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Kotaku EastJapanFighting Game Legend Tokido Appears In BMW Ad In Japan
Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi isn’t only one of the greatest Street Fighter players ever, he would also like to tell you about the BMW 2 Series. Tokido was recently featured in a short Japanese TV segment called Go Next, which is sponsored by the German car company. In the program he talks about how there was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2021 -
CultureDaigo Umehara Describes His Battle With Covid-19: ‘It Was Hell’
As reported earlier this month, esports pro Daigo Umehara was hospitalized after contracting covid-19. This weekend, Umehara tweeted that he had been discharged. Thank goodness. Daigo expressed tremendous gratitude for the medical attention he received, adding that he is on the road to recovery. “After nearly two weeks of treatment, today I was released from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 24, 2021 -
CultureStreet Fighter V Devs Fix Dan’s Infinite Combo By Making Him More Random
As you may already know from our previous story, Dan Hibiki has an infinite combo in Street Fighter V. The fact that a perennial joke character would have such a powerful ability is delightful, which might be why it survived for so long. But now, months after his arrival, Capcom has finally seen fit to…
By Ian Walker Published May 19, 2021 -
EsportsDan’s Infinite Combo Seals Brilliant Street Fighter V Comeback
Infinites, or fighting game combos that can be looped ad nauseam with no space for the opponent to escape or retaliate, are typically pretty difficult to pull off outside of the Marvel vs. Capcom series. They’re not easy to perform in training mode, let alone bust out for a serious match. But this didn’t stop…
By Ian Walker Published May 17, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsStreet Fighter V Competitor Wins Tournament Accidentally
During last night’s Next Level Battle Circuit, a weekly fighting game tournament for online competitors on the east coast, top Street Fighter V player Brian “Brian_F” Foster got away with murder. Ahead by a score of 2-0 in grand finals, Foster was a hair away from winning the whole tournament. His last Balrog combo had…
By Ian Walker Published May 6, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsThis Is The Coolest Ryu Has Looked In Years
Street Fighter protagonists Ryu and Chun-Li are crossing over to Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid on May 25. And while the world warriors’ respective Power Ranger uniforms are fantastic enough on their own, I’m also very much here for the ‘90s throwback the developers revealed for Ryu today. The alternate skin imagines what Ryu…
By Ian Walker Published April 27, 2021 -
CultureCapcom Says Covid-19 Made Company Vulnerable To Ransomware Attack
Capcom has officially closed the investigation into the ransomware attack against its servers from late last year, concluding that the ongoing covid-19 pandemic—what else—had a hand in the security breach. Here’s Capcom’s explanation of the events that led to the hack: According to the IT specialists, unauthorized access to the Company’s internal network was acquired…
By Ian Walker Published April 14, 2021 -
CultureBattle For The Grid Turns Street Fighters Into Power Rangers (Again)
Don’t call them Chun-Li and Ryu. The two new characters coming to fighting game Power Rangers; Battle for the Grid on May 25 are the Blue Phoenix Ranger and the Crimson Hawk Ranger. Following up on the 2018 addition of Ryu, Chun-Li, Akuma, Cammy, and M. Bison to mobile brawler Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, developer…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2021 -
CultureMorning MusicLooks Like Capcom Got The Band Back Together
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, Capcom forms a band. Yesterday’s Street Fighter V Spring Update was full of surprises, not least of which was that Capcom’s slapped a pair of undies on returning fighter Oro, the only canonically freeballing character…
By Alexandra Hall Published April 7, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsI Demand To See Oro’s Dick And Balls In Street Fighter V
During today’s spring update, Capcom provided an early look at how returning fighter Oro will play in Street Fighter V. There’s only one problem: Not once did they show his dick and balls. Oro, who was first introduced to the world in 1997’s Street Fighter III: New Generation, is one of my favorite Street Fighter…
By Ian Walker Published April 6, 2021
