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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…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2017 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2017 -
Fans Love The Way This Street Fighter V Character Walks
It’s not everyday that the way a character saunters is interesting enough for players to take notice. With Street Fighter V character Menat, they’re doing just that. Fortune teller Menatwas just released in SFV’s second season of DLC. She has an excellent gait. See? So good. The way she fights does look cool. Some pros…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2017 -
Official Street Fighter Underwear, But The Cammy Ones Are All Wrong
This official Chun-Li themed underwear is pretty much what you’d expect it to be, but the Cammy themed underwear is not. Clothing company SuperGroupies is run by game and anime lovers, and it’s done a series of clever and subtle themed items like these Persona 3 themed phone cases, key chain, and bag. But their…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 28, 2017 -
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…
By Maddy Myers Published August 16, 2017 -
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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…
By Ian Walker Published August 11, 2017 -
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…
By Maddy Myers Published August 7, 2017 -
Guile Is Now Selling Hair Gel In Japan
Guile. Hair. Gel. It makes sense that the Street Fighter character would now be a hair product pitchman in Japan. Guile is the new spokesperson forJ-Gelfrom Yanagiya, a company that’s been making cosmetics since 1615. The official site has a humorous interview with Guile in which he says nuggets like this: “Disheveled hair is connected…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 3, 2017 -
New Street Fighter Figures Are Cool
S.H. Figuarts has a new line of Street Fighter figures out, and I like ‘em. There are four so far. Ryu and Chun-Li are already available, while Cammy and Rashid are on the way. As we can see in these pics from Toyark, the joints are…not great, especially on characters like Cammy who are showing…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 1, 2017 -
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…
By Maddy Myers Published August 1, 2017 -
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 Published July 31, 2017 -
Esports
Network Error Exiles Street Fighter V Players To Fictional Island
Street Fighter V players noticed something strange happening during their online matches on the afternoon of July 22. Instead of appearing near their real-world locations on the Capcom Fighters Network map (a platform that ensures competitors match up with opponents in their general vicinity), they were being placed west of Africa, smack dab in the…
By Ian Walker Published July 28, 2017 -
EsportsStreet Fighter V Players Showcase Abigail’s Giant Potential
Street Fighter V’s newest character, Abigail, is the game’s largest fighter to date, towering over even resident grappler Zangief. Since the character’s arrived on Tuesday, the focus of community discussion has been on his capacity to inflict serious damage with just a few hits. Many players have been surprised by the utility of Abigail’s moveset,…
By Ian Walker Published July 27, 2017 -
Esports
CM Punk Consoles Street Fighter‘s Punk, One Punk To Another, About Losing
Victor “Punk” Woodley has had a tough week. After months of first-place finishes on the Street Fighter V competitive circuit, most notably the $150,000 top prize in the Eleague SFV invitational, Punk experienced serious heartbreak in the Evo 2017 finals this past Sunday. Evo is the biggest, longest-running fighting game tournament in the world, and…
By Maddy Myers Published July 19, 2017 -
EsportsESPN Makes Street Fighter Player Change Character’s Thong Due to ‘Broadcast Standards’
On Sunday night, ESPN aired Evo 2017’s Street Fighter V finals. During Ryota “Kazunoko” Inoue’s match, in which he played as the character Cammy, ESPN requested that Kazunoko change the character’s costume from her default thong leotard to her formalwear DLC outfit. (Cammy does not wear pants in this formal outfit, either, but she does…
By Maddy Myers Published July 18, 2017
