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February
20th, 2025
Retro Gamer Issue #269 -
Capcom's Greatest Fighting Games!
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For over two decades, Retro
Gamer magazine has built a reputation for its historical content, including
in-depth articles, interviews with industry veterans, and retrospectives on
beloved games and consoles, carving out a niche for itself by focusing on retro
video games and the culture surrounding them. Retro Gamer Issue #269 includes a special
feature...
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February
18th, 2025
Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves System Guide
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Ahead
of the upcoming Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Open Beta which kicks off
in just over 24 hours from now, SNK posted a helpful System Guide video
outlining and explaining the game's plethora of new and returning mechanics. The
guide covers the REV System (REV Blow, REV Arts, REV Accel, REV Guard), S.P.G.
(Selective Potential Gear), Just Defense, Hyper Defense, Braking, Combinations,
Feinting, Wild Punish, Dodge Attacks...
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February
16th, 2025 
Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves Kain R. Heinlein Official Bio, Concept
Artwork, Open Beta Screenshots
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Over
the weekend, SNK revealed Garou: Mark of the Wolves final boss Kain
R. Heinlein as the latest returning character to join the long-awaited
sequel, Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves.
The exciting and moment-packed Evo Awards 2025 show concluded with Kain's
reveal and the confirmation of 3 returning characters. Check out Kain's Official
Bio, Concept Art...
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February
16th, 2025 
Kain, Andy, Joe and Mr. Big
Confirmed for Fatal
Fury: COTW
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At
the EVO Awards, SNK dropped several major Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves
announcements, including the return of Garou: Mark of the Wolves final
boss, Kain R. Heinlein. Furthermore, Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi, and Mr. Big were
confirmed as DLC characters joining the game in Season 1.
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February
15th, 2025
Granblue
Fantasy Versus: Rising Character Pass 2 Trailer
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During the EVO Awards, Cygames
revealed the Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Character Pass 2 trailer,
adding an impressive 5 new characters to the 2.5D fighting game. The first
newcomer joining the roster is Sandalphon, arriving Feb. 26, 2025. In Spring,
Galleon will join the roster, followed by Wilnas in Summer 2025, Meg in Fall
2025, and Ilsa in Early 2026.
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February
15th, 2025
UNI2
Ogre Gameplay Reveal Trailer, Release Date
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During
the EVO Awards 2025, Arc System Works dropped the world premiere gameplay reveal
trailer for Ogre — the
second DLC character joining Under Night In-Birth II's Season Pass. In
addition to the gameplay trailer, Arc System Works announced Ogre's release date
as February 20th, 2025. Without further ado, watch Ogre's official...
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February
15th, 2025
The EVO Awards 2025
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The
first-ever EVO Awards show
kicks off tonight in the great city of Los Angeles, California. The event is
dedicated to honoring the achievements and contributions of the fighting game
community (FGC) over the past year. This historic celebration will feature a
variety of award categories, including Player of the Year, Match of the Year,
and announcements...
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February
6th, 2025
Capcom
Fighting Collection 2 Releasing May 16th, Pre-Order Live
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Capcom
dropped a new trailer for Capcom
Fighting Collection 2 and announced the highly-anticipated 8-game
compilation will launch May 16th, 2025. Pre-orders are now live at various
retailers and on the official CFC2 site, which also confirmed a Capcom
Fighting Collection + Capcom Fighting Collection 2 bundle —
complete with a new illustration...
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January
30th, 2025
Guilty
Gear -STRIVE- Now Available on Switch
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The
Switch Edition of Guilty Gear -STRIVE- is now available on Nintendo's
console, featuring all previously released content from the PlayStation and Xbox
versions, ensuring players can enjoy the full experience on-the-go. Key features
include cross-play functionality with other platforms, an extensive story mode,
and various multiplayer options...
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January
29th, 2025
Street
Fighter 6 Mai Shiranui Starter Guide (Video)
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Ahead
of Mai's upcoming release on February 5th, Capcom released another one of their
excellent official Street Fighter 6 starter guide videos
— their latest tutorial starring the highly-anticipated SNK and Fatal Fury icon,
Mai Shiranui. Ahead of her Feb. 5th release, the starter video teaches players
how to utilize Mai's various fan mechanics, superb mobility...
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January
24th, 2025
Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves Open Beta Test and Special Promotional
Animation by Masami Obari
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SNK
made two big announcements regarding
Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves.
The first is an open beta test scheduled for February 20
(12:00 am PT) through February 24 (11:59 pm PST), giving fans on
PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Steam a chance to play Fatal Fury: City
of the Wolves early with 8 playable characters. The second
reveal is the announcement of an upcoming Fatal Fury: City of the
Wolves promotional animation...
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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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