In Real Life

Mai Shiranui, Brought To Life

Mai Shiranui from King of Fighters isn’t real. But a few days ago in Taiwan, you could’ve swore she was.


January 5, 2012
Uncategorized

It’ll Be Mortal Kombat Vs. Street Fighter X Tekken Vs. King Of Fighters XIII For EVO 2012

Fighting games thrive on competition. And trash talk. Especially trash talk. For fans of video game brawling, the biggest — yet most respectful — competition is the annual EVO series, which brings fight-stick masters from around the world to fireball their way to ultimate supremacy.


December 2, 2011
In Real Life

The Best Part Of Fighting Games? The Stupid Quotes.

There’s a charm to fighting games that’s irresistible. I mean, aside from all the face-punching, the character rosters are usually insane, and there’s a tongue-in-cheek vibe that runs deep through most titles in the genre.


September 29, 2011
PlayStation

The King Of Fighters XIII Set To Rule In November

SNK Playmore’s latest entry in the long-running King of Fighters series won’t make its previously scheduled October release. Publisher Atlus, no stranger to minor delays, have pushed The King of Fighters XIII to November 22.


June 16, 2011
In Real Life

The Beautiful Fighting Game Art Of Stanley Lau

Stanley Lau has been asked by Capcom to provide the official artwork for the upcoming Street Fighter III 3rd Strike Online Edition. Being both an accomplished comic artist and a Street Fighter nerd, his work does not disappoint.


September 8, 2010
In Real Life

Enjoy The Best Of The King Of Fighters Movie

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If you thought the recent Street Fighter movie was bad, spare a thought for the King of Fighters movie, which is even worse.


July 2, 2010
In Real Life

Six Canadian Video Game Characters We Love

On July 1, 1867, two British colonies and a province of the British Empire merged together to form Canada. Today we celebrate our neighbours to the north with a look at the Canadian video game characters we love.


April 24, 2010

The Histories Of Fighting Games

Last week’s unveiling of Marvel Vs Capcom 3 came with an interesting walk-through by Capcom of their take on the history of fighting games.


January 21, 2010

SNK Shoots Out New KOF Sky Stage Screens

On January 22, Osaka-based developer SNK Playmore, best known for The King of Fighters, will be releasing its latest arcade… shoot ‘em up. Well, it does feature KOF game characters!


December 8, 2009
News

Metal Slug XX Coming To XBLA — In Japan, At Least — Next Year

Metal Slug XX, due out for Japanese PSPs this month, joins three other SNK arcade titles on Xbox Live Arcade in early spring, Siliconera reports. In the past SNK has released its Japanese, North American and European XBLA titles simultaneously.