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Gameplay for Haohmaru, Nakoruru, and Darli Dagger revealed in King of Fighter 15's Team Samurai DLC trailer
Gameplay for Haohmaru, Nakoruru, and Darli Dagger has been revealed in the latest trailer for King of Fighters 15. The three working together will form Team Samurai within the game.
At the very end of the trailer, we were provided the release date for the three upcoming DLC characters. King of Fighters and Samurai Shodown fans alike will be able to play Team Samurai in King of Fighters 15 starting on October 4, 2022 — next Tuesday.
Street Fighter 6's full launch roster revealed
During the Street Fighter 6 Special Program at Tokyo Game Show 2022, Capcom unveiled the full launch roster for the game. Though we don't have gameplay for each of these fighters, official artwork for every one of them is featured in the World Tour opening cinematic — which was shown during the broadcast.
Street Fighter 6 will have a launch roster of 18 characters.
Street Fighter 6 closed beta test announced for next month
More exciting news coming from Tokyo Game Show 2022 this morning as Capcom has officially announced a Street Fighter 6 closed beta test. A quick trailer was shown during their presentation this morning that shares a handful of important details about the upcoming test.
Those who are hoping to get their hands on Street Fighter 6 will have the opportunity to do so next month, though a closed beta means only select players will get in. The Street Fighter 6 closed beta test is slated to run from October 7 through October 10.
New info on Street Fighter 6's World Tour, Battle Hub, and freshly revealed Extreme Battle modes
Tons of exciting Street Fighter 6 news rolled out from Tokyo Game Show today as Capcom revealed four new playable characters as well as new details on the upcoming title's various modes.
Not only have we learned more about World Tour and Battle Hub, but we've also been introduced to a brand new "Extreme Battle" mode. Read on for more on all three.
Ken, Dhalsim, Blanka, and E. Honda revealed for Street Fighter 6
During Capcom's Tokyo Game Show 2022 live stream, Capcom announced several new playable characters for Street Fighter 6.
Ken, E. Honda, Blanka, and Dhalsim are all joining the playable roster. A new trailer featuring gameplay for all four was shown.
Tekken 8 officially announced in new gameplay trailer
Update: This story has been updated with additional information, release systems and screenshots.
Just last month, Bandai Namco teased the next entry in the Tekken franchise, but didn't say what it was. Now we know a good bit more.
Starting off today's State of Play, Bandai Namco revealed the first confirmation that Tekken 8 is coming along with what appears to be the debut of gameplay.
Evo 2022 results
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
The largest fighting game event of the year is back, offline, and kicking off today. Evo 2022 is in full swing and is going down in Las Vegas, Nevada, running from August 5 - 7.
There are thousands of players competing this weekend, but some of the most notable include: PG|Punk, XSET|iDom, BST|Daigo, RZR|Xian, Hitbox|Kawano, StormKubo, Justakid, Smug, CLG|Brian_F, GO|Luffy, Nephew, Bandits|MenaRD, Bandits|Caba, NASR|AngryBird, ROHTO Z|Tokido, MOUSE|Problem X, Justin Wong, PR|Mono, END|Shine, RobTV, ChrisCCH, ElChakotay, NYChrisG, CAG|Fenritti, CAG|Go1, BC|Apologyman, PG|HookGangGod, NASR|Latif, Moist|Hotashi, Cloud805, Reynald, SonicFox, Rewind, FATE|Arslan Ash, RB|Anakin, Fergus, PG|KizzieKay, Grilla|Romance, Xiabao, and many others.
Bridget revealed as Guilty Gear Strive Season 2's first DLC character, launches tomorrow
Arc System Works just took to the stage at Evo 2022 to make a major announcement. The company has officially unveiled the first DLC character set to join the roster in Season 2.
Bridget will be kicking off the season, and fans will be able to get their hands on this new warrior much sooner than expected. Arc System Works surprised viewers by announcing that Bridget will become available tomorrow, August 8.
Kimberly and Juri announced for Street Fighter 6
Capcom officially announced Kimberly and Juri as playable characters for Street Fighter 6 following the Evo 2022 finals for Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition.
This brings the total number of revealed roster members to seven as the newcomers join with Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile, Jamie, and Luke. Continue on to see their trailers.
New Tekken project announced, battle update coming to Tekken 7 August 17th
Bandai Namco announced a new Tekken project is officially coming following the Tekken 7 finals at Evo 2022.
Moreover, Tekken 7 will be receiving a new battle update this month on August 17 as well.
SNK reveals new Fatal Fury/Garou game incoming
Following the Evo 2022 King of Fighters 15 finals SNK representatives took to the stage to reveal that a brand new Fatal Fury/Garou Mark of the Wolves game has been green lit.
It's been over 20 years since the first Garou Mark of the Wolves rolled out in 1999. You can check out the teaser below.
Team Samurai announced for The King of Fighters 15, Shingo Yabuki and Kim Kaphwan confirmed for Season 2
SNK promised to give fans a taste of what was coming for the future of The King of Fighters 15 this weekend, and they weren't lying.
Following the conclusion of their Evo 2022 grand finals, the developers announced Team Samurai Shodown is coming to KOF15 as the final DLC additions of Season 1 plus the confirmation that fan-favorites Shingo Yabuki and Kim Kaphwan are coming in Season 2.
Boss character Marie is Skullgirls 2nd Encore's next DLC fighter
The next character joining Skullgirls 2nd Encore is none other than the series' main antagonist, Marie. This new playable fighter was revealed during the Evo 2022 Skullgirls competition.
A teaser trailer was shown after the special exhibition that features a silhouette shot of Peacock helping Marie off the ground. At the end of the quick trailer, we see "Marie Coming Soon" strewn across the screen in big letters.
Tasty Steve and James Chen revealed as in-game commentators for Street Fighter 6
Capcom just revealed two new in-game commentators who will be featured in Street Fighter 6: Steve "Tasty Steve" Scott and James Chen.
These two will join fellow English speaking commentator Jeremy "Vicious" Lopez as well as the game's Japanese commentator, Aru. Check out the reveal trailer below.
Guilty Gear Strive's first Season 2 DLC character scheduled for summer 2022 launch, content road map released
Fans have been waiting for news on Season 2 of Guilty Gear Strive for some time now, and today during Arc System Works' special Evo 2022 panel, new details were finally divulged.
At the Past, Present, and Future of the Guilty Gear Series presentation, the development team shared a content road map for Season 2 to let fans know what to expect and when. We learned that the first S2 DLC character is scheduled for release sometime in Summer 2022, that there will be four new DLC fighters in total, a new balance patch is in the works, and more.
Team Awakened Orochi trailer released for the new versions of Chris, Shermie and Yashiro in The King of Fighters 15
It's been a minute since the next DLC team for The King of Fighters 15 was first unveiled, but now we can finally see the powered up Orochi trio in action.
SNK has released the official gameplay trailer for Orochi Chris, Orochi Shermie and Orochi Yashiro in Team Awakened Orochi.
Alternate Street Fighter 6 costumes revealed for Ryu, Chun-Li, Jamie, Guile, and Luke
New Street Fighter 6 news coming from San Diego Comic Con today as new costumes were revealed for the first five roster members: Ryu, Chun-Li, Jamie, Guile, and Luke.
Both Ryu and Chun have blast from the past nostalgia looks as they put on familiar outfits from younger years. Continue on to see what these latest threads look like.
