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Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ringing in The New Year

Paulmichael Contreras — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:57:25 +0000

With the new year around the corner, Capcom is preparing yet another update on the popular Street Fighter IV that will further refresh and refine the game, including some balancing that players will no doubt appreciate.

In a recent PR announcement following a posting on the Capcom Unity blog, the update, dubbed “Version 2012,” will be released as a patch to current owners of Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition on December 13th. The update will “re-balance the moves of each of the 39 characters.” There are so many tweaks, in fact, that Capcom has gone ahead and rendered the changes in a PDF document, which you can take a look at here. Included in the changes are improvements in the number of frames that a move can be continued for, or damage dealt by certain moves. There are a lot of changes here, and it will seemingly only apply to owners of the very latest version of Street Fighter IV. Let us know if you spot any changes that you are particularly pleased or angered with in the comments below.

Street Fighter Producer Pitches ‘Arcade Edition DLC’ for Super SFIV

Allen Tyson — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:43:52 +0000

Yoshinori Ono stays perpetually busy. When he’s not working on Street Figther X Tekken, or trying to get another Darkstalkers off the ground, he’s pitching ideas to management. Ono-san today flew to San Francisco to pitch an idea about Super Street Fighter IV–an idea which sounds pretty darn good.

In a recent tweet, Ono-san shared his plans:

Just now, I have written proposal about DLC for Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition [for] PlayStation Network and Xbox Live at last. I’ll go to San Francisco tomorrow !! CAPCOM USA exists in SF. ;D

One of the things that makes buying a title a good investment is when the publisher supports it with good DLC. Ono-san has the right idea. With as active as he is on twitter, I am sure we will find out the results of his meeting as soon as he does.

PSP Capable of Streaming Full Retail PS3 Games Via Remote Play

Mike Hartnett — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:31:53 +0000

The PSP’s Remote Play feature was definitely cool when it first debuted, as the thought of being able to stream games straight from players’ PS3′s was definitely a big step forward, technologically. The only drawback was that users couldn’t stream everything, namely retail PS3 games and most titles available in the PlayStation Store. Recent developments on the homebrew front show that that’s no longer the case and, as usual, that the PS3 is more capable than we think.

User blacksheep, over at PS3Hax, has proven that retail PS3 titles, and more, can be streamed to the PSP via Remote Play, when he successfully managed to load up titles like Street Fighter IV and Killzone 2, and then stream them to his PSP with no audio, video or control issues whatsoever. This, of course, means that he had to utilize some hacking and modification methods in order to unlock this feature, namely PS3 FTP and PSJailbreak. The full method can be found below:

1. Dump any game of your choice to your hdd
2. Install Ps3 FTP and launch it
3. Connect via ftp and navigate to your hdd folder then to games -> LAUN12345 -> GAMEZ -> YOUR GAME ID -> PS3_GAME
4. Now copy PARAM.SFO and make a backup of it just in case
5. Download SFO Editor open the sfo and check “enable remote play”
6. Save it and then open up the FTP and transfer the modded sfo back into the PS3_GAME folder.
7. Now connect your psp in remote play and enjoy.

With the recent developments surrounding the PS3 homebrew community, it’s only a matter of time before the veil is pulled back on what the PS3 is truly capable of, as we tend to say year-after-year. Hopefully this will push Sony to get new, quality features out faster, because it looks like they now have a little competition. While utilizing the PS3′s hardware is definitely awesome, we must insist that you only attempt to back up games that you already own.

Twisted Metal = Mortal Kombat Meets Unreal Tournament

Matt Baker — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:00:57 +0000

Eat Sleep Play co-founder, David Jaffe, was a shock attendee at Sony’s press conference. We thought it would never happen but then we saw Sweet Tooth during a reveal video at Sony’s E3 presser and we knew it was coming. The God of War creator now explains the inspiration behind Twisted Metal Nuke’s online multiplayer mode.

Speaking during a live demo at E3, Jaffe explained to NowGamer how Twisted Metal’s interesting Nuke mode was inspired by Street Fighter IV and not Call of Duty. He wants to bring the instant playability and fun which Street Fighter IV brings to the table to Nuke mode and says what the game is a mix of:

“Kinda Mortal Kombat meets Unreal Tournament.”

Jaffe goes on to talk about the PlayStation 3 exclusives’ tone:

“We’re shooting for edgy Twilight Zone – there are serial killers, but we’re doing the CBS serial killer not the HBO serial killer.”

Twisted Metal is currently scheduled for a release next year. For more on the game, check out PlayStation LifeStyle’s previous coverage.

The Tekken Series Sees Continuation

Christopher Gordon-Douglas — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:12:54 +0000

Tekken has long been a well recognized, combo bashing fighter that has challenged franchises such as Street Fighter and Soul Caliber, and now the latest installment on the way. Katsuhiro Harada, series director of Tekken has announced, something which shouldn’t come as a surprise, Tekken 7.

Last year the game director hinted that the game genre still has life to it, and with the recent success of Street Fighter IV, Tekken 7 has a lot to do claim back its crown.

Tekken 6 went multi-platform for the first time when it released on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The platforms for which Tekken 7 will be available on is yet unclear, however, stay tuned into PlayStation LifeStyle as we’ll update you on any further development regarding the King of Iron First.

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Super Street Fighter IV Ships Over 1 Million Units

Matt Baker — Sat, 01 May 2010 04:57:48 +0000

Street Fighter IV is without a doubt, one of the best fighters of this console generation. The Street Fighter franchise remains firm and strong as it always has and Capcom continued this success with Super Street Fighter IV. The series continues to boast strong sale figures with SSFIV already reaching a pivotal milestone.

Capcom has announced that Super Street Fighter IV has shipped 1 million units worldwide since its release on Tuesday. The incredible milestone racks up an accumulative of over 28 million copies sold for the franchise.

The updated version of Street Fighter IV released on Tuesday in North America and launches today in Europe. Check out PlayStation LifeStyle’s review of Super Street Fighter IV.

PS3 Review – Super Street Fighter IV

The Great Thomasio — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:18:15 +0000

Capcom has been notorious over the years for constantly rehashing their major games not long after release, by simply adding a few new characters, maybe a new stage, then slapping a ‘Director’s Cut’ or ‘Hyper Turbo Championship EX Plus Alpha Dogz Edition’ tag to the end of the title, then selling it at full price. While hardcore fans (including myself), ate it up, this never pleased the casual consumer as they felt ripped off and angered that they spent all that hard earned money and now Capcom wanted it again. Good news my friend — those days are over. Capcom has learned from their past mistakes and Super Street Fighter IV proves it. 10 new characters, 5 new stages, new, improved modes and online play, plus rebalanced characters for only $40? My fellow fighter fans, Super Street Fighter IV is the premiere fighter on the PlayStation 3. Read on to find out exactly why…

Some of you might have just read that prior sentence and went ‘Whoa, whoa..Thomas, you must not have played BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, dude’. Not to worry, I bought the limited edition the day it came out. While BlazBlue: Calamity is a great fighting game, with some of the most beautiful HD 2D visuals around, it just can’t compare with Super Street Fighter IV. Even its re-release, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift doesn’t sound like it can offer the same content for the money. While Blazblue: CT and Street Fighter IV might have been on an even playing field, Super Street Fighter IV blows both of them away. One reason why is because of the addition of 10 new characters.

A Street Fighter Fan's Heaven..Almost.

For those of you at home who don’t know who those ten are, let me break them down for you. Guy and Cody from the Final Fight series, Adon from the original Street Fighter and Street Fighter Alpha Series, Dee Jay and T. Hawk from Super Street Fighter II, Ibuki, Makoto, and Dudley from Street Fighter III, and the new guy and gal, Haken the Turkish Oil Wrestler and Juri, the Tae Kwon Do master for the S.I.N. organization. Rather than focusing on a couple past entries, Capcom went all out and included a character from almost every Street Fighter release, sans the EX series. I would have killed for some Skullomania! Thankfully, all 35 characters are unlocked the moment you press start, saving you all that time of having to unlocking them and more time trying everyone out.

Meet Hakan, The Turkish Oil Wrestler. Extremely Weird but Ultimately Forgotten.

The cast of new characters improve the game as it gives fans a pleasant variety of characters to choose from and helps keep the online mode fresh and non-repetitive. Remember how everyone used Ryu, Ken, and Sagat in SFIV? While some people still do and will always, although this time around you don’t see them as much. The only real problem with the ‘brand’ new characters is the same problem everyone had with Street Fighter IV. The ‘brand’ new characters introduced aren’t that popular and I can only see Juri moving on to future Street Fighter titles, such as Street Fighter V or whatever. Capcom attempted to spice up the series with some fresh blood, however fans won’t be begging to seem them reappear in future titles, such as the case for a majority of the Street Fighter III cast.

For those of you who have already played Street Fighter IV, then you already know how fantastic the gameplay is. If you’re new to the series, then let it be known: SSFIV is perfect for first time fans yet features the depth that the hardcore fans of the series demand. Sure, Capcom didn’t make any drastic changes or improvement to the series (besides the move from pure 2D to 3D characters on a 2D plane) but why mess with solid gold? The ‘Street Fighter formula’ is absolutely addictive and is the cream of the crop and the best around for a reason. With every release Capcom fine tunes and further perfects the formula. There is nothing to worry about with the gameplay, as it becomes more and more addicting as your learn the immense catalog of moves for every character.

One of the new moves introduced in SFIV was the Ultra combo and were easily one of the best new additions to the game. Capcom has added a new Ultra combo for every character in Super Street Fighter IV and the best part is that the new Ultras are much easier to perform than their original counterparts. Apart from being a part of the ‘new content’ for the game, it seems they’ve been added to help even the par for new fans of the series or first time buyers against series veterans.

Another addition to the ‘Super’ package are the two new online modes. Endless battle and Team battle have been include and help keep the online portion of the game from being limited. Endless battle lets up to 8 players battle it out; you keep going until you get your ass kicked, then you set back and watch until it’s your turn again. The team battle lets you put two teams of up to four players or heck..you could even do 1 vs 4, if you think you’ve got the stuff. Good luck with that!

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Super Street Fighter IV Taking The Fight Home Early

Paulmichael Contreras — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:11:23 +0000

Super Street Fighter IV, Capcom‘s lower-priced upgrade to Street Fighter IV, is not set to launch until April 27, 28, and 30 in North America, Japan, and Europe respectively. But don’t tell that to certain places – it appears some game stores have broken that street date.

No fair!

Word around the Internet is that certain game stores, mostly smaller locally-run shops, are selling this game before the official release date. So good luck getting it early at a GameStop, Game Crazy, Best Buy or other major retailers – those places tend to stick to the release dates, though you do occasionally get lucky. If you’ve been lucky enough to snag a copy of Super Street Fighter IV already, feel free to share the details in the comments!

Super Street Fighter IV Hadokens Bestsellers List

The Great Thomasio — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:53:06 +0000

With Super Street Fighter IV arriving on the PlayStation 3 in just over 3 weeks, retailers are offering deals left and right to claim your money. One major online retailer is offering a deal so sweet, that it quickly took over the bestseller spot in no time flat.

Not to be outdone by WalMart.com, Amazon.com is offering SSFIV at $36.99, which is $3 bucks off the overall price, they’re also throwing in $10 towards another video game purchase PLUS the ‘Super Classic costume’ DLC pack for free, which has resulted in SSFIV taking over the overall spot in Amazon’s video games bestsellers list! Need some proof? Check out the image below:

Just a reminder: Super Street Fighter IV uppercuts retailers on April 27 in the US and April 30 in Europe. Check out the sweetness of the TV spot if you need to further fuel your hype for the game.

Super Street Fighter IV TV Spot Ready for a Fight

The Great Thomasio — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:13:17 +0000

When Street Fighter IV hit last year, it gave a much needed jolt to the sagging fighting game genre, and Capcom looks to to continue its dominance of the genre this year with Super Street Fighter IV. Thanks to Seth Killian of Capcom, the TV spot for SSFIV has debuted, and it doesn’t feature the much-maligned ‘Indestructible’ song from the original release. Yuck.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Hmm, let’s see what this commercial does right: Mentions new characters? Check! Shows off the bonus stages? Check! Features a decent song? Check! Going to rock the fighting scene!? Double Check!! Absolutely no signs of Exile’s ‘Indestructible’ song? Thank You God Check!!!

Super Street Fighter IV hadokens to retailers on April 27 in the US and April 30 in Europe. Look for our review shortly after it hits!

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Super Offer with Purchase of Super Street Fighter IV

The Great Thomasio — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:24:54 +0000

Super Street Fighter IV is already going to be a super deal considering the fact that the game adds 10 new characters, 5 new stages, 2 new bonus stages, and new offline and online modes at the sweet price of $39.99. How would you like even more money back? One online retailer has an even better deal for you that you might want to check out.

As the deal finders over at Punch Jump, have reported, by simply pre-ordering SSFIV at WalMart.com, you instantly receive a $10 online e-gift card!

There are a few minor strings attached. This deal is only being offered online and unfortunately you can only use the card online. If you are an avid user of Walmart.com, then this should be a win-win.

Super Street Fighter IV looks to further advance the arthritis in your hands come April 27 in the US and April 30 in Europe. Until then be sure you all hit the dojo for training!

And the 10th New Challenger in SSFIV is..

The Great Thomasio — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:11:09 +0000

Street Figher fans, I have excellent news for you. The 10th and final ‘new’ challenger in Super Street Fighter IV has been revealed. Now I have some ‘unique’ news. It’s the weirdest character ever in Street Fighter history. I kid you not. You have to check this guy out.

Ladies and Gents..introducing…Hakan the Turkish Wrestler!!!

The folks over IGN had the exclusive reveal for the 10th and final roster spot, and Capcom has certainly gone out of their way to make Hakan, well…out there. First off, since he’s a wrestler, he’s going to have plenty of grappling moves. Second, he douses himself in body oil so he can move quickly across the stage and so he can move opponents around his body like a wet noodle. Yeah, not exactly sure what Capcom was thinking, but hey..new characters are always welcome (even if they aren’t used!).

What do you say, Street Fighter IV fans? Would you rather have a classic character over the ‘uniqueness’ of Hakan the Turkish Wrestler?

Let us know in the comments below and don’t forget that Super Street Fighter IV hits on April 27th in the US and April 30th in Europe.

Capcom Confirms Lower Price Tag for SSFIV

The Great Thomasio — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:54:16 +0000

When Capcom announced that Super Super Fighter IV would actually carry a cheaper price tag than the original release, fans didn’t ask why, they just accepted it with a smile. Gamestop, among other retailers, listed the fighter for the oh-so-sweet price of $40, and guess what? Capcom has confirmed it.

Speaking in an interview with Gamasutra, Capcom’s Christian Svensson, VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development at Capcom U.S. (try saying that fives time fast!) made the price official:

It’s $40. We had two choices, and the economics didn’t work out on one… No matter what, we were fracturing the userbase, and we had to start from scratch. There was no way to just sort of do an update on the DLC, and if we’d done what we did Lost Planet Colonies — I don’t know if you’ll recall — basically it had everything had the first game had and a ton more.

Another reason the game is cheaper? Don’t forget that unless your friends buy SSFIV, you won’t be able to play against them and their copy of SFIV:

The problem is that it gets a new title ID, which means no cross-play with the original consumers. And the other part is designing the game around, figuring out who has which package, even if you could do that. So, we knew we had to go from scratch. A Platinum [version] wasn’t really an option no matter what we did.

Chris even dropped a hint for fans of the series who bought the original game..a surprise that has yet to be announced:

And we haven’t announced it, but for those who have purchased and played Street Fighter IV on the system that they play this on, there will be a nifty little special set of things that those people will have the option of enjoying that others won’t.

9 New characters. 4 new stages. The return of bonus stages. Rebalanced characters. New Ultras. $40 price tag and an incentive for those who paid $60 originally? Why aren’t fans of the series pre-ordering this yet!?

Super Street Fighter IV strikes back on April 27 in the States and April 30 in Europe.

Hadoken these Super Street Fighter IV Pre-Order Bonuses

The Great Thomasio — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:19:39 +0000

Capcom has unleashed the Super Street Fighter IV pre-order bonuses to the world and you just might wanna’ throw down the $5 smackers to secure your copy ahead of time.

Thanks to the Capcom-Unity Blog, we now know which store will get what goodies. For all of you who enjoy pre-ordering at Amazon.com and Best Buy, you will received the timed-exclusive Super Classic Costume pack featuring alternate costumes for Dhalsim, Guile, Blank, Gen and Fei Long.

If Gamestop is your most trusted retailer, then you’ll receive some awesome…Super Thumb Fighters!?!

Interesting..I didn’t know Thumb wrestling was still relevant! Ok, enough with the US pre-orders…what about some European incentives to pre-order? How about some Street-Fighter inspired T-Shirts? Or iPhone covers or the Super Classic costumes which are pictured below?

While it wasn’t mentioned which EU retailer would get which pre-order bonus, it’s official: Europe wins the pre-order battle this time! Until next time……

Super Street Fighter IV unleashes is fury on April 27th in the States and on April 30th in Europe.

Super Street Fighter IV Introduces Old Challengers

Dan Massi — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:38:05 +0000

With the confirmation of Street Fighter III’s Ibuki, Makoto and Dudley, the hype meter has gone straight up for Super Street Fighter IV. Because of the new announcement of these characters, the trio have been shown off in two new gameplay videos.

Click here to view the embedded video.