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Street Fighter Producer Says Capcom ‘Didn’t Even Acknowledge’ His Harrowing Hospital Visit
Popular Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinoro Ono says even after he worked himself to the point of exhaustion and took a terrifying trip to the hospital several months ago, Capcom put him back to work at breakneck speed. Speaking to Eurogamer’s Simon Parkin at Capcom’s Captivate event last month, Ono paints a grim picture of…
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2012 -
Street Fighter’s Characters Take a Punch (or Three) to the Face
There was a silver lining to the dark, black clouds of defeat after you lost a Street Fighter II round: the post-game chit-chat. While the after-match quotes and character portraits are a fighting game staple, Street Fighter’s really went to town by showing the loser with a face that looked like a side of chopped…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2012 -
Wreck-It Ralph‘s New Trailer Features Bowser, Dr. Robotnik, Zangief, Q*Bert and More
We previously reported that Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph would feature cameos of iconic video game villains, but seeing them in an actual trailer is something different. After watching this, I can’t wait for this film to be released. It looks like it could be the greatest video game-related movie ever made.
By Nick Vannucci Published June 6, 2012 -
Pick Your Poison (No, Really.)
Gender-bending Poison is a gaming favorite. And it’s no easy task to pull off her hot pants, whether you are male, female, or somewhere in between. And do folks ever like dressing up in Poison’s skimpy threads. So let’s find out who wore the character best? Regarding the character’s gender, the story goes that Poison…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2012 -
Kotaku EastTraditional Japanese Art Makes For Beautiful Games
While playing the remake of classic JRPG Walk Over My Corpse on the PSP, I couldn’t help but be dazzled by its traditional Japanese “Sumi-e” art style. Sumi-e, for those of you who don’t know, is a kind of painting where an artist uses nothing but black ink, brush, and rice paper to create a…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 29, 2012 -
Culture
We Can Only Hope Next-Gen Street Fighter Looks This Good
Loraine Howard III doesn’t just have the best name of any artist we’ve featured here on our concept art spotlight, he also has some of the most impressive 3D work, headlined by the incredible Balrog you see up top. If next-gen pants don’t look that good I’ll be very disappointed. Loraine has previously worked with…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2012 -
Now THIS is How You Celebrate a Game’s Anniversary
It’s been really disappointing in the last few years watching companies like Nintendo do so little to really commemorate significant anniversaries in the life of beloved game franchises. Mario got a tiny little extras disc while Zelda got even less. Capcom, though, seem to know what long-time fans are looking for with their anniversaries, that…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2012 -
Chun-Li: Who Wore It Best?
As far as video game characters get, few are as iconic as Street Fighter‘s Chun-Li. She’s not only a player favorite, but also a fan one. Many a cosplayer has donned her qipao. But who wore it best? Let’s find out. In the above gallery, there’s a smattering of Chun-Li cosplay. It’s a small sampling.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2012 -
Capcom Tries to Fix Street Fighter X Tekken, Breaks it Instead
In updating the console versions of Street Fighter X Tekken to fix a few bugs, Capcom has accidentally introduced a new one, which completely breaks the game. Whoops. Anyone updating to 1.04 and using Rolento’s knife to attack a projectile will find that the results are not exactly desirable, in that it locks the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2012 -
A Time-Lapsed Look At One Lovely Street Fighter Mural
Check out this pretty video of a few artists painting a giant Street Fighter mural at their local sushi shop. It’s neat how a wall can transform from a bunch of amorphous smudges to one hell of a drawing. Street Fighter Mural in Time Lapse [YouTube]
By Jason Schreier Published May 10, 2012 -
The Dorkly Weekly: Video Game Real Estate Agents Have it Rough
Filled with rusty meet hooks, jumping snakes, and the odd retractable bridge over a pit of bubbling lava, video game real estate isn’t exactly burning up the market. Well, in some cases it is, but only literally. Bowser’s castle from Super Mario Bros. isn’t a safe place to raise a family, but a good real…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2012 -
My, Chun-Li, You Look Different
This isn’t the Chun-Li I remember! But it doesn’t matter much because look how awesome that animation is. I can watch her loop around for that hit too many times than is normal. Or at least until I fall over from dizziness. That, or someone yells at me to go back to work and stop…
By Tina Amini Published April 30, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
Quality Time With The Classic Video Game Characters You’d Switch Teams For
Yesterday on #Speakup, commenter chadoban asked which video game characters we’d all go gay (or straight) for. Your answers were as varied as they were enjoyable, so Chris Person thought he’d grab some of the most popular ones and render them into gifs. Check out the gifs below. Enjoy them. Place them on your desktop,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 27, 2012 -
Ask For Baby Hadouken GIF, And Ye Shall Receive
The video we posted of a cute, giggling baby getting knocked out by his father’s hadouken was too adorable to not get the GIF treatment. You can thank our own Chris Person for the GIF creation. And now you can watch the baby fall over from a Street Fighter move on loop.
By Tina Amini Published April 20, 2012 -
Culture
Guns, Pretty Ladies & Street Fighters
Artist Arnold Tsang worked on APB before it died and was unceremoniously brought back. He’s also, as Capcom fans may soon recognise, part of the Udon crew, who are unrelenting in their ability to release coffee table books full of awesome Street Fighter art. Right now, he’s working at Blizzard. And right now, we’re going…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2012 -
In Defense of the Infinite Combo, Which Only Ruins Street Fighter Matches Sometimes
If I were to punch you in the stomach and you could punch me back, we’d call that a fair fight. (No offense, but hopefully I’d win.) If I could punch you again and again a dozen or more times in a row and you couldn’t stop me—you literally could not raise your hands to…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 18, 2012 -
The Cutest Street Fighter Tournament Ever
Forget all the competitive, professional tournaments. This is the tournament I want to watch. NeoGAF user TheFightingFish uploaded this picture of his two adorable children, dressed up as Chun-Li and Ryu and fighting as Chun-Li versus Ryu. Although he didn’t win the arcade stick photo contest the photo originally appeared in, they win the day…
By Tina Amini Published April 17, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Japanese Porn Is Overdosing on Video Games and Anime
If something exists, then, yes, there is a dirty movie of it. Video games and anime exist, so, yes, there are dirty movies of them. Japan just seems to have more of them. Sure, the West has its own video game porn parodies. Blue movie versions of World of Warcraft, Left 4 Dead, and Tomb…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2012
