Prepare for more not-so-heroic superpowered combat. A GameStop poster leaked to Polygon (opens in new tab) seemingly confirms the existence of Injustice 2, the sequel to the popular 2013 DC Comics fighting game from the Mortal Kombat studio. According to the leak, the poster is meant to be distributed with …
Read More »The Outsider: Of course players are rage-quitting Street Fighter 5
The Outsider is a weekly column written by an author looking at the games industry from the outside. The views of The Outsider do not necessarily represent those of the GamesRadar+ team Nobody cares. I hate to be the one to tell you, but most of what occurs during the …
Read More »You can try Mortal Kombat Xs new characters right now, for free
If you thought the recently-released characters for Mortal Kombat X (opens in new tab) seemed cool, but weren’t sure if you wanted to throw down $20/£16 for them, developer NetherRealm wants to help you make up your mind. Fire up your copy of Mortal Kombat X and for the next …
Read More »Yoshinori Ono says sorry, as Street Fighter 5s server problems gradually improve
Street Fighter 5 (opens in new tab)’s live launch has… not been smooth. While initial complaints about the game’s lacking single-player content are one thing – Challenge mode is being held back until March, while a properly fleshed-out Story campaign isn’t due until June, both as free updates – online …
Read More »Street Fighter 5s beta is coming back, but a bit more carefully this time
The Street Fighter 5 (opens in new tab) PS4 beta is starting up again, but very, very tentatively. Capcom is kicking off the first of two European stress tests for the SF5 beta, and if all goes according to plan, more tests will begin in North America and Asia soon …
Read More »You son of a bitch! Mortal Kombat X DLC recreates films most famous handshake
You can already play as the Predator (opens in new tab) in Mortal Kombat X (opens in new tab), but now you can also celebrate your love of what is undoubtedly one of the finest action movies ever created – or at least, one of the most quotable – with …
Read More »Yoshinori Ono says Street Fighter 5 will be something that nobody is expecting
It’s been a long time coming but Street Fighter 5 (opens in new tab) is going to be very much worth the wait according to an interview with long time franchise producer Yoshinori Ono in the new issue of Edge Magazine (opens in new tab). The support given to the …
Read More »Classic PlayStation franchises that deserve a comeback
An earlier version of this article was posted on this website in 2012. If only… There’s a good chance that many of you reading this have yet to turn 20 years old. And you know what that means? You’re younger than PlayStation. As of December 3rd, 2014 (hey, that’s today!), …
Read More »Hello Kitty X Street Fighter is the cutest crossover ever
Capcom’s Street Fighter series has crossed over with just about every franchise out there, from Spider-Man to SNK, but the brawlers have never looked all that adorable during the team-ups. That’s not a problem for Hello Kitty X Street Fighter, a line of toys that recast Kitty and her friends …
Read More »Gamings 19 most impractical swords: A metalworker and master fencer weigh in
Blades of steel Oh sure, Cloud Strife’s person-sized Buster Sword looks pretty cool…but if you were going toe-to-toe with an opponent, you’d probably be better off with a plastic butter knife for a weapon. Video games and real-world science get along like vegans and cannibals–for proof, just look at how …
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