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Metal Slug  ( Japanese :  メタルスラッグ ,  Hepburn :  Metaru Suraggu )  is a Japanese  multimedia franchise  and  run and gun   video game  series originally created by  Nazca Corporation  before merging with  SNK  in 1996 after the completion of the  first game  in the series. Spin-off games include a  third-person shooter  to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the series and a  tower defense  game for the mobile platform. Originally created for  Neo-Geo  arcade machines hardware (MVS) and the  Neo-Geo  home game consoles (AES) hardware, the original games have also been  ported  to other  consoles  and mobile platforms throughout the years, with several later games created for various other platforms. The games focus on the Peregrine Falcon Squad, a small group of soldiers who fight against a rebel army, aliens, zombies, mummies and various other forces intent on world domination.  

  Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot   ( ドラゴンボールZ カカロット ,   Doragon Bōru Zetto Kakarotto )   is an   action role-playing game   developed by   CyberConnect2   and published by   Bandai Namco Entertainment , based on the   Dragon Ball   franchise. It was released for   PlayStation 4 ,   Xbox One   and   Windows   in January 2020,   Nintendo Switch   in September 2021,   Stadia   in October 2021,   PlayStation 5   in January 2023, and   Xbox Series X/S   in February 2023. The game follows the main protagonist   Goku   and the   Z-Fighters   throughout the events of the   Dragon Ball Z   anime, including anime-original storylines and moments. [1] The game received generally mixed reviews upon release, and sold over  4.5 million  copies worldwide by December 2021.

  SNK vs. Capcom (SNKエス・エヌ・ケイバーサスカプコン) is a series of crossover games developed by SNK and Capcom  featuring characters that appear in games created by both of these two companies. The "vs. series" terminology originates from the fact that many of these games are fighting games. As a rule, games in this series either contain SNK vs. Capcom, the first company denoting the company behind the game's development. Games in this series appear for various platforms, including the Sega NAOMI (arcade), Neo Geo (arcade), PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Xbox, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color and Dreamcast.

  Capcom vs. SNK  uses a "ratio" system, where the "ratio" is a rating of a character's overall strength, ranging from 1 to 4. Teams of up to four can be assembled, but their combined ratios must equal and go no higher than 4. The gameplay uses the SNK-style four-button format. The player can also choose their "groove", or attack meter. The SNK Groove is based on the Extra mode that was used from  The King of Fighters '94  to  The King of Fighters '98 , while the Capcom Groove is based on the gameplay system from the  Street Fighter Alpha  series.

  Tekken 8 picks up after the gruesome battle that ended in Heihachi Mishima's defeat in Tekken 7, focusing on a new rivalry, pitting father against son as Jin Kazama stands in defiance against Kazuya Mishima in a city-shattering face-to-face showdown.

  In August of 2012 The  Infinity Mugen Team  took to creating a sequel to the prior year's release  X-Men: Second Coming . At the time the Avenger's vs. X-Men story line was wrapping up and seemed and ideal fir for the project. Having made the promise that if anyone ever made Black Widow for mugen we'd be practically required to complete this project, Black Widow was made and this game was officially on the docket. Through collaboration with many great artists and programmers the full game was release March 18, 2013.