The major update for Guilty Gear Strive Nintendo Switch Edition is now available, introducing three new characters (Venom, Unika, Lucy), new music, avatar parts, digital figures, and gameplay improvements including ranked matches and battle version update, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
The enhanced versions of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 for PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2 will launch on November 21, featuring improved graphics and new enemies, alongside the 'Future Island Egghead Pack' DLC with characters Rob Lucci, Jewelry Bonney, and S-Snake. Existing owners can upgrade, with pricing details varying by region, and an additional character pack is planned for early 2026.
SNK revealed a gameplay trailer for Andy Bogard in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, showcasing his cinematic abilities, with the game releasing on June 24, 2025. The trailer also teased upcoming DLC characters including Ken, Joe, Chun-Li, and Mr. Big, set to join the game across 2025 and early 2026. Andy, a master of Shiranui-style combat, is depicted training youth and eager for battles against Hokutomaru and his brother Terry.
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, launching on September 25th for Nintendo Switch, will feature ten free DLC characters post-launch, including Hatsune Miku, Joker, and Ichiban Kasuga, with eight additional characters expected.
Capcom is gauging player interest for future DLC characters in Street Fighter 6 through a "Who's Your Top Tier?" campaign, asking players to vote for their favorite characters from the series. While the results may not immediately impact DLC selections, they provide valuable insights into player preferences. The development of new characters is a lengthy process, so any poll-influenced additions are unlikely to appear before the latter half of Year 3. Fans can vote for their desired characters in a new poll, with the first Year 2 DLC announcements expected soon.
Street Fighter 6 Director Takayuki Nakayama has hinted that the Season 2 roster will feature unexpected and surprising characters, though no specific details have been revealed yet. Fans are eagerly awaiting official announcements, possibly during the upcoming Summer Game Fest 2024.
Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama revealed over 30 scrapped costume designs for Akuma, Ed, A.K.I., and Rashid, showcasing a wide variety of styles and ideas, including references to past iterations and drastic changes to core designs. These discarded ideas were likely shared at a behind-the-scenes panel in Japan, hinting at more unreleased material to be shown in the future.
Akuma, the popular Street Fighter character, is set to join Street Fighter 6 as part of the year one DLC, with a release expected in Spring 2024. The new trailer showcases Akuma's training in a new stage and reveals his older but still powerful design. Fans can anticipate his arrival near the end of April, with the game's year two plans also promising new DLC characters to come.
Publisher Arc System Works and developer French-Bread have announced the release of Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes downloadable content characters Uzuki, Ogre, and Izumi, with Uzuki launching in August 2024, followed by Ogre in February 2025, and Izumi in August 2025. The Season Pass includes an early unlock code for Kuon and is available with the physical Limited Edition or Digital Deluxe Edition. Each new character comes with unique abilities and weapons, adding to the game's diverse roster.
Mortal Kombat 1 has released its December update, which includes general fixes and adjustments, the addition of Quan Chi as a roster character, and the upcoming arrival of Khameleon in January 2024. The update also introduces a new season focused on Sub-Zero, a new finisher called Slay Bells, a winter-themed arena variant, and holiday skins for Kitana, General Shao, and Reptile. Various character-specific adjustments, online improvements, invasion fixes, and practice mode enhancements are also included in the patch.
Them's Fightin' Herds, a four-legged beat 'em up game that started as an unofficial My Little Pony fangame, will be ending active development after the completion of its Season 1 Pass. This means that the in-progress story mode will not be finished, and certain crowdfunded rewards will not be delivered. The developers will still release small patches for bug fixes but no new content. The announcement has received criticism for its delivery, as it was buried at the bottom of a post about DLC characters.
NetherRealm Studios revealed new information about Mortal Kombat 1's first Kombat Pack, including the removal of Johnny Cage and the addition of Janet Cage. The release windows for the DLC fighters were also announced, with Tremor coming in November 2023, followed by Quan Chi and Peacemaker in Winter 2023/2024, Ermac and Homelander in Spring 2024, and Takeda Takahashi in Summer 2024. It is unclear why the change was made, but Janet Cage appears to be a gender-swapped version of Johnny and is introduced in the game's story mode. The release dates for the other Kameo fighters have yet to be announced.
Dataminers have discovered voice lines in Mortal Kombat 1's code that suggest potential upcoming DLC characters, including Jade, Cassie Cage, Kung Jin, Noob Saibot, Cyrax, and Ghostface from the Scream films. There are also hints that the T-1000 from Terminator and Conan the Barbarian may appear in the game. Additionally, seasonal Fatalities, including one tied to Halloween, have been found. NetherRealm and Warner Bros. Games have not commented on these findings, leaving fans to speculate on whether these characters will be part of Kombat Pack 2 or a story expansion.
SNK announced Duo Lon as one of the final two DLC characters for The King of Fighters 15 Season 2, along with revealing Najd's release date. Duo Lon, who hasn't been included in a roster since KOF13, possesses unique powers such as decomposing and reconfiguring his body, teleporting his limbs for attacks, and stretching them out. Najd is set to be released on August 8, while Duo Lon will be available in the fall. SNK also confirmed a new balance update for the game.
Arc System Works has teased the upcoming Season 3 content plans for Guilty Gear Strive, set to release in summer 2023. The update will include new characters, balance changes, new battle mechanics, and special moves for existing characters. Improvements to the network lobby stability and other updates are also planned. Further details will be revealed in the near future.