Abubakar Salim is on a roll. Following his BAFTA-nominated performance of Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins, he has starred in two critically acclaimed HBO series–House of the Dragon and Raised by Wolves–voiced characters in World of Warcraft, Diablo 4, and Stray Gods, and has even shipped his own game at …
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SNK has been busy at this year’s Evo, thanks to three separate announcements presented during the show. Along with new characters for two other games, the company has also announced that SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos is back, and PC players can download it today via Steam–with PS4 and Nintendo …
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Evo 2024 is this weekend, running from July 19-21, and it will be a bonanza of news and action for fighting-game fans around the world. Eight main tournaments, a showcase of fighting-game news, and more will be on display throughout the weekend, and with all of that content available at …
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Prime Day 2024 is officially here, meaning hundreds of products are available for some of the best prices of the year, including the Arcade1Up Mortal Kombat Head-to-Head Arcade Table. The premium arcade table typically retails for $700, but you can snag it for just $300 during Prime Day. That matches …
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Home arcade cabinets are more affordable than ever, but thanks Walmart’s current sale, you can pick up Arcade1Up’s Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting legacy cabinet, which is currently $50, bringing the price down to a reasonable $250. See at Walmart The “Yoga Flame” cabinet is modeled after Street Fighter …
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In the ’80s, some of the classic arcade characters weren’t always called by the names that we know them by today. Pac-Man was originally Puck Man, which was changed in America because of how easily that name could have been defaced into an expletive. Even Mario was internally called Mr. …
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If you prefer to use a controller instead of a fight stick for your fighting games, then you should take a close look at the upcoming Street Fighter editions of th Hori Fighting Commander Octa. It’s available in two cool Street Fighter designs, shown below, and is a nice alternative …
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The Evolution Championship Series–an annual fighting-game competition and a marquee event for the fighting-game community as a whole–wrapped up registration for 2024 earlier this week. Today, the organization announced that Evo 2024 in Las Vegas will not only be the largest event in Evo history, but it will also be …
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Today, during the June 2024 Nintendo Direct, Capcom announced its next fighting game compilation: Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, which is a collection of six fighting games and one side-scrolling beat-’em-up from both Marvel and Capcom’s deep history. The collection will add training mode to each game, which …
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Fanatical has several bundle deals live right now if you’re looking to save some cash while getting your hands on a wide variety of titles. Kicking things off is the Capcom Arcade Bundle. Priced at $20, this treasure trove of fighting game and arcade classics gets you a dozen classic …
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