Capcom, Bandai Namco, and four other publishers fined a total of $9.5 million for 'geo-blocking' PC games in Europe
The European Commission has fined Valve as well as five gaming publishers for the practice of "geo-blocking" PC games in Europe.
Alongside Focus Home, Koch Media and Bethesda, Capcom and Bandai Namco (the companies behind the Street Fighter and Tekken franchises) are having to fork over their share of the $9.5 million penalty.
This might be the best variation in Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate and for good reason
With the massive change in rules Mortal Kombat 11 underwent just a few months back with the Kombat Pack 3 update, players can now freely mix and match character specials to make even deadlier versions of the game's kombatants.
True Under Dawg Gaming feels he may have found the single best variation in MK11 and, despite a ton of recent ruckus about Sheeva, it features Jacqui Briggs.
ESAM shares his Min Min matchup chart, and we can see why she's becoming one of the most hated characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
In a game with 80 characters on its roster, one that loses only to 10 others is an absolute beast. According to PG|ESAM, that's Min-Min's current status in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
The community figure has recently released a matchup chart for the ARMS guest, and if he's correct in his analysis here, Min Min is an uphill battle for the vast majority of Ultimate's characters.
From most rage-inducing character to total Fatalities performed, Mortal Kombat 11's After Aftermath Awards reveal incredible stats and fan favorites
Despite 2020 being a particularly turbulent year, Mortal Kombat 11 developers managed to update their game with not one, but two massive overhauls. The first of these came about in May in the form of "MK11 Aftermath," and NetherRealm Studios has released their "After Aftermath Awards" which share both interesting data as well as fan favorites.
Ever wonder how many Fatalities have been performed in the last eight months? How about which Friendship players enjoy the most? Which character is deemed hardest to play and which of the guest DLC fighters is the favorite? Read on to find out.
Stunning sequence sees Ryu player use two different parries to pull the rug out from under veteran Street Fighter competitor
We're kind of used to seeing Ryu lose in Street Fighter 5 given that the franchise poster boy's abilities in this game just haven't been up to snuff since he was nerfed in Season 2, but our highlight here is rare footage of the shoe-less wanderer having the exact tools for the job – both of them parries.
While streaming recently, Street Fighter veteran Arturo Sanchez found himself facing a Ryu whom he whittled down to having virtually no life in a third and final round. Ryu has traditionally had a hard time against Dhalsim's long limbs, and given that it was Sanchez behind the controls with full Critical Art meter and a full screen of real estate between the two characters, a loss was all but imminent.
Meitenkun's gameplay comparison in King of Fighters 15 reveals some new attacks and different mechanics that aren't in King of Fighters 14
SNK appears to be on track to release some new King of Fighters 15 information every week with their latest drop focusing on the returning character Meitenkun.
Now that some eagle-eyed players have gotten a chance to dissect the sleepy boy's new trailer, we can get a much better picture he'll differ from his King of Fighter 14 incarnation — along with some information that a major mechanic seems to be changing too.
Update: New magazine scan for Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta pretty much confirms where and when he'll be shown off for Dragon Ball FighterZ
Update: A much higher quality version of Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta's new screenshot has appeared online which has been added to the original story below.
Super Baby 2 just hit the roster of Dragon Ball FighterZ like a week ago, but we're already seeing some rumblings about what's coming to the game over the next few months.
The latest issue of the V-Jump magazine in Japan includes a one-page spread dedicated to Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta that shows off a few new looks at the final DLC character of Season the as well as when / where we can expect to see him in action for the first time.
Super Baby 2's raid boss battle is a blast with your bros but don't let him steal your friends and make them evil
Most players probably overlook the special raid boss battle events added to Dragon Ball FighterZ every time a new DLC character is released for the fighting game, but they never fail to provide a unique co-op experience that's a blast to take on with friends.
The fighting game content creator group of DotoDoya, Rhymestyle and Seerax recently released new videos in their "three idiots" series where they decided to try and take down the evil Super Baby 2, who has the power to turn friend into foe — though their worst enemies are normally themselves, and it's hilarious.
Volleyball mode added to Super Smash Bros. Melee thanks to mod
Although Super Smash Bros. Melee is nearly 20 years old at this point, fans are still modding the GameCube classic. Team Akaneia recently released a new build of Super Smash Bros. Melee that has a never-before-seen mode added to the game.
Using any of the 26 playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Melee, players can compete against one another in a volleyball mode. As expected, this new game mode plays very similar to the volleyball sport.
Is NetherRealm Studios being overly sensitive? Street Fighter 6 may not appear as soon as we'd hoped
Mortal Kombat developers NetherRealm Studios find themselves getting a little extra heat right now following their decision to suddenly disqualify a participant in their online Pro Kompetition for using the custom variation name to express playful distaste in the current balance of the game.
Titaniumtigerzz and his Sheeva made it into the top eight of the weekend's Pro Kompetition tournament, but was removed from the event mid match for the variation name "WhyDidNRSdoThis." We get into the particulars of this situation and try to draw some lines in terms of if and where NRS is right to police their online events in this way, and whether or not they're being overly sensitive to criticism.
Meitenkun gameplay trailer for King of Fighters 15 revealed
Meitenkun has been revealed for King of Fighters 15. This is the first new character revealed for King of Fighters 15 since the reveal of the first trailer that featured Shun'ei, K', Leona, Mai, Kyo and Benimaru.
Of course, this is actually Meitenkun's second appearance in the King of Fighters series as he made his debut in King of Fighters 14. Along with Shun'ei, Meitenkun has been trained by Tung Fu Rue.
SonicFox demonstrates Super Baby 2's potential in Dragon Ball FighterZ by running sets against Coach Steve, Nitro and AlukardNY with new team
Super Baby 2 is the newest character to join Dragon Ball FighterZ's 42-character roster — soon to be 43 once Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta is added.
It's hard to know what a new character's potential is in a fighting game until we're able to see a top level competitor put them through their paces. As such, EG|SonicFox recently competed in sets against Coach Steve, Nitro and AlukardNY while using Super Baby 2.
Ryu competitor recently won Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition tournament while appearing to be impossible to jump in on with his anti-airs
Though Ryu was widely considered to be a top tier in Street Fighter 5 Season 1, the character has really struggled Season 2 onward. Even with numerous buffs throughout the seasons, Ryu generally resides in the bottom 10 portion of most players' tier lists these days.
Of course, this didn't appear to stop Strangehail8, an Ultimate Grand Master Ryu user online, from recently taking a tournament The Online Local last week. To commemorate his gameplay, HiFight released a Just Frame Breakdown that analyzes the little details of Strangehail8's gameplay with Ryu.
These are the 5 character classes revealed in Dungeon Fighter Duel's announcement trailer and here's what they can do
Arc System Works gave the fighting game community a late Christmas present that they never would have guessed with the surprise announcement of DNF Duel (likely to be called Dungeon Fighter Duel in the West) though the developers have pretty much gone silent since.
One of the more interesting prospects of this Dungeon Fighter Online spin-off is that it will feature playable classes instead of traditionally named characters though that doesn't mean they'll be devoid of personality and flair.
Awesome Ken mod for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 gives the shoto new moves and lets us finally hit Vergil with a Shinryuken
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has seen an unexpected yet very welcome resurgence over the past year thanks to Parsec and the dedicated warriors, which has led to the modding community rising as well to create some really cool additions to the game we've been playing almost a decade.
Modder Tabs recently released a new UMvC3 mod that transforms Ryu into Ken complete with different moves / animations that make him look like he belongs on the main roster.
Dead or Alive creator opens brand new studio, multi-platform PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X game in development
Tomonobu Itagaki is certainly one of the most interesting figures in video game development though he's been mostly laying low for the past few years. That's apparently changing, however.
The Dead or Alive creator recently revealed he started up a new studio named Itagaki Games which already has a project in the works.
Update: Capcom vs. Tezuka isn't a fighting game but it does have old-school Versus-style art for Leon, Dr. Wily, Astro Boy and more with a new artbook
Update: Capcom vs. Tezuka is leaving the museum and coming home soon in the form of a new artbook. Additional information and images have been added to the original story below.
Osamu Tezuka is often referred to as the father of manga and anime in Japan for creating icons like Astro Boy, and soon his life's works will be crossing over with Capcom though it unfortunately won't be in fighting game form.
The Osamu Tezuka Memorial Hall announced they will soon be holding a special exhibit called Capcom vs. Osamu Tezuka Characters, and they did so by releasing an old-school Versus-styled poster of both company's stars from Bengus himself.
