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YOU'RE WELCOME.Xiao Hai's victory was made so memorable by the amazing moment he had with his wife on stage! His speech and dedication to her was the heart warming moment we needed in the FGC! And it almost didn't happen! Guess who was able to make sure it did?? ^_~Find the YouTube version of this episode here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmKOA8…

THE RESULTS WERE DEFINITELY NOT WHAT ANYONE EXPECTED!The Esports World Cup took place and James talks about the results and how crazy and unexpected they were! See what he has to say about all the matches that went down!== TIME STAMPS ==0:00:00 Intro0:03:50 Phase 1: Group A0:06:36 Group B And Group C0:11:32 Group D0:16:15 Group E And Group F0:19:12…

ONE OF THE MOST SURREAL EXPERIENCES THE FGC HAS AFFORDED ME!Somehow, through some weird twist of fate, I had the opportunity to hang out with Bill Walton for almost a whole day specifically to talk to him about Fighting Games. He was really wise and had a lot of really interesting advice and such. Obviously very sad at his recent passing, but that …

HE DID IT! HE DID IT! AND THE US IS FINALLY NOT WINLESS SINCE SFIV!!!Punk the mad lad did it! He won Evo, and while I'm super happy for him, there's a lot of other interesting tidbits and data about the SF6 tournament at Evo thanks to some of our good friends like CatCammy6 and such. James talks all about SF6 at Evo!== TIME STAMPS ==(Sorry no time …

SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom)Episode 122, July 31st, 2024SNK took the opportunity at Evo to announce a lot of updates to their games, including new characters for City Of The Wolves and new DLC For King Of Fighters XV! Come hang out with Kitty, Olaf, and James as they …

VIEWERSHIP, VIEWERSHIP, VIEWERSHIP!The same things get brought up every year after Evo, namely the prize money. But there's a lot more to discuss for this year, such as the new venue and the issues that arose from the queue to get into the arena! It was kind of a blow up, so how should they fix it?Find the YouTube version of this episode here:https…

HAS EVO STRAYED TOO FAR FROM BEING A TOURNAMENT?Some people (most of whom don't attend Evo anymore) have criticized Evo for becoming too much of a convention as opposed to being a tournament as it used to be. James weighs in on this, and talks about why Evo continues to... well... evolve!Find the YouTube version of this episode here:https://www.you…

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INCROSS IS THE MAN!!!CEO 2024 has come and gone. James talks about the big three games and the storylines he feels are important coming from that event! As well as lets you know about one of the most useful FGC sites in existence right now!== TIME STAMPS ==0:00:00 Intro (And FGC Liquipedia)0:01:51 Guilty Gear Strive0:05:22 Street Fighter 60:12:07 T…

HARADA IS A CERTIFIED REBEL!Social Media every so often does elicit some amazing conversations and stories. Someone talking about Soul Calibur prompted Harada, the director of Tekken, to write a VERY LONG AND VERY DETAILED account of what happened at Bandai Namco and why Soul Calibur fell off so hard after Soul Calibur II. It's a VERY fascinating r…

A 25-YEAR OLD GAME HAS OVER 1,000 ENTRANTS? WHAT?!?Evo registration has ended and as customary to their tradition the entry numbers were released for every game. And James was not prepared! 3 games have over 1,000 entrants, and games like Street Fighter 6 has some of the best retention we've ever seen for a year 1 to year 2 transition! Evo 2024 is …

RASHID NOW WINS BACK TO BACK DREAMHACKS! IS HE THE BEST CHARACTER?The talk of DreamHack Sweden is definitely Big Bird winning with Rashid! He's back on top and it's great to see, but with Gachikun winning DreamHack Dallas with Rashid as well, this starts to beg the question: Is Rashid the best character right now? And how did Zangief do with everyo…

THERE WAS NO WAY I BELIEVED THIS COULD EVER BE AN ACTUAL THING!!!!(Apologies about the static-y noise in the episode, will look into trying to fix that for the future!)There are no words that can describe how much the Marvel games meant to James and his Fighting Game career. X-Men: Children Of The Atom started James down his path of FAQ writing and…

HE'S BACK!! BUT IS IT TOO SOON TO SEE THE RETURN OF M.BISON?The first DLC of Season 2 for Street Fighter is M.Bison. And he's coming out... REALLY SOON! But before he does, James takes the time to analyze the gameplay trailer released by Capcom and check out the character blog on Steam. Let's see what he learns!== TIME STAMPS ==0:00:00 Intro0:01:18…

THIS WAS NOT ON MY STREET FIGHTER 6 BINGO CARD!!!Capcom dropped a bombshell on everyone for Season 2 DLC at Summer Games Fest! Terry and Mai are joining Elena and Bison as the Season 2 DLC, with Terry and Mai being the FIRST EVER Guest Characters in a mainline Street Fighter game! James discusses the ramifications of it all!== TIME STAMPS ==0:00:00…

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HOW IS THE STREET FIGHTER 6 YEAR 1 REPORT CARD?It's been a year of Street Fighter 6 and Capcom is celebrating its anniversary online. But how worthy of celebration IS Street Fighter 6? James looks back on the past year and talks about the good and the bad of Street Fighter 6!== TIME STAMPS ==0:00:00 Intro0:00:35 The Good0:08:26 The Bad0:18:49 Lack …

EVERYONE IS CRYING ABOUT ZANGIEF! IS IS JUSTIFIED?Zangief got buffs. And now, suddenly, everyone is complaining and crying about Zangief. What change made him so good? And are the complaints justified? Why is everyone so upset whenever Grapplers can fight? Why does everyone hate Grapplers so much?!? O_o== TIME STAMPS ==0:00:00 Intro0:01:13 Zangief'…

BEING A TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER IS HELL.A bunch of recent incidents have prompted some on social media to call out TOs as being problematic. But is being a TO all its cracked up to be? Is this actually something people want to become to achieve fame, fortune, and clout?== TIME STAMPS ==0:00:00 Intro0:04:18 JDCR's DreamHack Dallas Misfortune0:07:46 Was…

IS IT "SOFT" TO WANT TO WELCOME MORE PEOPLE INTO THE FGC?The topic of wanting more FGC beef came up on Social Media, saying it was better in the "old days" and that the FGC has gotten too soft these days. But is that really true? Is the FGC soft? Was what happened in the past really the glory days? Or was it... like... not cool at all? James talks …

NO ONE HAS ANY OBLIGATION TO PLAY ANY SETS. AT ALL.Some drama erupted in the FGC (surprise...) when UMISHO made a couple of Tweets about palying sets with random people jumping into her DMs. It sparked a debate discussing what the responsibilities and expectations of top players are when it comes to playing newer players and giving them chances to …

WITH ALL THAT'S SAID AND DONE, THE GAME IS REALLY IN A VERY GOOD PLACE BALANCE-WISE!The way the balance has shaken out in Street Fighter 6 has turned out strong. Obviously some characters need help, but at the top level, the game has some strong parity between the top characters. Here's where James feels everyone has ended up!== TIME STAMPS ==0:00:…