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Father Knows Best: The Best and Worst Fathers in Video Games

Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonizing their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters’ major motivation. In honor of Father’s Day, we celebrate dads in video games: from the good to the bad to the “Luke, I am your father kind,”…

By AJ Glasser Published June 21, 2009

Fan-Made iPhone Wallpapers Look Familiar

Surprisingly, there’s more than just Street Fighter in this lineup of fan-made Capcom wallpapers. Mega Man, Duck Tales and Lost Planet feature prominently plus some games I’m not even sure I can name. Capcom blogger CurlehMustache put these wallpapers together to celebrate the release of the new iPhone 3Gs Friday. Here’s the instructions for getting…

By AJ Glasser Published June 17, 2009

Comic Con’s Video Game Figure Exclusives

San Diego Comic Con is just around the corner. There will be loads of toys there, and in 2009, that means loads of video game toys. Here’s a few of them. Toy company NECA will be offering a few video game figures that’ll be exclusive to attendees of the show (or savvy online purchasers). One…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2009

What If Street Fighter II Had Come Out In 1981?

Well, according to Dylan Hayes, it would probably look a lot like this. Can’t help but think of those Degenatron commercials from Vice City…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 22, 2009

Have You Been To An Arcade 7000 Feet Above Sea Level?

Probably not. This one is located in the Indian city of Darjeeling (yes, like the tea). And while it’s not much of an arcade, that’s still pretty high. Lee Bradley, writing for the still-got-that-new-site-smell Bitmob, tells of his travels to both the city and the “arcade”, which is really nothing more than “a collection of…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2009

Street Fighter IV Gashapons Totally Nail Chun Li’s Vitals

These Street Fighter gashapon figures (small, collectible figures) will be out in Japan next month. Chun Li fans may want to look into purchasing some. Why? Look at those thighs! Perfect. Bravo, figure makers. Bravo. The rest of the figures are pretty good as well, especially the Ryu one, which gets his dramatic, pouty Street…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2009

Street Fighter Mighty Muggs Will Punch You In The Shins

Mighty Muggs are kind of a big deal at the moment. Mostly because they’re so customisable, meaning you can take one and make it a figure for anything you want. Even Street Fighter. Reader Ray sends us in these custom figures, which are the work of Jerry Cortez, and they’re just wonderful. Especially the Zangief…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2009

SF Flowchart: All Roads Lead to Shoryuken

This incredibly deep flowchart nails the entire spectrum of decision-making Ken presents to 98.7 percent of those who play Street Fighter – especially jump backwards-Hadouken! Of course the best part is, no, you never learn anything. Even if you do manage to land the jumping kick to a shoryuken, it was probably just dumb luck…

By Owen Good Published May 9, 2009

Street Fighter IV PC Gets Control Pad Bundle

Street Fighter IV is coming to the PC. PCs use a mouse and keyboard. For Street Fighter IV, that’s, uh, not exactly ideal. So smartly, Capcom will be releasing a control pad bundle. Of course, for those already planning on using their own controller (or who are happy using a keyboard), you can just pick…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2009

These Are The Biggest-Selling Capcom Franchises Of All Time

Sure, they may not match Nintendo’s big-sellers in terms of units shifted, but that doesn’t mean this list of Capcom’s biggest-selling games series of all time isn’t good reading. Updated with sales data from the 2009 fiscal year, the table combines the worldwide sales of all games in a series, then spits out a single…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2009

Street Fighter Blu-Ray Is A Photoshop Disaster

The latest Street Fighter flick was a mess. From the casting to the plot, top to bottom, a mess. And so it is with the movie’s impending Blu-Ray release! Look at that cover! It should come with a disclaimer: contains 5% actual Kristen Kruek. And also a warning: Chris Klein is not actually Nicolas Cage.…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 6, 2009

Put That RROD 360 To Good Use!

Faced with a red-ringed 360, a user is left with a few options. They could brave Microsoft customer support and send it back. Or…they could make a fighting stick out of it. We like the second option better, if only because it shows a little more of that good old pioneering spirit. The kind of…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009

“2D Fighting Game God” Gets Fan Site

One word: Daigo. Yes, that Daigo. He’s such a great Street Fighter player that another player has created a Daigo fan site. As Capcom’s Seth Killian points out, “It’s not just a fan site, it’s a really good fan site, even if you can’t read a word of Japanese.” The “collate data site” is packed…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009

Introducing Your International Street Fighter IV Champions

When the dust settles on the American Street Fighter tournament, the winners will be off to the world champs in Vegas. Where they’ll face off against these guys. Chung-gon Lee (Korea) The Korean champ. Would kick your ass. Tatsunori Kajimoto (Japan) The Japanese champ. Would also kick your ass. Daigo Umehara (Japan) Probably the best…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 9, 2009

Ryu’s Piano Concerto No. 23 In A Major

You may have seen this pic around some of the darker corners of the internet before, but did you know it’s also a t-shirt? That you can buy? Well, it is. And while we thought we’d seen every gag you could manage out of the Street Fighter universe, we must admit, this one’s good for…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009

Join Us In Saluting Cammy’s Generously-Proportioned Hips

Is there such a thing as too many Cammy figures? Or too many Cammy statues? Uh, pfft. No. So let’s take a good, long look at the release of the latest in the “Capcom Girls Collection” series. Which is, of course, Cammy. She’s as detailed as she is stacked in the thighs/hips department, and if…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2009

Blanka Frolics With Livestock In Flock

In case wrangling livestock with a UFO wasn’t enough reason to buy Capcom’s Flock, how about a cameo by everyone’s favorite green-skinned electrified Street Fighter? In this cross-over to end all cross-overs, Blanka makes a special appearance in the UFO livestock puzzler Flock, doing what he does best – rolling into a ball and falling…

By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2009

Like Muppet Babies, Only For Street Fighter

There was a key hook for classic TV series Muppet Babies. They were Muppets, but they were babies. Can the same formula work for Street Fighter? I’d say yes. Because there’s something strangely adorable about Akuma throwing a tanty. The painting’s by Kei Acedera (who has done art & design work for, among others, Disney)…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 4, 2009

Biggest Street Fighter Tourney EVER: The Finals

Like we said, the Street Fighter IV National Tournament is the biggest SFIV tournament ever (not hard, seeing as its sponsored by GameStop). And this month, it reaches the business end, with the finals. On April 18 in San Francisco, the 16 best Street Fighters in the United States will converge on the Fort Mason…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 3, 2009

360 Arcade Stick Cuts The Cord

We know. You’re a fighting game pro. Can’t spare the time to blink while fighting, let alone juggle cords. Which is why you may want to take a look at Dream Arcades’ wireless 360 stick. It’s a chunky, sturdy arcade stick, with the addition of being, well, cordless. The fact it’s wireless is a pro.…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 3, 2009