
VGW's Will Harrison: Interest in fighting games has surged after the Evolution Championship Series tournament. The 2014 tournament broke viewer records from the previous year with a peak of 150,000 active viewers on Twitch.TV. Tournament coverage from sites such as IGN tends to bring an influx of those interested in learning more about the genre. Right now is a great time to get into the world of fighting games, but where does one start?
Keeping the beginner in mind, here are the four best fighting games for those looking to throw their first fireball or uppercut.

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."