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Riot Games is winding down 2XKO active development in December

Riot Games is ending active development on 2XKO in December after the fighter failed to build a large enough retained audience. The team will keep the game available, but the …

News Game Developer · 4 weeks, 2 days ago
GigaBash’s Ultraman Zero DLC Brings Two New Characters, Crackling with Rivalry

GigaBash is adding Ultraman Zero and Ultraman Belial as a new DLC pair, pushing the roster to 30 fighters. The update leans hard into their light-versus-dark rivalry, with Zero built …

Official XBox Wire · 2 months ago
Tekken 8 game director Kohei Ikeda has left Bandai Namco

After two decades at Bandai Namco, Tekken 8 director Kohei Ikeda has left the studio. For fighting-game teams, that kind of long-tenured leadership change can matter as much as a …

News Game Developer · 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Tekken 8 director Kohei Ikeda leaves Bandai Namco just months after Katsuhiro Harada's exit

Bandai Namco has lost another long-time Tekken leader: director Kohei Ikeda is out after 20+ years at the company. For teams shipping live fighting games, that kind of turnover can …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 3 months, 3 weeks ago
SNK announces new studio lead by Tekken veteran Katsuhiro Harada

SNK is backing a new studio from Tekken veteran Katsuhiro Harada, with plans to make VS Studio a consolidated subsidiary. For developers, the interesting part is less the branding and …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 4 months, 1 week ago
Invincible VS™ brings its brutal brand of fighting to life using Unreal Engine 5

Quarter Up's Invincible VS™ leverages Unreal Engine 5 to deliver a high-octane 3v3 tag fighting experience at 60 fps. This game showcases advanced graphics and fluid animations, making it a …

Official Unreal Engine · 5 months ago