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It's a new year, so I figured I'd update this, so yeah, say hi to Dusa and the bulletin board shade! Anyway... Ever find yourself in need of pixel art-style Twitch emotes? Hit me up, DMs are open. #TwitchEmotes #PixelArt

Frankensteined a new-ish VO reel together out of what recent work I have that's publicly available. So yeah, if you're in need of an authoritative, but ultimately approachable vibe for your corporate AVPs and what have you, feel free to hit me up! #VoiceOver #VO

Let me tell you a story about @TK_iKARi There's been a lot of conversation going around about how he "came out of nowhere" to win EVO. This isn't remotely true. iKARi's been playing for like 20 years at this point. This guy is an OG thorugh and through. However, he lacked the international prestige to really stand out on the average Tekken player's radar. He was always a match or two away from making a big mark at an event. This brings me to Combo Breaker 2025, one of his worst finishes at any major. He didn't even make top 128, but it wasn't a lack of skill from iKARi. He just wasn't playing like himself. I remember watching one of his pools sets at CB and noticing that he was visibly shaking. His nerves were clearly getting to him. There was a clear difference between iKARi in his comfort zone and iKARi playing at a big major. And, if you know anything about Kazuya, he requires unwavering confidence to succeed. You have to be completely locked in. The next night at Combo Breaker, iKARi was running sets at 2am. He was out of the tournament anyways, might as well get some practice in, right? A line started to form. Then a crowd. Everyone that was there still playing Tekken wanted a chance to fight against him. Something shifted during the time he was running sets. He eventually started going full Pokchop on people, talking shit, getting loud, having the entire room rally behind him. It was like watching a different man. There are certainly people in the community who know a lot more about iKARi than I do, but that night really stood out to me. There's something about running sets in the wee hours of the night that just makes things click. His ability to take down the best Tekken players isn't something that he just pulled out in the spur of the moment. He's been putting effort into this for years, and his effort finally paid off, both in terms of mechanical skill and being mentally prepared to take on the best players in the world. The pics here are mine, never had the chance to post them anywhere. I'd always planned to write about it someday because I knew just from sitting there and watching iKARi that he'd go on to do something absolutely incredible one day. Unfortunately, the games journalism industry is abysmal right now, but it'd be a waste not to share this part of his journey even if it's just in a post like this. Here's to hoping there's a long career ahead for you yet, iKARi. Congratulations on the win.

10年前、中学2年生だったヤマグチ、ひぐちが自分の弟子企画に応募してきてくれました。 当の本人達は、当時格ゲーが下火になる中若いプレイヤーも減っていて周りで格ゲーを触る学校の友達などもいなく、近い世代の格ゲー仲間が欲しい！ちょっとプロに教えてもらえる！ぐらいの気持ちがもしかしたら大きかったかもしれません。 自分はその時、同い年だけど性格やゲームの攻略なども全然違う2人がお互いを刺激し合ってライバルのような関係で切磋琢磨してくれたら良いなぁ、将来大きい舞台で彼らの決勝とかになったらもう本望だなぁなんて夢見てたけどまた１つ夢が叶いましたね。 今まで格闘ゲーム、ストリートファイターを続けてくれて本当にありがとう。 最高の恩返しです。

.@2dJazz and @Tasty_Steve's calls here were nothing short of amazing. And Ikari bowing after the set? That's the icing on the cake. You love to see it.

bird gang

So hyped for him. Waited so long.

Chun-Li Air Juggle 🤹 #sf3 #streetfighter #dudley #juggle #retro #viral #gamer #capcom #chunli #chikops2

I'm not here as much these days, but I do check in from time to time. That said, I stitched a new(ish) corporate VO reel together. Hit me up if you need a voice for your project. #VoiceOver #VO

.@daigothebeast 😱 UFA 2025 | Twitch.tv/CapcomFighters

My Voice Acting Visual Reel I'm Kat Langomez, a Non-Binary Queer Filipino Voice Actor. I have a broadcast-quality home studio ready for remote work. I can do anything from ADR, Ads, Animations, and Games. Work with me! ✉️ katlangomez@gmail.com Open Dms / Discord kirakirakat

@bloodyvints I miss that page!

when i was doing my MA i started doing audio recordings of dragon age codex entries and posted them to tumblr. i miss the internet where you didn't have to monetize the niche thing you enjoyed or get clout from it, but just did something b/c you were a hyperfixated weirdo

The TOKON iceberg is DEEP. Almost everyone playing the 1v1 game on the surface. The real tag game is there, we just can't see it yet...except a select few.

今日は #バイクの日🏍 やはりこの二人はバイクがお似合いですね！ かっこいい！🤩✨

@deadmeatjames Can we have Aunt Gladys in the next Horror Royal Rumble?

Bro, what a horrible AI upscale, here's the original image

You’re a true fan if you know Kamen Rider is inherently pro-environmentalism and would hate being A/I upscaled….

@bouvierx Yikes

@it_burns Brock came back for the Cena retirement tour

can't believe that i'd rather see rock vs cena than this fucker