Archive - Press Button Win

2XKO'd: Skepticism Rising

I still firmly believe in the theoretical potential reach of the traditional fighting game genre, 2XKO is not the game that’s going to realize it.

Aug 11 •

May 2024

The Future of Fighting Games?

One Button Special Moves and the Controller Arms Race

May 31 •

January 2024

Applying the Think, Don't Mash! Approach to Street Fighter 6

I’m not currently planning on making Think, Don’t Mash!

Jan 30 •

March 2023

The Cross|Up is ... Pretty Great?

I bought a Cross|Up™ (I’m just going to call it a cross-up for the rest of this article, sorry Hit Box Arcade™).

Mar 26, 2023 •

Justin Wong's Secret Plan to Win EVO

Watch the video first and then come back here:

Mar 19, 2023 •

October 2022

Street Fighter 6 Beta and the Direction of the Game

Understanding the Street Fighter Series as Capcom's Reaction to Criticism

Oct 9, 2022 •

September 2022

Lessons From a Decade of Making Videos

I wrote a post not too long ago called The Past and Future of Press Button Win. That post focused on the history of the channel and my thoughts about…

Sep 12, 2022 •

July 2022

Guilty Gear Strive's Success and Fighting Game Accessibility

A while back, I wrote a blog post about what a simplified Guilty Gear game might look like. While anime/airdasher fighting games are fun, they are…

Jul 3, 2022 •

June 2022

The SF6 Announcement Trailer Was Good: Let's Talk About Fighting Game Business Models

After the disappointing teaser trailer Capcom dropped earlier this year, I was surprised to find myself coming away extremely impressed after watching…

Jun 4, 2022 •

May 2022

The Past and Future of Press Button Win

Every once in a while, it’s nice to take a few steps back and take a broad view of things.

May 22, 2022 •

Fighting Games—Punching Above Their Weight

I've always thought fighting games could be more popular.

May 17, 2022 •

February 2022

The Street Fighter 6 Teaser Was Bad

The title of this post should probably be “The Street Fighter 6 Teaser is a Baffling Piece of Marketing Material.” I just don’t get it.

Feb 21, 2022 •

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