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Wait ‘Til You See This Hawaiian Wrestler’s Shoryuken
Gymnasium/ballroom/armory pro wrestling is a beautiful thing. A beautifully cheesy thing. This combatant from Hawaii, “Kenryu Takadoki”, has shed all pretense of trying to become noticed and promoted to a bigger circuit because, hey, they’re way out in Hawaii. So why not go with a repertoire based on Street Fighter moves? E. Honda’s hundred-hand slap…
By Owen Good Published August 20, 2011 -
Bear Down for More Street Fighter x Tekken Screens
I can! Complementing the Gamescom Street Fighter x Tekken trailer is this batch of new Street Fighter x Tekken screens. I love compliments. I hope you do, too. (Did I tell you what a nice reader you are?) Street Fighter x Tekken is slated for a 2012 release on the PS3, the Xbox 360, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2011 -
The Ladies of Street Fighter Trade Face Punching for Wine and Coffee
The delightful French artist Bastien Vives returns with another unconventional take on the Street Fighter universe. Be sure to check out his blog, linked below, for more of the same. Like Street Fighter characters dressed up like Battle Beasts. Yeah, that’s right. Battle Beasts vendredi… lorsque la rumeur dit que l’un d’entre eux ne s’est…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2011 -
Square Enix Gets Chun-Li’s Thighs Right (But Not the Knees)
First spotted at Comic-Con, we now have the first official shots of Square Enix’s line of upcoming Street Fighter figures. As with many other figures in the company’s “Play Arts” line, there’s a stylised edge to the World Warriors, which in Ryu’s case means basketball biceps and in Chun-Li’s case means giant man thighs (yes!)…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011 -
Street Fighter‘s Producer Kiboshes Mortal Kombat Crossover Thoughts. Again.
Yoshinori Ono, the Street Fighter series producer, has shot down ideas for a Street Fighter vs. Mortal Kombat crossover before. He says he gets them the time “on my Twitter feed and elsewhere.” He got a question about it from the PlayStation blog earlier this week. Here’s why it ain’t gonna be a thing any…
By Owen Good Published August 6, 2011 -
Ryu and Ken Go To Town In This Unbelievable Stop-Motion Street Fighter Short
Another day, another ridiculously great YouTube video. This time, it’s John Huang’s shockingly well-directed fight sequence between Street Fighter stars Ryu and Ken. Well, more accurately, the fight is between two Ryu and Ken dolls. (It’s a hell of a lot more exciting than it sounds.) The whole thing is stop-motion animated, shot frame-by-frame using,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 5, 2011 -
Is This the First Competitive Gamer To Endorse a Laxative?
Kayo Satoh is not only a very talent fighting game player, she’s also a model. Kayo, who fights under the moniker “KayoPolice”, recently appeared at the Evo 2011 fighting championship. Lots of models say they like video games, and some are pretty good. But Kayo isn’t just a good player, she’s great, taking down the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2011 -
So, Just What Is “Hype”?
The word “hype”, in this business at least, in most cases refers to the buzz surrounding an upcoming video game. For fighting game fans, though, it has a very different and not-so-specific meaning. Which this classy little clip, put together at the weekend’s EVO 2011 tournament in Las Vegas, does a very good job of…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2011 -
An Amazing Documentary About the Street Fighter Who Can’t Kick
This clip, which debuted over the weekend at fighting tournament EVO 2011, isn’t one of those joke documentaries, with crummy acting and a couple of cheap gags. It is, in all seriousness, a serious documentary. About Street Fighter‘s Balrog. When I say serious, it’s serious! This is a look at the life and times of…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2011 -
2012 Will Get a New Super Street Fighter IV Version
Street Fighter IV was released in 2010. This year, in 2011, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition was released. What about next year? 2012 is getting Super Street Fighter IV. At the EVO fighting game championship, Capcom revealed that it was working on Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver. 2012 Details about this updated…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 1, 2011 -
When Two Fighting Game Producers Go To War, Asses Get Punctured
Yesterday Owen teased us with tales of the series of bizarre challenges that led up to the epic Street Fighter X Tekken battle between Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono and Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada at Comic-Con 2011. Turns out it’s even stranger than he made it sound. Remember, this may seem odd to video game…
By Mike Fahey Published July 28, 2011 -
This Video Game Documentary Looks Gorgeous
The team at Animatronic Ackbar is putting together a documentary on video game culture. It’s looking good! This trailer was minted with the upcoming EVO 2011 in mind. I’m not the biggest fan of most kinds of competitive gaming, but there’s something about fighting game fans that’s just so damn entertaining. It’s extremely competitive yet…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2011 -
Street Fighter‘s Ono vs. Tekken‘s Harada: Round One—Fight!
Context is key. While this video shows Tekken prevailing over Street Fighter in a series of challenges at Comic-Con 2011, what you don’t see is what led up to it. Earlier, at the Street Fighter X Tekken panel on Thursday, Yoshinori Ono, producer of the Street Fighter series, played a video in which Tekken counterpart…
By Owen Good Published July 27, 2011 -
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Watch EVO 2011 Go Down from the Comfort of Your Couch
The world’s biggest, baddest fighting game tournament, EVO 2011, is fast approaching (it’s this weekend!), and if you can get there and see it in person, that’s awesome. If you can’t, that’s OK! You can still watch it from home. First things first, if you’re at a PC or are packing a laptop, you can…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 26, 2011 -
Who Needs Tekken? Capcom Announces Street Fighter VS. Hello Kitty
We thought we had seen the ultimate street brawling crossover when Street Fighter X Tekken hit the scene. We were wrong. In fall 2012, Street Fighter and Hello Kitty will finally be one, at least from a merchandising perspective. Hello Kitty parent company Sanrio and Capcom are teaming up to mash-up Street Fighter and Japan’s…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 -
Batman, Master Chief, Solid Snake & Sam Gideon are Square Enix’s Newest, Most Beautiful Action Figures
Square Enix does way more than just FInal Fantasy figures. They’ve got fantastic looking toys from other games—Metal Gear Solid, Street Fighter, Batman: Arkham City, Vanquish, Halo, God of War…—coming to their Play Arts Kai line. They brought ’em all to Comic-Con. Some of them look finished. Plenty don’t. They all look sharp, especially Sam…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 21, 2011 -
Poison Highlights the Latest Character Reveal for Street Fighter X Tekken
Poison, the dominatrix hotty from Final Fight headlined another four-character reveal for Street Fighter X Tekken at Comic-Con 2011. She will be joined by Dhalsim and, from Tekken, Steve Fox and Yoshimitsu. During a panel defined by teases, in more ways than one, the audience briefly believed Darkstalkers characters would be confirmed for the game.…
By Owen Good Published July 21, 2011 -
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition Arrives Aug. 23
At Comic-Con 2011, Capcom revealed the launch dates for Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition. The game comes to PlayStation Network on Aug. 23, and to Xbox Live Arcade on Aug. 24. Price is $14.99 or 1200 Microsoft Points. Producer Yoshinori Ono introduced the game with a trailer promising three different visual modes: classic,…
By Owen Good Published July 21, 2011 -
It’s Nearly Time for EVO 2011, Fighting Game Fans
EVO 2010 was a blast. So EVO 2011, the world’s biggest fighting game tournament, should also be a…blast? Kicking off on July 29, EVO 2011 is a three-day celebration of all things fighting, with the tournaments just one part of the draw. For those who just want to check out the latest games, there’ll be…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011 -
Lend a Helping Hadouken
Can’t get enough Street Fighter? Love making a positive impact in the world? Then today’s your lucky day. To celebrate the release of Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, Capcom commissioned a group of artists to create these one of a kind, Street Fighter skate decks. Now, Music for Relief is auctioning off these beautiful boards…
By Max Abrams Published July 11, 2011