Fighting-Game Fans Rejoice – It’s a Great Time to be a Gamer!
Since the early days of video games, competition has always been a part of the gaming experience, with players striving to leave their mark on digital scoreboards. The fighting game genre emerged in the 1970s, but it was not until the release of Street Fighter 2 in the 1990s that the genre truly reached new heights. Since then, numerous influential series like Mortal Kombat, Tekken, and Super Smash Bros. have made significant contributions to this genre.
While fighting games may never have the same mass-market appeal they did in the 90s, 2023 is proving to be a mini-renaissance for the genre. We already have Street Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat 1 is coming this fall, and Tekken 8 is still to come. There’s no mention of the upcoming reboot of Dead or Alive or Riot Games’ League of Legends spin-off Project L. Now is a great time to be a fighting game fan – watch the full story in the video below.
