EVO 2023: Mortal Kombat 1 Introduces Reptile and The Banished in New Trailer

 

One of the most requested returning characters from the original Mortal Kombat cast makes his long awaited return along with a number of other "Banished" fighters, as NetherRealm Studios has showcased a new gameplay and story trailer for "Mortal Kombat 1" - which spotlights Reptile, Ashrah, and Havik!

Mortal Kombat 1 - Official Banished Trailer

Mortal Kombat 1 will be released on September 19, 2023 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

EVO 2023: Raven and Azucena Revealed for Tekken 8!

 

A fan favorite ninja who debuted from Tekken 5 returns, and a new fighter who is very much into coffee joins The King of Iron Fist Tournament 8!

Debuting during the Tekken 7 Finals over at this year's Evolution Championship Series - two new character trailers for Tekken 8 spotlight the returning Raven and the new challenger Azucena! Check them out below!

TEKKEN 8 — Raven Reveal & Gameplay Trailer
TEKKEN 8 — Azucena Reveal & Gameplay Trailer

Tekken 8 is currently in development.

EVO 2023: Garou: City of the Wolves Teaser Revealed by SNK!

 

One of the most eagerly anticipated fighting game sequels officially got a title thanks to the folks at SNK, as the previously untiled follow-up to "Garou: Mark of the Wolves" is now called "Garou: City of the Wolves"!

Shown at this year's Evolution Championship Series tournament, check out the short but sweet announcement trailer that shows the return of Rock Howard and Terry Bogard, as well as sound bit teases of other fighters from Mark of the Wolves!

FATAL FURY CotW / 餓狼伝説 CotW｜Teaser Trailer

Also known as Fatal Fury to westerners, the game now has an English title of "Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves"! No release date has been revealed for Garou: City of the Wolves, but SNK has promised more updates in the future as the game is currently in development!

EVO 2022: SNK Teases and Greenlights New Fatal Fury/ Garou Sequel!

 

After over 20 years since the last entry "Garou: Mark of the Wolves" was released, SNK is finally giving Fatal Fury/ Garou fans what they've long dreamed of and desired - as the company teases and greenlights a new sequel following the conclusion of The King of Fighters XV finals at this year's Evolution Championship Series aka EVO 2022!

Here's the teaser video uploaded by SNK following their DLC announcements for KOF XV and Rollback Netcode coming to Samurai Shodown! 

NEW FATAL FURY / GAROU | Teaser Trailer

Check out more details and info via SNK's Twitter page!

Evolution Championship Series 2019 - Catch the fighting game action this weekend!

In case you have nothing to do this weekend and enjoy watching Esports and Fighting Games, it's the annual Evolution Championship Series this weekend - meaning almost every pro-fighting game player in the world that you know and are a fan of are coming to this one... And there are big games in store for us to watch and root for.

As seen in the official EVO website, here's the lineup of games featured in this year's tournament - including new entries Mortal Kombat 11 and Samurai Showdown. Fan favorite games like Tekken 7, Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, and Dragonball FighterZ are back and will have some pretty heavy competition.

You can check out all the action at EVO's Twitch channel.

New characters revealed for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition ahead of EVO 2019

Leaked ahead of the upcoming Evolution Championship Series reveal that was planned this weekend and forcing Capcom to make things official afterwards, THREE NEW FIGHTERS are coming to "Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition" next week - and it's returning veteran E. Honda, Final Fight femme fatale Poison, and fellow Metro City resident yet newcomer to the Street Fighter universe Lucia!

Check out the announcement trailer below courtesy of Capcom!


Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition – E. Honda/Lucia/Poison Gameplay Trailer
E. Honda's return marks the complete reunion of the original Street Fighter II roster of World Warriors. It will be exciting to see what else Capcom has in store for fans and fighters in the coming days - including new surprise reveals if ever and of course new costume packs and bundles.

Street Fighter V is also Free To Play at the moment for any newbies to try out for a selected time. Catch it on PS4 and PC now.

ICYMI: Julia Chang and Negan are coming to Tekken 7 at the end of February

Revealed during this year's Evolution Championship Series tournament in Japan, Bandai Namco and Tekken series producer and lead Katsuhiro Harada unveiled a brand new trailer announcing the release dates of Julia Chang and Negan - the last two DLC characters coming to Season 2 of Tekken 7! Check out the trailer below, which sees Negan breaking the fourth wall of sorts!

Tekken 7 - Season Pass 2 : Julia Chang And Negan Trailer | PS4
Julia and Negan drop for Tekken 7 on February 28!

EVO Japan 2018: Watch the stream this weekend via Twitch!

This weekend marks a historic turn in the world of Fighting Games, as the Evolution Championship Series opens up a new tournament for fighters around the world to compete in at the land of the rising sun with "EVO Japan 2018"! The inaugural event began yesterday and runs for three days in Japan, bringing over 5,000 registered entrants and including games such as Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Blazblue Central Fiction, and The King of Fighters XIV among its selection of titles that fighters can brawl over for big prizes!

Check out the action via Evo Japan's official Twitch stream!

EVO 2017's Street Fighter V finals was the most viewed for a Fighting Game event

As one of the most recognizable video game properties on the planet, Street Fighter has always made its mark and presence felt in the Fighting Game Community and its tournaments - but it achieved a milestone at this year's Evolution Championship Series at Las Vegas for earning the distinction of being the "Most Viewed" segment during the EVO 2017 SFV Finals.According the official Capcom Pro Tour website - 5 million viewers tuned in to see the Top 8 players who made the finals duke it out against one another, with the final two being Tokido vs Punk for the grand finals and the Japanese player using Akuma emerging as the victor of that battle!

CPT x EVO Wrap-Up!
Check out this beautiful "CPT x EVO 2017" wrap up video from the folks at Capcom themselves.

ICYMI: EVO 2017 was HYPE - Jedah coming to MvCI, Geese to Tekken 7, & Abigail to SFV

And so ends another EPIC year of fighting game goodness gathered in a tournament event in Las Vegas - the 2017 edition of the annual "Evolution Championship Series" or EVO has ended, and with it comes a list of hard earned championships that were fought among some of the best of the BEST pro-gamers and fighting game players from around the world. If you want to check out the results, Shoryuken.com has it all listed in their EVO subsite.

Otherwise if you want a taste of things - here's the GRAND FINALS where Japan's Tokido took on the young American prodigy Punk in a match that's definitely going in history!


In addition, lots of REVEALS were made in the show that you just have to see!

MVCI - Jedah Gameplay
TEKKEN 7 - Geese Howard Reveal Trailer
SFV: Abigail Reveal Trailer
All I can do is quote what Tokido said in his winning speech - "Fighting Games are GREAT".

Street Fighter V: "A Shadow Falls" Update released & EVO 2016 on ESPN 2.

It's been a long wait for fans who have stuck around with the latest entry in the Street Fighter series, but now Capcom has delivered and released the newest update for "Street Fighter V" - which finally delivers the much anticipated "Story Mode" called "A Shadow Falls" - which bridges the gap between the events of Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter III and sees the final clash between the forces of Shadaloo and the World Warriors.


SFV: A Shadow Falls - Cinematic Story Release Trailer
For more details on Story Mode, as well as the newly added post-launch characters in Ibuki and Balrog, check out the Capcom-Unity page.

The month of July also brings that time of the year again when the world's greatest fighting game players gather together in one place - the Evolution Championship Series. This year marks a big turn in the e-sports scene, as Street Fighter V will be featured and streamed live during the EVO 2016 finals on July 17.

Street Fighter V TV Spot - EVO 2016 on ESPN2
Street Fighter V is available on PS4 and PC.

EVO 2014: Justin Wong wins and makes EVO MOMENT, Luffy Wins Ultra SF IV Tourney, and Tekken 7 announcement trailer!

In case you missed EVO 2014 - One of the biggest stages of e-sport Fighting Game professional competition, some good folks in YouTube have uploaded some of the BEST FIGHTS to come out of that glorious annual championship series, and here they are!

For the Finals in Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3... JUSTIN WONG VS FILIPINO CHAMP FOR THE ULTIMATE MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3 FINALS! 

WATCH FOR THE EVO MOMENT/ COMEBACK OF THE YEAR AT THE 12:35 MARK~!

UMVC3 EVO 2014 Winners Finals Filipino Champ vs Justin Wong
And of course for the Ultra Street Fighter IV Side...  MELTDOWN LUFFY VS BONCHAN!

EVO 2014 Meltdown Luffy VS Bonchan USF4 Grand Finals

And CONGRATULATIONS are in order for ALL THE WINNERS! Congrats to Justin Wong and Luffy for their respective victories!

 Also, TEKKEN 7 got teased... Gotta Love EVO 2014!!!
TEKKEN 7 Teaser
This is why I love FIGHTING GAMES... And can't wait for EVO 2015!!!