Evo 2022 is in the rearview, but the weekend of fighting game action brought plenty of exciting announcements from multiple developers and publishers. One of the biggest names was Arc System Works, with the Guilty Gear Strive tournament seeing more participants than any other competition at the event. We spoke …
Read More »New Tekken Game Seemingly Teased At Evo 2022
The next Tekken game has been teased. During the Evo 2022 event in Las Vegas, publisher Bandai Namco dished out a cryptic teaser that showed series regular Kazuya Mishima–presented in his classic pixelated form–dropping a body off the edge of a cliff. He then smiles at the camera as the …
Read More »Street Fighter 6 Adds Returning Fighter Juri And Newcomer Kimberly
After the Street Fighter V tournament concluded at Evo 2022, a new trailer for the next game in the franchise–Street Fighter 6–revealed two more characters joining the fight. The newest addition is Kimberly, a female student of the Bushinryu style made famous by Guy in Final Fight. She was originally …
Read More »Guilty Gear Strive Season 2 Adds Four New Characters, Beginning August 8 With Bridget
Arc System Works has announced Guilty Gear Strive Season 2 at Evo 2022, with the first character of the four Season 2 additions was also announced: Bridget, who hasn’t been playable in a Guilty Gear game since 2008’s Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus. Bridget marks the sixth addition to …
Read More »Hidden Hotel: Miami Mystery Mobile Game To Feature Clue Characters
Tilting Point and WhaleApp are collaborating with Hasbro to bring classic characters from the popular board game Clue to Hidden Hotel: Miami Mystery. The event has already begun and will run until July 7. Clue characters such as Miss Scarlett and Colonel Mustard will accompany players and participate in mini-events …
Read More »Listen To Guile's Theme From Street Fighter 6, Sharpened Sonic
Capcom has released Guile’s theme for Street Fighter 6, a brand-new track called Sharpened Sonic. Though it won’t replace his world-famous theme from Street Fighter II, Guile’s new music is no slouch in the audio department and is a proper banger that draws in elements from his previous themes. You …
Read More »How To Watch Evo 2022: Every Tournament, Announcement, And Exhibition
Evo 2022 has finally returned as an in-person event, and it runs from August 5-7. This year, there are a ton of different tournaments and panels to keep track of, and it can be a bit much to follow if you don’t have a little help. In fact, there is …
Read More »Marvel Contest Of Champions Fans Have Voted To Add Quicksilver
Two new fighters are coming to Marvel Contest of Champions: Quicksilver, the speedster brother of the Scarlet Witch and Galan, the humble farmer of the planetary nursery, previously known as the great devourer Galactus. Galan releases on August 11. He can gather planetary mass by gaining buffs. After gathering over …
Read More »PlayStation Announces Evo Lounge Broadcast During Evo 2022
Evo 2022–the largest fighting game tournament of the year and the first live Evo under PlayStation’s ownership–is slated to begin August 5, and PlayStation is celebrating with Evo Lounge, a brand-new show focusing on all the action throughout the weekend. Evo Lounge will air August 5 and 6 live from …
Read More »A Massive Bowser Statue Built Entirely Of Legos Will Feature At San Diego Comic-Con
To celebrate the announcement of the Mighty Bowser Lego set last week, Nintendo and The Lego Group have announced that a super-sized version of the Mushroom Kingdom villain will invade San Diego Comic-Con and Lego World in The Netherlands. The colossal Koopa statue–which uses over 663,000 Lego bricks–will stand over …
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