Q4 - 2024
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December
21st, 2024
Gato Revealed for Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves
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Today, SNK
announced the 13th playable character joining the roster of Fatal Fury: City
of the Wolves, Gato! Originally appearing in Garou:
Mark of the Wolves, Gato is the older brother of Hotaru and uses various
Chinese martial arts as his fighting style. Check out his official Fatal
Fury: COTW storyline
and gameplay reveal trailer
inside:
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December
12th, 2024
New Virtua
Fighter Trailer Shown at The Game Awards 2024, VF5 R.E.V.O. Steam
Open Beta, Release Date
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During
the Game Awards 2024, Sega revealed a short but sweet teaser trailer
for the next Virtua Fighter title! Returning characters Akira Yuki and
Sarah Bryant are briefly shown in gameplay in a lush environment. Sega announced
a "Virtua Fighter Direct" presentation on December 13th (12:00 am EST)
which will provide further details on the announcement.
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December
12th, 2024
TEKKEN
8 Wins Best Fighting Game at The Game Awards 2024, Clive Rosfield from
Final Fantasy XVI Joins Roster Dec. 16
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At The
Game Awards 2024, the first category announced at the opening of the pre-show
was none other than "Best Fighting Game 2024" — with TEKKEN 8 receiving
the most votes from fans, beating out even Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection:
Arcade Classics. After accepting the award for "Best Fighting Game of
2024," Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray told fans at The Game Awards to
stay tuned and dropped a new trailer...
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December
8th, 2024
TEKKEN
8 Winter Update, Season 2 Announcement Trailer, Next Character Reveal at
The Game Awards 2024
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During
the TWT 2024 Global Finals, Bandai Namco dropped a new TEKKEN 8 trailer
revealing a Winter 2024 update (adding new
Photo Mode & Customization options, a 30th Anniversary Fight Pass &
more) in addition to a full Season 2 of new content arriving this Spring —
which includes major
system and balance updates, new moves for all characters and...
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December
5th, 2024
Mai Shiranui Joins Street
Fighter 6 in Winter 2025, Cinematic Teaser Trailer + Screenshots
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Capcom
dropped a teaser trailer for
Street Fighter 6 guest character and beloved kunoichi from the SNK universe,
Mai Shiranui. Mai joins her fellow SNK icon Terry Bogard as yet another exciting
and fighting game history-rich addition to Season 2's roster. Sporting her
classic look from earlier Fatal Fury games such as Real Bout, Mai's teaser trailer...
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December
4th, 2024
The
King of Fighters XV Mature and Vice Gameplay Trailer, Screenshots, New
Concept Art / Poster Illustration
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Today,
SNK released a new trailer for
The
King of Fighters
XV's
final two DLC characters, Mature
and Vice. In the
3-minute gameplay trailer, Mature (voiced by Yu Shimamura) and Vice
(voiced by Mayumi Saco) demonstrate many of their returning and new
special moves. The trailer also shows a variety of cutscenes featuring the
two returning veterans...
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December
4th, 2024
Capcom
Fighting Collection 2 Pre-order Bonus Comic Revealed for Physical PS4 /
Nintendo Switch Editions
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Capcom
revealed a pre-order bonus for the physical PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch
versions of Capcom Fighting Collection 2 — arriving in 2025. Those who
pre-order the physical edition of CFC2
for PS4 or Switch will score a physical 48-page
Capcom vs. SNK comic in
the box (while
supplies last).
So far, Capcom announced this bonus for North America...
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December
3rd, 2024
Street
Fighter 6 M. Bison Giant Attack, Holiday Fighting Pass
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Capcom announced
two major December 2024 updates for Street Fighter 6 — which include the Buckler
Holiday Brawl Fighting Pass and the M. Bison Giant Attack event taking place in
Battle Hub. Similar to the Akuma Giant Attack event held a few months back, from
December 2nd-16th, players can battle a giant M. Bison. Also beginning December...
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November
27th, 2024
Aquapazza:
Aquaplus Dream Match Coming to Steam in 2025, Announce Trailer,
Screenshots
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Developer
Aquaplus, and publishers DMM Games and Shiravune announced this week that the
2011 anime 2D
fighting game co-developed by Examu and Aquaplus, Aquapazza, will
see a Steam release in 2025 —
joining the recent list of classic and new fighting games arriving on PC.
Originally released in arcades in 2011 and later on PS3 in 2012/2013...
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November
22nd, 2024
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.
Launching on Steam this Winter
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After
months of hinting a new Virtua Fighter installment is in development,
Sega officially announced Virtua
Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. — an update to Virtua Fighter 5 launching on
Steam this Winter. Based on
Virtua
Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
released on PlayStation 4 in 2021, the Steam enhancement will feature rollback
netcode, 4K resolution, gameplay...
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November
22nd, 2024
Marvel
vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Physical Edition (PS4/Switch) Launch,
Special Animation for 32-Page Comic
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The
physical edition of Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
is now available on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Coinciding with this
release is a physical 32-page comic (also available digitally on pc), featuring
scenes and artwork with the iconic MVC2 roster. On Twitter / X, Capcom
released a special animation to promote the comic...
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November
19th, 2024
The Game Awards 2024 Best
Fighting Game Nominations
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2024 has
no doubt been another incredibly exciting year for the fighting genre! The nominations
for the Best Fighting Game category at The Game Awards 2024 have been
announced. This year, major contenders include TEKKEN 8, which
continues to be a leading game in the competitive and esports community, as well
as Marvel vs. Capcom...
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November
14th, 2024
Capcom
Fighting Collection 2 TFG Preview Profile Live
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TFG's
preview profile for Capcom
Fighting Collection 2 is now live in our Games library. Arriving in 2025,
this epic compilation of 8 Capcom gems has old school fans excited to rekindle
the late 90s / early 2000s nostalgia and jump back into these timeless classics. From CVS2 to Project Justice, this awesome re-release boasts rollback
netcode...
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November
14th, 2024
Mortal
Kombat 1 Ghostface Gameplay Trailer
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NetherRealm
Studios released the official Mortal Kombat 1 gameplay trailer
for horror movie guest character, Ghostface. Hailing from the Scream
franchise, Ghostface brings along his knife and slasher film inspirations to Mortal
Kombat 1 on November 19th for early access (full release November 26th).
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November
7th, 2024
Sega Developing
New Virtua Fighter
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Sega
has been hinting at a new Virtua Fighter installment for a while now, but
executive vice president Justin Scarpone just confirmed
a new Virtua Fighter being developed. In an interview with Video Games
Chronicle, Scarpone said, "So we have a suite of titles in development
right now that fall into that legacy bucket, which we announced last year at The
Game Awards; Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage,
Shinobi, and...
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November
7th, 2024
Rage
of the Dragons NEO Releasing November 14th
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QUByte
Interactive is releasing a modern port of Rage of the Dragons — a cult
classic 2D fighter based on the Double Dragon series released back in
2002.
Rage of the Dragons NEO includes Versus
mode, Training mode, Dragon Challenge (a new exclusive mode), and online play
backed with rollback netcode. Watch the latest trailer,
inside:
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November
2nd, 2024
Street
Fighter 6 Fatal Fury Festivities Fighting Pass
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Coinciding
with the recent release of Terry Bogard, Capcom revealed
the new Street Fighter 6 Fighting Pass themed around SNK's legendary and
nostalgic Fatal Fury series. SF6's November '24 Fighting
Pass gives the Battle Hub a cool Fatal Fury theme, enabling players to
earn Kudos to get items from the Fatal Fury series, including music, new
challenger...
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October
27th, 2024
Kim Dong Hwan Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves Gameplay Trailer, Screenshots, Concept Art
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SNK
announced Garou: Mark of the Wolves original, Kim Dong Hwan, will be
returning in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. One of the sons of Kim
Kaphwan, Dong Hwan demonstrates his flashy style of Tae Kwon Do in the latest COTW
trailer. In addition to the
trailer, check out some official screenshots and Dong Hwan's character render.
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October
27th, 2024
Guilty
Gear -STRIVE- Queen Dizzy Gameplay Trailer, Starter Guide, Character
Artwork, Season 4 Roadmap
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Arc System
Works released the full gameplay trailer
for the first Season 4 character joining Guilty Gear -STRIVE- on October
31st, Queen Dizzy. The new gameplay trailer presents 1 minute and 30 seconds of
Queen Dizzy gameplay, demonstrating much more of her moveset than the teaser
trailer released last month.
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October
25th, 2024
TEKKEN
8 Fall 2024 Update Trailer, Heihachi Artwork
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Bandai
Namco released a new TEKKEN 8 trailer on Thursday which highlights the
latest free and paid DLC content. In addition to some cool Heihachi Mishima
gameplay on the new Genmaji Temple stage, the latest trailer
previews the new "Unforgotten Echoes" story chapter, Main Menu
character selection, Online Practice via the TEKKEN Lounge...
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October
17th, 2024
TEKKEN
8 Reina Early Concept Art by Bayonetta Designer
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A standout
newcomer to TEKKEN's diverse roster, TEKKEN 8's Reina brings an
incredibly fluid and hard-hitting Japanese martial art called Taido to the
iconic series. While her impressive moveset and insane animations were designed
by Bandai Namco's talented team of artists, Bayonetta character designer Mari
Shimazaki was behind Reina's visual design in TEKKEN 8.
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October
17th, 2024
Elphelt and Ramlethal Valentine
Confirmed for Guilty Gear STRIVE: Dual Rulers
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Arc System
Works confirmed two more
characters for the upcoming Guilty Gear -STRIVE- Dual Rulers anime.
Elphelt and Ramlethal Valentine will appear in the anime series, voiced by Aya
Suzaki and Megumi Han, respectively. During TGS '24, Arc System Works released
new screenshots showing both characters along with a photo of their voice
actresses.
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October
16th, 2024
Under
Night In-Birth 2 Ogre Screenshots, Release Date
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Arc System
Works released new screenshots
of the next DLC character coming to UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II [Sys:Celes]
during TGS '24. Ogre is the second character appearing in UNI2's Season
Pass, planned for release in February 2025. Ogre is the leader of the
now-defunct Bankikai who fell into Abyss during a battle against Amnesia. Once
thought dead...
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