Aang

Angry Beavers

April O'Neil

Azula

Danny Phantom

Donatello

El Tigre

Ember McLain

Garfield

Gerald Johanssen

Grandma Gertie

Jenny Wakeman

Jimmy Neutron

Korra

Lucy Loud

Nigel Thornberry

Patrick Star

Plankton

Raphael

Ren & Stimpy

Reptar

Rocko

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward Tentacles

Mr. Krabs

Zuko

Rocksteady

Iroh

Chris Redfield

Zero

Ultron

Thor

Thanos

Captain America

Captain Marvel

Doctor Strange

Dormammu

Gamora

Ghost Rider

Hawkeye

Hulk

Iron Man

Nova

Rocket Raccoon

Spider-Man

Arthur

Chun-Li

Dante

Firebrand

Frank West

Jedah Dohma

Mega Man X

Mike Haggar

Morrigan Aensland

Nemesis

Nathan Spencer

Strider Hiryu

Black Panther

Monster Hunter

Sigma

Venom

Black Widow

Winter Soldier

Aganos

Arbiter

Aria

Cinder

Eyedol

Fulgore

Gargos

Glacius

Shin Hisako

Jago

Kan-Ra

Kim Wu

Maya

Mira

Omen

Orchid

Raam

Rash

Riptor

Sabrewulf

Sadira

Shadow Jago

Spinal

Thunder

TJ Combo

Tusk

Kilgore

Hisako

Eagle

Arizona

Oleander

Paprika

Tianhuo

Velvet

Saturday

Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe

Sunday

Windjammers 2

Friday

Ultra Street Fighter IV

Ultra Fight Da ! Kyanta 2

Touhou 12.3 Hisoutensoku

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 - Puyo Only

Thursday

Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Tatsunoko VS. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars

Soulcalibur VI

Akatsuki Blitzkampf: Ausf Achse

Asuka 120% LimitOver BURNING Fest

Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness

Dead or Alive 6

Fate/unlimited codes

Kamen Rider Super Climax Heroes

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite & Beyond

SoulCalibur II

Street Fighter Alpha 3

Idol Showdown Next Fes

E's Laf++

Wonderful World

DNF Duel

Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match

Touhou 15.5 Hyouibana ~ Antinomy of Common Flowers

Arcana Heart 3 LOVEMAX SIXSTARS!!!!!! XTEND

Def Jam: Fight for NY

Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai Ver. 3

Garou: Mark of the Wolves

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Slap Happy Rhythm Busters

Tetris the Grand Master 4: Absolute Eye

Killer Instinct

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code - 2v2

Them's Fightin' Herds

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Juugai Rantou!? Shuyaku Soudatsusen

Chaos Breaker/Dark Awake

Twinkle Star Sprites

Pokken Tournament DX

Sonic the Fighters

Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost On

Project Justice

Scramble Heart City

Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix 2

Mahjong

Riichi Mahjong

The Queen of Heart '99: Dream Match Never Ends

Pokemon Close Combat

Divekick

Eternal Fighter Zero

Bracket

Top 4

Top 8

Finals

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Windjammers 2 will combine everything fans love about the classic title with entirely hand-drawn 2D animations to create the ultimate windjamming experience. The coming sequel will bring new stages and players, surprising and amazing new power moves and enhanced gameplay mechanics!

Ultra Fight Da Kyanta 2

Touhou Hisotensoku

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

Stack, chain, and combo your way to victory in the ultimate matching of two puzzle game legends! Pre-order now and get ready to traverse dimensions and experience brand new worlds in time for the holidays, with the PC release fast-dropping onto Steam in early 2021.

In Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, players will experience a brand-new hilarious story filled with an eclectic cast of characters in Adventure mode and develop new strategies for play utilizing special item cards in Skill Battle. Read on for more!

Boost your strategy and power your team in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2‘s brand-new Skill Battle mode with this pack of eight in-game rare Item Cards–including three special cards featuring items from the Sonic the Hedgehog series! This pack is exclusive to the Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Launch Edition.

More Legendary Battles? YIP-YIP-YIP!

Perfectly blending the complementary gameplay of Puyo Puyo, one of Japan’s most enduring and popular game brands, and Tetris, one of the most well-known video game franchises in the world, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 provides a unique crossover experience with addictive puzzle challenges, loads of content, and overflowing charm for players of all ages. Expanding on the addictive gameplay of its predecessor, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is packed with fun, new modes where players can precisely pop Puyos and tactically rotate and clear Tetriminos solo or with friends, offline and online!

Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition

A modern take on the 25 year franchise, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid showcases stunning graphics with vivid details. Pit current and classic Rangers and villains like never before in team battles. Test your skills online against friends and players from around the world for endless replayability. A streamlined combat system welcomes newcomers with simplified controls while maintaining depth for the most dedicated competitor to learn and master.

"THE COLLISION IS INEVITABLE! THE IMPACT WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE! 
An unrivaled clash of explosive proportions! The beloved BlazBlue franchise Crosses universes, Tags in fan favorites, and Battles it out in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle! Created through an all-star collaboration between BlazBlue, Atlus’ Persona, French Bread’s Under Night In-Birth, and Rooster Teeth’s hugely popular RWBY web series, Cross Tag Battle celebrates the fighting genre for pros and newcomers alike! Choose your team in fast paced 2v2 team battles filled with the craziness you’ve come to love from BlazBlue, with all the tight mechanics, smooth gameplay, and gorgeous 2D graphics you expect from Arc System Works."

SOULCALIBUR VI

SOULCALIBUR VI represents the latest entry in the premier weapons-based, head-to-head fighting series and continues the epic struggle of warriors searching for the legendary Soul Swords. Taking place in the 16th century, revisit the events of the original SOULCALIBUR to uncover hidden truths.

The premise in Cyberbots is similar to Armored Warriors, albeit it features only a maximum of two playable characters on screen as opposed to three. Cyberbots is a very innovative game, attributed to its amount of selectable options, parts, and mecha that permit the player to format their play style to their preference. Similar to the Armored Core series, different legs (which affect movement abilities), arms (which affect reach and melee capabilities) and weapons can be mixed and matched between the selectable robots available to the player. Gameplay in Cyberbots is similar to other Capcom-created fighting games, with a medium-sized command list of executing various attacks available to each individual robot. Battles are a duel-formatted affair with players and the computer fighting against one another to proceed to the next battle.

Dead or Alive 6,produced by Koei Tecmo Games,features fast-paced 3D fighting entertainment with multi-tiered stages that are now both dynamic and critical parts of the competitive experience.

Fate/unlimited codes is a fighting video game based on the visual novel Fate/stay night.

Kamen Rider: Super Climax Heroes

The 2012 entry of the Climax Heroes series. The controls and mechanics have been revamped, with playstyles similar to a free-roam Marvel vs Capcom. Several tertiary Riders were added to the roster.

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will feature a variety of exciting and accessible single player modes and rich multi-player content for new players and longtime fans alike. In addition to single player Arcade, Training and Mission modes, a visually stunning and immersive cinematic Story Mode will put players at the center of both universes as they battle for survival against a sinister new threat. Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is being built to highlight a combination of iconic locations and fan favorite characters from both universes, including Captain Marvel and Iron Man from the Marvel side, and Ryu and Mega Man X from Capcom.

Transcending history and the world, a tale of souls and swords eternally retold.

Four years have passed since the spirit sword, SoulCalibur defeated the evil Soul Edge. At the end of that fateful battle, the shards of the shattered Soul Edge were scattered across the world and SoulCalibur was lost to the void. Now, the evil that still resides in the scattered shards of Soul Edge threatens again to engulf the world in darkness.

Guest starring exclusively for the Nintendo Gamecube: Link from the Legend of Zelda.
Guest starring exclusively for the Microsoft XBOX: Spawn from the IMAGE Comic Series.
Guest starring exclusively for the PlayStation 2: Heihachi Mishima from the Tekken Series.

Street Fighter Alpha 3, the third game in the Alpha series, has a total of 31 fighters, the most in the series so far. New characters include old favorites E. Honda, Blanka, Vega, Cammy, T. Hawk, Dee Jay, Juni and Juli. Some of the newest fighters on the block include a former Final Fight character (Cody, who has been in jail since the last Final Fight game, or so his clothing suggests), Karin Kanzuki and Rainbow Mika. The major difference between this Alpha and the last two are the new play modes World Tour, Arcade, VS, Training and Entry.

Idol Showdown

Idol Showdown is the definitive fan-made hololive fighting game experience, powered by rollback netcode. Engage in exciting duels as your favorite H=hololive talent and prove once and for all who the strongest idol is using the game’s easy-to-learn controls.

Pick up on this game’s easy-to-learn control scheme in no time to get straight into playing. Even hololive fans who are inexperienced with traditional fighting games can have fun!

Besto Games has been hard at work developing the game’s online rollback netcode to make the online experience as smooth as we can.

Explore the vast world of hololive from our roster of iconic hololive talents, with moves inspired by their most memorable moments and personality traits. Fight across the virtual world in lovingly recreated hololive locations. Jam out to remixes of your favorite hololive original songs while raising idol hell.

hololive talents are re-imagined as core fighting game archetypes with a unique twist. Bring chaos in the battlefield with flashy attacks and high-octane action.

DNF Duel is a 2D fighting game using Dungeon Fighter Online's characters/classes as fighters. Dungeon Fighter Online currently has 16 base characters with over 60 total classes, though there is some overlap between the male and female variations.
It was revealed at the 2020 Dungeon&Fighter Universe Festival in Korea.
It is being developed by Neople, Arc System Works and Eighting.

A date was not announced but It is planned to be a multi-platform release

AquaPazza: AquaPlus Dream Match is an Action game, developed by Examu and published by Aqua Plus, which was released in Japan in 2012 and 2013 for North America.

Touhou Hyouibana ～ Antinomy of Common Flowers

Touhou Hyouibana: Antinomy of Common Flowers is the 15.5th official installment of the Touhou Project, developed by Team Shanghai Alice in conjuction with Twilight Frontier. The game was announced during the Play, Doujin! Year-End Party stream.

The ultimate hip-hop fueled fighting game, Def Jam Fight For NY challenges players to step into the shoes of a ruthless street fighter battling for control of the hip-hop underground.

The game features an all-new fighting engine including weapons, interactive environments and five unique fighting styles that can be combined to form dozens of customized hybrid styles for the ultimate edge on the streets.

Def Jam Fight For NY features more than 40 of the most well-known artists and personalities in hip-hop today, including Busta Rhymes, Carmen Electra, Lil' Kim, Ludacris, Method Man, Redman, Sean Paul, Slick Rick, Snoop Dogg, and many more.
* New Fighting Engine -- A new fighting engine challenges you to master multiple fighting disciplines, take advantage of interactive environments, and utilize dozens of weapons to make a name for yourself. 

* Three Times the Length of the Original Def Jam VENDETTA -- It's going to take more than 90 fights in 20-plus venues to win control of the streets. 

* 40 of the Biggest Hip Hop Artists and Celebrites -- Starring and music by the hottest names in hip hop from Def Jam and beyond -- look for appearances by Busta Rhymes, Carmen Electra, Fat Joe, Flava Flav, Freeway, Ghostface, Ice T, Joe Budden, Kimora Lee Simmons, Lil' Kim, Ludacris, Method Man, Redman, Sean Paul, Slick Rick, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, and many more. 

* Five Brutal Fighting Styles -- Master each fighting style: street fighting, kickboxing, martial arts, wrestling, and submission fighting. Combine up to three styles to create devastating hybrid-styles, complete with new "blazin' moves" to finish off your opponent. 

* 22 Interactive Venues -- From destructible environmental objects to rowdy spectators who like to "get involved," the 22 venues are the ultimate weapon. 

* Create-A-Street Fighter -- Build your own street-ready fighter and outfit him with thousands of pieces of unlockable licensed gear, tattoos, and even bling from the Jeweler to the stars, Jacob the Jeweler. 

* Represent Your Crew Online -- Join a crew and own the mean streets of NYC. Move onto the international stage and take on all-comers with online play for the PlayStation 2.

Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai

If you thought you'd seen the last of the incredible Garou: Mark of The Wolves series, you were sorely mistaken. Join classic brawlers and fresh finds (there are 11 new additions in all) for the fighting experience of the decade. The game's three unique modes of play include Offensive, Defensive, and Tactical, and there are plenty of Super Moves and Hidden Abilities to unlock. The realm of 2D fighting has rarely been this exciting, and it gets even more addicting when you play against a friend.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a fighting video game developed by Arc System Works and Atlus. It is the direct sequel to Persona 4 Arena, which is itself a follow-up to the role-playing game Persona 4. The game was originally released in Japanese arcades on November 28, 2013, and later ported to home consoles. Unlike the previous game, it is not region locked.

In this anything goes world, take to the beat of DJ Shinkawa's music to win the fight! This is all about rhythm and style, so don't mute the sound as you go into the battle. With tapping feet, keep the beat and keep your eyes and ears open!

The action puzzle game Tetris the Grand Master first appeared in game arcades in August 1998, and became a beloved game for gamers as a Tetris game packed with addictive elements.

Then, Tetris the Absolute: The Grand Master 2 was released in 2000, and Tetris the Grand Master 3: Terror Instinct was released in 2005. The latest in the series, Tetris the Grand Master 4: Absolute Eye, ​​will be available on Steam for the first time in 20 years.

This time, Tetris the Grand Master 4: Absolute Eye offers players a deeper, more strategic Tetris experience, and the depth of the game will satisfy even experienced players. New modes have been added, and this game will test your skills to the limit, requiring precise strategy and fast play.

Of course, there are also modes that even beginners to Tetris can enjoy, and the game is so full of charm that you will find yourself retrying it over and over again.

The sound is handled by Shinji Hosoe, who is well known for the Tetris the Grand Master series. His music, full of tension and excitement, will increase the player’s concentration and make the game even more exciting.

The legendary fighting game franchise is back with next-generation visuals, over-the-top action, a wild cast of combatants, rocking reactive music, and C-C-C-COMBO BREAKERS! Choose from amongst a wild cast of combatants each with fluid animations, unique combat tactics, and flashy special attacks. Utilize an open-ended combo system to rack up huge combos as your opponent looks for openings to break you and turn the tides of battle. Go online and test yourself against players from all over the world, or brush up on your combat skills in detailed tutorials.

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code

Them's Fightin' Herds is an indie fighting game featuring a cast of adorable animals designed by acclaimed cartoon producer Lauren Faust. Beneath the cute and cuddly surface, a mechanically-deep GGPO-powered fighter awaits!

Chaos Breaker

Chaos Breaker/Dark Awake: The King Has No Name is a fantasy-themed sprite-based 2D fighting game developed by Eolith and released exclusively in Japan arcades. Players select a team of 3 characters, similar to The King of Fighters series. There are 18 playable characters, 3 bosses, and six different races featured in the game, including: Human, Dark Elf, Elf, Orc, Dwarf, and Undead.

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