Tekken’s cool new fighter is another illegitimate kid of fighting games’ worst dad

Over two decades after its debut, a unique, turn-based RPG based on the Samurai Shodown fighting game series (known as Samurai Spirits in Japan) is finally playable in English thanks to a group of dedicated translators and hackers.

A report by the Entertainment Software Association has found that 72% of children in the US want games-related products for Christmas, but only 22% have asked for physical games.

In 2013, Hasbro sent a cease-and-desist letter to the creators of a My Little Pony fangame called Fighting is Magic (it began as a fanart project called «Marevel vs. Clopcom»). While the creators, Mane6, accepted the cease and desist, they kept the basic idea and mechanics and used them to create an original game called Them's Fightin' Herds. Lauren Faust, producer of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic TV show, agreed to create a new cast of hoofed mammal fighters for the game and came up with the basics of a setting and story as well. Following an Indiegogo campaign that raised $586,346, Them's Fightin' Herds was released on Steam in early access.

Ubisoft’s Montreal and Quebec studios have traditionally been the lead developers on most mainline Assassin’s Creed titles, but the company has occasionally pulled in other teams to work on instalments as well. Recently, Ubisoft Bordeaux – which also developed Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s first expansion, Wrath of the Druids – released its first instalment in the series with Assassin’s Creed Mirage, and it looks like its association with the property isn’t done just yet.

Naruto’s latest fighting game faces criticism for some questionable voiceover lines, leading to accusations of AI manipulation.

Them's Fightin' Herds is scrapping some of its development goals as its studio looks to cease working on the game in the near future.

Bandai Namco has unveiled the full Tekken 8 PC system requirements and overall, they're pretty manageable—but, just like fellow fighting game Mortal Kombat 1 earlier this year, it's going to suck up an awful lot of your PC's storage space.

A new beat ’em up is on its way to Android via Netflix Games. Well, beat ’em up might be the wrong term. That would imply you beat anyone up. That doesn’t happen. In the world of Pillow Champ, there are no violent fights, only fun ones.

The developers behind the acclaimed indie fighting game Rivals of Aether have silently been working on a sequel for three years, and they're hoping it'll usher in a new generation of platform fighters.

Naughty Dog officially announced The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered recently for PS5, with new content like lost levels and a roguelike mode. It’s launching early next year, but some question whether a remaster is necessary. Others, like on Twitter, feel the developer should work on new titles instead of remastering old ones.

for 5e adds a lot of utility and lore to the much-loved Deck of Many Things magic item. For decades, players have been able to draw a card from the Deck for a random and sometimes game-changing effect. The newest version has been expanded in ways that will ensure players and DMs have resources of all kinds for almost any kind of game they want to run.

Amazon Prime members have some new goodies to claim in the month of November. Blizzard and Prime Gaming have announced a new set of cosmetic weapons available for players with a subscription to Amazon Prime.