Q1 - 2025
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January
23rd, 2025
Floyd The Pink Ninja Appears in
Mortal
Kombat 1
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Since
the very beginning of the series, Mortal Kombat has been known for
"hidden" or "secret" characters that players can encounter
while playing through the game single player — either by meeting certain
conditions or by inputting a code. "Floyd" the pink ninja has been unveiled
in MK1 as part of the Conan update — the character's name being a
random reference to the band Pink Floyd.
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January
23rd, 2025
Street
Fighter 6 Mai Shiranui Character Selection Screen, Game Face,
Pre-Fight Animations Reveal
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Capcom
revealed Mai Shiranui's character model and animation on the Street Fighter 6
selection screen via social media. In addition to her seductive character select
screen appearance, fans get a first look at Mai's epic walk out animations,
various pre-match "game face" facial expressions, as well as her two
pre-fight intros.
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January
23rd, 2025
Guilty
Gear -STRIVE- DUAL RULERS Anime Trailer
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The highly-anticipated anime
adaptation of Guilty Gear -STRIVE- has generated much excitement among
longtime fans of the Guilty Gear series. The latest trailer
for DUAL RULERS presents stunning animation quality and introduces key
characters of the main storyline, including Sol-Badguy and Ky Kiske. The trailer
also hints at a deeper exploration...
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January
20th, 2025
KOF
XIII Steam Edition Leaving Steam January 23rd, To Be Replaced by Global
Match Feb. 20th
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KOF
XIII STEAM EDITION will be delisted from the Steam store at 6:59 AM (PST) on
January 23rd, 2025. SNK specified that Steam accounts that have
already purchased the game will still be able to play and
download the game. Owners of KOF XIII STEAM EDITION will also be able to
pick up KOF XIII Global Match after its release
on February 20th for $6.99.
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January
17th, 2025
Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves Deluxe Edition Announced for PlayStation 5, New Screenshots
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SNK
announced a Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves
Deluxe Edition exclusively for
PlayStation 5. This physical edition includes: 100+ page artbook, 2-sided Southtown
map poster, 2 sticker sheets, NEOGEO tuck-in box, and the physical game
with Season 1 DLC pass (containing 5 new characters) as well as a classic Terry
Bogard costume based on...
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January
17th, 2025
Mortal
Kombat 1 Conan Gameplay Trailer and Release Date
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NetherRealm
Studios released the official Mortal
Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns
gameplay trailer for
Conan The Barbarian. Set to launch on January 21st for owners of the Kombat Pack
2 and on January 28th for all players, Conan is portrayed with the likeness of
Arnold Schwarzenegger, who famously played him in the classic 1982 film.
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January
14th, 2025
EVO 2025 Games Lineup Announced
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Evolution 2025 is set to take
place from August 1st-3rd, 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall.
This year's tournament promises to be one of the largest to date, featuring a
main lineup of eight games that
include Street Fighter 6, TEKKEN 8, Guilty Gear -STRIVE-, Mortal
Kombat 1, Under Night In-Birth 2, and Granblue Fantasy Versus:
Rising. Notably, the event will also showcase a timeless throwback game, Marvel
vs. Capcom 2...
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January
13th, 2025 
Mai Shiranui Street
Fighter 6 Gameplay Reveal Trailer, Concept Artwork, Screenshots
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Today,
Capcom premiered Mai Shiranui's Street Fighter 6 gameplay trailer,
demonstrating the first-ever gameplay of the fan-favorite SNK heroine. Mai's
ultra-flashy fighting style in SF6 takes plenty of inspiration from her
past appearances, with vibrant new animations and interesting mechanics
breathing new life into her trademark moves...
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January
10th, 2024
EVO 2025 Announcement Show
Streams Tuesday, Jan. 14th
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The EVO
team announced this week they will
be hosting an EVO 2025 announcement show next Tuesday, January 14th (5pm PT /
8pm ET). The special program will be streaming live on Twitch and Evo Events
(YouTube) and the full games lineup for Evolution 2025 will be officially
announced...
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January
7th, 2025
New Virtua
Fighter 6 Pre-Development Concept Video
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During
NVIDIA's presentation at CES 2025, a new
"pre-development concept" video
for Sega's highly-anticipated upcoming Virtua Fighter project developed by
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio (possibly to be titled Virtua Fighter 6) was shown. While more
of a tech demo and not showing "actual gameplay", the short video clip provides an early look...
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