While Daigo Umehara isn’t dissatisfied with the current state of Street Fighter 6, he says the game’s “random” style makes it difficult to determine the best player in modern tournament settings. Evo ...

To be labeled legendary in any competition means more than just winning. It means dominating at the highest levels and making it look easy. Basketball had Michael Jordan. Baseball had Derek Jeter. And ...

The first thing you should probably know about Daigo "The Beast" Umehara is that he has a statue. It's not a life-sized statue, but simply having one seems to be something that's fairly high on a ...

Red Bull Kumite 2025 has proven to be quite the spectacle this weekend for Street Fighter 6 fans. Notable players in attendance include Zeta|Kakeru, WBG|MenaRD, KSG|Xiaohai, G8S|Gachikun, BST|Daigo ...

In the early '90s, Street Fighter 2 had taken over the video game space in a way that had never really been seen before for a competitive head-to-head title, and it was a special time that most ...

For many fighting games, there's often a pro-player legend associated with them. For the Mortal Kombat and Injustice franchise that legend is SonicFox, and for the Street Fighter franchise there are ...

In October 2026, a somewhat surprising video was released.“Daigo Umehara's Akuma breaks through MR 2400 to reach Legend Rank ...

Mad Catz ® Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz” or “the Company”) (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider today announced that renowned video game champion and ...

As part of the 20th anniversary of EVO Moment 37 and the 25th anniversary of the latest version of Street Fighter 3, organizers at EVO 2024 thought it’d be a nice idea to hold one more open tournament ...

This weekend, it was announced that Daigo Umehara, one of the greatest Street Fighter players of all time, had contracted covid-19. He has since been hospitalized to get the care he needs as the ...