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What the New Mortal Kombat Should Have Been

The Mortal Kombat series is trying to bring itself back to life, and the first thing it needed was a fresh, new look on the character design. Former Midway employee, artist Vincent Proce is the one that took up pen and paper and started a design project of the new characters of MK. Unfortunately, his ideas got shot d...

20 November 2009
13:31 GMT

The Darkstalkers Return

It's been a while since Capcom did something with its Darkstalkers games, but that doesn't mean the demand doesn't exist. The comics based on the game's universe have been doing just as well, if not better, than the game itself. UDON Entertainment is the one that's responsible for the project...

12 November 2009
06:24 GMT

New Characters Unveiled for Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3

Tomy Corporation has shown off the special moves of other four characters set to be included in Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3, the fighting videogame that will be released for the Nintendo Wii. The new Naruto title aims to use the unique motion tracking controls of the Nintendo home console to enhance...

5 October 2009
03:52 GMT

No Hero Available for No More Heroes

At the Game Tokyo Show, Goichi Suda, the creator of the Killer 7 and Wii's No More Heroes games, offered an interview for IGN.com in which several topics were discussed, but the more interesting would be the future development for No More Heroes. To be more precise, the future the game has alongside Nintendo...

28 September 2009
16:01 GMT

Tekken 6 Begins the Fight on October 27

Namco Bandai has announced the release date for Tekken 6, the latest installment in the well-known fighting series. The game is set to arrive in North America on October 27 for the Xbox 360 home gaming console from Microsoft and for the PlayStation 3 from Sony. Namco Bandai has not confirmed the release dates for oth...

24 June 2009
05:20 GMT

Puzzle Chronicles Is a Mix of RPG, Adventure Games and Match-3

Infinite Interactive, best known for creating the breakout hit Puzzle Quest, is working on another videogame aimed at mixing a bit of role playing with adventuring and some match-3 puzzles that solve the battles which the game throws at the player.Puzzle Chronicles, as it is called, will be released as a digital down...

12 June 2009
03:03 GMT

No Plans for Marvel vs. Capcom 3

The announcement that Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was being remade for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 was a nice surprise for some gamers. But then the disappointments kept on coming. For one, the game is not set to arrive on the Nintendo Wii, and Capcom has just said that unveiling the remake in no way meant that a Marv...

6 May 2009
04:16 GMT

Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe Goes Gold

Midway is sending word that its upcoming Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe fighting game has gone gold and that the release dates have been nailed down for both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. In North America, the game will arrive on November 16 while in Europe, players will have to wait until November 21 in order to...

6 November 2008
14:51 GMT

Two Million for Soul Calibur IV

Namco Bandai's latest release, the fighting game Soul Calibur IV, seems to be one of those titles that will break a few records. First of all, it was the first title in five years to grab the top spot as the best selling game in the UK and now we have word from the publishers that they have shipped no less than ...

8 August 2008
13:06 GMT

Soul Calibur IV, Number 1 in UK

For the first time in five years, a Soul Calibur title managed to grab the top spot in an All Formats Chart released by ELSPA. Namco Bandai's game Soul Calibur IV marked its debut in the United Kingdom as the best selling title of the week, with the Xbox 360 accounting for 56% of the sales. It seems that people ...

5 August 2008
15:06 GMT

Battle Fantasia Heads to PS3 Consoles

You probably remember last month's announcement of Battle Fantasia, the fighting game developed by the team who worked on Guilty Gear. When it was first presented, the game was an Xbox 360 exclusive, but right now things are looking better for the PS3 fanboys, since 505 Games has announced Battle Fantasia for So...

4 August 2008
02:32 GMT

Battle Fantasia Tests Your Fighting Skills

Whenever you hear news about an upcoming fighting game developed by Guilty Gear series creators, you should be excited. In other words, you should be really happy now, since Aksys Games has decided to publish worldwide Arc System Works' game, Battle Fantasia on the Xbox 360 console. It will be released this fall...

8 July 2008
15:06 GMT

New Castlevania: Judgment Is a Fighting Game for the Wii

The big announcement from Konami this week is that the Castlevania project is a Nintendo Wii exclusive called Judgment which is no longer a platform game, but a fighting title. The game will be directed by the series veteran Koji Igarashi, also known as IGA, and the art direction is going to be handled by Takeshi Oba...

3 July 2008
06:50 GMT

Street Fighter IV Heading to the PC

Ah, the old days of the arcade, the place we went to filled with frustration from school, filled with anger directed at our existences, the place where we could just let ourselves go while throwing around punches and getting hit in the face by someone's foot. It was all fun and games, mainly because it was virtu...

27 May 2008
02:48 GMT

SoulCalibur IV Ladies Will Make an Appearance During Summer

Namco Bandai has confirmed that the next installment in the popular franchise featuring gigantic swords will be in stores in North America on July 29. No European date has been named, although more announcements from Namco Bandai are expected in the following weeks.The fourth game in the series introduces an importan...

16 April 2008
05:16 GMT

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 Coming to North America

Namco Bandai is going very ninja crazy this week. They have recently announced that three Naruto games are being made available for purchase in North America for the PlayStation 2 platform at special retail prices. The main attraction is Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 which is only now available for sale outside of Japan, ...

27 March 2008
04:51 GMT

Arcana Heart Brings Girls to Fight for Your PlayStation 2

What could be better than fighting against a female character in a classic 2D beat'em up game? Fighting against 11 beautiful female fighters, Arcana Heart's developers, Atlus, say. And they might be right... but they don't quite manage to implement that "beautiful" part, in my humble opinion. Still, th...

1 February 2008
05:18 GMT

The DS Exclusive R&B - Rhythm and Beat...'Em Up!

A new fighting game where players use an interesting combination of rhythm and combat to create devastating combos and attacks, Draglade, has been announced by 505 Games exclusively for the Nintendo DS. So if you got tired of traditional fighting games, this new one will certainly entertain you: shake your booty and ...

22 January 2008
04:06 GMT

Naruto: Ninja Destiny to Bring Ninja Combat to the DS

In the Village Hidden in the Leaves, Naruto Uzumaki, the ninja in training that wants to become the best ninja in history but cares more about pranks and other not so ninja related stuff, everything seems possible. This is the (very) compressed story of the anime series Naruto, the same that inspired many games up to...

11 January 2008
02:35 GMT

Martial Arts: Capoeira, Fighting Game with Sport and RPG Elements

Fighting games... Everybody knows them and agrees there aren't many things left to improve in the concept of the game - two characters fight, one wins. It's easy... But Twelve Interactive tried to do something that many other developers have forgotten to: experiment with and implement new things.Though ther...

5 December 2007
04:32 GMT

Melty Blood: Act Cadenza ver.B Unlockables (PC)

Melty Blood is a Japanese 2D fighting game, developed by Type-Moon and French-Bread (known as Watanabe Seisakujo prior to 2003), and is a spin-off to TYPE-MOON's visual novel game Tsukihime. It was featured at the international fighting game tournament Tougeki in 2006. It has also been adapted into a manga seri...

8 August 2007
06:49 GMT

Tekken: Dark Resurrection

Tekken is the kind of game that makes a fan of PC-based titles buy a console and forget the upgrades that he needs in order to play the latest RPG or strategy game. This happened when the first Tekken surfaced and continued as the Playstation evolved. The series is far from reaching its end, but the potential seems ...

8 August 2007
05:14 GMT

EA Announces New Marvel Super Hero Fighting Game Series!

Electronic Arts has made a very surprising announcement at Comic-con 2007! Apparently, EA Chicago will be developing a brand new Super Hero fighting game series using the Marvel license. Launching sometime during 2008, the game will hit Sony's PlayStation 3, and Microsoft's Xbox 360."We looked at past comic...

28 July 2007
09:34 GMT

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2

Releasing a game that doesn't make justice to the best and most famous anime series would be a real shame. Well, there are some fans that are pretty sure Pokemon is the best anime, but there are millions of anime-watchers that will always try to be home when another episode of Dragon Ball Z starts. That being s...

10 June 2007
16:47 GMT

Guilty Gear Dust Strikers Unlockables (Nintendo DS)

Guilty Gear Dust Strikers, or Guilty Gear DS is a fighting game of the Guilty Gear series for the Nintendo DS. It is modeled after Guilty Gear Isuka and also allows for four player fights. It is the first, and so far only, versus fighting game for the Nintendo DS to be released outside of Japan. Guilty Gear Dust Str...

26 April 2007
09:38 GMT

Guilty Gear Judgment Unlockables (PSP)

Judgment is a character in the Guilty Gear fighting game series, making his first appearance in the game, Guilty Gear Judgment. Judgment is a transformation of the main villain from the game, the evil scientist Raymond. He is also a playable character in Guilty Gear Raid of Arms with some improvements, including the...

24 April 2007
10:27 GMT


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