Alex Valle is a pro-player and community figure head that has been playing Street Fighter competitively for over a decade. He the CEO of Level|Up as well as the head organizer of California’s major So-Cal Regional. I grabbed a few quick words with him after the PAX East FGC Panel. The…
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From Cross Counter Asia to Team Desperation Move, and now part of Team Madcatz, Zhi has had a steady growing and fruitful FGC career. With his oddly charismatic style when speaking, he is known for not holding anything back on commentating a match or in conducting an interview. He’s been…
CEO 2013 · Fighting Game Features · Fighting Game Tournaments · Fighting Games · Spotlight
In the second part of our two part interview with Alex Jebailey we talk about his local scene in Florida, upcoming players, the Fall Classic and more. Check here if you missed the first part of our interview where Jebailey discusses what it takes to run CEO and his thoughts…
CEO 2013 · Fighting Game Features
I recently sat down with Alex Jebailey to talk with him about himself, CEO, his local scene, and his thoughts on E-Sports and the FGC in the first entry of a two part interview. What is CEO? CEO is a collection of fighting game events put together to bring players…
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A foreword for this year: The fighting game community (FGC) has been waiting on the sidelines — wondering if it would be possible to make money like the burgeoning e-sports industry, while not necessarily being bothered by it. Now, the IGN Pro League (IPL) has a chance to bring the…
In my mind, the fighting game community (FGC) is the most compelling out of all the competitive game communities. Even though I’m a relative newcomer to the scene (09’ status), I’m not new to competitive gaming. I’ve played, with serious ambition, many games including CS 1.6, Quake/UT/Painkiller, and now SF4….
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One of the most difficult challenges that games in the competitive gaming space run into is which format and rules that game will be played under. A seemingly minor modification can completely change the dynamic of the competitive dynamic. You can find lots of of examples of this. Quake games…
For a gamer and technoholic like me there’s just something intoxicating about Japan. Something you can’t quite put to mind unless you’ve been there. There’s a casual abundance of technology that glitters through the city and it’s a constant reminder of the Japanese love of gadgetry. Whether it’s paying for…
Almost more than anything, fans love big upsets. Fans love to see new faces take out the old guard and surprise the world with outstanding play. Three weeks ago at Season’s Beatings: Ascension in Cleveland, OH we got to see exactly that. KBrad shocked us all by powering through the…
Last weekend, players from all over the U.S. flew into Chicago, Illinois for the Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 8. The competition was spread between nine fighting game titles, including Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition 2012, Street Fighter x Tekken, Mortal Kombat 9, and more. Some…
Last weekend, players from all over the U.S. flew into Chicago, Illinois for the Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 8. The competition was spread between nine fighting game titles, including Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition 2012, Street Fighter x Tekken, Mortal Kombat 9, and more. Some…
Last weekend, players from all over the U.S. flew into Chicago, Illinois for the Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 8. The competition was spread between 15 fighting game titles, including Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition 2012, Street Fighter x Tekken, Mortal Kombat, and more, including DIVEKICK,…
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