Netmarble has announced a new collaboration for its mobile action-RPG King of Fighters Allstar that will bring characters from Capcom’s Street Fighter V: Champion Edition to the playable roster. The publisher has opened a new teaser site that will slowly reveal the six combatants coming from Street Fighter V to …
Read More »Street Fighter Developer Capcom Teases "Future Development" On The Franchise's 35th Anniversary
2022 marks the 35th anniversary of the original Street Fighter game’s debut in Japanese arcades in August 1987, and to celebrate, Capcom has revealed a new logo for the franchise’s milestone. Capcom also teased “future development” of Street Fighter on the Japanese Twitter account for the game, hinting at more …
Read More »Xbox Games With Gold For January 2022 Announced
Microsoft has revealed the free Xbox Games With Gold titles for January 2022, and they include a few classic shoot-’em-up games that should have retro arcade enthusiasts excited. NeuroVoider, Aground, Radiant Silvergun, and Space Invaders Infinity Gene are all free in January, with two available beginning on January 1 and …
Read More »Best Co-Op Games Of 2021 According To Metacritic
While online multiplayer has become king in gaming over the past few console generations, it’s still nice to sit down with family and friends and enjoy games together the old-fashioned way. 2021 brought some wonderful couch co-op and local, competitive multiplayer experiences. We’ve crunched the data from our sister site …
Read More »Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Launches On March 17 For PS4, Switch, And PC
At The Game Awards, Atlus announced that Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, a fighting game, is coming to PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam on March 17, 2022. The game’s plot takes place after the events of Persona 4 Golden. It costs $30 and is available for preorder on …
Read More »Florida Fighting Game Tournament Creates Final Fantasy XIV 'Retirement Home' Area
An upcoming fighting game tournament is apparently operated by Final Fantasy XIV fans, as the founder of the event has designated an entire section of the floor plan as an Endwalker “retirement home” during this weekend’s fighting festivities. Community Effort Orlando (CEO) founder Alex Jebailey–who also once hosted and wrestled …
Read More »Cancelled Need For Speed TV Show Details Revealed
Need for Speed may have made a mild cinematic debut back in 2014, but it almost made its way to television screens in the mid-2000s, according to former producer Craig Lieberman. On his YouTube channel, Lieberman detailed how after he was employed as a consultant on Need For Speed: Underground …
Read More »Former Donkey Kong Record Holder Billy Mitchell Has Permission To Sue Twin Galaxies
Billy Mitchell, the professional gamer and hot sauce purveyor who rose to fame for setting several retro video game high scores, is preparing for a return to court. As reported by Axios, the US appeals court gave Mitchell permission to proceed with his defamation suit against Twin Galaxies, the online …
Read More »Ed Boon Shares Some History On An Iconic Mortal Kombat Move
While the 30th anniversary of Mortal Kombat‘s release may not be until next year, this year marks 30 years since development started on the iconic fighting game, as co-creator Ed Boon pointed out on Twitter. The developer, who also voiced Scorpion in the first few Mortal Kombat games, has used …
Read More »Arcade1Up Announces Tron, Ridge Racer, And More For This Holiday
Arcade1Up already has a pretty massive lineup of arcade cabinets, pinball tables, and accessories, and it’s about to get bigger with the launch of three more cabinets based on classic arcade titles. These include the previously announced Killer Instinct as well as the often-rumored Tron and Ridge Racer, and preorders …
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