The Fighting Games of 2012

There were a ton of fighters released and re-released during 2012. Here is what the year had to offer;

Arcade

• BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (November)
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R (September)
• Persona 4 Arena (March)
• The Rumble Fish 2 (September)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Unlimited (March)

PC

• Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (February)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (May)

Playstation 3

• Darkstalkers 3 (April)
• Dead or Alive 5 (September)
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection (November)
• Fighting Vipers (November)
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (December)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD Ver. (August)
• Makeruna Makendo 2 (December)
• Marvel vs. Capcom Origins (September)
• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (March)
• Persona 4 Arena (August)
• Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale (November)
• Skullgirls (April)
• Sonic the Fighters (November)
• Soulcalibur V (January)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (March)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (September)
• UFC Undisputed 3 (February)
• Virtua Fighter 2 (November)
• Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (June)
• WWE '13 (October)

XBox 360

• Dead or Alive 5 (September)
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection (November)
• Fighting Vipers (November)
• Fire Pro Wrestling (September)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD Ver. (August)
• Marvel vs. Capcom Origins (September)
• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (March)
• Persona 4 Arena (August)
• Skullgirls (April)
• Sonic the Fighters (November)
• Soulcalibur V (January)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (March)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (September)
• UFC Undisputed 3 (February)
• Virtua Fighter 2 (November)
• Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (June)
• WWE '13 (October)

Wii / Wii U

• The King of Fighters '96 (July)
• The King of Fighters '97 (March)
• The Last Blade 2 (October)
• Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (August)
• Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers (September)
• Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge (March)
• Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (April)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2: WiiU Edition (November)
• World Heroes Perfect (July)
• WWE '13 (October)

PSP

• Darkstalkers 3 (April)

Vita

• Darkstalkers 3 (April)
• Mortal Kombat (May)
• Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale (November)
• Reality Fighters (March)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (October)

DS / 3DS

• Tekken 3D: Prime Edition (February)

iOS

• Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (April)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (September)

Android

• The King of Fighters Android (March)
• Street Fighter IV HD (January)

Skullgirls Nominated for an Annie Award

Skullgirls has been nominated for the Annie Award in the Best Animated Video Game category. They are competing against Journey, Borderlands 2, and Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse. As much as I love Borderlands 2 (which can also be blamed for the lack of updates in recent months), I would be thrilled to see SG win this prestigious award.

In other SG news, it was revealed Friday evening that the SG team is working pretty much non-stop on a Japanese localization of the game. Also, SG has been nominated for IGN's Best Overall Fighting Game of 2012. They are up against Dead or Alive 5, Persona 4 Arena, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, & Street Fighter X Tekken for the award. And finally, SG lost against Max Payne 3 in the Best Animation category at the Inside Gaming Awards that took place last evening.

Mad Catz Brawlsticks on Sale Through December 17th

If you are looking for decent entry-level stick, the Brawlsticks for the PS3 & XBox 360 are a good way to go. Mad Catz currently has them on sale for $19.99 during their "12 Days of Christmas" sale. For that price it may even be worth it to buy two.

Capcom Hires Haunts & Combofiend

Capcom announced the hiring of Neidel “Haunts” Crisan and Peter “Combofiend” Rosas for yet to be revealed positions. The announcement took place at the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary tournament this weekend. It's been rumored since August that Combofiend has joined Capcom ever since he left compLexity.

Street Fighter X Tekken Ver. 2013 Trailer

A trailer for the 2013 update for SFxT was shown during the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary tournament that took place this weekend. The patch will go live on January 29, 2013. Further details on the patch can be found on the Capcom Unity blog.

Evo 2013 Date & Location Announcement Trailer

The Evolution 2013 tournament will be taking place on July 12th through the 14th at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. No main event games have been announced, yet.

Killer Instinct Trademark Denied

Thanks to the NeoGAF poster Rösti, it has been revealed that Microsoft's KI trademark renewal has been rejected because the name is currently own by Fox. The reason Fox has KI trademarked is because of a short lived TV show they had back in 2005/06. Microsoft has six months to respond to the rejection. You can read the full document here.

Killer Instinct Trademark Renewed

Microsoft renewed the KI trademark today, but little else is known about the move. Rare originally stated that KI3 is dead in the water, so this may just be a move to bring KI 1 & 2 to XBLA. This isn't so bad, but some of us PS & PC fanboys would like to play the games, too.

Dead or Alive 5: Pai's Swimsuit

Tekken Tag 2: Miharu, Sebastian, Slim Bob, & Dr. Bosconovitch

The footage is from Namco Bandai Live where Katsuhiro Harada was a featured guest and he provided some clips of the new fighters in action.