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Great At Gaming, Bad At Driving
Justin Wong is a world class fighting game player. The guy will kick your ass. He is also a world class terrible driver. Don’t believe me? Here is a clip from reality program WCG Ultimate Gamer in which Wong makes a mess of a race track. He says he doesn’t have real life driving experience…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2010 -
Can You Handle Watching Street Fighter High School: The Musical?
From the creators of the original Street Fighter High fan film comes the daring sequel, Street Fighter High School: The Musical. We dare you to watch both parts without feeling at least a little bit embarrassed for everyone involved. Jennifer Zhang and crew return to the hallowed halls of Street Fighter High for a musical…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2010 -
There Is No Love For Street Fighters
They’re fit men and women, in the prime of their lives. There’s bound to be some romantic feelings develop between the World Warriors. But no. There is no time for love. Only time for fighting These are the work of Bastien Vivès, who shows that love is not only cruel, but that Chun Li sure…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2010 -
Let The Beast Show You How To Hold Your Stick
Daigo Umehara. AKA “The Beast”. AKA The best Street Fighter player on Earth. If there’s someone who might have advice on how to improve your game, it’s him. Earlier this year, Umehara appeared on NHK (think BBC for Japan) and provided tips on how gamers can sharpen their game. His reflexes are lighting quick and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010 -
Beatboxer Strikes Back With Street Fighter
Hide the women and children, Japanese beatboxer Hikakin is once again at large. Following up his Super Mario beatbox from June, this time he delivers a not-quite-virtuoso performance of Ken beating Dhalism in Street Fighter. That modulated moaning when Ken finishes off Dhalism with the shoryuken – I’m not saying it’s spot on, but I…
By Owen Good Published August 21, 2010 -
Street Fighter, Tekken Creators Duel And Hunt Each Other, Ridiculously
The creators of Street Fighter and Tekken have been squabbling in Germany. They’ve been battling (playfully, with pranks) over Twitter all week. Who won? Take a look. It starts innocently on Tuesday of this past week. Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada shows up at his hotel. He Tweets a photo: Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono is…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2010 -
The Art of Blending Tekken With Street Fighter
One is a fighting game of joystick precision, the other of rhythmic button tapping: Finding a way to meld those two styles is perhaps Capcom’s greatest challenge with Street Fighter X Tekken. “Ultimately what we are heading for is a Street Fighter game, so everyone will have Street Fighter-esque moves,” said Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono.…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2010 -
How To Play Street Fighter Online, Or The Ballad Of The Bitch-Ass Ho
Successfully competing in online Street Fighter tournaments takes nerves of steel, lightning-quick reflexes, and the ability to spew a constant stream of profanity for over two minutes. Warning: This clip features some very strong language. If ever a video clip needed to be set to music, this is it. Appearing on YouTube under the title…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2010 -
Street Fighter Gets Its Face Punched Off By Tekken
Street Fighter and Tekken, together across two games. Sounds like a dream (or a nightmare!), but it’s real. So real, in fact, we’ve got ten more screens from the game to share. Capcom’s version of the game looks as you’d expect; like a Tekken-themed expansion pack for Street Fighter IV. If that’s something you feel…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 -
Capcom Is Going To Make Games *Quicker*
Capcom, fresh off months of sluggish sales, is keen to make more video games. More video games might mean more sales! According to an article on Nikkei.com, Capcom is speeding up the development cycle on its games from 4 years to 1 ~ 2 years faster. The company currently releases about 2 name Capcom franchise…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2010 -
Street Fighter and Tekken: Two Great Tastes That Kick A Lotta Ass Together
Street Fighter? Tekken. Tekken? Street Fighter. Chocolate? Peanut butter. Me? I’ll leave and let you enjoy this trailer and 33 screens, taken from the gameplay and cinematic of the newly revealed Street Fighter X Tekken and Tekken X Street Fighter.
By Owen Good Published July 24, 2010 -
What Is Daigo’s Day Job?
Daigo Umehara could very well be the greatest Street Fighter player on this spinning blue orb we call “Earth”. There must be more to the man than that. There is. In an interview with Japan’s Sankei newspaper, Daigo talks about signing autographs and his English-language nickname, “The Beast”. Besides the money he earns from tournaments,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2010 -
Capcom Does Not Learn, Promises More Street Fighter Movies
The first Street Fighter movie was so bad it was kind of good. The second? Plain old bad. That’s not dissuading Capcom, however, who say that further live-action Street Fighter projects are currently in the pipeline. “I think you’ll see some clever live-action stuff that will excite our fans at some point in the future,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2010 -
Rumor: Namco vs Capcom, Capcom vs Namco In Development
Those aren’t two interpretations of the same piece of news; if Game Informer are to be believed, then two fighting games are currently in development, both pitting the stars of Namco against the stars of Capcom. Note these are fighting games, not a continuation of the old Namco x Cappcom RPG title that appeared on…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2010 -
Some of The Best Fights of EVO 2010
EVO, the annual fighting game world championships, draws thousands of players competing in six games. It has helped create gaming stars like 2010 Super Street Fighter IV champion Daigo Umehara, and a reputation for unbelievable game-play seen nowhere else. Here’s a look at some of our favorite videos from this year’s throw-down. This year’s EVO…
By Aulistar Mark Published July 14, 2010 -
It’s Fighting Game Madness With These Combo, Fireball Compilations
Maj showed these two awesome clips off at the EVO fighting game championships over the weekend. One is a massive compilation of fireballs and ranged attacks. The other? Combo madness The combos, up top, are just a sight to behold. The ranged attacks, in the clip below, aren’t quite as captivating, but they’re still a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2010 -
This Chun-Li Has Tiny Thighs
My heart. It melts. As seen on Capcom
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010