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Sorry, Italians | Mafia: The Old Country finishes up Gamescom ONL 2024, so you don't see a bunch more games and fuhgeddaboudit
Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
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Eternally Confusing | Sega's next live-action movie? A fighting game that hasn't had a new entry in almost 30 years
Yeah, you know, that one!
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FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE | "If you're going to expect to be involved in the culture, you need to become part of the culture" Evo general manager speaks on growing Saudi presence in the FGC
Following a record breaking Evo 2024, we speak to general manager Rick Thiher on Saudi investment, sportswashing, and cultural clashes between the country and the FGC.
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World Warrior | Evo is trying to kick off some world warrior ambitions" General manager Rick Thiher speaks on the biggest video game tournament going global
"there's an incredible amount of super, super engaged fighting game communities worldwide".
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Do Combo | 2XKO's long combos have players torn, and now the dev team is stepping in to tone things down
"Super long periods of low-to-zero agency are undesirable"
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Just Block | 2XKO has been playable for less than a day and there are already one hit kill combos
Some truly scary players have been experimenting with the Alpha Lab, and the results are terrifying.
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AMINGO! | Return of original Marvel vs Capcom 2 characters in a new game "always a possibility" says Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection producer
Bring back Ruby Rose or Amingo in any capacity and my soul is yours, Capcom.
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Let's Ride | The edgy, Zelda-like Darksiders series is getting a brand new game, so best get yourself ready for the apocalypse
You'll have to wait to hear anything concrete about it though.
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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024
Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!
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The best Apple Arcade games to play in 2024
Here are some pocket-sized games for you to play on the go.
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High Tech | Vitrix Pro Fightstick review: You'll have to drag my dead body back to the PS5 pad
After a few weeks with Vitrix's latest stick, I don't think I ever want to go back.
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Who's There? | Mortal Kombat 1's next round of characters are half guests again, but Ghostface and Terminator 2's T-1000 are still pretty cool picks
Conan the Barbarian is there too, I guess.
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FIGHTING WORDS | Riot Games' Michael Sherman peels back the curtain on 2XKO's competitive future
Head of 2XKO esports Michael Sherman sits down and speaks about what Riot's goals and hopes are for their fighting game.
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Ugly Duckling | HunterxHunter NenxImpact preview: Not the prettiest dish, but rich with sauce
Eighting is back at it again, with a new game equal parts hilarious and exhilarating.
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BRINGING IT BACK | Former NBA Street devs are looking to do what EA won't - new studio to make spiritual successor to fan favourite
The Run: Got Next is being developed by Play by Play studios, for all your basketball fans.
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ARE YOU OKAY? | Street Fighter 6 will be graced with Terry Bogard in Autumn 2024
The Fatal Fury and King of Fighters favourite will be in your hands soon!
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WORLD WARRIOR | Evo announces 2025 events in Los Angeles, Japan, Vegas and France
Evo will also be landing in Singapore in 2026 for all you world warriors.
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New Challenger | Heihachi is not dead! Everyone's favourite grandpa is back from the dead, and returning to Tekken 8 this Autumn
A fresh new line-up of reveals came straight from Evo 2024 only moments ago.
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3ON3 | Guilty Gear Strive 3v3 mode enters open beta July 25
Gather 3 fighters at once in a brand-new approach to Guilty Gear!
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New Fighters | Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising reveals two new characters: Versusia and Vikala
Revealed ahead of the Evo 2024 finals, Granblue fans get both character and new seasonal details!
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Block It Out | Hideki Kamiya would really like it if Capcom let him make Okami 2 and Viewtiful Joe 3
And it should let him, too.
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Here Comes Daredevil | Guilty Gear Strive season 4 finally reveals fan favourite Dizzy is back, as well as its first guest fighter... uh, Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners?
A win's a win!
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Gotta Get Back | Samurai Jack is making a quick pitstop to MultiVersus on his way back to the past, along with, er, Beetlejuice
And Ranked Mode is finally coming too.
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BLOODY MONEY | "It often discriminates against people" Mortal Kombat 1 champion SonicFox speaks on Esports World Cup woes
One of the greatest fighting game players of all time speaks out on the rising wawve of government-funded esports.
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PODCAST | What's the best game that could convince Biden to step down?
Sorry, we put politics into games again, sorry, all the best, sorry,
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Back To The Past | Looking for a game that will make you feel really old? The OG Karate Kid movies are getting a side-scrolling beat-'em-up later this year
Is this really an IP that needs exploring, though?
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Fighting words | Everything we know about 2XKO (Project L) the Riot Games fighting game, and all character reveals
Here's everything we currently know about the upcoming fighting game from Riot Games.
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Together At Last | How to add Epic Games titles to your HoYoPlay Launcher on PC
HoYoverse's new in-house launcher is having some trouble identifying games installed via Epic, but luckily, there is a fix.
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Game Chatter | Believe it or not, Zenless Zone Zero and Street Fighter 6 have more in common than just gorgeous urban drip
Senior devs from both teams meet up in a warehouse to discuss game design. Where else did you expect?
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Smell of Le Game | Bien joué! Guilty Gear Strive developer Arc System Works opens French office
The studio will work on new IP and business development, marketing, customer service, licensing operations, and localisation.
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Tech-throw | Mortal Kombat 1 player wins $565 at tournament, smashes $3,000 light
After a tense match, one thing lead to another and a light got smashed. Who will pay?
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Round Start! | Evo 2024 is the biggest video game tournament ever, as it passes 10,000 unique competitors
They'll be playing Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and a host of other games at a scale many thought impossible.
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Button Mashing | The new Street Fighter movie gets a release date, but no directors or writers are officially attached
That we know of, at least.
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Naming woes | Street Fighter 6's developers almost unified M. Bison's complicated international naming, but gave up
"Players are going to want to call him M. Bison."
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DICTATE THIS | “We wanted to spread the love of fighting games” - a candid chat with Street Fighter 6 devs on crossover characters, balance, and M. Bison vs Vega
We chat to Shuhei Matsumoto and Takayuki Nakayama about the arrival of M. Bison, Terry Bogard, Mai Shiranui, and Elena in Street Fighter 6, Season 2.
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Just Another Tuesday | Who cares about the new Street Fighter movie, because the original '90s classic is still making bank, apparently
Well, it's not making millions of dollars, but it's a nice bit of pocket money.
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Drip! | Tekken director reveals how the series' most popular costume came to be
Everyone loves King's Tekken 3 alternative costume, but how did it come to be?
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You Wanna Learn? | Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection is getting both a digital and physical release on the PS4 and Switch, but nothing on Xbox
Great news for MvC players, but Xbox folks are left out in the dark.
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K.O. | Uh oh, the Street Fighter movie has lost its directors
The search for a new director begins.
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Mash DP | Street Fighter 6's Akuma raid boss and Twitch plays events were "a big hit" according to Capcom
In an interview with Kotaku, director Takayuki Nakayama and producer Shuhei Matsumoto speak on recent meta events.
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HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA | There's good fan service, and then there's Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
I played perhaps the most luscious, loving send-up to source material in years.
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Sick Burn | Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake is definitely alive, here's 30 seconds of a candle to prove it
Got any plans for 2026 yet? Well, you can add this to them.
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Hawk'd | Delta Force: Hawk Ops dropped a new, explosive trailer with Alpha Testing scheduled for July
Delta Force: Hawk Ops delivered a fresh new taste of its destructive action at Summer Game Fest.
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What?!? | Street Fighter 6 meets King of Fighters in season 2 DLC
Terry and Mai are coming, as well as a revived M. Bison and Elena! CVS is back, kinda.
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BLACK HAWK DOWN | Delta Force is an ambitious tactical FPS that's equal parts Battlefield and Tarkov – but does it trump either?
Tencent's Team Jade is spinning a lot of plates. But can they keep them all from crashing down?
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COMING SOON | Don't worry, all of those missing MultiVersus features won't be missing for too much longer
Though exactly when is still up in the air.