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4/15/25

eスポーツワールドカップ

「eスポーツワールドカップ（Esports World Cup / EWC）」の記事まとめページです。

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4/14/25

'We recognize there are some people that may not be able to afford [the Switch 2's] price point...' — President of Nintendo of America

Nintendo recently unveiled all the juicy details about their upcoming new console, the Switch 2. The console is set to be released on June 5, 2025. Originally, Nintendo intended to allow preorders starting on April 9, 2025, but these plans were de...

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4/14/25

Mai Shiranui was the 2nd most popular character in Street Fighter 6's most recent stats

There's been a lot of debate in terms of how strong the latest DLC character, Mai Shiranui, is in Street Fighter 6. She's definitely seen a surge in results as of late, showing up twice in the top 16 of a major event. Adding further fuel to the d...

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4/14/25

Slashback 2025 results

Update: This story has been updated with final results. Slashback is back for 2025 and the action will be happening in San Jose, California, U.S.A. Notable players attending include DCDS|RedDitto, PAR|BigBlack, 2GB Combo, Jonathan Tene, 808|Ryaz...

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4/14/25

「EVOジャパン 2025」メイン種目の参加登録者数が発表。スト6はEVO歴代2位記録の6,600名超に

2025年5月9日（金）から11日（日）にかけて東京ビッグサイト（東京都）で開催される「EVO Japan 2025」より、メイン種目の参加登録者数です。

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4/14/25

【スト6】Vtuber＆プロ師弟チーム戦「師弟薬湯デスマッチ」。負けたら“薬湯”で健康に：4/20（日）17時

2025年4月20日（日）に開催される『ストリートファイター6』イベント「師弟で守れ乾杯！薬湯デスマッチ開催！！！！」（以下、師弟薬湯デスマッチ）のメモです。

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4/13/25

Diaphone creates a tier list ranking the best fighting games for 2025

We're only about a third of the way through 2025, but it's shaping up to be an interesting time for fighting game fans. To highlight "the state of fighting games in 2025," Diaphone recently created a tier list that rates many of the fighters that ...

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4/13/25

JP must've thought that he successfully evaded Akuma's Raging Demon super art but a nasty surprise awaited him...

Boltstrike recently posted an interesting clip that showcased a match between his High Master Akuma and an Ultimate Master JP. This was the third round of the match, so whoever won this exchange would get the points. The clip started off with Bol...

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4/13/25

Street Fighter's original developers based moves on martial arts attacks, but altered them to look more visually impressive

While the original Street Fighter likely had an obscure brick breaking electro-mechanical arcade game to thank for its creation, in terms of the series' iconic moves, you can thank real life martial arts for inspiring the franchise, just with some...

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4/13/25

Mai Shiranui gets a solar flare in Street Fighter 6 due to save state glitch

Pro player IBSG|Sasamo discovered an interesting glitch with Mai Shiranui in Street Fighter 6 that gives her a gigantic solar flare that stays locked to her character model as she moves back and forth. This glitch is only possible in training mod...

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4/12/25

This cosplayer has perfectly captured A.K.I.'s appearance and mannerisms

A.K.I. is an extremely tricky and complex character in Street Fighter 6. Like F.A.N.G in Street Fighter 5, she has a unique fighting style in which she slowly widdles opponents down through the usage of poison, though A.K.I. also has some ludicrou...

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4/12/25

Slashback 2025 early results, stream ft. RedDitto, BigBlack, 2GB Combo, Jonathan Tene, Ryazo, Kojicoco, Knotts, Silent, Mario, ElvenShadow and more

Update: This story has been updated with day 1 results. Slashback is back for 2025 and the action will be happening in San Jose, California, U.S.A. Notable players attending include DCDS|RedDitto, PAR|BigBlack, 2GB Combo, Jonathan Tene, Iago|Rya...

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4/12/25

Former Nintendo employees discuss how price increases for the Switch 2 could be considered but there still may be hope

Nintendo recently unveiled a bunch of details surrounding the Switch 2 during their latest Nintendo Direct presentation. It was during the livestream where we learned that the Switch 2 was set to be launched on June 5, 2025. The hybrid device was ...

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4/11/25

Saudi eLeague Major results

Update: This story has been updated with final results. The next two days we'll be seeing the Saudi eLeague Major taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Notable players participating incldue Falcons|Atif, Mouz|EndingWalker, Falcons|Farzeen, Falco...

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4/11/25

NoahTheProdigy outlines his conditions for Daigo Umehara to get his rematch against him in Street Fighter 6

We witnessed quite a bit of top level play for Street Fighter 6 at Red Bull Kumite this past weekend. The players in attendance at that event included Zeta|Kakeru, WBG|MenaRD, BST|Daigo, TM|NoahTheProdigy, and many more. Ultimately, Daigo Umehara...

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4/11/25

This new Chun-Li statue certainly shows off a lot of thigh but no one's going to complain about that

There's certainly no shortage of Street Fighter 6 statues and figures in the world, but there are still some that will reach out and grab your attention. We recently came across a new Chun-Li statue that's about to come out that caught our attent...

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