In honour of Street Fighter's Red Cyclone wrestler man-guy Zangief's birthday next week (on 1st June), we cherry-pick 20 of our favourite bone-crunching and damage-dealing command grabs throughout fighting game history. Rules? It has to be a command grab that can't be blocked. Special AND super moves apply. Enjoy the

Earlier today, the Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2019 took place earlier today. Game Freak's Pokémon Sword & Shield won both Game Of The Year and Best RPG. However, the biggest winner of the night was arguably Kojima Productions' Death Stranding, who managed to grab the most awards. These include Best Graphic

Malaysia fighting game organization Flash Vision are teaming up with Yoodo to launch the Yoodo FV Major Cup 2020. Its main draw? To give the best Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 players a chance to get sponsored to go to EVO 2021. The Yoodo FV Major Cup will consist of 5 qualifiers and 1 grand final which will feature t

Update (9th Feb): Added a new guide on how to deal with Lowain's Yggdrasil Super and a Lowain vs Charlotta high-level analysis. Update (14th Feb): Added a Skybound Arts and Super Skybound Arts punish guide. Update (10th March): Added Narmaya and Beelzebub tips & bread n' butter combos. Update (13th April): Added ad

Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One Genre: Hellscape Remodeling Simulation Using Guns & Grit Some people say that having too much of a good thing can instil nausea & repetition, like how you can't eat too much chocolate cake or Famous Amos cookies. Clearly these people need to try out Doom Eternal, because it's shovin

Tekken 7's final season 3 DLC fighter is finally arriving next week on 24 March 2020 in the new 3.30 update; Southeast Asian Muay Thai champion Fahkumram. He will come with a brand new stage called the Cave of Enlightenment, as well as a couple of unique costumes and cosmetics. In the release date trailer, we can see

Want to be the first to get your hands-on with Arc System Works' latest? Then jump on to the game's closed beta right now.  The actual beta will take place from 16th to 19th April, which will lead to its eventual release later this year. The beta will give you access to 7 characters: Sol Badguy Ky Kiske May Ax

Malaysia's two weeks of movement restrictions have begun, and Humble Bundle has coincidentally kicked off a Capcom Mega Sale that has around 13 and a half days left to go at the time of writing. On the US$1 (RM4.36) or more tier, we've got the Mega Man Legacy Collection, side-scrolling action game Strider, the first e

The two most prolific Japanese pro fighting game players recently duked it out in Street Fighter V to sort out a two-year long rivalry in first-to-10 battledom. The duo in question? Daigo Umehara and Tokido. These two fighting game legends are Japan's "god of fighting games": both Daigo Umehara and Tokido has been in

Cygames recently announced that it will no longer be sponsoring Cygames Beast due to conflict of interest; they are after all developing the new fighting game Granblue Fantasy: Versus. Because of this, the following players will be let go: Daigo Umehara, legendary Street Fighter player PR Balrog Infexious Fuudo, w

Review originally published on 10th February. We pushed it to 2nd March as the game will finally be out for the US.  Platform: PS4 Genre: 2D anime fighting game with Street Fighter footsies Size isn't everything, but when it comes to fighting game rosters, it's usually quality and quantity. And Granblue Fantasy: V

These days, we've been seeing a diverse addition to fighting game rosters. Granblue Fantasy: Versus features Ladiva, a female wrestler who happens to look like a buff male, speaks in a husky voice with a dainty tone, and rocks a sweet moustache and beard combo. And following this weekend, Street Fighter V: Champion Edi

If you're a retro video game fan, you owe it to yourself to watch Hi Score Girl. It blends a cute love story with old-school gaming knowledge bombs and trivia, capturing the 80s and 90s period authentically in anime form. We're talking Street Fighter II Guile handcuff nonsense and Final Fight perfect runs, yo! The sec

Capcom has updated its list of Platinum Titles on the official website, with the most recent total sales numbers as of 31 December 2019. The Platinum Titles consists of games with sales of more than one million units since launch. The company already has over 90 titles that have sold more than one million units, which

Mobile game publisher and Granblue Fantasy owners Cygames revealed the sales numbers of their new spin-off fighting game, and it's a doozy. Granblue Fantasy: Versus sold strong numbers in Asia (Japan, Southeast Asia, etc.) with a healthy 150,000 copies on its first day in the market. For comparison's sake, here are th

A brand new fighting game has entered the field. It's a beautiful and vibrant game called Granblue Fantasy: Versus (GBVS) developed by Arc System Works, who are well-known for their works on anime-style fighting games. To many, GBVS might seem like a brand new game featuring a brand new concept, but it isn't. Rather,

Professional footballer Gareth Bale, who currently plays for the La Liga's Real Madrid FC and the Welsh national football team, has launched an esports team of his own called Ellevens Esports, in partnership with 38 Entertainment Group. Welcome to Ellevens, my new team! Follow @ellevensesports 🎮 for all updates

Dragalia Lost is still a-tickin' in 2020 with its new Gala summoning event and a slew of new stuff. One of them is this crossover with Capcom featuring everybody's favourite giant-killing simulator. The game's timed event is called Primal Crisis, and it'll last from 28th January until 17th February PT. Here's a tra

*This article is still under development since the tournament schedule may not be final and may change at any given time. EVO Japan 2020 is tomorrow and will feature the best of Japan, Asia, and America duking it out for glory and the top spot in many fighting games. Said titles include Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, Bl

The folks at EVO Japan 2020 just revealed its prize payout chart and it clearly showcases which fighting game its organizers, publishers, and sponsors are solely focused on. So to recap, these are the 1st place prizes for the respective games. Street Fighter V: US$9,000. Tekken 7: US$9,000. BlazBlue- Cross Tag B