Skullgirls made quite a splash when it arrived on the Japanese PlayStation Network back in February, and a recent development regarding its future in the country shows that the indie fighter’s domination is far from finished. An image appeared online earlier this evening that reveals the game will be making its way to arcades in [...]

Today in Japan, Arc System Works’ 25th celebration event, ARC SYSTEM WORKS FESTIVAL, was held in Japan. After the conclusion of the ARC REVOLUTION CUP tournaments and award ceremony, BlazBlue producer Toshimichi Mori came to the stage with a few surprises. The audience’s attention was directed to the stage projector for a special video treat. [...]

This Sunday, Arc System Works is celebrating its 25th anniversary with ARC SYSTEM WORKS FESTIVAL (ArcFes). Its largest event in history, Arc will be commemorating the occasion with live music and programs, original products and their biggest national tournament ever, ARC REVOLUTION CUP (ArcRevo). ArcFes will be held at the Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall in [...]

The second edition of the South East Asia Major fighting game tournament, organized by Tough Cookie TV, will be held next month in Singapore. While last year’s guest star, Daigo Umehara of Team Mad Catz, will be unable to attend this year’s event, players from across the Southeastern Asia region and the world will be [...]

This Sunday, Arc System Works is celebrating its 25th anniversary with ARC SYSTEM WORKS FESTIVAL (ArcFes). Its largest event in history, Arc will be commemorating the occasion with live music and programs, original products and their biggest national tournament ever, ARC REVOLUTION CUP (ArcRevo). ArcFes will be held at the Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall in [...]

This weekend is the final X-MANIA Europe tournament. To send things off with a bang, players from Europe, Japan and the US are gathering at Neo-Arcadia Gamecenter in Toulouse, France for the final Super Street Fighter II X (Turbo) showdown. As with the previous X-MANIA Europe events, there will be Solo, Solo 3on3 (one player [...]

To celebrate the May 8 release of its latest fighter ARCANA HEART 3 LOVE MAX!!!!!, developer EXAMU is hosting an official release comemmoration tournament at Akihabara Hey in Tokyo, Japan. LOVE MAX!!!!! adds on to the original AH3 with new techniques, like the Arcana Eclipse; system changes, including more stringent Homing limitations; character and Arcana [...]

TOPANGA is expanding its horizons, from the country of Japan to the entire continent of Asia. Earlier today, TOPANGA announced the next event in their Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver.2012 series, TOPANGA ASIA LEAGUE. While previous leagues have been Japan-only events, ASIA LEAGUE will include four players from other Asian nations, representing the [...]

Tonight in Japan is the Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code national tournament, Melty Night. You’ll be able to watch the best Melty Blood players in Japan duke it out at the game center Athena Nipponbashi in Osaka in a 2on2 Waseda-style format. The tournament is being streamed by GODSGARDEN, starting with the final qualifiers [...]

Last June saw the first Devil’s PlayGround tournament, a Vampire Savior singles competition to determine the strongest in the Kantou region, take place. Kaji, who just missed qualifying at three different tournaments (placing second at each), overcame his prior struggles by qualifying just before the finals. He then went on to take the entire tournament [...]

GODSGARDEN tournament series makes its return tonight in Japan with GODSGARDEN #8. The numbered GODS series started off with the Street Fighter IV series, eventually branching out to Tekken 6, BlazBlue and Melty Blood, but is now breaking into new ground with its first AQUAPAZZA tournament. The event will be held at Maid Café CCOcha in [...]

Today in Kyoto, Japan at neo amusement space a-cho is the 4th -kiwami-, Super Street Fighter IV AE 5on5 Tournament. One of the largest team tournaments in the country, every year the tournament brings together many players of the Kansai and Chuubu regions. The tournament will be streamed on a-cho on Arcadia Magazine’s Ustream channel. [...]

Last June saw the first Devil’s PlayGround tournament, a Vampire Savior singles competition to determine the strongest in the Kantou region, take place. Kaji, who just missed qualifying at three different tournaments (placing second at each), overcame his prior struggles by qualifying just before the finals. He then went on to take the entire tournament [...]

Koukou Panda, the famous Japanese King of Fighters player who attended last weekend’s Stunfest 2013, is currently still in France. Today he will be participating in a kumite against the best of France and Morocco, including Fox, Salim, Tom Sawyer, Frionel and others. The stream, brought to you by MaxmodeTV and Signed By R, is [...]

Arcade Legacy in Cincinnati, Ohio is one of the few Vampire Savior hotspots in the United States. Kyle Wattula, one of the arcade’s top players, is currently visiting Japan. Last weekend he participated in one of the Vampire Savior tournaments at Takada Baba Mikado in Shinjuku, Tokyo. In a kumite at the event, Kyle’s Morrigan [...]