On the eve of a new Super Smash Bros. game, it's time to reflect on the sins of past Smashes. We can quibble over whether Bayonetta should have been in Smash 4. We can beef about Super Smash Bros. Brawl's infuriating tripping mechanic.

Or we could explore some less-trod Smash territory, something so idiosyncratic and dumb that players barely talk about it: Smash 4's terrifically random board game for the Wii U, called Smash Tour.

This year's Evo World Finals will get underway this August in Las Vegas. Evo has announced which games have made the cut.

Two unsigned, ambitious competitors shook up the competitive Super Smash Bros. 4 community yesterday after shutting down the game's best player, Gonzalo "Zero" Barrios, in two fun-to-watch upsets.

Last weekend's Super Smash Bros. for Wii U competition at DreamHack Montreal came down to a nail-biting grand finals match between Larry "Larry Lurr" Holland and Eric "ESAM" Lew. With his tournament hopes on the line, Holland scored a clutch counter against Lew to reset the bracket, which was made only more impressive by the fact his character wasn't visible at the moment his fortunes were reversed.

Kirby is a controversial character, especially among competitive Super Smash Brothers players.

Last week, Super Smash Bros. 4 legend Gonzalo Barrios ("ZeRo") declared that Bayonetta is the best character in the game right now. Since early last year, Bayonetta has gone from a despised, over-powered monster to a big question mark and, now, apparently, a balanced but elite pick.

Video: Kingdom Hearts' Sora was one of the most requested Super Smash Bros. 4 fighters when Nintendo asked fans who they wanted included last year's DLC. Although we saw crowd favourites Cloud and Bayonetta, Sora didn't make it into the roster.

It's that time again! Time for more Super Smash Bros. 4 glitches and bugs. This go round, we have Ryu from Street Fighter.