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The McDonald’s x Street Fighter collab in Japan is incredible. No notes. 🤌

Dead or Alive Creator Tomonobu Itagaki Has Passed Away Tomonobu Itagaki, known for the Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden series, has passed away. He was 58.

Dead or Alive Creator Tomonobu Itagaki Has Passed Away

YouTube video by Street Fighter Street Fighter 6 - 2nd Challenger Screen Illustration Contest Winners

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Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Announced at NYCC Developer Gameplay Group International has revealed a new upcoming fighting game based on the Avatar franchise, Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game.

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Announced at NYCC

Miary Zo TEKKEN 8 Gameplay Trailer Bandai Namco Entertainment has debuted a gameplay trailer for the new TEKKEN 8 character Miary Zo at Evo France 2025.

Miary Zo TEKKEN 8 Gameplay Trailer

KIZUNA ENCOUNTER: SUPER TAG BATTLE Out Now On Steam The second in SNK's 'NEO GEO Premium Collection', KIZUNA ENCOUNTER: SUPER TAG BATTLE, is now available on Steam by developer Code Mystics.

KIZUNA ENCOUNTER: SUPER TAG BATTLE Out Now On Steam

Unleash Shark Fu with Meg in Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising Publisher Cygames has revealed a trailer at Evo France 2025 for the newest Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, Meg.

Unleash Shark Fu with Meg in Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Ranked Update Now Live With the release of version 1.4, publisher SNK has added a new ranking system to Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Ranked Update Now Live

Super Saiyan 4 Goku (Daima) Is Coming to DBFZ, Balance Adjustment Announced Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced updates for Dragon Ball FighterZ at Evo France 2025, including a new character, Goku (SS4, Daima).

Super Saiyan 4 Goku (Daima) Is Coming to DBFZ, Balance Adjustment Announced

Warwick 2XKO Gameplay Trailer; Early Access Begins Riot Games has officially unveiled the latest 2XKO character, Warwick, in a new trailer.

Warwick 2XKO Gameplay Trailer; Early Access Begins

Opinion: I'm Not Spending Twenty-Seven United States Dollars to Watch Capcom Cup At 3:26 AM on a Sunday, Capcom cowardly dropped the news that, from now on, everyone will have to pay to watch the Capcom Cup finals and SFL World Championships live.

"I would have laughed, but at least would not have been so…flabbergasted, had the price for access to the livestream been cheaper. Dare I say, reasonable. But we’re talking twenty-seven United States dollars here. I cannot get over that. That’s like, two Ninja Turtle costumes!"
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Teemo 2XKO Reveal Trailer Publisher Riot Games has revealed the latest 2XKO character, Teemo, in a new trailer.

Teemo 2XKO Reveal Trailer

Code Mystics Responds to Accusations of GenAI Use in Real Bout 2 Steam Release Developer Code Mystics, responsible for several modern SNK fighting game ports, has been accused of using generative AI in their latest release.

Code Mystics Responds to Accusations of GenAI Use in Real Bout 2 Steam Release

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Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 Now Available on Steam with Rollback Netcode Publisher SNK and developer Code Mystics have released Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers on Steam with an assortment of quality-of-life improvements.

Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 Now Available on Steam with Rollback Netcode

Capcom Cup Finals Goes Pay-Per-View Worldwide Capcom has announced that from now on, both the finals of Capcom Cup and SFL World Championships will be offered live on a pay-per-view basis.

Capcom Cup Finals Goes Pay-Per-View Worldwide

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Open Beta Coming Soon At Tokyo Game Show 2025, SEGA announced that the upcoming title will have an open beta for all players.

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Open Beta Coming Soon

Summary: The New Virtua Fighter Project TGS Presentation As promised, SEGA conducted a stage presentation at Tokyo Game Show 2025 to explain in detail the previously released footage of the New Virtua Fighter Project.

Summary: The New Virtua Fighter Project TGS Presentation

YouTube video by EvoFGC Virtua Fighter Devs On Building The Next Virtua Fighter

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Translation:
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A new story for *Virtua Fighter*, “Virtua Fighter Sisters,” debuts in a vertical scrolling entertainment format!

The title is *The Summer of Being 14 Years and 3 Months Old, Transported to 1995, I Cried at the Arcade ~Virtua Fighter Sisters~ (Tentative)*.

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I understand completely.

C. Viper Street Fighter 6 Gameplay Trailer, Images, and Info Publisher Capcom has released new information regarding the upcoming Street Fighter 6 Year 3 DLC character, C. Viper.

C. Viper Street Fighter 6 Gameplay Trailer, Images, and Info

2XKO Gets Early Access Launch Date as Closed Beta Winds Down Riot Games has announced that their 2v2 tag fighting game, 2XKO, will soon be released in Early Access for everyone to play.

2XKO Gets Early Access Launch Date as Closed Beta Winds Down

‘Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games’ Delayed, SF6 Collab Visuals Released The anime adaptation of Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games has been pushed back to 2026.

‘Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games’ Delayed, SF6 Collab Visuals Released

Joe Higashi Gets A Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Trailer Classic Fatal Fury character Joe Higashi makes his return to the series with a gameplay trailer for City of the Wolves.

Joe Higashi Gets A Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Trailer

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Final Evo France Registration Numbers Are In; Street Fighter 6 Breaks Record The final Arena registration numbers for Evo France are confirmed, with Street Fighter 6 leading the way. Evo France will be the inaugural Evolution Championship Series event to take place […]

Final Evo France Registration Numbers Are In; Street Fighter 6 Breaks Record

2XKO Ranked Mode is Now Live, Lobbies Required Riot Games has pushed Ranked Mode live on the 2XKO Closed Beta, though fans may be disappointed that lobbies are required to play, just like Casual matches.

2XKO Ranked Mode is Now Live, Lobbies Required