Last year, Dragon Ball FighterZ was the most-watched EVO stream in the event's history and the number one source of entries for the tournament; now, it's fallen to seventh place as of this May's EVO 2019 official count from EVO preside...

As we edge ever closer to the release of Mortal Kombat 11, now less than a month away, NetherRealm Studios continue to reveal characters for the game's roster, including this all new fighter, who will be joining series veterans such as Kano...

I've been following Evo for a while now and have personally reviewed nearly every game announced for the main stage this year: 2019 is a huge shift for myriad reasons. It's not just the fact that Melee is missing: there's a lot to unpa...

Yesterday, in what was genuinely considered a surprise to the fighting game community, it was announced that SNK's upcoming release Samurai Shodown will see the main stage at the king of fighting game tournaments, EVO 2019.Samurai Shodown, ...

NetherRealm Studios has revealed another returning character for their upcoming gore-fest Mortal Kombat 11. The latest warrior to join the roster is one of the series' most recognisable heroes, asshole actor Johnny Cage. Johnny, who made hi...

Evo 2019 is moving forward without one of its longtime most popular games. The Las Vegas-based fighting game tournament finalized its lineup today, and there's one very notable omission. After a six-year run as one of Evo's main draws, 2001...

Rapier clad, goth-lolita fighter Amy Sorel is heading to Soulcalibur VI as DLC. Being the third DLC character added to the roster, Amy was first introduced in Soulcalibur II as Raphael's adopted daughter before joining the brawl in Soulcali...

EVO Japan is currently being held in the Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, Japan and all of the big names in fighting games are there. Capcom, Koei Tecmo, SNK, and more are currently holding tournaments and demoing upcoming games and DLC t...

Koei Tecmo will be holding a second beta/demo for Dead or Alive 6 next weekend. Running from February 22nd until the 24th, this new demo will be present on PS4 and Xbox One. Players will be able to test out the entire cast of the latest DOA...

No one doubted its return, but the popular fighting game championship Evo is coming back for more in 2019. By way of a new trailer, the powers that be at Evo have confirmed August 2-4 dates in Las Vegas at the same location: the Mandalay Ba...

The deadly mass shooting at a Madden 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida is already causing organizers of other events to reevaluate security. While we're still trying to find the answers to the many questions we have about the shoo...

As community member Virtua Kazama put it, EVO is the E3 of fighting games. There were plenty of highs and lows that made EVO 2018 awesome, like this year being the first foray for arguably the hypest game on the circuit, Dragon Ball Fighter...

I've been playing fighting games pretty much since they were invented. In that time, I've seen literally thousands of character skins come and go; the good, the bad and Injustice 2. But I don't think I've ever seen a look I've been so insta...

At EVO 2018 this weekend, we got the surprise announcement from Capcom that Street Fighter V's next DLC characters were ready to go, with both dropping into the fight the very next day. The Capcom Fighters channel is already on the case, ha...

I've been following EVO trends for some time, and pretty much everyone could have predicted that Dragon Ball FighterZ would dominate this past 2018 US weekend just based on the record number of entrants -- but it still managed to crush most...

This weekend contained a wealth of good news for fans of Arika's recently-released PS4 title Fighting EX Layer. Not only did we get some new characters teased, including a very special guest star, but we also received news of an arcade rele...

Before getting started with the final stretch of EVO's Street Fighter V tournament, Ono took the stage to reveal not one, but two new trailers. Following an appearance in person, the president of the world known as G received the first trai...

After being datamined long ago, it has finally been made official. Cooler, the villain of two Dragon Ball movies, will be joining the roster of Dragon Ball FighterZ. The announcement was made following the end of the game's tournament at EV...

It's a rumor no more. After it was hinted last month Tekken 7 would be receiving another wave of new fighters by way of a new season pass, Bandai Namco made it official at the end of the game's tournament at EVO 2018 with the anno...

Phew. For a minute there, Soulcalibur VI was starting to look like a title that nobody would buy but, fortunately, we can all sleep a little easier in our beds tonight, happily rejoicing that Seoung Mi-na is confirmed for the next battle on...

In a surprise announcement just before the Super Smash Bros. Melee final at EVO 2018, it was revealed that a Nintendo Direct focused on the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will take place on August 8 at 10:00 ET/7:00 PT. Yes, that is th...

Today at EVO 2018, Arc System Works made two announcements. The first was that a competitive pro-tour is to run next year on multiple ArcSys anime fighters, while the second was the slightly muted announcement of a new title in the long-run...

It's that time of year again, The Evolution Fighting Tournament 2018 - or EVO - is underway at the Mandalay Bay Hotel Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Many of the world's greatest fighting game players, along with commentators, personalities ot...

As EVO 2018 continues, more and more fighting game reveals hit the information superhighway. The latest comes from Koei Tecmo's upcoming Dead or Alive 6, with the tease of two characters, to be revealed at Gamescom next month.The two silhou...

"This would be great on Nintendo Switch" is an over-used and often-derided statement, but sometimes its more than apt. This is one of those times, as DotEmu's port of classic '90s Frisbee title Windjammers is finally making its way to the N...