TheHadou

TheHadou

@thehadou.com

Live from the Midwest.

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11 years ago I discovered LEFLAH during my first trip to Tokyo. In the decade since, Yoshimitsu and the shop's crew have become friends that I visit with every time I'm in Japan.

Today LEFLAH released a capsule collection they designed and produced that celebrates @combobreaker.org. It represents a decade of convos about fighting games, Chicagoland, and CB's events. The limited run is available in-store and online at LEFLAH.com now!

Web guy is out this morning so you're gonna have a few more hours than originally promoted, but this is still the last day for CB2026's merch store! Hit up combobreaker.org/shop before we're closed!

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CB2026 store goes offline later today! Last chance for orders!

Starting a thread of inspirations behind some of the pieces from CB2026's merch drop.

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The COMBO BREAKER merch store will be online until Monday, June 15 at 10 AM CDT!

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Shoefiti, available in blue and black, was inspired by sneakers thrown over light posts, fog doors from Dark Souls, and the Windy City itself. Artwork from @colorreaper.bsky.social showcases dangling Jordans on the front and a stylized cityscape on the back.

Anecdote: All the controllers thrown over the post being leverless and pads while the faceless new challenger holds an arcade stick kicked off some fun convos with details-focused attendees at the show.

Starting a thread of inspirations behind some of the pieces from CB2026's merch drop.

COMBOBREAKER@combobreaker.org

The COMBO BREAKER merch store will be online until Monday, June 15 at 10 AM CDT!

View full thread

Starting a thread of inspirations behind some of the pieces from CB2026's merch drop.

COMBOBREAKER@combobreaker.org

The COMBO BREAKER merch store will be online until Monday, June 15 at 10 AM CDT!

View full thread

Pugilist long sleeve Cut-and-sew shirt with full color graphics everywhere. Featuring a dukes up candy cab, a kicked CB seat, references to the CB2026 lineup on both sleeves, and a Peregrine Falcon (Chicago’s official bird) quarter on the hem. Art from @actionhankbeard.bsky.social!

The Pugilist design came from chats about old-school tattoos, arcade culture, and CB’s home in Chicagoland with the crew at Port & Starboard Tattoo in St. Paul. Stop by their shop and you might see Jake from Moose Bros. Salon, a barbershop inside Port & STBD, repping CB flannel.

Starting a thread of inspirations behind some of the pieces from CB2026's merch drop.

COMBOBREAKER@combobreaker.org

The COMBO BREAKER merch store will be online until Monday, June 15 at 10 AM CDT!

Tribute to Ron long sleeve. Features red-and-blue chrome renditions of CB's logo and large block lettering down the sleeves. Cut-and-sew body with blue and red fabric hem stripes and a Midwest Worldwide jock tag. You can pick it up in white or black versions at combobreaker.org/shop.

Our Tribute to Ron was inspired by Detroit's prolific sign painter Ron Miller (aka Ron Signs). Since 1978 Ron has been hand painting letters, many chromed, on buildings across Michigan. You can see hundreds of his works archived by Andrew Anderson at andrewandersonphoto.com/ron-signs.

I can't wait to play this game. These characters look incredible.

MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls@marveltokon.bsky.social

The Champion may have destroyed entire planets, but he has never faced the Knights of Doom! The fourth team to enter the fray in MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls is led by Doctor Doom, joined by a host of villains as new playable characters: Magneto, Green Goblin, and Carnage! youtu.be/TI4qG-wqhLc

Some of the merch has arrived. Not all of the merch has arrived. In need of good vibes and a reasonably sized miracle.

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The CB2026 Program Guide is live! - Tournament pools - Event & broadcast schedule - Venue maps - Exhibitors & vendors - Artist Alley artisans - Cosplay Contest details - Indie Dev Gallery - Auction tournaments - Special events - & more! combobreaker.org/cb2026-program-guide

combobreaker.orgCB2026 Program Guide - COMBO BREAKERCB2026 POOLS, EVENT SCHEDULE, ACTIVITIES, AND MORE! Looking for all the information you need to make the most of CB2026 weekend? We’ve got you. Find links to the tournament pools, details on free Chip...

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The CB2026 schedule is now live! Discover the competition and stream schedule for our main lineup tournaments today. Pools will release tomorrow. Still looking to attend the event? Spectator badges are still available online at combobreaker.org and on-site at the registration desk!

A few spots opened today if you were looking for a Friday or Saturday night room in CB2026's on-site hotel.

Over 100 players showing up to play Killer Instinct with me again is a blessing. Much love.

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The events and attendees listings for CB2026 are now available at start.gg/cb2026! We would like to thank everyone for registering. Please note: The event schedule will be available Monday, May 11 when our Program Guide drops.

I’ma have to watch the Wolves claim Game 5 from Tokyo, but after the tenacity shown tonight I’m beyond excited to do so.

Today's dream: Third Strike's resurgence driving an arcade perfect port or other mass-setup friendly equipment option.

Climax of Night's epilogue at CB2026 having the per game reg response needed to be worthy of the name is a satisfying relief. Thank you everyone for helping us celebrate Shinobi and co's achievement en masse.

15 years ago NetherRealm Studios released Mortal Kombat 9. The game inspired me to run consistent locals. Many sequels (and an Injustice franchise) later, bringing people together to play games I love is still what I want my events to be about.

Threatening that a civilization will die tonight is a new low for an administration that seems to spiral ever downwards.

Beseeching the gods to bestow upon us a world where metal bands use higher quality hoodie blanks for their tour merch.