Fighting Game Banter Podcast JonisBrasko

Send us a Text Message.Wrestling games have never been a big part of FGC or Esports in general. But that might be about to change with the WWE now part of Endeavor and TKO holdings. Because this partnership also includes UFC, it only seems like a matter of time before the WWE interests and business practices align more with UFC then the previous administration. And that includes the possibility of making a competitive game that can be tailored for Esports. Could we actually have a WWE g...

Send us a Text Message.Plenty of Fighting Game franchises popped up in the 90's but disappeared as quickly as they arrived. While a lot of niche titles have found success with not just a new audience, but the ability to play these niche games online. And some even get side tournament play at major FGC events. However, there is one franchise that was important to the transition to 3D fighting games as well as the one of the first console exclusive fighting games. Battle Arena Toshi...

Send us a Text Message.Part One can be watched online. https://youtu.be/1FVhsg1BbIk?si=xcap3VTn9vWhogOWPart 2 focuses primarily on fighting games, what works, what does not work, and what we are looking forward to for the rest of 2024. Games mention include, Breakers Collection, Vangard Princess, Killer Instinct, Pocket Bravery, Fight of Animals, Battle Arena Toshinden, and even Castlevania Judgement. Some game release info referenced in podcast have since been updated for both Bl...

Send us a Text Message.This is a story of a 14-month journey to buy, play, and receive a rare gem of fighting game history here in North America. Now that I finally received the collector's edition I bought back in October of 2022, I was only appropriate to speak about it now, once I had all games I could get. This podcast is focused on the console and Steam ports released in 2022 and 2023, not the original games created by Dimps in 2004 and 2005, or the Atomiswave or NesicaXLive arcade ...

Send us a Text Message.We have talked about the game awards how they present fighting games. Street Fighter VI won Best Fighting of the year, and rightfully so. But for me, it wasn't my pick. Even though I knew it had no chance to win, I still voted for Pocket Bravery. To end 2023, I am going to tell you why Pocket Bravery was my Game of the Year. And afterwords, I hope you will give it a try. There is an Addendum added to this podcast that addressed some pronunciation errors with...

Send us a Text Message.This episode deals the aftermath of The Game Awards held on December 7th, 2023. With trailers, celebrities, Muppets, and trailers taking up most of the show. Why were fighting games only given a total of 1 minute and 50 seconds? Every Fighting Game and FGC Event loss out outside of the Best Fighting category, so why even pretend to care about awards show that doesn’t care about us? We'll touch on what was shown, what was missing, and what are the alternatives to t...