In this episode, we discuss East Coast Throwdown 2024, highlighting the impressive performances and upsets in Street Fighter 6. StaticGorilla shared his firsthand experience at the event, and we discuss the debate surrounding first-to-two versus first-to-three formats in tournaments. We also talked about Bandai Namco's response to the recent player disqualification controversy and their efforts to make it right. Finally we have a discussion about whether arena fighters like Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO should be considered fighting games, exploring the nuances of game genres and competitive scenes.

Timestamps

01:20 East Coast Throwdown 2024 Recap
05:41 ECT 2024: Event and Venue Experience
08:55 ECT 2024 Street Fighter 6 Upsets
12:28 First-to-3 vs First-to-2
19:23 ECT 2024: Street Fighter 6 Highlights
24:14 ECT 2024: Nitro Defends Title in Guilty Gear Strive
31:17 Tekken World Tour Rules Update
34:46 ArcSys AMA @ Paris Game Week
38:33 Crash's Thoughts on Coreupt Demo
42:17 Is Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO a Fighting Game
52:22 Traditional vs Arena Fighting Games
58:29 The Resurgence of Fighting Games

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3ke

Hosts:

Andres Mirandes
twitter.com/CrashtagVS

Gabriel Medina
twitter.com/StaticGorilla

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