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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

The Wii U Controller Would Make One Hell of a Fighting Game Cheat Sheet

Does the Nintendo Wii U touch panel display have your mind reeling with possibilities? Commenter Gusi A. Rincon imagines an inventive way to keep your fighting game opponents reeling as well in today’s short but sweet Speak Up on Kotaku. This is one of the best uses for the Wii U touch screen I can…

Speak Up Published April 3, 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

CultureTotal Recall

Street Fighting Across America

You don’t really see America’s iconic Mount Rushmore in many video games. You do see it in the original Street Fighter, though, as the background for the stage in which you fight a dude called Mike.

By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2012

Kotaku East

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

Kotaku East

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

Capcom Says On-Disc DLC Is For ‘Easy Compatibility,’ File Size

A whole bunch of Street Fighter X Tekken fans contacted us over the weekend to complain about what appeared to be on-disc downloadable content in the fighting game, which comes out tomorrow for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Some gamers have outspokenly criticized the idea of on-disc DLC—after all, if content is ready in time…

By Jason Schreier Published March 5, 2012

Sounds Like Those Vita-Only Street Fighter X Tekken Characters are On-Disc DLC for the Console Versions

YouTube user SoulReaperTTG has managed to get a hold of all the introductions for the 12 PS Vita-only characters in Street Fighter X Tekken which releases for PS3 and Xbox 360 on Tuesday. That above is Blanka and Sakura’s. The rest are available through the link below. The prologues have no narration, just moving art.…

By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012

Esports

See All the Action Here in this Weekend’s Final Round/Cross Assault Fighting Tournaments

Final Round XV is a fighting tournament currently under way in Atlanta, with action today and tomorrow in 10 different fighting titles. Four different live streams are available to watch; we’ve embedded all of them below. Team Sp00ky and FunkyP are handling the feeds for the main action, which is Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom…

By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012

Street Fighter X Tekken‘s Mecha Pac-Man, Fat Mega Man Free to PS3 on March 13

The PlayStation 3 version of Street Fighter X Tekken will offer, free, the bonus fighters Pac-Man and Mega Man on March 13, a week after the game’s release, Capcom says. You can see what they look like in action in a video here Mega Man is based on the crappy box art of the original…

By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012

Sexual Harassment is a Joke to These Fighting Game Fans [Update]

Apparently, it’s okay to make fun of sexual harassment in the fighting games community. That’s what happened last night, as one of the biggest fighting game streaming broadcasts mocked the controversy that followed an episode of Capcom’s “Cross Assault” web series Wednesday Night Fights, produced by Level|Up and sponsored by fighting game mecca Shoryuken, aired…

By Evan Narcisse Published March 1, 2012