News by Matt S. Nintendo has released the 4.0.0 update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the next big update in the ongoing development of the game. The big new addition that this one brings is the Dragon Quest Hero as a playable fighter, but there are a number of other…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. When I think about what defines Kill la Kill, I think of relentless energy – a hyperactive, kinetic, punk-like mashup of explosive, over-the-top action. If that sounds like it’s the perfect material for a fighting game, you’d be right, but it’s harder to pull off that…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Any week where there’s new Dead or Alive stuff to play is a good week, and this is a *very* good week, with two all-new characters to play with: Kula and Mai from the King of Fighters series. Related reading: Read my review of the base…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The newest DLC for Dead or Alive 6 has landed. This time around, it’s pirate costumes for the characters! From the amusing, to the short skirted, to the downright sexy, there’s a whole lot of amusing new costumes to add yet more value to the game.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Samurai Shodown is the next really exciting fighting game on the horizon. After Dead or Alive 6 and Mortal Kombat 11 earlier in the year, this 2D brawler promises a bit of both; the Japanese aesthetic, and the violent gore. The publisher is releasing trailers for…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Kitana! One of the most popular stars of Warner Bros’ gory death brawler, Kitana is a 10,000 year old princess that did indeed die in previous titles. But, of course, death isn’t the end in Mortal Kombat. Kitana was resurrected. Unfortunately for just about everyone, the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Warner Bros. has been cruel in making me wait for this one. The best Mortal Kombat character of all, Cassie Cage, has finally been confirmed for Mortal Kombat 11, and her trailer is just perfect. Cassie Cage is the daughter of Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I can’t think of many games that I’d rather play than something from my beloved Dead or Alive series. I discovered it with Dead or Alive 3, and haven’t looked back since. In fact, before Dead or Alive 3, I was a marginal fan of fighting…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Warner Bros. has continued the slow drip-feed of character trailers in the lead up to the release of Mortal Kombat 11, the latest in the goretastic goreporn b-grade horror-themed nightmare fighting series. Cage is one of the oldest characters in the series, and remains a popular…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If there’s one fighting game that I’m looking forward to almost as much as Dead or Alive 6, its Mortal Kombat 11. They’re the perfect antidotes to one another, really; Dead or Alive 6 plays to sexuality, with its gorgeous characters, sweaty bodies, and body-hugging and/or…
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