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Q1 - 2025
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February
16th, 2025 
Kain, Andy, Joe and Mr. Big
Confirmed for Fatal
Fury: COTW
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At
the EVO Awards, SNK dropped several major Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves
announcements, including the return of Garou: Mark of the Wolves final
boss, Kain R. Heinlein. Furthermore, Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi, and Mr. Big were
confirmed as DLC characters joining the game in Season 1.
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February
15th, 2025
Granblue
Fantasy Versus: Rising Character Pass 2 Trailer
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During the EVO Awards, Cygames
revealed the Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Character Pass 2 trailer,
adding an impressive 5 new characters to the 2.5D fighting game. The first
newcomer joining the roster is Sandalphon, arriving Feb. 26, 2025. In Spring,
Galleon will join the roster, followed by Wilnas in Summer 2025, Meg in Fall
2025, and Ilsa in Early 2026.
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February
15th, 2025
UNI2
Ogre Gameplay Reveal Trailer, Release Date
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During
the EVO Awards 2025, Arc System Works dropped the world premiere gameplay reveal
trailer for Ogre — the
second DLC character joining Under Night In-Birth II's Season Pass. In
addition to the gameplay trailer, Arc System Works announced Ogre's release date
as February 20th, 2025. Without further ado, watch Ogre's official...
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February
15th, 2025
The EVO Awards 2025
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The
first-ever EVO Awards show
kicks off tonight in the great city of Los Angeles, California. The event is
dedicated to honoring the achievements and contributions of the fighting game
community (FGC) over the past year. This historic celebration will feature a
variety of award categories, including Player of the Year, Match of the Year,
and announcements...
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February
6th, 2025
Capcom
Fighting Collection 2 Releasing May 16th, Pre-Order Live
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Capcom
dropped a new trailer for Capcom
Fighting Collection 2 and announced the highly-anticipated 8-game
compilation will launch May 16th, 2025. Pre-orders are now live at various
retailers and on the official CFC2 site, which also confirmed a Capcom
Fighting Collection + Capcom Fighting Collection 2 bundle —
complete with a new illustration...
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January
30th, 2025
Guilty
Gear -STRIVE- Now Available on Switch
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The
Switch Edition of Guilty Gear -STRIVE- is now available on Nintendo's
console, featuring all previously released content from the PlayStation and Xbox
versions, ensuring players can enjoy the full experience on-the-go. Key features
include cross-play functionality with other platforms, an extensive story mode,
and various multiplayer options...
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January
29th, 2025
Street
Fighter 6 Mai Shiranui Starter Guide (Video)
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Ahead
of Mai's upcoming release on February 5th, Capcom released another one of their
excellent official Street Fighter 6 starter guide videos
— their latest tutorial starring the highly-anticipated SNK and Fatal Fury icon,
Mai Shiranui. Ahead of her Feb. 5th release, the starter video teaches players
how to utilize Mai's various fan mechanics, superb mobility...
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January
24th, 2025
Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves Open Beta Test and Special Promotional
Animation by Masami Obari
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SNK
made two big announcements regarding
Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves.
The first is an open beta test scheduled for February 20
(12:00 am PT) through February 24 (11:59 pm PST), giving fans on
PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Steam a chance to play Fatal Fury: City
of the Wolves early with 8 playable characters. The second
reveal is the announcement of an upcoming Fatal Fury: City of the
Wolves promotional animation...
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January
23rd, 2025
Floyd The Pink Ninja Appears in
Mortal
Kombat 1
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Since
the very beginning of the series, Mortal Kombat has been known for
"hidden" or "secret" characters that players can encounter
while playing through the game single player — either by meeting certain
conditions or by inputting a code. "Floyd" the pink ninja has been unveiled
in MK1 as part of the Conan update — the character's name being a
random reference to the band Pink Floyd.
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January
23rd, 2025
Street
Fighter 6 Mai Shiranui Character Selection Screen, Game Face,
Pre-Fight Animations Reveal
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Capcom
revealed Mai Shiranui's character model and animation on the Street Fighter 6
selection screen via social media. In addition to her seductive character select
screen appearance, fans get a first look at Mai's epic walk out animations,
various pre-match "game face" facial expressions, as well as her two
pre-fight intros.
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January
23rd, 2025
Guilty
Gear -STRIVE- DUAL RULERS Anime Trailer
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The highly-anticipated anime
adaptation of Guilty Gear -STRIVE- has generated much excitement among
longtime fans of the Guilty Gear series. The latest trailer
for DUAL RULERS presents stunning animation quality and introduces key
characters of the main storyline, including Sol-Badguy and Ky Kiske. The trailer
also hints at a deeper exploration...
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January
20th, 2025
KOF
XIII Steam Edition Leaving Steam January 23rd, To Be Replaced by Global
Match Feb. 20th
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KOF
XIII STEAM EDITION will be delisted from the Steam store at 6:59 AM (PST) on
January 23rd, 2025. SNK specified that Steam accounts that have
already purchased the game will still be able to play and
download the game. Owners of KOF XIII STEAM EDITION will also be able to
pick up KOF XIII Global Match after its release
on February 20th for $6.99.
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January
17th, 2025
Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves Deluxe Edition Announced for PlayStation 5, New Screenshots
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SNK
announced a Fatal
Fury: City of the Wolves
Deluxe Edition exclusively for
PlayStation 5. This physical edition includes: 100+ page artbook, 2-sided Southtown
map poster, 2 sticker sheets, NEOGEO tuck-in box, and the physical game
with Season 1 DLC pass (containing 5 new characters) as well as a classic Terry
Bogard costume based on...
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January
17th, 2025
Mortal
Kombat 1 Conan Gameplay Trailer and Release Date
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NetherRealm
Studios released the official Mortal
Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns
gameplay trailer for
Conan The Barbarian. Set to launch on January 21st for owners of the Kombat Pack
2 and on January 28th for all players, Conan is portrayed with the likeness of
Arnold Schwarzenegger, who famously played him in the classic 1982 film.
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January
14th, 2025
EVO 2025 Games Lineup Announced
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Evolution 2025 is set to take
place from August 1st-3rd, 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall.
This year's tournament promises to be one of the largest to date, featuring a
main lineup of eight games that
include Street Fighter 6, TEKKEN 8, Guilty Gear -STRIVE-, Mortal
Kombat 1, Under Night In-Birth 2, and Granblue Fantasy Versus:
Rising. Notably, the event will also showcase a timeless throwback game, Marvel
vs. Capcom 2...
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January
13th, 2025
Mai Shiranui Street
Fighter 6 Gameplay Reveal Trailer, Concept Artwork, Screenshots
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Today,
Capcom premiered Mai Shiranui's Street Fighter 6 gameplay trailer,
demonstrating the first-ever gameplay of the fan-favorite SNK heroine. Mai's
ultra-flashy fighting style in SF6 takes plenty of inspiration from her
past appearances, with vibrant new animations and interesting mechanics
breathing new life into her trademark moves...
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January
10th, 2024
EVO 2025 Announcement Show
Streams Tuesday, Jan. 14th
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The EVO
team announced this week they will
be hosting an EVO 2025 announcement show next Tuesday, January 14th (5pm PT /
8pm ET). The special program will be streaming live on Twitch and Evo Events
(YouTube) and the full games lineup for Evolution 2025 will be officially
announced...
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January
7th, 2025
New Virtua
Fighter 6 Pre-Development Concept Video
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During
NVIDIA's presentation at CES 2025, a new
"pre-development concept" video
for Sega's highly-anticipated upcoming Virtua Fighter project developed by
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio (possibly to be titled Virtua Fighter 6) was shown. While more
of a tech demo and not showing "actual gameplay", the short video clip provides an early look...
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