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Kotaku East
Poll: Japan’s Favorite Fighting Games
For a country that has made a whole bunch of fighting games, you better believe that Japan has its favorites. A recent survey revealed top twenty beloved titles, according to Weekly Famitsu readers. Between April 13 and April 19, the magazine asked 2,461 readers to name their favorite fighting games. Ninety-two percent of respondents were…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 18, 2017 -
Esports
What Street Fighter Pros Think Of Ultra Street Fighter II For The Switch
This past weekend, Compete hosted several Street Fighter pros and commentators at our offices for a public event where fans could sign up to battle against top SFV players. Since we had this all-star roster of Street Fighter aficionados hanging out at our offices, the Compete staff pulled them aside to preview the Nintendo Switch…
By Maddy Myers Published May 15, 2017 -
Culture
Stick To Cammy, Cammy
Dylan Ekren is an artist based in LA who has worked for Disney on movies like Frozen, Big Hero 6 and Zootopia We’re here, though, for his series of Street Fighter sketches, in which he’s drawing a different Chun-Li for every day in May. You’ll find his progress so far below, but for a similar…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2017 -
Here’s A $900 Chun-Li Statue
Pop Culture Shock Collectibles are releasing a Chun-Li statue that comes in three distinct varieties. The cheapest are not cheap by any definition of the word. The three versions are a classic Street Fighter II outfit ($925), her Street Fighter Alpha skin and her “battle dress” from Street Fighter V (both $900). They’ll all be…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2017 -
Esports
Street Fighter Pro Annoyed That Two Big Tournaments Are On The Same Date
Joshua “Wolfkrone” Philpot dominated the roster on Friday night’s Eleague Street Fighter V bracket, earning himself one of the slots in the playoff bracket on May 26. The only games Wolfkrone lost were to Kun “Xian” Ho, the winner of Final Round 20 and a big contender to win Eleague. In the end, Wolfkrone went…
By Maddy Myers Published May 8, 2017 -
Culture
Storm Collectibles’ Ryu And Scorpion Figures Are The Best Around
No one makes fighting action figures quite like Storm Collectibles. From real life warriors like Bruce Leeand Muhammad Ali to a pair of video game’s most famous martial artists, Storm’s kung fu is incredibly strong. I’d meant to showcase Storm’s renditions of Mortal Kombat’s Scorpion and Street Fighter’s Ryu much sooner, but the box they…
By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2017 -
EsportsStreet Fighter V‘s ‘Alpha Of Teabagging’ Still Winning, But More Politely
Victor “Punk” Woodley, the self-proclaimed “alpha of teabagging,” climbed ever higher up the world rankings in Street Fighter V by placing first last night at Dreamhack Austin. But despite his wins, Punk’s “alpha” side was nowhere to be seen in his final matches. Punk is known for taunting opponents, both in matches and during post-game…
By Maddy Myers Published May 1, 2017 -
Street Fighter V‘s Got Some Fierce New Costumes
Yesterday, Capcom revealed some new costumes for Street Fighter V. On April 25th, you’ll be able to dress up Alex, R. Mika and Chun-Li for work. I sat down with Compete’s Maddy Myers, the ultimate Street Fighter fangirl, to talk about what works and what doesn’t. Gita Jackson: Let’s start by talking about Alex’s firefighter…
By Gita Jackson Published April 21, 2017 -
EsportsStreet Fighter Pro Calls Himself The ‘Alpha’ Of Teabagging
Victor “PG Punk” Woodley took first place in Street Fighter V last Sunday night at the NorCal Regionals. Between that and his first place finish at West Coast Warzone the week prior, he’s all but guaranteed himself a top slot in the 2017 Capcom Cup. But the main reason why Punk’s become the talk of…
By Maddy Myers Published April 19, 2017 -
Esports
Fighting Game Community Falls In Love With Street Fighter Veteran’s New Look
Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez lost every single one of his Street Fighter V matches during Eleague’s invitational last week. But, somehow, he emerged from that seven-string loss looking cool as heck. A full week later, Street Fighter fans still can’t stop talking about his sunglasses. The former Street Fighter veteran turned YouTube star has not been…
By Maddy Myers Published April 6, 2017 -
Take A Moment To Remember One Of The Best April Fools’ Gaming Hoaxes Of All Time
It was 1992 and print was still alive and well with most people relying on monthly magazines for their gaming info. As a result, a joke about a secret Street Fighter character called Sheng Long spread world wide. 25 years later, it’s time we poured one out for all those tortured souls who went looking…
By Ethan Gach Published April 2, 2017 -
EsportsBlind Player Racks Up A Win At His First Street Fighter V Tournament
Competing in a Street Fighter tournament is hard, especially if you’re blind. But that didn’t stop a Dutch player by the name of “Sven” from managing to take a few sets off his opponents in the early rounds of Spain’s Sonic Boom tournament for Street Fighter V. Playing as Ken, Sven faced Musashi’s Akuma in…
By Ethan Gach Published April 2, 2017 -
EsportsStreet Fighter V‘s Most Heated Rivalry Intensified Last Night
There’s nothing fake about the rivalry between Street Fighter V pros Kenneth “K-Brad” Bradley and Joshua “Wolfkrone” Philpot, but last night, Eleague gave the pair a chance to play it up for the cameras. It’s not exactly a years-long feud, but it’s already a popular one. The first notable stand-off between the pair happened last…
By Maddy Myers Published March 30, 2017 -
Esports
TBS’s Eleague Takes the Life Out of Fighting Games
The third season of TBS’ esports tournament is the first to feature a fighting game. Judging by yesterday’s premiere online broadcast, which will lead into televised episodes, it’s got problems. So far, it’s too quiet, too subdued, and too weirdly structured to work well as a fighting game event. The first two seasons of Eleague…
By Maddy Myers Published March 28, 2017
