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Q3 - 2022
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September
29th, 2022
KOF
XV Team Samurai Story, Official Renders, New DLC Roadmap Confirms
Crossplay for 2023
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SNK has
shared the official King of Fighters XV storyline for the next DLC team
joining the game next month, Team Samurai. Learn how Haohmaru, Nakoruru, and
Darli Dagger enter the KOF XV timeline in their official written story
via SNK's official site. Additionally, take a look at the newest DLC roadmap
for KOF XV which lists Crossplay...
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September
27th, 2022 
Team Samurai Joins KOF
XV October 4th, New Trailer
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Today, SNK
unveiled a new KOF XV gameplay trailer for Team Samurai's Haohmaru,
Nakoruru, and Darli Dagger and announced the team's release date — October
4th, 2022. The new trailer
shows a few seconds of gameplay and several combos for each Samurai Shodown
guest character coming to KOF XV early next month.
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September
27th, 2022
Capcom
Fighting Collection Free Update Live, New Trailer Details Quality of
Life Features
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Capcom's
free update for Capcom Fighting Collection went live today and introduces
numerous new features to enhance the user experience and overall enjoyment of
the 10 classic Capcom gems featured in the collection. Today's launch
trailer provides a much deeper look at these new improvements and reveals
several new features as well!
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September
26th, 2022
BlazBlue
Creator Mori Toshimichi Leaves Arc System Works
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Creator
of the BlazBlue series, Mori Toshimichi, announced on social media this
past Sunday that he is parting ways with Arc System Works. Mori first joined the
company in 2003 to work on Guilty Gear and later produced and designed
the BlazBlue series. Regarding his departure, Mori released a statement
on Twitter...
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September
25th, 2022
Rollback Netcode Coming to GGXrd
Rev 2 / Revelator
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During
finals day at CEOtaku '22, Arc System Works announced a Rollback Netcode upgrade
is coming to the home versions of Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 and Revelator.
ASW also announced a public beta
test for the rollback update, planned for "Late October", but
hasn't yet specified the exact dates.
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September
24th, 2022
Art
of Fighting 30th Anniversary Art by Tomohiro Nakata
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Today
officially marks the 30th anniversary of SNK's Art of Fighting series,
the first game originally releasing on September 24th, 1992! To celebrate the
occasion, SNK shared a special AOF 30th anniversary illustration by The
King of Fighters XV's main illustrator, Tomohiro Nakata. The beautiful artwork
features every single character from the Art of Fighting series!
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September
22nd, 2022
Pocket Bravery Adds Sho
Kamui from Breakers
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Pocket Bravery is
an upcoming indie 2D fighting game developed by Statera Studio planned for
release in early 2023. Earlier this month, the developers announced a guest
character crossing over from the Breakers series will be joining the Pocket Bravery
roster and revealed the gameplay trailer
for Sho Kamui.
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September
22nd, 2022
Capcom
Fighting Collection Free Update Drops Sep. 27th
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Capcom
announced a free update
coming to Capcom Fighting Collection on September 27th which includes
several quality of life changes and fan-requested features. New features
include: Viewable Hitboxes in Training Mode, New Gem Colors in Super Puzzle
Fighter II Turbo, and Opponent Connection Status.
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September
21st, 2022
Official SF6
Character Moveset Videos / Bios
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This week on Twitter,
Capcom shared some additional gameplay videos
of the returning SF2-era veterans as they appear in Street Fighter 6.
Just under 1 minute in length, each of the new videos highlights several normal
attacks, new techniques, and special moves for each character. So far, Capcom
released the new videos for Ken, Blanka, and Dhalsim...
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September
18th, 2022
Over 2 Hours of Raw Street Fighter 6
Gameplay Footage
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With Street Fighter 6 making
a big splash at Tokyo Game Show 2022 in playable form, we've gotten to take a
fresh look at the latest build of the game. Prior to the show, Capcom announced
7 playable fighters and surprised everyone with a playable version of Ken
Masters following the reveal. Here's a quick roundup of the latest raw gameplay...
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September
18th, 2022
Capcom Shares Video of Jamie's SF6
Motion Capture
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Jamie is
one of Street Fighter 6's most exciting and impressive newcomers,
offering a fighting style that mixes Drunken Boxing Kung-Fu with breakdancing.
Part of the reason Jamie's design is so compelling is his dynamic breakdancing
moves, made possible with motion
capture from a real breakdancer and martial artist.
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September
16th, 2022
New Street Fighter 6
Concept Art for Kimberly, Jamie & Luke
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Capcom's
Tokyo Game Show '22 Online Program live stream premiered a ton of new character
illustrations, including some new official concept
artwork for Kimberly, Jamie, and Luke. On Twitter, Capcom's Takayuki
Nakayama shared the high-res versions of these illustrations. Also take a closer
look at the stunning art from SF6's World Tour intro movie.
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September
16th, 2022
Street Fighter 6
Training Mode Features Visual Frame Data
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During
Capcom's Special Program live stream at TGS '22 today, Capcom demonstrated
live gameplay featuring newly announced veterans returning to the series: Ken,
Blanka, Dhalsim, and E. Honda. Additionally, the developers previewed some
Training mode and options, and revealed a "visual frame
data" option for SF6.
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September
16th, 2022
TGS '22: Street Fighter 6
Launches with 18 Characters, World Tour Opening Movie, Extreme Battle Trailer
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On the second day of TGS '22, Capcom unveiled the opening
movie to Street Fighter 6's robust World Tour mode and announced the
game will launch with 16 characters! The intro is
packed with slick graffiti art, huge text, character illustrations, and a hype-inducing announcer
welcoming players to the world of SF6.
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September
16th, 2022
IGN Interviews Katsuhiro Harada
on TEKKEN 8
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Before the big reveal of TEKKEN
8 earlier this week, IGN sat down with producer Katsuhiro Harada to talk
about the highly-anticipated next installment of the TEKKEN franchise.
There are some interesting takeaways from IGN's 90 minute interview, including
Harada stating that "all models and everything from TEKKEN 7 have
been totally discarded".
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September
16th, 2022
Street Fighter 6
Closed Beta Set for Oct. 7-10
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At
Tokyo Game Show '22, Capcom
announced a Closed Beta Test for Street Fighter 6
which takes place October 7th - 10th on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and
Steam — featuring crossplay between all platforms! The closed
beta will feature 8 characters, online matches, tournaments, Training,
Extreme Battle, and more.
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September
15th, 2022
New Details on Street Fighter 6
Avatar Customization, Fighting Ground, Battle Hub, and World Tour Mode
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Capcom dropped a boatload
of new information about Street
Fighter 6's
various modes during their Tokyo Game Show '22 presentation.
The TGS '22 trailer offers a sneak peek at World Tour, Fighting Ground,
and Battle Hub game
modes. In World Tour mode, players will collect clothing items to customize
their personal avatar with robust options...
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September
15th, 2022
TGS '22 Street Fighter 6
Trailer Reveals Ken, Blanka, Dhalsim, and E. Honda, Closed Beta Announced
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During Capcom's Tokyo Game Show
presentation, Capcom revealed four returning series veterans for Street
Fighter 6! The TGS '22 trailer
debuts the first gameplay of Ken Masters, Blanka, Dhalsim, and E. Honda, in
addition to some iconic reimagined stages from the SF2 era. The TGS
trailer also previews World Tour, Fighting Ground, and Battle Hub game modes.
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September
14th, 2022
The
Rumble Fish 2 Launches December 8th, Physical Collector's Edition
Announced
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The
Rumble Fish 2 publisher 3goo and developer Dimps announced the official
release date for the cult classic 2D fighting game. The Rumble Fish 2
launches on December 8th, 2022 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch,
and PC via Steam. Additionally, a physical Collector's
Edition was announced which includes a digital copy of the first Rumble Fish title.
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September
13th, 2022
TEKKEN 8 Announced! Reveal Trailer,
HD Screenshots
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During
Sony's State of Play presentation today, Bandai Namco dropped the first official
trailer for TEKKEN 8! The TEKKEN 8 reveal
trailer features a fight between Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama showing real-time gameplay and
cinematics from story mode running on PS5. Bandai Namco confirmed TEKKEN
8 is in development for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
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September
12th, 2022
Tokyo Game Show '22 Street
Fighter 6 Special Program Date & Time, World Tour Mode to
be Shown
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Capcom
confirmed the date and time
for their upcoming TGS '22 Street Fighter 6 "Special Program" where
they will be revealing new footage and details for the game's
highly-anticipated World Tour mode. In addition, Capcom will be showing
something new from Fighting Ground which consists of the Multi-player hub,
Arcade Mode, Training...
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September
7th, 2022
Capcom Street
Fighter 6 Stream Premieres New Kimberly and Juri Han Gameplay, Concept Artwork
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Capcom
Japan hosted a special broadcast via their Capcom.tv live stream earlier today. The
two-and-a-half-hour stream premiered some brand new Street Fighter 6 gameplay
footage of the game's two most recently revealed female fighters, Kimberly and Juri Han.
In addition to some Juri concept art shared by SF6 producer Takayuki
Nakayama, check out the new gameplay
inside!
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September
5th, 2022
Modders Add Motion Controls to GGST
and TEKKEN 7
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In the
past, certain fighting games have experimented with motion control gameplay
systems or options as a novelty. While unpractical and unreliable for
competitive play, the concept of motion controls for modern fighting games has
resurfaced thanks to Xbox Kinect implementation via mods. A modder who goes by
Super Louis 64 recently posted a video...
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September
2nd, 2022
JoJo's
Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R Launch Trailer
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The enhancement to
CyberConnect2's 2013 fighting game, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle
R, is now available on PC and consoles. Bandai Namco dropped a launch
trailer today which highlights the game's upgraded visuals along with some
of the new playable characters, stages, and cinematics. The game features a total of 50
playable fighters.
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August
30th, 2022
SNK Producer Yasuyuki Oda Says
"Both
Parties Interested" in SNK Vs. Capcom Revival
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SNK
producer and designer Yasuyuki Oda recently spoke with VideoGamesChronicle (VGC),
suggesting that a modern Capcom Vs. SNK or SNK Vs. Capcom crossover
title is possible in the future. Oda-san mentioned the hype generated by the
recent EVO '22 collaboration art was well received and "reconfirmed"
interest in the crossover's revival.
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August
30th, 2022
Dragon
Ball FighterZ × TEKKEN Mods Showcase
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A mod creator called AlvaroTuKiko
recently released some insanely good Dragon Ball FighterZ skins bringing
TEKKEN's Kazuya, Heihachi, and Jin Kazama into the game. Unsurprisingly,
the TEKKEN icons look natural in the DBFZ engine and even transform
into their alternate versions like Devil and Devil Jin! BuffGigas put
together a showcase video...
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August
27th, 2022
TEKKEN
7 All 5.00 Character Changes Video Overview
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With five years of
competition behind it, TEKKEN 7 has become far and away the most
successful installment in the series to date. A large percentage of that can be
attributed to the game's excellent gameplay engine, character balance, and
engaged community. If you're looking to quickly catch up on the latest 5.00
balance changes, look no further than BuffGigas's video
guide...
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August
26th, 2022
Kimberly and Juri Street Fighter 6
Theme Songs Released
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Today,
Capcom released the official Street Fighter 6 themes
for the two most recently revealed characters to join the roster, Kimberly and
Juri Han. Regarding
Kimberly's first-ever theme song, Capcom said her song
reflects the newcomer's modern
take on traditional ninja techniques.
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August
25th, 2022
New Street Fighter 6
Build to be Playable at TGS '22
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Capcom
announced a new build of Street Fighter 6 will be playable at next
month's Tokyo Game Show (September 15-18). The updated TGS
'22 Street Fighter 6 build will add Guile, Kimberly, and Juri Han to
the earlier playable roster of four fighters (Ryu, Chun-Li, Luke, and Jamie) and
probably a new stage or two as well. New promotional images from TGS '22...
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August
20th, 2022
Street Fighter 6 ×
Onitsuka Tiger Collaboration Announced, New Kimberly and Chun-Li Art by Tamio
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Capcom Japan announced a
Street Fighter 6 × Onitsuka
Tiger collaboration revealing awesome new promotional art of
Kimberly
and Chun-Li created by Tamio (below).
Back in 2019, Capcom and Onitsuka Tiger launched their first Street Fighter collaboration
revealing art of Chun-Li alongside matching shoe designs that actually went on sale. The apparel and clothing company announced a
2022 T-shirt
design...
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August
19th, 2022
Street Fighter 35th
Anniversary Artwork by Mine Yoshizaki, Chisato Mita, Sakutamo, and Taro
Minoboshi
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Capcom's
official Street Fighter 35th Anniversary website shared several
new celebratory illustrations by well-known Japanese manga and anime artists.
Among the featured artists are manga creator Mine Yoshizaki (Sgt. Frog),
Chisato Mita (Macross Δ), Taro Minoboshi, and Sakutamo. Check out
all of the new artwork inside!
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August
19th, 2022
KOF: All-Star Announces
"2nd Round" of TEKKEN 7 Collaboration
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Today, Netmarble announced
a second round of TEKKEN 7 guest characters are on the way to the mobile
beat-em-up RPG, The King of Fighters: All-Star. Several years back, TEKKEN
characters like Kazuya and Heihachi Mishima, Jin Kazama, Ling Xiaoyu, and Armor
King joined the game. The new update arriving on August 25th will add...
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August
17th, 2022
TEKKEN: Bloodline
Netflix Interview with Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray
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Netflix posted a new video
interview featuring TEKKEN
producers Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray. In addition to some brand new
footage from the anime, the 8-minute video features Harada and Murray answering
questions about fan
reception to TEKKEN: Bloodline, along with what they think
about the anime series' visuals, animation, and more.
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August
17th, 2022
TEKKEN
7 Version 5.00 Full Patch Notes
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First
announced back at EVO '22, TEKKEN 7's new balance update (version 5.00)
is now live across all platforms. Primarily, the 5.00 update adds "wall
crush inducing hit" or "wall crush inducing guard" to existing
moves for all 51 characters in the game. The full patch
notes in English are now available!
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August
16th, 2022
Street Fighter 6
Kimberly & Juri Versus Screen, Game Face
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Capcom shared some new Street
Fighter 6 footage of Kimberly and Juri Han showing both characters during
the Versus Screen cinematic along with their facial expressions from SF6's Game
Face feature. "Kimberly
shows her exuberant personality while Juri shows her mischievous one as they
enter the match with the Game Face Feature in Street Fighter 6."
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August
13th, 2022
Capcom to Showcase Street Fighter 6
at TGS '22
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Tokyo Game
Show 2022 will be taking place next month (September 15th-18th) with a physical
event being held at the Makuhari Messe convention center. Several official
streams are also planned throughout the TGS
'22 weekend, including Capcom with their announcement of a special Street
Fighter 6 presentation on Friday, Sept. 16th...
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August
13th, 2022
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow
Blind Trailer
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Here's a
first look at Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind, the third animated
feature by Warner Bros. Animation. The sequel to Scorpion's Revenge and Battle
of the Realms follows the blind swordsman, Kenshi. After being blinded at the
hands of Kano, Kenshi goes under the tutelage of an older Kuai-Liang for revenge
on him. Watch the first trailer
inside!
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August
11th, 2022
EVO Japan Returns to Tokyo in
Spring 2023
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It's
been announced that EVO Japan
will return as a live event next year, taking place in Tokyo from March 31st -
April 2nd, 2023. EVO manager Rick Thiher confirmed EVO Japan 2023's main
tournament games will include TEKKEN 7, Guilty Gear -STRIVE-, Street
Fighter V: Champion Edition, and The King of Fighters XV. The
organizers said they will be announcing...
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August
10th, 2022
New SF6
Kimberly and Juri Gameplay, Moveset Details
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PlayStation.blog
posted an interview with Street Fighter 6 Game Director, Takayuki
Nakayama, revealing new storyline info, gameplay details, and HD screenshots
for the recently revealed Kimberly and Juri Han. Nakayama shares some additional
insight behind Kimberly and Juri's visual designs, movesets, and more. Also see
some brand new gameplay!
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August
8th, 2022
Bridget Revealed for Guilty
Gear -STRIVE-, Available Today
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Right
before the Guilty Gear -STRIVE- TOP 8 closes out the EVO '22 weekend,
series creator Daisuke Ishiwatari took the stage to drop the first Season 2
trailer for the game. Bridget will finally return to Guilty Gear -STRIVE- and
becomes available today, August 8th! Watch Bridget's EVO '22 gameplay reveal trailer,
inside!
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August
8th, 2022
Kimberly and Juri Han Revealed for
Street Fighter 6
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After the epic conclusion
to the EVO '22 Street Fighter V: Champion Edition grand finals between
USA's Idom and Japan's Kawano — in what might be the final Street Fighter V
set appearing on EVO's main stage — commentators Vicious and Aru took the
stage to introduce a brand new Street Fighter 6 trailer
where series newcomer, Kimberly, and returning veteran, Juri Han, show off some
incredible gameplay!
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August
7th, 2022
TEKKEN
7 Free Update Launching August 17th, Next TEKKEN Project Teased,
TWT 2023
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Following
the conclusion of the TEKKEN 7 EVO 2022 grand finals, Bandai Namco
presented a new trailer announcing the TEKKEN World Tour 2023, an upcoming free
update to TEKKEN 7, and what looks to be a teaser
for the next TEKKEN game. Launching August 17th, the free TEKKEN 7
update will include a Battle Balance update which we'll be learning more about
soon.
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August
7th, 2022
New Garou / Fatal
Fury Fighting Game by SNK Green-lit
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Immediately following the
EVO '22 grand finals for KOF XV, SNK's Yasuyuki Oda went onstage to debut
a new KOF XV trailer announcing Team Samurai as the game's fourth Team
DLC. After confirming the return of Shingo Yabuki and Kim Kaphwan joining KOF
XV in Season 2... it was also announced
that a new Fatal Fury / Garou fighting game has been green-lit!
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August
7th, 2022
Haohmaru, Nakoruru, Darli
Dagger, Shingo Yabuki, and Kim Kaphwan Announced for The
King of Fighters XV
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Following the EVO 2022
Top 8 finals for The King of Fighters XV, the game's chief producer
Yasuyuki Oda took the stage to drop a new trailer
announcing "Team Samurai" as the game's fourth Team DLC made up of Samurai
Shodown's Haohmaru, Nakoruru, and Darli Dagger. Additionally, Shingo Yabuki
and Kim Kaphwan were also announced for Season 2!
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August
7th, 2022
Dragon
Ball FighterZ is Getting Rollback Netcode
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Following
the conclusion of the EVO 2022 Dragon Ball FighterZ finals, the game's
producer, Tomoko Hiroki, took the stage to make a few announcements. Through a
translator, Hiroki announced
that after much demand from fans, the development team has decided to update Dragon
Ball FighterZ with Rollback Netcode.
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August
7th, 2022
Skullgirls Marie EVO '22
Teaser Trailer
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During
EVO 2022, Autumn Games revealed the fourth DLC character of Skullgirls' Season 1
Pass, joining Annie, Umbrella and Black Dahlia. Believe it or not, this year
marks the 10th Anniversary of Skullgirls. As part of the anniversary
celebration, a playable version of the game's original boss, Marie, was announced
as the 4th DLC character of Season 1 Pass.
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August
7th, 2022
James Chen and Tasty Steve Join
Street Fighter 6's Real Time
Commentary Feature
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Capcom debuted a new Street
Fighter 6 trailer at this
weekend's EVOLUTION Championship Series revealing two FGC legends in the
commentary business, James Chen and Tasty Steve, will be lending their talents
to the game's "Real Time Commentary Feature". Aru and Vicious are also
providing their own lines that players will hear during their matches if they
turn on the commentary options in-game.
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August
6th, 2022
The
King of Fighters XV Team Awakened Orochi Concept Artwork, DLC Releasing
August 8th
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During SNK's EVO 2022
panel, in addition to announcing a Rollback Netcode update for Samurai
Shodown, the KOF XV development team shared some never-before-seen concept
artwork of Team Awakened Orochi and announced their release date! The fresh KOF XV
costumes for Orochi Yashiro, Shermie, and Chris take inspiration from...
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August
5th, 2022
Rollback Netcode Coming to Samurai
Shodown (2019)
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Today during SNK's
official panel at EVO 2022, the company made several small announcements and
confirmed a "major" reveal is planned for Sunday. To start things off,
SNK announced that Samurai
Shodown (2019) will be receiving a Rollback Netcode enhancement next year.
Planned to release in Spring 2023...
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August
5th, 2022
"Welcome Back EVO!"
Capcom ×
SNK Collaboration Artwork by Shinkiro and Eisuke Ogura
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During EVO 2022 today,
SNK and Capcom shared a "Welcome back EVO!" collaboration illustration
featuring character artwork
drawn by two legendary fighting game artists, Shinkiro and Eisuke Ogura. Each
artist illustrated two SNK characters and two Capcom characters. Also take a
look at a great photo of the two illustrators from EVO '22!
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August
5th, 2022
Capcom Releases Guile's Street
Fighter 6 Theme
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Today
during EVO 2022, Capcom released the fifth Street Fighter 6 character
theme song. Have a listen to Guile's official SF6 theme in its entirety,
titled "Sharpened Sonic". According to Capcom's official description
in the YouTube video, Guile's
new SF6
theme represents his takeoff to a new journey. We previously heard a portion of
Guile's SF6 theme...
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August
5th, 2022
Marvel
Vs. Capcom 2 Arcade1Up Launches Sept. 2022
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During EVO '22, Arcade1Up announced
a full-size Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 home arcade releasing this Fall which not
only contains MVC2, but seven other classics. Many Capcom fans have been
waiting a long time for some kind of "Marvel Vs. Capcom Collection"
to release... and while it may not be the digital / affordable compilation that
many would instantly buy, Arcade1Up is making the dream happen with a deluxe
home arcade...
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August
5th, 2022
Guilty
Gear -STRIVE- Season 2 Roadmap Revealed at EVO, New Character Arriving
Summer 2022
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During Arc
System Works' EVO 2022 panel, the development team shared an updated roadmap
unveiling what's to come in Guilty Gear -STRIVE- Season 2. The dev-team
announced that the first new character of Season 2 will debut in Summer
2022, with 3 additional characters joining the roster down the line.
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August
3rd, 2022
The
Rumble Fish 2 Launches This Winter on Steam, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S,
Xbox One, and Switch
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Publisher
3goo and developer Dimps announced
The Rumble Fish 2 will be launching on PC (via Steam), PlayStation 5,
PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch this Winter.
Additionally, the companies confirmed the first-ever home version of The
Rumble Fish 2 will feature Rollback Netcode, Widescreen Support, and more...
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August
3rd, 2022
Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui Fall
Guys Costumes Available August 4th-8th
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While
this news originally leaked several weeks back, it's now been confirmed that Fatal
Fury's Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui costumes
are coming to Fall Guys
this month. The SNK icons will only be available to download in Fall Guys
for a limited time, from August 4th - 8th. In addition to the costumes, Fall
Guys players will also score Terry's "Hey, C'mon C'mon" taunt
emote and a "Shiranui Style of Ninja Arts" Nameplate courtesy of Mai.
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August
2nd, 2022
Sony Announces EVO Lounge Live
Show, Stream Schedule
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EVO 2022
is upon us this weekend and early reports have either claimed or suggested
Capcom, Bandai Namco, and other developers will be announcing "major
news" about upcoming fighting games during EVO. Sony will be hosting the
PlayStation EVO '22 Tournaments from their EVO Lounge Live Show which will have
exclusive announcements...
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August
2nd, 2022
Project L
Confirmed Free-to-Play, Developer Update Reveals New Character and Gameplay
Footage
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Ahead of this weekend's EVO
'22, Riot Games' Tom Cannon released a new Project L trailer
revealing new info and details about upcoming League of Legends-inspired
2D fighting game. Firstly, Cannon confirmed Project L
will be free-to-play. Check out some new Project L gameplay and take a
look at a new female character named Illaoi, inside:
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July
27th, 2022
KOF
XV Team Awakened Orochi Gameplay Trailer, New Screens
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Tonight, SNK dropped the
official gameplay reveal
trailer for KOF XV's upcoming Team DLC, Team Awakened Orochi. The
nearly 3-minute-long trailer shows off Orochi Shermie, Orochi Chris, and Orochi
Yashiro in action. Just like in past KOF installments, these variant versions of
Shermie, Chris, and Yashiro play entirely differently from their original
versions.
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July
23rd, 2022
Street Fighter 6
Jamie Theme Song
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During
this weekend's San Diego Comic-Con, Capcom announced classic character costumes
for Street Fighter 6 and also unveiled brand new alternate looks for
Luke and Jamie.
To coincide with the SDCC '22 news, have a listen to Jamie's theme
song,
titled, "Mr. Top Player", in its entirety.
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July
22nd, 2022
Street Fighter 6
Classic Costumes for Ryu, Chun-Li, and Guile, Alternate Costumes for Luke &
Jamie
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Today,
Capcom officially announced classic costumes for Ryu, Chun-Li, and Guile will be
available in Street Fighter 6,
in addition to brand new alternate costumes for Luke and Jamie to match the
"street vibe" of the upcoming title. Check out the brand new HD
screenshots inside!
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July
22nd, 2022
SDCC '22: Storm Collectibles Unveils
Latest Street Fighter, Samurai Shodown, SoulCalibur &
SNK Action Figures
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At
this week's San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Storm Collectibles revealed
their latest upcoming fighting game action figures for all to see! Joining
Storm's incredibly vibrant and diverse lineup — which already
includes characters from Street Fighter, TEKKEN, Mortal
Kombat, and KOF — are iconic
characters from Samurai Shodown, SoulCalibur, Darkstalkers...
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July
22nd, 2022
KOF XV Shermie and Lady Choi Bounge Join The King of Fighters: All-Star on July 26th
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Netmarble
and SNK announced two new characters will be joining The King of Fighters:
All-Star this month. KOF XV's Shermie and an all new female version
of Choi Bounge join the mobile RPG starting next week. Both new characters will
become unlockable in the upcoming July 26th update. Check out Shermie &
Choi's gameplay trailers and
artwork, inside:
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July
22nd, 2022
EVO 2022 Arena Finals to
Include Guilty Gear -STRIVE-, Street Fighter V, Tekken 7,
and KOF XV
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Registration for EVO 2022
officially closed last week and the final player numbers for each main game have
been tallied and posted. With over 5,700 competitors combined, the TOP
4 games set to appear during Sunday's arena include Guilty Gear -STRIVE-,
SFV: Champion Edition, TEKKEN 7, and The King of Fighters XV.
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July
21st, 2022
Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Launching August 30th,
2022
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Konami and Nickelodeon
announced Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection — a compilation of 13
classic TMNT beat-em-up titles and fighting games released from the
90s — launches on August 30th, 2022. Once again, this compilation includes all 3
versions of the TMNT fighting game, TMNT: Tournament Fighters.
Check out the new release date trailer!
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July
21st, 2022
Breakers Collection to
Feature Rollback, Crossplay, Team Battle
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Originally announced way
back in 2019, Breakers Collection is an upcoming digital compilation
containing Breakers (1996) and Breakers Revenge (1998). Developer
Qubyte Interactive recently hosted a stream to answer fan questions about the
upcoming title and talk about some of the new features
and modes — including Rollback, Crossplay, and Team Battle.
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July
18th, 2022
Netflix TEKKEN: Bloodline
Anime Release Date Trailer
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A new trailer
for the upcoming TEKKEN: Bloodline anime series premiered this evening
and confirmed the release date. TEKKEN: Bloodline will be available on
Netflix beginning August 18th, 2022. First announced back in March of this year,
TEKKEN: Bloodline will follow Jin Kazama and several other characters
during the TEKKEN 3 era of the series.
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July
18th, 2022
Kotobukiya Terry Bogard
"Fatal Cutie" Bishoujo Statue Preview Photos, Coming Spring 2023
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Kotobukiya released the
first official preview
photos of their upcoming genderbent Terry Bogard bishoujo collection character
statue figure. The 1/7 scale statue based on Shunya Yamashita's artwork hilariously
captures the Fatal Fury icon as he (she) appears in SNK Heroines: Tag
Team Frenzy (2018).
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July
14th, 2022
The
Rumble Fish and The
Rumble Fish 2 Releasing Worldwide on Consoles in Winter 2022
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Famitsu
reported today that two Dimps-developed 2D fighting games, The Rumble Fish
and The Rumble Fish 2, are finally coming to consoles worldwide in Winter
2022. This will be the first ever western release for both titles. Publisher
3goo and Dimps announced
the upcoming re-release will be available this Winter...
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July
13th, 2022
Samurai
Shodown V Perfect Arcade Version Location Test, New Character Art by Shirou Ohno
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Originally released as an
exclusive title for Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection, Samurai
Shodown V Perfect has been announced for arcades. Kanagawa Leisure Land
Atsugi will be hosting a location test for the game, known as "Samurai
Spirits Zero Special Full Version" in Japan, from July 14 - 20,
2022. Additionally, Shirou Ohno created new character artwork...
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July
12th, 2022
Character Animations from
Canceled Garou:
MOTW Sequel
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Following
recent news from last week, some very interesting Garou: MOTW 2 content
has surfaced online, including nearly-finished character animations from SNK's canceled
sequel! Thanks to several members on FGC Twitter, we can now view some of the actual animations of
new moves for returning characters like Terry Bogard, Jae Hoon, Dong Hwan, and
Gato!
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July
9th, 2022
Rare Assets from Garou:
MOTW Sequel Uncovered
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Back in May 2022, new high
quality concept artwork and 2D character sprites from the highly secretive and
mysterious canceled Garou: Mark of the Wolves
sequel surfaced online. After 20 years of existing on random
CD-ROMS... rare assets from the canceled MOTW 2 sequel are continuing to be uncovered,
giving us a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what could have been a
blockbuster sequel to SNK's beloved 2D fighting game masterpiece.
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July
7th, 2022
TFG 20th Anniversary Banner
Contest Winners!
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The
winners of TFG's Banner Contest 2022
have
been announced! Passionate
fighting game fans and long-time TFG website visitors from around the world
entered this year's contest to celebrate this website's 20th Anniversary. Now
it's time to see the TOP 3 banner creations and reveal the
1st place winner who will take home $220.00 and
some other cool prizes.
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July
7th, 2022
Street Fighter 6
Demo at San Diego Comic-Con 2022
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Capcom USA
announced
a
Street Fighter 6
demo will
be appearing at this year's San Diego
Comic-Con taking place July 21st - 24th, 2022. As the first public hands-on
demo of SF6 in North America, it appears the SDCC demo will be the
same build of the game that we saw back in June for Summer Game Fest. The event
will also feature live graffiti artists...
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July
6th, 2022
Groove
On Fight
Added to TFG Games Library
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The
Fighters Generation welcomes another classic and obscure 2D fighting game to its
historic library of fighting games. Called
Goketsuji Ichizoku 3 in Japan, Groove On Fight is a 2D fighting game developed by Atlus.
The 1997 title released in arcades and on Sega Saturn only in Japan. Groove On
Fight is considered to be the fourth installment of the
Power Instinct series...
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July
3rd, 2022
JoJo's
Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R Adds Part 4 Jotaro Kujo, Yukako
Yamagishi, and F.F.
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Bandai Namco revealed
three new characters joining JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R this
September: Yukako Yamagishi, F.F., and Jotaro Kujo based on his appearance in
Part 4 - Diamond is Unbreakable. The latest official trailer
for the game shows the new characters in gameplay and cinematics for the first
time.
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July
1st, 2022
Game Informer Interviews
Takayuki Nakayama and Shuhei Matsumoto on Street Fighter 6
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Game
Informer recently shared an interview featuring Lead Director and Producer of Street
Fighter 6, Takayuki Nakayama and Shuhei Matsumoto, respectively. In the video
interview, they talk about
how SF6
will use inspiration
from the worlds of Final Fight and SFIII: 3rd Strike,
why Modern Control Type "is not an 'Easy Mode'"
and how
they learned from SFV mistakes...
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