Tag: Virtua Fighter
News Virtua Fighter 5 Arrives on PS5 with New Single Player Mode and a $10 Upgrade Path
Final, Final Showdown
Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage is out now on PS5, and it's almost certainly worth checking out if you already own Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown on PS4. That's because existing owners can upgrade to World Stage for a fairly cheap $9.99 / £7.99 on the PS Store. The game costs $19.99 / £15.99 otherwise, although...
News The Trophies in PS5's Virtua Fighter 5 Look Truly Thankless
You'll be virtually fighting for a while
Not every fighting game needs to offer an achievable Trophy list like Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection – but PS5 re-release Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage doesn’t even have a Platinum. And if you’re aiming to 100% it, you may as well sell your soul to Akira and his kin – you’ll need to play 1,200...
News Virtua Fighter Reboot Reveals the Slenderest of New Details
Break & rush
There was a panel for RGG Studio’s upcoming Virtua Fighter reboot at the Tokyo Game Show today, but to be honest we didn’t get a great deal of new information out of it. The title – which is very much still early in development – will feature traditional battle rules where you'll work to deplete your opponent’s health and a...
News No Plans for Yakuza, Shenmue Cameos in New Virtua Fighter on PS5
"But it could change"
There are currently no plans to add guest SEGA characters to RGG Studio’s upcoming Virtua Fighter reboot – but that could change, according to producer Riichiro Yamada. Speaking with Giant Bomb at Evo recently, the veteran said development is currently focused on expanding Virtua Fighter’s world and lore, so the team’s...
News SEGA's Virtua Fighter Reboot Offers First Look at Gameplay, More Details at TGS 2025
Prepare for battle
In case you'd forgotten, SEGA and developer RGG Studio are bringing back Virtua Fighter with an all-new entry. There hasn't been an awful lot of news since the announcement, but the game just released its first real glimpse at gameplay during this year's EVO fighting game tournament. Here's the video: In it, we see characters...
News Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Adds Rollback and Expands Single Player from 30th October
Yu know Yu want it
Virtua Fighter is back! But while you wait for the new game from RGG Studio, there’s an opportunity to enjoy Virtua Fighter 5 all over again in its most complete form yet. Releasing on PS5 from 30th October, the headline features here include rollback netcode, a new single player mode named World Stage, enhanced training...
News Virtua Fighter's New Project Could Be Stopped If It's Not 'Good Enough'
No half-hearted effort here
Sega’s Virtua Fighter series is set for a comeback with its new project now officially in development. While it does seem like an absolute guarantee it’s happening at this point, the head of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Masayoshi Yokoyama has made it clear the team will stop work if it’s not up to scratch. In a chat with...
News Virtua Fighter's Wolf Hawkfield Looks Beastly in PS5 Makeover
Mr Beast
Feral Virtua Fighter Wolf Hawkfield has been given a beastly makeover for Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s upcoming reboot. While the character undoubtedly looks familiar, with his sharp nose and red tribal paint, his neck beard and unkempt red hair give him a much more savage appearance compared to previous games in the franchise. We love the new...
News Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Punches PS5 with Crossplay and Rollback Netcode
4K resolution and upgraded textures
PS5 owners can already play a version of Virtua Fighter 5 courtesy of the backwards compatible Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown. But now Sony’s system is battling its way into Round 2 with an updated version of SEGA’s legendary fighter, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.. Many of you may remember this edition...
News PS5's New Virtua Fighter Grabs a Reveal Event This Weekend
Fight for the right
It's a big weekend for fighting game fans, and not just because Evo Japan is currently ongoing. SEGA's gone ahead and announced a 'Virtua Fighter Direct', which promises to "reveal new developments". In other words, we're getting a fresh look at the new Virtua Fighter game that was announced last year. The stream's happening on...
News Your First Look at Virtua Fighter PS5 Will Drop Jaws
Smooth as butter
SEGA and graphics card manufacturer Nvidia’s storied relationship is well documented, so it’s no surprise CEO Jensen Huang debuted a few seconds of footage from the new Virtua Fighter game during its CES 2025 presentation. The clip was described as in-engine, and is presumably still very early in-development. However, the...
Ready?
A new Virtua Fighter game is in-development now at Yakuza maker Ryu ga Gotoku Studio – and we’ll see more of the release in action during a VF Direct imminently. We’ll update this article once the new information is shared, but for now all we have to go on is a new look for series star Akira in a clip where he’s battling fellow...
News Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown Fighting Back with Big PS4 Balance Update
But Steam secures even better version
After effectively confirming a new Virtua Fighter is planned, SEGA has also announced a big balance update to Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, the e-sports leaning version of the classic brawler released on the PS4. This update will deploy in the winter on Sony’s console, alongside a massively im
News SEGA Is Bringing Back Its Iconic Virtua Fighter Franchise for PS5
Are we dreaming?
SEGA is on a charm offensive. The legendary Japanese publisher, which has launched some of the best games of 2024, is reviving an array of favourites – including Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage. But you can add Yu Suzuki’s iconic Virtua Fighter to that list, as confirmed in an interview with
News Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown Crossovers Continue with Tekken 7 Characters
Knock out
Virtua Fighter 5 may, at its core, be a game that dates all the way back to 2006 – that’s over 15 years, folks – but it remains one of the fresher fighters on the PS Store thanks to SEGA’s ongoing support for Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown. Alright, so the core mechanics are largely unchanged, but the continued addition of...
News Tekken Crossover Costumes Coming to Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown on PS4
Are they Tekken it too far?
Surely something is afoot for the Tekken franchise? In addition to a new animated series on Netflix, SEGA has announced crossover content is coming to Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown on the PlayStation 4. Despite the brawler first launching in 2006, the publisher has partnered with Bandai Na
News Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown Feels the Heat with Yakuza DLC Pack Next Week
Enter the dragon
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown is getting a meaty DLC pack on the 8th December. The artfully named 'Yakuza Series Collaboration Pack' includes loads of costumes based on characters from the Yakuza games, but that's not all. It also has Yakuza music tracks (we're headbanging already), loads of new customisation items (over 650,...
Costumes, stages, music, and more
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown is out right now on PlayStation 4, and it's free if you're a PS Plus subscriber. The game's essentially a remaster of PS3 title Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, but its visuals have been rebuilt using the Yakuza series' Dragon Engine. Seeing as how Virtua Fighter 5 was an...
News Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown Is a Serious Step Up in Graphics Comparison Trailer
Dragon Engine magic
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown isn't just a simple remaster of a decade-old game — it's been rebuilt using the Dragon Engine, which has been utilised for all of the most recent Yakuza titles. As such, Ultimate Showdown represents quite the graphical and technical leap when compared to the original Virtua Fighter 5: Final...
News Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown Was Remade Using Yakuza's Dragon Engine
Kiryu-chan!
Only just announced earlier today, Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown is launching exclusively for PlayStation 4 on the 1st June. It's essentially a remaster of Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, which originally released for the PS3 all the way back in 2012 — but this isn't just some quick and dirty resolution boost. As it turns out,...
News Rumoured PS Plus Game Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown Announced as PS4 Exclusive
1st June release date
After weeks of rumours and teasing, Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown has been officially announced. It's an enhanced remaster of Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown — a cracking 3D fighter that released on the PlayStation 3 back in 2012. That was pretty much the last time SEGA's series had any relevance, so it's great to see...
News A New Virtua Fighter Game Has Leaked on the PlayStation Store in Japan
Virtua Fighter eSports
It's confirmed: we're getting Virtua Fighter on PlayStation 4. Titled 'Virtua Fighter eSports', the game was added to the PlayStation Store database in Japan, as spotted by @psnrelease2. But what is Virtua Fighter eSports? Well, if you cast your mind back to September last year, you may recall that SEGA teased a new Virtua...
News Virtua Fighter 5 Could Be Making a Comeback on PS4
Rated in Korea
Fantastic PlayStation 3 fighting game Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown could be returning to the ring, if a recently registered rating in Korea is anything to go by. The brawler was originally released for Sony's last-last-gen system all the way back in 2012, and that was pretty much the last we saw of SEGA's long running series on...
News Did SEGA Just Tease a New Virtua Fighter Game?
Virtua insanity
During its Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online live stream, SEGA announced something called 'Virtual Fighter x eSports' and the fighting game community is currently losing its mind. The teaser was brief and doesn't reveal much, but near the end we do get to see a next-gen looking Akira. The bottom line is that we don't quite know what's...
