Fighting
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ANY TIPPERS?
"The community - they can't control what I do" Excommunicated Smash Pro announces tournament
Announced on his Youtube channel, Zero will allow players including "hand picked individuals" that are otherwise banned from wider competition.
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TICK TOCK
It’s “almost time” for a Mortal Kombat reboot, teaser and leaks suggest
2023 is the year of the reboot, apparently.
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Target Acquired
Capcom's president has some high hopes over how many copies Street Fighter 6 will sell
10 million is quite the target.
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FIGHT CLUB
Street Fighter 6 – the final preview: World Tour rounds out a genre-defining feature set
Everything in Street Fighter 6 is on track to be a proper return to form for the series – let's just hope Capcom can stick the landing.
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Fair's Fair
Don't play the Street Fighter 6 beta "outside of the designated period," you might just get banned
Capcom isn't messing around.
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PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS
The 25 Best PS5 Games to justify your next-gen PlayStation purchase [May 2023]
Sony's stellar lineup just keeps getting bigger.
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The 20 best free-to-play games [May 2023]
Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.
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The 25 best PS2 games to play [May 2023]
It's time to take a trip back in time to one of the best generations of gaming.
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LEAK IS A STRETCH
PlayStation Plus Essential free games for May have leaked, and it's a bit of a mixed bag
It's becoming a habit now, but the line-up for PlayStation Plus' Essential games for May has leaked.
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Ironmace Games lawyer accuses Nexon of "anti-competitive bully tactics" over Dark and Darker
Ironmace Games is appealing to Valve to have the game restored on Steam.
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GO CAMMY GO
Street Fighter 6 showcase details new locations, modes, RPG elements, more - demo now available
Try it out ahead of release.
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OKAY!
Street Fighter 6 Showcase goes live tomorrow - features Lil Wayne
Over 30 minutes of gameplay is on the way April 20, Capcom has announced.
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SEGA STARS
Four classic SEGA Genesis titles are now available on Nintendo Switch Online
Say hello to Pulseman, Flicky, Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition, and Kid Chameleon.
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Fighting words
Everything we know about Project L, the Riot Games fighting game
Here's everything we currently know about the upcoming fighting game from Riot Games.
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CROSS COUNTER
Tekken 8 is getting crossplay - something Harada has wanted for years
Announced on Twitter, game director Katsuhiro Harada has good news for Tekken fans.
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TONY BLEURGH
VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.46: The best game that features a 90s star
It was the best decade between the 80s and the 2000s.
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LIGHT PUNCH
A new Street Fighter movie is in production
In the lab at Legendary Entertainment, who knows? Maybe it will be great!
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WHY DIDNT YOU BLOCK?
An AI that could make you better at video games? Bring on the skynet apocalypse
Bad at Street Fighter? Or like, any other video game? You may be in luck, hopefully.
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A Gentle Breeze
Final Fantasy 16 will make you feel the wind during cutscenes, sort of
Putting the DualSense to good use.
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Is This Thing On?
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising gets a beta test on PlayStation this May
Plus a tease for another playable character.
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STICK SHIFT
Capcom’s latest Street Fighter 6 rule change spells chaos for Hitbox users – here’s why
With Street Fighter 6 just around the corner, this may actually have a big ripple effect on fighting games as a genre.
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ALLONS-Y
Want to see Street Fighter 6 at its best? Check out this dev gameplay
Newcomer Manon getting schooled by Street Fighter veteran Cammy? It's just what I've always wanted (since SF6 was announced).
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SHOT ON GOAL
A live service game with "no BS" – why the team behind Omega Strikers thinks it can last
With ranked, true crossplay, and "no BS", the team at Odyssey Interactive thinks they're making what gamers want.
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SMELL OF THE GAME
With Guilty Gear Strive, Game Pass finally has a fighting game worthy of the Series X
Arc System Works’ gorgeous fighter is more than just a solid 2D fighting game oozing with style; it’s a graphical masterclass.
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THAT'S MOCAP
Hopes for Virtua fighter 6 crushed as mocap footage for new ACT AGE movie emerges
That looks like Akira. Shun, and Jacky to me. Damn it!
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FIGHT!
These classic PlayStation games are getting a major upgrade
This fan-made patch makes online play way better for you retro heads.
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Patch of the Day
Steets of Rage 4 gets a big update with more than 300 improvements, custom survival mode
There's some new co-op moves in there for good measure too.
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OPEN UP!
Dark and Darker devs raided by police following accusations of stolen assets
Team assures on Discord: "It was a quick process and nothing was found"
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BRAWL CHOKED UP
Like it or not, the Smash Bros series wouldn’t be what it is without its most maligned entry
In defense of everyone's least favourite Super Smash Bros. game.
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One Million Gokus
Dragon Ball Z's best game series is making a comeback
This will be the first new game in the series in more than a decade.
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Devil Trigger
Tekken 8's latest trailer gives us the low down on Jin Kazama
The son takes on the father.
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UNFORGIVABLE
VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.41: The best game that you can't forgive
When a video game annoys you for the last time, the grudge stays with you forever.
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Wo Long New Game Plus: How to begin Rising Dragon difficulty and how to get 5-Star gear
New Game Plus doesn’t work in Wo Long like it does in other games, so let us explain how to access it, and what it does.
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WHAT?
Mortal Kombat 12 announced for 2023 during - of all things - a call to investors
Nothing like letting something slip in a financial call.
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CANNON STRIKE
Street Fighter 6 trailer shows off Cammy, Zangief, and new fighter Lily!
Two world warriors and a brand new character smash through the PlayStation Showcase in this slick new gameplay trailer
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IRON FIST
Kazuya explodes into action with his new Tekken 8 trailer
Hyper offensive and demon-heavy, Kazuya is back.
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VICTORY
Dominican Olympics Committee congratulates MenaRD on Capcom Cup victory
The legendary player took the trophy home this morning, as the final Street Fighter 5 Capcom Cup champion.
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A Numbers Game
MultiVersus' player count isn't doing so hot, with fans unhappy at infrequent updates
The game hasn't pushed above a four figure player count since September.
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NOT LIVE OR KICKING
Why are all the games dying? The Thursday Nite Rant
From Apex Legends Mobile to Knockout City, dozens of live service games are being killed off.
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AKIMBO
Tekken 8 Nina trailer shows the assassin is back and packing heat
A new look and two guns. Sure! Why not.