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Arc System Works is porting BlazBlue Centralfiction to PS5 with rollback netcode, cross-play with Steam, four new text languages and new Training Mode features. New character Trinity Glassfille will follow after the PS5 version launches.
Arc System Works' first Year 1 Pass fighter, Phoenix Cyclops, joins MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls on November 2 with a Dark Phoenix transformation fuelled by Solar Shards. The game's first PS Store sale and a three-hour PS Plus Game Trial are live now.
Type-Moon, French-Bread and Aniplex have dated Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina for April 22, 2027 across PS5, PS4, Switch 2, Switch, Xbox One and Steam. The release-date trailer confirms White Len, a new Gauntlet mechanic, a Kinoko Nasu story mode, and a beginner-friendly one-button Act control scheme.
Riot will stop active development on 2XKO in December 2026, less than a year after launch. Lux still arrives September 8 and Samira in October, every champion is now unlocked, KO Points purchases are refunded in full, and the servers stay online beyond 2026.
Arc System Works' 4v4 Marvel tag fighter unlocked on August 6 for PS5 and PC with 20 characters across five teams, a five-arc Episode mode, the roguelike All-Star Arena and Arcadia Rumble - an eight-player chibi beat-'em-up only explained days before launch. Phoenix Cyclops leads the season pass, and a leaked 21st fighter is still officially unacknowledged.
The hand-drawn 2D fighter based on Avatar: The Last Airbender runs a closed beta from July 2-5 for anyone who pre-orders, ahead of a July 23 launch with 12 fighters, rollback netcode and full crossplay.
Arc System Works revealed Robo-Ky's full trailer at EVO 2026. The Season 5 Pass fighter arrives July 2 alongside Blazing Pass Duel 2: Ennui Protocol, which adds a Queen Dizzy outfit, a Thunderseal weapon skin, Haunted colours and an in-game music playlist.
EVO 2026 opens in Las Vegas on June 26 with 5,774 entrants across 12 games. Riot's 2XKO storms into the Arena Finals in its Vegas debut, Marvel Tokon offers playable Magneto demos ahead of its August 6 launch, and Capcom is widely expected to hold its biggest Street Fighter 6 news for Sunday's finals.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is playable at EVO 2026, and the demo build includes newly revealed Knights of Doom villain Magneto. Arc System Works and PlayStation Studios' 4v4 tag fighter launches on PS5 and PC on August 6 with a 20-character roster, cross-play, and a motion-comic Episode Mode.
Riot Games' free-to-play 2v2 fighter 2XKO has earned a spot in the EVO 2026 Arena Finals in its Las Vegas debut, drawing 1,080 entrants chasing a $135K+ pot. Newest champions Senna and Thresh are tournament-legal, and top names like SonicFox headline a scene that has matured remarkably fast since the game's January launch.
Capcom shipped Street Fighter 6's Ingrid update today, putting the final Year 3 DLC character on the roster across PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The patch also bundles Outfit 3 DLC for Ingrid, Alex, C. Viper and Sagat, gives every character a free DriveTech Wear costume, and adds the new Avatar Arcade and Random Avatar Matches modes.
SNK marks Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves' first birthday with DLC character Wolfgang Krauser, the Wolves' Destiny story mode, Ring Out battles, a UI overhaul, a $19.99 Standard Edition, and a Masami Obari anime short.
Bandai Namco has released an emergency patch for Tekken 8, adjusting Heat Dash combo starters and increasing Heat State costs across the roster to address the overpowered meta that emerged after Season 3 launched.