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Saudi Gazette
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Saudi Gazette
Games confirmed for the SNK World Championship 2025, SNK's global fighting game tournament!
The ES TIMES — City of the Wolves alone will feature a total prize pool of $2,500,000 (SR9,375,000), and the tournament winner will receive $1,500,000 (SR5,625,000)! SNK World Championship 2025 is an esports tournament where players from around the world compete to become the best in the world of SNK fighting games. Qualifying tournaments will be held in several regions around the world, culminating in the final tournament in the United States at the end of 2025. In addition to the qualifiers currently underway for THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV and SAMURAI SHODOWN, FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves will join this year as a headliner! The total prize pool for all City of the Wolves qualifying and final tournaments exceeds $2,500,000 (SR9,375,000), with the grand prize for the champion set to be $1,500,000 (SR5,625,000). Additional details regarding prizes, qualifying tournament dates, and more will be announced soon. Don't miss this opportunity! We reviewed the game and gave it a 9/10. Raouf Belhamra said of the game: 'Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves represents a historic return for SNK's venerable series, combining authenticity with modernity. With innovative gameplay, vibrant graphics, and music that captures the spirit of the series, the game delivers a masterpiece worthy of the return of a legend after more than two decades. Despite some minor interface flaws and some controversial additions, its combat, story, and technical performance make it one of the best fighting games of all time and a benchmark for the new generation of the genre.' SNK's beloved Fatal Fury series debuted in 1991 and was one of the first games to lead the fighting game wave that swept the industry in the 1990s. Garou: Mark of the Wolves, released in 1999, was for a long time the last entry in the series... But now all that changes: 26 years later, a brand new installment is coming - Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves! The game features a unique art style that stimulates the senses, an innovative REV system that heightens the excitement, and a set of new combat systems that are more powerful than ever. The game also brings new life to the series by introducing two different control schemes to ensure enjoyment for beginners and professionals alike, along with all-new features and elements. The streets of South Town are filled with excitement, wild dreams, and the craziest ambitions. And here, finally, a new legend is about to be born... Raouf Belhamra – Esports and Gaming writer
News.com.au
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Ryan Garcia goes down as $77m plan goes up in smoke after boxing boilover
Ryan Garcia has suffered a stunning upset at the hands of Rolly Romero which has put his rematch with Devin Haney on ice. Romero produced a knock down in Round 2 and then slowed down the pace of the fight from that point onwards and Garcia walked right into the trap. The final punch stats showed Romero as the aggressor, throwing 267 punches to Garcia's 207 but landing 11 less total punches than 'King Ry.' The judges scored it 115-112, 115-112, 118-109 and it marks just the second loss of Garcia's career. It was supposed to be the stepping stone fight to a rematch with Haney who beat Jose Ramirez on the undercard in New York. Garcia previously claimed he made $50 million ($77 AUD) from their first fight after betting on himself. In April of last year, Ryan knocked down Haney three times on the way to a decision victory, but that result was wiped out and the bout declared a no-contest after it was revealed Garcia failed a pre-fight drug test. In June Garcia was arrested for reportedly causing some $15,000 worth of damage at a hotel in Beverly Hills and a month later he was suspended from World Boxing Council events for making racist comments on social media. He had planned a New Year's exhibition against kickboxing champion Rukiya Anpo, but that fell through when Garcia suffered a wrist injury in training. Romero paid tribute to Garcia after the fight. Devin Haney cannot believe his eyes watching Ryan Garcia vs Rolly Romero 😳 Buy @FATALFURY_PR: City of the Wolves out now and watch The Ring’s Times Square card LIVE on DAZN NOW ðŸ�¿ — Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) May 3, 2025 'Knock downs always help win the fight but he's a warrior and he got up and finished the fight,' Romero said on Main Event. 'I ain't even thinking about who is next. I think Devin and Ryan should get their rematch and get a big one (payday).' Garcia was gracious in defeat and said he was beaten by the better man on the way. 'Rolly fought a good fight, he caught me early and no excuses, congrats to him, he did a great job and that's that,' Garcia said. 'Hats off to Rolly. 'I just need to go to the drawing board with my team, we'll talk it over and see what's next.' HANEY WINS BUT 'NIGHTMARE' HANGOVER REMAINS It was far from a 'Dream' but Devin Haney is back in the win column. After a year layoff from suffering three disastrous knockdowns against Ryan Garcia in a no contest last April, the 'Dream' returned to action Friday night, producing a unanimous decision over Jose Ramirez at The Ring's Fatal Fury: Times Square in New York City. There, judges scored it 119-109, 119-109 and 118-110 all in Haney's favor, though his performance was far from special. The final punch stats showed Haney threw 224 punches, only landing a total of 70 consisting of 45 power shots and just 25 jabs. Haney started the bout Friday night looking extremely tentative, going several seconds without throwing a single punch and appearing to still be facing the mental effects of the loss he took to Garcia that was later changed to a no-contest after the latter failed a drug test. Midway through the fight, though, Haney began opening up his offense a bit by unleashing stinging combinations and crunching uppercuts, though he didn't mash the dash and capitalize on any of his output. Ramirez was bullishly pressuring, as expected, and managed to land some pounding shots though it was clear he was a step behind Haney's speed. It was far from a highlight win but Haney did more than enough to win. RESULTS Rolly Romero def. Ryan Garcia - unanimous decision Devin Haney def. Jose Ramirez - unanimous decision
Forbes
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Ryan Garcia Vs. Rolly Romero Full Fight Card & Everything You Should Know
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 28: (L-R) Ryan Garcia and Rolando Romero appear before Ring Magazine's ... More upcoming "FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves" boxing event in Times Square at The Empire State Building on April 28, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor Empire State Realty Trust) Real, true prizefighting is headed to Times Square in New York on Friday in the form of a massive tripleheader with huge implications. Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez will be in action in separate bouts, but the plan is to have this massive date serve as the first step toward a huge rematch and a major meeting down the road that will function as the culmination of a last-man-standing concept. The anticipation for this outdoor Times Square card has been growing for months, and it isn't hard to see why. Between Garcia's return, Haney's step into the welterweight waters, and Lopez's title defense, this night feels like more than just a collection of fights. It's setting the table for a series of defining matchups that could shape the next two years of boxing's welterweight and junior welterweight landscapes. Here is a look at the full televised card set for DAZN on May 2 beginning at 6 pm ET: Garcia stepping back into the ring after his one-year suspension has added even more intrigue. I spoke to Garcia and he is trying to stay locked in on Romero, but he didn't attempt to sidestep questions about a future Haney rematch. Garcia acknowledged that he expects Haney to be much sharper if they meet again, suggesting that both fighters know another collision course is inevitable if they both handle business on Friday. For Haney, Friday night marks a chance to officially establish himself as a real threat at 147 pounds. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 28: (L-R) Devin Haney and Jose Carlos Ramirez appear before Ring ... More Magazine's upcoming "FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves" boxing event in Times Square at The Empire State Building on April 28, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor Empire State Realty Trust) He'll face a rugged veteran in Ramirez. Haney is walking into this fight free from the heavy strain of cutting massive amounts of weight, which could make him even more dangerous. With so much chatter about Haney's size and control, Ramirez could find himself overwhelmed by a younger, fresher opponent who's aiming to dominate the new division right out of the gate. While Haney and Garcia's fights are taking top billing, Lopez's battle with Barboza is the only actual championship bout on the card. Lopez's WBO junior welterweight title will be on the line in what could be his final battle at 140 pounds–win or lose. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 04: Teofimo Lopez and Arnold Barboza Jr. face off during a press ... More conference at Palladium Times Square on March 04, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Cris Esqueda/) Barboza has been quietly building a strong resume, and with Lopez showing some vulnerability in past outings, there's a real chance Barboza could wreck the carefully constructed plans for Lopez's future at 140 pounds — or potentially 147. Which of the opponents of the three featured fighters is being the most overlooked? Quite honestly, Romero is an all-action fighter, but defensively, he has some gaps that Garcia seems likely to expose–if he's back and ready to return to form. Ramirez is an all-business, super professional, but his best days are behind him. Haney should look great at 147 pounds without the stress of a major weight cut. And I see him having one of the easier nights. Barboza is probably the guy who has the best chance to upset the apple cart. Lopez has looked vulnerable against opponents most would have believed he'd run through, and Barboza is as tough and motivated as you'll find. As fight night draws closer, the stakes are becoming clearer. Be on the lookout for coverage throughout fight week.
New York Times
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
3 Video Games You May Have Missed in April
The video game industry spent much of April talking about Blue Prince, a manor mystery that will be in game-of-the-year conversations because of its layers of interlocking puzzles. Also released was South of Midnight, an action-adventure game set among the haints and rougarous of American folklore; our critic called it 'a sorrowful adventure embellished by magical realism and strands of hope.' Here are three other games you may have missed this month: Promise Mascot Agency Promise Mascot Agency is a peculiar little gem. It's about a disgraced former yakuza who takes over an agency that handles mascots. Yes, mascots, those large furry creatures that hype up crowds at American sporting events and promote small businesses in Japan. Instead of running gambling dens or shaking down store owners for protection money, your character, Michi, must take the straight-and-narrow path, ingratiating himself with these same store owners so they will hire his stable of people-size puppets. This contrast reflects the way management sims are often received. Most players expect to be handed a big gun, or some other lethal power, and get sent out on missions to knock around bad guys and cause some property destruction. Here you're running around a small seaside town, herding parakeets and anthropomorphic blocks of tofu to mall gigs. Yet playing Promise Mascot Agency is a joy. There's endless pleasurable distraction to be found driving your tiny truck around the low-stakes setting of Kaso-Machi, particularly in its colorful characters: a sweet old yakuza widow with a heart of gold, a mysterious mascot who builds scarecrows in rice fields, a bartender who trades gossip and serves drinks while dressed in a gimp suit. This town may be full of weirdos and freaks, but they're also where the heart is. Sharp, observant and shockingly funny writing brings their two-dimensional portraits to life. Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Most of the digital bruises I earned playing fighting games came courtesy of developers like Capcom (Street Fighter), Bandai Namco (Tekken, Soul Calibur) and NetherRealm Studios (Mortal Kombat). But even their games can't avoid the influence of SNK's sprawling catalog of mean street-brawlers. After 26 years without a Fatal Fury game, Mark of the Wolves finally has a follow-up. The visual face-lift of City of the Wolves preserves its predecessor's 2.5-D environments, and I found myself deep-diving into the game's turbulent story line. That's expected from a studio that included branching subplots in the dozen King of Fighters titles it has released since the 1990s. Mark of the Wolves featured a first-of-its-kind citywide tournament following the death of a crime lord who had terrorized the fictional metropolis South Town, and whose son had been raised by Terry Bogard, the series protagonist. In true Shakespearean fashion, City of the Wolves includes a shocking familial revelation, magical scrolls and a 'dead' sibling making a surprise reappearance. City of the Wolves is refreshingly complex, although the barrier to entry might be lower for those familiar with move cancels and well-timed blocks. The franchise's two-lane system makes a return, albeit for one stage, and there is an R.P.G.-style single-player mode with missions strewn across the city's map. It is a robust re-entry into the Fatal Fury saga. Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion III There is so much going on in Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion III that it's hard to absorb it all. On the surface, it's a Match 3 symbols game, somewhat like the addicting time-waster Candy Crush Saga. But this is actually a major deconstruction of the genre. The story, featuring the hapless investigator J.J. Hardwell inside a maze-filled, dinosaur-ridden house, is reminiscent of old Sierra On-Line adventure games. It branches forward with diverse revelations, including of a creepy cult and a self-centered wizard. The trenchant humor, so bad it's good (mostly), recalls The Secret of Monkey Island. The story can be moving at times, too. Awful, a blob with three mouths, is portrayed as lonely and shunned. Its meta nature, a game about the travails of making a game, offers insight into a creation process that's often seen as mysterious. But thoughtful experimentation is what Xalavier Nelson Jr. and his studio, Strange Scaffold, do best. If they are not pushing the boundaries of traditional game making, they seem to want no part of it. Here, matching three swords to defeat a rogue computer in a dank basement required enduring 88 grueling rounds. I encountered a puff-chested, swearing bully who thought he was superior to everyone else. He was easy to defeat. And, of course, I threw pies to bring down a clown version of a pterodactyl. Yes, the tales of game-making can veer into the obscure and esoteric. But the wild ride in this lo-fi sci-fi experience leaves the player with a feeling of exhilaration.
Buzz Feed
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
【クリスティアーノ・ロナウド】サッカー界のレジェンドが格闘ゲーム『餓狼伝説』に参戦！ ボールを使って戦う姿に「嘘でしょ！？」「すごいコラボ」の声（動画）
▼文章ありの詳しい記事はこちら ⚽️BIG NEWS🔥 サッカー界のレジェンド「クリスティアーノ・ロナウド」が、『餓狼伝説 City of the Wolves』に参戦決定！ @Cristiano 『餓狼伝説 City of the Wolves』は4月24日発売！お楽しみに。 🎮️公式サイト #餓狼伝説 #CotW #CR7 #KingofFootball — 餓狼伝説 City of the Wolves (@GAROU_PR) March 26, 2025 Twitter: @GAROU_PR Big news to share with everyone today! I'm going to be a character in the new fighting game FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves! @FATALFURY_PR Let's have some fun on April 24th! #SNK #FatalFury #CR7 #AD — Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) March 26, 2025 Twitter: @Cristiano Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP＝時事
