{"id":1841545,"date":"2026-03-23T10:08:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1841545"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:08:48","slug":"as-controversy-swamps-tekken-8-and-street-fighter-6-guilty-gear-strive-just-announced-a-massive-new-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1841545","title":{"rendered":"As controversy swamps Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6, Guilty Gear Strive just announced a massive new update"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">As controversy swamps Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6, Guilty Gear Strive just announced a massive new update<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Jamming out.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/guilty-gear-strive-jam-character-trailer.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Guilty Gear Strive Jam Kuradoberi gameplay trailer, showing her holding up a bunny rabbit.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"guilty-gear-strive-jam-character-trailer.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Arc System Works.<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-23T10:08:48+00:00\">March 23, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/controversy-tekken-8-street-fighter-6-guilty-gear-strive-announced-massive-new-update?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"990a7d51-4cda-49b5-bccd-9a53cee33e11\" data-name=\"Guilty Gear -Strive-\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Guilty Gear -Strive-\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Guilty Gear -Strive-\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Guilty Gear -Strive-\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Guilty Gear -Strive-\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Guilty Gear -Strive-\" title=\"Follow Guilty Gear -Strive-\"><br \/>\n  Follow Guilty Gear -Strive-<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Arc System Works has announced a flashy major update for its long-running fighting game Guilty Gear Strive, overhauling the game and adding a new selection of characters. All the while, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/street-fighter-6\">Street Fighter 6<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/tekken-8\">Tekken 8<\/a> seem to be struggling, courtesy of recent patches.<\/p>\n<p>Guilty Gear Strive 2.0 &#8211; the name for this fresh start &#8211; was detailed as part of the Arc World Tour finals in South Korea over the weekend. It&#8217;ll come with comprehensive battle adjustments, the replacement of controversial mechanic Wild Assault with something called Counter Blitz, and new special moves for the entirety of the cast.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Guilty Gear Strive - Official Jam Kuradoberi Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ExsUnQm5IpM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ExsUnQm5IpM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Guilty Gear Strive &#8211; Official Jam Kuradoberi Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch a trailer for Guilty Gear Strive&#8217;s Jam here!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ExsUnQm5IpM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The game will also receive a battle pass system, new customisation options for their characters and accounts, and the first of its season five DLC characters on the 9th April. That character is Jam Kuradoberi &#8211; a fan favourite from prior entries in the series who can now parry blows with a bunny rabbit. Obviously!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, things aren&#8217;t looking so hot in other big budget fighting games. Tekken 8 recently received its season three &#8220;back to basics&#8221; update, which was meant to curb the overly-aggro playstyles of season two. It failed in doing so, introducing some new problems instead to certain characters which have stung portions of the community. It&#8217;s not a <em>disastrous<\/em> patch on its own, but with the context that it&#8217;s meant to help fix the season two state of the game it&#8217;s left folks thoroughly disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>Then you have Street Fighter 6, which introduced some minor changes to the fighting game without tackling what many saw as major problems. All characters got adjustments to their moves as to promote lesser-used attacks, and the controversial drive rush got changed too which should hopefully mix things up a little.<\/p>\n<p>This all sounds good, right? Then there&#8217;s Alex, the newest addition to the Street Fighter 6 roster. Not only is he a fan-favourite character from Street Fighter 3, he&#8217;s also just an iconic fighter within the series&#8217; roster. In their story mode, it is revealed Alex has married his second cousin and step-sister Patricia. Here&#8217;s a picture of Alex holding Patricia as a baby.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Street Fighter 6 Alex story mode slide with Patricia\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Street-fighter-6-alex-story-mode-patricia.jpeg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Street Fighter 6 Alex story mode slide with Patricia\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Street-fighter-6-alex-story-mode-patricia.jpeg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption>I mean like, c&#8217;mon Alex, you can&#8217;t be doing that. | <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So yeah. We live in interesting times. Still, Guilty Gear Strive looks great and with its 2.0 release maybe it&#8217;s a good opportunity to jump in and try it out on the 9th April.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Arc System Works has announced a flashy major update for its long-running fighting game Guilty Gear Strive, overhauling the game and adding a new selection of characters. All the while, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/street-fighter-6\">Street Fighter 6<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/tekken-8\">Tekken 8<\/a> seem to be struggling, courtesy of recent patches.<\/p>\n<p>Guilty Gear Strive 2.0 &#8211; the name for this fresh start &#8211; was detailed as part of the Arc World Tour finals in South Korea over the weekend. It&#8217;ll come with comprehensive battle adjustments, the replacement of controversial mechanic Wild Assault with something called Counter Blitz, and new special moves for the entirety of the cast.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Guilty Gear Strive - Official Jam Kuradoberi Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ExsUnQm5IpM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ExsUnQm5IpM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Guilty Gear Strive &#8211; Official Jam Kuradoberi Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch a trailer for Guilty Gear Strive&#8217;s Jam here!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ExsUnQm5IpM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The game will also receive a battle pass system, new customisation options for their characters and accounts, and the first of its season five DLC characters on the 9th April. That character is Jam Kuradoberi &#8211; a fan favourite from prior entries in the series who can now parry blows with a bunny rabbit. Obviously!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, things aren&#8217;t looking so hot in other big budget fighting games. Tekken 8 recently received its season three &#8220;back to basics&#8221; update, which was meant to curb the overly-aggro playstyles of season two. It failed in doing so, introducing some new problems instead to certain characters which have stung portions of the community. It&#8217;s not a <em>disastrous<\/em> patch on its own, but with the context that it&#8217;s meant to help fix the season two state of the game it&#8217;s left folks thoroughly disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>Then you have Street Fighter 6, which introduced some minor changes to the fighting game without tackling what many saw as major problems. All characters got adjustments to their moves as to promote lesser-used attacks, and the controversial drive rush got changed too which should hopefully mix things up a little.<\/p>\n<p>This all sounds good, right? Then there&#8217;s Alex, the newest addition to the Street Fighter 6 roster. Not only is he a fan-favourite character from Street Fighter 3, he&#8217;s also just an iconic fighter within the series&#8217; roster. In their story mode, it is revealed Alex has married his second cousin and step-sister Patricia. Here&#8217;s a picture of Alex holding Patricia as a baby.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Street Fighter 6 Alex story mode slide with Patricia\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Street-fighter-6-alex-story-mode-patricia.jpeg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Street Fighter 6 Alex story mode slide with Patricia\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Street-fighter-6-alex-story-mode-patricia.jpeg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption>I mean like, c&#8217;mon Alex, you can&#8217;t be doing that. | <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So yeah. We live in interesting times. Still, Guilty Gear Strive looks great and with its 2.0 release maybe it&#8217;s a good opportunity to jump in and try it out on the 9th April.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News As controversy swamps Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6, Guilty Gear Strive just announced a massive new update Jamming out. Image credit: Arc System Works. 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