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Here's a trailer for the upcoming console version of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift!

Capcom created some very cool posters for its Super Street Fighter 4 Fight Club event at the Game Developer's Conference (GDC). We have added them to the Super Street Fighter 4 Artwork Gallery.

Source: Capcom Unity

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So, I went ahead and downloaded the Super Street Fighter 4 Premium Theme as it has a look at some of the new alternate costumes for many of the characters such as Hakan, Cody and Adon. I went ahead and fired up my recording device and took some screen shots of not only the alternate costumes, but also some of the wallpapers included in the theme. You can view all the alternate costumes in our new Super Street Fighter 4 Gallery and also download the wallpapers as well. Enjoy!

Super Street Fighter 4 Premium Theme Gallery

Of course you can download the theme yourself at 240 MS Points on XBOX Live by clicking here.

 Screenshots by: Haunts

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Richard Li over at 1UP.com posted up his impressions of Super Street Fighter 4's newest addition to the roster, Hakan! As I mentioned in my impressions article, we both played Super Street Fighter 4 extensively through out the night, and Richard probably played Hakan more than anyone else there. Keep in mind, he is no ordinary game journalist, this guy is really good at fighting games! He has a mean Sagat in Street Fighter 4 and  placed top 8 at major tournaments such at HD Remix at NorCal Regionals last year. 

Here is a small excerpt of the article, hit this link to read the rest!

Applying oil, though, compensates for Hakan's weaknesses. When applied, the oil boosts the range of Hakan's moves dramatically -- including his special and normal moves. But the oil does have a cost: Locked in the oiling animation, Hakan stands idle for a brief time, and is exposed to enemy attacks -- you can't block or run until he finishes oiling himself. The oil is risky, but has the potential for high yields. 

Source: 1UP.com

Source: Kotaku

Capcom has released the first batch of screenshots featuring Super Street Fighter 4's final revealed character: Hakan.  To view all 10 screenshots, hit today's screenshot gallery here to see them all.

The official arwork for Hakan was also revealed.

CAPCOM held an amazing event tonight in downtown San Francisco at Club SLIDE where they had what most people assume to be the final build of Super Street Fighter 4 open for free play! A lot of familiar faces were there such as Seth Killian, John Choi, Buktooth and Ricky Ortiz.

I happened to roll down there with 1UP.com's Richard Li. Lucky for both of us, the event had a lot of stations so as the night went on and less people were playing, we had a lot of time to grind the game and figure out various aspects of different characters.

Now before anyone asks, I didn't play every last character in the game. Instead of spending a little bit of time with every character, we focused on a handful of characters and spent as much time as possible trying to find changes with them. Keep in mind that although we assume most of the gameplay changes will stay intact, anything is bound to change in the final build.  Also, I only played for about 3-4 hours, but I am recalling most of this from memory, so I apologize if not everything is factually correct -- I'll try my best, so bare with me!

Again, I apologize to those of you whose character I didn't do an in-depth write up for, but to be honest I don't know what to look for with each and every character. Also, I know some of the details may be old news to some of you who have kept up with the game day in and day out, but I felt the need to cover every last detail I could recall for those of you who aren't familiar with aspects of the Third Strike and new Super characters.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this.. here we go!

GENERAL GAMEPLAY NOTES

Super Street Fighter 4 looks much more polished than the original game, and seems to have received a speed boost as well. The new stages are a huge improvement over the standard stages, save a couple classic stages like Old Temple which hold a special place in my heart. It's still the Street Fighter 4 that people know and love, but it does feel slightly different to some degree. It's hard ot put my finger on what it is exactly, perhaps the speed boost or small changes to various moves but overall it feels like an improvement over the original game.

I heard that Uppercut trades into Ultra no longer work, but I did not witness this myself so who knows at this point.

HAKAN

Richard Li from 1UP played Hakan extensively through out the night and I spent some time with him as well. Many of our matches were the "Third Strike Characters" vs "Hakan" so I got to see a lot of this guy through out the night.

We both agreed that the best way to summarize Hakan is E. Honda with an assortment of grabs and awkward moves. That said, it's really hard to compare him to any one Street Fighter character considering how unique he is. A lot of his normal moves resemble E. Hondas, and for every punch and kick, he also has a corresponding command normal. For instance, Forward + Roundhouse resembles E. Honda's standing roundhouse and his Forward and Fierce is different than his Standing Fierce.

Of course, he can oil up to become stronger, a strategy that slightly resembles Q's from Street Fighter 3. When oiled up, all of his moves become stronger and have increased range. One could say that when he is oiled up, all of his specials have "kara" properties, making his up-close game very ambiguous and scary at times.