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Offline fighting game tournaments are back in a big way, and EVO 2023 has proved that with its recent showing. From 5th August to 7th August (GMT+8), we witnessed a ton of high-level play, and a lot of Twitter posts from the Las Vegas showfloor highlighting the best. From Marvel vs Capcom 3 returning to the main stage to even some cameos from ex...
The mecca of competitive fighting game is back again for 2023. Now with a few new games in tow, Evolution Championship Series, or EVO 2023, will be happening next week. With many fighting games and presentations ready, it's going to be a treat for fans of the long-running genre. Plus, this is the debut of Capcom's Street Fighter 6, which came ou...
During the top 6 finals of the KOF XV tournament in EVO 2023, SNK had some special announcements to showcase. One of them is the next new DLC character for KOF XV: Duo Lon. He's one of the final DLC characters for KOF XV Season 2. He's a mixup ninja character who can decompose himself and teleport in different areas, even coming with a divekic...
Remember Nadj from The King of Fighters XIV? Me neither, but SNK does. Which is why she's being added in the most recent 2D fighting game entry. Nadj is a female warrior of justice who uses the power of shadows and "black energy" to defeat her foes. She has dive kicks, horizontal moves, and reversals aplenty! She will be available on the game's ...
"Koko desu ka?" Those infamous words from The King of Fighters 1996's uber-boss Goenitz will be ringing in people's ears in 2023 when The King Of Fighters XV's next free update goes live on 20th June; that's next week. Not only will KOF XV get crossplay across all existing platforms -PC, Xbox, and PlayStation- but will also get Goenitz as a p...
The biggest fighting game tournament in the world has a Japan offshoot, and is equally as big. With a new year in tow, so too comes another Japan version of EVO featuring the top players from all across Asia. EVO Japan 2023 Info Date: 31st March - 2nd April Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Koto City, Tokyo, Japan Games: Guilty Gear Strive, Gra...
EVO Japan's The King of Fighters XV finals had a few big announcements before the tournament, mostly involving new content for the current 3v3 fighting game and its upcoming 2D fighting sequel to Garou: Mark of the Wolves. First up is KOF XV: Goenitz has been announced as the next new character in the title. He will be a free update (most likely...
SNK has released new The King of Fighters XV gameplay footage of video game's most famous taekwondo practitioner. No, not Juri; the original 90s Fatal Fury one. That's right: Kim Kaphwan will be out as part of KOF XV's Season 2 DLC this Summer. He's bringing his brand of kick-laden justice to his foes in the latest KOF, including his famous Desp...
The King Of Fighters XV is going to have a lovely new year thanks to its Season 2 pass and character additions. First up is the series' favourite tryhard fighter Shingo Yabuki, complete with the KOF XV version of his theme song "Still Green". In the KOF series since KOF '97, he is Kyo's student (out of reluctance) and attempts to produce Kusanag...
For the rest of the list, head here. For #27, head here. #26. The King of Fighters XV (PS5, Xbox Series X | S, PS4, PC) Inheriting the series' traditional 3-on-3 team battle, The King of Fighters XV or KOF XV as it's simply known was released back in February in a landscape of already-existing fighters like Guilty Gear Strive and Tekken 7. ...
The King Of Fighters XV's Season 2 Pass will start rolling out on January 2023. SNK has launched a trailer announcing its arrival. It also mentions that character balance and refinements, along with classic character Shingo Yabuki will be out first in January 2023. For those not in the know, Shingo is Kyo's pupil in the art of fighting. He has s...
SNK just dropped a new gameplay trailer for The King of Fighters XV's new Team Samurai, which consists of Samurai Shodown veterans Haohmaru and Nakoruru, and 2019 newcomer Darli Dagger. Samurai Shodown characters are known for their big damage and footsie plays, but these three swordwielders will be retrofitted into KOF XV's gameplay. That means...
After The King of Fighters XV grand finals at EVO 2022, SNK made a slew of grand announcements. Chief of them is the next slew of DLC characters for KOF XV. First up is Team Samurai, which consists of characters from Samurai Shodown: Haohmaru, Nakoruru, and Darlie Dagger. The trailer only showed off the character models in-game (definitely lifte...
The King of Fighters XV's latest characters will be out next week, and will have the long-awaited crossplay feature next year. SNK announced during EVO 2022 that Team Awakened Orochi, which features Orochi Yashiro, Orochi Chris, and Orochi Shermie, will release on 8th August. That's this coming Monday. To recap, they play like their KOF '97, KOF...
The King of Fighters XV is getting a new team this August. Technically an old team, since it's the Orochi versions of Yashiro, Chris, and Shermie from the past games. Now dubbed Team Awakened Orochi, these versions of Yashiro (Parched Earth), Shermie (Insanely Violent Lightning), and Chris (Flames of Destiny) have completely different movesets b...
One of this year's premiere fighting game tournaments and expos, Community Effort Orlando (CEO) in Florida, USA, took place during the weekend. Many of the country's best are fighting for top spots in Street Fighter 5, Guilty Gear Strive, and other popular fighting games. Even overseas players like Thailand's Book and Japan's Kudo are representing ...
To distract us from the fact that SNK is dabbling in NFTs, the company has announced a new team in its new fighting game The King of Fighters XV. Or rather, a kinda-new team in the form of the Awakened Orochi team. This team consists of the "awakened" versions of Yashiro, Shermie, and Chris. Yashiro has Earth grapple powers, Shermie has lightn...
One of the major fighting game esports tournaments is going offline for the first time in years. Combo Breaker 2022 saw a huge crowd turnout, with a 1,000 people participating in the tournament's Guilty Gear Strive segment. Top players like Arslan Ash, Tempest NYC, SonicFox, and MenaRD have attended. Sadly, no Infiltration due to a ton of factors i...
The next King of Fighters XV team will drop into the game on 17th May. Following up from Team Garou's debut, Team South Town will be entering the KOF XV fray. The team consists of Billy Kane, Geese Howard, and Ryuji Yamazaki. To recap, Billy has zoning tools with his fire-laced cane, Geese has counters and Reppukens, and Yamazaki can reflect p...
Xiaohai is a name you hear often in high-level The King of Fighters and 2D fighting game play. Without him, there wouldn't be other Chinese and Taiwanese players like ET picking up the KOF mantle and keeping the scene alive. So when you hear him craft up his tier list for the recently-out The King of Fighters XV, you would darn well listen. His ...
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