Article Fighting words | Everything we know about 2XKO (Project L), the Riot Games fighting game Here's everything we currently know about the upcoming fighting game from Riot Games. Feb. 22, 2024 Connor Makar
News FINALLY, A NAME | Riot Games' Project L finally has a real name: 2XKO is coming in 2025 to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S You can sign up right now for at-home testing, which should be coming some time this year. Feb. 22, 2024 Connor Makar
News TASTE IT | Peacemaker wants to get naughty with Mileena in his debut Mortal Kombat 1 trailer And John Cena is lending his voice to the hero. Feb. 22, 2024 Fran Ruiz
News PORTS ON PORTS | Pentiment and Grounded weren't the only Microsoft games announced for Switch today You've got plenty to make your way through, now. Feb. 21, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
Article MONEY MATCH | Tekken 8 community up in arms over plans to add premium currency to game, post-launch Folks seem mad about the sudden addition of microtransactions to Tekken 8, but should they be? Feb. 20, 2024 Connor Makar
News WON'T SUGARCOAT IT | 2B from Nier Automata has finally made it to Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Everyone loves 2B, and now she's back in fighting form. Feb. 20, 2024 Connor Makar
News PLAY TO VIN | Vin Diesel nearly got to play Tekken 6 before any of us, but the game's devs wouldn't trust him like family Don’t worry, it sounds like he wasn’t too furious. Feb. 19, 2024 Mark Warren
News MISTAKES WERE MADE | For its eighth anniversary, Capcom admits it messed up Street Fighter 5's launch All's forgiven now, though! Feb. 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
Article PLAY WISHLIST REPEAT | Demo dive! Jump into Steam Next Fest and try out some these neat demos We wade through the shallows and swim the deep end so you don't have to. Feb. 9, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News FISTS UP | After reappearing in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Virtua Fighter may be getting a reboot – report If it really is in development, you won't need to boot up Yakuza to play a modern port of one of the fighting genre's oldest IPs Feb. 8, 2024 Connor Makar
News EVO 2024 | Evo 2024 sets the stage for another year of exciting fighting game reveals and competition The tournament has just wrapped up its annual reveal, giving us an idea of what games are taking the main stage. Feb. 7, 2024 Connor Makar
Article TEKKEN STOCK | Tekken 8 is sadly missing in action in arcades for now – but its creators still strive to honor arcade culture Tekken 8 is the first title in the series to debut on console over arcades. But the game’s creators remain determined to honor Tekken’s arcade roots. Feb. 5, 2024 Alex Donaldson
Article QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS | 24 years later, no-one can quite agree on when exactly The Sims actually came out One year short of the franchise's big quarter-century anniversary, we set out to trace it back to its exact calendar roots. Feb. 4, 2024 Rebecca Jones 1 comment
News PRINTER GO BRRRRR | What are we even doing here, folks? Crunchyroll’s One Punch Man gacha game has an $1,000 character pack Even in the wondeful world of Gacha gaming, this is a bit too much. Feb. 2, 2024 Connor Makar 1 comment
News GOLDEN PANT GLORY | After 53 hours of mahjong, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth player finally buys 30 million yen golden underpants "It's a relaxing game." Feb. 1, 2024 Mark Warren
News DROPPED | Tekken 8's ending was 25 years in the making, and most players haven't even seen it If you're a fan of the series, you'll get a real kick out of this cliffhanger. Jan. 31, 2024 Connor Makar
News BOOSTING LARS | Tekken 8 boosters are already topping the leaderboards If you take a look at the leaderboard, you'll already see some day three Tekken gods. Jan. 29, 2024 Connor Makar
News SAIYAN'S, EVERYWHERE | So far, Goku and Vegeta alone make up 24 slots of Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s roster Gokus and Vegetas as far as the eye can see! Jan. 29, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News CALLED OUT | Tekken 8 fans desperately want a guest spot for FF7's Tifa, Harada responds: "We all know she is attractive" Tekken has previously featured a Final Fantasy character before. Jan. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News DRIPPED OUT | Leon, Goku, Blade! Tekken 8 players are going wild with the character customisation It's only day one, and people are going wild with the character creator. Jan. 26, 2024 Connor Makar
News NEXT BATTLE | Suffering from success: Tekken 8 hit with online issues due to server overload Update! This issue has now been fixed. Go have fun. Jan. 26, 2024 Connor Makar
Review TEKKEN THE TROPHY | Tekken 8 review: Back(dash), and better than ever Tekken 8 is a faster, hyper, and fuller package than before. A must-grab for fighting enthusiasts. Jan. 23, 2024 Connor Makar
News INSERT CREDIT | Want to get good at fighting games? There's a university course for that now Why else would you do a degree? Jan. 21, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News GET READY FOR THIS | Tekken 8's first DLC character is none other than series mainstay Eddy Gordo He'll be the first of four DLC characters as part of Tekken 8 season 1. Jan. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News SHEN IS HERE | Tired of waiting for the next Project L character reveal? You've got to check out this fan-made Shen design The second fan-made character design since the game's reveal, the community is hungry for new reveals. Jan. 14, 2024 Connor Makar
News THAT'S JUST SUPER | Sorry, Rocksteady fans, but the Suicide Squad devs were never making a Superman game Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was always the plan. Jan. 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke 1 comment
News AT THE FINISH LINE | Update: Tekken 8 producer shoots down recent Julia leak as fake The private video listing claimed to be of Julia has been addressed, and denounced. Jan. 9, 2024 Connor Makar 2 comments
Article 5 dumb (and AWESOME) things to look forward to in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth The Yakuza series might be silly at times, but it's also great. Jan. 4, 2024 James Billcliffe
Article KAWAII HAWAII | Is LAD: Infinite Wealth the most enticing Yakuza yet? | Preview Yakuza is such a long-running series that the big question is always the same: Do I need to play the other Yakuza games to enjoy Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth? Jan. 4, 2024 James Billcliffe 1 comment
News FIGHT OVER FIGHTERS | ‘Leroy and Raven will kick your ass’ - Harada hits back at fans accusing Tekken of racism "If you think you can just claim anything that way and it will pass, you are mistaken." Jan. 3, 2024 Mark Warren 2 comments
Guide The best PS2 games to play in 2024 It's time to take a trip back in time to one of the best generations of gaming. Jan. 1, 2024 Kelsey Raynor 1 comment
Article SUPER ART | VG247 GOTYs 2023: Street Fighter 6 In a packed year, Street Fighter 6 is a magical, unbeatable package that is easily one of the best games of 2023. Dec. 23, 2023 Alex Donaldson
News YOU CAN SMILE! | Hunter x Hunter is finally getting a fighting game, and it's coming from the devs behind Marvel vs Capcom 3 Let's just hope it's the good kind of fighting game; IYKYK. Dec. 19, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
Article COUNT ‘EM | Games you forgot came out in 2023 Yes, all of those games did come out in 2023. No, we don’t believe you when you say you remember that they all did. Dec. 18, 2023 Sherif Saed 1 comment
Review ROUND 2 | Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising review - A second chance well earned Since the initial release, fighting games have gone through a major shift. Granblue Fantasy Versus has too. Dec. 13, 2023 Connor Makar 1 comment
Article REPLAY IT AGAIN | The most boring-sounding Tekken 8 mode is the series’ most important innovation in years 'My Replay & Tips' was introduced later on in the Tekken 7 life cycle, but it might be Tekken 8’s secret weapon. Dec. 12, 2023 Dom Peppiatt
News RETURN OF THE KING | Tekken 8 gets a massive offline PS5 demo this week, Xbox and PC coming soon You want more Tekken 8? You got it; a huge new demo will be playable for the game from Thursday, December 14 on PS5. Dec. 12, 2023 Dom Peppiatt
Article GET YOUR DISC OUT | “It was absolutely necessary this time” Why Tekken 8 has so much on-disc content at launch The days of skinny fighting game launch content are (once again) over, as Tekken 8 dazzles with a packed offering on Day One. Dec. 12, 2023 Dom Peppiatt
Guide The best 3DS games to play in 2024 Zelda, Mario, Dragon Quest, Phoenix Wright, and even Metal Gear Solid. The 3DS had it all. Dec. 8, 2023 Kelsey Raynor
News I DO | Guilty Gear Strive is bringing back the bride-with-a-mission Elphelt Valentine But is she as scary as she was in Xrd? Dec. 8, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News ROGER THAT | Tekken 8 deluxe edition – with Roger, Eddy, Armour King and a new character – leaks from PSN store A massive slip up if legit. Harada can't catch a break from these storefronts. Dec. 7, 2023 Connor Makar 1 comment
News YOU'RE SQUIDDING ME | Mortal Kombat 1's Quan Chi uses too many tentacles for my liking in first gameplay trailer Seriously, what kind of guy uses tentacles like that? Dec. 4, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News FAMILY TIME | Move over TMNT, Street Fighter 6’s next big collab looks even better Here comes anime's current best-mum. Dec. 4, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News NEW ME | Sega is teasing a "new era, new energy," for The Game Awards, whatever that means Could this be a first look at the Sonic developer's super game? Dec. 3, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke