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Akuma, huh | Monster Hunter Wilds' Street Fighter collaboration is all about Akuma
The first Monster Hunter Wilds Capcom collaboration is close, and it brings an unlikely friend from the world of Street Fighter.
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Legend of Goro | Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut Red Light Raid Mode is baffling, totally on-brand, and a weirdly good fit as part of a Nintendo Switch 2 launch game
Here me out, this tacked-on multiplayer mode might actually justify some of the Switch 2’s more controversial features.
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Next Game Incoming | Of course Warner Bros. announces a Mortal Kombat 1 Definitive Edition just after posting disastrous results for its gaming division
A recent financial report from Warner Bros stated that gaming revenue decreased 48% from this time last year.
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Tussle House | Tekken 8 director reveals attempts to create a Waffle House stage to no avail, will "seriously reconsider" if fans are happy with a different name
It turns out Waffle House may not be super happy with its reputation as a place for fighting.
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That Beard | Tired of Tekken 8? Virtua Fighter 5 Revo is coming to consoles, while sexy Ganondorf just got revealed for Virtua Fighter 6
It was a big weekend for Virtua Fighter fans, as Evo Japan gave us heaps of good news for the series.
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The best Apple Arcade games to play in 2025
Here are some pocket-sized games for you to play on the go.
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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2025
Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!
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PLAY HAS NO LIMITS | The best PS1 games to play in 2025
Still have your PlayStation kicking about? Here are some of the best games you can still play on it today.
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2XKSlow | 2XKO concerns spike following the conclusion of its second alpha test due to a worrying discovery: the game is slow
Players were overjoyed to play Alpha Lab 2, but the swerve away from aggressive play seems to have had an unexpected side effect.
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For The Locals | 2XKO will have an offline mode with all champions unlocked, intended to support tournament organizers
How this will work with Vanguard anti-cheat remains a mystery
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Burning The Candle | Still bummed out about 2XKO's 10 character launch roster? Riot has heard you, and have tuned the development team to get "as many champs out as possible"
2XKO executive producer Tom Cannon has revealed the team has shifted to get champs out quickly, and the personal roster number that he'd be happy with.
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Run it back | Tekken 8 announces emergency patch to address disastrous season 2 patch, following community uproar
Following the community tearing itself apart due to how messy the season 2 update and Anna's addition was, Harada and co have come with a solution.
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Ducking the King | Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves' new character is a real life DJ fighting game players haven't heard of, and fans aren't too pleased about it
Salvatore Ganacci, a DJ who is playing a show in Saudi Arabia on the CoTW release date, has made it in.
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Fox Only | Classic GameCube games like F-Zero GX and SoulCalibur 2 are coming to the Nintendo Switch 2, as well as a slick new GameCube controller
At the Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Direct, classics were given a second chance at life.
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To the streets | Street Fighter 6 is drive rushing its way onto the the Nintendo Switch 2 in with new Amiibos and exclusive Switch 2 game modes
Revealed during today's Switch 2 direct, Capcom's big fighter is going portable.
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DIY | Sometimes you've got to Do It Yourself - a look inside the punk-themed fighting game event crashing through New York city
We speak to the minds behind DIY, an event coming this Brooklyn that brings some Punk flair to Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and City of the Wolves.
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Slap On Venaconda | Yep, Marvel Rivals' twerking Venom emote is actually real and his rapidly undulating "tactical distraction" tush is making some matches, er, pretty interesting
"Thought I was the main character...then Venom started throwing it back..."
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Phwoar | Assuming we're not being goofed on, Marvel Rivals is making Venom jiggle his symbiussy next week in celebration of April Fools' day
Well, at least NetEase and the game's modding community are finally on the same page.
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Fuse-alicious | "We wanted to create new ways to experience the game" 2XKO game designer manager breaks down the big changes coming in Alpha Lab 2
Clockwork sits down with us for an exclusive interview about the two new Fuses, wider gameplay adjustments, and whether he's the best MvC player on the team.
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Double Digits | 2XKO will have "a smaller number than you would expect" when it comes to champions at launch, but there's a good reason why
As part of a dev Q&A in the official Discord, game director Shaun Rivera has dropped the long-speculated launch roster figure.
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Back Once Again | 2XKO Alpha Lab 2 is adding ranked lobbies, two new fuses and more, but us sad Europeans won't be able to play with them just yet
The bad news is, only those in Canada, America, and Brazil will be able to play in April. Sorry, fellow Euros.
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Off the Combolendar | That new Street Fighter movie has reportedly been pulled from Sony's upcoming release calendar, so it looks to be back in the release date-less void
All may well not be lost though - we'll have to stay tuned to see if it gets re-scheduled down the line.
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Lore Dumped | An MCU-esque "Marvel Gaming Universe" was once a thing we could have gotten, had Disney's execs decided it was worth putting cash into
"That was so frustrating because we came up with all these great ideas about how to do it."
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Standing Fierce | Top Street Fighter 6 competitor ChrisCCH declines qualification spot for Saudi-owned Esports World Cup due to "the nature in which the event is funded and managed"
As sportswashing becomes a bigger talking point in competitive gaming by the month, the player has opted out.
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Tizoc Time | A second Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves beta is coming March 26, this time featuring the undisputed best character
Training mode will also be present, in an official capacity.
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Tomorrow? | The next 2XKO update should (hopefully) be coming this month, filled with all the juicy details about Jinx, gameplay changes and more
It could even be around an hour in length, which is lovely for us info freaks.
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A Disco Decade | Yakuza 0 just turned 10 years old, and thanks to a modder, you can celebrate that by playing the series' latest entry as PS2 Goro Majima "in all of his polygonal glory"
Or just post 20 million Kiryu disco dancing GIFs, idk.
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Reclaimed | Acclaim rises from the dead, with help from the founder of Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion's publisher, and a guy who once said "It's Mr Slap Nuts to you"
The classic publisher is being resurrected, with the goal to "support indie developers and reignite classic franchises".
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Sigh | Warner Bros exec reportedly cites need to “regain our credibility and swagger at producing great games”, as company shutters Shadow of Mordor studio and cancels Wonder Woman
Player First Games and Warner Bros. Games San Diego were also closed as part of the "strategic change in direction".
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New Fighter? | Tekken 8 is introducing a completely new character in Season 2, and if Tekken 7 is anything to go by, we should all be getting hyped
Returning fighters is one thing, new fighters are entirely different but equally exciting!
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Here Come the Thorns | One of the most highly-requested legacy characters has finally been revealed for Tekken 8, Season 2, but at what cost?
Anna Williams is back with a new look, and a rocket launcher of all things.
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Cracked | Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves' beta has been cracked wide open, with players simply turning on an otherwise disabled training mode
Crack users are out there, practicing combos and uncovering all manner of secrets.
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Honk Honk! | The first teaser for Mortal Kombat 1's T-1000 will probably you make you even more afraid of getting hit by a long-haul truck than you already were
Plus, a surprising new Kameo character.
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Totally Logical | Things at NetEase sound worse than previously thought, as its CEO apparently considered cancelling the immensely successful Marvel Rivals at one point just because he didn't want to pay for licensing fees
The game just hit 40 million players this week.
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Clap Slowly | Netflix must have liked Amazon's Sifu episode of Secret Level, as it's acquired the rights to the film adaptation of the stylish brawler, bringing a writer aboard with it
Still no release date, though.
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Straight Postin it | 2XKO game director speaks out about the next "much smaller" online play test, a new fuse, and more ahead of February update
The team has apparently been enjoying the "crazy memes and the hysteria" ahead of the February update.
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New Combos | The new Street Fighter live-action movie we keep forgetting about has landed a new director of Eric Andre Show fame
Sure, why the hell not.
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Marvelous Numbers | Marvel Rivals has blown past 40 million players already, more than the population of Poland
It also saw a spike with the season 1 update, which is a good sign!
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Get In Here | Riot co-founder teases a mysterious 2XKO solution to one of the fighting game genre’s biggest problems
In an interview with Stephen Totilo, Marc Merrill hints towards something truly tantalizing.
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Layoffs | Marvel Rivals US developers laid off despite having helped make a big hit, as NetEase says it's "investing more, not less, into the evolution and growth of this game"
Publisher says cutting jobs from its US Rivals team was a "difficult decision" designed to "to optimize development efficiency for the game".
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Rivalry Ignited | Overwatch 2 director says its devs are feeling the pressure since Marvel Rivals took off doing Overwatchy things in not quite Overwatchy fashion
"This is no longer about playing it safe", according to Aaron Keller.
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Big Reveal | SNK announces Fatal Fury: City of the wolves a season one character pass, and Kain as its eighth playable character
A massive info dump for SNK's upcoming fighting game at the Evo Awards.
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Hunting this summer | HunterxHunter NenxImpact finally gets a release date, launching on PC and consoles July 17
Pitou has also been announced as the game's first DLC character.
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Looking Good! | Your first look at Karl Urban as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2 is here and yeah, he looks exactly like you hoped he would
The power of movie magic.
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On the Road | Meet the crew documenting the bars, pizza parlors, and back rooms that make up the American fighting game scene
Locals Unknown is a new series covering the small gatherings that form the foundational scenes for Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and beyond.