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The Best Street Fighter Movie Starred...Jackie Chan?

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

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You've seen the bad of the Street Fighter craze of the early 90s. Now see the good. No, not good. Amazing. More »

Stupidly Low Salary Offered to Street Fighter II's Iconic Artist

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:00:00 EDT

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Akira Yasuda, better known as "Akiman" is about as big as they come among Japanese game designers and illustrators. More »

A Street Fighter II Painting So Small, It Could Fit on a Fingernail

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:30:00 EDT

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Hadouken! Self-styled retro game artist Maya Pixelskaya painted Ryu unleashing a "wave motion fist" and Chun-Li pulling off a spinning bird kick—on her fingernail. More »

The Ladies of Street Fighter Trade Face Punching for Wine and Coffee

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:30:00 EDT

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The delightful French artist Bastien Vives returns with another unconventional take on the Street Fighter universe. More »

Square Enix Gets Chun-Li's Thighs Right (But Not the Knees)

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:30:00 EDT

First spotted at Comic-Con, we now have the first official shots of Square Enix's line of upcoming Street Fighter figures. More »

Do You Have Ten Hours? Over a Hundred? This Post Is for You.

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:40:00 EDT

YouTube user TehN1ppe posts ten hour clips. Ten hours! Ten hours of endless loops, like Mario climbing a vine. For ten hours. Or Mudkip. Yep, Mah, Hiep, Mah, Hiep. For ten hours. More »

Japanese Dev Legend Goes from Riches to Rags

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:00:00 EDT

He developed some of the most successful, ground-breaking games ever. But today, game designer Yoshiki Okamoto's personal blog has vanished from the internet. Rumors say so did he. More »

Man Brings Street Fighter to Life with His Mouth

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 25 May 2011 08:30:00 EDT

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YouTube user sonaje is talented. When he's not recreating game tunes and sound effects with his guitar, he's doing it with his mouth. More »

Say What You Will About Family Guy, It Still Knows Its Street Fighter II Gags

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:40:00 EDT

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Any soft spot I had for Family Guy toughened up years ago when the show's shtick wore out its welcome. And yet here I am, enjoying the crap out of this segment. More »

Round One...Flail!

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:30:00 EDT

Political commentary aside, that would actually be a neat thing for somebody to build. Make for one hell of a puppet show down at the local public library (via Gamefreaks) More »

Mecha Bison Is A Dictator In Disguise

Justin Page — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:30:13 EDT

Make way for a mechanized version of the Street Fighter named M. Bison thanks to Kode Logic & Reza ilyasa. Also, check out Kode's "Lights Out" variation. More »

Let's Talk About The Very First Street Fighter

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT

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Today is Street Fighter II's 20th birthday. Happy birthday, Street Fighter II! In honour of the venerable fighting game's anniversary, then, we're going to look back at its predecessor. You know, Street Fighter I. The one nobody ever talks about. More »

Bored Of Fighting Games, Man Destroys Windshield Wipers

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:00:00 EST

Thirty-one year-old Kenichi Moriai was unemployed. But after his fighting game-inspired rampage bent on destroying windshield wipers, he wasn't just out of a job, he was arrested. Again. More »

These Street Fighters Should Be At Home Asleep

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:30:00 EST

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Guile, You Would Be Perfect On The Simpsons

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:00:00 EST

Simpsons fan artist Dean Fraser revisits the world of Street Fighter to show us a man whose haircut would actually fit right in on the animated series. More »

Four Street Fighters Who Know How To Block

Justin Page — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:20:00 EST

Julian Fong took four Street Fighter all stars and morphed them into cool custom made LEGO minifigs for Round 1 of his new series. More »

The Wild, Sexy World Of Japan's Biggest Amateur Pin-Up

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:00:00 EST

"I'm just a regular, amateur cosplayer," says Ushijima Ii Niku, or Ushijima "Good Meat", in a swish Tokyo hole-in-the-wall eatery. By day, she has an office job, photoshopping adult-related pictures, and in her free time, she cosplays. She's anything but ordinary. (NSFW) More »

So That's Where Blanka Gets His Juice

Justin Page — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:40:02 EST

The Street Fighter Blanka needs a RECHARGE! Chewing down on that electrifying Pokemon Pikachu gives him a quick fix. Great idea by banzanza. More »

Memories of a Forgotten Street Fighter Tournament

Brian Crecente — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:40:00 EST

It was the summer of 1992 and Street Fighter II was the king of the still thriving U.S. arcades scene. More »

Ken Is Suddenly More Interested In Sweaters Than Fireballs

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:30:00 EDT

By slaterman23, as seen on Gamefreaks. More »

Capcom Turns Your iPhone Into An Arcade

Mike Fahey — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:20:00 EDT

Capcom Arcade brings the old-school arcade experience to your iPhone or iPod Touch, right down to letting you buy tokens to play Street Fighter II, the original Ghouls ‘N Ghosts, 1942 and Commando. More »

Pay Street Fighter Champ Money To Kick Your Butt

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:40:00 EDT

Daigo Umehara is a world class champ. You? You might be a world class chump. More »

Inception Star On Street Fighter II

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:00:00 EDT

Fresh off Inception, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is doing the variety show circuit to promote the film and talking about something extremely important. That's right, he's talking Street Fighter II. More »

What Is Daigo's Day Job?

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:00:00 EDT

Daigo Umehara could very well be the greatest Street Fighter player on this spinning blue orb we call "Earth". There must be more to the man than that. There is. More »

Street Fighter's Blanka? Pipe Smoker

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EDT

As seen by Mike Mitchell. Thanks, Edwin! More »

Street Fighter II or Street Fighter IV, Which Does Daigo Like Better?

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 25 May 2010 01:00:00 EDT

Daigo Umehara is arguably the most famous Street Fighter fighter on Earth — for this clip, perhaps. But which is his favorite SF game? More »

Is There A Better Use For Street Fighter II Sound Effects?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 14 May 2010 06:00:00 EDT

Fighting game Street Fighter II is iconic. The opening theme for anime Doraemon is iconic as well. Will they mix? More »

Dragon Punch Chun-Li Where It Counts With This Male Supplement

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 10 May 2010 03:30:00 EDT

This is Stree Overlord. It's a supplement for men aimed at helping with...yeah. And to help sell it, we have two of Street Fighter's most famous characters going at it hammer and tongs on the front of the box. More »

Five Fresh Moves That Changed The Way We Play Gaming's Greats

Mike Fahey — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:00:00 EDT

Capcom's recent announcement of the addition of jumping to Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 got us thinking about classic video game characters whose lives have been changed by the addition of brand new moves. Here's a few of the stand-outs. More »

Full Screen, Half Arm Street Fighter Tat

Brian Crecente — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:30:00 EDT

As seen on Izit. More »

This Week In Video Game Comics

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:20:55 EST

New comics in stores this week include all the big regulars. Gears of War written by the head of Epic. Street Fighter II fighters being flexible. And more Sonic excitement. More »

Street Fighter II HD's Intro Lived Too Fast And Died Too Young

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:30:00 EST

Much like the game itself, this short clip (by serial SF artists and SFIIHD contributors Udon) strikes the perfect balance between contemporary style and old-school sensibilities. It's just a shame it had to be cut to squeeze the game online. More »

Gorgeous Wedding Gowns In (Or Inspired By) Video Games

AJ Glasser — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:40:00 EDT

Weddings are a summer thing. June brides find happiness, there's good weather for an outdoor wedding and the most popular month in America to get hitched is August, according to some sources. More »

Zangief Statue Won't Win Any Beauty Pageants

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EDT

The latest in PopCultureShock's line of Street Fighter statues is this Zangief piece, which is as angry, crazy and hairy as you'd expect/hope it to be. Oh, and also as expensive. More »

Real Human Attempts Street Fighter Car-Smash

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:00:00 EDT

Remember that car-smashing bonus stage in Street Fighter II? This Ryu wanna-be tries that for real. There's fire, too! More »

The Last of The Great Arcade Fighters

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:00:00 EDT

Online. Kicking and punching cold, invisible opponents you'll never see, you'll never meet. Alex Valle is a Street Fighter II player living in a Street Fighter IV world. And he's ready to kick your ass. More »

ASCII Fighter II Super Hyper Text-Based Championship Edition

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Earlier this year, five students from the University of Central Florida had to design a networked, text-based multiplayer game for their programming class. This, amazingly, is what they came up with. More »

Baby Pulls Off Zangief's Double German Suplex

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:30:00 EDT

Here's a baby. A real, proper baby. Playing Street Fighter II. And not just winning. Winning with a poetic sense of timing. More »

Street Fighter For Crate Diggers

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:00:00 EDT

Most of you reading this are not DJs. Those who are, this is for you, because Capcom have just released the The Street Fighter II Turbo Battle Vinyl. More »

Chun-Li Meet J-Pop

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:00:00 EST

Maya Miyamae from Japanese idol pop group CoCo released on solo single. This is it. More »