may be exactly what the community needs.

Versus Gaming will be hosting the Choctaw Festival, a multi-game event featuring a Smash Wii U tournament with a $5000 pot bonus.

Beyond the Summit has announced the dates and lineup for the next Smash Summit. 10 pre-selected players and 6 commentators have been announced, as have the opt-in dates for the fan ballot.

On April first, 2020, Dan Fornace, George Rogers and the rest of the Rivals of Aether team hosted their second Rivals Direct alongside content creator and former RCS Top 50 player Adam Carra. This presentation was part tongue-in-cheek send-up of Nintendo's own Nintendo Direct announcement streams and part genuine announcement of what's to come for Rivals.