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WORLD WARRIOR | Evo announces 2025 events in Los Angeles, Japan, Vegas and France
Evo will also be landing in Singapore in 2026 for all you world warriors.
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New Challenger | Heihachi is not dead! Everyone's favourite grandpa is back from the dead, and returning to Tekken 8 this Autumn
A fresh new line-up of reveals came straight from Evo 2024 only moments ago.
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3ON3 | Guilty Gear Strive 3v3 mode enters open beta July 25
Gather 3 fighters at once in a brand-new approach to Guilty Gear!
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New Fighters | Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising reveals two new characters: Versusia and Vikala
Revealed ahead of the Evo 2024 finals, Granblue fans get both character and new seasonal details!
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Block It Out | Hideki Kamiya would really like it if Capcom let him make Okami 2 and Viewtiful Joe 3
And it should let him, too.
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Here Comes Daredevil | Guilty Gear Strive season 4 finally reveals fan favourite Dizzy is back, as well as its first guest fighter... uh, Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners?
A win's a win!
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Gotta Get Back | Samurai Jack is making a quick pitstop to MultiVersus on his way back to the past, along with, er, Beetlejuice
And Ranked Mode is finally coming too.
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BLOODY MONEY | "It often discriminates against people" Mortal Kombat 1 champion SonicFox speaks on Esports World Cup woes
One of the greatest fighting game players of all time speaks out on the rising wawve of government-funded esports.
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PODCAST | What's the best game that could convince Biden to step down?
Sorry, we put politics into games again, sorry, all the best, sorry,
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Back To The Past | Looking for a game that will make you feel really old? The OG Karate Kid movies are getting a side-scrolling beat-'em-up later this year
Is this really an IP that needs exploring, though?
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Fighting words | Everything we know about 2XKO (Project L) the Riot Games fighting game, and all character reveals
Here's everything we currently know about the upcoming fighting game from Riot Games.
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Together At Last | How to add Epic Games titles to your HoYoPlay Launcher on PC
HoYoverse's new in-house launcher is having some trouble identifying games installed via Epic, but luckily, there is a fix.
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Game Chatter | Believe it or not, Zenless Zone Zero and Street Fighter 6 have more in common than just gorgeous urban drip
Senior devs from both teams meet up in a warehouse to discuss game design. Where else did you expect?
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Smell of Le Game | Bien joué! Guilty Gear Strive developer Arc System Works opens French office
The studio will work on new IP and business development, marketing, customer service, licensing operations, and localisation.
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Tech-throw | Mortal Kombat 1 player wins $565 at tournament, smashes $3,000 light
After a tense match, one thing lead to another and a light got smashed. Who will pay?
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Round Start! | Evo 2024 is the biggest video game tournament ever, as it passes 10,000 unique competitors
They'll be playing Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and a host of other games at a scale many thought impossible.
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Button Mashing | The new Street Fighter movie gets a release date, but no directors or writers are officially attached
That we know of, at least.
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Naming woes | Street Fighter 6's developers almost unified M. Bison's complicated international naming, but gave up
"Players are going to want to call him M. Bison."
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DICTATE THIS | “We wanted to spread the love of fighting games” - a candid chat with Street Fighter 6 devs on crossover characters, balance, and M. Bison vs Vega
We chat to Shuhei Matsumoto and Takayuki Nakayama about the arrival of M. Bison, Terry Bogard, Mai Shiranui, and Elena in Street Fighter 6, Season 2.
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Just Another Tuesday | Who cares about the new Street Fighter movie, because the original '90s classic is still making bank, apparently
Well, it's not making millions of dollars, but it's a nice bit of pocket money.
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Drip! | Tekken director reveals how the series' most popular costume came to be
Everyone loves King's Tekken 3 alternative costume, but how did it come to be?
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You Wanna Learn? | Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection is getting both a digital and physical release on the PS4 and Switch, but nothing on Xbox
Great news for MvC players, but Xbox folks are left out in the dark.
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K.O. | Uh oh, the Street Fighter movie has lost its directors
The search for a new director begins.
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Mash DP | Street Fighter 6's Akuma raid boss and Twitch plays events were "a big hit" according to Capcom
In an interview with Kotaku, director Takayuki Nakayama and producer Shuhei Matsumoto speak on recent meta events.
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HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA | There's good fan service, and then there's Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
I played perhaps the most luscious, loving send-up to source material in years.
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Sick Burn | Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake is definitely alive, here's 30 seconds of a candle to prove it
Got any plans for 2026 yet? Well, you can add this to them.
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Hawk'd | Delta Force: Hawk Ops dropped a new, explosive trailer with Alpha Testing scheduled for July
Delta Force: Hawk Ops delivered a fresh new taste of its destructive action at Summer Game Fest.
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What?!? | Street Fighter 6 meets King of Fighters in season 2 DLC
Terry and Mai are coming, as well as a revived M. Bison and Elena! CVS is back, kinda.
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BLACK HAWK DOWN | Delta Force is an ambitious tactical FPS that's equal parts Battlefield and Tarkov – but does it trump either?
Tencent's Team Jade is spinning a lot of plates. But can they keep them all from crashing down?
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COMING SOON | Don't worry, all of those missing MultiVersus features won't be missing for too much longer
Though exactly when is still up in the air.
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WARN A BROTHER | MultiVersus is better than ever on its second bite of the apple, but I can’t believe it didn’t learn its lesson from the first launch
A better single-player suite of content, a more sensible approach to premium currency, a bigger roster… but, damn, those servers…
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TRY, TRY, TRY AGAIN | Everybody loves Yakuza now, but its creator says Sega "flat out rejected" initial pitches for the series
"There was no way for it to be approved without resistance."
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MOD OFF | Warner Bros. is allegedly "threatening to destroy" a popular YouTube modding channel over, er, some silly Mortal Kombat 1 videos
What harm can a little mod do anyway?
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YOU'VE GOT ONE SHOT | Shot One Fighters thinks it has what it takes to go head-to-head with fighting game royalty like Street Fighter and Tekken
Its ace in the hole is Justin Wong, an infamous lover of parries and consultant on the game.
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K.O. | The Street Fighter movie shows off its logo and it looks... exactly how you'd expect
Glad it doesn't look like Street Fighter 6's logo, at least.
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SWITCHING PORTS | Nintendo acquires the latest studio to depart Embracer's lovely, hunky-dory friendship group
Shiver Entertainment, known for its ports, will be continuing to deliver those for platforms like the Switch.
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KILLER LINEUP | MultiVersus is finally relaunching next week, and it's bringing the iconic duo, er, Jason Voorhees and The Matrix's Agent Smith with it
If you got 'em, flaunt 'em.
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BRUTAL BARS | This Mortal Kombat 1 mod will let you settle Kendrick Lamar and Drake's beef in extra-fatal Def Jam style
Step aside, Johnny Cage, we've got a rap feud in need of a fair resolution.
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RIP | Wyndham IDrive Orlando has closed: Florida loses a hotel, fighting game players lose a home
The host venue for over a decade of major US tournaments has been given only two months notice before closure.
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BANANA GUARDS! | MultiVersus is getting a PvE Mode called Rifts where you fight through a series of encounters with combat mutators
Sounds a bit batty, but fun.
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MINE-TAL KOMBAT | Minecraft anniversary easter egg lets you celebrate by physically fighting the Minecraft movie - kind of
Jack Black, come get these square hands!
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PLAY HAS NO LIMITS | The best PS1 games to play in 2024
Still have your PlayStation kicking about? Here are some of the best games you can still play on it today.
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STRIKE! | Die by the Blade review: A homage to Bushido Blade and Deadliest Warrior that doesn't quite strike true
The game harkens back to fighting games of the past, but lacks the punch to reach the same level.
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GET OVER HERE | Datality! Mortal Kombat 2 to hit theatres in late 2025
By the time it releases, the first film will be more than four years old.
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TIP THE SCALES | Street Fighter 6 is about to get some huge balance changes - here's some highlights from the upcoming patch
New year, new pro tour season, new balance. The Street Fighter 6 meta is about to get spicy.
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MESSATSU | The most OP character in Street Fighter history is set to terrorize Street Fighter 6 - hands-on
Akuma has always been absolutely disgustingly dangerous. In Street Fighter 6, he has more tools than ever.
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A STAR JOKER IS | Mark Hamill's Joker is back: MultiVersus announces The Clown Prince as a playable character via new cinematic trailer
Get a load of this!
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NEW LOOK | Marvel vs Capcom Infinite is finally easy on the eyes thanks to a lone modder
The game has been lambasted for its rough looks. That might end soon.
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CHARACTER HYPE | Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero roster explodes: New trailer showcases master-apprentice battles and more character reveals
Get ready to Kamehameha!
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33333333333333333333 | Have you fallen victim to Tekken 8's latest vigilante? An Eddy Gordo hero that's wreaking havoc online
Mashing a single button in ranked makes JinMashima perhaps the purest Eddy player of all time.