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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.

April 30, 2024 Connor Makar

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RAGING DEMON | Akuma finally gets radical Street Fighter 6 gameplay trailer at Evo Japan - coming May 22

Big daddy Akuma is back, and coming out soon!

April 29, 2024 Connor Makar

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NO VOTE | Lidia is coming to Tekken 8 this summer alongside balance changes, a photo mode, and a new story chapter

That's the prime minister of Poland

April 29, 2024 Connor Makar

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VAMPIRE | Slayer announced as the next DLC character for Guilty Gear Strive

Big news for vampire lovers everywhere, as a bombshell announcement comes live from Evo Japan.

April 29, 2024 Connor Makar

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NEW CHARACTER | Marco Rodrigues is back in action-packed Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves trailer

Who doesn't love a bit of karate?

April 28, 2024 Connor Makar

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READY? FIGHT | How to watch Evo Japan 2024

Our quick guide on how you can go about watching Evo Japan this year.

April 27, 2024 Connor Makar

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EVOxJAPAN | The Hunter x Hunter fighting game finally gets a gameplay trailer, but some fans aren't exactly blown away

Look past the surface level and you'll see yummy janky action, trust me.

April 26, 2024 Connor Makar

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FINALITY | 5 years on from Mortal Kombat 11's series high-point, the games industry seems intent on making it the last MK I'll ever love

I’ve always felt that Mortal Kombat 11 was the end of an era for NetherRealm, and Mortal Kombat 1 solidified that for me.

April 23, 2024 Sherif Saed

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SALTY? | Illaoi finally gets gameplay showcase ahead of 2XKO Evo Japan demo

League's very own seaside slugger has her kit explained in length by one of her chief designers.

April 23, 2024 Connor Makar

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FIGHTING MUSIC | "We're trying something out that's very experimental" - Casey Edwards opens up about 2XKO's soundtrack

A chat with Casey Edwards on his journey to 2XKO, and his role on the project.

April 22, 2024 Connor Makar

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PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS | The best PS5 Games to justify your next-gen PlayStation purchase in 2024

Sony's stellar lineup just keeps getting bigger.

April 11, 2024 James Billcliffe

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EXTENDED EDITION | The best FREE games we'd love to PAY FOR – SUBS ONLY

As the old saying goes: the best things in life have a flat upfront cost and no microtransactions.

April 9, 2024 Jim Trinca

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PODCAST | The best FREE games we'd love to PAY FOR – The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 94

As the old saying goes: the best things in life have a flat upfront cost and no microtransactions.

April 9, 2024 Jim Trinca

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WHIRLWIND | Tekken 8's Eddy Gordo patch is an absolute disaster

While the Tekken team has created an absolute banger of a fighting game, the latest patch is troubling.

April 3, 2024 Connor Makar

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UNDERDOG | What's the best game everyone says you should hate but is actually good?

Forget critical consensus! What are some of the people's picks?

April 2, 2024 Connor Makar

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JUST ADD SYRUP | Tekken 8 fans desperately want a Waffle House stage, but Harada isn't sure he can make it happen

Where better to throw down?

March 31, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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MIX UP | "I wouldn't rule it out" Valorant producer hints towards agents coming to 2XKO

Following the conclusion of Valorant Masters Madrid, a curveball 2XKO question actually gets an answer.

March 25, 2024 Connor Makar

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SLAM DUNK | Ever wondered which 2XKO character came first? Thanks to a new dev chat, we finally know.

It may surprise you to learn which of the four released champs was developed first in Riot Games' League of Legends fighter.

March 15, 2024 Connor Makar

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A NEW RIVAL | Giant hats and cubes are ruining Tekken 8's online matchmaking

A familiar problem has popped back up in Bandai Namco's popular fighting game.

March 13, 2024 Connor Makar

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RAGING DEMON | Capcom breaks out the glass cannon in Akuma's stylish Street Fighter 6 trailer

No release date for the character yet, but it's bound to be close.

March 12, 2024 Connor Makar

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BACK AGAIN | MultiVersus is back in Unreal Engine 5, and launching on May 28

New characters, stages, a PvE mode and better netcode are on the way.

March 11, 2024 Connor Makar

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OUT OF CREDITS | With Street Fighter 5’s arcade version ‘sunsetting’, even arcade games aren’t safe from ‘always online’ BS

SF5 Type Arcade’s online servers are being shut off, and the game will disappear from Japanese arcades. Nowhere is safe from the always-online nonsense.

March 6, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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GUESS WHO'S BACK | Remember MultiVersus? The game's social media account has suddenly returned

Roughly nine months since the game's sudden disappearance, it looks like an update is nigh on arrival.

March 6, 2024 Connor Makar

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DOUBLE DUTY | Mark your calendar! More Dragons Dogma 2, Street Fighter 6, and Monster Hunter news is coming this March

On March 7 and March 11, Capcom Highlights will be packing updates for some of the company's biggest upcoming games.

March 5, 2024 Connor Makar

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I'M READY | You can soon get an Xbox Series X that looks like SpongeBob - if you can afford it

That is quite the price tag.

March 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Guide

The best FPS games to play in 2024

Sometimes, you just need to pop some heads.

Feb. 29, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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DISC-USTING | What's the best game that shipped on multiple discs? The Best Games Ever Podcast

Most games shipped on multiple discs, if you think about it...

Feb. 27, 2024 Jim Trinca

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TEK THIS | Tekken 8 has a strong start as its first month sales outpace Tekken 7

Not a bad start at all.

Feb. 26, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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KEEP IT ROLLING | 2XKO will have "server-based rollback netcode", but how will that impact the game and its players?

What are the pros and cons for such an approach? Let's find out.

Feb. 25, 2024 Connor Makar

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SWORDS FOREVER | Six years after being delisted, a classic iPhone game is back thanks to an anonymous group of fans

It's been impossible to download the title since 2020.

Feb. 25, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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GAREN-TEED | Stay tuned - more 2XKO updates are set to come "over the coming weeks"

Various topics have been raised as discussion points, including netcode, monetization, and more.

Feb. 24, 2024 Connor Makar

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PERFECT BLEND | 2XKO (Project L) preview: An intoxicating cocktail of Marvel vs Capcom and Street Fighter 6

It's hard to argue against Project L, a game that's so much more than the sum of its (very impressive) parts.

Feb. 24, 2024 Connor Makar

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FIGHT! | Mortal Kombat 1 players on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S can enjoy crossplay with next week's patch

Smack your friends around no matter the platform.

Feb. 24, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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FIGHT MUSIC | Casey Edwards - composer on DMC5's banger soundtrack - is working on 2XKO's soundtrack

Edwards, alongside a team of internal Riot and external musicians, are working on the fighting game's tracks.

Feb. 22, 2024 Connor Makar

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FINALLY, A NAME | Riot Games' Project L finally has a real name: 2XKO is coming in 2025 to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S

You can sign up right now for at-home testing, which should be coming some time this year.

Feb. 22, 2024 Connor Makar

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TASTE IT | Peacemaker wants to get naughty with Mileena in his debut Mortal Kombat 1 trailer

And John Cena is lending his voice to the hero.

Feb. 22, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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PORTS ON PORTS | Pentiment and Grounded weren't the only Microsoft games announced for Switch today

You've got plenty to make your way through, now.

Feb. 21, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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MONEY MATCH | Tekken 8 community up in arms over plans to add premium currency to game, post-launch

Folks seem mad about the sudden addition of microtransactions to Tekken 8, but should they be?

Feb. 20, 2024 Connor Makar

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WON'T SUGARCOAT IT | 2B from Nier Automata has finally made it to Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

Everyone loves 2B, and now she's back in fighting form.

Feb. 20, 2024 Connor Makar

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PLAY TO VIN | Vin Diesel nearly got to play Tekken 6 before any of us, but the game's devs wouldn't trust him like family

Don’t worry, it sounds like he wasn’t too furious.

Feb. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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MISTAKES WERE MADE | For its eighth anniversary, Capcom admits it messed up Street Fighter 5's launch

All's forgiven now, though!

Feb. 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Tekken 8 Tier List

Every character ranked from best to worst.

Feb. 13, 2024 Dion Dassanayake

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PLAY WISHLIST REPEAT | Demo dive! Jump into Steam Next Fest and try out some these neat demos

We wade through the shallows and swim the deep end so you don't have to.

Feb. 9, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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FISTS UP | After reappearing in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Virtua Fighter may be getting a reboot – report

If it really is in development, you won't need to boot up Yakuza to play a modern port of one of the fighting genre's oldest IPs

Feb. 8, 2024 Connor Makar

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EVO 2024 | Evo 2024 sets the stage for another year of exciting fighting game reveals and competition

The tournament has just wrapped up its annual reveal, giving us an idea of what games are taking the main stage.

Feb. 7, 2024 Connor Makar

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TEKKEN STOCK | Tekken 8 is sadly missing in action in arcades for now – but its creators still strive to honor arcade culture

Tekken 8 is the first title in the series to debut on console over arcades. But the game’s creators remain determined to honor Tekken’s arcade roots.

Feb. 5, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS | 24 years later, no-one can quite agree on when exactly The Sims actually came out

One year short of the franchise's big quarter-century anniversary, we set out to trace it back to its exact calendar roots.

Feb. 4, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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PRINTER GO BRRRRR | What are we even doing here, folks? Crunchyroll’s One Punch Man gacha game has an $1,000 character pack

Even in the wondeful world of Gacha gaming, this is a bit too much.

Feb. 2, 2024 Connor Makar

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GOLDEN PANT GLORY | After 53 hours of mahjong, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth player finally buys 30 million yen golden underpants

"It's a relaxing game."

Feb. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

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DROPPED | Tekken 8's ending was 25 years in the making, and most players haven't even seen it

If you're a fan of the series, you'll get a real kick out of this cliffhanger.

Jan. 31, 2024 Connor Makar