Eventhubs Podcast

Karin has been winning Street Fighter 5 major tournaments left and right, and a significant portion of the community is calling her cheap, but is she really? Plus Mortal Kombat 11's netcode is perhaps the best we've ever seen in a fighting game ever, Shang Tsung's reveal trailer is an absolute homerun, the Vice President and Creative Director at Marvel Games tells what the company is looking for when deciding on potential partners, the Japanese Sam Sho demo makes a big WUPS, and we check the mailbag. Timestamps 00:44 - Is Karin cheap? 24:10 - Sako wants to have Cammy, Rashid, and Akuma nerfed because they're too common (also some M. Bison and Birdie talk) 36:28 - Marvel's Bill Rosemann on what it takes to team with Marvel (Chance of another Marvel vs. Capcom?) 42:22 - Mortal Kombat 11 setting the new standard for fighting game netcode? 54:47 - Shang Tsung, one of the greatest character reveals in recent memory 1:04:00 - Samurai Shodown demo has eight frames of input lag 1:10:22 - Mailbag (How would you buf

Daigo has a controller that lets him throw Sonic Booms really efficiently, and the FGC has no idea what to think about it. Plus we have to wonder if Capcom will be giving us more than just characters for Street Fighter 5 come EVO... another balance patch perhaps? And if they do do a balance patch, they should probably consider nerfing Cammy again and they should DEFINITELY consider nerfing Rashid. Mortal Kombat 11 has a very good showing at Combo Breaker, Combo Breaker has a very good showing at Combo Breaker, Punk is showed the middle finger during his very good showing at Combo Breaker and more. Timestamps 01:38 - Too much Rashid 15:18 - Is Cammy too easy to play? 25:40 - Will the SF5 EVO reveal be more than characters? 39:16 - Are you okay with Capcom's communication in 2019? 46:24 - Mortal Kombat 11 looks good at Combo Breaker, SonicFox doesn't win 55:51 - Punk unhappy with Combo Breaker heckler, Capcom addresses the issue on Twitter 1:03:16 - Daigo's Gafro stick

Street Fighter 5 breaks 3 million in sales, Daigo does not want to see revenge mechanics come back in Street Fighter 6 (which might not be utilizing the Unreal Engine) we're certain Rashid is too good, we're not certain Cammy is too good, Combo Breaker continues to push the envelope, XsK_Samurai is on fire, and more. Timestamps 00:37 - Street Fighter 5 surpasses 3 million copies sold 14:42 - Daigo's wishes for SF6 (and why they'll probably never come to fruition) 28:45 - How Combo Breaker is continuing to push the envelope, leveling up the FGC for everyone 34:36 - Capcom potentially moving away from using the Unreal Engine 41:08 - Rashid of the Turbulent Douche 47:18 - Akuma's big fat crouching fierce 50:44 - The Cammy in the room 59:24 - XsK Samurai and his red hot run at SFL

The way SonicFox practices, the way Tokido plays, and the way Bonchan talks give us useful glimpses as to how these brilliant fighting game minds work, plus there's a new James Wan Mortal Kombat film in the works, Catalyst admits G is better than he thought, a few takeaways from Summit of Time, and more. Timestamps 01:14 - SonicFox at Summit, Mortal Kombat 11 week 3 11:51 - Catalyst's updated thoughts on G 30:42 - Tokido and his weird dashing habits 41:12 - Bonchan talks about Punk 49:39 - James Wan Mortal Kombat film... IN SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA! 56:34 - Combo Breaker top 8 character predictions

Ono takes to Twitter to remind us all that more Street Fighter 5 content is indeed coming. We look to both the past and future to try to get an idea of what said content might be, when it's most likely to come, and how the community will respond given the three year emotional roller coaster that has been Street Fighter 5. Timestamps 00:50 - Ono's tweets 03:53 - How Capcom has communicated in the past 05:24 - Ono uses new "World Warriors" terminology. What might this mean, and how much hype is left in the tank? 15:46 - Where are the likeliest places we'll see this upcoming reveal? 26:03 - 'Where does my heart beat now?' - How should Capcom handle the time between now and the eventual reveal? 32:37 - For all the negativity, there's a lot of good to remind ourselves about right now  

NetherRealm Studios has been under a bit of fire after allegations of harsh and grindy work environments surfaced, and this seems to be something of the norm for game development companies in general here in recent times. Capcom releases their latest IR report and let's just say the path into their future has a giant neon eSports sign above it. We also talk a bit about some backlash from 801 Strider over last week's episode of the podcast, discuss the struggles of content creation as BornFree may be ramping down soon, lay out which characters you should be choosing in MK11 if you want to play a top tier and more on this 50th episode of the EventHubs Podcast. Timestamps 02:30 - NRS under fire for strenuous work environments (what change needs to happen to avoid this as a general rule?) 10:33 - Capcom's eSports plans are a blazin' 25:14 - Tekken X Street Fighter, it's still on hold and that's okay 33:27 - A response to 801_Strider's angry tweets 42:26 - You should check out BornFree's content (the trials and

I got to experience Northwest Majors firsthand. Catalyst and I talk a bit about my experiences, including my brief conversation with 801 Strider, who won the whole event with G! Who is a good character! Who Daigo is now practicing with! We talk about him for a little bit. But also, Mortal Kombat 11 is a week old now, which characters are emerging as seemingly stronger than others, and have those pesky towers been fixed yet? Smash Ultimate becomes the best-selling fighting game of all time, but even Sonic mains are having a hard time finding anything good to say about the latest Sonic movie trailer. Timestamps 00:00 - About that job requirement... 04:52 - Raptor's adventures with drunk friends at NWM 10:06 - G is winning more tourneys, Daigo is starting to use him, are general opinions on the character starting to change? 36:19 - Chris CCH doing work with Sakura 41:20 - Will Daigo be able to make G work given his particular style as a player? 45:53 - Troll E Honda character reveal reminds us of how thirsty w

We've been playin' us some Mortal Kombat 11 for a good week or so now, we get into the good the bad and the beautifully ugly of the latest and greatest from NetherRealm. Also, the Capcom Pro Tour continues to chug along and Punk continues to make Grand Finals. Is his recent come from behind victory against Daigo enough to say he's the best in the business right now? Plus Hungrybox has a crab thrown at him after his win at Pound. It's funny, but it may be indicative that we're starting down a road that we really don't want to be traversing. Timestamps 01:24 - Coffee, Salt, and Basketball 04:58 - Mortal Kombat 11 reactions - Why should people pick it up? 07:41 - How might it hold up in the competitive scene? 09:39 - Lots of mechanics, more technical than ever before 12:25 - Netcode experiences 14:41 - The problem with in-game economy (Krypt and Towers of Time) 25:52 - How big of a step in the competitive direction is MK11 taking the NRS scene? 28:36 - ESPN Mode? Limitations because of gore and cut scenes 35:

G continues to polarize fans of Street Fighter 5, we take a look at why this character is evoking such emotional responses from the community... plus Dragon Ball FighterZ seems to be doing okay, but could use a little tidying up in a few different avenues, Chris T shares his Season 4 Ken match up chart, R. Mika has had the input lag ripped out from under her, recent tournaments have had some surprising results and more Timestamps 01:28 - Capcom's "HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER" tease 04:49 - Mortal Kombat 11 has early copies out in the wild 08:56 - Dragon Ball FighterZ has too many Bardocks and too many glitches... how long will it retain charisma? 20:20 - Chun-Li shows up at April Annihilation 25:28 - Capcom's Street Fighter League wasn't half bad, looking forward to the next episode 34:34 - Why G is evoking such emotional reactions from the SF5 community 54:00 - Chris T's Ken match up chart 1:01:38 - R. Mika, a shell of her former self now?

Who are the top five best characters in Street Fighter 5 here in Season 4? Catalyst and I offer our opinions as well as share who we think are currently the most over and underrated characters. All that plus a quick news recap here on episode 46 of the EventHubs Podcast Timestamps 00:22 - Raptor's surprise assignment 09:36 - Kitana for MK11, very real, very Tokido 11:25 - NRS and single player fighting game content 13:49 - Samurai Shodown new content, and why PlayStation sux 20:20 - EVO numbers update, Smash Ultimate breaks 1,000 entrant mark 26:37 - Top five characters in SF5 Season 4 1:21:51 - Most overrated character 1:27:56 - Most underrated character

Capcom's Yoshinori Ono breaks the silence and has a bit of a Twitter heart to heart with Street Fighter fans, Street Fighter 5 is a pretty decently balanced game at this point, but is it time to shake up the top tiers and give others a chance in the spotlight? Maybe with a Season 4.5 balance patch? Finally we put G under the microscope to see if this somewhat polarizing character is as good as America thinks, as bad as Japan thinks, or somewhere in the middle. Timestamps 01:00 - Capcom communicated again! 09:56 - Capcom hiring a social media manager specifically for fighting games 14:54 - Do we expect/need a Season 4.5? 34:52 - Lightning round - Do these characters need to be changed? (Karin, Birdie, Ibuki, M. Bison) 47:40 - What's the deal with G? Good, bad, dum?

Timestamps 01:29 - Starting with SF4 05:28 - Ranking the seasons of SF5 14:10 - Stronger characters in Season 4 21:54 - Working out, eating healthy, and gaming 28:02 - Tell us about your Final Round 2019 bracket experience 30:10 - How random is SF5? 35:35 - Sticking with Balrog 39:37 - How do you feel about the current state of SF5? 46:51 - The naysayers and the transition from SF4 to SF5 52:40 - Having a strong local scene mattered more in SF4 55:55 - Do you think about SF6 possibilities? How do you feel about the SF5 update schedule? 1:11:18 - Why does Fortnite have more taunts than Street Fighter? (The franchise that started taunts to begin with!)

Mortal Kombat is looking more realistic and gruesome than ever, but where is the line for over the top violence, and is Mortal Kombat in danger of crossing it soon? Plus we examine how Punk is inspiring people to practice their fundamentals in Street Fighter 5, how we should be tempering our expectations for SF5 announcements, why Samurai Shodown might encounter some trouble in recruiting new players, and discuss just how often fighting games should be updated here in modern times Timestamps 01:35 - Rashid and Akuma still too good? What should balance update schedules for fighting games look like here in 2019 and beyond? 22:28 - Samurai Shodown, a bit too slow for 2019? 28:13 - Mortal Kombat's Fatalities pushing the envelope, how to balance gore-fueled identity and making a product people still enjoy watching? 40:05 - 5 new characters coming to MK11, Shang Tsung film actor reprising his role 47:31 - Punk's inspiring play at Final Round 1:02:45 - Events where we're most likely to see more reveals for SF5

Final Round 2019 has come and gone, and we still have no word on Capcom's plans for Street Fighter 5's Season 4 DLC characters beyond Kage. The community is upset, we're a bit upset, but what do we make of all this? Let's take a step back, a deep breath, and talk about it. Timestamps 00:24 - Welcome to hell 04:00 - Catalyst's theory as to why we haven't gotten an announcement in three months 08:14 - Is it time to temper expectations? 22:27 - What's probably going on at Capcom HQ? 40:04 - What's on the horizon, what's in front of us, and where should our focus be? 46:21 - Final Round was a huge success, SF5 clearly has an audience, maybe we shouldn't let ourselves fall into doom and gloom mode

Final Round is this coming weekend, what will the kick off for the 2019 Capcom Pro Tour bring with it? New Street Fighter 5 characters perhaps? Recent data mining reports hint that five more fighters might be en route this year, as well as all new V-Skills, we discuss the many possibilities of what such an update could bring to the table. Plus Bandai Namco blows things out of the water with a newly revamped Tekken World Tour, Street Fighter ads are back and much better this time around, there's a stronger chance than ever for a Marvel vs. Capcom 4, a Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter crossover probably shouldn't ever happen and more. Timestamps 1:01 - Street Fighter 5 data mining, six characters this year? 4:20 - Second V-Skills, what might that do to the game? 18:09 - Which Street Fighter series do people love most? (Poll results) 24:41 - Ed Boon's fighting game fantasy crossover Twitter question 29:44 - Why we often discuss MK vs. SF, but don't actually want it to happen 37:31 - Disney finishing Fox acquis

The last bastion holding girls back from getting into gaming has fallen thanks to a fancy new eSports dress, Mortal Kombat 11 is leaking all over the place, Masahiro Sakurai works too damn hard, Ono senpai noticed us (to tell us we were wrong), we take a look at the turbulent but somehow promising story of Street Fighter 5 and more on this week's episode of the EH podcast Timestamps 00:41 - The eSports dress that's going to save the world 05:55 - eFightPass 08:36 - Sakurai grinds harder than you do 12:33 - Dead or Alive 6 is officially available, but how exactly did it turn out? Porno pass? 21:06 - Negan in T7 - a job well done on multiple fronts 27:25 - Ono's Honda Tweet that wasn't a Honda tweet but also might be a Honda tweet... 39:57 - Sunday EVO finals lineup (No DBFZ or MK11?) 43:43 - Mortal Kombat 11 leaks 49:28 - Capcom is going hard in the eSports paint (what does that say about SF5?) 56:40 - The Evolution of SF5 1:21:20 - USF4's Omega Mode as a precursor to SF5 1:22:55 - Final Round is coming, wha

Capcom communicates! The company brings us new Pro Tour DLC content along with future dates to expect further announcements. The EVO 2019 lineup has been revealed and Super Smash Bros. Melee is not on it. Plus Nintendo shows a bit more eSports interest, Johnny Cage is back and older than ever, Marvel 4 might be on the horizon according to some not so cryptic tweets by Filipino Champ and we explain why we think a Final Fight character is more than likely en route to SF5. Timestamps 01:37 - Capcom and their fancy new announcements 06:52 - Jon is a big fat "CPT FANATIC" 14:55 - Patch changes and good attention to detail 16:53 - Johnny Cage is old (in a good way) 21:33 - EVO lineup, no Melee... why SamSho and UNIST? 32:34 - Nintendo getting more into eSports? 45:15 - FChamp is talking Marvel 4 again 52:36 - DOA6 Demo has 8 frames of input lag... no one cares 53:44 - Gameplay lesson from EVO Japan: Playing more to manipulate your opponent then hit them 1:01:04 - Final Fight bread crumbs... why we think there's a

Why is it so cool to hate on Street Fighter 5? Catalyst and I take a deeper dive into the particulars of why so many like to hate on a title they continue to play. Plus Team Ninja surprises EVO Japan staff by doing the thing they always do, new characters seem to be rising to the top of the SF5 competitive scene, which games might and might not be at EVO 2019 and more. Timestamps 00:57 - New costumes for SF5 10:15 - "Bayonetta X Mortal Kombat?" 14:05 - Which games are going to make and be cut from the EVO line up? 29:26 - Team Ninja, EVO, boobs, Mr. Wizard, McRibs 44:35 - Why I don't want my wish list characters to come to SF5 as DLC anymore 48:39 - Cammy wasn't the most popular character at EVO Japan 55:12 - Jyobin... chaos reigns 1:00:28 - Why Birdie might actually be a tippy top tier 1:15:52 - Why do people love to hate SF5?

Where does Street Fighter 5 rank in terms of technicality when compared to other franchise entries? Catalyst and I have differing opinions, and try to hash out a definitive answer. Plus, Blanka has a goofy glitch that is surprisingly not too upsetting, Sony makes a statement about why they're not attending E3, Nintendo isn't quite satisfied with selling 12 million copies of Smash Ultimate, and more Timestamps 01:35 - Jump Force doesn't look gud 09:36 - Blanka glitch, good times? 15:36 - Capcom says "Street Fighter 5's story isn't over yet" 17:09 - SF5 sells 700k more copies 24:46 - Why Sony is skipping E3 (are they full of it, or is this the start of a new trend?) 33:30 - Mortal Kombat 11 leaks galore 37:24 - Japan think Birdie is top tier, and they might be right 51:02 - Final Fight's movie magic inspiration 57:32 - Nintendo not satisfied with 15 million in Smash Ultimate sales 1:00:21 - Technicality in the Street Fighter series

Why being a strong character in Street Fighter 5 isn't good enough, you have to be broken! Mortal Kombat 11 continues their wave of good PR with multiple hype reveals, Capcom's IR report shows that they're putting a lot of eggs in the eSports basket, the 2019 Pro Tour is officially announced, Luffy releases a controversial "character carry" tier list, Dakota Darkhorse Hills joins us to talk consoles, Shaggy and more Timestamps 1:30 - Kombat Kast reveals (Kabal, D'Vorah) 8:37 - NRS vs. Capcom 12:08 - Genesis 6 success, over 150,000 viewers on Sunday, HungryBox hate 21:31 - CPT 2019 revealed, changed around a bit from previous years 31:51 - Capcom's latest IR Report has lots of eSports, no Street Fighter 5 39:00 - Metacritic gives Capcom very high marks 42:33 - Dakota on Ultra Instinct Shaggy in MK11 47:41 - Next generation consoles, timelines, cross-play and more 59:00 - Street Fighter 5... free to play soon? 1:10:52 - Strong isn't good enough in SF5 1:21:20 - Luffy's "character carry' tier list