According to a recent interview on Japan's Weekly Famitsu (via Twinfinite), Capcom's Head of Consumer Games Developer Division 1/Resident Evil lead Jun Takeuchi and Bandai Namco's newly-appointed General Manager (and still Tekken boss) Katsuhiro Harada was asked to give their thoughts about PlayStation's next-generatio

One would assume the South Korean or Japanese players would at least be the finalists in Evo Japan 2019's major Tekken 7 tournament. Pakistan's Arslan_Ash and The Philippines' AK ended up proving doubters and non-believers wrong with their display of technical know-how. First up, we have Arslan_Ash fighting tooth and

In case you missed it, we did a pretty lengthy and bombastic awards feature spanning across 6 days just before 2018 ended. Why? Because we're timely and crazy like that. If you'd like to find out what the best and worst games/gaming trends are, just check out Days One to Five below. Just remember; it's just our opinio

Welcome again, fellow viewers, readers, and game fans. This is Day Two of our first-ever awards feature. Head here for Day One. Otherwise, keep reading, friend. Day Two's theme is esports-centric. Which esports game sports is the hardest & fastest & has the most "competitiveness"? Is "competitiveness" ev

Since the season of giving is still ongoing this month, this piece will be updated periodically. Welcome to Kakuchopurei's first-ever holiday gift guide special, where we suggest a bunch of games and gaming-related hardware for you to buy. Treat this feature as a guide to help shop awesome pop culture gifts for your

Chalk one up for Bandai Namco and Katsuhiro Harada for keeping the Iron Fist tournament alive; Tekken's roster is getting a little more colourful. After the Tekken World Tour Finals, the company announced the remaining 3 characters for the Season 2 pass: veterans Marduk, Armor King, and Julia who is rocking a "sexy gi

It's the end of 2018 and already, there are a few competitive games to look out for that right now. These top competitive games came out this year and seem to show a lot of potential growth in the next few years. Dragon Ball FighterZ Let's start with the most obvious entry this year: Arc System Works has done good fo

Southeast Asian's fighting game scene takes a step towards the mainstream with the recent South East Asia Major 2018 fighting game tournament. With titles like Street Fighter V to even upcoming 3D weapons-based epic SoulCalibur VI (out next week BT dubs), this year's highlights are looking just as exhilarating as this

Top image credit: Syed Adnan Update: If you want the results & highlights, head here. This coming weekend will be full of 1v1 high-level action. That's right: the South East Asia Major 2018 fighting game tournament is back again, attracting fans and pro players in Southeast Asia to fly down to Singapore for GameS

This feature is still being updated... It's that time of year again in Japan where every video game company in the country shows off their latest games, be it for consoles or for mobile. While TGS has been dominated by mobile games year in and year out, the spectacle of the event has yet to diminish. Thankfully in th

This story is still in development... This year's Evolution Championship Tournament boasts a number of cool finishes, upsets, and surprise moments. If you're a fighting game fan, you should know that these moments will echo in the annals of FGC history worldwide. Full disclosure: I recently got into BlazBlue Cross Ta

Tekken 7 is getting more characters for their new season which include the return of veteran fighters such as Lei Wulong and Anna Williams. However, the biggest announcement was the totally unexpected addition in the form the bat-swinging baddie, from AMC’s television show The Walking Dead, Negan. Introd

Another year, another grand fighting game tournament where the top players around the world duke it out for bragging rights & glory. EVO 2018 (short for Evolution Championship Series) is happening soon, and if you love your 2D and 3D fighting games (tagging or no tagging) you're going to love the everliving s*** ou

Last weekend (14 – 15 July) was a loud and a lit one for Battle Arena Malaysia. Between button smashing and filthy comebacks, both local and international fighting game players fought their best in the esports battleground much to the delight of the cheering spectators.     https://www.facebook.com/

The first ever community focused event in Malaysia, Ctl + Alt Gaming 2018, a.k.a CAG 2018 will be happening this weekend on the 31st of March 2018 till the 1st of April 2018 at the Jeffrey Cheah Hall, Sunway University. The event has the support of e-Sports Malaysia (ESM) and partnered with Games Fusion, MVP Mobile Are

Last weekend was quite a doozy for fighting game fans since it was a Final Round 2018 tournament extravaganza from March 16 to 18 (US time). Basically, it's a big-ass fighting game tournament taking place in Atlanta, Georgia of the USA, and highlights the start of the Capcom Pro Tour for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edi

Just a few hours ago, Red Bull Gaming and the Evolution Championship Series folks just announced the gaming lineup for their annual EVO Championship Series (or "Evo" for brevity's sake) tournament  for this year via Twitch. The games are: • Tekken 7 (Sunday Finals) • Super Smash Bros. 4 • Stre

Arc System Works came out biggest victors even before EVO 2018 Championships kicks off. Following the final lineup announcement today, EVO 2018 will include two games from the developer; the recently released Dragon Ball FighterZ and yet to be released BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle which is scheduled to drop in May

The biggest game convention in Southeast Asia (apart from ESGS and Thai Game Show) is back again for another year. Yep, GameStart 2018 is made official and will happen on October 13 and 14 in Singapore, with a theme on "fantasy". Just like the past few GameStarts, the South East Asia Major (SEAM) tournament will also

Seems like crossovers is the in-thing for fighting games nowadays. Fresh from the reveal that The Ninja Turtles are set to appear in Injustice 2 yesterday, Tekken 7 is getting a crossover with one of the biggest games of 2016 - Final Fantasy XV. In a surprising twist, Bandai Namco today unveiled an unprecedented DLC ad