Capcom’s classic mash-up sequel, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, has come out on top of Sony’s downloadable game sales races for the month of February. A newcomer, Hustle Kings, came in second. MvC2 is undoubtedly pushed into the top spot thanks to a half-off sale, while the rest of the list is as familiar and as boring [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 5, 2010
If you were wondering how many characters could fit into an iPhone version of Street Fighter IV, the answer is now known: eight. While Ken and Ryu were shoe-ins, confirmed in the first video trailer are Chun-Li, Blanka, Bison, Dhalsim, Abel, and Guile. Each will have their own stage as well. It is disheartening to listen [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 26, 2010
If you were planning on pre-ordering Super Street Fighter IV, Capcom is offering some incentives. Best Buy and Amazon customers get timed exclusive costumes, including a super awesome Kato outfit for Fei Long that is full of nostalgic Bruce Lee win. Gamestop gets the short end with some thumb covers used for thumb wrestling, featuring [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 22, 2010
The colossal terrifying family friendly manufacturer, Nintendo, has tucked another victory under its belt, after pursuing further action against the R4 contraption which was developed for their DS handheld system. The Federal Court of Australia ruled in favor of Nintendo’s appeal and ordered a local distributor to fork over $520,000 for damages caused by selling [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 18, 2010
Three of the rumored Super Street Fighter IV characters have been confirmed by a series of Famitsu scans. Street Fighter III fans will be rejoicing as they battle it out with Ibuki, Makoto, and Dudley. One more rumored fighter is left, a newcomer to the franchise named Hakan, an Arab wrestler. He was not shown [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Everyone loved playing Street Fighter IV on the super-accurate, precision instrument that is the Xbox 360 d-pad, right? Well, imagine playing the same thing on the virtual d-pad on the iPhone, surely a pleasant experience, right? Cynicism aside, Capcom is in fact porting the title to the iPhone, joining Resident Evil 4 as their previous console-to-iPhone [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 15, 2010
To understand why Rise of the Robots is worse than countless other fighting game knock-offs of the mid-90s, you need the history. Back in 1995, the world was enjoying the slow, painful death of Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat was about to reach 3, stop motion was considered valid for fighting games, Virtua Fighter happened, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 28, 2010
So, there was some hope that the recently announced Xbox Game Room, which lets you explore a virtual arcade of your own or a friends, would let you play already purchased retro titles. The Live Arcade is filled with a number of classics, including Ms. Pac-Man, Rally X, Rush’n Attack, Contra, and more. However, those are [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 11, 2010
Those that thought a legal miracle would never happen leaving anime/Capcom crossover Tatsunoko vs. Capcom in Japan and decided to import are getting slighted. Besides some new characters, the frantic Wii-exclusivef fighter is getting all new endings courtesy of Udon. If Udon sounds familiar, they are the artistic talents behind Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 4, 2010
Final Fight 3 brings the franchise back from its globe-trotting sequel, settling into a desolate Metro City now taken over by the Skull Cross Gang. Despite the change in gang, series favorite Andore returns, apparently the final surviving member of the Mad Gear, and unable to escape his lifestyle. Despite obvious attempts to deepen the fighting [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Stating a crowded fourth quarter as the reason, a Capcom investors report (PDF) noted the company is pushing back several high profile titles, including Super Street Fighter IV and Lost Planet 2. Also included in the push are Dead Rising 2 and Monster Hunter 3. Sequels are doomed to be delayed apparently. Capcom now plans to [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 21, 2009
This is one of those that seems so concrete, it’s more than likely official, but until confirmation is made, it remains a rumor. After announcing the remaining “New Challengers” as part of Super Street Fighter IV along with Cody, Guy, Adon, and Juri, it seems there are still four more to go. Japanese magazine Famitsu hosted [...]
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