The Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament series is set to burst into 2013 with its ninth installment. Organized by our very own Adam “Keits” Heart, UFGT9 looks primed to continue its legacy of providing an entertaining experience for all who attend, both during competition and downtime. From tournaments for established titles, indie fighters, and old-school favorites [...]

UPDATE – This article has been edited to reflect the changes made by the Lab Zero staff. Now that Big Band has been fully funded through the tremendously successful Skullgirls fundraiser campaign, the folks over at Lab Zero Games have released a ton of information on the fighters who have been revealed as candidates for [...]

Remaining true to their promise of more Big Band details should their Squigly goals be reached, the folks at Lab Zero Games recently updated the Skullgirls fundraiser on Indiegogo with information regarding his background and thematic elements. We’ve included a short excerpt below, but be sure to visit the fundraiser’s official page for more. Ben [...]

UPDATE – Various parts of this article have been updated with further information from Bartholow, regarding the start date for the fundraising drive (February 25th), the possibility of new music, the dollar amount quoted, and more. These additions have been visibly denoted as such. Mike Z and Peter “Ravidrath” Bartholow of Lab Zero Games revealed [...]

Patch 1.05 for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is now live. There were only a few balance changes this time around, with far more technical changes to the game’s online system. You can read the full list of changes below, courtesy of the PlayStation Community Forums. Raiden – Changed reaction on forward throw from crumple to [...]

Just before 2012 became 2013, the folks over at Singapore eSports revealed details for the first season of their Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 league. The launch of the SEL’s AE 2012 Series A League will see seven of the region’s top competitors duke it out to determine who is the best [...]

Errol, Tokkan, and Hakimiru from Dustloop have managed to translate the full Famitsu article detailing the most recently revealed BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma character Izayoi. Lots of new information has been revealed, including the fact that her special drive bar has eight stocks and fills when her zoning specials either hit or are blocked. Dustloop has [...]

A few weeks ago, Team NINJA announced that they were working on a patch for Dead or Alive 5 to improve the game’s online functionality. That patch officially releases today for PlayStation 3, but the Xbox 360 version of the update is still being checked by Microsoft and will be released at a later date. [...]

Continuing from the BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma details mentioned last night, Famitsu released a variety of screenshots through their website that showcase the new characters, new stages, and Noel’s redesign. They also touch briefly on the new Overdrive mechanic, saying that it’s there to serve as a counter to the more defensive Break Burst system by [...]

In addition to the BlazBlue developments, this week’s issue of Famitsu also contains an updated preview of CyberConnect2′s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure project. All Star Battle, which is being developed in conjunction with Namco Bandai Games, is not your average fighting game, but it will include a cast of characters on par with more traditional entries [...]

As was previously reported, the folks over at Capcom have planned a series of tournaments for Street Fighter’s 25th anniversary that will see players qualify in Street Fighter x Tekken, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition, and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix for the main [...]

shtkn over on Dustloop recently had a chance to visit the Atlus offices to test out their upcoming fighter, Persona 4  Arena. After spending a few hours with the game, he’s compiled an extensive list of system details for those of you looking to pick it up. There’s a number of interesting discoveries here, so [...]

A listing for Prima Game’s official Tekken Tag Tournament 2 strategy guide was added to Amazon recently, and offers some details on the guide that I’m sure more than a few of you will be glad to hear about. While names aren’t dropped, the guide was apparently put together with help from tournament players, handpicked [...]

Peter Bartholow of Reverge Labs recently posted all the details you’ll need to know to take part in the Skullgirls side tournament at EVO 2012 next weekend. In addition to the normal pot, Autumn Games is kicking in an extra $1000 dollars, and the top three finishers will be awarded one of those beautiful (and [...]

Moving right along from the Super Arcade news, Ryan “Fubarduck” Harvey just announced that Arcade UFO, his arcade in Austin, Texas, has been awarded two Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 qualifier spots for this year’s Super Battle Opera. They will be hosting two separate, double-elimination tournaments on Julty 14th and 15th to determine who will [...]