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Bride and groom that played Soul Calibur 2 at their wedding reveal more of their story including how they are tournament organizers We recently highlighted a wedding in which the bride and groom competed against one another in a Soul Calibur 2 set. Though they considered this to be their "real first dance," they did actually do a traditional first dance during ...

Bride and groom that played Soul Calibur 2 at their wedding reveal more of their story including how they are tournament organizers
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/07/sc2-wedding-tournament-organizers/

Nintendo is suing the U.S. government, demands refund with interest over 'unlawful' tariffs It was quite the controversy when Nintendo first revealed that the Switch 2 would be selling at a retail price of $449.99 USD. Fans were quick to point out that Nintendo had seemingly intentionally left out this detail during ...

Nintendo is suing the U.S. government, demands refund with interest over 'unlawful' tariffs
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/07/nintendo-suing-usa-unlawful-tariffs/

Street Fighter 6 directly referenced one of pro wrestling's best memes of all time for Alex, and the Director clearly loves the stuff Fighting games are a super serious business, except the large amount of times that they aren't when the developers and players have a little goofy fun with the absurdity on display.Capcom themselves even leaned into the memes this ...

Street Fighter 6 directly referenced one of pro wrestling's best memes of all time for Alex, and the Director clearly loves the stuff
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/07/alex-meme-wrestling-sf6-director/

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls shows off one big change in more detail that the players are going to really like After two closed beta tests last year, players had some significant concerns about the gameplay direction of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, and the developers were clearly listening.Arc System Works recently revealed 10 pretty important changes they've made to ...

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls shows off one big change in more detail that the players are going to really like
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/06/marvel-tokon-big-change/

Poll: Which Street Fighter 6 characters still need their Outfit 4 DLC the most and how should they be released? It only took five months, but Street Fighter 6 is finally about to get the next batch of Outfit 4 DLC for Elena and Dee Jay.That still leaves more than half of the game's roster, however, without a ...

Poll: Which Street Fighter 6 characters still need their Outfit 4 DLC the most and how should they be released?
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/06/street-fighter-costume-poll/

The top 10 worst fighting game character redesigns One of the coolest things about fighting games is seeing new character designs that can help tell the story of how they've changed and grown between titles, which is usually a treat to see.But what happens when those ...

The top 10 worst fighting game character redesigns
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/06/top-worst-fighter-redesigns/

Outfit 4 DLC revealed for Elena and Dee Jay in Street Fighter 6 Street Fighter 6's next big update is on the way, and Alex isn't the only thing coming to the game this month.During today's Capcom Spotlight event, they revealed two new Outfit 4 DLC for Street Fighter ...

Outfit 4 DLC revealed for Elena and Dee Jay in Street Fighter 6
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/05/outfit-4-elena-deejay/

Capcom Spotlight showcase stream featuring Street Fighter 6, Mega Man, Monster Hunter and Pragmata Update: The Capcom Spotlight presentation is now underway, and you can watch it with us here below.We're finally less than two weeks away from Street Fighter 6's next big content update, and the developers may be showing ...

Capcom Spotlight showcase stream featuring Street Fighter 6, Mega Man, Monster Hunter and Pragmata
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/05/capcom-spotlight-showcase-stream/

2XKO already falls off PlayStation's top downloads chart in first full month, even below the shuttering Highguard After nearly a decade of development, 2XKO finally launched in full at the end of January, but the game may be struggling to recouperate those costs following so much time spent in the lab.Riot Games has continued to remain ...

2XKO already falls off PlayStation's top downloads chart in first full month, even below the shuttering Highguard
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/05/2xko-sales-playstation-rank/

Top player Ulsan unveils his Tekken 8 Season 2 tier list SOO|Ulsan is considered to be one of the best Tekken competitors in the world. He's the two-time champion of the Esports World Cup competition for Tekken 8 for both 2024 and 2025.Season 3 will be introducing a ...

Top player Ulsan unveils his Tekken 8 Season 2 tier list
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/05/tekken-8-tiers-s2-ulsan/

Resident Evil Requiem almost hits Street Fighter 6's total sales in days, a reminder that fighting games are still a drop in the bucket Inside a video game industry where many large publishers are struggling, Capcom is not falling into the same slump, but is instead trucking forward with hit after hit.Resident Evil Requiem launched last week to nearly-universal critical and fan praise ...

Resident Evil Requiem almost hits Street Fighter 6's total sales in days, a reminder that fighting games are still a drop in the bucket
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/04/resident-evil-street-fighter-sales/

New Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls footage shows off the revealed X-Men and some of the big gameplay changes After eight months of mostly silence, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls finally revealed Wolverine, Magik and Danger as the newest characters, and the game is apparently quite a bit different than what we got our hands on last year. Arc System ...

New Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls footage shows off the revealed X-Men and some of the big gameplay changes
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/04/marvel-tokon-xmen-footage/

Daring poses as Cammy White during cosplay by Ju Tsukino
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/04/cammy-cosplay-ju-tsukino/

Major team sponsor is disbanding its fighting game division after nearly 10 years CAG Osaka, formerly known as Cyclops Osaka, has announced that it will be disbanding its fighting game division. Due to this, the organization will be withdrawing its participation from the Street Fighter League: Pro-JP 2026.Of course, this will have ...

Major team sponsor is disbanding its fighting game division after nearly 10 years
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/04/cyclops-osaka-disbands-fighting-division/

Guilty Gear Strive new character and version 2.0 patch trailer to debut at the Arc World Tour 2025-2026 Finale The Arc World Tour 2025-2026 Finale is set to begin on March 20, 2026. It'll come to its riveting conclusion on March 22, 2026.A demo build of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls consisting of all 11 characters currently revealed ...

Guilty Gear Strive new character and version 2.0 patch trailer to debut at the Arc World Tour 2025-2026 Finale
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/04/ggstrive-character-patch-new-trailer/

Fanatical's Capcom Favorites BudleFest 2026 sale offers up Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom, Resident Evil and more for cheap Capcom's continued to perform quite well lately, especially with the new release of Resident Evil: Requiem, despite the issues surrounding the gaming industry at large, and now you can pick up a number of their biggest titles for an ...

Fanatical's Capcom Favorites BudleFest 2026 sale offers up Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom, Resident Evil and more for cheap
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/04/capcom-sale-sf-mvc-re/

What I've heard about the situation with Street Fighter 6's costumes
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/03/street-fighter-6-costumes-situation/

TheMainManSWE lists out the nerfs he wants to see for all the top tiers in Tekken 8 for the Season 3 patch Season 3 is set to add Kunimitsu, Bob, Roger Jr. and an unnamed challenger to Tekken 8. The Season 3 balance patch is implementing a "back to basics" design philosophy which should hopefully address most of the issues fans have ...

TheMainManSWE lists out the nerfs he wants to see for all the top tiers in Tekken 8 for the Season 3 patch
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/03/top-tiers-nerfs-tekken/

Alex character guide released for Street Fighter 6 Yesterday provided our first look at Alex's actual match footage for Street Fighter 6, and now we can all get a better sense of what he's capable of in his latest incarnation.Capcom just released the official character ...

Alex character guide released for Street Fighter 6
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/03/alex-character-guide-sf6/

Capcom reveals plans to align Street Fighter game marketing initiatives with the upcoming movie's release Capcom has released a Q&A; summary for their third quarter consolidated financial results conference call for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. The information mentioned here is updated up to January 27, 2026.Of course, since Street Fighter 6 ...

Capcom reveals plans to align Street Fighter game marketing initiatives with the upcoming movie's release
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/03/capcom-sf6-market-alignment-film/

Dupli-Kate unveiled for Invincible Vs in new gameplay trailer Dupli-Kate has been revealed for Invincible Vs. A new gameplay trailer has dropped that showcases the new fighter in action.As one can probably guess from her name, Dupli-Kate has the ability to... well, duplicate herself. During gameplay, she can ...

Dupli-Kate unveiled for Invincible Vs in new gameplay trailer
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/03/dupli-kate-invincible-vs-trailer/

New Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls gameplay demonstration details 10 big changes made from feedback, especially for assists Although Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is still around five months out from release, the game has already run two closed beta tests to let the public try out the heroes and villains.Many players had issues or concerns with the ...

New Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls gameplay demonstration details 10 big changes made from feedback, especially for assists
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/03/marvel-tokon-gameplay-changes-feedback/

Capcom Spotlight stream announced including news for Street Fighter 6... So maybe it's time for new costumes? Capcom appears to be continuing their hot streak of releases with the recent critical and fan praised heaped upon Resident Evil: Requiem, but they've got even more ahead on their calendar.The company just announced their latest Capcom Spotlight ...

Capcom Spotlight stream announced including news for Street Fighter 6... So maybe it's time for new costumes?
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/02/capcom-spotlight-street-fighter/

First full match footage for Alex revealed in Street Fighter 6, and there's a ton to look at including his Critical Arts Alex is finally set to drop into the ring for Street Fighter 6 in a few weeks, and we can get a taste of the action heading our way now.Quite a few Japanese publications as well as GameSpot have ...

First full match footage for Alex revealed in Street Fighter 6, and there's a ton to look at including his Critical Arts
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/02/first-alex-gameplay-footage-sf6/

Alex Arrives Fighting Pass trailer released for Street Fighter 6 with new costume colors for Zangief, Akuma and more content After months of waiting, the time for Alex's arrival is finally almost here, and Street Fighter 6 players should already know what that means.Capcom just revealed the Alex Arrives Fighting Pass for Street Fighter 6 that'll be ...

Alex Arrives Fighting Pass trailer released for Street Fighter 6 with new costume colors for Zangief, Akuma and more content
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/02/alex-fighting-pass-sf6/

Persona 5 fan-made fighting game project receives updated gameplay footage that's cool enough to look like the real deal
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/02/persona-5-fan-fighting-game/

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls producer hints at changes not observed in the latest gameplay trailer Wolverine, Magik and Danger were recently revealed as new characters for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. Observant fans were able to spot some noticeable changes that were applied since the Closed Beta 1 and Closed Beta 2, which were outright confirmed ...

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls producer hints at changes not observed in the latest gameplay trailer
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/02/marvel-tokon-producer-changes-trailer/

Alex Arrives Fighting Pass suspected with Street Fighter 6 server maintenance period scheduled for tonight Alex is the next DLC character joining Street Fighter 6. He's set to become available on March 17, 2026 — later this month.Curiously, Capcom has announced that Street Fighter 6's servers will be going down tonight for maintenance ...

Alex Arrives Fighting Pass suspected with Street Fighter 6 server maintenance period scheduled for tonight
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/02/alex-arrives-sf6-maintenance-period/

Top performing 2XKO competitor releases new tier list Kayne is a 2XKO competitor that was able to achieve notable placements at Frosty Faustings XVIII 2026, Evo France 2025 and Mindset 2025. He has a history of using Warwick, Jinx and Ekko.Just recently, Kayne released his new tier ...

Top performing 2XKO competitor releases new tier list
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/02/kayne-tier-list-2xko/

Notable Japanese players jealous of Delay Mod usage for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, some are considering informing Nintendo It's no secret that the Smash community isn't too thrilled with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's online infrastructure. A while back, the "Fix Ultimate Online" campaign on X aimed to pressure Nintendo into improving Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ...

Notable Japanese players jealous of Delay Mod usage for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, some are considering informing Nintendo
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/mar/01/jealousy-delay-mod-ssbu-advantage/