"How I won Frosty Faustings 2026, by @solsticefgc.bsky.social"
I interviewed Xrd's champion about his fighting game roots, his path to the championship, and his love of horse girls.
(Photo by @helloitsli.bsky.social)
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Did you know Montreal community was the most active dustloop forums thread back in the days? Crazy I know
👊 The pot grows ever bigger, courtesy of @2xko.riotgames.com!
✏️ Register NOW for #2XKO at #UMAD2026!
🕐 August 21-23, 2026
📍 550 Rue Richmond, Montréal, QC H3J 2R9
🔗 start.gg/umad2026
Jam Kuradoberi pointing accusedly at her rabbit companion in Guilty Gear Strive
And here we see mankind, knowing it cannot change society, blaming the beasts.
"DIY FGC with Bunch, Helst, and Sway"
Chatted with DIY's trio of TOs about taking inspiration from punk shows, their learnings from year 1, and running regional-scale events in 2026.
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"If you don't play something, don't say something"
Wrote about negativity in public FGC social spaces, how it affects one's enjoyment of the games they're playing, and a reminder that talking about and playing FGs are two separate hobbies.
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The week in FGC socials, with my most profound apologies to @koh.money
(Go read angelarcade.net instead I promise it's better than this)
Wrote this earlier this week to help people grapple with uncomfortable truths about ethics, capitalism, and entertainment.
I know this is ironic coming from Mr. Play Guilty Gear, but brands do not love you, and reflecting on how to live according to your values is important for your happiness.
💐💐💐 It's 🪽ANGEL ARCADE🪽 launch day!! 💐💐💐 I hope y'all enjoy my webcomic about some gals playing fighting games. Updates are planned at 1 strip/week. And if you buy the whole first capsule collection, you get 10% off!
Thanks for all the support!
🪽 read: angelarcade.net
💝 shop: shop.angelarcade.net
my new webcomic and merch shop 🪽ANGEL ARCADE🪽 officially launches this THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH at angelarcade.net 💖
this is my ongoing love letter to the community+culture of the FGC, celebrating and archiving all its realest moments and myths, as told through four very different gals (and others) 👼
"Why rollback and netplay events are good for locals, actually"
Last night I hosted a sweet locals session out of my garage and then after cleaning up I read one of the worst fighting game takes in recent memory, so here's my attempt to upcycle it.
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A reminder: if you want to support my work, buying my book is a great way to do that.
If you want to read a book about how to get into fighting games, buying my book is also a great way to do that, but if you don't have the $ you can just DL it for free.
"Letting go of Evo"
I wrote about why I'm breaking my Evo attendance streak (every year since 2011; first Evo was 2003). It's sad, but I think this a good opportunity to celebrate the Evo moments that got me here before moving on.
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👊Gentle reminder to register for #2XKO at #UMAD 2026! We're a Challenger tier event in the 2026 2XKO Official Competitive Series!
🕐 August 21-23, 2026
📍 550 Rue Richmond, Montréal, QC H3J 2R9
🔗 start.gg/umad2026
Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
This distills several of the ideas I've been trying to get across to otherwise-sensible-people in the last while, both in and out of games:
- There's always a reason why decisions get made (even if sometimes the reason is bad)
- The more invested someone is, the less they can be trusted to judge it
My child.
I may delete this because it’s a bit spicy but it shouldn’t be lost on us that games being turned into TV is essentially harvesting the stories written by those who don’t have union representation or healthcare with WGA by those that do. Our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?
close enough
play this game you can subject people to the Apparatus in it and then turn to them and say GGs and fist bump as if you didn't gold burst then raw yrc in neutral 4 times in a row to land one airthrow
WHAT A JAM THAT WAS (full cmv in replies <33333)
Guilty Gear Xrd players playing the game.
Best popoff of the weekend so far?! Congratulations Solstice for taking home 🥇 for XRD at #FFXVIII2026!
🗓️SAVE THE DATE!
❤️🔥#UMAD2026 returns to THE CHURCH in the heart of Montréal in August!
🧐More details to come!
I've decided to dip from Frosty's this year for cost reasons. I'll likely be limiting the rest of the my travel to the US in the near term.
With the money saved, I'll be going to more Canadian events.
This will also free up energy for on-site technogoofs similar to Xrd Balatro.
if you've never entered an xrd tournament before and you show me proof that you signed up for one within the next month i will draw your main for free
this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
A small teaser.
New opening video from yours truly premieres this Saturday for Resshoumania!
Sign up for the event here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/resshouman...
Not sure which is funnier from my 1st clear of the Nightreign DLC's Dreglord:
1) That the double sprint-glitch deflect of the boss' Ult came out looking so jank, or
2) That the Kaijus kissed in the end, doubling Executor's Ult damage.
Not pictured: @cwheezy22.bsky.social hard-carrying to get me here
