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On Saturday, September 3rd, the SmashLeague Championship Series will be hosting its fourteenth iteration of the Collision series of tournaments in New Jersey! The event had formerly ran alongside the KTAR series of tournaments in New Jersey but with Rich “CLG Keitaro” King moving from the NJ area, the Collision series has picked up the mantle of hosting some of the tri-state region’s finest talent. They will be running both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for WiiU, with plenty of powerful players slated to come and fight for the top.

It is Friday, and as always it is Weekend Watchlist time! With its usual, unchanged format, just the usual

Wait...that is not the case? It is not! In honor of our fiftieth ediion, we are doing a fifty-fifty watchlist. Just two tournaments, weekly versus one-time-only. Saturday versus Sunday. Midwest versus Atlantic North. You can only pick one, which tournment will it be?

In 2013, when the Smash Bros. scene started rapidly expanding, great talent was discovered both in and out of the game itself. One such artist was JisuArt, known for her art featuring top-tier gaming/pop culture products. She's often found selling them at her booths at many events including Genesis 3, Super Smash Con 2015/2016, Pound 2016, The Big House 5, and EVO 2016.

We got a chance to interview Michael and Matthew Taranto from BitFinity! Matthew is famous for his work on the Brawl in the Family webcomic within the Smash community. They recently released Tadpole Treble for the Wii U/ Steam!

Nintendo of Japan has just announced that Regular Tourneys will end on September 30th.

Regular Tourneys are the tournaments that are created by Nintendo. After September 30th, that section on the tournament screen will be blank. It seems that Normal Tourneys will not be affected, so the community can still create their own tournaments for the time being.

Top Smash players from all over the country came to Boston last August 26 - 28 for the region's first premiere event: Shine 2016. With a number of Super Smash Bros., Melee and for Wii U's titans present, the level of competition was set to be high and it showed. The stakes were high, the crowds intense and in the end, only one king could wear the crown for each game.

On September 24th, 2GGaming is hosting 2GGT: Abadango Saga at the Esports Arena in Santa Ana, CA. As its name suggests, Kanto’s legendary Pokémon wielder Yuto “Abadango” Kawamura will be flown in to compete against SoCal’s best players. However, it turns out that he’s not the only guest of note. That’s because komorikiri will bring his potent Sonic/Cloud duo stateside once again! You can register for 2GGT: Abadango Saga here.

As of August 29, YouTube content creator for Super Smash Bros for Wii U, My Smash Corner, launched a new video series discussing different competitive smash topics and starts it off by explaining the factors that go into making a tier list.

Throughout the years there have been several controversial tier lists that linger around the internet. But do you sometimes find yourself scratching your head and asking, what actually goes into a tier list? My Smash Corner gives an unbiased opinion and goes into depth of what comprises a solid tier list.

Give it a watch! This video is informative and could help give some insight to new players that are unfamiliar to tier lists and influence current players a different point of view when compiling their own tier lists.

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For the second episode of the 'Smash Scenes' documentary series, the GosuJasu team is providing viewers a peek into one of Super Smash Bros. Melee's lesser known scenes: South Korea.

For the second year in a row, the world famous Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) convention series will be hosting a panel all about Smash, this time at this weekend's PAX West convention.

Welcome back everyone to this week’s Remix Corner! We’ve got a great selection lined up this week, because this week is all about Street Fighter. If anyone doesn’t recall, Street Fighter 2 was one of the best selling SNES games of its time as well as the catalyst for the fighting game genre, meaning Smash Bros.'s origins can be traced back to Street Fighter. So without further ado, who's ready for Round One?

2GGaming recently premiered a trailer for the newest installment in the 2GGT series. Hosted on September 24th, 2GGT: Abadango Saga will feature the renowned Japanese Smash titan Yuto “Abadango” Kawamura. Read on to learn more!

Many Super Smash Bros. Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Melee stars gathered this weekend at the first Latin American major tournament, Astra. Players from all Latin America showed their moves, and today,this showcase of amazing skill, has come to an end. Here you can see the results:

Beefy Smash Doods, popular YouTube content creators for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, announced today, August 28, that they are becoming a full eSports organization.

Shine 2016 has been, without a doubt, one of the brightest tournaments Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has had this year, with some absolutely outstanding performances from players on all ends. The event has gone by in a flash, leaving us all more than a little dazzled, but what’s happened until now seems to be nothing compared to what’s brewing for today’s matches.

Source Gaming has published an interview with Pat Cashman, the announcer for Brawl! In it Mr. Cashman discusses auditioning for the role, and his unique approach to the role.

Welcome to the fourth installment of Super Smash Fighter! This week, we analyze the differences in projectiles and their uses in traditional fighters and Super Smash Bros. Melee!

Welcome to the second-edition of Comedy Corner, a new satirical segment here on Smashboards to be uploaded every Saturday morning. We hope you enjoy. You can read last weeks Comedy Corner here.

The competitive Super Smash Bros. for Wii U enterd a new phase of its innovation earlier this month when Panda Global and Smash.gg tournament organizer Bassem "Bear" Dahdouh introduced the "Road to Shine" series, where North American "online warriors" could duke it out for a chance to win a trip to this weekend's major tournament, Shine

This Sunday (August 28), Japan's top Super Smash Bros. Melee players will not only be competing for the gold at Master Hand 17 but also for an all-expenses-paid trip to The Big House 6. Here's what you need to know about Master Hand 17, including the stream info and player profiles.