New Esports Discipline? Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Announces a Massive $2.5 Million Tournament

We have already told you about Cristiano Ronaldo's appearance in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, but the news about the game doesn't end there. The game's developer, SNK, has announced the SNK World Championship 2025, with the main highlight being a Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves tournament boasting a $2.5 million prize pool — and that's exactly what we'll cover in this article.

SNK World Championship

Fans and players have long been familiar with events like The International, Worlds, BLAST Series, and others, but now another major event is stepping onto the esports scene — the SNK World Championship. The announcement was recently made on X (formerly Twitter). Although the full lineup, dates, and location have not yet been revealed, SNK confirmed that Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will be the main event, featuring a massive $2.5 million prize pool, with $1.5 million awarded to the champion. For a debut tournament of this game, the amount sounds astronomical, comparable to the prize pools of top Dota 2 and CS2 tournaments.

Moreover, this marks a record-breaking amount for the fighting game scene in esports, even surpassing the Capcom Cup Pro Tour's $2 million prize pool and its $1 million grand prize. Such figures offer hope that the fighting game genre could experience a new wave of growth, considering that a lack of publisher support has previously held many scenes back.

Many players are already wondering if Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves could surpass Street Fighter 6 to dominate a new frontier in esports, driven by the lure of the massive prize. It wouldn't be unprecedented — we’ve seen Counter-Strike professionals switch to VALORANT and Overwatch 2 pros move to Marvel Rivals amid the hype around new titles.

SNK states that the tournament schedule, match lineup, and prize details will be shared soon, and we’ll make sure to cover all the updates as they come.