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Evo 2026's near-final registration leaderboard has Street Fighter 6 leading, Tekken 8 in second, 2XKO in third, and Rivals of Aether 2 making a surprising jump to fourth as signups close tonight; final numbers will shape the Las Vegas event (June 26–28).
Arc System Works has announced a limited-time feature for Guilty Gear Strive called Blazing Pass, a BP-based rewards system with the first chapter, Blazing Pass Duel 1: Reignite, running May 14–June 25. A paid upgrade, Blazing Pass Plus, costs $5.99 and adds extra rewards; upgrading grants all rewards earned up to the current BP level. The game, available on PS4/PS5, Steam, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows, has surpassed 3.5 million players, and Season Pass 5 is available for $24.99 with four new characters and additional content. Players should patch the game, and note that Blazing Pass Plus rewards may not carry over beyond Duel.
Patch 5.01 for Guilty Gear Strive removes Happy Chaos's full-screen lockdown and adjusts several characters to reduce looping setups, but players on Steam may be prompted to create new user data; selecting Yes can reset online battle records, so choose No and contact support if affected.
The Guilty Gear Strive 2.00 patch resets the meta on day one, with Bushin’s early tier list suggesting Nagoriyuki, Chipp, Millia, Jam, Anji and Leo as top potential picks. Happy Chaos may have weakened due to ammo management, while several characters (Asuka, Testament, A.B.A, Bridget, Slayer, Venom, Queen Dizzy, Faust) look weaker in this initial assessment. It’s still early, and the meta will continue to evolve as players explore the patch.
Arc System Works launched a publisher sale to celebrate Guilty Gear Strive’s Version 2.00 update, highlighting a new Guilty Gear Strive 2.0 Starter Edition that bundles the base game with all five seasons, special colors, and digital art/sound; Strive itself is 50% off on Steam (to $20) and the Starter Edition is discounted to $81 (10% off for PlayStation Plus members through April 23). Discounts also apply to most other Guilty Gear titles, with the Steam sale running through April 22 and region prices varying.
Guilty Gear Strive’s Version 2.00 overhaul has spawned two expansive patch guides—Rooflemonger’s about 1 hour 50 minutes and Mister Acolyte’s about 1 hour 46 minutes—covering sweeping universal changes (replacing Wild Assault, nerfs to purple Roman Cancels and invincible moves, Positive Bonus nerfs, among others) and detailed character-by-character adjustments, with Happy Chaos receiving a major rework. The guides’ timestamps help viewers navigate the vast changes as the patch reshapes the game's balance.
LordKnight weighs in on Guilty Gear Strive version 2.00, predicting big winners like Axl, Chipp, and I-No based on patch notes, with Leo, Nagoriyuki, Giovanna, Goldlewis, Lucy and Venom also seen as winners. Big losers include Asuka, A.B.A, and Testament due to nerfs and system changes. All impressions are provisional until the patch goes live on April 9, 2026.
Guilty Gear Strive’s Version 2.00 update launches April 9, adding Jam Kuradoberi as the Season 5 DLC character, with Robo=Ky following in the summer; Season Pass 5 brings a new stage, seven additional colors for each of the four new characters (28 total), the Street skin, Vintage Metal UI skin, and a Blazing Pass rewards system, plus major balance changes including Wild Assault and Counter Blitz, new moves, and other cosmetics; two more unannounced characters are planned for winter and spring 2027. The game remains available on PS5/PS4/Xbox Series/One, Switch, and PC.
The producer of Guilty Gear Strive indicated that future updates for the Switch version may be limited due to hardware constraints and development challenges, with the team considering how much they can push to support the platform moving forward.
Arc System Works is considering ending support for the Nintendo Switch version of Guilty Gear Strive due to hardware limitations and the increasing complexity of updates, but has not made a final decision yet.
Arc System Works announced a major update for Guilty Gear Strive, Version 2.0, set for 2026, featuring new characters, rebalancing, new moves, and quality of life improvements aimed at refreshing the game experience and addressing gameplay balance issues.
FightClub Championship 6 Nansha in Guangzhou featured top players competing in Guilty Gear Strive, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with notable winners including Neo in Smash, Maruko in Guilty Gear, and Vi in Granblue, as the event served as a crucial Gold Event on the Arc World Tour.
The major update for Guilty Gear Strive Nintendo Switch Edition is now available, introducing three new characters (Venom, Unika, Lucy), new music, avatar parts, digital figures, and gameplay improvements including ranked matches and battle version update, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
SQ released a tier list for Guilty Gear Strive, ranking characters and labeling Potemkin as a 'failure of game design,' while also highlighting other characters as 'broken' or in need of buffs, with upcoming updates expected to impact the meta.
Guilty Gear Strive's producer discussed the upcoming version 2.0 update, set for 2026, which will include new content such as the character Lucy and potentially more characters hinted at in recent teasers, with more details to be revealed soon.