The "Esports World Cup" updated its official English X account (@EWC_EN).
It announced that SNK's new fighting game, "FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves," has been selected as a competitive title for "Esports World Cup 2025," the world's largest esports tournament to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from July to August 2025.
As of this writing, 19 titles have been announced, with five more expected to be revealed sequentially.
"FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves" Selected as a Competitive Title for EWC2025
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FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves x #EWC2025 pic.twitter.com/mwjVy3V3hr
— Esports World Cup (@EWC_EN) February 6, 2025
"FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves" (@KOFstudio_jp) has been selected as a competitive title for "Esports World Cup 2025," the world's largest esports tournament to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia!
"FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves" is a fighting game scheduled for release on Monday, April 21, 2025.
The first sequel in the Fatal Fury series in 26 years has thrilled veteran fighting game players, and it also aims to attract younger generations with its newly implemented "REV system" and two control methods.
Even before its release, it has generated significant buzz, including being selected as a main tournament title for "EVO 2025."
This year's fighting game scene is expected to be very exciting.
EWC2025 Competitive Titles to Be Announced Sequentially After February 10
As of Friday, February 7, 2025, the "Esports World Cup 2025" official website has announced the following 19 competitive titles:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Honor of Kings
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Free Fire
- Street Fighter 6
- Dota 2
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
- Counter-Strike 2
- PUBG MOBILE
- Apex Legends
- EA SPORTS FC 25
- Overwatch 2
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Rocket League
- Chess
- RENNSPORT
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- CrossFire
- FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves
Last year's "Esports World Cup (2024)" offered over $60 million USD (approximately 9.6 billion JPY) in prize money, gathering elite players from around the world in Saudi Arabia.
Attention is once again focused on the staging of a high-level esports tournament this year.
