E3 2013 gave us a chance to go hands-on with Double Helix’s new Xbox One exclusive fighting game, Killer Instinct. This revival of a fan favorite franchise takes the old Killer Instinct system and modernizes it for the current fighting game market. That means longer combos, fairer combo breakers, and incredibly aggressive gameplay. The game [...]

Joey Cuellar aka MrWizard of Evo announced on Twitter today that at the Evolution 2013 World Finals, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver.2012 will be best of 5 games for Top 8. The is a first for the Street Fighter IV series at Evolution, which is making its fifth appearance at Evo this year. [...]

During their special E3 2013 version of their Direct broadcasts, Nintendo shared the very first trailer for the next entry in the Super Smash Bros. series. Fan-favorite characters like Mario, Bowser, Link, Samus, Kirby, Fox, Donkey Kong, Pit, and Pikachu will be returning to the series, as well as newcomers like the Villager from Animal [...]

Today during Microsoft’s Killer Instinct demonstration, it was announced that Mad Catz is currently developing a brand new arcade stick for Xbox One. While details are scarce at the moment, Mad Catz’ Mark “Markman” Julio promised more information on the Tournament Edition 2 FightStick as E3 2013 continues this week, so stay tuned. UPDATE – Microsoft’s Xbox [...]

During Microsoft’s E3 press conference, it was announced that a brand new Killer Instinct title will be heading to Xbox One sometime in 2013. The quick teaser provided very little information, but we do know that Jago, Glacius, and Sabrewulf will be a part of the cast. The game also appears to employ a 2.5D [...]

Hot on the heels of Tecmo Koei’s Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Core Fighters announcement, Namco Bandai revealed earlier today that they will also be jumping into the free-to-play market with a new title dubbed Tekken Revolution. The trailer below showcases a handful of series regulars that will supposedly comprise the playable cast as well as [...]

UPDATE – Tournament footage from this event has been added below. More can be found here courtesy of Team Lago. This past weekend saw the first ever Road to EVO International event to be hosted in Mexico. Held in lovely Tijuana, Japonawa 2013 showcased some of the best players from Mexico, as well as a [...]

Level|Up Series returns tonight with another installment of The Runback, broadcast as always from Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Much like previous events, some of SoCal’s best will be coming together to compete in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters XIII, and Persona 4 Arena, so be sure to tune in early and [...]

A recent update to Arc System Works’ Guilty Gear portal site relays some troubling news for those looking forward to getting their hands on the latest entry in the series. While the company planned to update the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live versions of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus to the R specifications applied in [...]

WB Games has just confirmed that Scorpion will be the next character for Injustice: Gods Among Us. Yes, that Scorpion, from Mortal Kombat. Scorpion seems to have his entire MK9 move set intact, except he appears to be much faster now. He also has a brand new costume designed by Jim Lee of DC Comics. [...]

SRK Salty Sunday returns today with its second installment, streaming live from Redwood City, California. Much like the first Salty Sunday, the brackets today will be filled with some of the best Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 and Street Fighter X Tekken 2013 players in NorCal, so tune in early to catch as much [...]

During a recent interview with Famitsu, Team Ninja head Yosuke Hayashi revealed that Tecmo Koei is planning to offer a free-to-play version of their upcoming Ultimate expansion to Dead or Alive 5 on PlayStation 3. Kasumi, Ayane, Hayate, and Hayabusa will be completely free of charge from the get-go, along with online play. All single-player modes [...]

Evolution 2013 is a Bring-Your-Own-Controller event. We provide the consoles, games, monitors and speakers for every game station, but it’s up to the players to bring the controller they plan to play. This year we are restricting the controllers players are allowed to bring to ensure fair play and guarantee the integrity of the results. [...]

The ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament has just kicked off in Chicago, Illinois. The good folks at Level|Up Series and VG Bootcamp will be streaming the event all weekend. You can catch a full schedule and tournament line-up below the embedded streams. Watch live video from Level|Up Live on www.twitch.tv Watch live [...]

UPDATE – Images of Ein and Jacky in Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate from Famitsu’s official story have been added below. Hayate’s alter ego Ein and Jacky Bryant from Virtua Fighter will be joining the cast of Dead or Alive 5 in the Ultimate update, Famitsu reports. According to Siliconera, the latest issue of the [...]