Street Fighter Movie Trailer Seemingly Teased for Later This Week with Tournament Poster and Countdown Website
Director Takayuki Nakayama posted a teaser poster that reveals the Street Fighter movie trailer will drop on April 16 at 11 a.m. PT (Japan time Friday, April 17, 3 a.m.). The artwork highlights the 1993 World Warrior Tournament and includes a QR‑code leading to a countdown site set to end at 6 a.m. PT. The film, titled Street Fighter ’93, is slated for an October 16, 2026 theatrical release, positioning it alongside other fighting‑game adaptations like Mortal Kombat 2.
YOReDz Is the First Player to Achieve God of Destruction 7 Rank in Tekken 8
Competitive fighting game Tekken 8 has entered its third season, adding new characters and expanding its esports calendar. Player yOReDz, long‑time leader on the online leaderboard, became the first to attain the God of Destruction 7 rank, surpassing the 400,000‑point threshold. His...
Arc System Works Outlines Issues to Potentially Be Resolved in Future Updates After the Massive Guilty Gear Strive Version 2.00...
Arc System Works released the version 2.00 patch for Guilty Gear Strive, delivering a sweeping balance overhaul and introducing the new DLC fighter Jam Kuradoberi. The update removed the Wild Assault mechanic and adjusted every character’s toolkit. Post‑release, the studio identified four lingering...
Longtime Mortal Kombat Player Shujinkydink Releases New Mortal Kombat 1 Tier List
Longtime Mortal Kombat influencer Shujinkydink released a comprehensive tier list for Mortal Kombat 1, covering all 38 fighters after the December 2025 balance hotfix. The list divides characters into four categories—Best in the Game, Very Solid, Competitive, and Very Niche—indicating varying levels...
'I Remembered I Had Something Special in Me' - Daigo Umehara Talks Fighting Game Origins, Quitting and Becoming the First...
Daigo Umehara, known as “The Beast,” reflects on his 25‑year fighting‑game career in a new Evo Legends profile. He recounts early arcade days, his rise through Fatal Fury, Street Fighter II and Darkstalkers, including a 286‑win streak and the legendary 2004 Evo...
Guilty Gear Strive Competitor Releases Day 1 Tier List After the Version 2.00 Patch
Bushin released a day‑one tier list for Guilty Gear Strive after the version 2.00 patch, which overhauled character balances. The new list spots Nagoriyuki, Chipp, Millia, Jam, Anji and Leo as the strongest picks, while Happy Chaos loses his ammo edge and drops...
Capcom Director Takayuki Nakayama Demonstrates His Artistic Talent with Mural Depicting Main Cast Members of Street Fighter 6
Capcom’s Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama unveiled a hand‑drawn mural featuring six franchise characters. The artwork, begun on April 7 and completed by April 10, is now on display at Kashihara Navi Plaza. It showcases legacy icons Ryu, Ken and Chun‑Li alongside newcomers Luke,...
Input Lag Tests for the Invincible Vs Open Beta Reveals Which Console Outperforms the Other
Skybound Games extended the Invincible Vs Open Beta to April 11, allowing PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series players to test ten of the game’s eighteen launch characters. Input‑lag testing by Nigel Woodall showed the Xbox Series X averaging 47.97 ms and the Series S 48.45 ms,...
Kenny Omega Expresses Interest in Playing Alex in a Sequel to the Upcoming Street Fighter Movie
The Street Fighter movie premieres on October 16, 2026, starring WWE star Cody Rhodes as Guile. Wrestler Kenny Omega publicly expressed interest in playing Alex in a potential sequel, noting he would need to add 50‑60 pounds of lean muscle. Omega’s deep ties...
Guilty Gear Strive's Version 2.00 Patch Visual Guides Are so Massive They're Longer than Many Movies
Guilty Gear Strive received its most substantial update yet with Version 2.00, a five‑year‑old title’s first major overhaul. The patch removes legacy mechanics like Wild Assault, nerfs several Roman Cancels, and rebalances damage, speed, and hitboxes across the roster. Community creators Rooflemonger...
Street Fighter's Chun-Li Joins the Roster of Super Smash Bros. Melee with a Unique Moveset Thanks to This Impressive Mod
Modders have introduced Chun‑Li from Street Fighter into the classic Super Smash Bros. Melee via a community‑crafted patch. To fit Melee’s high‑speed meta, her moveset was reworked, turning traditionally defensive tools like the Kikoken into rapid harassment options. The new...
Arc System Works Sale Is Here to Celebrate Big Guilty Gear Strive Version 2.00 Release Including New Complete Starter Edition
Arc System Works launched a publisher sale to coincide with the Guilty Gear Strive Version 2.00 update, slashing the base game to $20 (50% off) on Steam. The new 2.0 Starter Edition, which bundles the game, all five season passes and...
New Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Trailer Released with Ed Boon Cameo
Warner Bros. released the second trailer for the long‑awaited Mortal Kombat 2 film, showcasing extended fight sequences and a cameo by series co‑creator Ed Boon as a bartender. The teaser highlights Martyn Ford’s Shao Kahn, Damon Herriman’s Quan Chi, and a prolonged Scorpion‑Noob Saibot showdown, while keeping...
Darkstalkers Concept Creator Appears Online to Discuss the Origins of the Horror Fighting Game
Capcom veteran Katsuya Akitomo, the original concept creator of Darkstalkers, recently resurfaced on X to recount his early involvement. He pitched a fighting game built around public‑domain horror monsters, contributing only initial character drafts before the project moved forward without...
Twitch Rivals 2XKO Results
Twitch Rivals staged a 2XKO Tag Team Throwdown on April 8, pairing professional League of Legends players with well‑known streamers and creators. The competition ran from 2 p.m. PDT and culminated in a best‑of‑three grand final where Team Diaphone (Illaoi & Ekko) edged out...
2XKO Announces Additional Character, Fuse and Content for 2026, but We're Not Sure if It's a Good or Not so...
Riot Games announced that its free‑to‑play fighting title 2XKO will deliver six new champions in 2026, up from the originally promised five, including three still undisclosed characters. The update also introduces a new Fuse mode in May, a duo‑partner matchmaking...
Mortal Kombat 1 Reaches Big Sales Milestone Despite DLC Support Stopping over a Year Ago
Warner Bros. and NetherRealm announced that Mortal Kombat 1 has surpassed 8 million copies sold, reaching the milestone in roughly two and a half years. The surge includes an additional 1.8 million units after the studio halted DLC support a year ago. The...
Street Fighter 6 Director Claims Shigeru Miyamoto Left a Lasting Impression While Working on The Legend of Zelda: The Minish...
Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama says his time working on The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap left a lasting imprint, thanks to advice from Shigeru Miyamoto. Although Capcom developed the 2004‑05 Game Boy Advance title, Nakayama’s experience there shaped his...
LordKnight Releases His Winners and Losers Tier List for the Upcoming Guilty Gear Strive Version 2.00 Patch
LordKnight released a provisional Winners and Losers tier list ahead of Guilty Gear Strive version 2.00, scheduled for April 9, 2026. The list crowns Axl, Chipp and I‑No as the biggest beneficiaries, while Asuka, A.B.A. and Testament are flagged as major losers. Additional characters...
New Capcom Sale Features Almost Every Fighting Game You Can Think of, Including Street Fighter 6 DLC Passes
GamersGate is running a limited‑time Capcom sale that slashes prices on virtually every fighting title the publisher has released for PC. Street Fighter 6 is now $20, with Year 1 DLC passes 35% off and Year 2 passes 20% off, while the Capcom...
Guilty Gear Strive Full Version 2.00 Patch Notes
Arc System Works released the complete Version 2.00 patch notes for Guilty Gear Strive, unveiling a major roster update, UI overhaul, and core gameplay changes. The update adds Jam Kuradoberi as a playable character and introduces the DLC stage “Cradled by the Four...
Invincible VS Official Beginner's Guide Released Ahead of This Week's Open Beta Test with the Help of a Lot of...
Skybound Games released an official beginner's guide video for the upcoming fighting game Invincible VS ahead of its open beta. The beta runs April 9–11 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, featuring 18 characters, 14 destructible stages, and a 3v3 tag system....
Capcom Cup 12 Champion Releases New Provisionary Tier List for Season 3.5 of Street Fighter 6
Capcom Cup 12 concluded with G8S|Sahara claiming the $1 million first‑place prize. Shortly after, Capcom released the Season 3.5 patch for Street Fighter 6, adding the new character Alex and previewing the upcoming Ingrid. Sahara, the champion, posted a provisional tier list for...
Jam Kuradoberi and Her Bunny Companion's Alternate Colors Revealed for Guilty Gear Strive
Arc System Works announced that Guilty Gear Strive’s Patch 2.00 will drop on April 9, 2026, adding at least 15 new color palettes for Jam Kuradoberi. The update not only revamps Jam’s outfit, skin tone, and hair but also alters her bunny companion Usagi’s fur,...
Polls: Are You More or Less Interested to Play with Ingrid After the Divisive and Mysterious Girl's Teaser in Street...
Street Fighter 6 is wrapping its third season and Capcom has teased the final DLC fighter, Ingrid, sparking fresh debate among fans. The trailer shows her shattering dimensions and hints at a mystical, celestial aesthetic that diverges from the series’ usual...
Saudi Arabian Investment Firm that Owns the Majority of SNK Increases Ownership Stake in Capcom
Electronic Games Development Company (EGDC), the investment arm of Saudi Arabia's MiSK Foundation, increased its stake in Capcom from 5.03% to 6.04%, raising its share count to 32.19 million. The move follows EGDC's near‑total ownership of SNK, where it holds 96%...
SonicFox Releases Final Tier List for 2XKO Before Akali Joins
SonicFox released the final tier list for 2XKO ahead of the April 7, 2026 addition of Akali as the game’s 13th champion. Despite being nerfed in recent patches, Ekko remains the top‑ranked character, while Ahri, Teemo, Illaoi and Yasuo are identified as...
Vegas Climax 6 Early Results, Stream Ft. ZJZ, Score, Mi2ha4, ChrisG, Nemo, Fenrich, Dany, Mok, Kindevu, E.T., Tamago, Shadow X,...
Vegas Climax 6 returned to Las Vegas, featuring SNK’s Fatal Fury, King of Fighters 15, and Samurai Shodown qualifiers alongside side events for Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8 and 2XKO. The tournament attracted roughly 150 competitors, with ONIC|NYChrisG winning Street Fighter 6 and Falcons|Ghirlanda taking the...
NetherRealm Studios Posts Temporary QA Tester Job Positions for Their Next Project
NetherRealm Studios has listed temporary Quality Assurance tester positions for its upcoming, as‑yet‑unnamed project, indicating the game has entered the testing phase. The hiring follows Ed Boon’s earlier comments that the studio works on multiple titles simultaneously and comes after...
Two Lab Monsters Reveal Their Top 5 Characters for Street Fighter 6 Season 3.5 After the Alex Update
Street Fighter 6 received its most significant balance overhaul in almost a year with the Alex update, prompting analysts to reassess character rankings. Prominent content creators Tyrant and Javits Arias each shared their personal top‑5 lists, revealing strong consensus on the...
Several Rage Arts Get Seamlessly Merged Together Into One Cutscene that Plays Out Against Heihachi in Tekken 8 Thanks to...
A fan‑made video by BuffGigas seamlessly merges several Tekken 8 Rage Arts into a single, fluid cutscene that targets Heihachi Mishima. The edit strings together attacks from Jin, Azucena, Nina, Steve, Eddy Gordo, Asuka, and even a panda, making it appear...
Sol Badguy's New Special for Guilty Gear Strive 2.00 Detailed, and You're Not Going to Like Getting Hit by It...
Arc System Works announced the Guilty Gear Strive Version 2.00 update, the most extensive patch in five years, slated for April 9, 2026. The rollout introduces new special attacks for six characters, highlighted by Sol Badguy’s Sidewinder Ignited—a high‑damage follow‑up to Volcanic Viper that forces...
Shizuku Revealed as Third DLC Character for Hunter X Hunter: Nen Impact to Clean up the Competition with Her Toothy...
Bushiroad Games and Arc System Works announced Shizuku Murasaki as the third DLC fighter for Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact. The character, wielding a toothy vacuum called Blinky, will launch on April 16, 2026. Shizuku joins existing season‑pass fighters Neferpitou...
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Evo 2025 Champion Releases New Tier List for Under Night In-Birth 2 [Sys:celes]
EVO 2025 champion Defiant has published his final tier list for Under Night In‑Birth 2, placing Orie, Hyde, Wagner, Linne, Eltnum, Akatsuki and Izumi in the S‑tier and highlighting Ogre, Byakuya, Nanase, Tsurugi, Seth, Londrekia and Carmine as A‑tier options....
Guilty Gear 'Announces' May Spin-Off Game for April Fool's Day, but some Fans Are Asking for It to Be Made...
Arc System Works used April Fool's Day to "announce" a spin‑off titled May’s Auto‑Run Challenge, a whimsical mini‑game featuring a sky pirate and a dolphin collecting stars. The prank was supported by fabricated screenshots, but the game does not exist....
Capcom Confirms They Will Be Addressing Confirmed Issues Affecting the Battle System and Certain Characters in Street Fighter 6
Capcom has released a performance update for the Steam version of Street Fighter 6 to fix problems introduced by the recent Alex compatibility patch. The update targets a bug that locks players out of Drive Rush after a Drive Parry against standard attacks....
Arslan Ash and JoKa Collaborate to Create Early Season 3 Tekken 8 Tier List
The Season 3 patch for Tekken 8 introduced new characters—Kunimitsu, Bob, Roger Jr., and an unnamed challenger—alongside balance tweaks that immediately reshaped the competitive meta. Veteran pros Arslan Ash and JoKa leveraged their tournament experience to publish an early‑impressions tier list, categorizing every fighter...
LordKnight Releases His Final Tier List for Guilty Gear Strive Before the Version 2.00 Update Changes Everything
LordKnight released his final Guilty Gear Strive tier list ahead of the version 2.00 update slated for April 9, 2026, which eliminates the Wild Assault mechanic. The list places Potemkin, Chipp, Anji and Happy Chaos at the top “World Champs” tier, while Ramlethal,...
PlayStation's Spring Sale Offers up over 50 Big Fighting Game Discounts to Tekken 8, Mortal Kombat 1, King of Fighters...
PlayStation’s Spring Sale, running through April 22, features more than 50 fighting‑game titles at deep discounts. Flagship releases like Tekken 8 are cut 60% to $24, while Mortal Kombat 1 drops to $10 and its full Elder God Bundle sells for $32. SNK’s King of...
You Can Get Your Name in Invincible VS' Game Credits for Those Who Prove Themselves Worthy in the Coming Open...
Invincible VS will host an open beta from April 9‑11 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, offering the top 20 ranked participants a permanent credit in the game’s end‑roll as “Beta Beasts.” The promotion follows the recent reveal of Conquest as the...
Capcom Cup 12 Top 16 to Grand Finals VOD Now Available to Watch for Free
Capcom has released a free, nine‑hour VOD covering the entire Capcom Cup 12, from the top‑16 bracket through the grand finals. The video includes full commentary, addressing earlier complaints about the low‑quality Battle Hub stream that required a copy of...
New Logo Seen in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Hints at Incoming Characters but Its Implication Has Fans Concerned
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has leaked a new logo that fuses the Avengers “A” with the Fantastic Four “4,” hinting that Captain America may lead a hybrid team. The demo also confirms only eight characters remain unrevealed, keeping the total...
The King of Fighters '98 Announced to Be Part of the SNK World Championship 2026 Lineup
SNK announced that the classic fighting game The King of Fighters ’98 will join the SNK World Championship 2026 lineup, boosting the tournament’s total prize pool to $4.2 million. The KOF ’98 event carries a $100,000 purse and will be an...
Kemonomichi First-to-10 Exhibition Between MenaRD and Daigo Umehara to Finally Take Place in April 2026
The Evo Awards 2026 ceremony confirmed the long‑awaited Kemonomichi first‑to‑10 exhibition between WBG|MenaRD and BST|Daigo Umehara, set for April 29, 2026, using Street Fighter 6. MenaRD issued the challenge via tweet in February 2025, and both players will spend months preparing exclusively for each...
Evo Awards 2026 Results
The Evo Awards 2026 ceremony took place on March 28, featuring live streams on YouTube and Twitch and hosted by RobTV and Tasty Steve. During the event, the eighth Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game character was announced, bringing its launch...
Jmcrofts Creates Tier List that Ranks the Most Broken Characters in Fighting Game History
Content creator Jmcrofts released a video ranking the most broken characters in fighting‑game history, using a tier system from “Kusoge” to “Almost Balanced.” The list spotlights outliers such as Ivan Ooze from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition, whose...
DreamHack Birmingham 2026 Live Stream Ft. Xiaohai, Punk, Go1, DualKevin, Kawano, EndingWalker, Kincho, Gachikun, Bonchan, Poongko, Fenrich and More
DreamHack Birmingham 2026 will host the Esports World Cup qualifiers, featuring high‑stakes tournaments for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and Street Fighter 6. The event draws a star‑studded roster, including Xiaohai, Punk, Go1 and dozens of other top competitors from...
How and Why New Street Fighter 6 Combos Work Showcased Side-by-Side by the String Master Desk with some Extra Sauce
Street Fighter 6 received a major balance update that introduced new character Alex and revised combo mechanics across the roster. Content creator Desk released side‑by‑side videos demonstrating how the changes affect fighters such as Dhalsim, Terry, Mai, Rashid, Juri and Luke....
Street Fighter 6 Director Apologizes for Confusion over Alex's Controversial Marriage, Update Coming to Revise Story
Street Fighter 6 introduced Alex with a marriage to Patricia, sparking fan backlash over perceived adoptive‑sibling ties. Visuals of their wedding and implied pregnancy intensified the controversy. Director Takayuki Nakayama issued an apology, promising a patch to clarify ambiguous text and...
Never Thought I'd See Wolverine with a Projectile Special in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls but Here We Are...
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls demo revealed Wolverine equipped with a new projectile special, a departure from his classic rush‑down role in previous Capcom fighting titles. The move fires an X‑shaped spark generated by grinding his claws, visually echoing Baraka’s Blade...