"Mortal Kombat" was many kids' introduction to fighting games, but they're not the only team in town. These are the best five ...

Fighting games by their very nature are designed to be played multiple times, from their origins in arcade cabinets to modern day console and PC-based fighting tournaments. It takes time to fully ...

Fighting games have come a long way since the arcade days, and games like Street Fighter 2 and Tekken 3 have taken the genre to the next level. Hardcore fans often prefer games with deep and complex ...

Fighting games make up one of the largest niches in the industry, and it’s been that way for a long time. There are numerous top-tier franchises, including Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Virtua Fighter, and ...

All of the franchises that tend to dominate the genre, at least in terms of mass appeal and sales, forwent brand new releases in 2025, which left the field truly wide open for smaller series to come ...

When it comes to Fighting Games, the 2020s is one of the best eras for the genre, producing some of the most visually impressive and polished experiences for competitive expression ever. Several ...

Fighting games provide some of the very best and heated competitive gaming experiences out there, whether it’s duking it out with friends locally or mixing it up in an online environment with players ...

Virtua Fighter 5 has been a gift that kept on giving since 2006. Sega just keeps making new versions of it. However, it isn’t for lack of reason. Virtua Fighter 5 has been one of the most technical ...

Josh Speer has been writing about videogames for more than a decade now, but he's loved them since he was a small boy. He grew up with Mario and Mega Man, moved onto RPGs with Chrono Trigger and Final ...

Daniel Trock is a Contributor at DualShockers specializing in PC games, lists, and reviews. He has been writing professionally since 2018 and covering games since 2020, with previous work spanning ...

Jin Kazama's hand glows with electricity on the cover art for Tekken 3 - Bandai Namco Entertainment Fighting games have been a staple in the video game industry dating at least as far back as "Karate ...