The Best New Fighting Games to Play in 2023
The fighting game space is getting so much healthier and more prosperous these days! The move from delay-based to rollback netcode is starting to become so much more excepted among prominent fighting game developers, legacy IPs in the genre are still kicking (pun intended!), and fresh series entries into the arena are popping up. Fighting games have excelled in a variety of ways in 2022 and it looks like things are gonna get even better in 2023. Gameplay updates, DLC characters, netcode improvements, and entirely new releases are on the docket for the new year. Now join us as we cover all those and more on this list of the best new fighting games in 2023.
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Previously Released Fighting Games Set for Updates
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'The King of Fighters XV' - ongoing Season 2 DLC character releases (Shingo Yabuki, Kim Kaphwan, Sylvie Paula Paula, Najd, & two more TBA) and crossplay update.
'Dragon Ball FighterZ' - rollback netcode update for current-gen consoles only (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC).
'Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2' - rollback netcode update for PC - Steam only.
'Samurai Shodown' (2019) - rollback netcode update.
'Skullgirls' - ongoing DLC character releases (Marie).
'DNF Duel' - ongoing DLC character releases (Spectre).
Ports of Previously Released Fighting Games
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'Fight of Animals: Arena' - January 12 (PS4).
'Fight of Steel: Infinity Warrior' - January 12 (PS4, Nintendo Switch).
'DNF Duel' - April 20 (Nintendo Switch).
'Dragon Ball FighterZ' - TBA (PS5, Xbox Series X|S).
'Skullgirls 2nd Encore' - TBA (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One).
