Archive for May 2009

May/09

Shizowa san hinting again at a new version of Street Fighter IV?

0 Comments | Posted by strugler in Uncategorized

Shizowa san is at it again! In her last blog post the sf4 producer hinted again that the second itteration of SFiv is in the works. below is a description and partial translation of shizowa san post according to Fallenangel from SRK:

In today’s blog post. Shiowaza san hints AGAIN and AGAIN at the possibility of a SF4 sequel. I think they already decided and we’re gonna see it in less than a year (arcade jap version at least).

She says that today she has nothing to write about, not because she has no more news or material to talk about, but because she can’t talk about it AT THIS TIME.

She writes that SF4 producer Ono will be appearing in Tougeki in a video message to the community. Shiowaza says that she has “no idea” what the message is about but seeing him preparing it makes her feel that it’s something “out of the ordinary” and that “something’s being planned”. She then recommends everyone to not miss Tougeki.

Just to be clear: no they didn’t confirm anything, but the way it’s being suggested again and again, I think it’s clear that they will announce a sequel sooner than later. Maybe it’s just an update to the arcade version, who knows.

Edit: Shiowaza also mentioned that soon she’ll be revealing “new information” about the PC version. I hope it’s nothing crappy like more filters.

SBO, also knows as tougeki, will be held in Japan this summer. I guess this is another reason (besides the great level of comepetion) to look forward to the event.

Source: SF4 Dev Blog and SRK

No tags Hide

May/09

Shizowa san answers more questions and hints at a new version of SFIV

0 Comments | Posted by strugler in Uncategorized

Over the official SF4 Dev Blog, Shizowa san answered a bunch of fans questions about Street Fighter IV. Some of the question were really interesting and so were shizowa’s answers to them.

The Questions and answers are of course in Japanese but luckily Azrael, an SRK active user, translated the whole thing. Check out his translation:

Q: During the replay, it would be nice to be able to zoom in or move around the camera angle freely.
A: That’s a good idea. The characters are really expressionistic this time around, so we’d like to be able to give you the ability to create your very own cut! We’ll look into it!

Q: This has been on our minds for quite some time, but didn’t Gouken have a daughter?
A: Well…that hasn’t been publicly released so I can’t really talk about it. But, if he did have a daughter, it seems like she’d be as strong as Ryu, Ken, and Akuma. With that bloodline, she’d probably be able to throw a one-handed hadouken at the age of 12.
(Az’s Note: This question is in reference to SF storylines. In the “canon” (don’t think this ever appeared in any game) Gouken supposedly had a daughter called Little Miss, who witnessed Gouken’s “death” together with Ken. This is just stuff from info books. Shiozawa sounds like she’s just speculating here, although its not out of the question that the character could be in development. I would say take it with a grain of salt.) Read more...

This is a preview of Shizowa san answers more questions and hints at a new version of SFIV. Read the full post

No tags Hide

May/09

Video of the day: Gootecks shows you how to use boxer

0 Comments | Posted by strugler in Uncategorized

Video Game - E3 2009 - Videos

No tags Hide

May/09

Jap-Sai your one and best stop for Street Fighter Collectibles?

0 Comments | Posted by strugler in Uncategorized

While looking for some rare Japanese Street Fighter books on ebay, i stumbled upon link of a website called Jap-sai which i chose to explore.

It didn’t take me long to be surprised at the ammount of Street Fighter Collectibles (as Well as SNK games collectibles) i found on the website.

In fact every Street Fighter game ever released and special editions, with every Street Fighter Mangas, animes, artbooks, soundtracks as well as the hard to find japanese gamest mooks.

I myself ordered some hard to find SNK mangas and will be buying some SF goodness soon. The website does offer international shipping too.

one of the many gems i was very surprised to find, is the first Street Fighter II Tribute book published officialy by capcom in 1993, pictured below:

Each street fighter game ever released has its own page and section with all the collectibles related to it.

Make sure to give the webite a visit whenever you are craving some hard to find SF or SNK goodness

Website is located here: http://www.jap-sai.com/

Street Fighter Section of the website is located here

No tags Hide

May/09

Street Fighter PC Madcatz Bundle available for pre order at Amazon

0 Comments | Posted by strugler in Uncategorized

Just like Sven announced few days ago, a Street Fighter IV pc bundle is available for preoeder!

The bundle includes the Street Fighter IV pc Game as well as the sold out madcatz Street Fighter Controller.

The Controller will work both on PC and Xbox 360, so if you have been looking for a Street Fighter IV xbox 360 controller this is your chance to hit two birds with one stone.

Just like everything SF4 madcatz related, expect these bundles to sold out pretty quick. If you are planning to get this bundle for yourself or if you want to make a quickbuck on ebay after they sold out make sure to pre order ASAP.

You can preorder through Amazon by clicking on the Icon below:

No tags Hide

May/09

Gametrailers shows you the PC sf4 Shaders in Action

0 Comments | Posted by strugler in Uncategorized

No tags Hide

May/09

Street Fighter IV Gashapon figures look good

0 Comments | Posted by strugler in Uncategorized

Capcom Japan has unveiled a new batch of Street Fighter IV non posable small figures. The set includes Ryu, Ken, Chunners, and Bison both in their 1p and 2p colored outfits.

These are of course Japan only, and you will need to order a set of 9 figures if you want them shipped to you. The set of 9 figures will cost you around 57 dollars which is not bad.

source: tomopop.com

ps: im not sure what the 9th figure is, since we have 4 characters and each character has 2 outfits!!!

No tags Hide

May/09

Street Fighter 2 Turbo #6 Review!

0 Comments | Posted by strugler in Uncategorized

The 6th issue of the Street fighter 2 Turbo comics hit the stands last week. This issue will really please old final fight fans as it is not only full of ff cameos but also includes a Final fight bonus story

story: The story in Metro city, where the US sf2 qualifiers are going to be held. we are first introduced to Cody (whom his love for fighting never fails to cause him imprisonment) is about to break free from jail after learning of the SF tournament, eventually the street brawler succeeds and joins the rest of the fighters into the us qualifiers arena.

The story moves to Japan, where last issue ended. Honda and Zangief are teaming against the ninjas of the Geki clan, who are unfortunately portrayed as very week shinobis, which lead both Zangief and Honda to easily qualify for the SF tournament.

A fun short Fight between fan favorites Dana and Sakura also takes place in Japan, where Sakura is trying to find her way to the sf2 tournament to show Ryu that she has improved since the last time they met. The story ends with the US qualifiers about to start in one of the weirdest ways ever possible!

The issue also includes a really cool backup story of Final Fight’s mike Haggar where we learn bout the popularity of the character and how smiliar he is to Arnold shwazenegger.