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Cygames and Arc System Works has released a new gameplay trailer for its next addition to its 2D anime fighting game roster: Beatrix. Beatrix is a hard-hitting fighter who wields the Embrasque sword. She isn't fast, but has a ton of versatility with her divekick, her horizontal catch-up attack, and anti-air. Lots of people are saying she's the S...
At long last, Nexon's fighting game DNF Duel will wrap up its Season 1 DLC Pass with a final character. Nexon and developer Neople, Arc System Works, and Eighting has announced the final character of its first season pass: the Nen Master. She will be out in the game this Summer, and will bring her brand of martial arts and nature magic into the ...
Looks like Street Fighter 6 is getting out of early access according to some players (and maybe Tokido). Jokes aside, the Capcom 2D fighting game is getting the last character in its Season 1 Pass and it's a doozy: Akuma/Gouki. He will be available in the game on 22nd May as part of the Season Pass 1. Seems like he still has all of his special m...
SNK has added a classic character in its upcoming fighting game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. It's none other than Khushnood Butt Marco Rodrigues, the current Kyokugen Karate practitioner who made his debut in Garou: Mark of the Wolves under a weird name in the US/UK version. He has his fireballs, uppercut, superkick, and his unique dash move ...
Idol Showdown isn't hibernating, VTuber and 2D fighting game fans. In fact, it's celebrating its 1-year anniversary in style. Idol Showdown will be getting a new character and a new bunch of features in a Next Fes update slated for 5th May. The update features: New character Ninomae Ina'Nis, who has footsie and long-ranged tools along with ...
Riot Games has released a new trailer for a new addition in its upcoming 2v2 2D fighting game 2XKO: Illaoi the Kraken Priestess. Illaoi is a heavy-hitting juggernaut who uses pressure tools and big hits to KO her opponent. She also uses magic tentacles to lock her opponent down and combo them to oblivion. She excels when cornering opponents, but...
Fans who love their vampires in their anime fighting games, rejoice. Slayer is coming to Guilty Gear Strive. Or at least that's what's being teased at the end of the Arc World Tour Finals 2023. Arc System Works showed off a trailer that announces a Guilty Gear Strive Season 4 DLC in the works. This trailer is then capped off with a pic of the fi...
Arc System Works has announced the next new Season Pass 3 character for its current fighting game Guilty Gear Strive: A.B.A. A.B.A is a green-haired goth girl(?) who fights with a giant key named Paracelsus. She fights slow at first, but can get in a Jealous Rage to go faster and get access to new moves as the match goes on. She's a momentum cha...
At the end of the SNK World Championship 2023 tournament featuring The King of Fighters XV, SNK unleashed a nice surprise for fighting game fans: the first-ever gameplay reveal of its upcoming 2D fighting game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. At least, more than 30 seconds of it. After years of waiting, we get to see a new Fatal Fury game, and it...
The free-to-play 2D platform fighter MultiVersus will get out of slumber soon after its 9-month hiatus since June 2023. MultiVersus will launch for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, and Xbox One on 28 May. No word on whether this is a worldwide release, or one strictly for USA and Europe. Last we checked, Asia couldn't get into the first version of Mul...
Street Fighter 6 just released its new patch this Tuesday, which not only adds some much-needed buffs and nerfs for certain characters, but also gave us a boxer character in the form of Ed. Ed is a Psycho-powered boxer who was under the tutelage of badass boxer Balrog (or M.Bison if you're in Japan). As such, all his attack buttons are punches, ...
Street Fighter 6's next DLC character is the troubled protégé Ed, proving that he's not a Shadaloo pawn anymore and is stepping out of his mentor's shadow (his sensei being Street Fighter's Boxer/Balrog/M.Bison). Just like in Street Fighter 5, the new DLC trailer below showcases Ed's proficiency in boxing and Psycho Power, using tethers to...
The biggest fighting game tournament is now in its 2024 iteration. Happening in West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Centre, USA, from 19 to 21 July PST, EVO 2024 will feature the following fighting games on the main stage according to a recent livestream: Tekken 8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MM4clV2qjE&pp=ygUPdGVra2VuIDggbGF1bmNo Ma...
Publisher Cygames and developer Arc System Works have announced the upcoming characters for its 2D fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising. First up is one of the game's bosses, Lucilius. The angel will be playable on 16 January 2024 and available as part of the Character Pass 1 DLC. He fights with magic swords, teleportation, and lasers vi...
Arc System Works and Cygames took a chance with reviving 2020's 2D anime fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus for this year, and it paid off. The new iteration, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, is easy for new players to pick up, has its own set of new mechanics to keep veteran fighting game fans invested, and features a diverse roster of character...
Platform(s): PlayStation 5 (version played), PS4, PC Genre: 2D Fighting Game With Mobile RPG Gacha Characters From A Big Name Back in 2020, Arc System Works and Cygames teamed up to make a 2D fighting game spin-off of the hit gacha mobile role-playing game title Granblue Fantasy. Dubbed Granblue Fantasy Versus, it combined the best as...
After Sega's The Game Awards 2023 announcement showcasing its classic game remake revival, many are anticipating another Sega renaissance like in the 90s, but for the next few years. And it seems like we might be getting more revivals of older titles. Sega recently filed four trademarks on 6th December (via Gematsu). They are: Jet Set Radio...
Update: Gameplay trailer & starter guide added. The leaks and rumours are true, Guilty Gear lore and 2D fighting game fans: Elphelt has returned. Elphelt Valentine, arguably the most popular character in Guilty Gear Xrd (or notorious, if you're fighting against her), is Guilty Gear Strive's next DLC character for Season 3 (via Bandai Na...
Cygames has announced several additions to its upcoming 2D fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, the next major update/sequel to a 2D fighting game we reviewed a few years ago. The publisher has announced a new playable character in the fighting game: a fallen angel named Lucilius. He will be a main boss in Granblue Fantasy Versus Risi...
Slight bad news for fans of 2D fighting games ala Smash Bros. The upcoming Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 fighting game from developer Ludosity and publisher GameMill Entertainment will be releasing their game on 7th November. It's a slight delay from its intended 3rd November release date. The game is slated for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series, ...
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