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3 dispatches on fighting games.
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Launches Today — A Franchise-Wide Brawler Built to Actually Compete
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game launches July 23 with a 12-character roster spanning both animated series, hand-drawn 2D animation, proprietary rollback netcode, and full cross-play. Here's what the discourse says about whether it can compete in a stacked fighter market.
Ludwig Said the Quiet Part Loud at EVO — and the FGC Booed
At EVO 2026, Ludwig's blunt admission that Street Fighter doesn't pull streaming viewers triggered immediate backlash — and a real conversation about what the FGC owes the algorithm.
Six Games, One Weekend: What Evo 2026 Revealed About the FGC's Fault Lines
Evo 2026 wrapped in Las Vegas with multiple games, thousands of competitors, and a story bigger than any single grand final — attendance drops, ownership controversy, and a new generation of titles jostling for the main stage.