<![CDATA[Kotaku: Virtua Fighter 5]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Virtua Fighter 5]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/virtua fighter 5 http://kotaku.com/tag/virtua fighter 5 <![CDATA[This Is What Virtua Fighter 5 Looks Like Now, With Liquid Metal]]> Sega keeps Virtua Fighter alive (in Japan at least) with yet another update to the seminal 3D fighting game. What does Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Version A bring to the beat 'em up? Dural, maybe? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5764745&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Twitter Comes To Arcades, Courtesy Virtua Fighter]]> Sega is letting the Virtua Fighter faithful update their friends and foes on their fighting game accomplishments, 140 characters or less at a time, with something new for arcades—Twitter support in Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5572322&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter's Final Showdown With April Fools]]> It's still March 31 by the official Kotaku calendar, but it's April Fools' Day in Japan, something you should take into consideration while watching Sega's new trailer for Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, its latest fighting game update. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5506584&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Makes Your VF5R Petition Obsolete]]> Update your Virtua Fighter 5R petitions—specifically this one—fighting game fans, because Sega has one more version of its Virtua Fighter franchise prepped for Japanese arcades. Meet Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5475283&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter 5, FIFA Street 3 Join Xbox 360 Games On Demand]]> The Xbox 360 Games On Demand options expand by two, as Microsoft has added brawler Virtua Fighter 5 and footballer FIFA Street 3 to the downloadable games service, making it easier to be a game-buying sloth. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5359971&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter 5 Arcade Update Piles On The Sega Fan Service]]> As seen on Sega's official Japanese Virtua Fighter 5 web site via UK:R. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5291676&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Some Xbox 360 Themes Not A "Beautiful" As Promised With NXE]]> Now that the New Xbox Experience has been globally launched, it's time to brace for the impact. Outside of a few error reports, things appear to have gone smoothly. One of the minor bumps that we know of, thanks to OXM, is that some Xbox 360 themes don't quite jibe with the NXE's new layout. Microsoft touted that old themes would look "beautiful" with the new look and feel, but perhaps the better descriptor is "beautiful but largely obscured." Take, for instance, the above Virtua Fighter 5 theme. Series starlet Sarah may still look virtually beautiful — what a pretty eye you have! — but she now has a bit of creepy stalkerishness to her gaze. The same mismatched layout applies to themes for games like Army of Two, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, Castle Crashers and more. For the full list of usable, but visually gimped themes, read on. NXE: When Old Themes Go Bad [OXM] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5093276&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Armored Core, Virtua Fighter Get Platinum]]> Xbox Japan has announced three more titles joining its budget "Platinum Collection" line: Armored Core for Answer, Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom and Virtua Fighter 5: Live Arena. Each game is priced at ¥2,940 (US$29) and will be out next January. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5082838&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter 5 Patched, Now With Extra Perfect]]> In case your copy of Virtua Fighter 5 for the Xbox 360 is just sitting on a shelf gathering dust, now would be a good time to snag that sucker and slip it into you 'box for a little update action, courtesy of Sega. The newly available patch addresses one very major issue - being able to select costume-specific pants in alternate outfits. Aside from that, it's really all gravy. You get gamer pics displayed during online battles, easier ranking navigation, one additional item per character, the ability to rematch people not on your friends list in online matches, and the ability to save online battles so you can replay them and try to find out exactly when you started sucking. Was it a slow, steady sucking or a massive burst of suck towards the end? Now you'll know. Hit the jump for the patch press release, subtitled "Subtle Changes Improves the Perfect Fighting Game". Even more perfect than before! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=345535&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Week in Games: Spooky Halloween Edition]]> Here we are again at another week full of games that threaten to drain my bank account. I haven't even gotten through last week's "must have" list and here comes Manhunt 2, GH III, The Simpsons Game, Hellgate: London, Dementium: The Ward. My Christmas wish list grows longer with each passing day while my time to play games grows ever shorter. What's a poor gamer to do? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=316033&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter 5 360]]> In the middle of the night while unsuspecting Americans were sleeping the sleep of the sleepy, Sega slipped quietly onto Xbox Live Marketplace and tucked the Virtua Fighter 5 demo under our pillows, pausing to reflect on how much we've grow and caressing our cheek only to disappear into the darkness at the first sign of our stirring. The demo features four playable characters - Akira, Sarah, El Blaze and Eileen - and three stages, which players able to battle in Versus mode and Arcade mode. Sadly the demo doesn't feature online battles, but with only a few short weeks to release we'll get our hands on some of that action soon enough. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310143&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[No Virtua Fighter 5 for Japan (Maybe, Perhaps, Dunno)]]> It's a numbers game. While the PS3 has over a millon install base in Japan, the Xbox 360 doesn't. Heck, it doesn't even have half a million. With 400,000 Xbox 360s purchased in The Land of the Rising Sun, no wonder SEGA is having second thoughts about releasing Virtua Fighter 5 for the Xbox 360. Sure, it will still get its fall US/Euro release. Lead designer Tohru Murayama explains: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=294526&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sega Not Playing Console Favorites]]> Back in June, Sega's American marketing VP Scott Steinberg had some pretty strong things to say about the state of this generation's consoles - in particular casting doubts on the Wii's longevity - which were retracted almost as soon as the words left his mouth. Next Generation recently sat down with Steinberg to gain further insight into the statements, coming away with a much kinder, gentler, and pussified view of the current console crop.
"Are we placing bets [on one particular platform]? No one can tell right now who'll 'win.' It's still too early. All three consoles have got the right materials for success. That alchemy is there across all three different platforms. I guess that's being defined a bit differently with Nintendo, but they definitely have their own consumer-oriented track, which we think is great. So I think from a third-party publisher's standpoint it's not wise to make bets right now that don't include all three consoles."
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=284310&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter 360 This Halloween]]> Ever since Sega announced that the Xbox 360 version of Virtua Fighter 5 would be getting online multiplayer, fans of the series have been salivating over the though of going online and kicking each other's asses all over Xbox Live, except for me of course. I plan on forgetting to pick up the game for reasons in no way involving saving myself from complete humiliation. October 30th has been announced as the date that game retailers across the country respond to phone calls with, "No, that's just the ship date...we'll have it tomorrow, which means there is still time to preorder *click* hello?" It's a Virtua Fighter 5 Halloween Spooktacular! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282175&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter 5 360 Goes Online]]> When Virtua Fighter was revealed to not be the PS3 exclusive we originally thought it would be, fans took solace in the fact that the 360 version would be coming out months down the line, after they'd gotten all the joy they could out of the title. Well now we know why the 360 version was delayed so long, as Sega announces online multiplayer functionality for the Xbox 360 version of Virtua Fighter 5! When the game launches this Autumn in North America and Europe, gamers will for the first time be able to take their Virtua Fighting online to pit their skills against people most likely much better than I am. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=275659&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Exclusives Sony Dropped The Ball On]]> Exclusives. They're important and these days, they're rare. Game|Life's Chris Kohler does a nice job of rounding up games that could've been PS3 exclusives, but ultimately ended up on the Xbox 360 because of boneheaded moves by Sony brass. Let's dive in:
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=274945&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter 5 For Xbox 360]]> Get our your magnifying glasses, because Sega's just released a new batch of 16 Virtua Fighter 5 screenshots for the upcoming Xbox 360 version. They look, unsurprisingly, almost exactly like the PLAYSTATION 3 edition, but I'm sure the fanboys with an emotional investment will find some differences. Michael McWhertor More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=272058&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter 5 For 360 Moved To Fall?]]> A number of retailers have recently updated their listings of the Xbox 360 port of Sega's arcade hit Virtua Fighter 5 to arrive this October instead of "late summer." You may recall Sega announced the former PLAYSTATION 3 exclusive was coming to the Xbox 360 platform just before Christmas, but specified no differences between the two. Given that the game has been pushed back a few months, one might wonder if Sega is planning on implementing the new Version C changes, including those fan service-caliber costumes, for the 360 edition. They're sure as hell not adding Xbox Live multiplayer support... right? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=264246&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter 5 To Up Babe Factor]]> The latest Virtua Fighter 5 arcade revision, Version C, will finally give digital babe fans additional clothing options, adding some of the new outfits you see above. Is Sega trying to one up Tecmo's Dead or Alive 4 ladies, or are they just giving Japanese arcade gamers what they desperately want? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=261120&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gallery: New King of Fighters Arcade Images]]> More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=258815&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Box Art: Virtua Fighter 5 For Xbox 360]]> Fahey and I have this rolling debate about whether Virtua Fighter 5 sucks or not. We'd go online to settle it with some well placed kicks and punches, but the game doesn't support that. Don't mind me, I'm just bitter. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=247918&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Why VF5 Doesn't Have Online]]> There's nothing like fighting a computer. It's so 1995. Online was sorely missed from Virtua Fighter 5 — So much so, that I and others decided to sit this one out and not pick up the title. So, Sega, what gives? Where's our online slug-fests? Sega's AM2 team tells game site Eurogamer: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=241781&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Prof. Layton Commands Japan To Buy Game, Citizens Comply]]> The world was turned upside down as Level 5's RPG Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village rose to the top of the Japanese sales charts. Amazing sales of a DS game? In Japan? What's next, bread sold in pre-cut slices? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=238928&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Week in Games: Crackdown Edition]]> Some great games coming out this week and the PS3 gets some love with flOw and Virtua Fighter 5. Xbox 360 owners will be scrambling for a copy of Crackdown and a chance to get invited to the Halo 3 beta. For me, I'll be laying my cash down for Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja. What will you be getting? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=237712&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter 5 Tops Japanese Sales Charts]]> Looks like Ashcraft (by way of Japanese bloggers) was wrong. Japan is kookoo for Virtua Fighter 5. The Sega fighter made its debut on the PLAYSTATION 3 recently, nabbing decent enough sales to land the number one spot for the week on the Japanese sales charts. Blockbuster? Nah, but not a bad debut for the arcade port. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=236719&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter Controller Probs, Game Sells Less Than DOA4]]> On Friday, we reported that Japan wasn't exactly kookoo for Virtua Fighter 5. To put things into perspective, Japanese game blog Ore Teki Game Sokuhou @ Katana points out the following: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=235688&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Clip: Virtua Fighter 5 Commercial]]> Here we have a first look at the Virtua Fighter 5 commercial being released in North America. You'd think if they were going to spend that much time and money making a game look so good, they would have dropped a few more bucks to make a decent commercial. I long for the days when video game commercials were filled with the kind of spastic energy we all possessed after eating three bowls of Count Chocula and attempting to sit still while watching Saturday morning cartoons. Flynn De Marco More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=235576&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[flOw Gets Solid Release Date]]> Pushing the PLAYSTATION 3 "launch window" to its limits, SCEA and thatgamecompany will finally release their abstract aquatic survival game flOw on the PlayStation Store this February 22. The PS3 downloadable game will feature 1080p graphics, 5.1 surround sound, and SIXAXIS control for maximum immersion. Recreational pharmaceuticals optional. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=234435&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Chris Kohler Invades Virtua Fighter 5]]>
Last year, Chris Kohler over at Game|Life got a chance to participate in a Sega sponsored Virtua Fighter 5 tournament. Due to his awesome Virtua Fighter skillz, Chris was able to land 5th place and the opportunity to create an custom AI character that would appear in the final game. His character, Kobun Heat, will be making his debut when the game hits the PS3 on Feb. 20th. If you don't have a PS3 you can enjoy Chris' saucy luchador when VF5 comes to the Xbox 360 later this year. Flynn De Marco More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=233810&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Details On Virtua Fighter 5, Virtua Stick]]>
1UP's resident Virtua Fighter freak James Mielke has an updated preview of the upcoming PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360 game Virtua Fighter 5 in which he reveals some interesting new info about the game. Included in the game's Quest Mode are custom characters inspired by and (very) loosely based on the Ziff-Davis editors. These include, but not limited to, Mielke himself (in the sleek Milky Pai) and news hound Luke Smith (Luke S. is a shades sportin' Shun Di). Very cool. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=231363&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Clips: Virtua Fighter 5 Battle Compilation]]> We have an original Virtua Fighter machine at my work and after playing it a while, you kind of get used to the blocky characters and plain backgrounds. Certainly a huge difference from this clip from the Virtua Fighter 5 for the PS3. It looks absolutely beautiful, the characters are smooth and the backgrounds are wonderfully detailed. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=230244&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sonic, El Blaze Shill For LG At CES]]> The LG booth is an impressive one. If Sharp weren't showing off a 108" LCD television, LG's 102" showing would be pretty impressive. Instead, it's a yawn-inducing also-ran. Maybe next year LG! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=227224&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Analyst: PS3 Dragging Sony Down]]> The PlayStation 3 analyst hate train just keeps on rollin' with research analyst Michael Comeau's latest piece for TheStreet.com. It's the typical fare, dogging Sony for their pricey inclusion of the PS3's Blu-ray drive and taking Sony to task for losing precious third-party exclusives (including the former time-exclusive Grand Theft Auto) like Guitar Hero and Virtua Fighter 5. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=225163&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PS3 Loses Another Exclusive, Virtua Fighter 5 Comes To 360]]> Sega announced just hours ago that the former PlayStation 3 exclusive arcade port of Virtua Fighter 5 will come to Microsoft's Xbox 360. As we talked about a few days ago, the PS3 version will hit stateside on February 20th with the 360 SKU shipping some time in "late summer of 2007" meaning PS3 fans will stil be able to thumb their noses at the 360-only crowd for a good six months. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=223566&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter 5 Dated In North America]]> After the somewhat surprising news that Virtua Fighter 5 would ship February 8th in Japan comes good news for us North Americans. We're getting the new-gen fighter just 12 days later. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=222802&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Fighter 5 Dated, Sticked In Japan]]> Gamers in Japan will get their home port of Virtua Fighter 5 a little earlier than they may have expected. Previously pegged as Spring 2007, Sega will be releasing the game on the early edge of that window, shipping the game February 8 for 8,190 yen (about $70 US). More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=220966&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gallery: More Virtua Fighter 5 Eye Candy]]> Alongside launching the official North American Virtua Fighter 5 site, Sega has graced us with more screens of the company's PlayStation 3 fighter showing off more of the character costumes. I always forget to add this game to my list when I think "What the hell am I going to actually play on this PS3?" More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=220277&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Gorgeous Virtua Fighter 5 Screens]]> Sega gave us some new screens of their upcoming arcade to PlayStation 3 fighter Virtua Fighter 5 and damn does it look sexy! Especially that hunky Blaze! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=212347&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[TGS06: Virtua Fighter PS3 Stick Hands On]]>
The Virtua Fighter 5 joystick looks like the best controller the PS3 has going for it, but how does it play? Pretty damn good. Combined with the actual game, the joystick-plus-Virtua Fighter combo is some of the closest arcade punch console gaming has seen. The German PR guy at Sega told me he was totally clueless about when it would be out in Japan. I mean, well, he's European, so... Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=202757&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Best PS3 'Stick (And, So Far, Only...)]]>
Thank Sega for giving the PLAYSTATION a decent controller. At E3, we fiddled around with the PS3's control pad, which felt a tad too light and dainty. What's more, no Dual Shock. But, this Sega "VIRTUA STICK High Grade" makes us forget our whining pronto. Look, there are pink buttons! Downer that we'll have to wait until 2007, when Sega releases Virtua Fighter 5. Brian Ashcraft More »
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