Street Fighter artwork coloring contest

Alvin Lee is holding a Street Fighter artwork coloring contest. While this competition is for serious artists, you can still take a look at some of the submissions that have been sent in so far.

If you're looking for a new wallpaper image or just want to see some very nice artwork, hop the link.

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 patch to be submitted 'soon'

Capcom is planning a patch for their re-release of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on the XBox 360 and PlayStation 3.

No details have hit the web yet as to what exactly they're fixing, but the game's producer, Rey Jimenez, had this to say.

Source: Capcom Forums.

Capcom: Digital titles doing very well

In a good sign for future digital only downloadable games, two Capcom staffers, Rey Jimenez and Christian Svensson, commented on how well their offerings in that genre have performed, via the Unity Boards.

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix were reportedly two of the titles that performed very well, for digital downloads.

This is likely very good news for those of you hoping for future fighting game re-releases from Capcom. Although Svensson said last month there's nothing currently in development on that front, with this kind of performance, one can only assume we'll be seeing more fighting games with time.

Animated clip shows Street Fighter characters fighting

Spotted through the Street Fighter Blog, that they found the video below which shows a few characters from the Street Fighter series duking it out.

Some readers have remarked that this might be a Naruto production, but regardless, it's still pretty cool.

Capcom confirms Tatsunoko vs. Capcom stick for the Wii

PineTar80 let me know that Capcom confirmed that they'll be releasing a joystick for Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars on the Wii through their Twitter feed.

They say it will be ready just in time for the release of the game, which Capcom stated before would be January 26, 2010.

While there's no official image yet, here's a prototype joystick that Mad Catz displayed at this year's Comic-Con, which could end up being similar/exactly how the final product looks.

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Updated tier rankings for Street Fighter 4

With the upgrade being announced recently, it felt like a good time to update the tier rankings for Street Fighter 4.

Previous tier charts are listed below the current one, so you can take a look back and see how the characters have, or haven't, evolved in player's minds.

While tier listings are a popular thing, it's always best not to take too much stock in these. Characters move up and down all of the time, and matches change — sometimes on a daily basis. When Iyo won the Japanese National Tournament, Dhalsim moved up a few points in most tier rankings. Dhalsim didn't suddenly develop anything he didn't already have before, but people's perception of him changed.

So while the tiers aren't the final word on anything, some of the information inside is helpful. Very few people would argue that Dan is a better character than Sagat, so the table has some relevancy.

As such, take these tiers as a loose guideline of how the matches stack up, but never as the end all be all of who's good in the game.

If you have anything you'd like to add or you just want to talk about some of the match ups, please leave a comment.

Street Fighter Etch-A-Sketch image

Either someone finally figured out how to draw more than random lines with an Etch-A-Sketch, or they're pretty handy at recreating things in Photoshop.

Regardless, this is a cool throw back to a time when people actually tried to draw with two plastic knobs.

PTX - 40A strategy guide for Tatsunoko vs. Capcom by Nyoronoru

Nyoronoru has compiled another excellent guide for Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, this time for the giant character PTX-40A.

Here's a grab from the page.

Also, if the concepts in this guide are going over your head a bit, make sure you read the basic gameplay section for Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, as it explains a lot of the techniques and terminology you'll want to know about.

Microsoft planning universal video system for the 360?

Microsoft may be working on a universal video system for the XBox 360, which would let users record videos of their games without having it specifically built into the product, according to Kotaku.com.

While this is most definitely in the 'rumor' stage, this story is being talked about because Kotaku asked a developer at this year's Tokyo Game Show if they had any plans to incorporate a video capture feature into their title, they had this to say:

This certainly isn't conclusive, but if it's true — it's fairly exciting news for Street Fighter fans, as having easy and quick access to capturing videos would really help expand the video aspect of the community.

Keep your fingers crossed.

House of Cicada Street Fighter 4 tournament footage

The House of Cicada Street Fighter 4 tournament finished up recently, and whoever put this on did a very nice job with the stream.

Here's the last 15 minutes of action, including most of the finals match between Mike Ross and Alex Valle, in case you missed it.

Here's the breakdown of the top 5 winners and the characters they used.

Sven on the PC release of Super Street Fighter 4, Alpha 3 on PS3

Capcom V.P., Christian Svensson, hit the Unity Boards taking time to answer some questions from the fans.

He covers a possible release for Super Street Fighter 4 on the PC, how Alpha 3 is shaping up on the PlayStation 3 and who his favorite characters are from Street Fighter. Here's the full rundown.

Considering Svensson's comment, what do you think the odds are that Capcom will release Super Street Fighter 4 on the PC 6 months or so after the console versions hit?

Leave a comment with your thoughts below.

The origins of Dee Jay, with new screens and artwork

Capcom-Unity has a great look back at the origins of Dee Jay with his creator, James Goddard, reminiscing about his times back at Capcom.

He explores how the character came to be, and some of the concept names that were thankfully shot down. All in all, a very good read.

Also, we got hooked up with new screen shots of the dread-locked musician, along with new high resolution artwork for Ken, Ryu and Dee Jay.

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And we've posted the biography for Dee Jay along with his assumed moves list for Super Street Fighter 4.

Street Fighter 4 listed as a Platinum Hit on XBox.com

The XBox Marketplace is now showing Street Fighter 4 as a Platinum Hits title. In a nut shell, this simply means the price is going to be dropped, typically to $30.

While the original version won't be required to play Super Street Fighter IV, there will be some minor benefit for those who grabbed it, and if you know of someone who held off on buying this for whatever reason, and they want to get familiar with the title before the upgrade hits, this is a decent price to get in on the action with.

Translation of Famitsu's interview with Ono

Jigsaw on the Shoryuken.com boards translated a recent interview Famitsu magazine had with Super Street Fighter 4's producer, Yoshinori Ono.

The piece has some general commentary and of course a discussion with Ono. Here's the full text.

IGN interviews Yoshinori Ono about Super Street Fighter 4

Rodney sent over heads up that IGN.com has interview Yoshinori Ono about Super Street Fighter 4. The text interview has a few more details, but for those of you who are a bit more visual, there's a video to check out instead.

Here's a brief recap of what Ono had to say.

• Lobbies were again strongly hinted at, along with either a spectator mode or being able to watch more replays.
• Most of Capcom apparently didn't want to make a follow up to Street Fighter 4, but the sales were so good Ono didn't have a difficult time convincing them to do another one.
• The story modes for all characters will be different this time around. New intros and endings for everyone.
• The 'Indestructible' song is toast, will be replaced with something else.
• New background stages are strongly hinted at and old stages will be tweaked a bit.
• Seth will be the last boss again, and Capcom is doing some things to make players like him even less.
• There will be no unlockable characters this time around.
• Focus Attacks will not be undergoing major tweaks, you'll basically only notice changes if you look closely at the frame data.

IGN also has a breakdown on how they think Juri plays. It's not the best article ever, but if you're thirsty for information, it might be worth reading over.

Yasir noted that Gametrailers uploaded their own interview with Ono, which pretty much just recaps what you've just read or already heard.

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