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The team behind Injustice released a new developer diary detailing all the new tech that they're bringing to their fighting game engine. The controls were also elaborated on, revealing that the block button is gone. Instead you just now hold the stick back to block. Injustice: Gods Among Us will be out April 2013 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U. more
I actually prefer this Russian live-action advertisement for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (via All Games Beta) over the short we recently got to see. While it is clearly lacking in production values, the commercial mo... more
You can add Persona 4 Arena to the long list of titles that have snubbed European game enthusiasts over the years. The title's European distributor, Zen United, announced via Facebook today that the game won't be ma... more
Ah, annual sports iterations. Many of us await them with open arms year after year, and the rest yawn in disapproval. After the massive overhaul with the Predator Technology engine in WWE '12, fans were asking, "What's next?"... more
Launching just seven months ago on consoles, it seems that Street Fighter X Tekken never really caught on in the fighting game community. Some would argue this was a result of the quality of the game itself, but a bit of cont... more
No matter how much good press PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale receives, it'll never quite settle with me. The fact that it is a "clone" of Super Smash Bros. isn't what's bothersome -- I personally had a grand time with t... more
I can't remember when, but apparently I challenged the Super Smash Bros. Brawl hack community to recreate the upcoming PS3/PS Vita title PlayStation Battle Royale All-Stars using the game that inspired it. I doubt my cha... more
It seemed like a good idea at the time: Take the popular Dragon Ball Z fighting games and put them in first person perspective with Kinect controls, allowing players to punch, kick, and Kamehameha their way through the series' popular battles, allowing players to be immersed in the Dragon Ball world like never before. Wait... Kinect? No, I was wrong. That doesn't seem like a good idea at all. more
Cat ear fetish? I'm aaaaaaalmost there. It doesn't send me over the edge like pink hair does, but if you're wearing them there's a good chance that I'll end up staring at you. Nyah. There are three new DLC packs for Dead or A... more
PlayStation Plus members will get the opportunity to try the PS3 multiplayer beta for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale tomorrow, while everyone else will gain access on October 23, 2012. Those with a PlayStation Vita, howe... more
Superhero Green Arrow was just announced for upcoming fighter Injustice: Gods Among Us earlier this week. I had a chance to go hands-on with him for a few rounds here on the New York Comic-Con show floor, at the DC Entertainm... more
This Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U trailer is reminding me of all the horrific cosplay I've seen at conventions like PAX and San Diego Comic-Con. Not horrific in the sense that their outfit was bad, but rather they don't hav... more
[Update: The official word from Capcom has come in. This package includes Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge, not the original game, Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, as originally reported. The release date is still "earl... more
Right before I head out to New York Comic-Con, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment hits us with a very Comic-Con-y announcement. Superhero Green Arrow will be a playable character in upcoming fighter Injustice: Gods ... more
Green Arrow seems like another solid fighter for NetherRealm Studios' Injustice: Gods Among Us. Revealed by Entertainment Weekly, this latest addition to the roster is a lesser-known character compared to the likes of Batman,... more
After last week's decent rush of PSOne Classics, this week's direct-download offerings for the PlayStation Vita are a bit of a letdown. Only a paltry three are on offer today, but it's not all bad -- one of them is Saiyuki! S... more
Launching just seven months ago on consoles, it seems that Street Fighter X Tekken never really caught on in the fighting game community. Some would argue this was a result of the quality of the game itself, but a bit of cont... more
It seemed like a good idea at the time: Take the popular Dragon Ball Z fighting games and put them in first person perspective with Kinect controls, allowing players to punch, kick, and Kamehameha their way through the series' popular battles, allowing players to be immersed in the Dragon Ball world like never before. Wait... Kinect? No, I was wrong. That doesn't seem like a good idea at all. more
People keep saying this: "Code of Princess is being called the spiritual successor to Sega Saturn classic Guardian Heroes." Say it once or twice and my interest is piqued. Say it any more than that and I get defensive. Why? ... more
Remember when Dead or Alive wasn't just a fan-service, minigame-ridden, volleyball-infused, T&A bounce fest? These characters were actual fighters, who regularly beat the crap out of each other in a tournament instead of ... more
I'm what you call and "on again off again" Tekken fan. I religiously played the series for hundreds of hours per iteration all the way up until Tekken 4, then I just kind of...stopped. For years to come, I would dabble i... more
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure originated as a Japanese manga beginning in the late 1980s, and has since become a beloved series in Japan. The original videogame came to America in 2000 for the PlayStation and Dreamcast, and it is ... more
Never in a million years would I have dreamed that I'd be playing a fighter based on a dungeon crawling role-playing game. Yet here I am, button mashing to call forth my Persona every few seconds, then plowing through countle... more
Before Street Fighter IV completely revamped excitement in the fighting game scene back in 2009, Virtua Fighter was still going strong with the fifth installment hitting a couple years earlier. Even though the arcade, PlaySta... more
The Naruto series of games is another in a long line of fighting titles based on a popular anime series. What seems to set this series apart from the others, however, is its focus on a pick-up-and-play attitude. While many ga... more
When the reboot of Mortal Kombat launched in April of last year, it was clear the series was back in a huge way. The game went back to the 2D style of the classic entries, fatalities were ultra-violent again, and there was se... more
Skullgirls is a downloadable fighting game in a world brimming with big-budget, disc-based games from the same genre. Holding it to the same standards might seem unfair, but expectations from fighting game players are the sam... more
Hey everybody! Fighting games are back! And you know what that means, right? Semi-sequel "updates" to fighting games are also back! BlazBlue, King of Fighters, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, and of course Street Fighter have all seen a... more
In case you hadn’t heard, there are two crossover games in the mix for fans of Street Fighter and Tekken. Both will use a different engine and feature a host of Capcom and Namco characters from either iconic franchise. ... more
Jeez. How many more copies of this game do you need? Capcom has us in a continual air juggle with these upgrades and re-releases lately, so it's easy to become indifferent to a new title with an old name. That said, even if y... more
The PlayStation Vita's library has already seen its fair share of console ports, especially when it comes to fighting games. Mortal Kombat, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and now Street Fighter X Tekken has made the jump. Havi... more
I've been waiting for new PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale character reveals with bated breath, but Sony didn't bring any new characters to TGS. What they did bring is a demo containing 12 characters and five stages, which... more
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was an odd fighting game for Capcom that was loved by many despite its flaws, in the West. In the East, however, it was one of the first videogames based off a very popular manga series. It's a series... more
You might not think of Nintendo when you think Tekken, but there is a good reason for this: The series has never appeared on a Nintendo console before. While this may be a point of concern for fighting fans who plan to adopt ... more
Not unlike Battlefield Premium or Call of Duty Elite, World Tekken Federation (WTF) mode is a premium online community service that will act as a hub for a host of features including stat tracking, clans, and social networkin... more
I've been watching Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth with a fair bit of curiosity. When announced as a Kinect title that would not be a tie-in to the recently released film, I put myself in media blackout mode in anticipation... more
Clone. Ripoff. Copycat. Call it what you want, but PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is a game that stands on its own. There have been a couple games that have aped the style of Super Smash Bros. in the past, but none of... more
NetherRealm's Injustice: Gods Among Us is the studio's next big fighter and of course it's on display here at Comic-Con, where Nightwing and Cyborg were revealed for the first time. I got a chance to play as Nightwing, who as... more
At E3 last week, there were a good amount of new fighting games. Conrad and I made our rounds to all the booths that had fighting games to show off, and Steven Hansen eventually joined us as well. Here we made our way to the... more
In our quest to check out all the fighting games, Conrad, Steven, and myself managed to convince Warner Bros. to let us get down and dirty with Injustice: Gods Among Us. In no time at all, we were behind closed doors where S... more
There's no escaping the fact: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is one of the most blatant and shameless rip-offs seen this generation. It might as well embrace the sarcasm and actually call itself Sony Smash Bros., because... more
Okay, so State of Emergency wasn’t the GTA III-killer that Rockstar hyped it up to be. So, what? Sometimes it’s fun to play an embarrassingly dumb game about throwing things into other things. I want to flip cars and incite an angry mob! Though SoE is forgotten by most, When Vikings Attack captures that same kinetic energy and stupidity, albeit in arcade form. more
I never thought I'd want to play a DC superhero fighting game, but then again, I never thought I'd want to play another Mortal Kombat after the series' decline in the '00s. Once again, NetherRealm is changing my mind. Injusti... more
The Persona series is often regarded as containing some of the best games that the RPG genre has to offer. Now, though it may not be the most obvious direction, the characters from Persona 4 and even Persona 3 are about to th... more
I love what Sony is doing with PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, but I have a hard time finding the appeal of playing it on such a small screen. The visuals hold up surprisingly well on Sony's handheld, with only some slig... more
The team behind Injustice released a new developer diary detailing all the new tech that they're bringing to their fighting game engine. The controls were also elaborated on, revealing that the block button is gone. Instead you just now hold the stick back to block. Injustice: Gods Among Us will be out April 2013 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U. more
This Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U trailer is reminding me of all the horrific cosplay I've seen at conventions like PAX and San Diego Comic-Con. Not horrific in the sense that their outfit was bad, but rather they don't hav... more
Check out the full roster of bros that'll be smashing each other in the face when PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale launches later this year. A new trailer has come from the Tokyo Game Show and it gives us a good look at all the characters. I really am quite looking forward to this by now. Really, how can you not love a fighting game with Sackboy in it? more
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is heading to the Wii U and it's going to have a bunch of extras for the Nintendo fans. You'll be able to get mushroom that make you big or small during fights, plus you can dress up as Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Fox, Zero Suit Samus, Link, Zelda, and possibly more. Nothing weirder than seeing Heihachi in a Mario costume. It's the stuff of nightmares! more
Developer Arc System Works has announced BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma, the latest entry to the BlazBlue series. The sequel will feature new backgrounds, new music, new skills for past characters, and three brand new characters:... more
Capcom revealed the return of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure during San Diego Comic-Con, and we now finally have a trailer to get a taste of what's being added to the HD port. You'll be able to play the original or HD version, and... more
The BIGGEST news from this past week was EASILY the announcement from Snoop Dogg declaring that he's now called Snoop Lion. OLD! Us gamers knew about this months ago thanks to his Tekken rap music video. Pull up the rap vide... more
Man, do I love me some Dead or Alive. And Dead or Alive 5? From what I've played, it seems like it's shaping up to be something truly special. One of my personal favorite modes from DoAs of past has to be the tag team m... more
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is getting 100 swimsuits as a special bonus if you pre-order the game from GameStop, Amazon, or Best Buy. It's not just for the girls, as EVERYONE gets bikinis. Even Kuma the bear. Yes, the bear. I ca... more
Earlier this month we learned that Dragon Ball Z Budokai and Budokai 3 are getting re-released in an HD package. Namco has finally confirmed that this collection will also be coming to North America this Winter for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Neato. more
I'm not quite sure what exactly Atlus is implying about this being the "full" trailer, but I assume it has something to do with this being one of the first "proper" trailers for Persona 4 Arena? I really have no idea, but it... more
E.X. Troopers isn't the only strange but wonderful spin-off that Capcom's been working on lately. Felyne de Puzzle is a competitive falling tile puzzler featuring the cat-like mascots from Monster Hunter that's coming to Pla... more
Yes! Namco Bandai totally listened to my complaints. I made this happen, everyone! Okay, not really but this is still cool news. Namco is re-releasing Dragon Ball Z Budokai and Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 in HD goodness for the ... more
I bet that headline is a sequence of words you were never expecting to see.At E3, didn't-see-that-coming shockers tend to fall into the category of unlikely or unforeseen alliances, like Gabe Newell announcing Portal 2 for P... more
With E3 now just hours away there's a noticeable, palpable excitement in the air. Across the world people's attentions are shifting to the chaos that is about to unfold in the Los Angeles Convention Center. Secrets... more
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