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Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game - Heart Over Execution
Resurrected by Gameplay Group after cancellation, Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game arrives burdened by constraints: limited budget, hand-drawn animation, controversy surrounding Mike Zaimont, and demanding gameplay that isn't for everyone. The result is a sincere fighting game, technically original, but clearly unfinished. Not a disaster, not a clear success—an endearing project that deserved better in terms of both development and circumstances.
KOF '96 at 30: The Game That Reinvented 2D Fighting
Thirty years after its Neo-Geo debut, The King of Fighters '96 remains the understated linchpin of an entire generation of fighting games. Not the most celebrated, but arguably the most decisive: this episode broke from the rigid team structures inherited from Capcom's franchises, introduced a radical offensive gameplay system, and laid the groundwork for total crossover integration in 2D fighting. An anniversary worth examining beyond nostalgia.
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero: The Ambitious DLC That Wants to Change Everything
Released in October 2024, Dragon Ball Sparking Zero finally receives a major DLC. Bandai Namco detailed the contents in an eight-minute video: far beyond the usual character pack bundles, this expansion appears intent on fixing the base game's shortcomings. One major unknown remains: the price. The question isn't trivial for a community already accustomed to spending on additional content since launch.
DC Announces Surprise Fighting Game, and It's Not Injustice 3
A new DC fighting game is officially in the works, featuring a roster of characters from the comics universe. It's not Injustice 3, not a direct sequel to the NetherRealm license: DC is taking a different direction. That's both good news and bad news. Good, because the franchise has been dormant since Injustice 2 in 2017. Bad, because the absence of Mortal Kombat creators in the loop drastically changes expectations around production quality.
Marvel Tokon: The Open Beta That Has Everything to Prove
Less than three weeks before its PS5 and PC launch, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is hosting an open beta packed with content. Arc System Works, Marvel, and PlayStation have something to demonstrate: that this fighting game can carve out lasting space in a genre locked down by Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8. The beta is the first real test of that ambition. What it offers—and what it still keeps hidden—deserves a close look.
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.