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For the Winners Final of Super Smash Bros. Melee at Super Smash Con 2016's (SSC), two of the game's 'Big Six' are set to face off.

The second installment of Super Smash Fighter! This week, we compare the defensive options of Super Smash Bros. Melee and the Street Fighter series.

Making its Super Smash Con debut is Smash Masters, a side event created in order to determine the most proficient player across all four Smash games, featuring M2K, ESAM, Wizzrobe and Nintendude. Read as we recap the event while also sharing some of its most memorable clips.

'Metagame', the feature-length sequel to 2013's 'The Smash Brothers' documentary, has just gotten its first excerpt.

It's Friday, do you know what that means? Weekend Watchlist time! This week we have a top tier tournament, the long awaited Super Smash Con 2016! Are you ready? Let's go!

Tired of not having a reliable movement option like wavedashes back in Super Smash Bros. Melee? Well, now you have one (pretty much)!

Super Smash Con has returned, bigger and better than ever. This year's event marks another milestone for the Super Smash Bros. 64 community, as it has eclipsed 300 entrants for the first time in its history. Elite competitors have traveled to Chantilly, VA to battle in the first game of the series. As last year's event was the beginning of the recent rise in popularity of this old game, many view this year's edition as another watershed moment. Tournament organizer's are giving Smash 64 a chance in the limelight, as the singles bracket has been given a prime time slot for Saturday afternoon. Here is everything you need to know going into what will be an epic event.

The second iteration of Super Smash Con (SSC) is set to have a spread of heavy-hitters in every title. Here's everything you need to know about Melee at SSC.

The online qualifier Road to Shine (RtS) has officially concluded. Over 1,400 players from all over the US and Canada competed to win a paid trip to Shine 2016 on August 26–28 in Boston, MA. After losing to Elliot "Ally" Carroza-Oyarce in winners' semifinals, Aaron "Dyr" Wilhite fought his way through losers, eventually defeating Ally in the runback and Chukwuemeka "Mekos" Anazia in 2 sets of grand finals. Though still fairly new to the tournament scene, Dyr is already a rising star.

The Weekend Watchlist was recently resumed, so we thought it would make sense to make it easier for people to get their tournaments into it. Each week we will cover from 5 to 10 tournaments, so there is a chance to get in.

After a stellar first installment last summer, Super Smash Con (SSC) returns for its second year this weekend, August 11–14. Here's everything you need to know about Smash Wii U at Super Smash Con 2016.

eLevate, the same team that recently signed Larry "Larry Lurr" Holland, has now signed the famous YouTuber Kunnu "Shofu" Shofu.

The Road to Shine (RtS), the online Super Smash Bros. for Wii U qualifier for Shine 2016, is about to draw to a close after running through more than a thousand entrants.

Super Smash Bros. For Wii U has been confirmed to be present at the eGames "pop-up" event in RIo De Janeiro on August 15-16, alongside games such as League of Legends and SMITE.

The competition is fierce and will be battling out for their respective countries and not prize money, a novel idea in the world of eSports.

Although Project M’s development may have ceased, its community remains as loyal as ever, and they’re ready to show it with the event taking place at this year’s Super Smash Con! Organized by Smash legend Arjun “Junebug” Rao and featuring the likes of Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma, Joseph “Seagull Joe” Raucher, Alex “Hyperflame” Mireles and Michael “Emukiller” Silbernagel, this tournament is already shaping up to be one of the greatest displays of PM play we’ve seen this year!

Super Smash Con 2016 is set to be the largest Super Smash Bros. tournament of all time. As of August 8, however, outages in Delta Airlines’ systems might make what was to be a dream tournament less so. Bonobono, Prince and Kurabba, top players from the region, have had their flights affected by the aforementioned outages.

July has seen some of the most compelling moments Super Smash Bros. For Wii U has to offer. EventMachupGaming has compiled a list of the plays that particularly stand out for their ingenuity and wit.

The Smashboards publication is excited to announce that it has acquired writing teams for Super Smash Bros. and Project M. Featuring familiar faces from all across the content-maker landscape, they'll be putting out exclusive content for their respective games at a regular pace.

'Hitbox Olympus', a Hitbox sponsored Smash event with a guaranteed $4500 prize pool, was just announced today on the Hitbox blog. Located in Ocean City, NJ at the luxurious Tropicana Casino and Resort, this 3-day event features Project M, Melee and Smash 4. In addition to Smash, a handful of other festivities are to be present at the event.

Ever wondered what Super Smash Bros. Melee’s Fox and Falco would look like in other popular video games? Well, Dutch animator Rebaz has made that a reality.