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My, M. Bison, What Big…Teeth You Have
This statue is 19 inches of M. Bison, complete with billowing cape and enormous feet. And gums. Designed by Pop Culture Shock Collectibles, he’s now available for preorder, and will ship to stores sometime in the Summer. There’ll be 700 made available – 500 in red, and 200 in the Sideshow-exclusive black – and all…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2010 -
Zangief Vs. The Universe
Zangief proves once and for all that even goat-horned, laser-shooting dinosaurs are no match for the Red Cyclone. A compilation video takes a look at Zangief pile-driving foes into submission over the years. The highlight reel contains footage from nearly every Street Fighter game Zangief has starred in, with a few omissions such as the…
By Aulistar Mark Published July 8, 2010 -
Street Fighter Sneakers Keep It Classy
Some sneakers based on video games can be tasteful! Others, less so. These Street Fighter Dunks, rumoured to be part of an official collaboration between Capcom and Nike, are thankfully the former. Resisting the urge to plaster the shoes with character likenesses and tacky logos, the two pairs – based on Chun-Li and Ryu –…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2010 -
Street Fighters Find Facebook
It’s taken them long enough, but the World Warriors of Street Fighter II have finally found their way onto Facebook. And what are they doing? What everyone else does: flirt and play Farmville. Dorkly have put together this highlight reel, showing what would happen were the likes of Ryu, Ken and Balrog to actually take…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2010 -
You’ll Never Want to Turn Off this Street Fighter HDTV
Now, I love Street Fighter, and I love big ass TVs, but when my friend calls and is all “LOL, turn on Judge Mathis!” I don’t want to wait eight seconds while the screen shows me a picture of Ryu. But that’s one of the core features of this Super Street Fighter IV-branded TV by…
By Owen Good Published May 25, 2010 -
Street Fighter II or Street Fighter IV, Which Does Daigo Like Better?
Daigo Umehara is arguably the most famous Street Fighter fighter on Earth — for this clip, perhaps. But which is his favorite SF game? “SFII holds a very special place in my heart. It was the very game that introduced me to the world of Street Fighter,” Daigo tells Kotaku. “I know Street Fighter IV…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2010 -
A Minimalist Perspective on Street Fighter‘s Characters
Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, but three is a trend in design. Kode Logic joins the minimalist movement in video game design with this five-poster tribute to the iconic cast members of Street Fighter Ryu and Ken were featured in this roundup of minimalist faces late last year; the franchise didn’t make it into…
By Owen Good Published May 22, 2010 -
Bionic Commando, Dark Void Last Straws For Capcom
After not one, but two Western-developed sales blunders, Capcom is planning to stick with its home turf. Capcom’s president, Haruhiro Tsujimoto, tells the Financial Times that the company is giving up on developing new franchise titles in the West after the catastrophic sales of two of its attempts, Bionic Commando and Dark Void. Predicted to…
By Lauren Orsini Published May 17, 2010 -
Taking Issue With The Ten Most Important Video Game List
In 1998, Stanford University’s Henry Lowood began preserving video games and video game artifacts. Lowood, along with a four member committee, has announced a game canon, for the Library of Congress. Japan begs to differ. According to the New York Times, the canon is: Spacewar! (1962), Star Raiders (1979), Zork (1980), Tetris (1985), SimCity (1989),…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2010 -
The Best Gaming Mixtape You’ll Ever Hear
Akira the Don, rapper, producer, hip-hop musician and gamer, dropped nearly an hours worth of amazing Street Fighter-themed music on his site this week. The 51-minute Street Fighter Mixtape may start out a bit slow, but once it gets rolling you’re not going to want to stop listening. Akira says the album, A Tribute to…
By Brian Crecente Published May 13, 2010 -
Street Fighter Makers Charting Decline Of Japanese Arcades
The company that used to pack gamers into arcades with Street Fighter cabinets shut down two of its Capcom arcades in Japan last year. It opened none, and predicts more decline in the year to come. This is not a sign of Japanese arcade health: That “2011/3Plan”? That started April 1, 2010. One more arcade…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 11, 2010 -
Dragon Punch Chun-Li Where It Counts With This Male Supplement
This is Stree Overlord. It’s a supplement for men aimed at helping with…yeah. And to help sell it, we have two of Street Fighter’s most famous characters going at it hammer and tongs on the front of the box. Sorry it’s been censored, but what’s going on under that fish should stay under that fish.…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 10, 2010 -
Another High Quality Street Fighter Fan Film? Awkward…
Street Fighter: Beginning’s End is a fan film with amazing fight choreography, some tight special effects, better than normal Ken hair, and a terrifically bad sense of timing, releasing the same week as the Capcom-sanctioned Street Fighter Legacy. Street Fighter: Beginning’s End is the work of Los Angeles filmmaker Chris Cowan, whose Thousand Pounds Fight…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2010 -
Capcom’s Founder Would Like You To Guzzle This
Osaka-based game developer Capcom is known for…developing games. The company’s boss now has a side business, though. Let’s drink to that. No, literally. Last weekend, Capcom CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto opened a new US$100 million winery in Napa, California that boasts two fermenting rooms and a cave to age barrels of wine. As Kotaku previously pointed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 4, 2010
