EventHubs Podcast

We played OVER 100 HOURS of Street Fighter 6 - TAKEAWAYS

How to pick the right controls for you in Street Fighter 6

5 Reasons we’re extra excited for Street Fighter 6

Street Fighter 6 Mysteries - 4 Big Questions that Need Answers!

Final Tier List for Street Fighter 5

Street Fighter 2 vs. Street Fighter 5: Which is the better fighting game?

Reacting to Street Fighter 6’s newest characters, Cammy, Lily, and Zangief

Street Fighter 3 vs. Street Fighter 4: Which is the better fighting game?

Tekken 8 Nina trailer and new mechanics REACTIONS

Rating new Street Fighter 6 characters JP, Blanka, Dhalsim and Dee Jay

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 wil...

Rating new Street Fighter 6 characters Marisa and Manon

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 wil...

New info on Street Fighter 6’s release date

Street Fighter 6 Interview with JM Crofts

Street Fighter 6 beta tier list discussion

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!)

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

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!

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

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

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'...

Street Fighter 6 questions answered Part 1: Damage output, flow/feel, and comparisons to Street Fighter 5

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?

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

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

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,...

Top 5 best Street Fighter games of all time plus two hated characters Catalyst thinks should return in Street Fighter 6

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?

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

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?

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 characters who won’t look good in SF6’s hyper-realistic visual style and Catalyst’s top 5 SF5 players of all time

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

When will more Street Fighter 6 news come and a closer look at where Capcom failed and succeeded in recent character balance

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

Why the Street Fighter 6 teaser felt underwhelming and 4 differences to expect in SF6

Our Street Fighter 6 launch roster wish list

Should Street Fighter 6 have Third Strike’s global parry mechanic and 5 major issues SF6 must avoid at launch

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.

Marvel vs. Capcom has been claimed by the fans; 8 characters that should die during Street Fighter 6’s story

The developmental side of Marvel vs. Capcom hasn't showed many signs of life in recent times, but the culture the franchise inspired seems to have quite literally decided to take over in an intriguing, exciting, and quite beautiful way. Plus, Catalyst lists the eight characters he thinks need to die during Street Fighter 6's story.

What does Street Fighter 5 need most from its final scheduled balance update, and should older SF titles get re-balanced?

How high on Street Fighter 5’s tier list is Luke? Plus a Street Fighter 6 update and what else could be in store for 35th anniversary

Street Fighter 5 story-only characters who should be in Street Fighter 6, and 3 ways Capcom should fix their netcode

Of the many characters who appeared in Street Fighter 5's story modes but not its main roster, we've chosen five who we think should get a shot at being playable in Street Fighter 6. Also, Catalyst takes us through three specific issues with Street Fighter 5's netcode he'd like to see fixed.

Should USF4 get rollback netcode and 10 characters who should definitely NOT be on SF6’s launch roster

Do certain Street Fighter characters HAVE to be base roster members? Plus the 5 best story threads in Street Fighter 5

Are certain Street Fighter characters non-negotiable musts for appearing on base rosters, or can anyone be DLC? We delve into the concept of community expectations on this front, plus Catalyst counts out the five best character story threads in Street Fighter 5.