2D Fighting Game Weekly

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.