Alex Jebailey talks to us about the growth of CEO and walks us threw his history of competitive fighting games. During this, he reflects on the time he was a video game champion in 1993, and explains why he is unable to compete at CEO while running it, using EVO as a competitive outlet. ___ …
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After making it out of pools in MvC easily, we caught up with PG | RayRay at EVO 2016. RayRay expresses his thoughts on the current state of MvC, but also talks about how enjoyable the game is in comparison to Street Fighter. While he feels he can express himself more creatively in MvC, "After …
We were able to chat with Zhu at EVO 2016. Zhu is currently a competitor who is also doing work with Smash.gg as partner support. Zhu looks to inspire, and encourages everyone to set smart, specific and measurable goals. Watch the video below to learn more about Zhu and his future plans, as well as …
Setting the Tone The date is November 24th, 2015 and a borderline top 10 team in the world has just got done adding two new players to their roster. Initially–to the majority of the world–this move seemed like a complete gamble by the Brazilians at SK; no one had even the slightest of an inkling …
The majority of people we've spoken to at this tournament have prioritized Street Fighter, MvC, or Super Smash Bros. Melee. This is not the case for Curtis, who is most excited for the next entry into King of Fighters. The colorfully hat-displaying Curtis talks about how everyone hasn't been slacking on practice to play Overwatch, …
We were able to interview Fchamp at EVO 2016, who tells us "having the fire to compete makes Fchamp, Fchamp." Known for his persona, Fchamp knew he had a responsibility to play for his fans, and cites his demeanor as a big part of the reason he's acquired his success with sponsors. ___ Video …
Neo made top 8 last year despite a plethora of drawbacks. Not only was he running a booth and had a commentary schedule, he also was attending law school, so was incapable of practicing much. Neo had an unfortunate run-in last year. When asked about losing his bag, he stated “money comes and goes, …
FGC Veteran James Chen talks to us about the FGC’s growth, gender equality, SFV’s current state, and more. Like most of us, James Chen is very excited for the growth of FGC esports. Particularly, he’s proud of its growth in the unique capacity in which it's developed. Unlike some other esports, the fighting game …
An unexpected visitor in the form of one of the world's greatest Starcraft foreigners arrived at EVO 2016. It's hard to compare Starcraft to any other esport, but if there were to be any close comparison, it'd be fighting games. Both are primarily 1v1 when the majority of successful esports are team games; however, there's …
With origins in the Esports Heaven family, Jacob Wolf has advanced his career to ESPN and offers some insight into esports and how to become something in the scene. Prominent feature writer and worst enemy of shady organizations, Jacob Wolf has been responsible for breaking most critical news stories in the past couple years. When …