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CultureTotal Recall
Street Fighter II’s Vintage Art Book is a Thing of Beauty
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By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2012 -
Ken, Your Foot Looks Bigger When It’s Kicking My Face In
Even during the past twenty-five years of Street Fighter (25 years, crazy!), there are some angles I’ve never seen in Street Fighter. Until now. Artist Kobus Faber did a series of “forced perspective” SF poses. Characters include Ken, Sagat, Cammy, Chun-Li, and Makoto, among others. The result is not only spectacular, but also fresh and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2012 -
Here’s How to Throw a Hadouken—in Real Life
Babycastles, the video games arts collective, is back in New York, teaming with Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi to deliver interpretations of Mario Bros., Ms. Pac-Man and a Defender-style side-scrolling shooter. Here’s their latest concept, which brings hadoukens to real-life, sort of. Watch this video of “Throw Ball” and you’ll understand.
By Owen Good Published September 1, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
You Are Getting Old. Street Fighter Just Turned 25.
On August 30, 1987, the very first Street Fighter game was released by Capcom. Making today the series’ 25th birthday. My God. How depressing. Not for Capcom or Street Fighter, of course. For them, it’s party time. But for most of us who grew up button-smashing our way through combos, it’s a stark reminder that…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2012 -
Street Fighter‘s Ryu and Mortal Kombat‘s Scorpion Settle This Thing Once And For All
Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat? The debate has been going on for as long as I can remember, and it may never reach a resolution. (I’m a Mortal Kombat man myself.) This nifty live-action video shows two of the most popular characters from each game, Scorpion and Ryu, throwing down in a… lovely pine forest?…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 29, 2012 -
This Is the $300 Street Fighter Chess Set Capcom Sent Me Today
The other day, an EA spokesperson invited me to go to Germany to go to some Porsche driving school in order to, in a roundabout way, play more of the next Need for Speed. (I declined.) Today, Capcom sent me a really heavy box. A $300 chess set was in it. Yes, it’s cool. No,…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 29, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Street Fighter and Tekken Brought to Life Before Your Eyes
At a recent Street Fighter X Tekken tourney in Taiwan, a slew of cosplayers showed up, bringing the iconic fighters to life. This isn’t a first for Capcom—and Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono once again got in on the act and dressed up as Chun-Li! He’s such a great Chun-Li. Lots of game companies embrace…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 28, 2012 -
Sagat Won’t Just Tiger Uppercut Your Face, He’ll Get Your Wallet, Too
Pop Culture will next year be releasing this Sagat statue, which stands an enormous 21″ tall and will set you back $365. For a statue that damn big, believe it or not $365 is a decent price! Painted by hand, and with real fabric not just for his shorts but his arm guard…wrap…things, you can…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2012 -
This Game Lets You Show Cammy Your Thailand
Did you know that, over the weekend, there was an indie game get-together called Jean Claude Van Jam? And that it was all about making games based on Jean-Claude Van Damme? And that it happened only a few days after Van Damme gave perhaps the greatest Street Fighter-related interview of all time? What an amazing…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2012 -
Cute Hoodie Turns You Into a Subtle Ryu From Street Fighter
The biggest problem most video game-inspired outfits run into is subtlety. Or, their lack of it. Something emblazoned with logos and character art might be fine for a LAN party or trade show, but on the street, it can often be a little much. So I like this hoodie. I wouldn’t buy it, but I…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2012 -
Van Damme “Showed Cammy His Thailand” While Filming The Terrible 90s Street Fighter Movie
Just in case you needed a little more background to the relationship between Jean-Claude Van Damme (Guile) and Kylie Minogue (Cammy) in the 1994 Street Fighter movie, know that according to the Belgian brawler/breakdancer the pair enjoyed a real-life “affair” behind the scenes. So, um, who gives a shit? I do, because he describes it…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2012 -
57 Street Fighters, All in the One Place
How many Street Fighters are there? There’s loads. Unless you’re a hardcore fan, likely way more than you thought there were. Considering Street Fighter II started with only eight playable characters, you can blame the later games, when Capcom went a little crazy This awesome poster by artist Ken Wong puts 57 of them in…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 8, 2012 -
To-Do in Los Angeles: Go and Punch a Car Pinata to Celebrate 25 Years of Street Fighter
We’ve already shown you a sneak peek at the awesome art being created to celebrate the quarter-century birthday of Capcom’s legendary fighting game series. And you can drool over a few more pieces in the gallery above. If you go to the Combo Attack Art Show at the IAm8-Bit gallery space, you’ll see all of…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 3, 2012 -
M. Bison Wants to Take Over the (Art) World
There’s an art show opening next Friday in LA called Combo Attack. It’s a celebration of all things Street Fighter, and will include the work of over fifty artists. One of them is Aled Lewis, whose series of Street Fighter pixel art images are just wonderful. You can see them below, on the internet, or…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 27, 2012 -
Street Fighter LEGO so Good You’ll Think it’s Official
Custom LEGO builder Julian Fong has, after over a year of hard work, put together a set of Street Fighter LEGO minifigs that look for all the world like actual, official pieces. They’re not, of course, he’s painted and customised themselves, but the level of detail, craftsmanship and adherence to LEGO’s own style is remarkable.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2012 -
Game of Thrones vs Street Fighter vs Dr. Who, the Great Art Showdown
We’ve seen some of Roberto Flores’ art on Kotaku before. He’s the guy who did those amazing Game of Thrones fighting game illustrations. We’re not looking at (many of) those tonight, though. Tonight, we’re looking at his other awesome pics, video game-related or otherwise. In addition to a bonus Game of Thrones image, he’s also…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2012 -
Holy Crap, Is There a Lot of Stuff in Street Fighter‘s $150 Anniversary Edition—for PS3
The Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector’s Set releases on Sept. 18, and both its Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions are a deluxe-o package featuring four full Street Fighter games and a slew of other goodies. The PlayStation 3 version, however, packs in four more games (all three Street Fighter Alpha games as PSOne Classics,…
By Owen Good Published July 13, 2012 -
Official Live-Action Street Fighter Series Coming From Some Very Talented People
The fans who made the terrific live-action Street Fighter: Legacy short film (see above!) have been tapped by Capcom to make an official live-action series called Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist. The series will debut next year. Here are some official details from a press release that hit as this was announced at Comic-Con: “this thrilling,…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 12, 2012 -
This Year’s San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives Are Gonna Break Me
Now that my wallet has finally recovered from Comic-Con 2009, it’s time to venture forth once more into the land of must-buy exclusive toys and shame. Rather than surprise my bank account this year, I’ve compiled a shopping list containing the logical, illogical and not-embarrassing-at-all items I’ll be bringing home this weekend. And then I…
By Mike Fahey Published July 10, 2012 -
Street Fighter X Tekken Puts Its On-Disc DLC on Sale at the End of July
A dozen new fighters in Street Fighter X Tekken will go on sale July 31, Capcom said yesterday at EVO 2012. It’ll cost 1,600 Microsoft Points/$19.99 to unlock them from the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 disc where they reside. Now, those with a PS Vita may still wish to wait, as its version of…
By Owen Good Published July 7, 2012