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Street Fighter IV Arcade In The US? Who Knows. Australia, Singapore? Maybe!
Street Fighter IV won’t be officially released in US arcades. But that doesn’t mean it won’t be released anywhere outside Japan. Take Australia, for example. Or Korea, or Singapore. It might come out there! Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono has revealed that while the game won’t be may not be shipped to the US thanks to a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2009 -
Capcom Raffling Off VIP Trip to SFIV Launch
Capcom Unity’s built up a raffle site and, having no Shriners Lodge pancake supper to test it on, have gone to Plan B, offer a VIP trip to L.A. for Street Fighter IV‘s launch. Unlike an actual raffle, you don’t have to buy a ticket from a Rotary Club officer, over-permed cheerleader, or Cub Scout.…
By Owen Good Published February 1, 2009 -
Your Comprehensive List O’ Street Fighter IV Achievements
The value of achievements, on a gamer level, may be debatable. On the publisher level, if nothing else, their announcement is one more tool to hype a game pre-release. Street Fighter IV, which drops Feb. 12 in Japan, Feb. 17 in North America, Feb. 20 in Europe, offers 47 achievements for 1000 Gamerscore for all…
By Owen Good Published January 31, 2009 -
Street Fighter IV Arcade Cabinets Touring Britain Next Month
It doesn’t look like Street Fighter IV arcade cabinets are going to make it (officially) out of Japan. Ah well. If you live in Britain, come February you’ll get a chance to play one. Albeit temporarily. Capcom are bringing a few cabinets to the UK, and will be rolling them down mainland Great Britain (sorry…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2009 -
Is SFIIHD Really Delayed In Europe Thanks To “Faults & Problems”?
You may have read a few reports this morning concerning the fate of Street Fighter II HD Remix in Europe, and how it has been delayed due to “faults and other problems”. But…has it really? The original report claimed that the game was stuck in testing at SCEE, and had to be “redone” thanks to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2009 -
Voice acting in video games
Voice acting in video games makes for popular feature fodder – check out these two articles on vocal talent behind video games if you don’t believe me. First up is “Characters you never knew had the same voiceover” from GamesRadar. Charlie Barrat lays out 21 examples of voice actors doubling up dubbing duties. Most of…
By AJ Glasser Published January 27, 2009 -
A Giant Ken Action Figure, For The Street Fighter Fan Who Has Everything
This Ken figure is big. Real big. Like, quarter-scale big, which translates to a figure that stands 18″ tall. Due in June, there are only 300 being made, which may explain the $250 price tag. Still, these are tough economic times. $250 for a Ken figure maaaay just be stretching it, but then, Sideshow Collectibles…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2009 -
Presenting A New, Different Street Fighter Movie Poster
The Street Fighter movie poster we’ve seen so far? Bit rubbish. This is the “international” version. Does the addition of some hot Vega claw = improvement? Other changes: gone is the confusing montage-on-white motif of the US poster, replaced by one that looks more like the poster to a movie about martial arts. Also helps…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2009 -
Play Street Fighter With Toys Via YouTube
Patrick Boivin is a French Canadian autodidact director who does amazing things with toys, and amazing things with YouTube as well, using their annotations feature to create an interactive YouTube Street Fighter game. Don’t worry if clicking on the video takes you away from the page; it’s supposed to. Using annotations to embed links to…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2009 -
Stop Motion Street Fighter
What do you get with one borked SNES and two bored geeks? Stop-motion Street Fighter action figure battles. Fight! Jacob Karsemeyer of Pushing Play sent this along. He and classmate Sam Klass filmed it in a college multimedia course. “Turns out stop motion is one of the most painstakingly laborious mediums to work with,” he…
By Owen Good Published January 10, 2009 -
New Street Fighter Movie Poster Lacking in Chun Li Thigh
Nothing sells tickets to a movie about fighting, sexy fighting, better than faces. And that’s why I know Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li is going to kill. Just look at all of those faces. [ComingSoon]
By Brian Crecente Published January 5, 2009 -
These Are The 20 Best Street Fighter IV Players In Japan
Street Fighter IV records player’s points totals, as well as their overall win/loss ratio. Which means people can compare their skills from a distance. It also means we can compile “best of” charts! Which is exactly what this list is, courtesy of the fanatics over at fighting board Shoryuken. These twenty guys are, according to…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 31, 2008