Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Should Hero be banned from competitive tournaments for too much RNG?

The biggest fighting game tournament of the year AND the biggest Smash tournament of all time this year is happening at EVO 2019! If you're unsure about times and where to watch it this year, here's our guide to help!

EVO is finally upon us once more, and it's looking like this one is gonna be the biggest and craziest by far. Get in the EVO spirit, as we decipher what EVO 2019's entrant numbers say about the state of the FGC.

During his video presentation on Hero in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Masahiro Sakurai confirmed that Hero will be available for those who purchased the Fighter Pass on July 30th in North and South America and July 31st in Europe and Japan!

Last night on the @NintendoVS Twitter, it was announced that the Hero's time is drawing near! On July 30th at 6AM PT/ 9AM ET, Masahiro Sakurai himself will deliver the 22-minute presentation on the upcoming DLC Fighter.

With two Downloadable Challenger Packs remaining after Joker, Hero, and Banjo-Kazooie, Smash fans are left with seemingly endless possibilities in determining who will make the cut. With that in mind, let's jump into potential options from Capcom!

Spoilers ahead, because the Heroes draw near.

After nail-biting seasons for the two most popular titles in Smash history, it’s finally time—PGstats and Red Bull proudly present the first official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rank and Summer 2019’s Melee Panda Global Rankings! Over the next two weeks, the rankings' team will reveal who they’ve determined are the current top 50 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Melee players in the world.

EVO 2019 is just two weeks away but unfortunately we’ve already past the patch cut-off point, that’s right, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate won’t have Hero at EVO this year...

Or will it?

What happens when one man takes a road trip around the world to play against various other Smashers? Find out what happens in this first installment of "A Challenger Approaches"!

Since Hero's announcement at E3 2019, there's been quite a bit of discussion as to how he would even play. In preparation for the character's release, Delzethin has taken the time to break down the trailer and try to piece together Hero's moveset from what we've seen.

Come walk down memory lane with us as we listen to selected Banjo-Kazooie music that could potentially be included in Smash!

On Wednesday, June 26th, Justin “Wizzrobe” Hallett announced that he would no longer be Super Smash Bros. Melee’s far-and-away best unsponsored player.

Today we remember Nintendo fan and YouTube creator, Etika.

“God of War” art director Raf Grasetti shows off a different side of the Smash cast!

On June 11th, 2019, Nintendo showed off some of the Switch’s big upcoming releases in their E3 Direct. With big names such as Animal Crossing and the highly anticipated Astral Chain on display, the show announced game after game for a full hour.

Nintendo's E3 is right around the corner, so we decided to work together on some predictions. Who's next? We don't know, but all nine of us put towards our best frantically estimated guesses. Come and join us!

The wait to learn who will be the second DLC character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is almost over.

Competitive Smash players have long believed it is impossible for the developers to balance gameplay for both casual players and tournament players. Since most of Nintendo's sales are from casual players, the competitive community has always resigned itself to surviving awkward balance patches.

Until now. Read this article to find out how the developers can (and are) simultaneously balancing for casual and competitive play!

Delzethin has finally released his first full Challenger Approaching video since the game's launch, this time featuring a character that has gone from a niche pick to a strong contender: Steve from Minecraft.