MMA fighter Marvin Vettori invests in QLASH – Esports Insider

European esports organisation QLASH has announced Italian MMA fighter Marvin Vettori as its latest investor.  According to the release, Vettori joins the organisation on account of his ‘great relationship with the club and its administration’. Financial figures of the investment have not been revealed.  RELATED: Flamengo partners with QLASH for Brawl Stars competition Vettori commented: […]

Street Fighter 6 Needs To Be Free To Play To Succeed

I’m a huge fan of Apex Legends. I picked it up the day it launched, as many did since it’s free-to-play, and I’ve been playing it regularly ever since, buying up battle passes and screaming at Ranked leagues late into the night. It’s a game I’ve played with my boss, with my online friends, with […]

Tekken 7’s new fighter is the prime minister of Poland

Tekken 7’s newest character is an original one: the ass-kicking prime minister of Poland. No, not Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland’s current real-world prime minister, but Lidia Sobieska, a fictional karate master/politician. She’s coming to the Tekken franchise this week as downloadable content for Tekken 7. Lidia has found herself entangled in the King of Iron Fist […]

Street Fighter comes to Fortnite – Daily Esports

Capcom’s Ryu and Chun-Li from Street Fighter land in Fortnite. These fighters skins, along with emotes and equipment are now available in the item shop. Ryu and Chun-Li land in Fortnite Beloved characters from Street Fighter Ryu and Chun-Li join the Fortnite fight. Both of their skins are now available in the item shop; each […]

Street Fighter 5 Winter Update 6.001 Patch Notes Breakdown

Street Fighter 5’s Winter Update has finally arrived, and yes, we are ecstatic. Street Fighter 5 has been a staple of the fighting game scene since it debuted, much to the mix of chagrin and excitement from the established fighting game community, and as it slowly fizzles out in anticipation of the inevitable announcement of […]

Street Fighter 5’s Last DLC Character Is A Callback To Third Strike

It’s funny how the internet can ruin pretty much any surprise. As spotted by AllGamesDelta on Twitter, the Twitch information for today’s Street Fighter V winter update stream accidentally revealed the final DLC character for the game. In a callback to the legendary Third Strike, the last newcomer will be Eleven, the predecessor to the […]

Street Fighter League UYU JB interview – How the team came to be

During week 14 of Street Fighter League, the absolute standout was Team UYU’s JB and his incredible Rashid performance. We got to talk to JB about joining UYU and his experiences during this season of Street Fighter League.   DES: What brought you to Team UYU? How did your involvement in season 3 of Street […]

Street Fighter Alpha: An oral history

In the early ’90s, Capcom was starting to develop a reputation. In a world before games became services, the company had a thing for incremental upgrades. It started small, with Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition. The idea that designed itself. Millions of fans wanted to play as the bosses, and Street Fighter 2 had been […]