Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves announces a global tournament with a total prize pool of $2.5 million.

The renowned fighting game developer SNK has just created a 'seismic shift' in the esports community by announcing plans to hold the SNK World Championship 2025. The highlight of this event will be a tournament for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves – the company's latest and highly anticipated fighting game – with a record-breaking prize pool of $2.5 million (approximately 63 billion VND).

This information was officially posted by SNK on social media platform X. Notably, the champion of the Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves tournament at this event will receive a massive prize pool of up to $1.5 million.

This $2.5 million figure officially breaks the record for the total prize pool for a tournament in the history of fighting game esports, even surpassing the prestigious Capcom Cup X tournament for Street Fighter 6 (with a total prize pool of $2 million and $1 million for the champion). This massive investment from SNK is seen as an extremely positive sign, bringing great hope and motivation to the fighting game community, which has often received less strong financial support from publishers in the past.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, the latest installment in the legendary series after decades of waiting, has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the community following its recent beta test, thanks to its engaging style and gameplay mechanics.

The announcement of the massive prize pool immediately caused a stir within the FGC community. Many even speculated whether professional gamers from Street Fighter 6 or other top fighting games might switch to competing in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves to vie for this lucrative prize money. Esports history has seen similar transitions, such as Counter-Strike players moving to VALORANT or Overwatch 2 to Marvel Rivals when new games launched with great appeal and attractive tournament systems.

Currently, SNK has not announced the full list of disciplines that will be featured at the SNK World Championship 2025, nor the exact time and location. However, the tournament is expected to take place at the end of 2025, and it is likely that regional qualifying tournaments will be held beforehand to determine the participants. With such a large prize pool, the SNK World Championship 2025 will certainly be a great motivation for FGC professional gamers to train and explore Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves throughout this year.