Street Fighter

Street Fighter V Was Going to Look Realistic 

During the course of development, video games can change. Take Street Fighter V, for example. Early on, the game certainly didn’t look like it does now. It used to look realistic. Speaking with GameSpark (via EventHubs), Street Fighter V producer Koichi Sugiyama said that when work began, SFV didn’t feature the brush-style exaggerated graphics the…

“Casuals ensure the safety of future fighting games.” Fighting games commentator Maximilan Dood talks about the launch of Street Fighter V and why it isn’t okay to just cater to one sort of player. Contact the author at [email protected]

Playing Street Fighter IV And V At The Same Time With One Controller

The folks at Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry hooked up Street Fighter V and its predecessor to the same game controller and started playing. The sync is mesmerizing at first, but then it all starts to fall apart. As explained in the Eurogamer article, Digital Foundry’s “dual wielding” system of controller syncing only goes so far while…

Street Fighter V‘s Launch Sure Has Been a Bummer

On February 16th, Street Fighter V came out at a full price of $60. The big problem with that is Street Fighter V is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a fully finished game. The just-released version of Street Fighter V feels like it was rushed out the door. The Battle Lounge multiplayer lobbies…

Mod Restores Butt-Slapping, Crotch Shot To Street Fighter V

Street Fighter V is having some major problems right now, but a minor one in the eyes of some fans has been (unofficially) put right thanks to a mod. In Street Fighter V’s beta, the character R. Mika had a cheeky little butt slap. Later, for the final release, that butt slap was removed Now,…

Context: Street Fighter V is a bit of a mess at the moment

Capcom Says It’s Fixing Street Fighter V’s Rage Quitting Problem

There’s no punishment for being a rage quitter in Street Fighter V right now. The game doesn’t interpret leaving mid-match as a win or a loss for either side, and it’s made a bunch of players furious. Capcom has told Eurogamer it’ll be fixed, though it’s unclear how or when. “I can confirm that it…

Capcom’s Trying to Fix Street Fighter V

It’s been a rocky 24 hours for the first day of Street Fighter V’s release. Capcom says that they’re working on making the experience better. Slow matchmaking, random disconnections and server outages have all plagued players who flocked to the newest entry in Capcom’s fighting game franchise. In an update released last night, the publisher…

Street Fighter V, As Told by Steam Reviews

As with many online game releases, Street Fighter V’s rollout has been somewhat rocky. Know what that means? Cue the funny Steam reviews. With Street Fighter V, Capcom is making a huge departure from the way it’s conceived previous SF titles. Sure, it’s still a Street Fighter game, but it’s aimed at online play in…

Street Fighter V’s Ridiculous Breast Physics Are Still In The Game 

Last year, Capcom (hilariously) assured us that the bouncy jiggle of Chun Li’s breasts was actually just a glitch.Eventually, Capcom said, they’d fix it. Well, now the game is out, and… uh, the exaggerated breast physics are still in there, as you can see in this video by Eurogamer: As we reported in 2015, the…

Street Fighter V: The Kotaku Review

Playing Street Fighter V at launch feels like being at a construction site where the foundation is being poured. The structure we’ll eventually all recognize isn’t there yet. But if the foundation is cracked or uneven, that future architecture won’t work as intended. So far, the bedrock of Street Fighter’s evolution feels mostly solid, if…

The Theory That the Lupe vs. Daigo Fight Was Staged [Update]

Last night, Lupe Fiasco beat Daigo Umehara in Street Fighter V. The result was unexpected, and some believe, perhaps, staged. There could be other factors the contributed to this outcome. Maybe Daigo was jet-lagged, maybe he’s still not that familiar with Street Fighter V, or maybe he was being polite. Or maybe, you know, Lupe…

Lupe Fiasco Beat Daigo In Street Fighter V

Remember how Lupe Fiasco wanted to fight Daigo in Street Fighter V? Well, he got his wish. And then some. Somehow, despite his opponent being one of the greatest fighters to have ever lived, Lupe…won? You can watch the whole thing as it happened below.

Yep, That’s Street Fighter On Kanye West’s New Album

If you’ve listened to The Life of Pablo, Kanye’s new album, you might have noticed a few familiar voices barking throughout a couple of songs. That’s because Kanye actually sampled Street Fighter II (as is tradition for rap artists, by this point). From the very first verse on FACTS, you can spot Street Fighter II’s…

Check Out R. Mika’s Backstory In Street Fighter V‘s Story Mode

The version of Street Fighter V that comes out tomorrow isn’t packing a full-fledged story mode. That’s coming later. But the plot-driven vignettes available on launch are still enough to get players to like or loathe some of the game’s cast. Some people think fighting games don’t need story modes. I’m not one of them.…

Miss Chun-Li Contest Has an Unlikely Winner

During a recent Street Fighter event in Japan, a handful of Chun-Li cosplayers were assembled for the Miss Chun-Li Contest. And the winner? The dude who was dressed like Zangief. Because if you are going to have a Miss Chun-Li Contest, you might as well give it to the muscle-bound entrant in tight, red underpants.…

Street Fighter V Noodle Restaurant Opening in Tokyo

Yes, it’s called “Hadouken.” Opening this Friday for two days only, this pop-up restaurant is a collaboration with ramen chain Kagetsu and will be serving up Street Fighter themed ramen. The cool thing? According to Capcom, the ramen is being offered for free. The Street Fighter ramen stall will go up in Shinjuku. Get yours…

Fan Remakes Street Fighter III‘s Q In 3D

Unlike the main characters, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike’s mysterious Rorschach-esque fighter never got the 3D treatment. Poor Q always remained a 2D sprite and he’s never appeared in any of Capcom’s newer games ,either. So modder Pior Oberson thought it’d be a good idea to make a slick 3D version, with a similar art…

Lupe Fiasco Wants To Fight Daigo At EVO

Hold onto your potatoes. Earlier today, a fan asked Lupe about EVO: Next thing you know Mad Catz is on the scent: And just like that, Lupe was in, Note this hasn’t been confirmed; Twitch and Mad Catz (who sponsor Daigo) are merely working on it. Though really, who’s going to say no to this…

Street Fighter V, Turned Into Nightmare Fuel

Things get pretty freaky when you switch up the movesets and animations available to your favorite Street Fighter character. Street Fighter V Mods ( SFV ) has spent some time messing with the fighting game, and the results are as strange as they are hilarious. Take, for instance, Laura. Typically, she looks like this: …but…