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Samurai Shodown at 33: The Edge That Stands the Test of Time
In 1993, SNK unleashed Samurai Shodown in arcades and redefined what a fighting game could be with a single slash. While Capcom dominated with Street Fighter II and Midway provoked with Mortal Kombat, the Japanese studio played a different tune: slow, surgical, deadly. Thirty-three years later, the franchise remains a textbook case that the industry has never truly managed to replicate.
Martial Blaze on PS5: The Fighting Game from State of Play That Deserves Your Attention
Amid the God of War deluge at June 2026's State of Play, a PS5-exclusive fighting game managed to capture the attention of those looking beyond Kratos. What makes this exclusivity so promising? First look at a title that could reinvent the genre on Sony's console, at a time when the fighting game scene is searching for its next major contender.
June 2026 State of Play: The PS5 Fighting Game Exclusive That Stole the Show
While the room erupted for God of War Laufey, another announcement quietly turned heads among versus fighting enthusiasts at June's State of Play. A PS5 exclusive built for combat game fans clearly made more of an impact than expected. Here's what we know about the title already flooding wishlists across the community.