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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

Super Smash Bros. Melee just received its first official NTSC Tier List since 2015!

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.

72 days since the presentation and release of Sephiroth as a fighter, Sakurai has showcased the upcoming fighting duo of Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 as the next downloadable fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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.

In just a very short amount of time, the Pokemon series will be 25 years old! What better way to celebrate it than with a new video presentation (as well as a Post Malone concert of course). Learn more about what will be unfolding in the Pokemon world tomorrow here!

To those fearing that we'd have to wait until March 31st to get news on Pyra/Mythra, fear no more. We now have confirmation that we'll be learning more about Pyra/Mythra as early as next Thursday!

The Smash World Tour Twitter account recently announced there will be a 2021 iteration of the international tournament series for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Super Smash Bros. Melee!

BlizzCon 2021 showcased a few new announcements this weekend, including updates on Diablo 4, World of Warcraft, and Diablo 2, and the surprise launch of the Blizzard Arcade Collection

After a tragically long hiatus, we finally got a full-length Nintendo Direct and it was just as brimming with hype as you would expect.

After what seemed like an eternity (or more specifically, 530 days), we are now getting our first full Direct since 2019! Learn more about what will be taking place tomorrow here!

Developers of Yooka-Laylee announce publishing support with three studio collaborations already underway for future titles. What those collaborations are? We may find out soon.

Featuring many publisher and developer announcements including Arc System Works, NIS America, and Koei Tecmo

A five episode long Nintendo documentary series is coming soon.

The Steam Game Festival is here once again. This time with over a dozen titles that have already released on Switch, or will be releasing soon.

The collaboration between PlatinumGames and Nintendo is now owned fully by Nintendo. Why? Nobody really knows, but a statement has now been made.

After a decade of voicing everyone’s favorite blue hedgehog, Roger Craig Smith has announced today that he will no longer be providing the voice of Sonic.