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Street Fighter V Competitors Carry An Otherwise Messy Capcom Cup
Capcom Cup wrapped up a year of Street Fighter V over the weekend with an explosive grand finals match between Japanese powerhouses Kanamori “Gachikun” Tsunehori and Hiromiki “Itabashi Zangief” Kumada. The players were incredible, but the tournament itself was a bewildering mishmash of poor scheduling and tiresome padding that unfortunately encapsulates the issues with Street…
By Ian Walker Published December 17, 2018 -
Thank Goodness You Can Turn Off Street Fighter V‘s New In-Game Ads Because Yikes
Street Fighter V has had its share of disappointments since it arrived in 2016, from a shoddy launch to installing dangerous backdoors for malware in players’ computers. Capcom’s latest brilliant idea is to plaster the entire game with advertisements, turning the most storied fighting game franchise of all time into a billboard. The decision to…
By Ian Walker Published December 13, 2018 -
Cammy Is Finally Getting Pants In Street Fighter V
Shout it from the rooftops: Cammy White will be trading in her traditional battle gear for an outfit with pants, thanks to Street Fighter V’s upcoming cross-promotion with Resident Evil. In paying homage to frequent Resident Evil protagonist Jill Valentine, the Killer Bee is set to have an outfit with ample bottom coverage for one…
By Ian Walker Published November 27, 2018 -
Punk Shows Off By Winning Street Fighter V Tournament With His Opponent’s Character
Red Bull Conquest wrapped up its team-based fighting game competition in Washington, D.C., this past weekend, bringing Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, and Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 competitors together to decide which American city is the strongest. Victor “Punk” Woodley, who famously placed second at Evo 2017, ending up winning the Street Fighter V…
By Ian Walker Published November 20, 2018 -
Street Fighter V Player Exits Capcom Cup Due To Results Of Domestic Violence Investigation
In response to recent allegations of domestic violence, South Korean fighting game competitor Seon-woo “Infiltration” Lee has been dropped by Panda Global, the professional esports organization that signed him in March, and will not participate in official Street Fighter V events for at least a year. In September, an anonymous Reddit user posted documentation that…
By Ian Walker Published November 16, 2018 -
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Top Street Fighter Player Arrested For Alleged Molestation (Again)
This summer, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike player Kenji Kuroda was arrested for allegedly committing indecent acts this February against a high school girl. He’s been arrested again for another alleged incident that happened last year. According to Sankei, the latest allegation took place in Chiba Prefecture on May 31, 2017. Kuroda is accused of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 16, 2018 -
Flashy Player Intros And Wild Comebacks At Red Bull’s Street Fighter V Invitational
Red Bull Kumite, which started with Street Fighter IV in 2015 before transitioning to Street Fighter V in 2016, often serves as a summation of the year’s competition. The event invites some of the most accomplished players in the world to compete in Paris, France, and also gives additional challengers the chance to earn a…
By Ian Walker Published November 13, 2018 -
Street Fighter V Player Removed From Future Competition Pending Domestic Violence Investigation
According to Panda Global, Street Fighter V champion Seon-woo “Infiltration” Lee will not compete again until investigations into allegations of domestic violence conclude. Infiltration has been invited to play at Red Bull Kumite next month, but that appearance is now up in the air. UPDATE 9:15 AM, 10/26/18: A representative for Red Bull France has…
By Ian Walker Published October 25, 2018 -
The Street Fighter V Rivals With Dramatic Handshakes
While post-match handshakes have become commonplace in the fighting game community, they rarely come laden with dense layers of history. Japanese competitors Naoki “Nemo” Nemoto and Hiromiki “Itabashi Zangief” Kumada have turned these brief moments of sportsmanship into yet another opportunity for showcasing their deepening rivalry. The two had a very tense post-match handshake this…
By Ian Walker Published October 2, 2018 -
Popular Street Fighter V Competitor Pulled From Major Tournament Amid Domestic Violence Allegations
Seon-woo “Infiltration” Lee, a prominent South Korean Street Fighter V player with five Evolution Championship Series titles and countless tournament wins on his resume, will not be competing at this weekend’s Capcom Pro Tour premier event at Tokyo Game Show. His team, Panda Global, announced the decision today as they investigate claims that Infiltration abused…
By Ian Walker Published September 21, 2018 -
This Bootleg Game Changed Street Fighter History
Walking up and down the floors of the massive multi-level arcades in Akihabara can trigger some unexpected nostalgic responses, but I certainly wasn’t expecting this one. “Whoa, look at that title screen!” I said to Brian Ashcraft as we walked past. “It’s Rainbow Edition!” “It’s what?” “Here, I’m gonna play this, but get ready to…
By Chris Kohler Published September 18, 2018 -
Street Fighter Animation Dates Back To An 80s Music Video
Street Fighter III: Third Strike’s Elena has a small animation routine that might look familiar to old folks/Van Halen fans: it’s pretty much frame-for-frame taken from a 1985 David Lee Roth video. deafidelity noticed it while watching the vid for Just a Gigolo, in which a backup dancer makes almost the exact same moves as…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2018 -
CultureCosplay
A Closer Look At Mexico’s World Champion Street Fighter Cosplay
In case you missed it, Mexico took top spot at the World Cosplay Summit this year with an incredible Street Fighter routine. We’ve seen video of their effort, but this gallery of photos from Dr. Cosplay gets nice and close to the action. Luis and Lalo from Mexican cosplay duo Banana Cospboys are of course…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2018 -
CultureCosplayMexico Won The World Cosplay Summit With Street Fighter II
This year, Team Mexico took top honors at the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya with an impressive Street Fighter II performance. Here is their stage show, which is one of the best I’ve seen The reaction online in Japan was very positive A look at who won which awards Mexican cosplay duo Banana Cospboys, cosplayers…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2018 -
For The First Time, Evo’s Top Street Fighter Player Is From The United Kingdom
The eight Street Fighter V competitors that made it into Evo 2018’s finals today looked very different from last year’s lineup. Aside from last year’s winner, Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi, every single one of the other finalists wasn’t on last year’s stage. Everybody assumed Tokido would win. But Evo 2018 finals have proven assumptions to be…
By Maddy Myers Published August 6, 2018 -
Sagat Is Coming To Street Fighter V Today
Series stalwart Sagat is coming better-late-than-never to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, it was announced at EVO tonight. First shown off last year, he’ll finally make his appearance as part of Season 3. Via Capcom: Sagat is available individually for MSRP $5.99 or 100,000 Fight Money OR as part of the Season 3 Character Pass…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 6, 2018 -
CultureCosplay
Zangief Cosplay Visits A Japanese Public Bath
Bodybuilder Taichi Shimizu already does an excellent Zangief cosplay. So put him in a public bathhouse, and the cosplay looks like the downtime during Street Fighter II These photos were taken by photographer Maruo Kono for a Red Bull shoot. You can see more of Kono’s work on his official site and more of these…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2018 -
Top Street Fighter Player Arrested For Alleged Molestation
This weekend, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike player Kenji Kuroda was arrested for allegedly committing indecent acts against a high school girl. ANN News reports the that this February 32-year-old Kuroda invited a high school girl to his home, where he allegedly started hugging her and committing what the Japanese press is referring to as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2018 -
EsportsThe Street Fighter V Tutorial Has Me Convinced Ryu And Ken Hooked Up
Street Fighter V came out two years ago, and I still can’t stop thinking about how homoerotic the tutorial is. I don’t know who wrote the English translation for the tutorial, which features young rivals Ken and Ryu sweating through a workout under the direction of their master Gouken, but I can’t let it go.…
By Maddy Myers Published June 25, 2018 -
Chun-Li Cosplay Requires Thighs Like These
Singer and pin-up Ladybeard is the manliest Chun-Li of all. His cosplay was excellent! Know how to make it better? Add another pair of massive thighs. With Ladybeard, that’s Reika Saiki. She’s a weightlifter, wrestler and model. She’s the other part of Ladybeard’s newest idol unit Deadlift Lolita Deadlift enough and you too can end…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2018