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The third installment of Super Smash Fighter! This week, we analyze the factors that cause offense-oriented gameplay in fighting games, and how this gameplay compares to Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U came out almost two years ago, and the game still puzzles players with unexplainable situations. Techniques, combos and mechanics are being discovered even today; this is the case for YouTubers like the Beefy Smash Doods, who have recently cracked another mystery regarding input buffering.

When talking about world records, for many people "Guinness World Records" comes to mind. An organization dedicated to finding the best of the best.

Xander Mobus, and Ash Paulsen will be joining Source Gaming's livestream celebration. Details and time are inside.

Saturday, August 20 marks the start of an incredible 2-day event for Japan’s Super Smash Bros. Wii U scene. Umebura: The Second Anniversary Tournament (Umebura S.A.T.) is celebrating the legacy of the premier Kanto tournament series. As usual, it will be held at the Ota City Industrial Plaza in Pio, Tokyo and streamed by SHI Gaming. However, this entry has proven to be the most stacked one to date. Read on to learn more about the past, present, and future of Kanto Smash.

This Weekend of Smash is set to be packed, with tournaments all across the world. From Japan, to Europe and to the Americas, all of them are must-watch events.

On that note, this week's Weekend Watchlist is here to let you know where you can watch all of these tournaments and their full details.

Ever wondered what a character's best control scheme would be like? In Paradigm and Erico's latest video, they investigate what the optimal control scheme for Shulk truly is.

The Melee Games, the collegiate league dedicated to the players of Super Smash Bros. Melee, and ran by Matthew Zaborowski and Jesse Hurtz, is back for Season 6. The brand new season starts registration on August 15th.

The new plans for this season are:

• The Format is changing from a rolling event schedule to a scheduled qualifier system
• Instead of cramming the season into a 3-5 month period, they’ll be running The Melee Games from September 2016 to April/May 2016
• Alumni are no longer allowed to participate in TMG
• Matches are now limited to 45 vs 5
• Schools do not need to submit a lineup prior to an event, rather they will double-blind their lineup in person prior to every match at a qualifier
• Registration will not close until before the final qualifier in each region
• Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Quebec (CA), Alabama, and Oklahoma are now integrated into TMG
• Entry free is now $100...

Listen to the first interview Dean Harrington has ever done on his work on Melee!

Cloud9, the team sponsoring the Super Smash Bros. Melee god Joseph "Mang0" Marquez, has recently signed the EVO and Olympic eGames champion Elliot "Ally" Carroza-Oyarce

It's that time of the year, the time when Europe's top players all congregate to attend the United Kingdom's premiere event: Heir III.

The first iteration of the Olympic eGames started on Monday, and today's roster featured Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. As the classic Olympics scheme states, representatives from various countries attended Rio de Janeiro, where the Olympic Games are currently taking place.

A year ago, Team Liquid entered the world of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U with the addition of the prodigy player Nairoby "Nairo" Quezada, who was known for his handle of Meta Knight in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and of Zero Suit Samus in Smash 4.

Shine 2016 is about to close up shop for registrations. If you're keen to go to the Boston-based event on August 26 - 28, now is your last chance to do so.

Top players all over Latin America are to face off and duke it out at Astra. The date is fast approaching, and we hope to shed some light on the competition.

Below is some background information on some of those attending. Please note that these are the players who qualified through the #RoadToAstra tournament series.

“Samus is one of the best characters in the game (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)”

If you were a Metroid fan watching the E3 Invitational in the July of 2014, these words from Smash director Masahiro Sakurai were a godsend. For the past 3 iterations of the series, Samus had been at best, a mid-tier character. Her fans had it rough.

Finally though, Samus was getting some love; or so it seemed. In a deja vu situation, she was again what she once was: mediocre.

Earlier this morning, GosuJasuo uploaded the first glimpse to what’s to be their next huge project -- a new Smash documentary, focusing on the less-known Smash communities! Featuring the likes of James “VoiD” Makekau-Tyson and Randall “NinjaLink” Simon, as well as a plethora of local players and tournament organizers, this series aims to help these often ignored parts of our scene tell their stories.

Professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player James "Duck" Ma was just signed by the team Denial. Duck is ranked #17 in the world and is known for his mastery of Samus.

Top 8 for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at Super Smash Con has concluded. Once again, this event proved to be one of the highlights of Summer Smash. Over 1,250 entrants competed in the Wii U tournament, netting it the finale slot on Sunday’s VGBootCamp stream. Of those, only eight players remained. Read on to learn who won!

Super Smash Bros. Melee at Super Smash Con contained some of the most intense gameplay since EVO. Read as we provide Top 8 results along with some clips of some of its most intense moments.