Interview with Curtis Betts, Jr, the Co-Founder/CEO of Dynamic Custom Beadworks

Jemmillion: Dynamic Custom Beadworks has become very well known over the past few years, especially within the fighting game community. What inspired you to start your own business?

Curtis Betts, Jr: My fiancé had never seen a perler sprite before until I brought one home from a tournament. As a gamer and crafter, she decided to make some herself. The first time we sold perler sprites was out of a cardboard box during Winter Brawl 2013. At Civil War 5, we started selling out of our hotel room and offering custom sprites made

Post-KiT15 Interview with Guilty Gear: Xrd 2nd Place Winner BlackSNAKE

Jemmillion: Congratulations on coming in second at this year’s KiT15. Watching the Guilty Gear: Xrd grand final matches were definitely hype for everyone tuning in. How do you think you performed overall at the tournament?

BlackSNAKE: Thank you very much; I hope it was super hype! I’m always excited to showcase Venom, and I was happy I could play on point at KiT. The competition was extremely fierce, and I didn’t know what to expect.

Post-KiT15 Interview with Ultra Street Fighter IV Winner WTHamad

Jemmillion: Congratulations on winning USF4 at this year’s KiT15. How were you feeling during grand finals and those last few matches?

WTHamad:  I actually started meditating not too long ago. So for the first time in a while, I can say I wasn’t as nervous on the big stage as I usually am, which is quite rare for me. Usually I get that gut feeling and the shivers, but after coming back from Kuwait recently and training at our local arcade called White Tower, I felt confident coming into KiT. As for the actual matches, Justin and Ricky almost broke me mentally during a lot of the scrambles,

Interview with Isaac Torres (Delriach), Lead QA of Killer Instinct at Iron Galaxy Studios

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Jemmillion: Thank you for the opportunity to interview you. Previously, you told me that when you first got involved in the fighting game scene, instead of going to grad school, you decided to start writing about video games on various gaming websites. What inspired you to become involved in the fighting game community?

Isaac Torres (Delriach): Fighting games have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I would go on school trips to places like Enchanted Castle and Haunted Trails just to play Tekken. Fortunately, when I went to UIC there was a small scene for Marvel 2, Tekken Tag, and Tekken 5. So, a lot of my time was spent around fighting games and the people that