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Street Fighter V‘s Next DLC Character Is Zeku
Zeku, the final character to be added to the game’s roster as part of season two was revealed earlier today at the South East Asia Major fighting game event in Singapore. Street Fighter V players have long suspected the aging ninja would make an appearance in the game ever since players began combing through leaked…
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The New Puzzle Fighter Plays Better Than It Looks
While the plastic-looking 3D characters can never replace the charming big-headed sprites of the original, Capcom’s new free-to-play mobile Puzzle Fighter gets the puzzle fighting bit done well enough. I won’t make too much of a fuss over the art direction of Puzzle Fighter, as it’s little more than set dressing to the main event.…
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Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite Could Do Without Story Mode
Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite arrives this week, bringing a revamped two-character tag-team battle system and cinematic storytelling to the long-running crossover series. The fighting is a blast. The storytelling could use some work. Since X-Men Vs. Street Fighter back in 1996, Capcom’s been pitting heroes and villains from Marvel Comics with its own character creations…
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Capcom Is Making a Mobile Puzzle Fighter
Street Fighter’s awesome tile-matching spin-off is getting a sequel, and everybody’s invited. Capcom’s announced an all-new Puzzle Fighter game coming to Android and iOS devices later this year. In the new mobile Puzzle Fighter players collect fighters from all corners of Capcom’s pantheon—Street Fighter, Mega Man, Dead Rising, Resident Evil, Darkstalkers and more—and use their…
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25 Years Of Street Fighter Toys, Starting With The Worst
The Street Fighter series’ unique cast of world warriors have made for some amazing action figures over the years, once Hasbro got done screwing things up. Celebrating the series’ 30th anniversary, here’s a look at the history of North American Street Fighter toys with 10 pages from the upcoming Undisputed Street Fighter: The Art and…
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EsportsNine Tips For Women (And Anyone Else) Attending Their First Fighting Game Tournament
Are you are a woman who wants to compete in a fighting game event, but you don’t know where to start? Maybe you’re worried you don’t know enough or aren’t good enough. (Probably not true.) Or maybe you just want to know what these events are like ahead of time. Which ones should you try…
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Street Fighter’s ‘Beast’ Is Now An Underdog
Daigo Umehara is arguably the best fighting game player of all time, so his relatively poor performance with Street Fighter V since the game’s release in February 2016 has surprised the competitive community. After sticking with series protagonist Ryu for for more than a year, Daigo recently made the switch to Guile taking advantage of…
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EsportsCapcom Cracks Down On Paid Street Fighter Costume Mods
Last week, two prominent creators of Street Fighter nude mods and costume mods said they received takedown notices from Capcom. The two modders in question, who go by Brutal Ace and Khaledantar666, both had Patreon pages that solicited donations from fans. Brutal Ace and Khaledantar666’s mods often make use of other copyrighted properties. One of…
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EsportsThe Stripped-Down Fantasy Strike Demo Makes You Focus On Fundamentals
Fantasy Strike takes recognizable moves from other fighting games but removes the difficulty of performing those moves, meaning there’s no joystick twirling or lengthy combo strings required. I played the free demo of Fantasy Strike this past weekend. It feels it was created by someone who wanted to break the habit of using the joystick…
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Esports
Top Street Fighter V Player Rage Quits During Massive Upset
New York City’s fighting game community saw one of their own step up to the plate in a big way at this weekend’s Defend the North tournament just north of the city in White Plains. Derek “iDom” Ruffin faced off against Philadelphia’s Victor “Punk” Woodley, arguably the best player in the United States, and effectively…
By Ian Walker