Fighting games are chiefly about punching your friend in the face, but the new Mortal Kombat and, oh my goodness, Persona 4 Arena have really worked at big single-player sides too. While Capcom is arguably still best at friend-punching, it's really fallen behind in offering more. Thankfully, that may be changing in the not-so-near future.
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After rapid releases of new fighting game iterations, the genre died down quite a bit in the 2000s. Capcom, having released umpteen Street Fighter games in the 90s, had to wait until the market was more receptive with the release of Street Fighter 4, nearly a decade later.
Apparently, the company hasn't learned its lesson. After releasing Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike Online Edition, Marvel vs. Capcom Origins, Darkstalkers Resurrection, etc., it appears that interest in HD revivals of fighting classics is waning.
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The Street Fighter X Tekken "version 2013" update, originally slated for December, is now scheduled for January 29. The extra wait may be hard to bear for fans of impeccable fighter balance, but Capcom has detailed some changes so frame-counters can start formulating their strategies.
Robovampire Mega Man is squaring off against the fine men and women of Street Fighter today in Street Fighter X Mega Man, a free PC game made by fans with the blessing of Capcom. The official servers are, as you might expect, a little overloaded, so snag the 34MB download here at Shacknews.
With Street Fighter's 25th anniversary wrapping up, and Mega Man's about to begin, Capcom is celebrating the two with Street Fighter X Mega Man, a fan-made free cross-over game. Or, more accurately, it's wisely choosing not to shut down a fan project as so many publishers would, and supporting the platformatron as a free "official" release.
Street Fighter X Tekken will be getting a free balance update at the end of the year, just like SSIV AE did last year. The update is due in December, and Capcom has detailed some of the changes coming to SFxT "v2013."
The large roster update for Street Fighter X Tekken is hitting today for $19.99. It adds 12 new characters, along with several balance adjustments for the current set of fighters.
The Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector's Set is already teetering on the edge of ridiculousness. The $150 pack boasts four full games and a host of other goodies. But if all that wasn't quite enough to convince you, the PlayStation 3 version will apparently get even more games as downloadable titles.
Street Fighter has had a couple of notable missteps when it comes to translating the franchise to live-action, namely Street Fighter: The Movie and The Legend of Chun-Li. Will fans be able to make better than these Hollywood monstrosities? That's what Capcom plans on finding out. Well-received fan film "Street Fighter: Legacy" is getting the official treatment, set to become a full-on Web series backed by Capcom itself.
Street Fighter X Tekken Vita finally has a release date, and Capcom has detailed some of the features coming to the game's handheld version. The game will hit on October 23, which means that the extra characters due July 31 will hit long before the Vita version used to justify them.
Little is known about Tekken x Street Fighter, Namco Bandai's 3D turn at a mash-up fighter. In fact, it's unclear if any significant work has been done on the game, given the team's focus on Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Although a release is nowhere in sight, Namco Bandai believes it best to release the game on the current generation of consoles.
"There's still a large number of players out there with a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 who are looking forward to the game," Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada said. "So we feel it's probably more relevant to get the title out to them on the current hardware."
Twelve new characters are coming to Street Fighter x Tekken on July 31st according to an update from EVO. And by new, we mean "already on the disc." Capcom's controversial plan to sell content locked away on the disc will come to fruition later this month. For $20, you'll be able to get Blanka, Sakura, Guy, Cody, Elena, Dudley, Alisa, Bryan, Christie, Jack, Lars, and Lei.
Tired of waiting for the PS Vita version of Street Fighter x Tekken? If you want gem-enabled cross-franchise fighting on the go, an iOS version will be available this summer.
Street Fighter x Tekken Mobile offers "a wholly new experience" based on the console version. It will be compatible with iOS 5 or higher, meaning you'll need an iPhone 4 or iPad 2 or better.
Do you love Street Fighter enough to pay $150 for a fancy box packed with SF goodies including four games, an 11-disc soundtrack, an 8" light-up Ryu statue, and a replica of the fighting man's black belt? If so, why, what a happy coincidence, as Capcom today announced such a set to celebrate 25 years of the beloved franchise.
A game-crashing Street Fighter X Tekken bug that snuck into the fighter with the last update should be fixed by mid-June, Capcom has said. The glitch is a nasty one, likely to bring the game tumbling down in fairly common circumstances.
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