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  Street Fighter: The Early Years

  Ryu has a crush on Chun-Li, Sakura has a crush on Ryu, Cammy can’t seem to keep her clothes on, and Crimson Viper hasn’t had her period in eight months. Welcome to Street Fighter High. What if the characters from Capcom’s popular fighting franchise were given the Dawson’s Creek/Smallville treatment? It would probably go something…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010
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  StarCraft II’s Cool, Sometimes Crazy Single Player Liberties

  Blizzard is creating a wildly different experience for those who choose to play StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty’s single-player campaign, adding units, vehicles and upgrades that you just won’t see in multiplayer, from the familiar Firebat to the bizarre Predator. The last time we played StarCraft II’s single-player game, we laid out the unit, base…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 23, 2010
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  Some People Are More Excited Than Others About The New Monster Hunter

  This Monster Hunter Tri Wii unboxing is A) A marketing stunt, B) a video recording of an amazing and wonderful event, C) this guy’s shtick

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 23, 2010
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  This Is A Pretty Good Persona 3 Statue

  Aigis from Japanese role-playing game Persona 3 is getting a couple of limited edition statues. One features her in heavy armor. The other doesn’t. Let’s look at that one. This is the “normal version”, which was sculpted by Yusuke Mazaki of Sakura Zensen, shows Aigis sans heavy armor. The 265mm-high statue is priced at ¥16,000…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2010
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  Would You Like to Feel Some Dragon Claws… Ripping Your Flesh?

  There is a certain satisfaction that comes with clearing a screen packed with heavily armored, even mounted warriors with a single swipe of a digital katana, or an armored uppercut, or a fist full of swords. Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes seems to be aiming to deliver that satisfaction from the moment you pick up the…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 23, 2010
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  Gothic 4 Is Looking Rather Gorgeous Lately

  Seeing as I forgot anyone was working on a fourth entry in the Gothic series, I’m pleasantly surprised to see these screenshots for Arcania: Gothic 4 looking as fine as they do. To get myself up to speed, with original Gothic developer Piranha Bytes moving on to Risen, European developer Spellbound Entertainment stepped in to…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010
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  Player Feedback Pushes R.U.S.E. To September

  Proving that public beta tests aren’t just for early free access, the team behind Ubisoft’s deception-based strategy game R.U.S.E. are postponing the game’s release until late September based on community feedback. The news was delivered via the R.U.S.E. Facebook page this morning, complete with a laundry list of issues that the extra development time would…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010
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  Sudden Flush of Interest Led to Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Release

  Earlier this month Capcom did an about face, declaring that despite initial intentions, upcoming fighter Super Street Fighter IV would indeed get an arcade release in Japan. But how did it come about? Speaking to Kotaku in March, producer Yoshinori Ono said the company had no plans because Capcom felt that there wasn’t enough support…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 23, 2010
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  Finding Balance In The Combat Of Star Wars: The Old Republic

  How do you make sure people play something other than a Jedi or Sith in Star Wars: The Old Republic? By making sure the other classes can kick Force-sensitive ass. Star Wars: The Old Republic might have the strength of one of the biggest science fiction franchises in history behind it, but that franchise also…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010
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  The Godslayer Rises On May 11

  After two years of tweaking the main game, Funcom has nailed down a May 11 release date for Rise of the Godslayer, the first full expansion pack for massively-multiplayer online role playing game Age of Conan. Age of Conan’s early start went live on May 17, 2008, and it’s come quite a long way in…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010
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  Okamiden Proves the Stylus is Mightier Than the Remote (Or Controller)

  Okamiden manages to walk the fine line between artistic and interesting, delivering a portable gaming experience that is a pleasure to watch and play. I spent about a half hour with the localized version of the DS title last week, settling down into a chair to tap my way through a small section of gameplay.…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 23, 2010
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  Will You Play Video Games At Age 100?

  People who live to age 100 are awesome, I think. It’s good, right? Living to triple digits? Apparently so-called centenarians are not just impressive people but potential video gamers. That’s got me thinking, what would I play at age 100? I’d never thought about gaming at age 100 before, not until I found an article…

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 23, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Not only is Ridley Scott making a new Robin Hood, but Kotaku is making a new Talk Amongst Yourselves. The new TAY is out today. Talk here in it about video games. Expect another remake soon. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 23, 2010
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  Pikmin Says Hallo! On iPad

  Lost Planet producer Jun Takeuchi may not be the artist Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune is, but that didn’t stop him from whipping up this awesome little drawing for us at Captivate on the iPad. Servbot? Pikmin? Generic round head guy? Who knows? Who cares? At least he tried and his drawing has dialog!

  By Brian Crecente Published April 23, 2010
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  Got Plans This Weekend?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Walks and Swordplay I kinda wanna go to the planetarium. Planets are awesome! What you missed last night StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty: Once More Into The Campaign If Mario Had Grown Up, He’d Look This Badass Seven Minutes Of StarCraft II In All Its Single Player Glory Xbox 360:…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2010
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  Details About Alien Prequel

  Last year, legendary film maker Ridley Scott signed on to helm a prequel to the Alien film he directed 1979 sci-fi classic Alien. The idea of Scott doing another Alien film sounds terrific. But is it actually going to happen? “There’s no question about it,” Scott tells MTV, “we’re going to make the film.” Currently,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2010
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  Xbox 360 or PS3 Version: Which Is More Popular?

  In Japan, role-playing game Nier has been released in two flavors: Nier Replicant for the PS3 and Nier Gestalt for the Xbox 360. Which version do you think is more popular in Japan? So in Japan, the most popular version is, wait for it, the PS3 version. Shocking! The difference between the two versions is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2010
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  Left 4 Dead…In Space!

  Left 4 Dead’s world is a miserable one, no? Ruins, and darkness, and more ruins, and zombies. What the game needs is a break. A break in space Mapper Aigik has come up with Contact, a Left 4 Dead 2 map that puts both zombies and survivors in a sci-fi setting, with fancy lighting, holograms…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2010
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  Resident Evil’s Jill Has Her Eye On You

  Hot Toys, a Hong Kong-based toy manufacturer that has brought us stuff like Albert Wesker and Iron Man, today unveiled its latest work: a 12-inch replica of Resident Evil’s Jill Valentine. Going on sale later this year for $150, she is wearing trousers, and not tiny shorts. To make up for this oversight, she will…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2010
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  Watch Out! June 24 Will Be Geekageddon

  June 24 is going to be a big day for otaku games in Japan. Enormous. Gianormous. Huuuuuuuuuuge. Here’s why: On June 24, a slew (yes, a slew) of otaku-geared titles go on sale. An insane number of games. Crazy, crazy, crazy! From checking the calendar, I cannot seem to pin point why all these games…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2010