Masahiro Sakurai recently wrapped up development for Kirby Air Riders for the Switch 2. He has apparently been working on this as his latest "secret game project" since April 2022. During the first Kirby Air Riders Direct presentation, Sakurai ex...
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Update (01/10/26): Team Liquid has announced that they will be releasing their "longest tenured players," Ken, Chillindude and ChuDat (all Super Smash Bros. Melee players) from the team. As outlined in the original story, however, Ken and Chillind...
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Wai-Wai ThankSTRIVE 4ever happened this weekend in Osaka, Japan. Notable attendees included PAR|Daru, YMST, Bushin, Zeta|Tyurara, Gobou, IMM|Summit, WIP|Leo, WIP|Tsuboi, WIP|Steven, Jiro, IMM|Lox, Barrel, Revo|Fab, JMS|Kedako, JMS|Nage, Revo|Roy ...
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We've seen some pretty awesome mods surface for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 in recent years. This recent one showcased by Shumariachi has made a character from Red Earth playable. Red Earth was originally released in the arcades as an RPG and fi...
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Although his release date is still likely months away, fans finally got a chance to see Alex in motion inside Street Fighter 6's engine and not just in artwork. Capcom dropped Alex's teaser trailer for Street Fighter 6 last night, and there was a...
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I'm sorry if this makes you feel old, but Tekken's somehow been around for over 30 years now and still trucking along after all this time. Going back to the very beginning, however, there's a ton of content and ideas that never wound up making th...
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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves wrapped up its first season of content last month with the release of Mr. Big, but there's already more coming to the game very soon. With Season 2 of Fatal Fury kicking off this month, it's looking even more likely...
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We recently highlighted Handscar's difficulty tier list for Street Fighter 6. Handscar is a player known for taking seventh place at Capcom Pro Tour 2024 World Warrior Finals for Europe West and first place during the May Saltmine League event. T...
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Fighting game players have had a lot of choices on their plate to pick from lately in terms of titles and content, and there's plenty more on the way too. 2026 is shaping up to be another big year for fighting games, but what all is coming to the...
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Well, this is a bit unexpected, but it appears as though we may now know another character who could be on their way to Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves — and he'd be a very unexpected guest. SNK just dropped a very interesting teaser animation w...
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Alex is bringing more heel energy than ever for his latest appearance.
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He joins Humanbomb, Rainpro, and RB
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カプコンは2026年1月9日、『ストリートファイター6』において、Year3追加キャラクター第3弾「アレックス」のティザー映像を公開しました。
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While Street Fighter 6 fans have been hungry to get more content into the game, they are now at least getting a whiff of what's to come. Capcom just released the official teaser trailer for Alex in Street Fighter 6.
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Just a few days ago, we got an update on the early registration numbers for Evo Japan 2026 and while the big headline was just how huge Street Fighter 6 is compared to all other fighters in Japan, there was another fact which made me exceptionally...
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Bushin was able to take 9th at Evo Japan 2025, 2nd at ARCREVO in Senzan 2025, 1st at A.C.E. 2025 and 3rd at FightClub Championship 6 Nansha at Guilty Gear Strive tournaments using Slayer and Leo. In general, Bushin is seen as one of the top player...
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One of the most classic things in fighting games is winning through just pure zoning and one of the earliest posterchildren of this phenomenon is Sagat, most specifically Old Sagat in Super Street Fighter 2: Turbo. In modern fighting games, proje...
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Luigi will forever go down in Super Smash Bros. history for having the first instance of a taunt capable of dealing damage against opponents. He's had this trait since Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64. Upon usage, Luigi will bashfully kick a...
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Capcom has been doing quite well for themselves in recent years, and they're looking to keep that momentum going moving into 2026 now. The company recently put together an end of year / New Year's survey to get some feedback from the fans.
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The latest balance patch for Street Fighter 6 gave Sagat and Elena some quality-of-life buffs while nerfing Mai Shiranui. This is just enough to keep things feeling fresh until after Capcom Cup 12. One of the players qualified for Capcom Cup 12, ...
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