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By Lewis LarcombeVerified|February 26, 2025|0 Comment
Some dreams are meant to stay just that—dreams. A Bayonetta fan recently found that out the hard way after asking Hideki Kamiya to work his magic and slip the sultry Umbra Witch into Tekken 8. Since launching in 2024, Tekken 8 has thrilled fighting game fans worldwide, already welcoming Final Fantasy XVI’s Clive Rosfield as a guest character...
By Lewis LarcombeVerified|January 22, 2025|1 Comment
Well, it didn’t take long for Nintendo’s shiny new toy, the Switch 2, to steal the gaming spotlight. Officially unveiled last week, it boasts a sleek black design, a teaser trailer for a fresh Mario Kart, and backwards compatibility for most Switch games. Naturally, fans have been buzzing about what games might grace its launch lineup, from the...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|January 15, 2025|0 Comment
Update: Story bumped forward to 15 January. The biggest fighting game tournament of this year just revealed its gaming line-up, though by accident. Originally planned for 14th January, the Evo Events YouTube page's scheduled post had a thumbnail that revealed the game line-up for 2025's tournament (via Fighting-Games Daily). They are: St...
By KakuchopureiVerified|December 23, 2024|0 Comment
2024. This is the year where Kakuchopurei did well if we're being honest. From multiple special debut screenings for Deadpool & Wolverine and Sonic The Hedgehog 3 to a growing YouTube channel with loads of insightful and/or funny content to go through that's part video games and part pop culture, to the multitude of game reviews and features we...
By Lewis LarcombeVerified|December 13, 2024|0 Comment
Clive Rosfield from Final Fantasy 16 is officially joining Tekken 8 as the final character of the Year 1 pass, launching with early access on 16 December. Revealed at The Game Awards, he’ll be joining iconic fighters like Jin Kazama and Kazuya Mishima. Before the reveal, fans had plenty of guesses, from Goro Majima to Young Sheldon, but Clive ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|December 9, 2024|0 Comment
This year's biggest 3D fighting game tournament, the Tekken World Tour 2024, has its grand champion. The winner of the long-spanning worldwide tournament series from Bandai Namco is VARREL|Rangchu who has stayed strong with his trademark Kuma play. While considered a mid-tier character at best, Rangchu made the bruising bear work and placed the ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|December 4, 2024|0 Comment
Next year, Japan is being graced with the awesome fighting game tournament presence of EVO Japan 2025. The annual Japan-focused fighting game tournament will be taking place at Tokyo Big Sight from 9 May 2025 to 11 May 2025. The following fighting games will be featured. 1v1 tournaments Street Fighter 6 Tekken 8 Guilty Gear Strive ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|October 12, 2024|0 Comment
Bandai Namco and Nike are collaborating once again for new game-related fashion gear, this time for the biggest 3D fighting game of this generation. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Tekken franchise, Nike's .SWOOSH line will be releasing a special edition of the Nike Air Foamposite One basketball shoes. This Tekken-branded pair of shoes ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|October 7, 2024|0 Comment
Thailand's premiere fighting game tournament is in its 2024 iteration and it's bigger than ever. The Bangkok, Thailand, tournament features a slew of fighting games like Street Fighter 6 and Guilty Gear Strive, with chief of them being Tekken 8. This is because Thaiger Uppercut is the final location (Master Event) of the Tekken World Tour 2024 c...
By KakuchopureiVerified|September 16, 2024|0 Comment
Southeast Asia has its SEA Majors, Thailand has its Thaiger Uppercut, and France has its Ultimate Fighting Arena fighting game event that took place from 14 to 16 September GMT+8. Placed on an international pedestal, UFA 2024 is hosted in Paris, France, and features the best fighting game players from around the world competing for top spots in ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|August 3, 2024|1 Comment
If you've been following me for a while, you know I'm the guy who covers and talks about all things fighting games. Whether it's good old-fashioned 1-on-1 fisticuffs at the streets, or 2v2/3v3 superheroic nonsense, I just love talking about them and going in-depth with the genre aspects: lore, competitive bits, gameplay, history, what-have-you. ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|July 22, 2024|0 Comment
At the start of the Tekken 8 top 6 tournament at EVO 2024, Tekken producers Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray showcased a new video teasing the next character in the Season 1 Pass DLC. And yes, it's who you think it is despite exaggerated rumours. After stating that he's completely dead last year, the Tekken developers decide to bring Heihachi...
By KakuchopureiVerified|July 21, 2024|3 Comments
Disclaimer: This article will be updated with live results as the tournament progresses. The biggest fighting game tournament in the world is back again for this year's iteration, and still taking place in grand Las Vegas. EVO 2024 will feature the best players from around the world competing in the latest fighting games in a 3-day span from ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|July 14, 2024|0 Comment
Tekken 8, the latest 3D fighting game from Bandai Namco, is still going strong in the fighting game esports circuit despite some setbacks brought in by the game's first DLC character/long-time capoeira fighter Eddy Gordo. As a result, the game's 1.05 patch fixed a lot of issues and changed up the game's meta. How's it looking? According to top p...
By Ali'sha HarrisVerified|July 12, 2024|0 Comment
Bandai Namco has recently announced the release dates of the second DLC character, Lidia Sobieska, who will be joining Tekken 8 earlier than anticipated. Lidia is showcased in a new trailer displaying her combat skills as she battles several fighters, including Leroy, Feng, Jin, and Reina. Her fighting style is centred on traditional Karate,...
By Ali'sha HarrisVerified|July 9, 2024|0 Comment
Nike and Bandai Namco have teamed up to launch a special collection of sneakers inspired by the popular 3D fighting game, Tekken 8. Named the "Tekken 8 x Nike Air Foamposite One Fist," this collaboration is part of Tekken's 30th anniversary celebrations and is based on two iconic characters: Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama. The first desi...
By KakuchopureiVerified|July 8, 2024|0 Comment
The Malaysia Fighting Game Community group celebrates its 12-year anniversary with a pleasant surprise for diligent fighting game players: a dedicated space for fighting game training. Starting next week on 11 July, Flash Vision will launch the MyFGC Dojo KL/Selangor, a new place for the fighting game community to train in. The dedicated space i...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|July 2, 2024|2 Comments
Malaysia's biggest fighting game tournament is back once again in its 2024 iteration, brought to you by Flash Vision (FV). FV Major 2024 will feature many top players from across the world competing in Malaysia, featuring games like Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8. The tournament will also be the next stop in the following tournament circuits: Tek...
By KakuchopureiVerified|July 1, 2024|0 Comment
One of this year's other big fighting game tournament just came and went during the weekend: the Community Effort Orlando fighting game tournament (or CEO 2024). This year's show took place in Daytona Beach, Florida from 29 June to 1st July GMT+8, and features a Tekken World Tour Master Event circuit alongside other notable fighting game tournam...
By KakuchopureiVerified|June 26, 2024|0 Comment
2024 will play host to yet another video game event, this time from the team that brought you the annual Malaysia-based sneaker convention SneakerLAH. SneakerLAH will be dipping its toes in the game convention/expo circuit with its upcoming gaming event EsportsLAH. In collaboration with organization GamesMY Esports, the event will feature esport...
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