The International Esports Federation (IESF) has announced that two major titles will feature in the upcoming IESF 13th Esports World Championship in Eilat, Israel. They include Valve's Dota 2 and Counter-Strike Global Offensive. The 13th Esports World Championship was supposed to take place in 2020, but it was cance

In case you weren't aware, this whole of February was Black History Month. With this iconic time coming to a close, let us celebrate and talk about our favourite and iconic black characters in video game history. Barret Wallace (Final Fantasy VII Remake) While the FFVII original version of Barret was fine, the 20

You never forget your first love. In Arc System Works' case, it's the Guilty Gear fighting game series, the one game that put the company back on the fighting game map. Since its memorable "rebirth" back in 2013 with Guilty Gear Xrd, many fighting game fans are wondering how the series can evolve from here on out. T

Controversial video game director Tomonobu Itagaki, renowned for creating the Dead or Alive series, rebooting the Ninja Gaiden franchise, dissing Tekken at one point, and releasing the travesty called Devil's Third, is back. He has returned to game development with a newly-formed studio called Itagaki Games accordin

The Xbox Game Pass is getting a bunch of new games this month starting from 7 January 2021. Comic book and fighting game fans can look forward to Injustice 2, while sports fans can play the eFootball PES 2021 Season Update. Check out the full list of games below: eFootball PES 2021 Season UpdateInjustice 2The Li

For more 2020 best games content, head here. #14: Granblue Fantasy Versus (PS4, PC) It's slim pickings for fighting games this year, unless you count season passes for Tekken 7 and new expansions for Mortal Kombat 11 and Street Fighter 5. But our lone pick, Granblue Fantasy Versus, is impressive on its own merits

2020 is coming to an end, but we need at least one major piece of news to cap off the year apart from the eventual winner of this year's Capcom Cup. So here's one: the winners of the Yoodo FV Major Cup tournament and the Flash Vision representatives of next year's EVO fighting game tournament in Las Vegas, USA. On t

The biggest game festival in Malaysia is back. The Level Up KL 2020: Play Day main the main online stream show will be held on the final two days, 28 and 29 November 2020, on the official Play app. You can download the app for mobile, or play it on the browser from your PC via this link. The two-day event wi

You thought Batista in Gears 5 isn't enough rasslin' for you? Try adding in The New Day. According to Xbox, the WWE three-man team The New Day will be featured as DLC characters in Gears 5. These include legend Kofi Kingston, Big E, and the guy whose ass I kicked in Tekken 3, Xavier Woods*. Obviously the latter i

The very first time that esports became medal events in a major international sporting event was in the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines. Now, esports will be returning as medal events in the upcoming 2021 SEA Games in Vietnam. According to One Esports, the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has a

Malaysia fighting game group Flash Vision will be hosting its FV Cup 2020 later this November, bringing a whole slew of fighting game folks and players together from all over Malaysia, be it the Klang Valley or the east sides of Sarawak and Sabah. This time, they come under the Level Up KL banner, meaning they have ful

This feature will be updated this whole weekend, since TGS 2020 is still ongoing. Check out the TGS 2020 schedule to see what's going on. This year's Tokyo Game Show may be online, but it isn't stopping developers and publishers from showcasing their awesome and upcoming games. Be it the latest Monster Hunter or Res

Yoshinori Ono, the man who launched Street Fighter IV with his team and DIMPS, as well as reinvigorated the fighting game scene starting in 2008, is leaving Capcom after 30 years of service. An official post on his Twitter account has confirmed this. He said he will resign his position as Capcom's Street Fighter brand

Anime fans who are bummed out by COVID-19 putting a kibosh on offline event plans can be assured that Animangaki is still on for 2020. Online, that is, for 21st to 23rd August. If you're a fighting game fan, then there's extra good news as organizers Infinite Carnage are teaming up with the anime expo to host a slew o

Just a few hours ago, Japan's fighting game publishers did an online roundtable via livestream for all to see. We're talking representatives from Capcom, Bandai Namco, Arc System Works, SNK, Arika, and Koei Tecmo. Here's a roundup of what's been revealed during the livestream, in case you missed it this morning or jus

There may be no EVO 2020, but at least we'll have the best fighting game makers in the business converge and talk industry stuff this weekend. Arc System Works, Arika, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Koei Tecmo, and SNK will be hosting the Japan Fighting Game Publisher Roundtable this 1st August at 8am GMT+8. The companies' res

Sad news for fighting game fans who wish to visit The Philippines for some REV Major action this year. Organizers Gariath Concepts and PlayBook Esports announced that this year's REV Major is cancelled due to COVID-19 still messing up the world. The organizations and its partners will be working towards next year's RE

Bad news, fighting game fans in Southeast Asia. The region's premier fighting game tournament for this year is postponed thanks to the offline esports killer known as COVID-19 coronavirus. The tournament will instead come back in 2021. The tournament is renowned for hosting the regional portion of Capcom Pro Tour (Str

Fighting game fans are in for a treat, as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be getting a new character in its roster. Unfortunately, it's not someone you may be clamouring for. Instead of characters like Travis Touchdown, you're getting that Asian caricature from Nintendo's other fighting game Arms. That's right: Min Mi

The National Electronic Sports Federation Of The Phillippines (NESFP) recently began operating in last year's 2019 SEA Games, with nine countries in the region competing in the Olympic-sanctioned medal tally esports events. With over a decade of experience in esports and accomplished athletes, the federation has outlin