Evo 2022 is in the rearview, but the weekend of fighting game action brought plenty of exciting announcements from multiple developers and publishers. One of the biggest names was Arc System Works, with the Guilty Gear Strive tournament seeing more participants than any other competition at the event.
We spoke with Arc System Works’s CEO Minoru Kidooka about the fighting game scene, from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the community to the decision to return to Evo despite that same pandemic continuing to linger.
We also touched on the concept of free-to-play fighting games after the success of MultiVersus and the upcoming Project L, as well as the company’s publishing wing and what sort of games Arc System Works would want to pursue as it approaches its 35th anniversary in 2023.
This interview was conducted via email and edited for clarity.
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