Tekken Players from Around the World to Gather at Tekken 6 Global Championship Final on March 7th at Tokyo, Japan

Some of the world's best Tekken players will gather, along with 16 of the top placers from around thw world, to battle it out for the crown of Global Tekken 6 Champion at the TEKKEN 6 Global Championship FINAL! The event will happen at Tokyo, Japan on March 7th.  Stay tuned to SDTEKKEN.COM for some HUGE TEKKEN related announcements regarding THIS event!

Hit the source link below to get the official release, rules, and other information about this event from SDTEKKEN.

Source: SDTEKKEN

IPHONE STREET FIGHTER 4 VIDEOS, COMING IN MARCH FOR $10

A couple videos of Street Fighter 4 for the iPhone surfaced today via IGN and Gamepro, showcasing the character select screen and gameplay for the upcoming CAPCOM title. Although this will obviously never be a replacement for the full game, I think it is shaping up to be a fun title to pass the time while on the bus or maybe even waiting for your next match!

Some details on the game itself:

• One button for performing an Ultra.
• Focus Attack appears to have it's own button
• You can Dragon Punch into FADC. 
• Game seems to run around 10-15 frames per second
• EX Meter is in this game, although not entirely sure how to use it with the iPhone controls.
• One of the videos mentions that there are no unlockables in SF4 for the iPhone.
• IGN mentions there is an "assist mode" to bind certain moves to one button.

Here is the list of characters who made the cut into this game:

• Ryu
• Ken
• Guile
• Blanka
• Chun-Li
• Dhalsim
• M. Bison
• ...and Abel!

As far as a release date goes, we can expect the game next month at $9.99 on the Apple App Store.

Source: Gamepro, IGN

New Super Street Fighter 4 Screenshots of Ibuki

Here are some new screenshots of Super Street Fighter 4's Ibuki via Famitsu.

   

   

      

Source: Famitsu 

Absolutely amazing Fan-Made Custom Capcom Action Figures

   

I've said this before and I'll say this again.  The creativity of the community continues to astound me.  Here are some custom figures created by Renmauzo. His collection of custom figures includes characters from Darkstalkers, SF2, SF3, Mega Man, the SF Alpha series, and more!

Check out more of his figures on his deviantart site.

Source: Capcom Unity

Alex Valle and Level|Up On Live on 3 with DJ Wheat and Slasher

Alex "CaliPower" Valle, Jimmy "ShinJN" Nguyen, and AJ "PotatoHead" Papa were on Live on 3 with DJ Wheat and Slasher discussing their new Level|Up Tournament event.  It is a 64-man tournament for Street Fighter 4 and Tekken 6 featuring many of the west coast's best players with a bonus pot of $1,000 going to the winners.  It takes place on February 27th at Dave & Busters at The Block at Orange (hence the name "Project Blocks" before this venture was officially revealed).

They talk about this event, about their views on the community, their ideas on how to grow the community, and much, much more.  If you love the community as much as I do, this is a a great listen.  Alex Valle and company are community leaders and hearing their thoughts and ideas is fascinating.

Click here to listen to the Live on 3 podcast.

Click here to visit Level|Up's site.

Capcom says re-realese of SF3 Third Strike Not in Works Right Now, but Know It's a Popular Request

Readers continue to ask Capcom about re-releasing Street Fighter 3: Third Strike.  There are no plans in development right now for such a re-release.  However, Capcom knows that this is a popular request.  Seeing how well Marvel vs Capcom 2 sold for them, I would not count it out for the future, but not this close to the release of Street Fighter 4. Here are the questions paraphrased and Capcom's responses

Reader asks if Capcom will bring Street Fighter 3: Third Strike to PSN (and XBLA).

Sven:
These things don't happen over night guys and if it were to happen, it would still be a ways off given that there's nothing currently in development along these lines.

That said, we do know that it's been a really popular request. The suggestion box alone and these forums make that really apparent. We'll see what happens.

Reader asks if Capcom would consider making a Street Fighter 3 Anthology game. It would be good for those who are curious about Street Fighter 3 characters and the games that they came from, especially with Street Fighter 4 having characters from those games.  It would be also good for those players who do not have internet connections at home or on their console.

Seth:
We're definitely aware of the interest in the SFIII series, which is why we answer questions like this at least once a week

That said, there's no action on this front at the moment, though it's something to consider for the future. We have a bunch of great new fighting games out at the moment--more than we've had in the past 10 years combined, so please be understanding about our reluctance to risk totally flooding the market. 

Source: Capcom's Ask Capcom Forum

Home Version of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Announced! July 1st! New Features!

New information on the home version of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift has come to light, including some details about new features and a release date!

Arc System Works made the announcment at the Blue Fes Spring Raid event in Shinagawa, Japan, with Dengeki Online providing coverage information and photos (hit the link for their coverage story along with event pics).  All images in this post courtesy of Dengeki Online. See original story for a few more pics.

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift will be released in Japan for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on July 1st for 7,140 Yen.  No release date information for other territories has been reported, but with luck it will be very close.

The home version will feature a third new character (u-12) and will also feature the following modes: Tutorial, Arcade, Versus, Score Attack, Training, Challenge, Legion, Story, Gallery, Replay Theater, and Network.

New character U-12

   

The game's Tutorial Mode

 

The Challenge Mode (left) and Story Mode (right)

The game's producer, Toshimichi Mori, along with the game's sound producer, Daisuke Ishiwatari, also mentioned that the game has double the animated sequences of the original.  The challenge mode has over 300 challenges and the story mode found in Calamity Trigger's home release is also returning with over 28 stories.

A limited edition was also announced at the event, bundling in a visual book and a Noel Nendroid figure. Pricing for the bundle is set at 9,660 Yen.

Source: Dengeki via Andriasang

A Trailer for an upcoming epic Marvel vs Capcom 2 Combo Video by Joo

For years, Joo has been giving us absolutely mind-blowing "how the hell does he do that?" combo videos for Marvel vs Capcom 2.  Now he is getting ready to release possibly his greatest combo creation.

His upcoming combo video will not only astound us with dazzling Marvel vs Capcom 2 combos, it will also give us tips and tricks used that made them possible thanks to Magnetro.  If you are a Marvel vs Capcom 2 fan, you will want to catch this vid. You may learn a trick or two!  Even if you aren't, just sit back and watch the absolute insanity as he pulls off combos that you wouldn't think are possible. 

As Capcom Unity puts it:

The masterwork will be posted in its entirety on Monday, February 22nd, over at Magnetro's site, so clear some harddrive space and grab your popcorn--this is one for the ages.

Source: Capcom Unity

Sonic Hurricane Combo Video Featuring Rose

It's time for the new combo vid from Sonic Hurricane. This one features Rose.  Rose isn't a combo-heavy character (in terms of number of hits in a combo), but you will still see some crazy stuff in this video. Another excellent piece of work!

Source: Sonic Hurricane

GODS GARDEN #2 TRAILER: HYPE!

The trailer for KSK's tournament "God's Garden #2" just went up on youtube. This is the most hype trailer I've seen in a while. 

I seriously got chills when watching that. 

Who do you think is gonna take it? I got my money on Mago. But I would love to see Uyro take it, his Viper makes me cry at night. 

IPlaywinner Interview with Keits

Keits is a man of many talents. He's an incredible Tatsunoko vs Capcom player and is one of the game's most visible ambassadors for the game.  He does a tremendous amount for the community as well, sharing information and moderating in the forums, and also hosting his own podcast on SRK called "Wake Up SRK".  He puts together great tutorial videos like his Tatsunoko vs Capcom Primer video. He has also done a lot for building fighting game scenes in his local area. This year he's running the Midwest Championships. Oh, and he also can get you a tie with your favorite fighting game character.  He does interviews as well!

Thank you so much, Keits for the interview.  You're one of those guys who just seems to be everywhere, so we appreciate your taking the time to do this. Let's start.

Tell us a bit about your fighting game experience. When did you start playing fighting games and what fighting game got you into the genre?

I started playing when I first saw the SF2 World Warriors machine at my local roller-rink. I fell in love instantly and hated losing to random kids from my school who, at that time, made fun of me for playing video games. I played whenever I saw it at any arcade, and eventually got the 6 button controllers and championship edition for my Genesis. It wasn't long before no one I knew could beat me even one in fifty games. And then everyone I knew quit playing.

I continued running UFGT until my life lead me out of Ohio and to Wisconsin, where I promptly found that no one played anything (in Green Bay / Appleton at least) and retired for about 4 years. An old friend contacted me in 2007 and wanted to meet up with me at Midwest Championships/Evo North. I showed up, but my friend didn't. Somehow, in a house full of OGs, I managed to luck my way to 7th in arcade Super Turbo and won a qualifying spot in Evolution 2007. Seth Killian pulled me aside and said "Now you have to come to Vegas." I've been traveling to as many events as I can afford to since, just meeting great people and playing great games.

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Capcom's Seth Killian Recalls Seeing Tatsunoko vs Capcom In Development in Latest TvC Blog

 

Capcom's Seth Killian has been the public face of Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars pretty much since the game was announced.  In a Tatsunoko vs Capcom Blog entry, Seth recalls when he first saw the game early on in its development and his thoughts at the time. 

Here's a slice:

I was visiting Japan for some work on Street Fighter IV, and found myself with a few extra hours in Osaka. My friend took me to a room in Capcom's R&D department and handed me a strange joystick prototype with what looked like Nintendo Wii outputs. I said "uhhh, looks cool, but am I supposed to play Monster Hunter with this thing?" They just smiled and lead me over to a very early version of a new game. It didn't have any title screens, but even if it had, I would not have recognized the name "Tatsunoko" at the time.

It's a short blog entry but if you like behind the scenes stuff, it's an interesting read in my opinion. Hit the source link below for the full post.

Source: Capcom Unity

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown Announced at AOU Show in Tokyo

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown has been announced at the AOU Show in Tokyo.  Above is the first trailer. It does not show any gameplay but does show new costumes and suggests new animations as well.  The subtitle also suggests that this could be the final upgrade to the Virtua Fighter 5 series.  Hope they get this version to consoles!

Thanks to Oichi from VersusCity for pointing this out!

Dudley, Ibuki, & Makoto's Ultra vids from Japanese Official Site

Here are all Ultras for Dudley, Ibuki, & Makoto from the Japanese Official Site.

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New Super Street Fighter 4 Screenshots and Artwork of Dudley, Makoto, & Ibuki from Updated Japanese Official Site

The Japanese official Super Street Fighter 4 site has been updated with profiles for the three newest characters.  We've got the screenshots and artwork from this website and now you can enjoy them here.  We have added them to the IPW Super Street Fighter 4 Screenshots and Artwork sections respectively.

      

   

     

   

    

    

      

 Source: Japanese Official Super Street Fighter 4 Site

Update on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 12:02PM by FuriousRGD

New art assets have surfaced. Character select artwork and color background portraits.  These have been added to our artwork gallery as well.

   

   

Marvel vs Capcom 2 On Sale on PSN: 50% OFF. More soon!

   

This week, starting today, the Playstation 3 version of Marvel vs Capcom 2 will be on sale on PSN!  For that period of time, it will cost just $7.49! That's an amazing 50% off!  If you haven't purchased this game yet and have any intention of doing so, you can't possibly do so at a better time than this week!

More games are coming up for sale too. Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix will also go on sale for 50% off ($7.49) on February 25th!!

Also, kinda fighting game related, Super Puzzle Fighter HD will also be going on sale for 50% off on March 4! So if you want some Street Fighter puzzle action, make sure to set a reminder to pick this little gem up!

Source: Capcom Unity

Melty Blood Acress Again Gets Arcade Update This Spring

   

Melty Blood created quite a stir recently when it was added to the Evo 2010 lineup as the Player's Choice game!  It is ultra popular in Japanese arcades, where it places top 5 every week in Arcadia Magazine rankings.

Now the game is set to get an update in the arcades this Spring. Called Melty Blood Acress Again Current Code, it will have new characters, improved balance, full voice for the scenario sequences, and additional artwork. It will also make the jump from the NAOMI arcade board (an arcade Sega Dreamcast) to the Sega Ringwide board, which is a new low-cost Sega arcade board.

If Melty Blood Actress Again creates a big enough stir and enough demand after its showing at Evo, perhaps a home version of some sort would be consiered by some publisher out there. We shall see.

Source: Andriasang

New Japanese Super Street Fighter 4 Blog Translation: Ibuki, Makoto & Dudley Plus SF4 iPHONE

It's been a heck of a last few days, but the hype just keeps rolling in! Azrael has once again translated the latest Japanese Official Super Street Fighter 4 Blog post.  This one deals with the newly revealed characters as well as the iPhone version of Street Fighter 4. Enjoy! Thanks again, Azrael!

Blog Post:

Hello everyone! Today, I have three huge announcements for you all - new characters, iPhone/iPod Touch SFIV, and details about the National Tournament!

I think many of you may already know about this from this week's Weekly Famitsu, but we have characters from the SF3 Series joining the fight!<

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Super Street Fighter 4 Achievement and Trophy Conditions

There is a Japanese site which has posted a full list of the Xbox 360 achievements (and PS3 trophies we can assume, as they were identical in Street Fighter 4) that will be in the game. Azrael has not translated the actual names or text descriptions of the achievements/trophies yet, but he has translated the conditions for unlocking them. 

Here's the full list:

50 Achievements/Trophies

1,000 Total Points:

0 - Get All Achievements

10- Get All Character Colors

10- Get All Character Taunts

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GAMESPOT: NEW DUDLEY VS SAGAT GAMEPLAY

Another video courtesy of GAMESPOT, with Dudley giving Sagat the ole' Rolling Thunder (DEMPSEY ROLL!) business!

Source: GAMESPOT via QCFPUNCH