Street Fighter

If the SDCC reveal left you wanting more then perhaps this new batch of Street Fighter X Tekken screens will satisfy your hunger. Once again the screens feature Ryu and Chun-Li as they lay a can of whup-ass upon Nina Williams and Kazuya Mishima.  It would’ve been nice if the screens featured a new character or location but with Gamescom happening next week, maybe we’ll be lucky to get such a thing. In fact, Tekken X Street Fighter is supposed to make its debut, that’s barring if the Press Release/Media Invite screwed things up.

The unthinkable has finally happened and worlds have collided in a mash-up that many folks have been asking for.  After it was rumored earlier this week, the wildly popular Street Fighter and Tekken franchises are indeed crossing over in two dual release games.  Announced today at the San Diego Comic Con, Street Fighter X Tekken (best name ever) will have the fighters of Street Fighter and Tekken facing off against one another.

This is one of those cases where an amazing rumor has popped up and if it doesn’t pan out there’s going to be an angry mob that descends upon the rumor source. Generally Game Informer has always been on the mark, but I hope for their sake that this rumor is true or at least is announced later this year if not this week.  So let’s get to the rumor: reportedly Capcom and Namco Bandai are teaming up for a fighting game crossover in the form of Capcom vs. Namco.

Despite their success in the game industry, Capcom still wants to hit it big outside of gaming and become one of those massive media conglomerates.  But when it comes to transferring their films to the silver screen Capcom hasn’t exactly had the best luck as evident by the two Street Fighter films. Even the films they want to get off the ground are doomed since I doubt the planned Dark Void film will be happening any time soon. Though Capcom does have one film savior as the Resident Evil films have performed well as evident by the upcoming 4th installment in the franchise.

Earlier this month Triumvir announced their collaboration in time for the release of Capcoms Super Street Fighter IV. 

The T-shirt set features drawings of character''s originally featured in the 1993 release of Street Fighter II. Each design is offered in 2-3 color ways and, is definitely on my shopping list this summer.

Diifii reports from London's Dramatic Battle fighting tournament! These regional tournaments are being held to decide the contenders for the 2009 Super VS Battle. Get a first hand look inside the event, interviews with attendees and some classic fighting action.

While Street Fighter IV has dominated my Twitter on various occasions as the game of the moment for many in the industry, Capcom releases a throwback to the current most successful Street Fighter game of all time with a special edition vinyl. The Street Fighter II Turbo Battle Vinyl features sound effects and game music on respective sides. The red vinyl also includes a transparent sleeve with numbers limited to only 350 copies worldwide.