Synopsis
Best of V is your weekly FGC talk show. We bring you fighting game news, tournament recaps, interviews with top players and newsmakers, and more.You can catch us LIVE every Tuesday night at 7pm ET/4pm PT on twitch.tv/BestOfVShowHosted by Efren Salinas, co-hosted by Mike "Danke" Schiller, and featuring panelists John "Velociraptor" Guerrero (Eventhubs.com) and Steve "AceKingOffsuit" Jurek (TekkenWorldTour.com).
Episodes
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2021-04-06 - Every Rose Has Its Release Date
08/04/2021 Duration: 01h05minThis episode can be viewed on YouTube at (). --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 5:25 - WePlay Ultimate Fighting League - Mortal Kombat 11 & SoulCalibur VI results 9:25 - WePlay Ultimate Fighting League Tekken lineup revealed 17:56 - Digital Crafter announces Fight of Gods x Fight of Animals Cross Battle 19:40 - New characters announced for King of Fighters XV 21:10 - French Bread announces Melty Blood: Type Lumina for PS4, XB1 & Switch 24:17 - Fighting EX Layer developers give an update on their progress 32:16 - Capcom shows off lots of new stuff for Street Fighter V's spring update 54:57 - Skullgirls gets official dev-supported online circuit 59:57 - Ilan shares his thoughts on Tekken 7's Lidia
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2021-03-23 - The Evolution Of Evo
25/03/2021 Duration: 01h01minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/960664191 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/hwZJdjC9gqI. --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 0:55 - Tekken 7 King of the Hill Finals results 2:38 - WePlay reveals Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate lineup for Ultimate Fighting League 4:39 - PGStats reveals its list of the top 20 Street Fighter V players of all time 13:00 - Capcom announces schedule and format for Capcom Pro Tour 2021 20:59 - Sony partners with RTS to acquire Evo 35:43 - Evo 2021 Online to take place in August; First four games in the lineup announced 44:35 - Riot Games may be ready to play test "Project L" 53:15 - Bandai Namco releases launch trailer for Lidia 57:39 - King of Fighters XV's next character: Terry Bogard
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03/16/2021 - We Shanty Be Disappointed (Mane 6 Interview)
18/03/2021 Duration: 16minNote: We ran into technical issues during the recording of this episode that impacted the quality of the audio. We apologize for the issues. The remainder of the March 16 episode will be uploaded at a later date. This episode can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/bp0abwS5ZMU --- We are joined this week by a couple of members of Mane 6, the team behind Them's Fightin' Herds. President and Production Manager Aaron and QA tester Oreo join us to discuss the game's upcoming 2.0 update; their first DLC character, Shanty; and more.
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03/09/2021 - Heaven Or Hell Can Wait
11/03/2021 Duration: 53minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/943510606 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/EEYrcfzYS7M. --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:12 - Topanga League X Tekken - Day 1 results 3:54 - Dragon Ball Battle Hour results 7:48 - What to watch this coming week 9:30 - Guilty Gear Strive release postponed from April to June 19:18 - Bandai Namco announces launch date for Gogeta (SS4) 28:49 - Eustace is Granblue Fantasy Versus' next character 31:11 - Shanty coming to Them's Fightin' Herds on March 25th 35:32 - King of Fighters XV character #8: Andy Bogard 39:50 - Sharpie Says: How can we be more welcoming to women and fems? 43:50 - PG Stats is ranking Street Fighter V's top 50 players of all time 45:18 - Steve's Bestie of the Week: Our host, Ilan 47:35 - Which fighting game character would Steve add to Smash? 51:08 - Which non-fighting game series should get a fighting game?
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03/02/2021 - The Launch Party Continues!
04/03/2021 Duration: 01h01sThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/934787320 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/RfwhgNT2-fQ --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:18 - Skullgirls announces full details of its first ever Season Pass 14:54 - SNK working on rollback for King of Fighters XV, but "can't make any promises yet" 24:19 - Guilty Gear XX AC+R adds a new training mode option: "Take Control" replay 33:46 - Sharpie Says: Let's give smaller games a chance 47:37 - Sharpie Speaks: We need to expand our fighting game horizons 55:10 - Steve's Bestie of the Week: Thomas
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2021-02-23 - V-Shift Blazin'!
25/02/2021 Duration: 01h26minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/926002824 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/VaGR3FAjVzk --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:50 - Capcom Pro Tour Season Final results 12:55 - Capcom Pro Tour Season Final prediction contest results 18:54 - New online team competition announced for Dragon Ball FighterZ 29:31 - Street Fighter's Ryu and Chun-Li added to Fortnite 32:13 - WePlay Esports announces first season of Ultimate Fighting League as part of $25 million investment 47:44 - Guilty Gear Strive's open beta took place 1:06:08 - Japanese Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable reaction 1:10:32 - Granblue Fantasy Versus update released 1:11:50 - Teaser released for a new Tekken 7 character 1:12:41 - Kyo and Chizuru announced for King of Fighters XV 1:15:05 - Samurai Shodown news: Cham Cham trailer, Guilty Gear character, Xbox Series X/S compatibility coming 1:17:03 - I-No announced as final launch character for Guilty Gear Strive 1:18:16 - Breaking live: Skullgirls 2nd Enco
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2021-02-16 - SFV Winter Update Goes Up To Eleven!
18/02/2021 Duration: 57minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/917008420 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/xLHuszJ7I6g --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 5:58 - Street Fighter League US Playoff results 8:32 - What to watch this coming week 11:08 - Capcom Pro Tour Season Final contest 16:04 - Joe Higashi announced for King of Fighters XV 18:35 - Capcom, ArcSys, SNK & others to gather for second Japanese Fighting Game Developers Roundtable 24:47 - ArcSystemWorks gives several FGC figures early access to Guilty Gear Strive beta 33:24 - Capcom reveals a ton of new things for the SFV Winter Update
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02/09/2021 - Pre-SFV Update & GG Info Dump
11/02/2021 Duration: 01h21minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/907866391 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/JjwU4N10RzI 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:10 - Street Fighter League US results 4:57 - Street Fighter League JP Finals results 6:42 - PlayStation FGC Arcade results 8:57 - What to watch this coming week 10:15 - Iori announced as King of Fighters XV's next fighter 20:17 - Street Fighter V Winter Update details coming this week 42:32 - Details and schedule for next week's Guilty Gear Strive beta revealed 50:30 - ArcSystemWorks releases some high-level Guilty Gear Strive gameplay footage 1:05:12 - Bandai Namco announces more Community King of the Hill events in the US and Latin America 1:12:39 - More characters coming to Fight of Animals 1:14:54 - DaPurpleSharpie recently featured in Vice's FGC-focused episode of Reset
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02/02/2021 - Ilan Takes Us To Da Moon!
04/02/2021 Duration: 01h17minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/898687093 and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/jf1GeguBnMA --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 5:00 - Street Fighter League Week 14 results 6:53 - Frosty Faustings results 12:46 - KI Lives results 16:59 - What to watch this coming weekend 19:30 - Sony announces FGC Arcade exhibition event 21:09 - There's a totally real new character coming to SoulCalibur VI 23:25 - Sony announces FGC Arcade exhibition event (continued) 26:59 - Benimaru rounds out King of Fighters XV's Hero Team 29:19 - Skullgirls is going to add Annie... and another character!? 31:32 - Capcom announces plans to replace Capcom Cup 37:04 - Capcom to show off Street Fighter V's Winter Update next Thursday; will allow co-streaming 49:38 - Gamestop stock price goes to the moon 1:01:42 - Several Street Fighter II development pillars discuss possibility of making a new fighting game 1:06:18 - Queens of Quarantine goes dark after founding member's racially-charged tweets 1:1
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01/26/2021 - Cancellations and Conduct Conversations
28/01/2021 Duration: 01h23minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/889410464 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:59 - Street Fighter League Week 13 results 10:03 - What to watch this coming week 18:26 - Bandai Namco announces "King of the Hill" community tournaments 22:42 - Capcom announces cancellation of offline Capcom Cup 38:38 - Combo Breaker cancels 2021 offline event; announces 'digital festival' 49:05 - FGC CoC Panel unveils Code of Conduct 1:13:13 - SNK reveals first two King of Fighters XV character trailers: Shun'ei & Meitenkun 1:15:46 - ArcSys reveals available modes in Guilty Gear StrIVe 1:20:30 - Steve's Bestie of the Week: Fake Moves Team, for raising $150k for TheBadGuY's family
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01/12/2021 - Capcom Lays Down the Ground Rules
14/01/2021 Duration: 01h27minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/871436886 0:00 - Intro and rundown 2:45 - Street Fighter League Week 11 results 4:05 - First KI World Cup results 7:11 - What to watch this coming week 9:57 - TheGrefg shatters Twitch's concurrent viewership record 20:01 - Twitch drops PogChamp emote after Gootecks tweets support of US Capitol storming 34:17 - SNK shows first footage of King of Fighters XV and announces Ultimate Edition of KOF XIV 42:51 - SNK reveals first two characters of Samurai Shodown's third season 47:47 - Granblue director notes dates to look forward to for new Granblue Fantasy Versus information 49:30 - Bandai Namco shows off Super Baby 2 in Dragon Ball FighterZ showcase 56:46 - Capcom provides content and monetization guidelines for streamers 1:14:45 - More Capcom employees impacted by ransomware leak 1:17:52 - New Street Fighter V costume for Akuma: Fighting EX Layer's Garuda 1:19:54 - Frosty Faustings schedule details revealed 1:23:10 - Steve's Best
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01/05/2021 - New Year, New Vortex
07/01/2021 Duration: 01h31minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/862777644 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:18 - What to watch this coming week 6:16 - ArcSys reveals trailer for Guilty Gear Strive's newest character, Anji 16:00 - Frosty Faustings announces 2021 edition will be an 11-game online event 25:52 - What is Harada's new expensive project for Bandai Namco? Detective Ilan is on the case! 36:40 - SNK to reveal first look at KOF 15 (This announcement was delayed after recording of the show) 57:10 - Dapurplesharpie interviews Tough Love Arena creator Paul Weeks 1:27:26 - Acekingoffsuit's Bestie of the Week: Daigo Umehara
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12/29/2020 - Adios, 2020
31/12/2020 Duration: 01h23minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/854563488 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:58 - Japanese Tekken tournament to award a beef tongue to its winner 11:21 - ArcSys announces DNF Duel, a new fighter based on Dungeon Fighter Online 37:14 - ArcSys confirms that Anji Mito is going to be the next Guilty Gear Strive character 44:20 - Scoring system and first dates for the Killer Instinct World Cup revealed 51:42 - Acekingoffsuit asks for fighting game hot takes on Twitter... and he got 'em 1:02:25 - What are our FGC hot takes? 1:06:43 - Combo Queens highlights Persia 1:08:11 - An old Wendy's training video. Because reasons. 1:11:35 - What are our New Year's resolutions?
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12/22/2020 - All I Want For Christmas Is Ryu
24/12/2020 Duration: 01h27minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/846824879 0:00 - Intro and rundown 4:35 - Dragon Ball FighterZ National Championships results 14:29 - Topanga Championship Season 2 finals results 17:21 - Luffy wins Capcom Cup Community Vote 36:02 - Street Fighter League - Week 10 results 40:04 - What to watch this coming weekend 43:41 - Anakin Invitational results 44:24 - Capcom Cup to take place offline in the Dominican Republic 54:31 - Two Melee events combine to raise over $300,000 for charity in one week 56:50 - Super Baby 2 and SSJ4 Gogeta are headed to Dragon Ball FighterZ 58:56 - Brutal Democracy Gaming closes after several players come forward with their experiences 1:18:39 - Kentucky Fried Chicken announces the KFConsole 1:22:30 - Question of the Day: What do you want for Christmas?
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12/15/2020 - Your Weekly FGC Talk Show or Sumpthin
17/12/2020 Duration: 01h26minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/838770665 0:00 - Intro and rundown 1:55 - Street Fighter II is part of the Nintendo Switch's new Capcom Arcade Stadium 3:45 - Resident Evil 8 leaks the latest to come from Capcom ransomware attack 8:30 - Cooperation Cup is cancelled for the second straight year; Mikado arcade owner retiring 16:53 - Smash Code of Conduct panel dissolves under insurmountable case load 25:24 - Mortal Kombat movie to be released in April 27:55 - DaPurpleSharpie has started a new web series 32:46 - Capcom to make some sort of announcement during this week's Street Fighter League episode 37:59 - TVFGC to host TO Talk with Ladies Night FC founder Taneisha Jane this weekend 41:12 - Tekken star Anakin to host 16-player invitational this Sunday 58:10 - IGN announces nominees for Best Fighting Game of 2020 1:10:43 - Newest Smash Ultimate character revealed at The Game Awards: Final Fantasy's Sephiroth 1:17:10 - GBVS's Yuel gameplay revealed at Granblue Fan
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12/08/2020 - Not Yet Cancelled by Nintendo
10/12/2020 Duration: 01h31minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/830539954 3:30 - Street Fighter League results 6:37 - SoulCalibur Online Challenge EU West results 7:40 - Tekken Online Challenge Japan results 10:17 - DBFZ National Championships Spain and US West results 13:14 - What to watch this coming weekend 14:10 - NetherRealm announce MK11 Pro Kompetition online circuit 15:51 - Capcom Cup community vote update 21:46 - Street Fighter V gets a new costume: FEXL's Skullomania 26:02 - Hwang is announced as SoulCalibur VI's final Season Pass 2 character 33:33 - Smash.gg acquired by Microsoft 45:00 - Tekken Zaibatsu shutting down 55:49 - Top Splatoon 2 teams withdraw from Nintendo tourney as part of #FreeMelee protest 1:06:56 - Charity of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Salmam plans to purchase 51% of SNK 1:17:45 - SNK: The first King of Fighters XV details to come on January 7
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11/24/2020 - Mahvel Lives!
26/11/2020 Duration: 01h28minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/814696519 --- 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:18 - Street Fighter League results 7:06 - Final CPT event results, setting up Capcom Cup and Community Vote fields 16:22 - Tekken Online Challenge - US West results 18:49 - Smash Summit 10 Online results 20:22 - UMvC3 Lives results and thoughts 31:19 - DBFZ National Championships - Week 6 results and playoff implications 42:14 - Ilan wins his Marbula 1 pizza bet 43:44 - What to watch on Thanksgiving weekend 46:58 - Nintendo issues cease and desist order to The Big House Online 1:22:20 - Bud Light releases a new 'console' 1:25:01 - Ransomware attack on Capcom leads to Street Fighter 6 rumors
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11/17/2020 - Bugsnax Is Out!! And Other Things...
19/11/2020 Duration: 01h24minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/806681347 0:00 - Intro, rundown, and Twitch announces UMvC3 Lives as a Twitch Rivals event 6:46 - Street Fighter results: Street Fighter League and CPT Australia 9:39 - Tekken Online Challenge Philippines delayed due to Typhoon Vamco 11:39 - DBFZ National Championships - Week 5 results 20:02 - What to watch this coming weekend 23:45 - Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate launhces (also, is deep dish pizza actually pizza?) 34:22 - Guilty Gear XX AC+R rollback beta extended permanently 39:22 - Ramsomware attack on Capcom may have put up to 350,000 pieces of information at risk 51:44 - Brandon Alexander announces the return of Killer Instinct World Cup for 2021 1:07:23 - Block/Grab: New Blair (FEXL) costume in Street Fighter V 1:15:33 - FGC women among potential winners of The*GameHER Awards 1:17:30 - WWE performer Zelina Vega leaves the company... to keep her Twitch stream
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11/10/2020 - New Netcodes and Bugsnax!
12/11/2020 Duration: 01h21minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/798768531 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:21 - Street Fighter results - CPT and Street Fighter League 6:50 - Tekken Online EU Southwest results 8:48 - DBFZ National Championships Week 4 results 11:39 - Marbula One results 14:55 - What to watch this coming week 16:13 - Kenny Omega's All Elite Wrestling announces three new games 19:47 - Climax of Night announces lineup for Season 4 22:16 - CEO head organizer Jebailey ramps up YouTube content 23:14 - Capcom falls victim to a ransomware attack 34:40 - Bandai Namco EU & Nordic give early Tekken 7 Season 4 to influencers 39:17 - Tekken 7's Season 4 update includes netcode update 47:05 - Kunimitsu released for Tekken 7 48:53 - Why aren't FGC influencers more influential? 1:19:43 - Quick Hits: Mileena Kombat Kast and Next Gen Console launches
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11/03/2020 - Mileena Wears a Mask
05/11/2020 Duration: 01h03minThis episode can be viewed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/791241156 0:00 - Intro and rundown 3:02 - Street Fighter League results 7:39 - SoulCalibur Online Challenge - US East results 9:28 - ArcRevo America Online - West results 11:36 - DBFZ National Championships - Week 3 results 14:30 - What to watch this coming weekend 19:01 - Will more info on Tekken 7's new season be revealed this weekend? 21:58 - Bandai Namco working on SoulCalibur VI's final character of Season Pass 2 23:43 - Samurai Shodown's next character will be from The Last Blade 25:37 - NetherRealm teases Mileena gameplay 30:33 - ArcSys pokes fun at Cyberpunk 2077's delay... ArcSys apologizes 40:12 - SNK Allstar commercial draws attention... SNK apologizes 49:18 - Guilty Gear XX AC+R rollback test draws tons of players; gets extended