Category Archives: Fighting

Meltdown London to host KO Cup finals

May 13th, 2019
Meltdown London to host KO Cup finals
New fighting game tournament the KO Cup will have its live finals take place at Meltdown London later this year. Games include Injustice 2, Tekken 7, Real Boxing, Fight Night Champion and a promo video also displays Smash Bros. Prizes include the KO Cup, beanies and a boxing glove signed by The Eubanks. Participants aged over…
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Gfinity Elite Series Season 3 champions crowned

April 30th, 2018
Gfinity Elite Series Season 3 champions crowned
This past weekend signalled the end of the 2018 Gfinity Elite Series, with the Season 3 champions for FIFA 18, Rocket League and Street Fighter V all being crowned. Jamie Hore looks back on the winners in each game. 10 esports organisations started the competition back in March, but who scooped the titles and were…
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‘Being female at an esports tournament can be intimidating’ – Tekken player Beebee talks UK esports diversity in new District G video

April 25th, 2018
‘Being female at an esports tournament can be intimidating’ – Tekken player Beebee talks UK esports diversity in new District G video
A new video discussion show from fighting game-focused UK esports organisation District G has explored the topic of diversity in esports. District G co-founder Joe Nwosokwa welcomed GGR founder and GRM Daily presenter Mr Midas, Tekken player and commentator SpaghettiRip and female Tekken player Beebee (pictured), to try and understand whether gaming was as diverse and…
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Capcom Pro Tour UK dates announced

February 20th, 2018
Capcom Pro Tour UK dates announced
Capcom has announced its dates for the Capcom Pro Tour 2018 season and the UK has a couple of events on the calendar. The dates are July 20th to 22nd for VSFighting 2018 in Birmingham, while the second event is the EU regional final taking place at EGX also in Birmingham from September 20th to 23rd. This…
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Who took victory in Gfinity’s Elite Series opening Street Fighter action

July 8th, 2017
Who took victory in Gfinity’s Elite Series opening Street Fighter action
Gfinity kicked off its Gfinity Elite Series yesterday with Street Fighter V. Infused, Prophecy, EnVyUs, exceL, Endpoint, Reason, Method and Epsilon opened up W1D1 of Gfinity with intense competition. The evening opened up with intense action from Method vs Epsilon. Epsilon gained a quick series advantage by going 2-0.  However, Method fought off their early series…
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Full Gfinity Broadcast Line-up Confirmed

July 6th, 2017
Full Gfinity Broadcast Line-up Confirmed
With the first series taking place tomorrow, July 7th, Gfinity has now confirmed their full Broadcast line-up for their Rocket League, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Street Fighter. With Street Fighter Hadoukening things off on Friday, July 7th, with CS:GO and Rocket League taking place on the 8th and 9th respectively and running for the next 9…
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epic.LAN 21: Which teams won and how were viewer numbers?

June 22nd, 2017
epic.LAN 21: Which teams won and how were viewer numbers?
epic.LAN 21 finished last weekend and featured everything from beach parties to charity pie faces alongside the esports tournaments. Craig Robinson takes a look back at the action.   Face-Strike: Pie Offensive Starting with the most important part of the event, epic.LAN esports manager Tom "Gumpster" Gumbleton and RNR Esports MD Adam "Blanks" Heath got pied in…
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You’re potentially taking away a career’ – ESIC on publishers banning esports players without strong evidence

May 30th, 2017
You’re potentially taking away a career’ – ESIC on publishers banning esports players without strong evidence
Earlier this month two British Tekken players were banned from the Tekken 7 UK Championship for 'suspected collusion'.  Justin "King Jae" Nelson and fellow District G teammate C-Krizzle protested their innocence, after a few clips allegedly showed C-Krizzle 'letting Justin win. While Bandai Namco said the players were 'suspected of collusion', implying they didn't have firm evidence of clear collusion,…
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