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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 -
Ryu Stands A Mighty 18 Inches Tall
SOTA Toys, specialists in the world of Street Fighter collectibles, will for their 10th birthday be releasing something extra special. Something large. Large like a statue of Ryu that’s a whopping 18″ tall. Due out by the end of the year, there’s no word yet on price or availability, but you can presume “expensive”, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 1, 2010 -
This Was Your Captivate 2010
Earlier this month we flew ourselves out to Hawaii to soak in half a week’s worth of news, hands-on time with games and interview opportunities with Capcom’s top developers. Here’s a look at what came out of the event that included news of a new Marvel Vs. Capcom title. Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 Bionic Commando…
By Brian Crecente Published April 27, 2010 -
Hey Look, More Fancy Street Fighter Shirts!
Launching yet another line of Street Fighter clothing, label Triumvir is about to release a new range of t-shirts inspired by Capcom’s World Warriors. The shirts, following on from the line released earlier this year, depict some of the series’ characters with images based on their original concept art. Chun Li, Ryu and Cammy will…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2010 -
Why Can’t A Street Fighter Movie Look Like This?
We went fifteen years between Street Fighter movies, and what do we have at the end of it? Two awful flicks, one so awful it’s great, one so awful it’s just awful. Why can’t we get one that’s just great? Great like these pics from Australian artist Kode Abdo, which show what must surely be…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2010 -
The Histories Of Fighting Games
Last week’s unveiling of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 came with an interesting walk-through by Capcom of their take on the history of fighting games. While Capcom’s Seth Killian allowed that one could argue that 1985’s Yie Ar Kung Fu was the proto-fighting game, providing a template to Street Fighter, it was his company’s Street Fighter…
By Brian Crecente Published April 23, 2010 -
Street Fighter: The Early Years
Ryu has a crush on Chun-Li, Sakura has a crush on Ryu, Cammy can’t seem to keep her clothes on, and Crimson Viper hasn’t had her period in eight months. Welcome to Street Fighter High. What if the characters from Capcom’s popular fighting franchise were given the Dawson’s Creek/Smallville treatment? It would probably go something…
By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010 -
This Week In Comics
As is so often the case, the press I’m reading about comics is about crossovers. Blackest Night. Siege. They are, despite the hate they get — the suspect claims of “event fatigue” — the most popular thing in comics. Technically, we’re at something of a lull in crossover comics. DC just finished their Blackest Night…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 22, 2010
