fighting games

07 Nov

Sega apparently has a new Virtua Fighter game in the works

stp2y0 CommentsNewsfighting games, gaming, news, SEGA

Virtua Fighter may soon be punching its way back into the public eye. Justin Scarpone, Sega's global head of transmedia, casually dropped the news about a new game in the franchise during an interview with . "We have a suite of titles in development right now that fall into that legacy bucket, which we announced last year at The Game Awards," he said. "Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage, Shinobi, and we have another Virtua Fighter being developed. And so all that’s very exciting."Exciting indeed. Most of those titles were indeed showcased during The Game Awards as part…

23 Jul

Warner Bros. has bought the developer behind its MultiVersus brawler

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Warner Bros. of Player First Games, the developer behind the popular . This makes a whole lot of sense as the hit Smash Bros-esque brawler from WB properties. The game includes characters like Batman, Bugs Bunny, Agent Smith from The Matrix and, of course, both Rick and Morty.It doesn’t look like much will change with regard to the day-to-day workings of Player First Games. Co-founders Tony Huynh and Chris White will still lead the company, though the pair will report to Carlos Barbosa, Vice President and Studio Head of Warner Bros. Games.Huynh says the team is excited about the acquisition…