Update (15/8/2021) - Added in results & videos for the second week. Update (9/8/2021) - Added in results & videos for the first week. It's high time the world witnesses the best in fighting game skill, so it's good that the Evolution Championship Series has sorted its kerfuffles out last year and are back

Even with the MCOs in place, nothing's going to keep Animangaki from showcasing its awesome anime expo goodness. Not even a pandemic, which is why this year's anime expo showcase is going online again. Info Event Date: 6th August to 22nd August (18 days) Event Partners: Infinite Carnage, MY Comics Community, T

Stories and world-saving antics come and go, but friendships last forever. And video game culture has a ton of that going on; mostly the hetero-for-life kind. To celebrate International Friendship Day this week, let's bring up our favourite BFFs in gaming. Marcus Fenix & Dom Santiago (Gears of War Series)

To hype up the next EVO Championship Series Tournament this year, PlayStation will be hosting the EVO Community Series PS4 tournaments. Basically, this series will be three separate fighting game tournaments leading up to EVO 2021. The tournament will also be the first time Guilty Gear Strive will be represented in

Ubisoft plans to give players a "true guerilla fantasy" with the first-person shooter action game Far Cry 6, which is different from a "true gorilla fantasy" with Guilty Gear Strive's beta. In fact, Ubisoft spoke to actual freedom fighters who took part in a revolution so that its upcoming game is as accurate as it can

The world's largest fighting game tournament, Evolution Championship Series, has been bought. Who owns the brand now? Sony Interactive Entertainment. According to an announcement from Sony, the tournament organization's co-founders Tom and Tony Cannon will be staying on-board as key advisors. Sony has also acquired

Just because COVID-19 made sure offline events aren't viable, it does not mean the end of the world for 2D fighting game tournaments featuring lots of combos and air-dashing. In fact, Southeast Asian fighting game group Airdasher SouthEast Asia will be hosting a series of tournaments next month. The series is called

The latest Capcom stream showcases new Street Fighter V updates, most notable two new characters from the Season 5 pass and a new battle mechanic. Let's break it down: https://youtu.be/9f4EevAf03g Rose The Italian magic gypsy makes a return in Street Fighter V as Menat's boss. She retains most of her Soul powe

Platform: PC Genre: Anime erotica puzzle game Before you flip away in disgust at the combination of words that are "erotica", "anime", "visual novel", and puzzle game, hear us out. Huniepop 2- Double Date has some pretty nifty match-three mechanics that made me a bit aware of how to tackle the genre. I can't see

Before you answer, no: it's not Ragnarok Online. Arc System Works, makers of hit fighting games like Dragon Ball FighterZ and Guilty Gear Xrd, are teaming up with game makers Neople and fighting game experts Eighting, to make a 2D fighting game based on a long-lasting MMORPG from South Korea: Dungeon Fighter Online

One of this console generation's toughest and most hardcore gothic RPG is getting a sequel and a makeover that would make Guilty Gear Xrd proud. Developer Red Hook Studios' Darkest Dungeon 2 will be out in 2021 in Early Access form on the -wait for it- Epic Games Store. Check out the 2D/3D art style tease below.

Just a few hours ago, Japan's fighting game publishers did an online roundtable via livestream for all to see. We're talking representatives from Capcom, Bandai Namco, Arc System Works, SNK, Arika, and Koei Tecmo. Here's a roundup of what's been revealed during the livestream, in case you missed it this morning or jus

There may be no EVO 2020, but at least we'll have the best fighting game makers in the business converge and talk industry stuff this weekend. Arc System Works, Arika, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Koei Tecmo, and SNK will be hosting the Japan Fighting Game Publisher Roundtable this 1st August at 8am GMT+8. The companies' res

It's close to the end of June and it's still 2020, which means we have more online expos with brand new game showcases. The New Game+ Expo focuses on titles from Sega, Atlus, SNK, Wayforward, and many other third-party companies with those lovely niche games and Japanese export titles. So yeah, steel your expectations

Review originally published on 10th February. We pushed it to 2nd March as the game will finally be out for the US.  Platform: PS4 Genre: 2D anime fighting game with Street Fighter footsies Size isn't everything, but when it comes to fighting game rosters, it's usually quality and quantity. And Granblue Fantasy: V

These days, we've been seeing a diverse addition to fighting game rosters. Granblue Fantasy: Versus features Ladiva, a female wrestler who happens to look like a buff male, speaks in a husky voice with a dainty tone, and rocks a sweet moustache and beard combo. And following this weekend, Street Fighter V: Champion Edi

Singaporean professional esports team Impunity Esports, renowned for its top-tier Vainglory & mobile gaming team, will be dipping its toes into the fighting game division for the first time. The group has recruited three high-level Singaporean players into the fold: Ashley "Asher" Seek, Shane "Oreoz" Goh, and Cleo

Southeast Asia Major. As a member of the Malaysian fighting game community for almost the past decade now, it seems like we’ve always acknowledged that SEAM is the biggest, most important annual fighting game tournament in our region. Whether or not that will actually hold true in years to come remains to be s

There are two months left before we wave 2019 goodbye and welcome 2020, which is expected to be one hell of a year for esports. Still, there is a lot of competitive gaming action going on this October. So if you're on the lookout for tournaments to join or just want to go watch great players duke it against each other

There's a ton of great PS4 games that are scheduled to come out from this month to mid-2020. The Tokyo Game Show 2019 is the perfect opportunity for Sony to showcase those tittles and more. Check out what Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia will be bringing to TGS this year: PlayStation 4 Titles 13 Sentinels: