On Joining Team YASE

Big news: I was extended an invitation to join the online good vibes crew at Team YASE, and I heartily accepted. What does this mean for this more personal blog? It could develop in a few different ways.

Samurai Shodown pre-orders and early adopters will get Season One pass for free

With the release of the Samurai Shodown reboot right around the corner, SNK took an opportunity to both release a new trailer and a spicy new bit of news: those who pre-order the game and all the early adopters will receive the Season One pass for free by registering the game by June 30th.

Shiki is latest character revealed for upcoming Samurai Shodown reboot

In this week’s edition of “holy fuck this game has so many cool women characters I want to main”, YouTube channel Game Goons did me an early birthday favor by revealing Samurai Shodown’s latest roster addition: Shiki.

NetherRealm Studios the latest developer enveloped in crunch controversies

Ever since the launch of Mortal Kombat 11, multiple people have come forward, particularly on twitter, to present accounts of horrid periods of crunch and questionable working conditions during their time at NRS. It would seem the FGC is not immune to subpar working conditions on the developer end.

Climax Of Night [re:run] announced at Michigan Masters and you should be excited

Michigan Masters took place over the weekend and there were plenty of fantastic antics all around to enjoy. The event had a ton of amazing games and even better players to showcase them. One of the highlights of the end was the announcement of possibly the biggest French Bread event: the return of Climax Of Night.

PSN name changes largely don’t impact your fighting game experience

Earlier today, Playstation announced via its official blog that name changes on the Playstation Network will be rolling out today. There are some good signs, but there’s still some uncertainty.

SNK announce new Samurai Shodown character and NEOGEO collection at PAX East

SNK appear to have brought the ruckus to PAX East this year, having a playable demo of Samurai Shodown at the event and also holding a presentation earlier today, where they proceeded to announce a new character and a collection of SamSho titles coming out.