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The Best (Fake) Video Game Wedding Picture Ever?
I just went to a friend’s wedding this weekend and while it was a emotional, sincere and booze-filled good time, there was no roundhouse kicking at any point during the ceremonies. As you can see by the pic above, that was a clear error. Especially when you consider that the groom is a games journalist…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 17, 2011 -
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Punches Out a Ver.2012 Update
On Dec. 2, the free update will hit Japanese arcades first, and then it will be available for home console download on Dec. 13. The patch rebalances SSFIV:AE and adds a “Ver.2012” below the title screen’s logo. [Capcom]
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 17, 2011 -
Stupidly Low Salary Offered to Street Fighter II‘s Iconic Artist
Akira Yasuda, better known as “Akiman” is about as big as they come among Japanese game designers and illustrators. Besides designing and planning titles like Forgotten Worlds, Final Fight, and Street Fighter II, he’s created some of gaming’s most iconic characters and art, such as for, again, Street Fighter II For a guy with credits…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 17, 2011 -
Street Fighter x Tekken Comes Out March 2012, Brings Fighting Game Viagra With It
Fighting games have traditionally been one arena of player-vs-player engagement where pyre skill wins the day. Sure, characters like Street Fighter‘s Dhalsim throw off the balance with his long reach, but generally the genre’s big titles are tuned to the point where reflexes and training can equal things out. Street Fighter x Tekken might be…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 14, 2011 -
Watch Daigo Get Perfected in Super Street Fighter IV
Could you obliterate legendary competitive Street Fighter player Daigo “The Beast” Umehara? Could you perfect him in Super Street Fighter IV, keeping him from laying a finger on you? At the EVO 2011 fighting game tournament this past summer, a gamer named Poongko did. Marvel at this. Remember, in a different Street Fighter game, Daigo…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 3, 2011 -
In Japan, Wrestling Masks Aren’t Just for Half-Naked Dudes in Boots
It began, as so many things do, with sweaty men in tight underpants. And they wore masks. Let’s not forget the masks. Lucha Libre masks. Those masks might have started in Mexican professional wrestling, but they live on in Japan, whether that be in fashion, manga, pornos and, yes, video games. “You want to know…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2011 -
A Street Fighter II Painting So Small, It Could Fit on a Fingernail
Hadouken! Self-styled retro game artist Maya Pixelskaya painted Ryu unleashing a “wave motion fist” and Chun-Li pulling off a spinning bird kick—on her fingernail. Not sure which is more impressive: Maya’s painting or her cuticles. For more retro gaming art, check out Maya’s website. It’s chock full of neckties, shoes, and guitars. Maya Pixelskaya [Official…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 27, 2011 -
Cammy vs. Chun-li (or Cannon Spike vs. Spinning Bird Kick)
Cammy and Chun-Li settle their differences in this ass kicking Street Fighter illustration by Fung Kin Chew. Fight! Cammy and Chun-Li by Fung Kin Chew (deviantART) (Twitter) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission. Cammy and Chun-li by…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 23, 2011 -
Confronting the Eternal Question: Why Don’t Video Game Heroes Pee?
Note that I said “confronting.” I can’t say “answering” because that presumes there is a good reason for the absence of urinal faculties in Ryu, Mega Man and Princess Peach. And when we get to the end of this video by Gameboyardee, we are left with even more questions. t’s best to just think of…
By Owen Good Published September 15, 2011 -
This Might be the Funniest Thing We’ll See All Week
This trailer for Tekken on the 3DS was shown at yesterday’s Namco Bandai showcase in Shinagawa. While the game failed to spark much interest, this footage of Street Fighter boss Yoshinori Ono and Tekken’s lead man Katsuhiro Harada brought the house down. You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2011 -
Street Fighter X Tekken Opens Up ‘Pandora Mode,’ Adds Online ‘Scramble’ for 4 Fighters
The battle between Capcom and Namco Bandai’s most famous fighters in Street Fighter X Tekken just got a little more interesting, thanks to some new modes revealed in time with the Tokyo Game Show. Just what are Pandora and Scramble modes? The former lets fighters sacrifice their tag team partners for a “short, but powerful,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 13, 2011 -
Chun-Li Strikes a (Strange) Pose
Early next year, Street Fighter fans will be able to get their hands on this 18″ Chun-Li statue. The pros are that it looks realistic. The cons? That pose. That pose She looks like she’s straining for a fart. Or doing warm-up stretches. Or some kind of folk dance. It’s not the kind of heroic…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2011 -
Familiar Challengers Enter the Street Fighter X Tekken Ring
Capcom’s Street Fighter meets Tekken title is getting a couple new brawlers: Rolento, Zangief, Heihachi, and Lili. Street Fighter X Tekken takes Tekken characters like Heihachi and throws them into the world of Street Fighter An upcoming Tekken X Street Fighter from Namco Bandai plans to do the inverse. Street Fighter X Tekken is headed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 13, 2011 -
The Street Fighter X Tekken Battle We’ve All Been Waiting For
It’s a battle so titanic that only Tokyo, birthplace of giant mutated monsters, could possibly hope to contain it! This isn’t about Street Fighter X Tekken anymore. It’s all about Rufus X Bob Seriously, they could have just released Rufus X Bob and I would have gladly paid $60 for it. Just look at how…
By Mike Fahey Published September 12, 2011 -
When Mega Man Overcharges, Reality Pays the Price
Mega Man’s Mega Buster arm cannon will never break the shell of those little hard hat critters, but charge it long enough and it just might rip a gaping hole in the fabric of reality. I remember as a kid holding down to charge button far longer than I ever needed to, just in case…
By Mike Fahey Published September 12, 2011 -
Fighting Games Look Easier When They’re Nothing but Buttons
The kids at Hit Box got in touch over the weekend to show us this video of their custom fight stick in action. And as someone who sucks at fighting games, I am interested. The hit box replaces the traditional layout of stick on the left, buttons on the right with an all-button configuration. How…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2011 -
Street Fighter Tips from One of the Best
Justin Wong, best known for his battle with Diago, provided a bunch of training tips for players to improve their game. If you’re an old hand or a total greenhorn, Wong’s advice is worth a read. [Event Hubs Thanks, Jon!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011 -
The Kid Who Kicked Ass at EVO is Going Places
Eight-Year-Old Noah Solis was one of the stars of this year’s EVO tournament in Las Vegas, managing to beat more than one opponent who was twice or even thrice his age. Now it’s time for Noah to make bank. Since his exploits at EVO he’s been signed to a competitive gaming team called The Traveling…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2011 -
An 8-Bit Tribute to a Fighting Game Legend
It’s one of the greatest moments in fighting game history. EVO 2004, Daigo vs Justin Wong, Ken vs Chun-Li. One of the most brutal comebacks you’ll ever see And now it’s been recreated in adorable 8-bit style. Don’t ask why. Just enjoy it. Street Fighter: The Beast is Unleashed – 8-bit Remix [SRK, via it8bit]…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 26, 2011 -
Great Street Fighter Player’s Not So Great Autograph
Daigo Umehara, aka “The Beast”, is a pro gamer. He’s famous enough to get his picture on books he has little to do with! Umehara’s picture is on the book binding for the Japanese translation of tech thriller Daemon—he didn’t write it! But, often in Japan, photos of celebrities are used on book covers in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 23, 2011