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 …
Following Street Fighter V pools, long time competitor Chris G tells us he still awaits an ideal sponsor to focus on his goals moving forward. Chris G wasn't able to play as many games as he would've liked this year, but claims that Street Fighter V is where he's setting his sights, while still participating …
"I was struggling through my pools, but I was able to clutch it out." Notably one of the strongest Street Fighter IV players, NuckleDu's motivation could use some help moving onto the most recent Street Fighter V. Like others, NuckleDu had groggily woke up at dawn to attend the early 8AM pools. Prior to this, …
PR Balrog shares with us his experiences with Street Fighter V and EVO. "I feel pretty confident. I have my character — I just feel complete now." Skeptical at first, PR Balrog has chosen to continue his path of destruction with Balrog, and after two weeks of practice, he feels ready. While there's certain things …
Holding the over decade long title as "King of Smash", Ken speaks about his experiences at EVO 2016 and his future looking forward. While not as competitive as he was in his prime, Ken still chooses to attend prestigious tournaments. However, rather than playing strictly competitively, Ken states that he occasionally attends to play for …