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Steam's Autumn Sale is here with discounts on Street Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat 1 and nearly 100 more fighting game deals
It's that special time of year again to spend some money but also save some money on good deals ahead of Black Friday.
Valve has officially kicked off their annual Steam Autumn Sale event with discounts on Street Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat 1 and tons more fighting games equating to potentially the largest one we've seen for PC.
Ryu's English voice actor does the Ryu from Streets meme for real
The fighting game community has its own particular meme culture, and no matter what you think, we wouldn't trade trade it for any other.
Luke's voice actor for Street Fighter 6, Aleks Le, recently held a special stream with the legendary Kyle Hebert where they made the Ryu from Streets meme official.
Capcom updates top selling games of all time list, Street Fighter 5 bumped from top 10
For the past 5+ years, Capcom has pretty much been on a roll with some of their best selling and received video games ever, which hasn't slowed down yet.
The company just updated its growing list of platinum titles that have sold over 1 million copies, which lets us see how Capcom's fighting games have continued to grow as of September 30, 2023.
Daigo Umehara on politics of game balancing: Street Fighter 6 devs don't understand which characters are strong
During a recent question and answer streaming session the most celebrated fighting game professional on the planet, BST|Daigo Umehara, offered some of his thoughts on the politics of balancing fighting games, a practice that's really only been around in its current form for the last 13 years or so.
Trying to tease out aspects of a Street Fighter entry that're actually over or under-powered versus what players simply need to spend more time with is no easy task, and trying to get a game so well balanced that it's universally praised seems nigh impossible. Daigo feels that influential figures in the community need to actively help developers in this arena, and simultaneously not be overly political about trying to influence selfish changes.
Full story of Sagat leading into Street Fighter 6
The original boss of the Street Fighter franchise is often and understandably cited as SF2's M. Bison, but the final and frustratingly overpowered challenge of the very first Street Fighter game was none other than The Emperor of Muay Thai: Sagat.
Sagat's history is an especially interesting one as he wrestles with relatable inner demons that Capcom expertly depicts through clever symbolism, and the fact that he's a towering and battle-torn badass surely helps add to the charisma factor.
3D artist creates breathtaking artwork of Street Fighter gals
First and foremost, no, this is not made by AI. MikaDawn3D is an artist who has been using Blender since 2020 to create 3D models of their favorite fictional characters, the lead of which seems very much to be Street Fighter's Cammy.
While Miss White is the subject of the majority of the images in our roundup today, she is joined by the likes of Chun-Li, Laura, Manon, and Juri (who is joined by a guest appearance from an Overwatch character). There's a lot to love when it comes to MikaDawn's art, continue on to see for yourself.
Why'd they make F.A.N.G look so much cooler in Street Fighter 6?
Back in the Street Fighter 5 days, there was arguably no bigger joke than F.A.N.G aside from maybe Necalli's jobbing capabilities.
The master of poison has technically returned now in Street Fighter 6 with the arrival of his apprentice A.K.I., and Capcom actually managed to make him look pretty cool now.
Sincostan's King of Fighters, Darkstalkers, and Street Fighter fan art is top tier in the cuteness category
Today we're featuring the fighting game fan art from Sincostan, an artist with a particular knack for making characters look exceptionally cute.
We so often see characters such as Mai Shiranui, Ángel, and Morrigan Aensland as more badass and sexy, and while they still do check those boxes in their portrayals here, we can't help but feel disarmed by bubbly cheeks and bright eyes.
Is Street Fighter 6 already more balanced than the final versions of SF4 and SF5? EventHubs debates
We know better than to expect a new Street Fighter game to be balanced, but could it be that Capcom finally figured out the formula to level up in major ways? We pit Street Fighter 6 as it stands in its 3 month infancy against the likes of Ultra Street Fighter 4 and Street Fighter 5 Champion Edition to debate whether this is the most balanced SF entry to date.
While I'm already convinced that SF6 is more balanced than any and all of its predecessors, Catalyst and MajinTenshinhan aren't quite ready to agree wholesale, and thus we dig in and explore with some debate filled discussion.
From exploding flowers to flipping the bird, these are 10 of the most disrespectful Supers in fighting games
Some may argue that fighting games are at their best when both players are fully respecting their opponents in an honorable duel, but part of the fun is pulling out the dirt on your unsuspecting foes.
MrTopTenList recently released his latest video breaking down 10 of the most disrespectful Supers in all of fighting games, which is a fun treat for fans of all levels.
F.A.N.G from Street Fighter 5 has been confirmed to be A.K.I.'s master in Street Fighter 6
Though A.K.I. is the first newcomer DLC character coming to Street Fighter 6 (on September 27), it felt like we already knew some details about A.K.I. Upon first seeing her and hearing her name, we're immediately made to think that she has some sort of connection to F.A.N.G from Street Fighter 5. While this shouldn't be too surprising for fans, A.K.I.'s connection to F.A.N.G has at last been fully confirmed thanks to the PlayStation Blog post about A.K.I. in Street Fighter 6.
"A new character to the Street Fighter series, A.K.I. snakes through life only to please her outstanding and phenomenal master F.A.N.G from Street Fighter 5," said the PlayStation Blog. "Under orders to dig into the remnants of Shadaloo, she finds herself infatuated with the powers that be."
Summer Jam 2023 results
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
Summer Jam is back for 2023 and is once more being held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Notable players participating include RB|Anakin, TUE|Genghis D0n, FaZe|HK Jr., Liquid|Shadow20z, FaZe|Joey Fury, C9|CuddleCore, XiT|JJBreeze, KingReyJr, GoH|Yurikov, PAG|Pachukof, RomeHimself, DEUS|Incendiate and more.
We probably already know the beginning of A.K.I.'s dark backstory in Street Fighter 6
Capcom showed off some wonderfully haunting first footage of A.K.I., Street Fighter 6's next brand new DLC character, at Evo this year. The toxic combatant moves like a snake and dons a dress that's made of thousands of black scales, and uses poison not unlike the similarly acronymically named (and poison-wielding) F.A.N.G from Street Fighter 5.
We've almost no information on A.K.I. yet, though Capcom very well may have given us the crucial beginnings of her dark backstory a full five years ago in 2018. One of their "side-readers" stories detailing some post-SF5 events surrounding F.A.N.G really sounds like it offers the inciting incident that turned A.K.I. on the initial path that led her into becoming the apparent monster she is in SF6.
KUMANZ returns with absolutely gorgeous and elegant Street Fighter Cammy fan art that you need to see
We have seen a lot of fighting game fan art come across our desks here, but we haven't seen anyone quite match the elegance that KUMANZ's style offers. In recent times, this digital artist has taken some of Street Fighter's most popular female characters and has portrayed them in a setting and style that looks as though they're on their way to the fanciest ball of the year.
This time, Cammy gets the fancy treatment, and Street Fighter's Killer Bee looks absolutely stunning in this exquisite fan art.
Evo 2023 results
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
The long-awaited event of the year for a lot of fighting gamers is back again this year with Evo 2023 and as usual it'll be taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Notable players are far too plentiful to even list, but with the massive amount of entrants it's safe to assume that if the player you're looking for mains any of the main titles for the event, they'll be there playing it. Be sure to also check out our documented character usage stats for Street Fighter 6 as well as the rest of the games for Evo 2023.
Street Fighter 6 has so much content because of Street Fighter 5's missteps but the developers worried it still wouldn't be enough
There's a lot of things you can certainly say about Street Fighter 6 now, but it lacking content isn't really one of them, which was a breath of fresh air compared to Capcom's other recent fighting games.
Japanese publication Inside-Games recently had the chance to interview SF6 Director Takayuki Nakayama and Producer Shuhei Matsumoto where they discuss how the shadow of Street Fighter 5's mistakes loomed over their heads for SF6 and how they worried there still wouldn't be enough content to make up for it.
Hadoken! - Premium Street Fighter gloves for Ryu react and make sound effects when performing special moves in real life
I'm sure there's quite a few people out there who've gotten into real martial arts thanks to fighting games, however, I'm not sure they should be bringing these gloves to their next training lesson (because they might be too powerful).
Premium Bandai recently announced they're making Ryu's gloves from Street Fighter a reality, and they'll make sound effects when the wearer performs special moves.
