The world championship of fighting games - EVO 2019 is just around the corner. And with it comes the inevitable buzz, speculation, and discussion of which players will be the ones to take home the fame and glory of becoming the EVO world championship in their respective games. First up, let’s take a look at Str

As a genre, fighting games have always been home to some of the most iconic and memorable characters in fighting game history. Here’s our pick of the top 20 2D fighting game characters of all time based on their design, moveset, lore, history, popularity, and sheer coolness factor. This is the second half of

Hellblade studio and now-owned-by-Microsoft subsidiary Ninja Theory will be making an upcoming 4v4 online melee game called Bleeding Edge. The leaked trailer below (via Xboxer) shows off the game's roster of odd fighters. And we mean really odd, not like your SFV Birdies and Guilty Gear Xrd's Bedman. It's like they're

Want to kick 2D ass with Granblue Fantasy knights and wizards? Then this closed beta session is just for you. The game is developed by Arc System Works and is published by Cygames, so if you're familiar with the Guilty Gear/BlazBlue games, you'll be right at home playing this fighter. Bonus points if you're familiar w

This weekend is looking pretty sweet for fighting game fans. EVO Japan 2019 is currently streaming right now, and closer to our timezones thank friggin' Christ. Maybe you aren't free today, and maybe you would rather watch the finals for your favourite fighting games whether it's Street Fighter V or SoulCalibur 6. We'

It's the new year. Birds are chirping anew. The Malaysian King just resigned. A new ruling party is in charge. Singapore's still our neighbours, for good and ill. And we now have more games to look forward to because it's what we love to do to escape from real life if only for a fleeting moment. Here's a list of all t

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

Ah, the eternal argument of who's stronger in a fight? Goku or Naruto? Yusuke Urameshi or Pegasus Seiya? Wonder no more, because Jump Force is the wish-fulfilment game you've been waiting for, giving you the chance to settle those fantasy fights definitely. Thanks to the folks at Bandai Namco, I took part in the Jump

Top image credit: Syed Adnan Update: If you want the results & highlights, head here. This coming weekend will be full of 1v1 high-level action. That's right: the South East Asia Major 2018 fighting game tournament is back again, attracting fans and pro players in Southeast Asia to fly down to Singapore for GameS

This story is still in development... This year's Evolution Championship Tournament boasts a number of cool finishes, upsets, and surprise moments. If you're a fighting game fan, you should know that these moments will echo in the annals of FGC history worldwide. Full disclosure: I recently got into BlazBlue Cross Ta

Another year, another grand fighting game tournament where the top players around the world duke it out for bragging rights & glory. EVO 2018 (short for Evolution Championship Series) is happening soon, and if you love your 2D and 3D fighting games (tagging or no tagging) you're going to love the everliving s*** ou

Last weekend (14 – 15 July) was a loud and a lit one for Battle Arena Malaysia. Between button smashing and filthy comebacks, both local and international fighting game players fought their best in the esports battleground much to the delight of the cheering spectators.     https://www.facebook.com/

Hey you Studio Trigger and Arc System Work fans. There's a video out there concerning that Kill la Kill game we talked about a while back. Here's a quick look: https://www.facebook.com/kakuchopurei/videos/1481416598629417/ The full title of the game is Kill la Kill The Game: If and it's a 3D fighting game brawler sim

After the huge Marvel VS Capcom Infinite appeared to much fanfare and critical flip-flops, one would think that such attempts are over. Not so for Studio Saizensen, the guys behind Code of Princess EX. One of its latest outings is the upcoming Blade Strangers, a 2D fighter entry that is non-exclusive; indeed, it'll la

The two biggest fighting game organizers & tournament bodies from Singapore and Malaysia (arguably by default) are joining forces for a fight many regional fans will never forget. Singaporean FGC godfathers-slash-organizers BeastApac will team up with their Malaysian counterparts Flash Vision for a Flash Vision x

The first ever community focused event in Malaysia, Ctl + Alt Gaming 2018, a.k.a CAG 2018 will be happening this weekend on the 31st of March 2018 till the 1st of April 2018 at the Jeffrey Cheah Hall, Sunway University. The event has the support of e-Sports Malaysia (ESM) and partnered with Games Fusion, MVP Mobile Are

Last weekend was quite a doozy for fighting game fans since it was a Final Round 2018 tournament extravaganza from March 16 to 18 (US time). Basically, it's a big-ass fighting game tournament taking place in Atlanta, Georgia of the USA, and highlights the start of the Capcom Pro Tour for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edi

Just a few hours ago, Red Bull Gaming and the Evolution Championship Series folks just announced the gaming lineup for their annual EVO Championship Series (or "Evo" for brevity's sake) tournament  for this year via Twitch. The games are: • Tekken 7 (Sunday Finals) • Super Smash Bros. 4 • Stre

Arc System Works came out biggest victors even before EVO 2018 Championships kicks off. Following the final lineup announcement today, EVO 2018 will include two games from the developer; the recently released Dragon Ball FighterZ and yet to be released BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle which is scheduled to drop in May

Update (30/3/18): Added Broly and Bardock; scroll to the bottom for the two. Update (22/2/18): Added everyone else except for Goku Blue, Vegeta Blue, Broly, and Bardock. Update (10/2/18): Added Assist descriptions for existing characters (via AlzarathEX) Update (9/2/18): Added Majin Buu & Kid Buu. So we playe