Over the past few days, I've been thinking…. what is making fighting games so exciting right now? What’s their “X-Factor”?

Among the most anticipated are the big three: Mortal Kombat 1, set to drop in September; Tekken 8, slated for a January release; and Street Fighter 6, which has already been in players' hands for a few months. …

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