Jan 13
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It’s common knowledge that fighting game sprites have grown larger and more refined as technology has improved, at…
Jan 7
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Oct 8
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Fighting games are hard, but what if they taught players how to perform combos with concepts from a more…
Sep 21
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Fighting games, especially those made by Japanese developer Arc System Works, are known for having some pretty wild…
Aug 9
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Today, Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono announced via a message on Twitter that he is leaving the franchise and…
May 14
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As Kotaku previously reported, this year’s in-person Evo in Las Vegas, Nevada has been canceled. In its place, an…
May 4
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Dominique “SonicFox” McLean has made a name for themselves as a fighting game great. Back in 2018, Kotaku first…
Mar 6
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Jan 31
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Earlier this week, Nintendo added a new fighter to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the company’s wildly popular Fire…
Dec 9 2019
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Nov 5 2019
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Five Super Smash Bros. Ultimate pros recently shared their thoughts on which character they think is the strongest,…
Sep 10 2019
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Earlier this month SNK announced the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro, a fight stick with a design based on the Neo Geo CD’s…
Aug 29 2019
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John Learned
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What’s the fighting game you remember the most from the arcades of your youth? Street Fighter II? Tekken? Mortal…
Aug 2 2019
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For the first time since it was released in 2016, Street Fighter V won’t be the final headlining event that…
Jun 28 2019
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Last year during Pride month, I wrote about my own queer reading of the Street Fighter V tutorial, which features…
Jun 27 2019
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It’s been said about a million times before, but one more won’t hurt: Fighting games are hard. Stupid hard. If you…
Apr 19 2019
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The fighting game extravaganza MIXUP returns for its third year this weekend in Lyon, France. While it’ll showcase…
Apr 16 2019
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 3.0 update will be out on Wednesday and will add a lot to the game, even if you aren’t…
Apr 5 2019
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It’s a light weekend for esports, save for Epic Games’ Fortnite World Cup Warm Up. It’s a two-day mini-tournament…
Feb 17 2019
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Bandai Namco announced that Negan from The Walking Dead will be available in Tekken 7 on February 28. He will cost $7.99. Julia Chang will also be available on the same day and will cost $5.99. You can see both characters in action in a newly released trailer.
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