In honour of Sekiro's One-Armed Wolf, a shinobi/ninja with a grappling hook and the ability to resurrect when needed, let's talk about video games' plethora of silent killers, one-man powerhouses, and black/white-clad sword-wielding shuriken-chucking heroes: the video game ninja. Unlike the real-life variant, most v

Platform(s): PS4, PC, Xbox One Genre: 3D Fighting Game With Unlockable Fan Service & "Natural Motion" Trust Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja to pull a bait-and-switch on the Western media. Just when they're about to change their ways with a dressed-up Kasumi with dirt on her face, they basically went back to their old wa

Fighting game ladies; perhaps one of video games’ most divided contribution to the medium since microtransactions. On one hand, they’re cool and confident females capable of kicking ass with the best of them. On the other, their dress sense leaves a lot to be desired. It’s hard to take them se

Disclaimer: this article may be considered non-kosher to some, so read with care and with an open mind.  Happy Chinese New Year, everybody! The Year of the Dog has come and gone; now it's the Year of the Pig. While many believe pigs to be nothing more than ever-hungry greedy and lazy mofos, nothing could be furthe

https://youtu.be/XBH8SMwqvRs As 2018 comes to a close, we have large conglomerates & companies sharing insightful stats related to gaming that make us ponder. Stats from adult entertainment sites like Pornhub, specifically. Because every now and then the world needs to find a private space to rub their collective

Platform: Nintendo Switch Genre: Crossover platform fighting game The Super Smash Bros. series is a fighting game made for non-fighting gamers. That's good and bad in a way. Newbies who like fighting games but aren't mechanically adept will find solace in the game's controls and cast. Hardcore 2D and 3D fighting game

Top image credit: TeoGonzalezColors The fighting game genre has seen a huge resurgence for the past 10 years. Before it became the juggernaut in Esports today, let's not forget how underground the scene was when Street Fighter 3: Third Strike ruled the FGC roost. We should be thankful that the period between 2008 to n

Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja have announced another new original character to debut in the upcoming Dead or Alive 6, and her name is NiCO. What's interesting is that her chosen fighting technique is Pencak Silat, our very own signature and local Southeast Asian martial art. Not only does NiCO kick butt with Pencak Silat,

Update [24/12/18]: 2B added.  This guide is still under development. We'll start filling it up with more characters as we go along.  The tale of swords and souls, eternally retold for 2018. That's right: Soulcalibur 6 is back and is awesome stuff. It also can be daunting for beginners who don't know how to play

It's still Soulcalibur week, believe it or not. Until some pro-level play and tutorial post-release surfaces online, you'll have to contend with these custom characters thanks to Soulcalibur 6's robust character creation tool. First, I'll start with my very own Santino. He's a little calcified at the moment.  

Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC Genre: 3D fighting game where weapons don't instantly maim people Update: I have tried out network play and so far it's good stuff when fighting against Japanese/Singaporean/Malaysian players on LAN cable. No disconnects save for some rage quit moments because some people cannot deal with m

Happy belated royal birthday, Yang Dipertuan Agong of Malaysia. To most of us in Malaysia, it's a nice long weekend. But for some of us (sorta) hard at work at Kakuchopurei and definitely, DEFINITELY not distracted by Marvel's Spider-Man on the PS4, it's another opportunity to reminisce about the best kings and queens

Last weekend's Combo Breaker fighting game tournament in the US was filled with so many eye-popping fighting game moments. It's not even EVO 2018 yet and we're witnessing many godlike plays left and right. Here are our top picks and highlights. Street Fighter V Despite our main video highlight subjects ending up in se

Last year, Tekken 7 and Marvel vs Capcom Infinite had single-player story modes that, for better or worse, felt a little different and tried to be a little cohesive with its made-up lore. Where did they rip the "play as different characters in the game's narrative" concept off from? Well, from the Injustice series of

Update: We have official pics of them in full form and their intros. Check them out. Remember in our Dragon Ball FighterZ review where we predicted who is going to be DLC? Turns out that we may be on the ball here, but if you're a fan of the series, you can see this reveal coming a mile away. According to the latest

NetherRealm Studios just unveiled its first-ever gameplay of its new Injustice 2 DLC characters. It's shell-shocking to say the least. That's right: the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be playable in the DC Comics alternate universe this February. Check then out in motion below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYn4

Publishers Warner Bros. Interactive has confirmed that Injustice 2 is getting a PC release via Steam 'later this fall' - or in Asian-speak, sometime between now and late December. The port will be handled by Polish studio QLOC, the same team tasked for porting another NetherRealm fighting game, Mortal Ko