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Capcom Cup 2021 cancelled due to rising COVID cases; another online season final to take its place
Capcom announced Thursday evening on Twitter that the coming Capcom Cup 2021, which was slated to take place here in February of 2022, will no longer be happening. Similar to what played out in 2021, there will be an online finale instead.
Details on said finale are yet to be given, but we do know the players who qualified for this year's Capcom Cup will be the ones competing in it. Read on to see Capcom's official statement on the matter, including what's to become of the Street Fighter League finale, which was slated to play out at Capcom Cup.
Kula Diamond announced for King of Fighters 15
Another character joins the King of Fighters 15 cast. Tonight, SNK has revealed that Kula Diamond will be part of the game's launch roster.
The company released a full gameplay trailer for the icy combatant that highlights much of what she's capable of in this iteration of the franchise.
Maxima announced for The King of Fighters 15 as the last member of Team K'
Although we weren't treated to our usual silhouette teaser for The King of Fighters 15 this week, that doesn't mean there wasn't a new character to show off apparently.
SNK revealed that Maxima will be joining the ranks of KOF15 as the final member of Team K'.
New King of Fighters 15 character potentially leaked via screen shot
We're exactly two months out from King of Fighters 15's official release date, and though we've seen a good many members of the game's starting roster, one more may have just leaked.
This character appears on the screen in the background of a particular stage in a screen shot posted by Famitsu. While this isn't a direct confirmation, we've known these screens to depict characters that are in the current fight. Potential spoilers for KOF15 ahead.
Hitman and Open Beta Test announced for Dungeon Fighter Duel
While Dungeon Fighter Duel started to more regularly release new trailers following a year of silence, there's still not a lot of information that the public knows about the game itself. That looks to be changing very soon, however.
Neople and Nexon dropped a brand new trailer tonight that reveals the Hitman class / character will also be joining the ranks of DNF Duel as well as dates for an Open Beta Test on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
Vira and Avatar Belial trailer revealed for Granblue Fantasy Versus, both characters release on December 14th
At the Granblue Fantasy Festival taking place this weekend, there was of course some news for Granblue Fantasy Versus present.
First of all, there was a trailer for the already announced character Vira which revealed her release date as December 14th, but it also had more surprises included.
Krohnen and second beta test revealed for King of Fighters 15
The newest character for King of Fighters 15, Krohnen, was revealed at the Game Awards Thursday evening. You can see his reveal trailer below thanks to SNK Official.
This reveal was also accompanied by news of a second King of Fighters 15 beta test for PlayStations 4 and 5, during which eight characters (including Krohnen) look to be playable.
Garfield revealed as Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl free DLC character, releases December 9
Garfield has been revealed as a DLC fighter for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. The lazy cat is slated to be released on December 9 for free.
Those familiar with Garfield probably won't be too surprised to hear that many of the cat's attacks in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl revolve around food. He's seen chowing down on a lasagna, throwing pie and striking with what appears to be a chicken or turkey drumstick.
Baiken announced for Guilty Gear Strive, releases January 2022
Even though we just got Happy Chaos for Guilty Gear Strive, it seems that Arc System Works couldn't help but tease who is coming next to the roster.
Following the conclusion of Strive's top 8 at CEO 2021, ArcSys announced that Baiken will be the next DLC fighter on the way with a teaser trailer.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 13.0.1 patch notes released
Update: The full list of patch notes have been added to the story below.
As Nintendo previously announced, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate would be receiving one final round of fighter adjustments via a new update, and that time happens to be now.
The Version 13.0.1 update for Smash Ultimate is now available, and the patch notes have been released.
Guilty Gear Strive Version 1.11 patch notes released
Happy Chaos' arrival is still over a day away as the next DLC character for Guilty Gear Strive, but we can see what sorts of gifts he'll be bringing with him.
Arc System Works have released the patch notes for Strive's Version 1.11 update, which is also scheduled to drop on November 30.
Angel announced for The King of Fighters 15
Sure, we may have had some fun with The King of Fighters 15 this past weekend in the open beta, but what's wrong with having a little more?
SNK announced tonight that Angel will be the next character to join the KOF15 roster, and boys she's looking as complex as ever.
Luke's gameplay breakdown shows him to be a powerful in-your-face bruiser for Street Fighter 5, release date revealed
After waiting a handful of months now since his original reveal, Capcom finally showed Street Fighter 5 players what Luke is all about as the final DLC character.
The newcomer world warrior's gameplay breakdown appears to show that of a powerful in-your-face bruiser with some unique aspects, and we'll get to play him in less than a week.
New Dungeon Fighter Duel trailer released
It's been almost a year since DNF Duel (or Dungeon Fighter Duel) was first revealed as the latest fighting game from Arc System Works, but we hadn't seen anything else of it since.
That all changed tonight, however, with Nexon and Neople dropping a brand new trailer showing off more gameplay for DNF Duel.
New Project L details and gameplay revealed by Riot Games
It's been two years since we first and last saw brief glimpses of Project L, but now it's finally time to see a good chunk more.
To close out their Undercity Nights event today, Riot Games re-introduced the League of Legends spin-off fighting game with a lot more details and gameplay footage.
Warner Bros.'s competitive platform fighting game has just been announced and it's officially called MultiVersus
The rumored Warner Bros. platform fighting game is real. This morning, the upcoming title has been officially unveiled and it is called "MultiVersus."
As expected, characters spanning a wide range of WB properties will be colliding here in frenetic combat. This initial announcement even brings with it our first look at gameplay of MultiVersus.
Luke showcase scheduled for November 23 at 3 p.m. PST during Fall Update Stream for Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition
The Fall Update Stream and Luke showcase for Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition has been officially announced for November 23. The stream will debut at 3 p.m. PST / 6 p.m. EST.
"Join us for the final #SFV digital event with a behind-the-scenes look at Season 5’s final character, Luke," wrote the official Street Fighter Twitter account.
