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Similarities between Injustice: Gods Among Us and the Justice League cartoon

The latest DC fighting game shares a great deal with a classic episode arc of the Justice League cartoon series. But just how closely do the cartoon and game follow each other?

You can make a snack before these fighting game supermoves finish

Supermoves not only look cinematic these days -- they almost last as long as a movie.

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus revives an age of raw, unfiltered 2D fighting (review)

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus is both a welcome return and a missed opportunity.

GamesBeat’s Evolution 2012 viewing guide

The 2012 edition of the Evolution fighting-game tournament begins today. Here's a look at the games to watch and what to watch for.

Skullgirls revisits the Golden Age of fighting games and animation (review)

Skullgirls takes inspiration equally from Tex Avery cartoons and Marvel Vs. Capcom. This hand-drawn, all-women fighter engages players with great animation and features aimed at hardcore fans.

Soulcalibur V boasts excellent swordplay even as it cuts down on features (review)

Namco Bandai’s Soulcalibur returns to the crowded fighting-game genre with this fifth installment. The company originally wanted to focus on a new property after 2008’s Soulcalibur IV, but Producer Hisaharu Tago  insisted that the franchise should continue. In order to …