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New Mortal Kombat 2 move trailer provides sneak peek at some of its epic fight scenes During the IGN Fan Fest, a new trailer for the Mortal Kombat 2 movie was dropped. As was previously alluded to, Johnny Cage, played by Karl Urban, is the main character of the film.The trailer starts out by showing ...

New Mortal Kombat 2 move trailer provides sneak peek at some of its epic fight scenes
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/25/mk2-movie-trailer-epic-fights/

Powerplex gameplay trailer revealed for Invincible Vs Powerplex has been revealed as the 14th character for Invincible Vs. His gameplay trailer debuted near the beginning of the IGN Fan Fest event.Though he's not aligned with the Viltrumites, Powerplex is considered to be an antagonist within ...

Powerplex gameplay trailer revealed for Invincible Vs
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/25/powerplex-gameplay-trailer-invincible-vs/

Somehow, Fatal Fury is getting new Street Fighter costumes before Street Fighter 6 itself Although Street Fighter 6 had a very strong launch and continues to be the biggest fighting game around, Capcom's post-launch support can be considered sporadic at best.Street Fighter 6 players are continuing to wait for the next big ...

Somehow, Fatal Fury is getting new Street Fighter costumes before Street Fighter 6 itself
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/25/fatal-fury-sf-costumes/

Ed Boon polls fans on what would be the best way to bring back Killer Instinct It feels like it's been another lifetime since Killer Instinct was released for the Xbox One back in 2013. The fighter certainly had an interesting development cycle as it switched hands from Double Helix Games to Iron Galaxy.Eagle ...

Ed Boon polls fans on what would be the best way to bring back Killer Instinct
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/25/ed-boon-ki-poll-return/

New Invincible Vs character to be revealed tomorrow during IGN Fan Fest, Mortal Kombat 2 movie trailer to also be showcased Anissa and Lucan are the latest characters revealed for Invincible Vs. However, it's been nearly a month since those two were revealed. Considering that the game is set to be released on April 30, 2026, it feels like it ...

New Invincible Vs character to be revealed tomorrow during IGN Fan Fest, Mortal Kombat 2 movie trailer to also be showcased
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/24/new-invincible-vs-character-tomorrow/

Supernoon releases new tier list for 2XKO with Caitlyn ranked as one of the worst characters Caitlyn is the newest character to join 2XKO. However, it would seem that she's not having an especially large impact on the current meta.In Inzem's recent 2XKO tier list, he rated Caitlyn as being one of the ...

Supernoon releases new tier list for 2XKO with Caitlyn ranked as one of the worst characters
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/24/supernoon-new-tier-list-2xko/

'If they leave Mai as is, there'll be riots' — Daigo Umehara shares his thoughts about the upcoming patch for Street Fighter 6 Alex is the next character coming to Street Fighter 6. He's set to join on March 17, 2026.Alongside Alex's release, there will be a major balance patch consisting of changes for everyone. This is seemingly being done ...

'If they leave Mai as is, there'll be riots' — Daigo Umehara shares his thoughts about the upcoming patch for Street Fighter 6
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/24/daigo-umehara-patch-considerations-sf6/

Exclusive: Fatal Fury Director talks Nightmare Geese's revival, potential for a Dream Jeff Bogard, what it means to be an SNK boss Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is slated to receive its next big update this week with the release of Nightmare Geese as well as the free Street Fighter 6 collaboration.We recently had the opportunity to interview Fatal Fury ...

Exclusive: Fatal Fury Director talks Nightmare Geese's revival, potential for a Dream Jeff Bogard, what it means to be an SNK boss
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/23/fatal-fury-geese-interview/

Evo announces expansions into 5 new countries, Fighting Game World Championship and local support after Saudi acquisition Late last week, the Saudi Arabia-owned RTS acquired 100% control over the Evolution Championship Series, and it looks like they're already putting some big plans in motion.Organizers for Evo announced today their event calendar and details for the ...

Evo announces expansions into 5 new countries, Fighting Game World Championship and local support after Saudi acquisition
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/23/evo-expansion-announce-championship/

Pair skating professionals Metelkina and Berulava pay homage to Mortal Kombat during Olympics Exhibition Gala Mortal Kombat has become a cultural phenomenon since its debut in the arcades back in 1992. Even those that don't necessarily consider themselves competitive fighting game players should be able to recognize the Mortal Kombat brand at a glance ...

Pair skating professionals Metelkina and Berulava pay homage to Mortal Kombat during Olympics Exhibition Gala
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/23/pair-skaters-homage-mortal-kombat/

SNK reveals 'Soy Sauce for Geese' orchestra for Nightmare Geese's release in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Kim Jae Hoon recently joined Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. He's the first of six characters to join via Season 2.Next up is Nightmare Geese, who is an apparition of the Geese Howard. He's set to ...

SNK reveals 'Soy Sauce for Geese' orchestra for Nightmare Geese's release in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/23/soy-sauce-geese-orchestra-ffcotw/

What it might've been like to fight against Sheng Long in Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo featured the first conditional boss fight of the series in a match against Akuma. To unlock this fight, the player had to reach M. Bison without using any continues while playing well enough to achieve ...

What it might've been like to fight against Sheng Long in Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/23/sheng-long-sf2-fight-theoretical/

The biggest winners and losers of Mortal Kombat 9's main story tallied by victories It's been nearly 15 years since Mortal Kombat 9 was released. The game was largely successful due to its single player story mode. Ever since then, NetherRealm Studios has continued to follow the formula of creating fighting games that ...

The biggest winners and losers of Mortal Kombat 9's main story tallied by victories
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/22/biggest-winners-losers-mk9-story/

New 2XKO tier list released by top competitor for Dragon Ball FighterZ Inzem was able to win the Dragon Ball FighterZ events for Evo 2024 and CEO 2024. He was also took second place at the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour 2024-2025 Finals.Just recently, Inzem released a new tier list for ...

New 2XKO tier list released by top competitor for Dragon Ball FighterZ
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/22/2xko-tier-list-inzem/

Paper Mario might just be the craziest character mod ever developed for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Ultimate already features a roster made up of 86 characters, but there are plenty of fans that were hoping that Paper Mario would make the cut as well. Despite similarities to Mario himself, it's easy to ...

Paper Mario might just be the craziest character mod ever developed for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/22/paper-mario-mod-ssbu-character/

Upcoming demo build for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls to allow all 11 confirmed characters thus far to be playable Wolverine, Magik and Danger are the newest characters announced for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. They're technically part of the "Unbreakable X-Men" team that's apparently being led by Storm.Up until this point, players have only had the opportunity ...

Upcoming demo build for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls to allow all 11 confirmed characters thus far to be playable
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/21/demo-marvel-tokon-eleven-characters/

Input latency sees big reduction for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate thanks to new unofficial mod Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch is the largest game in the entire series. Thanks to its "Everyone Is Here" theme, it features a roster made up of 86 characters (counting Echo Fighters).However, it would seem that ...

Input latency sees big reduction for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate thanks to new unofficial mod
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/21/input-latency-reduction-ssbu-mod/

All 18 versions of the intro scene for Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/21/all-versions-sf2-intro-scene/

2XKO launches novel pilot program to give players in-game rewards for attending and winning local and online tournaments Locals and online tournaments are the lifeblood of the Fighting Game Community that brings people together and keeps things moving forward.Riot Games announced they've now launched a pilot program to offer rewards to 2XKO players outside of the ...

2XKO launches novel pilot program to give players in-game rewards for attending and winning local and online tournaments
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/20/2xko-tournament-reward-program/

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls pre-orders are now open, here's a guide for the prices and what's included with every edition After basically eight months of mostly silence, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls finally had some new reveals last week with Wolverine, Magik and Danger as the latest characters.Now, pre-orders have officially opened up for Marvel Tokon with different editions available ...

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls pre-orders are now open, here's a guide for the prices and what's included with every edition
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/20/marvel-tokon-preorder-guide/

What it would look like to receive a punishing counter hit from a fighting game in real life The counter hit mechanic has been part of fighting games for a number of years now. Though there are plenty of casual players that probably don't even pay attention to the mechanic, it's something that can heavily award ...

What it would look like to receive a punishing counter hit from a fighting game in real life
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/20/counter-hit-reenactment-skit/

Saudi Arabia's Qiddiya has now acquired 100% control over Evo For nearly three decades, the Evolution Championship Series has grown and expanded to host the largest fighting game events in the world, but there's been another change in ownership for the organizers again.Saudi Arabia's Qiddiya now appears ...

Saudi Arabia's Qiddiya has now acquired 100% control over Evo
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/19/saudi-qiddiya-evo-ownership/

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection's physical Deluxe Edition on sale with a nice discount, but it may not last for long Although the main series has gone quiet for the moment, the Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection launched last year to bring back all of the arcade and home console classics in one place.The physical editions of the game came out ...

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection's physical Deluxe Edition on sale with a nice discount, but it may not last for long
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/19/mortal-kombat-kollection-deluxe-sale/

Nightmare Geese gameplay trailer and release date revealed for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves It's only been around a month since Season 2 of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves kicked off with a new update and the release of Kim Jae Hoon, and now they're showing off what's coming next ...

Nightmare Geese gameplay trailer and release date revealed for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/19/nightmare-geese-trailer-fatal-fury/

Free Fatal Fury x Street Fighter 6 collaboration update announced with crossover costumes, a special Kage Terry boss and more
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/19/fatal-fury-street-fighter-collaboration/

Fighting Game Community member Ludovic reportedly detained by ICE, fundraiser started for legal fees and support Update: One of Ludovic's fundraising organizers has now provided an update on how the support is assisting Mbock currently.If you're in the United States or even other places around the world, it's very difficult to avoid ...

Fighting Game Community member Ludovic reportedly detained by ICE, fundraiser started for legal fees and support
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/18/fgc-ludovic-ice-detainment/

Danger's backstory before Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is quite unsettling and is one of the reasons why some hate Charles Xavier Wolverine, Magik and Danger were recently announced to be part of the Unbreakable X-Men led by Storm in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. Fans that regularly play Marvel Rivals are already aware of who Magik is, but Danger feels like an ...

Danger's backstory before Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is quite unsettling and is one of the reasons why some hate Charles Xavier
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/18/danger-backstory-marvel-tokon/

Capcom incorrectly states Street Fighter 6 Year 2 Pass is 50% off, but the DLC is still discounted along with the game Street Fighter 6 is still trucking along strong into its third season, and you can get the game and some of its DLC cheaper right now — though not as much as we were told in one case.It appears Capcom ...

Capcom incorrectly states Street Fighter 6 Year 2 Pass is 50% off, but the DLC is still discounted along with the game
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/18/capcom-incorrect-sf6-pass-discount/

Tekken 8 director explains how to submit feedback that they're checking for on a daily basis Kunimitsu, Bob, Roger Jr. and one unnamed challenger are set to join Tekken 8 via the Season 3 Pass. The major balance patch that's set to drop on March 16, 2026 is said to emphasize a "return to basics ...

Tekken 8 director explains how to submit feedback that they're checking for on a daily basis
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/18/tekken-8-director-feedback-listening/

Everyone has Echo Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate thanks to the efforts of modders After DLC had concluded, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate featured a roster that filled up 86 slots. However, some people (possibly even including Masahiro Sakurai himself) don't actually count all of these fighters as entirely unique characters.Seven of these ...

Everyone has Echo Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate thanks to the efforts of modders
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/feb/18/echo-fighters-mods-everyone-ssbu/