Wrestling games have never been a big part of FGC or Esports in general. But that might be about to change with the WWE now part of Endeavor and TKO holdings. Because this partnership also includes UFC, it only seems like a matter of time before the WWE interests and business practices align more with UFC then the previous administration. And that …

Plenty of Fighting Game franchises popped up in the 90's but disappeared as quickly as they arrived. While a lot of niche titles have found success with not just a new audience, but the ability to play these niche games online. And some even get side tournament play at major FGC events. However, there is one franchise that was important to the tran…

Part One can be watched online. https://youtu.be/1FVhsg1BbIk?si=xcap3VTn9vWhogOW Part 2 focuses primarily on fighting games, what works, what does not work, and what we are looking forward to for the rest of 2024. Games mention include, Breakers Collection, Vangard Princess, Killer Instinct, Pocket Bravery, Fight of Animals, Battle Arena Toshinden,…

This is a story of a 14-month journey to buy, play, and receive a rare gem of fighting game history here in North America. Now that I finally received the collector's edition I bought back in October of 2022, I was only appropriate to speak about it now, once I had all games I could get. This podcast is focused on the console and Steam ports releas…

We have talked about the game awards how they present fighting games. Street Fighter VI won Best Fighting of the year, and rightfully so. But for me, it wasn't my pick. Even though I knew it had no chance to win, I still voted for Pocket Bravery. To end 2023, I am going to tell you why Pocket Bravery was my Game of the Year. And afterwords, I hope …

This episode deals the aftermath of The Game Awards held on December 7th, 2023. With trailers, celebrities, Muppets, and trailers taking up most of the show. Why were fighting games only given a total of 1 minute and 50 seconds? Every Fighting Game and FGC Event loss out outside of the Best Fighting category, so why even pretend to care about award…

I’m JonisBrasko, and this is the Fighting Game Banter Podcast. Here we dive into the world of fighting games and talk about the development and growth of fighting games and FGC. It’s only fitting we start with The Game Awards. The Game Awards classify Best Fighting as: For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat. That means it’s…