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Dreamhack, the world's largest LAN party, will be hosting another iteration of the Super Smash Bros. Melee Dreamhack Smash Championship at this year's DreamHack Winter. Happening on November 24 - 27 in Jönköping, Sweden, the tournament will be boasting a prize pool of $30,000 for singles, one of the largest pot bonuses in Melee history.

If you have yet to register for Hitbox Olympus, you still have one more day to do so!

The most dominant player in the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U community, Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios, is set to have a tournament dedicated to him, the 2GGT: ZeRo Saga.

Hungrybox, Armada and ZeRo are all finalist nominees for the award of console player of the year at the Esports Industry Awards.

Earlier today, player and YouTuber Vincent "RisingVeXx" Rosciano uploaded a video explaining a glitch that was present in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and it is back in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U called "The Stun Jacket"

Since the early days of competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee, the rivalry between Northern and Southern California has been heated. This Saturday, October 15, Blood for Blood aims to settle the age-old score by bringing SoCal's iconic tournament series, Super Smash Sundays (Saturday, in this case) to NorCal and with it, some of the best that both regions have to offer.

Here's what you need to know about SSS: Blood for Blood.

Comedy Corner VIII. After a one week hiatus, Comedy Corner is back and looking to delve into the mind of the most important person ever - namely, the fan.

If you have not registered for Smash the Record and are interested in attending, you still have a few more days left to register!

Last month, the Wii U Back Room (4BR) released their second official Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tier list; with many changes from the first version, the tier list had various controversial topics. One of them was Olimar’s placing, who had the second highest standard deviation among the votes.

Hitbox Olympus is closing its registration soon. If you still want to attend the event in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on October 28th-30th, you're running out of time!

Today on his Twitch.tv stream, professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player Juan “Liquid | Hungrybox” DeBiedma announced that he will be competing full-time. DeBiedma was previously employed as an engineer, but is leaving his job to make Melee his primary focus for the next few years. In addition, he will be moving back to Orlando, Florida from his current location in Alabama.

This past weekend of October 7th - 9th, top players from around the world came together to compete in one of the most prestigious tournaments the United States has to offer, The Big House 6. The results are in!

On October 8th 2016, New Jersey's Saleem "Salem" Aklel Young announced that he will be joining Most Valuable Gaming, a Smash Bros. oriented eSports organization.

Earlier today, Luminosity Gaming announced the signing of professional Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player Yuta “Abadango” Kawamura. Founded by Steve “Buyaka” Maida in 2015, Luminosity has already risen to prominence in a diverse assortment of games. These range from card games (Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft) to first-person shooters (Overwatch and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3) to MOBAs (Smite and League of Legends). This move represents their first foray into fighting games, let alone the Super Smash Bros. series.

YouTube is a tricky landscape to navigate. Fame is hard to attain, and when it does come around, it’s usually not in the form or because of the reason people expect it to be. If you were to go all the way back to the first video your favorite YouTuber made, you would probably notice a severe drop-off in quality and shift in style: most people don’t have a clear idea of what type of content they’d like to produce when they first start, and it takes a while for them to settle into something they feel comfortable with.

There will occasionally, however, be those who don’t need to find their identity: People who understand what they want to do and how they want to go about it right from the start, no experimentation needed.

The Big House series has always seen quality high level Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles tournaments, and this year's The Big House 6 will have one of the most stacked teams events of the year. With a mixture of the best static teams in the world as well as some new team combinations competing for the gold, The Big House 6's double tournament is one not to miss. Here’s everything you need to know going into The Big House 6, including the major player storylines and stream information.

Earlier today Leonardo “MK Leo” Lopez, widely regarded as the best Super Smash Bros. Wii U player in all of México, announced via Twitter that he had finally managed to obtain a Visa that should allow him to travel between the US and his native country.

The Big House 6 will be one of the most stacked Smash tournaments ever, with the best Smashers from across the world coming to compete in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. An integral part of the Smash viewing experience is sharing your hype on social media, and we're proud to announce we've teamed up with Overdrive Esports to present a new way to root for your favorite players from home: Cheers!

The Summer of Smash has come to an end, and one of the premiere events of the year is drawing closer. The Big House has always been a perfect proving ground for players all around the world, and this year is no exception. With international players coming over to compete, TBH 6 is shaping up to be one of the most stacked tournaments of the year.

Last year, it was Super Smash Bros. for Wii U’s debut at The Big House, with a really good showing. Will this year’s tournament live up to the expectations?

Let’s take a look at the Big House 6!