The console wars have gotten real. The PlayStation.Blog is looking for a capable Street Fighter to take on Team Evil Xbox in a fight for console supremacy. CES, which begins this week, will play host to this intriguing event which pits Professor PlayStation's team of PS3 wizards versus Major Nelson's Xbox soldiers. Think you're ready to represent?
If you're in the Las Vegas area this Saturday, you'll have a chance to represent PS3 gamers everywhere. Only 20 players can represent PlayStation in this truly extraordinary showdown. Shoot an email to iwannaplaystreetfighteriv@gmail.com with your name, PSN ID, and why you think you should have a chance to compete. You must be 18 years or older. Good luck. Make us proud.
You better have some skill if you're willing to go for Platinum in Street Fighter IV. You'll have to beat online competitors consecutively -- think you can take the SF community online?
Posted Dec 9th 2008 6:30PM by Alan Tsang Filed under: News
We all know how it is -- game companies release different versions of the same game in hopes of enticing collectors into buying multiple versions. Capcom is doing the same for Street Fighter IV; but mere mortals like us can only afford one version. So which one do you choose?
Clearly, the superior version is the PS3 one. It comes with a Ryu figurine (instead of uh, Crimson Viper), a CD soundtrack, a Blu-ray disc (instead of a "game disc," which presumably can only be played on the 360) with the full anime movie and promotional trailers, a Prima hint book with illustrations by Udon and access to some unspecified downloadable content. Finally, if you pre-order from GameStop, you'll also receive a Ryu headband.
And for once, we can all be jealous of Europe: their collector's edition includes both figurines.
Hey, Europe, are you looking forward to Street Fighter IV? Fancy spending even more money on it than you were already planning to? Capcom has announced that a collector's edition will be made available for launch on February 20th. It will include limited edition figures of Ryu and Crimson Viper, a feature-length HD anime, a mini strategy guide and exclusive downloadable content.
A pretty decent collector's edition for fans of the series, we're sure you'll agree. There's no sign of how much exactly you'll be paying for this, but we assume for a lot of you it won't matter. At the moment this appears to be Europe and Australia only but we suspect Capcom America have their own collector's edition in the works.
Whether you are new to the franchise or you've been pumping quarters into the arcades since 1991, there's a great Street Fighter IV article over at Eventhubs everyone should check out. For beginners, there are some extremely helpful basic gameplay details. For more advanced players, they have a character tier ranking chart as well as a comprehensive guide for every single character in the game. Finally, for those of us who can't wait till February for the game to come out on the PS3, they even have an list of locations where an arcade machine could be found. Check all of that out here.
In other SFIV affairs, it was reported a while back that Mad Catz will be producing the official SFIV arcade sticks. They are finally here, albeit at quite a premium. The most expensive version, ostentatiously named the "official Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition controller," will run you $149.99. It features the "exact Sanwa joystick and 30mm buttons found in official Street Fighter IV arcade machines, along with realistic spacing and an eight-button layout." A more recession-friendly version that lacks the Sanwa joystick is priced at $69.99. Finally, those of you who are really strapped for cash can select the $39.99 wireless Fightpad that contains "a circular 8-way floating D-Pad and a classic six-button layout." It comes in 5 equally delicious flavors: Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Blanka and Akuma.
Posted Nov 14th 2008 5:45PM by Majed Athab Filed under: News
Despite the terrible headline, we're sure you're excited to hear this news. It looks like Street Fighter IV has received a finalized launch date, though it's unfortunately not coming out this year. Instead, the continuation of the classic brawler series is opting to skip the Christmas season for a post-Valentine's Day release.
It will be out on February 17, 2009 in North America, while Europe waits three days for a Feb. 20 release. With this title in February and Resident Evil 5 in March, expect Capcom to dominate the first quarter of 2009.
When PlayStation Home launches later this year, you won't have to choose.
Capcom, one of new publishers for Home announced earlier this week, is showing off the content they'll be providing. We've got four videos for you right after the jump -- the first one begins with Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono explaining the content for Home. But even if your foreign language skills are limited, you can still enjoy seeing Chun-Li do her famous victory jump. Chris Redfield makes an appearance in the second video, but it seems like his Home incarnation doesn't hit the gym quite as often. The Gran Turismo 5 demo showcases a couple racing pods (check out a variation of it here) for your virtual pad. Lastly, Sony recreated their TGS booth in Home at the company's press conference. All four videos after the break.
For some reason, fighting games need to tell a story of why people are punching and kicking each other in the face. This new anime clip (presented in English) tells the story of Chun-Li's return to the Street Fighter IV circuit. There are a number of familiar faces in this short video -- SF fans will obviously feel a little bit of nostalgia return once they see these characters return once again.
Posted Aug 28th 2008 6:30PM by Alan Tsang Filed under: News
Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono sat down with Videogamer to talk about the console versions of the latest incarnation of the classic fighting game series. He had a ton of information to share, and here are some highlights:
Ono recognizes lag as a series problem for online play. They are working on a solution which involves "trying to balance it up at user interface level and input timing by using joystick or something like that." We don't really know what that means either.
Parrying is gone, in case you didn't know already. Ono wants "Street Fighter IV to be a tool for everyone to enjoy" and parrying is "quite hard for the vast majority to master."
There will be a story/adventure mode on the console versions.
There won't be any specific console-exclusive characters, meaning we won't have to buy multiple versions of the game just to play them all. (Editor's note: Yay!) However, there will be characters, such as Cammy, who will appear in the console versions but not the arcade versions.
Ono also answers questions regarding post-release patches to rebalance the game, the possibility of Street Fighter III on the PSN, and more. Check out the full interview here.
Lots of funny faces in this new screens update for Street Fighter IV. Now that we think of it, we're sure you'd be holding a silly-looking expression on your face if you too were kicked in the stomach as hard as E Honda is. Poor guy, it just had to be Chun-Li too -- those legs are deadly. Catch the rest of the screens below.
Posted Jul 15th 2008 10:45PM by Alan Tsang Filed under: News
Capcom is offering this pretty rare opportunity, especially for Westerners like us, to vote for who we want to see in the console versions of Street Fighter IV. You can pick from the following list of fighters: Cammy, Hugo, Dee Jay, Ibuki, Fei Long, Sakura, T. Hawk or Dan. Though there are characters from Alpha all the way to Street Fighter III, we can't help but wish we could fill in our own vote. Anyway, what are you still reading this for? Head for to Capcom Unity to cast your vote now!
Posted Jul 5th 2008 3:50PM by Alan Tsang Filed under: News
Capcom's blog has posted some art from the earlier anime trailer -- it includes old favorites like Ryu, Ken, and Akuma (Gouki). Gouken is also shown here, described as the master of Ryu and Ken, and the older brother of Akuma, though we are not sure if it is a literal brother or something else. Finally, Capcom teases about animation that will feature Chun-Li around July 24th. Take a look at all the pictures here.
From the moment the first fireballs are shot, your mouth will drop and you will say "wow." This anime clip for Street Fighter IV looks absolutely epic. Too bad there's no subtitles, though. Thankfully, the dialogue mostly consists of explosions and kicks to the face.
Posted Jun 25th 2008 7:30AM by Alan Tsang Filed under: News
These posters are such beauties, and we want them. Unfortunately, they are in Japan. A black one with an orange IV logo features Ryu with new characters Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte and Rufus. An orange one with a black IV logo features old favorites Guile, Ken and Chun-Li. Capcom-Unity blogger Kramez has two pictures of the Street Fighter IV posters held up by SFIV producer Yoshinori Ono. Another one after the jump. Check them out and drool.
Have you ever wanted to star in a video game? Well, this may not be stardom, but it's something. You can become an avatar in the background of the upcoming Street Fighter IV. Capcom-Unity, the cleverly named official Capcom blog, is offering a number of fans to have digital clones of their likenesses injected into the console versions of the fighting game. You'll have to send in "pictures, video, dissertations, limericks, daguerrotypes, singing telegraphs" by next Wednesday, June 18th to be eligible. Check out all the details here.
