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Q2 - 2022
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June
27th, 2022 
Capcom
Fighting Collection Artwork by Chisato Mita, Sakutamo, Tamio & Bengus
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The recently released
Capcom Fighting Collection features a plethora of never-before-seen Capcom
concept illustrations, reference materials, and other beautiful artwork for
beloved Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, Red Earth, and Cyberbots
characters. Have a look at two key illustrations
from the 10-game compilation created by Sakutamo, Chisato Mita...
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June
26th, 2022
Capcom Launches Street Fighter 35th
Anniversary Site, New Artwork By Shinkiro, Akiman & Tamio
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Capcom
recently launched a special website for Street Fighter's 35th
Anniversary celebration this year. The majority of the content on the snazzy SF35th
website is in Japanese, but there are some sections and features available in
English. One of the website's must-see features is a timeline spanning the
entire history of the Street Fighter series from 1987 to 2023.
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June
24th, 2022
TFG Banner Contest 2022 Ends on
June 30th!
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If you'd
like to take part in The Fighters Generation's 20th Anniversary Banner Contest,
you have 1 week remaining to enter! The 1st place winner will take home $220.00
USD among other prizes! 2nd and 3rd place banners will also receive cash and
physical prizes. FightersGeneration.com has been in operation for over 2
decades! Celebrate with us!
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June
24th, 2022
Capcom
Fighting Collection Now Available
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It's Capcom Fighting
Collection release day! The 10-game compilation is now available on Steam,
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Once again, the compilation
features a BGM
Player with 400+ tracks, EX Settings,
Training, Save Mid-Game, and Rollback Netcode for ALL 10 titles. For
a recap of confirmed features, see our most recent article.
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June
21st, 2022
DNF
Duel Lost Warrior Reveal Trailer
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Nexon revealed "Lost
Warrior" as the sixteenth playable character joining Dungeon And Fighter
Duel. The final boss of the game, Lost Warrior will round out the roster of 16 characters at launch.
Players will have to unlock him my completing Story mode with a single character.
Watch the reveal
trailer for Lost Warrior and check out his movelist, inside!
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June
21st, 2022
KOF
'98: Ultimate Match Final Edition Now Available on PS4 with Rollback
Netcode
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SNK announced
today that The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match Final Edition has
finally arrived on PlayStation 4 — complete with Rollback Netcode! This
enhanced port includes
the "Ultimate Mode" system with various game balance adjustments along
with new modes such as Challenge and Practice. Also
check out a brand new artwork by Hiroaki, inside:
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June
21st, 2022
Team Awakened Orochi Revealed
for KOF XV
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Today, SNK announced
Team Awakened Orochi as the third Team DLC headed to The King of Fighters XV.
Orochi Shermie, Orochi Yashiro, and Orochi Chris will join KOF XV's
roster in August 2022. The official teaser trailer for Team Awakened Orochi briefly
shows each fighter's official KOF XV render and updated appearance...
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June
17th, 2022
Black Dahlia Animated GIFs, Playable Alpha Now
Available in Skullgirls:
2nd Encore
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Autumn Games announced
the latest character joining the Skullgirls roster, Black Dahlia, is now
available in "playable alpha" form. Keeping Skullgirls
tradition alive, this early playable version of the character includes
work-in-progress "sketchy" frames and doesn't contain her full
toolkit. Skullgirls: Season 1 Pass holders on Steam can now try out Black
Dahlia. Inside, also see some beautiful Animated GIFs of Black Dahlia!
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June
17th, 2022
JoJo's
Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R Producer Interview Details New Gameplay
& Modes, No Rollback
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Kentaro
Matano, the producer of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R,
recently answered some interview
questions for fans looking forward to the game. Firstly, Matano talked about some
of the new gameplay mechanics and modes being added to the upgraded sequel. He
also confirmed
which versions of the game will run at 60fps, and at what resolutions.
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June
16th, 2022
DNF
Duel English Movelists for All 16 Characters
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If you're planning on jumping into
DNF Duel when it releases in two weeks (on June 28th), you might want to
keep the official movelists
handy! For your convenience, here are the English movelists for all 16 playable
characters in the game — including the latest revealed classes such as
Enchantress, Swift Master, and Troubleshooter.
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June
16th, 2022
Street Fighter 6
Ryu Theme Song Released
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Today,
Capcom released the third full-length Street Fighter 6 character
theme song in Youtube video
form. In addition to the official songs for Chun-Li and Luke, fans can now
listen to Ryu's theme "Viator" in its entirety. This jazzy, upbeat
tune is an entirely new sound for Ryu and, for better or worse, doesn't appear
to take much inspiration from Ryu's classic themes.
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June
15th, 2022
Street Fighter 6
New Gameplay Shows Battle Damage, Guile's Anti-Air Sonic Hurricane Super Art
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While
the recent Capcom Showcase stream didn't reveal anything new for Street
Fighter 6, over in Japan, Capcom TV aired a 3 hour special livestream
featuring some of the games from the Capcom Showcase, including SF6. The
broadcast featured the first-ever live gameplay
of SF6, including new Guile footage revealing his anti-air Sonic
Hurricane Super Art.
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June
14th, 2022
DNF
Duel Enchantress Reveal Trailer
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Nexon revealed
"Enchantress" as the 15th playable character to join DNF Duel's
roster. The character's description in her gameplay reveal
trailer reads: "She
who inflicts endless agony upon her victims with curses and voodooism has
arrived!" Enchantress uses powerful magic spells and takes control
of a voodoo doll to attack her opponents.
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June
13th, 2022
Street Fighter 6
Chun-Li and Luke Theme Songs
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The
Street Fighter series was always known for having expertly-crafted and very
memorable music, and Street Fighter 6 looks to be no exception! On their
official channel, Capcom
has shared the full-length theme
songs for several SF6 characters in YouTube video form. Just over 3
minutes in length, the new theme song videos also include a cool audio
visualizer that goes with the music...
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June
11th, 2022
Street Fighter 6
Rollback Netcode / Crossplay Confirmed, New Gameplay & Details Roundup!
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Street Fighter 6
details and new gameplay videos
have been pouring in over the past week... especially in the past 24 hours! It's
only been a week and a half since Capcom debuted SF6's gameplay reveal
trailer, and
there's already a playable demo available that some lucky few have gotten their
hands on. To catch up on the very latest...
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June
11th, 2022
TEKKEN: Bloodline Netflix
Series Preview with Commentary by Katsuhiro Harada
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Netflix
posted a new 2-minute video
preview for the upcoming TEKKEN: Bloodline anime series coming to the
streaming platform in 2022. In addition to showing some new scenes from the
episodic anime series, the video features some great commentary by none other
than TEKKEN series producer Katsuhiro Harada himself.
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June
9th, 2022
Street Fighter 6
Guile Reveal Trailer, Screens, Super Arts Detailed
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The Summer Game
Fest '22 kicked off with the very first trailer of the show being Guile's Street Fighter 6
reveal trailer! Guile's
trailer shows the American hero performing some of his well-known special moves over the
years, as well as some new normal attacks. Guile even retains his V-Trigger Sonic Boom
technique from
SFV. See Guile's trailer and HD screenshots inside!
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June
9th, 2022
Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
Brings 32 Classic Games to Consoles and PC on July 22nd
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Capcom
USA announced Capcom
Arcade 2nd Stadium — an update to the 2021 compilation which will bring an
additional 32 arcade classics to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and
PC on July 22nd. Among the new titles are a bunch of classic 2D fighting games,
including: SFA, SFA2, Darkstalkers, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge,
and Hyper SFII: The Anniversary Edition.
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June
9th, 2022
JoJo's
Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R PS5 / PS4 Early Access Demo Begins
June 16th
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Bandai
Namco announced the date for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R's upcoming
early access demo taking
place on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. The demo will run from June 16th
through June 22nd. Confirmed playable characters in the demo include: Jonathan
Joestar, Jotaro Kujo, Dio Brando, and Jolyne Cujoh. Playable modes in the demo
include Practice and Online.
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June
9th, 2022
DNF
Duel Swift Master Reveal Trailer
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Today, Nexon revealed
"Swift Master" as the 14th playable character coming to DNF Duel.
The character's description reads: "He
who upends all those who oppose him with the power of sky-ripping storms has
arrived!" Swift Master uses speedy tactics and the power of wind to
subdue foes. Watch Swift Master's official reveal
trailer inside!
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June
8th, 2022
SF6 Main Theme Music Video Premieres on Rolling Stone
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The bangin' hip-hop track
that serves as Street Fighter 6's main theme song now has an official music
video. Premiering on Rolling Stone's Twitch channel earlier today, the music
video for "Not on the Sidelines" was produced by GRP and directed by
Ross Harris. The video features both rap artists heard on the track, Rocco808
and Randy Marx, as well as two special guests: dancer Sumi Oshima and
quadriplegic graffiti artist Benny Diar.
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June
8th, 2022
New Street Fighter 6
Character and Gameplay to Premiere at Summer Game Fest 2022
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We told you June 2022
would be a busy month for Fighting Game news! It was announced
that tomorrow's Summer Game Fest '22 hosted by Geoff Keighley will debut a world
premiere Street Fighter 6 character reveal trailer along with new
gameplay. As always, TFG will share all of the details of the announcement here
on the news page! SGF '22 will be streaming live at 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET.
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June
8th, 2022
Guilty
Gear -STRIVE- Balance Update 1.18 Patch Notes
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Arc System Works posted
the full patch notes for Guilty
Gear STRIVE's upcoming (free) Battle Balance update arriving June 10th. The
notes list all of the updates made to the game's core gameplay mechanics as well
as character-specific changes. Once again, Arc System Works' patch notes go into
great detail concerning some of the character updates, citing specific reasons
for the changes.
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June
7th, 2022
DNF
Duel Troubleshooter Reveal Trailer
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Today, Nexon revealed the
13th playable character coming to DNF Duel — which will be releasing
later this month on June 28th. The short (but sweet) gameplay reveal
trailer for the "Troubleshooter" class reveals a gentlemen who
carries a massive sword hidden inside his guitar case, and a double-barrel
shotgun inside a bouquet of roses.
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June
7th, 2022
Capcom Showcase Stream Airing
June 13th
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If you're hungry for more Street
Fighter 6 news and content, like the rest of us... Capcom USA announced an
upcoming "Capcom Showcase" livestream
event which will air next Monday on June 13th, 2022 (3:00pm PT). The show will
run about 35 minutes and will dive deeper into details and news regarding
recently announced titles.
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June
6th, 2022
Street Fighter 6
Versus Screen Includes "Game Face" Feature
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The official Street Fighter
Twitter account shared a video revealing new
details about the Street Fighter 6 versus screen and pre-fight
cinematics.
In Capcom's short Twitter video,
we learn the cinematic that will play before a battle will feature both
characters walking towards the camera, where we can see their stats like height,
weight, and likes. Finally, similar to SoulCalibur 2's iconic versus
screen...
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June
3rd, 2022
Street Fighter 6
Leaked Concept Art Reveals 22 Characters
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*SPOILER
ALERT!*
We don't go around looking for leaks... but thanks to social media, this one
pretty much fell on our lap. Just hours following the insanely hype Street
Fighter 6 gameplay reveal trailer, concept artwork
of new (and returning) characters, along with their respective country flags, surfaced online. It's possible that we
now know at least 22 characters who will be joining Street
Fighter 6.
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June
3rd, 2022
DNF
Duel Launcher Reveal Trailer, Screenshots
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The
latest and 12th playable character joining DNF Duel's roster has been
revealed. Nexon shared the official reveal trailer
for "Launcher" — the female gunner class who we previously saw in
some screenshots and artwork a few months back. Launcher's gameplay trailer
confirms she will join the fight with a ridiculous variety of guns and artillery.
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June
2nd, 2022
Street Fighter 6
Gameplay Trailer Revealed at State of Play
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During
Sony's State of Play presentation today, Capcom dropped a Street Fighter 6
gameplay trailer and
announced the game is coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam in 2023.
Without spoiling too much out of the gate, the new trailer confirms several new
characters and reveals a "World Tour" single-player Story mode!
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June
2nd, 2022
SNK Publisher Sale on Steam
Offering 75% Off Select Titles, 25% off The
King of Fighters XV
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SNK
announced today the "SNK Publisher Weekend" sale has begun on Steam
with discounts of up to 75% percent on select titles. The weekend
sale includes the newest entry in The King of Fighters series, KOF
XV, with 25% off the game and 20% off Team DLC packs. Other popular and
classic SNK titles are marked down 75% off, so now is a great time to stock up...
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June
1st, 2022
TEKKEN
7 Achieves 9 Million Sales on 5th Anniversary
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TEKKEN
series producer Katsuhiro Harada announced
on Twitter today that TEKKEN 7 has achieved over 9 million copies sold
worldwide since the game's console launch on June 2nd, 2017. This new milestone
makes TEKKEN
7 the #1 best-selling game in the entire franchise, with a total of 53
million sold for the series collectively. Inside, see the brand new celebratory illustration
by Jbstyle to commemorate the huge milestone!
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May
31st, 2022
Arc World Tour 2022 Official
Website and Schedule
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Arc System Works
announced the final schedule and details for Arc World Tour 2022, in
addition to the launch of
the official website for this year's fighting game event. Guilty Gear
-STRIVE- and DNF Duel are the two headlining competitive titles for Arc World Tour '22. Competition will span across six different
countries, with three major events taking place in the U.S.A.
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May
31st, 2022
TEKKEN World Tour 2022
Announced
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During Combo Breaker
2022, Bandai
Namco officially announced the
Tekken World Tour 2022, ushering in the much-anticipated return of live events.
The tour has been expanded to incorporate 16 global regions. Competitors around
the world will fight to the top of their regional leaderboards in MASTERS and
DOJO events.
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May
30th, 2022
VF5:
Ultimate Showdown × TEKKEN 7 Collaboration Trailer,
Release Date
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Sega unveiled the
full-length Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
× TEKKEN 7
collaboration trailer
revealing the full set of crossover costumes coming to VF5:US. A total of
nineteen VF5 characters are getting skins based on TEKKEN 7 fighters
— which almost
makes
sense thanks to their familiar fighting styles, in some cases. Newly confirmed
costumes such as Jeffry McWild as Craig Marduk, Goh Hinagami as Bryan Fury...
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May
28th, 2022
Capcom
Fighting Collection Won't Increase Chances of Reviving Dormant Series,
Says Capcom Producer
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Earlier
this week, Capcom producer Shuhei Matsumoto sat down with Game Informer's John Carson for an
interview about Capcom Fighting Collection, releasing next month. In the interview,
Matsumoto reveals some new information about the 10-game compilation, including
which specific versions of the games are being ported to consoles and Steam.
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May
27th, 2022
DNF
Duel Local Modes Trailer Shows Arcade & Survival
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Nexon
released another short DNF Duel teaser trailer
ahead of the game's upcoming release next month. This trailer shows off more of
the game's menu options and Local single-player modes, which include: Arcade,
Survival, and Free Battle. Like many classic arcade fighting games, DNF
Duel's Arcade mode will feature a scoring system based on the player's
performance.
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May
26th, 2022
JoJo's Bizarre
Adventure: All-Star Battle R New Trailer, Release Date, Demo, Four New
Characters Announced
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Bandai Namco
Entertainment dropped a new trailer for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure:
All-Star Battle R which announces the release
date and reveals 4 new characters for the enhanced title. The confirmed new
characters are Speedwagon, Petshop, Mariah, and Diego Brando. Bandai Namco also
announced an early access PS5 / PS4 demo, Deluxe and Collector's editions...
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May
25th, 2022
New Images of Character Sprites
from Canceled Garou: Mark of the
Wolves Sequel Surface Online
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For old school fans,
there's nothing like discovering new information or content regarding classic or
even canceled fighting games from past decades. Previously, SNK confirmed a Garou:
MOTW sequel was in fact planned after the release of the first game, but
unfortunately was canceled. A Japanese account on Twitter recently shared what
appear to be never-before-seen images of character sprites
from Garou: MOTW 2.
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May
25th, 2022
DNF
Duel Official Website Live, Character Artwork
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Nexon has finally
launched the official website for DNF Duel (conveniently available in
four different languages — including English) which features high-res
character artwork,
character bios, and past trailers. The website also includes tabs for System
Mechanics and Patch Notes which aren't currently available but are coming soon.
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May
25th, 2022
Guilty
Gear -STRIVE- Balance Update Coming June 10th, Crossplay Beta Begins
This Summer
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During
Arc System Works' 1-year anniversary stream for Guilty Gear -STRIVE-
today, the company announced
a "large scale" balance patch for the game will be releasing on June
10th. Furthermore, a beta test for Steam to PS5/PS4 crossplay will begin this
Summer. Also coming this Summer, Guilty Gear -STRIVE- Starter Edition 2022
was announced and will include all Season 1 DLC characters.
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May
25th, 2022
Skullgirls:
2nd Encore Black Dahlia First Look Gameplay
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Autumn Games released a first look
"Alpha" gameplay
trailer for Black Dahlia, the next DLC character coming to Skullgirls: 2nd
Encore. Additionally, new details about her gameplay style and moveset were
revealed. The early gameplay footage shows how Black Dahlia can use her grenade
launcher arm.
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May
20th, 2022
Elena 1:4 Statue
by Premium Collectibles Studio Announced
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Premium
Collectibles Studio announced
an impressive 1:4 scale Elena statue that will set you back $650. The Street
Fighter III Capoeira icon is captured doing a stylish handstand resembling
one of her recognizable win animations and taunts. This master-crafted polystone
statue stands 24" tall, is 11.5" wide, and the exclusive edition even
includes a 11x17" art print measuring by artist Edwin Huang, making for a
perfect display pairing.
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May
20th, 2022
DNF
Duel Practice Mode Trailer
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The
latest Dungeon Fighter Duel trailer
is live and provides a first look at the game's Practice mode. Another short
trailer (47 seconds in length), the video previews some of the game's various
Practice mode options and menus. Practice options include Quick Character
Change, Record / Playback settings, and Info Display.
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May
19th, 2022
KOF
XV Official Online Tournament Announced
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Today,
SNK announced an official King
of Fighters XV weekly online tournament slated to begin next week on
Thursday, May 26th, 2022. The KOF XV ICFC Weekly Series online tourney
will be held every Thursday in three regions: Asia, North America, and Europe.
Regional champions will be determined through a series of 9 rounds in each
region...
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May
18th, 2022
DNF
Duel Story Trailer Reveals Glossary and Gallery
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We've
got a second new DNF Duel trailer this month from the game's publisher,
Nexon, this one focusing on Story Mode. While the trailer is quick, you might
want to slow it down (or even pause) to appreciate some of the snazzy artwork.
In addition to Story mode, the trailer shows a quick glimpse of Gallery and
Glossary modes. Yeah, it's another 45-second trailer...
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May
17th, 2022
IGN Looks Back at Daigo
Umehara's 25-Year Career
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IGN
recently published a short video
documentary all about Daigo "The Beast" Umehara. As most fighting game
fans know from watching "EVO Moment #37" at least 1,000 times by now,
Daigo Umehara has been a legendary Street Fighter competitor with many
exciting wins under his belt over the past two decades — including back to
back EVO championships.
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May
16th, 2022
KOF
15 Team Southtown Story, New Screenshots
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SNK
shared the official King of Fighters XV storyline for Team Southtown's
Geese Howard, Billy Kane, and Ryuji Yamazaki. Additionally, we've got some brand
new official HD screenshots
showing both the default and extra costumes for the veteran villains of
Southtown.
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May
12th, 2022
KOF
15 Team Southtown Trailer, Available May 17th
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Today, SNK unvieled
the official King of Fighters XV gameplay trailer
for Team Southtown's Geese Howard, Billy Kane, and Ryuji Yamazaki. To coincide
with the
new trailer, SNK finally announced the release date for Team Southtown — May 17th,
2022. SNK also shared several new screenshots for each Southtown team member.
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May
12th, 2022
Guilty
Gear -STRIVE- First Anniversary Stream Revealing Season 2 News May 25th
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Arc System Works
announced an upcoming Guilty Gear -STRIVE- 1-year anniversary stream on
May 25th. The stream will feature discussions with the development team,
exhibition matches, and will reveal new information about Guilty Gear
-STRIVE- Season 2 content.
In March, the company announced four new characters along with crossplay between
the PC and PlayStation versions.
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May
12th, 2022
Skullgirls:
2nd Encore Black Dahlia to be Playable at Combo Breaker 2022
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During CEO '21 this past
December, Autumn
Games revealed Black Dahlia as the third DLC character coming to Skullgirls:
2nd Encore's Season Pass 1. On Twitter, Autumn Games announced
that attendees of Combo Breaker 2022 (May 27th-29th) will be getting "world
exclusive" early access to the first playable version of Black Dahlia.
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May
11th, 2022
Maximilian Hosting KOF
15 Team Southtown Preview
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Team
Southtown is the second Team DLC coming to The King of Fighters XV. Later
this month, Geese Howard, Billy Kane, and Ryuji Yamazaki will join KOF XV's roster,
bringing the total number of playable characters up to 44. Tonight, SNK
confirmed that YouTuber Maximilian Dood will be hosting a special preview
of KOF XV's Team Southdown on Thursday, May 12th.
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May
11th, 2022
Combo Breaker 2022 Registration
Closes with 1000+ Guilty Gear
-STRIVE- Competitors
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Coming
up on May 27th-29th (Memorial Day Weekend), Combo
Breaker '22 will host thousands of fighting game players at one of the
largest live events of the year. Rick "TheHadou" Thiher announced the
player registration for the event has closed and revealed the final count for
each tournament game. Guilty Gear -STRIVE-, The King of Fighters XV,
and TEKKEN 7 take the lead as the TOP 3...
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May
10th, 2022
Side-by-Side
Graphics Comparison of TEKKEN Tag
Tournament 2 and TEKKEN
7 Character Models
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Originally released in
arcades in 2011, and in 2012 on consoles, TEKKEN Tag Tournament 2 was one
of the most impressive, diverse, and open-ended 3D fighting games of the era.
From the 100's of team possibilities, to the multitude of creative combos, to the
highly-polished visuals and character models, TTT2 still holds up today as
one of the best and most interesting installments of the franchise. In a new video
comparison...
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May
10th, 2022
Rare Street
Fighter Alpha 2 Combos by Desk
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Regarded by fans as one
of the most polished, fun, and competitive 2D fighters of all time, Street
Fighter Alpha 2 is a beloved and influential installment in the series' 35+
year history. Even though SFA2 remains a widely-respected competitive
classic, known for its unique mechanics (such as the Custom Combo system), there
are still some very "broken" combo possibilities that exist. In Desk's
latest combo video...
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May
9th, 2022
The King of
Fighters: The
Ultimate History by Bitmap Books Now Available to Pre-order
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Bitmap Books is an
award-winning independent publisher of retro gaming books, celebrating the rich
history of software, hardware, developers, and influential series of gaming over the
decades. Now available to pre-order,
Bitmap's latest tome features 544 beautiful pages and tons of history all about
SNK's icoic
King of Fighters series.
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May
8th, 2022
Brawlhalla ×
Street Fighter "Part 2" Announced
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Released
in October 2017, Brawlhalla
is a free-to-play platform fighting
game developed by Blue Mammoth Games and published by Ubisoft.
Back in 2021, Ryu, Chun-Li, and Akuma joined the playable cast of Brawlhalla
as guest characters. Today, Blue Mammoth announced
a "Part 2" of their crossover with Street Fighter, which adds
several new fighters to the roster.
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May
7th, 2022
DNF
Duel May 2022 Teaser Trailer, New Artwork
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News on the DNF Duel front
has been quiet as of late. Back in April, pre-orders for the PS5 and PS4
physical editions of DNF Duel went live at various retailers ahead of the
game's upcoming release on June 28th. DNF Duel publisher Nexon released a
(painfully) short DNF Duel trailer
for May 2022 which shows off some character illustrations and previously-seen
cinematics from the upcoming 2.5D fighter.
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May
5th, 2022
Canadian Rapper
INFINITE on Creating Street
Fighter III: 3rd Strike Theme Song and Voiceovers
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Prior
to its release in May 1999, Capcom held an audition in Canada to find a rapper
for several (now legendary) tracks in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike —
including the game's intro theme and character selection screen. Capcom ended up
choosing Canadian rapper "INFINITE" for the role. In a video
podcast from 2020, hear the Canadian rap legend reminisce on his experience
working on the SFIII: 3rd Strike soundtrack.
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May
2nd, 2022
TEKKEN: Real Life Martial
Arts Compilation by VIEL
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Martial
artist and stuntman Vladislav Litvinenko (VIEL) is back with another TEKKEN
choreography video that's worth a watch. If you're a fan of TEKKEN's
martial arts-based characters and animation, it's easy to appreciate the effort
and skill behind Vlad's live action choreography videos. In his latest 8-minute compilation,
check out VIEL recreating the movesets and win-poses of many iconic fighters
from TEKKEN.
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May
1st, 2022
TFG Banner Contest 2022 Ends
June 30th
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This
is a friendly reminder that the 20th Anniversary TFG Banner Contest will be
ending on June 30th, 2022. Once again, FightersGeneration.com
is officially celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year! All are welcome to
join the fun and enter the contest, but get your entries in because there are
only 2 months remaining! Full details
inside:
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April
28th, 2022
New Triple K.O. Podcast feat.
Justin Wong, Maximilian Dood, and Matt McMuscles
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Three
of the most popular and influential fighting game content creators out there
recently collaborated to launch a a new podcast series called "Triple
K.O." Of course, we're talking about multi-time world champion Justin
Wong, YouTube and Twitch sensation Maximilian Dood, and fighting game historian
Matt McMuscles.
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April
28th, 2022
SFV:
Champion Edition Free Trial on Steam / PS4
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Over
the years, Capcom
has offered numerous free trials for Street Fighter V since its launch
back in 2016 to promote new updates to the game. The latest free trial for SFV:
Champion Edition runs from April 27th through May 11th and is available on
both Steam and PlayStation 4. The demo
features all Season 1- 5 characters unlocked — for a total of 45 playable
characters.
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April
26th, 2022
Darkstalkers Lilith
Aensland Kotobukiya Statue Pre-order
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Kotobukiya
announced today that
pre-orders for their upcoming 2022 Darkstalkers Lilith Aensland Bishoujo
statue go live on April 28th (11am JST). If you're a fan of Shunya Yamashita
art, you'll immediately love the artist's take on Lilith Aensland in her latest
statue design. Kotobukiya shared a preview photo of the final build of
the Lilith Aensland statue.
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April
26th, 2022
Blanka and Sakura Join Fortnite
April 28th
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Epic Games announced
two new Street Fighter characters will be joining the Fortnite ×
Street Fighter collaboration, Blanka and Sakura Kasugano! Inside, check out Blanka and
Sakura's Fortnite costumes, character renders, artwork, and videos. Fornite
players can begin using Blanka and Sakura starting this Thursday, April 28th,
2022.
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April
25th, 2022
Street Fighter III: 3rd
Strike Super Meter Voice Sampled from 1966 Live Action Batman
Series
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Throughout the
decades, fighting game fans and historians have discovered the original source material
for iconic character designs, illustrations, and even audio. The latest discovery,
pointed out by Fairly Frequent FG Facts on Twitter, reveals the Street
Fighter III: 3rd Strike sound clip (voice), used when one meter of the super
gauge filled, is in fact sampled from the 1966 Batman series starring
Adam West.
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April
21st, 2022
Guilty
Gear -STRIVE- Another Story Arrives April 29th
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Arc System Works
announced today that Guilty Gear STRIVE's second story mode, dubbed Another
Story, will become available on Friday, April 29th for Season Pass 1
holders. Accompanying the announcement is a new batch of screenshots showing
Baiken, May, and Ramlethal — all of whom
will be starring in the new story experience (as they did not appear in the
original story mode).
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April
18th, 2022
Umbrella Now Available in Skullgirls:
2nd Encore
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Hidden
Variable Games announced Umbrella, the latest DLC character of Skullgirls:
2nd Encore, is now playable in the PlayStation 4 and Steam versions of the
game. Umbrella can be purchased individually for $10 or as part of the $35
Season 1 Pass. Hidden Variable also shared a trailer
for Umbrella's Season 1 color palettes and voice pack.
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April
15th, 2022
DNF
Duel Now Available to Pre-order on PS5 and PS4, New Playable Characters
Teased
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Today,
Arc System Works America announced the physical version of Dungeon Fighter
Duel is now available for pre-order on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 at
various retailers. In addition to the announcement, Nexon and Arc System Works
shared a new poster artwork
for DNF Duel which happens to reveal several unannounced
playable characters!
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April
12th, 2022
Capcom
Fighting Collection Promo Art by Chisato Mita
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Earlier this year, Capcom
announced Capcom Fighting Collection (coming June 24th) — a compilation
of 10 iconic 2D classics complete with Rollback Netcode, Training modes,
and other new features. Capcom said the compilation's Gallery mode will contain
"over 500" items, including rare concept artwork and design documents
never seen before. Check out a new promo illustration
by Chisato Mita, inside:
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April
12th, 2022
BlazBlue
Cross Tag Battle Rollback Netcode Arrives April 14
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Arc System Works America
recently announced BlazBlue
Cross Tag Battle will be receiving Rollback Netcode support on April 14th,
2022 for both Steam and PlayStation 4. Since February of this year, players on
Steam have already gotten the chance to try out the new rollback implementation
during the official beta test (which comes to a close April 13th).
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April
7th, 2022
Boss Challenge
& Omega Rugal Coming to KOF XV
April 14, How to Unlock Rugal's "Omega Armor" Skin
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Last month, SNK announced iconic
KOF series boss Rugal Bernstein, in his "Omega" form, will be
joining The King of
Fighters XV as free DLC. Alongside new playable character Omega Rugal, SNK
confirmed new mode "Boss Challenge" will be added to the game on
Thursday April 14th, 2022. On Twitter today, SNK revealed how players can unlock
Omega Rugal's "Omega Armor" skin and shared a new screenshot.
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April
1st, 2022
HORI PlayStation 5 Fighting
Commander OCTA and Alpha Fightstick Now Available for Pre-order
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Back
in January of this year, HORI unveiled their latest PlayStation 5 fighting game peripherals
— The HORI Fighting Commander OCTA (pad) and Fighting Stick Alpha. Both
controllers are now available to pre-order from Amazon. The Fighting Commander
costs $60 while the Fightstick will set you back $200. Pre-order
links and details about each peripheral inside:
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April
1st, 2022
Arc System Works
Announces Guilty Bear, Official Art
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It's April 1st and you know what
that means... Arc System Works Japan dropped a bombshell announcement about an
upcoming all-bear 2.5D fighting game. You've heard of all-girl fighting games?
Just bears in this one. According to ASW Japan, Guilty
Bear is a next-generation fighting game featuring a battle system that
is thoroughly concerned with cuteness. A total of 20 bears will be playable!
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April
1st, 2022
Capcom Director
Reveals Pokemon-style Final Fight Game and KOF15
on Gameboy
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On
Twitter, Capcom director and designer Takayuki Nakayama (Street Fighter V)
has frequently shared incredible and historical fighting game artwork from the
depths of the darkest Capcom archives. It's not the Final Fight 4 / HD
Remake we've all been clamoring for, but
Nakayama claimed that he wants to develop a Pokemon-stlye Final Fight game for
Gameboy. He even shared some awesome screenshots!
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