Kotaku: aou2008

The Street Fighter IV AOU Trailer

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:20:00 MST

Capcom released the above Street Fighter IV trailer today, the one recently looped at the AOU arcade tradeshow in Tokyo, Japan. It may be your first look at characters like E. Honda, Blanka, Abel and Zangief in motion. The in-game action is interspersed with a remixed version of the Ken versus Ryu battle, with new footage of Chun-Li and Crimson Viper that spins the watercolor aesthetic seen in previous cinematics. The HD version at GameTrailers may give you a better appreciation for the game's animation. Thoughts?

Street Fighter IV AOU 2008 Amusement Expo English Trailer HD [GameTrailers]

New Indiana Jones Prizes for Japanese Arcades

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:00:43 MST

So has that new Indiana Jones trailer gotten you excited? Japanese arcades are all ready to pounce on that. Just check out this UFO catcher Indy merch. Throw the crane the whip, and it'll take your money and keep the idol! Or something. Heh.

Side note: While I am SUPER EXCITED about the movie, am I the only one who thought the trailer was so-so?

[Thanks, Jean!]

AOU 2008 Pictures Galore

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:00:49 MST

For those who didn't attend AOU 2008 today in Chiba, here's a smorgasbord of pics taken by Jean Snow and Witzbold. Stand out stuff like eagerly awaited SFIV, Square Enix's card game Lord of Vermilion, Cave's shooter DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu and Konami's new music game Jubeat — among others. Man, new DoDonPachi, new Street Fighter, new Konami music game, new The King of Fighters. Who was saying Japanese arcades were dying?

See Humans Play Street Fighter IV!!

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:00:25 MST

If you like pictures of people standing around, staring at arcade cabinets, this this post is for you! In this case, it's Street Fighter IV and the people, they're excited.

[Thanks, Jean!]

Quick Street Fighter IV Hands-on Impressions

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:00:37 MST

Street Fighter IV is playable. Today, the wait at the AOU arcade show hit 90 minutes to play the game hit 90 minutes. Keep in mind: This is on the business day. So, what's it like? Kotaku buddy Jean Snow was at AOU today and checked it out — even winning a perfect battle. Briefly, Jean tells us:

Controls were what you would expect from the game, nice and tight. But the graphics, oh man, they look soooooo nice! The backgrounds are incredibly detailed. If you look at them, you noticed all sorts of nice things. Like some letters were falling off a sign after a big attack. The entire game is an absolutely stunning package. You play on a widescreen high-res screen, and all the characters were beautifully rendered. Even the chest hair on the wrestler guy Zangief looked nice! It's one of the most beautiful, complete fighters I've seen. Ever.

Look for more in-depth impressions when we get hands on with the game at GDC.

[Thanks, Jean!]

Pre-Openning AOU 2008 Images

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:30:54 MST

Here we go! This appears to be the first pictures from the Japanese arcade AOU 2008 show floor. A lot of the pre-opening pics seem taken by Blurry McBlur. There are snaps of exhibits for Arcana Heart 2, DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu and Square Enix's Lord of Vermilion. More to come.

AOU Pics [AM-Net via Arcade Renaissance]

Street Fighter IV Arcade Footage [UPDATED]

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:29:00 MST

Capcom are keeping a fairly tight leash on people snapping pics and vids on the AOU 2008 showroom floor, but that's never stopped the internets before. The first shaky-phone-cam footage of the game's made its way out of the show, and is now ready for your slack-jawed approval/hair-pulling disappointment. Ryu v Viper above, with loads more after the jump.

"Characters" Trailer

Viper v Abel

Ryu v Honda

"Characters" Trailer 2 (Chun Li v Viper)

[A big gold star to Bryan!]

Capcom's SFIV Booth @ AOU 2008

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:20:00 MST

AOU kicks off in Tokyo tomorrow. Being the world's biggest arcade show, there'll be plenty of good stuff on show. Including some new Street Fighter game people seem to be all excited about. Capcom have passed out a few photos of their booth now, so you can see it without filthy, greedy patrons swarming all over it and dirtying the place up, so here, check em out. Oh, and "I'm Here To Smash You Up"? Best tagline ever.

Street Fighter IV rocks AOU 2008! [Capcom]

Konami's New Arcade Cabinets

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:40:48 MST

With Japanese arcade show AOU kicking off tomorrow, Konami is showing off its latest cabinets. Among others, they include: music game jubeat, chicken shooter Nobiteke! Byon Byon Daisakusen, horse racing game HORSERIDERS, neo beat 'em up Action Deka and quiz title Quiz Magic Academy 5. Nice cabinets!

ＫＯＮＡＭＩ、「AOU2008 アミューズメント・エキスポ」未発表の新作や人気シリーズの最新作などを出展 [Game Watch Impress]

King Of Fighters XII Unveiled This Weekend

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:40:00 MST

This weekend, the AOU 2008 expo goes down in Tokyo. Seeing as this is only the world's #1 arcade gaming show, you can bet some big-name games will be paraded around. Like King of Fighters XII, which will be shown publicly for the first time, albeit in video form (it sadly won't be playable). Little is known about this latest installment in the series, though it should be coming to the US in 2009 on both PS3 and 360. We've also heard that the game will be neither 2D nor 3D.

Street Fighter IV will also be making an appearance, most likely in playable form. Despite persistent reports that Osaka-based DIMPS (comprised of former SNK staff) are working on Capcom's flagship fighter, Capcom themselves are officially stating that the project is being developed in-house. Either way, should be a good weekend for fighter fans, who probably haven't partied this hard since the summer of '93.
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XII（映像出展）[AOU 2008]