If you haven't picked up all the spirits in Smash Ultimate yet, this weekend might be the time to do it. According to the official Smash Twitter account, the next spirit event is going to be more than just a simple theme-job: the ...

SNK has dropped its latest character trailer (courtesy of IGN) for its smart looking fighter Samurai Shodown. This week, it is the turn of all-new character and the protagonist of this iteration's story, Yashamaru Kurama.A former noble samu...

Mortal Kombat 11 dominated April's NPD charts. The hotly anticipated entry in the long-running series topped the charts for not only the overall month of April but each respective platform it launched on. Regardless of how you feel about it...

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT didn't pan out the way Square Enix had hoped, but I've gotten more than enough silly fun out of it. The concept of 3D brawlers is mostly a lost art in favor of 2D romps like TowerFall and Samurai Gunn, but I'm...

Right now in the fighting game scene, we're between releases. Older games have been receiving new DLC - like GT Goku arriving in Dragonball FighterZ, Blazblue Crosstag Battle getting Arcana Heart characters, while new titles,...

Two classic Arc System Works fighters blow up on the Nintendo Switch today, with the physical launch of the Guilty Gear 20th Anniversary Edition in Japan and Europe. North American fans can get in on the retro rumble via Guilty Gear XX Acce...

Every fighting game needs its hero. For Street Fighter, it's Ryu, for Dragon Ball FighterZ, it's 14 types of Goku, for Mortal Kombat, it's Movado, and for Samurai Shodown, it's the fiery Haohmaru, showcased here in a new trailer from SNK.Th...

Pix'N Love Publishing has announced that it will be producing a special collector's edition of the upcoming Samurai Shodown sequel. Available in Europe only, this version of the game will come housed in packaging reminiscent of the Neo Geo'...

Tomorrow will see a new batch of cosmetic DLC arrive in Bandai Namco's fantasy fighting title Soulcalibur VI. Among the new additions headed to the wardrobe are a range of snazzy formal attire, such as glamorous dresses and tuxedos, along w...

Not every event in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate slaps, but this one prominently features Party Phil, so it rules by default. If you haven't heard of Party Phil, there's good reason for that: he was kind of sent off to die in the Wii...

SNK has released another character trailer focusing on one of the stoic warriors returning to the ring in their upcoming Samurai Shodown. This week, it is the turn of scarred samurai Genjuro Kibagami, a man with quite a tale.Debuting in the...

Samurai Shodown will be launching for PS4 and Xbox One on June 25 and anyone interested now has some incentive to grab it early. All purchases of the game done before June 30 will be given the season pass at the low, low price of free! Thi...

Last week brought some exciting news for fans of Arc System Works' anime fighter (no, not that one... or that one either) Granblue Fantasy: Versus, which is headed to PS4 sometime this year.First up was the reveal of a closed beta. This dem...

Katsuhiro Harada, who has overseen the popular fighting game series Tekken since its inception, has been promoted to General Manager of Bandai Namco. The likeable studio head, well known for his dry wit and slick selection of sunglasses, an...

For all of you waiting for a quartet of new fighters in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, it seems that the wait is almost over. Arc System Works has announced that Character Pack 7 will finally be arriving on all platforms on May 21.This set, wh...

A listing has popped up on the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee website that appears to confirm a new entry in luscious anime fighter series Under Night In-Birth.The listing states that the awesomely titled Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late...

[Update 05/17/19: Neo Geo has announced that the Samurai Shodown themed mini will be heading to the US and UK, as well. You can find more details on the official website by clicking here.] SNK has announced that a Samurai Shodown themed var...

While the main plot of the upcoming Kill La Kill: IF will star Kiryuin Satsuki, an additional side story featuring anime protagonist Matoi Ryuko will be playable as well. Upon completing the main story mode, the extra scenario will be unloc...

Believe it or not, today is "Goku Day" in Japan, celebrating the existence of the pop culture icon and Dragon Ball protagonist. The reason May 9 is chosen as the fated date is due to the phonetic pronunciation of May - "Go" or "Go gatsu" - ...

SNK has released the next character trailer for the exciting-looking fighting game Samurai Showdown. Following recent trailers for modern roster additions such as Shiki and newcomer Darli Dagger, this week we go back to the old school, with...

Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada recently spoke to VGC about the status of Tekken X Street Fighter. Announced almost a decade ago alongside Street Fighter X Tekken, the status of the game has been shrouded in mystery for its entire d...

Mortal Kombat 11 was a release besieged by leaks, more than most NetherRealm Studios titles usually fall victims of. Not only was the entire roster - including its secret and first DLC character - revealed ahead of time, but there are curre...

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...

SNK has released another character trailer (courtesy of Game Goons) for the upcoming Samurai Shodown. This week, it is the return of one of my personal favourites: the sultry and mysterious Shiki.Making her debut in Samurai Shodown 64 back ...

Nintendo Australia/New Zealand's Twitter account loves breaking news first, mostly because of the time zone difference. New Zealand is kind of the de facto "get stuff first" region, not just in gaming: but in tech and pretty much every othe...