EventHubs Podcast

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By: Jon Grey, John Guerrero

We discuss fighting game news, events, eSports, and more. Mostly Street Fighter centered, but you'll also find the occasional Mortal Kombat, Super Smash Bros., Guilty Gear, or Dragon Ball FighterZ discussion.

Street Fighter 6 Mysteries - 4 Big Questions that Need Answers!
#241
Yesterday at 7:24 PM


Final Tier List for Street Fighter 5
#240
04/17/2023


Street Fighter 2 vs. Street Fighter 5: Which is the better fighting game?
#239
04/10/2023


Reacting to Street Fighter 6’s newest characters, Cammy, Lily, and Zangief
#238
04/04/2023


Street Fighter 3 vs. Street Fighter 4: Which is the better fighting game?
#237
02/13/2023


Tekken 8 Nina trailer and new mechanics REACTIONS
#236
02/05/2023


Rating new Street Fighter 6 characters JP, Blanka, Dhalsim and Dee Jay
#235
01/26/2023

We've got three separate gameplay reveal trailers for Street Fighter 6 in recent days, with Capcom's development team running sets. Although it hasn't been officially confirmed, this is likely their Battle Balance squad on the controls.

Manon, Marisa, JP, Blanka, Dhalsim and Dee Jay have all gotten the full gameplay showcase now, and we assign letter grades in terms of how we think these characters are coming out of the gate. We also breakdown their gameplay and how we think their moves will work in the latest game. Here in part 2 we get to JP, Blanka, Dhalsim, and...


Rating new Street Fighter 6 characters Marisa and Manon
#234
01/26/2023

We've got three separate gameplay reveal trailers for Street Fighter 6 in recent days, with Capcom's development team running sets. Although it hasn't been officially confirmed, this is likely their Battle Balance squad on the controls.

Manon, Marisa, JP, Blanka, Dhalsim and Dee Jay have all gotten the full gameplay showcase now, and we assign letter grades in terms of how we think these characters are coming out of the gate. We also breakdown their gameplay and how we think their moves will work in the latest game. Here in part 1 we get to Manon and Marisa, with...


New info on Street Fighter 6’s release date
#233
11/30/2022


Street Fighter 6 Interview with JM Crofts
#232
11/05/2022


Street Fighter 6 beta tier list discussion
#231
11/03/2022

Four of the EventHubs staff (all of who got to spend time playing Street Fighter 6's closed beta test) offer their opinions on ordering the eight yet playable characters in tier lists.

We offer all four of our lists, then put together a cumulative list at the end of our discussion.


Street Fighter 6’s appeal to casual players is incredible (With special guest King Jae!)
#230
10/12/2022

We welcome content creator and player King Jae to Talk and Block to discuss Street Fighter 6's appeal to more casual audiences. We also discuss a little Tekken, the potential of good character customization modes, and more.


Street Fighter 6 has more exciting single player content than ever
#229
09/23/2022

Capcom showcased a ton more World Tour Mode as well as Battle Hub! They also revealed a new Extreme Battle mode... which reminds us a bit of Super Smash Bros.


Street Fighter 6 Full launch roster revealed!
#228
09/20/2022

One day after Capcom shows us 4 new Street Fighter 6 characters, they tell us the rest of the roster! DreamKing joins to help react and analyze this exciting news!


Ken, Honda, Dhalsim, Blanka revealed for Street Fighter 6
#227
09/15/2022

Capcom hit the Street Fighter community with loads of exciting new Street Fighter 6 content today at Tokyo Game Show as a whopping four new characters were revealed for the game's roster.

All four are classic World Warriors as Blanka, E. Honda, Dhalsim, and Ken Masters bring the current revealed roster count to 11. We've taken a close look at the footage for all four and have some reactions, speculations, and more to share with you.


Street Fighter 6 questions answered Part 2: Drive Impact, Drive Rush, and Drive System balance
#226
09/11/2022

Having gotten a full session of hands on time with Street Fighter 6, (playing with the likes of competitors like PG|Punk and Justin Wong) Catalyst has a ton of new insight into how the game's fights, feel, and flow.

As two seasoned players, we sat down to simply talk about some of the particulars in more detail. During this part of our discussion, I have a few questions (based on some fears) about how Street Fighter 6's Drive System appears to work. Catalyst's first response to my saying I'm a bit fearful of Drive Impact: You should...


Street Fighter 6 questions answered Part 1: Damage output, flow/feel, and comparisons to Street Fighter 5
#225
09/05/2022

Catalyst got hands on time with Street Fighter 6 at Evo, and so I have some questions for him about the game. This time we talk about basic feel and flow, how many touches it takes to win a round, and how similar/not SF6 seems to Street Fighter 5.


Should Hit Boxes be banned in competitive fighting game tournaments?
#224
09/01/2022

Despite having been around for the last 10 years or so, Hit Box controllers are a hot and controversial topic in the FGC right now. Should they be banned from competitive play? Are they the way of the future? We offer our thoughts.


Reaction to new Street Fighter 5 costumes at SDCC 2022
#223
07/23/2022

We react to the new Street Fighter 6 costumes shown off for Ryu, Chun, Luke, Jamie, and Guile at San Diego Comicon. There also may have been a slight slip up revealing who is coming to SF6 next...


Doing Things Differently
#222
07/17/2022

Hey team,
We're changing our approach to podcasting and reducing the frequency in which we produce Talk and Block episodes. We will still be doing them and uploading as audio files, but not necessarily on a weekly basis. Moving forward Catalyst and I will be doing our TB discussion format for reaction videos to major reveals and occasional discussions segments for when the format makes most sense. We're turning our media focus more toward producing other YouTube content such as video essays, of few of which are already out. We'd very much love it if you'd give our...


Top 5 best Street Fighter games of all time plus two hated characters Catalyst thinks should return in Street Fighter 6
#221
07/08/2022

What are the five worst Street Fighter games of all time? We're focusing only on the main series, but are discerning between versions of games. Plus Catalyst shares the two hated characters he thinks should still be in Street Fighter 6. 

 


Five worst Street Fighter games ever?
#220
07/08/2022

What are the five worst Street Fighter games of all time? We're focusing only on the main series, but are discerning between versions of games.

 


Street Fighter 6’s approach to the global parry mechanic may actually improve over Street Fighter 3’s
#219
06/24/2022

Street Fighter 6 is bringing back one of the franchise's most important mechanics, the parry, but aiming to do so in a way that makes it less intimidating and more intuitive to newcomers. We explore how Capcom could potentially refine and make better the mechanic that helped define Third Strike as one of the greatest fighting games of all time.


6 important things you need to know about Street Fighter 6 and is SF6 appealing perfectly to new and returning players?
#218
06/17/2022

From core mechanics to general flow and feel, we discuss 6 important things players can expect from Street Fighter 6, also, almost all of the reactions from those who have played are positive thus far. Has Capcom found the perfect balance of accessibility and dynamic core gameplay? 


How Street Fighter 6’s Drive mechanic looks to impact gameplay
#217
06/10/2022

Street Fighter 6's Drive mechanic has been revealed and detailed and... it thankfully doesn't look like a comeback mechanic, at least not as powerful of one as we've seen in recent Street Fighter games. we discuss how it looks like it will impact gameplay, possible problems that could pop up, and more


Hidden characters across Street Fighter history, Street Fighter5 review in 2022, and who is most likely to win SF6’s tournament?
#216
06/03/2022

We missed last week due to illness but we're back with a peace offering of three segments this week. First off we talk about all the hidden and secret characters in Street Fighter over the years, then do a review of Street Fighter 5 to see if it's worth getting here in 2022, and finally which characters stand the best chance at winning the Street Fighter 6 tournament (if there is one).


Ranking Street Fighter’s boss characters and assigning D&D alignments to all SF5 characters
#215
05/20/2022

Who is the best boss in all of Street Fighter? We're ranking the franchise's six big baddies from worst to best. Also, Catalyst organizes the roster of Street Fighter 5 into Dungeons and Dragons alignments. See who's chaotic good and who's lawful evil.


The 3.5 banned Street Fighter characters and ranking the entire SF5 roster from easiest to most difficult to play
#214
05/13/2022

We're taking a look at the history of Street Fighter characters that've been widely banned from tournaments, which has happened about 3 and a half times over the year. Plus Catalyst ranks the entire Street Fighter 5 roster based on how easy or difficult each character is to play.


Who are the best new characters in each Street Fighter; Crazy characters: Dark Phoenix in Marvel vs. Capcom 3
#213
05/07/2022

Who are the most successful newcomers in each Street Fighter chapter? Plus Catalyst continues his crazy characters series with Marvel vs. Capcom 3's Dark Phoenix.


Street Fighter 6 needs a Drunken Fist character; odd-numbered Street Fighter games are cursed
#212
04/22/2022

Street Fighter 6 could be the first franchise entry to feature a Drunken Fist style fighter and we have the perfect, never before playable character to fill the spot. Plus Catalyst considers the curse of the odd numbered Street Fighter entries.


Street Fighter characters that the Definitive Update has made more fun to play, and the horrors of Vanilla SF4 Sagat
#211
04/15/2022

Certain Street Fighter characters have become widely unappealing for players to use simply because their ability to implement go to strategies just doesn't come across as fun. We identify 5 such characters in SF5 that seem to have "glown up" thanks to the Definitive Update. Plus, Catalyst takes us on a blast from the past to recall the nightmare that was Vanilla Street Fighter 4 Sagat.


Was Luke ’nerfed into top 1?’ And 5 big things fans should expect from Street Fighter 6
#210
04/08/2022

Is Luke an overpowered problem in Street Fighter 5 this season? We discuss this potential as the community begins expressing worry. Plus, Catalyst hits us with 5 big things fans should expect from Street Fighter 6.

 


Discussing the 5 biggest losers and winners of Street Fighter 5’s definitive update
#209
04/01/2022


10 characters who won’t look good in SF6’s hyper-realistic visual style and Catalyst’s top 6 SF5 players of all time
#208
03/24/2022


Who are Capcom’s target audiences for Street Fighter 6 and how might pursuing them affect the game’s development? Plus Catalyst lists off his 10 most interesting characters going into Street Fighter 6
#207
03/18/2022


When will more Street Fighter 6 news come and a closer look at where Capcom failed and succeeded in recent character balance
#206
03/11/2022

More Street Fighter 6 information is coming Summer of 2022... but when exactly is that? We've hammered down four particular windows where we think news is most likely. Plus Catalyst takes a closer look at where Capcom failed and succeeded in recent character balance to give us an idea of where things are headed in Street Fighter 6.


10 characters fans don’t want in Street Fighter 6 and one killer feature it absolutely should have
#205
03/04/2022


Why the Street Fighter 6 teaser felt underwhelming and 4 differences to expect in SF6
#204
02/26/2022


Our Street Fighter 6 launch roster wish list
#203
02/19/2022


Should Street Fighter 6 have Third Strike’s global parry mechanic and 5 major issues SF6 must avoid at launch
#202
02/11/2022

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike is often regarded as one of the best fighting games of all time, so should Street Fighter 6 borrow the global parry mechanic 3S is so widely known for? Plus Catalyst lists off 5 major issues Street Fighter 6 must avoid at launch.