Yes, that's your chin that's twelve feet off the ground and that's our chunky fist propping it up. Sho-ryu-ken! You know what Street Fighter's all about, from the first baby steps mashing the SNES pad to the intricate magic of SF III's parry system - it's all about knocking people out of their socks. And Street Fighter IV is going to knock a hell of a lot of socks off. Oh yes.
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Everything old is new again in Capcom's upcoming sequel to this legendary fighting series. Find out about the newly announced characters and more in this interview.
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1Up.com released the first screenshots of the game on December 6, 2007 confirming series staples: Ken Masters, Ryu, Chun-Li, and Dhalsim would be in the character roster. The article also confirmed that the game will feature 3D graphics; although the action will remain on a single 2D plane (a technique reffered to as 2.5D). In this respect Street Fighter IV's design structure is similar to Capcom's Clover Studios developed franchise Viewtiful Joe, which also utilized 2.5D design.
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The latest issue of Famitsu, scheduled to hit newsstands on Friday, will scoop the official Street Fighter IV web site in revealing additions to the fighting game's cast of characters. Leaked scans of the newest issue have already hit 2ch, by way of Korean gaming site Ruliweb, showing off the original eight from Street Fighter II will return. Guile, Blanka, Zangief, Dhalsim, E. Honda and Chun-Li join Ken and Ryu, all of whom look very familiar—perhaps a bit too familiar.
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In fact, Sony says its U.S. attach rate for Capcom's blockbuster sequel is better overall: with 402,919 software units sold life to date on the PS3, its attach rate is 5.5 percent, whereas with 446,435 units, the Xbox 360's rate would be only 3.1 percent.
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Earlier this week, we shared with you some new screenshots from Street Fighter IV. Capcom have been busy releasing shiny new art for our consumption in the lead up to the AOU Arcade Show this weekend in Japan. The new art is that of the new playable character to the series - Abel. Wrapped in shrouds of enigma, Abel is a man with no past...
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Street Fighter IV sells 86k copies first day in Japan, Capcom says it's sold out.
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