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The latest Street Fighter movie trailer reveals a colourful ensemble cast, expands Ryu and Ken’s rivalry, and hints at M. Bison’s dangerous plans.
The latest Street Fighter movie trailer puts Ryu and Ken’s fractured friendship at the centre, but Guile supplies its funniest and most memorable moment.
Mortal Kombat 2 missed expectations at the box office but has become HBO Max’s leading streaming movie, potentially reopening the door to Mortal Kombat 3.
Kohei Ikeda has joined SNK’s VS Studio alongside former Tekken colleagues, as the company restructures amid widening losses and Saudi-backed investment.
A difficult year has left fighting-game fans concerned, but Marvel Tōkon still has the characters and backing needed to build a lasting audience.
Riot is ending active development on 2XKO in December 2026, frustrating players and raising difficult questions about the future of new fighting games.
Riot will end active development on 2XKO in December, but servers, online play and access across PC and consoles will continue beyond 2026.
Riot will end active development on 2XKO in December 2026, but the League of Legends fighting game will remain playable with servers online.
SNK’s Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Revenge Edition combines the base game, three season passes and Duck King in one fighting-game package.
Eight years after release, Dragon Ball FighterZ still combines approachable controls, deep combat, substantial solo content and an expanded 45-character roster.
Voldo’s strange charm comes from the meeting point of fluid fighting-game movement, post-war leather culture and the theatrical traditions of early wrestling.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has sold 485,000 copies in its first week, but PC problems, regional restrictions and expectations have fuelled debate.
Marvel Tokon datamine reports point to Fantastic Four members, Daredevil, Gambit, Wasp and possible stages, but leaked files remain unconfirmed.
A Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls datamine reportedly names possible DLC fighters, including the Fantastic Four, Gambit, Wasp and Doctor Strange.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls delivers stylish Marvel battles and accessible combos, but its overloaded tutorial makes learning the deeper mechanics unnecessarily difficult.
Deadpool’s moveset in Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls hides tributes to Mortal Kombat, Fatal Fury, Dragon Ball FighterZ and unforgettable FGC moments.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls delivers stylish 4v4 combat, but its limited costume selection and paid alternates leave a disappointing gap for Marvel fans.
Fighting games can seem intimidating, but a simple approach to choosing a game, learning the basics and practising regularly makes the genre welcoming.
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls’ latest PC patch tackles CPU load, stuttering, frame-rate drops and lobby problems reported by Steam players.
Marvel Tōkon PC players are testing an unlikely Epic Games Store workaround, but reports remain divided and the supposed performance boost is unconfirmed.
These seven Marvel deep cuts could give Tōkon’s roster stranger mechanics, bolder visuals and the unpredictable energy that great crossover fighters need.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls’ Windows PC version is facing stutters, frame drops and online trouble, leaving players to test increasingly unusual workarounds.
Deadpool’s Marvel Tōkon moveset draws on Street Fighter, Virtua Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom and Arc System Works’ own fighting-game catalogue.
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls can become stuck after language selection. Waiting for the PlayStation 5 download to reach 100% may help bypass the error.
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls has launched on PC amid reports of heavy resource use, Linux difficulties, low Steam reviews and uncertain performance improvements.
Street Fighter 6’s Aug. 3 balance patch leaves Drive Rush and throw loops untouched, while surprising buffs and nerfs divide its competitive community.
An unused Avatar Aang animatic reveals a far more graphic version of Tagah’s battle with Team Avatar, including explicit and unsettling deaths.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls gets a final trailer starring Deadpool, while beta feedback praises its style but questions the PC version and slower combat.
Samurai Shodown V Perfect is heading to exA-Arcadia with revised localisation, new artwork, balancing changes, 4K support and one-frame input lag.
Samurai Shodown V Perfect is headed to a two-location Japanese test with restored fatalities, new Shiroh Ohno artwork, revised balance and low input lag.
Samurai Shodown V Perfect returns to arcades through exA-Arcadia with three kit options, restored features, collector extras and a September 2022 launch.
Axel City 2 enters location testing at two Japanese arcades, while Donut Dodo Do! receives a trailer and pre-order details for exA-Arcadia.
Axel City 2 is now open for exA-Arcadia pre-orders, bringing a 40-fighter roster, hand-drawn artwork and demanding arcade combat to operators.
Arcana Heart 3 Xtend is testing in Japan on exA-Arcadia, bringing 26 characters, four modes and a worldwide arcade release to fighting-game fans.
exA-Arcadia expands its fighting-game line-up with Arcana Heart 3 Xtend, Omen of Sorrow: Arising Chaos and Phantom Breaker: Omnia.
Arcana Heart 3 Xtend reaches Japanese arcades on exA-Arcadia, adding new characters, refreshed graphics and a pink cartridge kit for Western pre-orders.
Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade has reached selected Round1USA venues, replacing Street Fighter V setups while remaining a limited US arcade release.
BlueBurst is a growing directory for arcades, gaming retailers, repair shops, tournaments, events and communities, founded by Khalill Marsh.
Marvel: Contest of Champions Arcade is expanding beyond Dave & Busters, with revised cabinet branding, collectible cards and a wider operator release announced.
Breakers Revenge Chicago brings Visco’s Neo Geo fighter to exA-Arcadia with 0.3-frame input latency, new modes, arranged music and vertical-monitor support.
exA-Arcadia is restoring Data East’s cult fighting game Tattoo Assassins with updated visuals, balancing, bug fixes and preserved finishing moves.
exA-Arcadia opens pre-orders for a reworked Japanese fighting game and a colourful ocean-themed bullet hell shooter, both scheduled to ship in July.
exA-Arcadia ships Vanguard Princess R and opens pre-orders for Chaos Code: Nemesis Experiment, expanding its growing arcade fighting-game line-up.
exA-Arcadia’s IAAPA 2025 showcase includes new Baki Hanma and Toxic Crusaders games, recent fighters, shooters and a broad multi-game cabinet line-up.
Asuka 120% Burning Fest EXALLENT ships worldwide for exA-Arcadia, with new features, three kit options and additional IAAPA 2025 videos revealed.
AVATAR LEGENDS: The Fighting Game makes its arcade debut on exA-Arcadia at Amusement Expo 2026, featuring familiar heroes and competitive fighting-game systems.
SNK is bringing The King of Fighters ’98 back to arcades through exA-Arcadia, with the classic NEOGEO fighter set for a hands-on showing at EVO Japan 2026.
exA-Arcadia has revealed Invincible VS for commercial arcades at EVO 2026, offering an early look at the brutal 3v3 superhero tag fighter.
AVATAR LEGENDS: The Fighting Game reaches exA-Arcadia with 12 fighters, flow-based combat, physical kits and an early arcade release.
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