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• Square Enix cans arcade tournaments after more death threats

  Four arcade tournaments across Japan have been binned after Square Enix received death threats. Again.

• Tekken 7 adds new fighter Leroy Smith and returning martial artist Zafina

  Bandai Namco revealed the first details on Tekken 7’s third season, including the return of martial artist Zafina and the introduction of Leroy Smith, a brand new fighter to the series.

• Evo 2019 proves that fighting games could be the number one esport - but in presentation, fighting tournaments lag behind

  Another year’s Evolution Championship Series is in the books. As ever, it was an amazing showcase of how brilliant an esport fighting games can be – but the challenges for this community are more apparent than ever.

• Evo 19: here's every winner, and footage of every finals match-up

  Evo 19 has come to an end, so now’s the perfect time to catch up on all the incredible matches.

• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 character roster - how to unlock every character

  Square Enix might have taken flak for its almost-but-not-quite versions of the movie Avengers, but there’s another Marvel game that you can play right now, packed to the rafters with superheroes more faithfully recreated from their comic-book designs.

• Here's your first look at Sindel in Mortal Kombat 11

  Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon gave us our first look at Sindel today, an upcoming DLC character for Mortal Kombat 11.

• The myth and magic behind the new Mortal Kombat 11 characters

• Mortal Kombat 11 character roster: every fighter leak and announcement far

  Ripping out spines is back – though if we’re honest, it never really left, right? Mortal Kombat 11 is here, and it’s bringing back a mixed character roster of returning brawlers and brutal newcomers.

• Mortal Kombat 11 Koins, Hearts and Time Crystals guide: How to farm easy Kurrency

  There’s a lot of grinding in Mortal Kombat 11.

• Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Free Edition is out now for PC and Steam, but it's a disaster

  Dissidia Final Fantasy has the potential to be one of gaming’s greatest crossovers, but not even being free can help fix the problems with the latest entry.

• The best guest characters in fighting game history

• Jump Force reviews round-up, all the scores

  Jump Force releases on February 14 but you can check out the reviews now.

• Killer Mortal Kombat 11 official cover revealed

  Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon shared a first look at the official cover art for Mortal Kombat 11.

• Soulcalibur 6 unlockables: how to unlock Inferno, plus the lowdown on extra Create a Soul armor

  SoulCalibur 6 isn’t exactly big on unlockables, but there are one or two extras you’ll want to unlock as a priority.

• From Thanos to Skeletor, here's some of the best SoulCalibur 6 character creations

  SoulCalibur 6‘s character creator is one of the coolest, most open-ended parts of the new fighter – and fans are having an absolute ball with it.

• Players are using SoulCalibur 6's character customization to give Lizardman an enormous knob

  SoulCalibur 6‘s create-a-soul mode is impressive stuff – so of course fans are using it to corrupt characters and troll online.

• Soulcalibur 6 reviews round-up, all the scores

  Soulcalibur 6 is the first mainline entry in the melee fighting series since the 2012 sequel, and a lot is riding on its success.

• Check out Soulcalibur 6 Libra of Souls gameplay footage with a custom fighter

  Arekkz tries out Soulcalibur 6’s character creator, and takes his fighter for a spin in the Libra of Souls campaign.

• Dragon Ball FighterZ Roster - every playable character announced so far

  From its years of very rich, complicated lore, Dragon Ball FighterZ has a lot of characters to choose from… But that hasn’t stopped series creator Akira Toriyama from designing a brand-new character for the Dragon Ball FighterZ roster. The mysterious Android 21 has now been confirmed as playable, transforming into a Majinn-like appearance to join […]