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Classic Video Game Moment Gets an….Anime Adaptation
Daigo Umehara vs Justin Wong, the EVO finals, 2004. It’s almost universally accepted as the single greatest moment in competitive gaming history And it’s now been immortalised forever. In an anime. This clip is from Acchi Kocchi, apparently. If you’re short on time/memory and need to see the original, here it is EVO moment 37…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2012 -
Street Fighter x Tekken Vita Version Features New Characters, Cross-Console Play with PS3
We’ve got new trailers for the PS Vita edition of Street Fighter x Tekken. Capcom promises 55 characters in the Vita version: the 43 available in the console game as well as six more from each side. Blanka, Cody, Dudly, Elena, Guy, and Sakura round out the Street Fighter crew, and Alisa, Bryan, Christie, Jack,…
By Kate Cox Published April 10, 2012 -
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China Gets Its First Female Street Fighter Champ
Xiao Zhao became her country’s first female Street Fighter champion after coming out on top at a Super Street Fighter IV: AE v2012 tournament. Playing as Dhalsim, she defeated her competition at the Nanning Mario Arcade Center in Guangxi last month. Her prize? Besides self-satisfaction and that large cardboard cutout, Xiao Zhao was awarded an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 10, 2012 -
Kotaku EastWhen You Devote Yourself to Chun-Li
Music has its Elvis impersonators, but video games? Video games have cosplayers, but there’s a difference in the nuance. “Cosplay” implies an element of play—as though you are going from outfit to outfit. Not this lady. This lady is Elin Kuzunoha, and while she’s cosplayed as characters from One Piece and Final Fantasy, there is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 6, 2012 -
Kicking Street Fighter Ass For…Child Care?
On April 14, a fighting game tournament called Fight For Youth will be going down in Norwalk/La Mirada, California. Up for grabs is not fame, or even internet fame, but the chance to lend a very practical, helping hand to local kids. Proceeds raised from the tournament – being put together by prominent fighting game…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 4, 2012 -
Forget Nerd Rap. Here’s Hardcore Fighting Game Rap
There’s a common complaint with a lot of nerd rappers, and it’s one I for the most part agree with: that weak production and sloppy rhymes often get a pass because of the subject matter. Not here. This is freestyle rapper Surgeon General showing that he can go through the Mortal Kombat roster on the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 4, 2012 -
Street Fighter Producer Stepping Down Over Health Concerns
Following a recent health scare, popular Street Fighter series producer Yoshinori Ono and his favourite Blanka action figure have announced they’re taking a step back from their jobs. “I’ll be out of the limelight as fighting game series for a while”, Ono posted on Twitter. “I’ll think about the new future of fighting game after…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2012 -
The True Ending of Asura’s Wrath Drops Next Month, Followed by Street Fighter
Today sees the release of the first of five rounds of downloadable content for Capcom’s interactive anime epic Asura’s Wrath, the beginning of a five round cycle that ends with a pair of Street Fighter grudge matches. The Asura’s Wrath DLC spectacular kicks off today with the release of Episode 11.5: Forging Ahead, followed next…
By Mike Fahey Published March 27, 2012 -
Popular Street Fighter Producer Collapsed from Exhaustion, Rushed to the Hospital
Fans love Yoshinori Ono, producer of the Street Fighter series, for his upbeat attitude and crazy antics. He appears at countless events and always seems like he’s doing his best to promote Street Fighter—whether that be in person or on Twitter. Sadly, it sounds like Ono has pushed himself too far. The Street Fighter producer…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2012 -
Zangief Looks a Little Meaner With his Shirt on
Serbian artist Filip Acovic decides to redesign Soviet brawler Zangief, beating him up a little and covering up that glorious thatch of welcome mat all over his chest. Street Fighter II Redesign – Zangief [DeviantArt, via XombieDIRGE]
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2012 -
Capcom, Street Fighter, KONY 2012, Angelina Jolie’s Leg, Together
What happens when the team at Taiwanese animation house NMA and Capcom get together for what looks like a little marketing? Street Fighter X Tekken becomes Angelina Jolie X KONY 2012. And the world is a better place for it.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2012 -
Capcom Says It’s Working on a Patch as Four Infinite Combos Found So Far in Street Fighter X Tekken
This past week saw multiple YouTube videos demonstrating infinite (or nearly infinite) combinations across multiple characters in Street Fighter X Tekken One involves some gem usage, and believed to be tool-assisted, but four others are confirmed. It’s enough of an issue that Capcom on Friday informed fans the game’s development team is looking at a…
By Owen Good Published March 18, 2012 -
This is how You Make a Street Fighter Music Video
This snappy little video, put together by MikeDiva as a promo for Street Fighter X Tekken, does just about everything you want from a live-action Street Fighter sequence. Which is include proper face-kicking, and include Vega.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2012 -
Capcom Built Four-Way Multiplayer into Street Fighter X Tekken‘s PS3 Version, Then Gave Up on the 360
Street Fighter X Tekken has just been a post-release comedy of errors, whether we’re talking about on-disc DLC and the apologies for it, or bizarre character endings (that also highlight the on-disc DLC scandal.) Many have noticed that four-man cooperative play is supported on PlayStation 3 but not Xbox 360. Why is that, Capcom man?…
By Owen Good Published March 15, 2012 -
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She’s Not Just the Tekken Lady. She’s a Bowler.
To promote Street Fighter X Tekken, Capcom roped in a handful of women to cosplay as the fighting game characters. Dubbed “Miss St. X”, the women are bikini models and starlets. One, however, stands apart when wearing funny shoes and throwing big, heavy balls. See, Rina Ohtsuka, who is cosplaying as Tekken‘s Nina, is a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 13, 2012 -
Video Game Character or My Little Pony? Yes.
Some would say that the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic phenomenon has nothing at all to do with video games. I’ve got several images that prove otherwise. Grown men in love with a cartoon aimed at little girls? Preposterous! Outrageous! Truly, truly, truly outrageous! The Brony phenomenon is really nothing new. Over the years…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2012 -
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This Lady Loves Dressing as Fighting Game Characters
She really does! This is Rui, and she’s done a myriad of cosplay, including a handful of fighting game characters. Her gaming father instilled a love of video games in her from a very young age. Besides Street Fighter Zero 3, favorites include Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy VI, and many, many others. Rui is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2012 -
Street Fighter X Tekken Drops Game Critics with a One-Two Punch
Street Fighter. Tekken. Game titles followed by periods. These are the sort of weighty things on the minds of video game critics as they explore the fighting genre’s latest epic crossover. Epic. Crossover. Street Fighter X Tekken combines the great taste of Street Fighter with a creamy Tekken-flavored filling. It’s the first part of a…
By Mike Fahey Published March 6, 2012