2D Fighting Game Weekly

Issue #5 covers Yasmine's SF6 launch date and EVO demo, Kenshiro entering Fatal Fury, Chain Shift 2026 early winners, and the surprise UMvC3 Steam patch fallout.

The biggest FGC studio news in years: Harada (Tekken creator) officially launches VS Studio with SNK. EVO 2026 final entry counts are in — SF6 leads with 6,536 entries, dwarfing the rest. Riot Games cut 80 developers (half the 2XKO team) after the game's growth didn't meet expectations.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is already teasing Season 3 (Rick Strowd spotted), Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls drops a villain trio before its Aug 6 launch, Zeno Zoldyck closes out Hunter × Hunter: Nen × Impact Season Pass 1 on June 18, and Topanga Championship 7 has Daigo already at 0-3 in the Yellow Division.

Summer Game Fest 2026 dropped three FGC bombs in 48 hours: Tifa Lockhart confirmed for Street Fighter 6 Year 4 alongside Yasmine, Arjun, and Bosch; Virtua Fighter Crossroads officially revealed by SEGA × RGG Studio (first VF in 13 years, coming 2027); and 2XKO's Senna and Thresh arrive June 9 as EVO 2026-legal characters.

Goku (SS4, DAIMA) lands in Dragon Ball FighterZ with the Super Dragon Fist move showcase. Xiaohai wins Combo Breaker 2026 in a stunning reset. EVO 2026 registration is open with SF6 at #1. Plus: Hikari wins the DBFZ Masters Showdown, and M' takes KOF XV at EVO Japan.