Unity is yet another game engine developer to partner with the government on defense contracting. Unity joins Unreal in assisting the warmongers in Washington to develop new ways of simulating mass death.

Dragonball characters are coming to Fortnite. Leaks indicate Goku, Vegeta, Beerus, and either Bulma or Android 18 will be available as skins. What a world we live in.

A live action Pac-Man movie is in development from some of the minds behind the Sonic films. No word on if ol’ Pac will be teaming up with a human to defeat the ghosts invading Earth but that’s probably exactly what it’ll be, right?

In related news, the third Sonic movie is releasing December 20th, 2024. This is the same day as the third Avatar movie, which means Sonic is coming for James Cameron next.

Nintendo posted a Splatoon 3-focused Nintendo Direct. Updates included new three-way Splatfests, updates on weapons and gear, and new characters.

The Evo Section:

Street Fighter 6‘s latest additions are Juri and Kimberly. Kimberly is a student of Guy from Final Fight who uses spray paint in her moves. Juri is fully accepting the foot-freak life.

Bridget is the latest character to be added to Guilty Gear Strive. Also she’s a girl.

There will also be a new Garou/Fatal Fury game in the future. No other real information except that Rock Howard’ll be in it, but please god bring back the T.O.P. system.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax got its rollback update. Other games getting rollback in the future are Samurai Shodown and Dragon Ball FighterZ, while Guilty Gear Strive and King of Fighters XV will be adding cross-platform play in the near-future.

Marie, the final boss of Skullgirls‘ arcade mode, will be added as a fully playable character in 2023. She rounds out the first season of DLC for 2nd Encore, joining the previously added Annie and Umbrella, as well as the soon to be released Black Dahlia.

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Skullgirls was the first serious fighting game I dove into. I originally got into it because an artist friend told me about Alex Ahad and his smooth, interesting art style. I’d be lying if I didn’t say I understood why people would hate Skullgirls’ art, but I had never seen a 2D game so fluid in my life, and after the first blush impression, I was further drawn into the game with a promise of ease. Skullgirls has the best tutorial in fighting games, bar none, and after playing through that, I was a contender, at least with my friends. Skullgirls became a bonding experience with them, some of whom enjoyed the art, others enjoyed the gameplay. Some of my friends even ended up cosplaying the characters! There was something for everyone in the game, and it closed the divide between my friend group by playing to our interests.

Learning to play Skullgirls was an immensely valuable experience. It taught me fighting games, something that used to be impenetrable but is now a large part of my gaming life. Since learning Skullgirls, I’ve gotten into Marvel vs Capcom 3, Street Fighter Alpha, Guilty Gear, and the list goes on. I wouldn’t say that I’m excellent at these games, but the fundamentals I gained from Skullgirls pushed me to be far better than I would be. My first main, Double, was especially useful, as she’s a mish-mash of every other character in the game. Choosing an actual pile of characters for my main was a bone-headed move for a beginner, but it turned out alright!

So what about Second Encore? Is Skullgirls still viable today? Yes and no. I feel as though the overall fighting game community will never accept Skullgirls. Too many shifts in the meta, the constant delays, and an odd dislike of the artist community growing around the game put the nail in Skullgirls’ Evo coffin. But for the beginner, the average person who wants to learn the art of fighting? Skullgirls is the perfect jumping on point. Learning one character in Skullgirls gives you the fundamentals for similar characters in other games, such as Parasoul’s trap-based attacks and Peacock’s annoying yet effective use of projectiles. Skullgirls apes off of other games in many ways, but control style and mechanics are the most useful things they’ve finally nailed. It’s inviting in so many ways, and it could kickstart a new love for a nearly impenetrable genre.

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