Blue Mary comes at you with a whirlwind of attacks, getting up close and personal to dish out a constant barrage of attacks that include grabs, slams, mix-up combos, and some devastating aerial combos to make her a nightmare to those among you who don’t put too much emphasis on defensive play. She’s brought to life by Allegra Clark, who you might remember as the voice of Josephine from Dragon Age: Inquisition, or as Maki Zen’in from Jujitsu Kaisen.

Blue Mary is the latest addition to the game’s DLC roster as part of the Season 2 Pass, following Nightmare Geese’s explosive debut last month. With three more characters and a whole lot more slated for the game in the next few months, now’s a good time as any to join in on a fighting game that had us pretty happy with its visuals, although there was room for improvement. There’s also a new collab track to check out once Blue Mary drops on March 26, 2026. Give it a lesson in the trailer below.

Let’s start with Nightmare Geese, a legend who may not be among the living, but doesn’t let that stop him from doling out punches, kicks, and energy beams that show off his immense strength and implacable presence on the battlefield. His truly impressive debut marks the second addition to a list of DLC characters being added to the game, with four more yet to come every month until June 2026 as a part of the game’s Season Pass 2.

Additionally, the collaboration with Street Fighter continues to bear fruit. There are new costumes for Rock and Preecha to up their style game alongside a new EOST mission in which the game’s characters must team up with some of Street Fighter’s best to rescue Terry from the villainous JP. The job’s made easier by the addition of new crossover skills, while Kage Terry is going to be a new boss fight. It’s a shame he isn’t playable, though.

Stay tuned for more details on Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves in the coming months and check out our review for the base game here.

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After winning Best Fighting Game at The Game Awards, SNK’s Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is back with a vengeance. Season 2 kicks off this month, and as reported by now-pulled Game*Spark article (thanks, Resetera), it will seemingly include 12 new characters. Kim Jae Hoon is the first, releasing on January 22nd.

Nightmare Geese is next in February, followed by Blue Mary in March and Wolfgang Krauser in April. May and June each offer a mystery character which has yet to be announced.

As for the reasoning behind releasing one character per month, senior manager of game design/producer Shinya Tamaki said, “This is because this is the first new game in 26 years, and after launch, we received a lot of feedback saying, ‘I want to see this character soon.’ Initially, we had planned to add one character every two months, but by strengthening our development system, we were able to achieve a pace of one character per month. We would like to continue this situation for as long as possible.”

While SNK could fall behind or push back the release of some fighters, the current plan is to deliver no fewer than 12 characters in 2026. It’s a pretty insane proposition and opens the doors for all kinds of fighters to join the roster. Interestingly, there was a tease of Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star recently, but if he’s part of the Season 2 Pass, it doesn’t seem like he’ll be joining anytime soon.

Then again, he may be a free character (and certainly wouldn’t be the game’s first). At this point, we’ll need more information, so stay tuned for an official press announcement from the developer soon.

The move in question is reminiscent of the pressure-point-focused finger attacks used by Kenshiro throughout his travels in Fist of the North Star, and the animated short even makes use of a similar sound effect to the manga’s anime adaptation. Assuming that Kenshiro is indeed making his way to Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, we can expect his combat style to largely revolve around special moves featuring rapid strikes that culminate in massive damage caused to his opponents in one go.

The martial art used by Kenshiro in Fist of the North Star is known as Hokuto Shinken. While wanting to live a simple life with his fiancée, Yuria, Kenshiro gets pulled into conflict when his rival, Shin, abducts her after defeating our hero in battle. This prompts him to travel around the world in search of his fiancée, while also getting pulled into stopping whatever new evil plot Shin has cooked up over time.

SNK Corporation has been rather coy about this tease, with even the title of the video simply being an emoji, and its description on YouTube left blank. So far, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves has mostly seen crossover characters from Street Fighter, with Chun-Li and Ken having joined its roster last year. The title opening up its doors for a manga character implies that SNK Corporation might be expanding the kinds of crossovers that we get to see in the fighting game.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is the latest entry in a fighting game franchise that saw its previous release happen 26 years ago. The current entry was released last year, and features several improvements over 1999’s Garou: Mark of the Wolves, including a new REV system that offers players an entirely new toolset for both offensive and defensive options. The system includes REV Arts, REV Accel and REV Blows, among others.

Fatal Fury: Cry of the Wolves has also seen quite a bit of post-launch support with the addition of characters like the aforementioned Ken and Chun-Li, as well as Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi. The final character part of the planned year 1 content, Mr Big, is slated for release early this year. The fighting game is available on PC, PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. For more details, check out our review, where we gave it a score of 7 out of 10 thanks to its gorgeous art direction and the REV system.

Unlike, say, Ronaldo, Chun-Li has a purpose in South Town. An “infamous criminal syndicate” is apparently being revived, and it’s up to the Interpol agent to unravel it all. Before you ask, yes – Shadaloo is the syndicate in question. But are they really causing trouble in this neck of the woods?

You’ll have to experience Chun-Li’s Arcade Mode story to find out more. New Episodes of South Town are also being added, which focus more on her teaching and advising the populace on kung fu.

For more details on Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, check out our review of the base game. With Chun-Li out this week, the only Season 1 DLC character left is Mr Big, who debuts in early 2026.

While his Muay Thai skills make sense for entering the King of Fighters tournament, Joe has been busy with other endeavors lately, such as filming a biopic. Arcade Mode sees Joe and Cheng Sinzan, the flick’s director, putting it together, and his story in Episodes of South Town takes a stroll down memory lane, revealing how he met his student (and series newcomer) Preecha.

Joe will be playable for attendees at Tokyo Game Show from September 25th to 28th at the Samsung SSD booth. Stay tuned for more details on his release date in the coming weeks.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is available for Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, and PC. Check out our review of the base game here. Thus far, Andy Bogard and Ken Masters from Street Fighter 6 have joined the roster, with Chun-Li coming this Winter and Mr Big early next year.

Those who suffered against him in Capcom’s mainline fighter will find many familiar moves from his Hadouken and Shoryuken to the Shippu Jinraikyaku. The REV Meter lets you seamlessly transition into these moves, making Ken seemingly more dangerous than in Street Fighter 6. Of course, it wouldn’t be a crossover without his classic outfit and pose.

Stay tuned for more details on a release date. Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is available for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PS4, and PC. Check out our review of the launch version here. Joe Higashi is the next DLC character, arriving sometime this Fall, followed by Street Fighter’s Chun-Li this Winter and newcomer Mr. Big in early 2026.

The role of Andy Bogard will be played by Kieran Regan in English, and Hiroshi Okamoto in Japanese. The character, a shinobi hailing from South Town, has been described by the studio as a Master of Shiranui-style melee combat – taijutsu. Having previously worked with Mai Shiranui in her clan’s village as one of the mentors to its many youths, Andy Bogard has decided to set off after his disciple, Hokutomaru, has come into his own.

Along with being available as one of the playable characters in its primary 1-on-1 game mode, Andy Bogard will also be available to use in the solo RPG mode in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. Dubbed Episodes of South Town, the RPG mode for Andy will allow Fatal Fury fans to get more details about not only Bogard, but also South Town.

A trailer was also released for Andy Bogard in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, which showcases quite a few of his basic combos, and how they can combo into more advanced techniques like sliding attacks and even mid-air grapples. Bogard is also equipped with a few ways to cross-up opponents that might be playing defensively, allowing him to get behind their blocking to hit them with unexpected moves.

Funnily enough, all of Andy’s moves are being showcased against his former disciple Hokutomaru, likely framed as an attempt by Andy to train his pupil in some of the more complex arts of the Shiranui style.

All of the season 1 characters for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves are available through the game’s Special Edition, and the studio has noted that there are no current plans to sell the base game and its season 1 pass separately.

Andy Bogard will be followed up with Street Fighter character Ken in Summer 2025, who will then be followed by Joe Higashi in Fall 2025, Street Fighter character Chun-Li in Winter 2025, and Mr. Big in early 2026.

Interestingly, Andy Bogart’s pupil, Hokutomaru, was revealed as a member of the base game’s roster through a trailer back in April. While he trained in South Town under Bogard, Hokutomaru originally hailed from the nearby mountains. Along with moves from the Shiranui style, Hokutomaru is also equipped with Ignition and Redline Gears, as well as a Hidden Gear where he melds Mai Shiranui’s techniques with his own.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves was released back in March. For more details about SNK’s revival of its classic fighting game franchise, check out our review where we gave it a score of 7 out of 10. In our review, we praised the title for its unique art direction and visuals, while criticising the lack of variety in its Episodes of South Town mode as well as the AI in Arcade mode.

SNK’s Samurai Shodown, a revival of the classic weapons-based fighter of the 90s, is now available on the Switch. It released last year for Xbox One, PS4 and Google Stadia and can finally be played on Nintendo’s hybrid platform. Check out the release trailer below.

Samurai Shodown is very much unlike traditional weapons-based fighters like, say, Soulcalibur 6. Attacks can be highly damaging and it’s possible to end matches with just a few moves. You can disarm foes and play footsies around their weapon to gain an advantage. Alternatively, disarmed fighters can fight back and attempt to stun their enemies.

The latest release offers many fan-favourite characters like Charlotte, Haohmaru, Tam Tam and Galford while introducing new fighters like Darli Dagger and Wu-Ruixiang to the mix. In terms of post-launch characters, the game is currently in its second season with Mina Majikina out on February 26th as part of Season Pass 2. Stay tuned for more details on additional characters in the coming months.

SNK Corporation had more up its sleeve at EVO 2019 than announcing free characters and another season pass for Samurai Shodown. It announced that King of Fighters XV, a sequel to its flagship fighting game franchise, is in development. Not much more was revealed aside from this, but the logo looks gnarly enough.

When and what platforms it will release on remains to be seen. The last major title in the franchise was King of Fighters XIV, which brought the franchise into the current generation of consoles. It first released for PS4 in 2016, before eventually being ported over to PC. Check out our review of the console version here.

What improvements will King of Fighters XV bring? Can we expect updated visuals or something more in line with Samurai Shodown? Time will tell so stay tuned for more details. It was also announced that SNK would be collaborating with Bandai Namco on Soulcalibur 6, bringing Haohmaru from Samurai Shodown to the game as a playable character. The latter will be available in the next season of DLC.

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— Evo (@Evo) August 4, 2019