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Akuma May Be Better Than Ever In Street Fighter 6
14.5.2024
Street Fighter 6 was one of my favorite games of last year, and I’m so convinced I’ll get back to its sublime, best-in-its-class fighting that I still haven’t uninstalled it from my PS5 despite months away. Every time I so much as see a clip of Street Fighter 6, I’m reminded that Capcom’s hallmark...
Street Fighter 6’s Modern Controls Are Great For The Game
23.6.2023
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The Story Of Nike's Street Fighter Sneaker And Its Botched Release
17.8.2022
Evo Moment 37 is one of the most famous showdowns in video game history, a comeback so incredible that even those of you who know nothing about fighting games have probably seen it at some point. It’s so important, in fact, that to mark the occasion, a few years back Nike started working on a shoe...
Sega, Please Let Us Play The Yakuza Samurai Spin-Offs
29.7.2022
In 2022 Yakuza is a pretty big series in the West, as we saw yesterday when eight games made it to PlayStation Plus. But it wasn’t always this way! Between the release of Yakuza 2 and 3 things were looking incredibly dicey for English-speakers, and there were real fears that if Yakuza 3 didn’t sell...
In 2022, Justin Wong Gets To Relive Evo Moment 37
4.1.2022
One of the most famous esports moments in history happened way back in 2004 at Evo. Two now legendary Street Fighter players, Justin Wong playing Chun-Li and Daigo Umehara as Ken, were duking it out. Just as it seemed Wong was going to take the round, Daigo, with one pixel of health, parried...
Street Fighter Player Daigo Umehara Found The Arcade Where He Got Beat Up
18.8.2021
When Daigo Umehara was 13, the then-future Street Fighter champion got beat up by a rival player for being too good. Now, decades later, Umehara has tracked down the arcade where it went down, thanks to the magic of Google Maps.Read more
Street Fighter V's Last New Character Is A Kickboxer Named Luke
4.8.2021
During today’s Street Fighter V presentation, Capcom revealed that Luke, a new character to the Street Fighter universe, will be the much-ballyhooed final fighter added to the five-year-old game.Read more
Street Fighter’s Ryu Is The Kevin Bacon Of Video Games
22.6.2021
Did you know that Ryu, the globe-hopping protagonist of the Street Fighter franchise, has become so prolific that it’s possible to connect him to just about every other video game character in existence? It’s true! No matter how weird or obscure, they probably lead back to Ryu in some way...
Daigo Umehara Describes His Battle With Covid-19: "It Was Hell"
24.5.2021
As reported earlier this month, esports pro Daigo Umehara was hospitalized after contracting covid-19. This weekend, Umehara tweeted that he had been discharged. Thank goodness. Read more
Daigo Umehara Hospitalized After Contracting Covid-19 But Is Feeling Better
13.5.2021
This weekend, it was announced that Daigo Umehara, one of the greatest Street Fighter players ever, had contracted covid-19. He has since been hospitalized to get the care he needs as the esports pro came down with pneumonia.Read more
Arcade Stick Pioneers Die In Tragic Accident
16.4.2021
In the early hours of March 29, an accidental, cooking-related fire in Westminster, California claimed the life of 63-year-old Reynalda Lynn Nguyen. Her husband, Thao Nguyen, survived for two weeks in critical condition before also passing away on April 13. They leave behind two children, Anthony...
Mysterious Street Fighter V Player Dominates Tournament, Donates Winnings To Charity
26.2.2021
Last night, an anonymous competitor came out of nowhere to win a popular Street Fighter V tournament. And then, just as suddenly as they arrived, they were gone, but not before asking organizers to donate their winnings to charity.Read more
Rising Sun Removed From Street Fighter II In Capcom Arcade Stadium
19.2.2021
E. Honda’s Street Fighter II bathhouse stage is iconic. On the back wall is a mural with Mount Fuji, a kabuki actor, and the Rising Sun design. The mountain and the thespian stay in Capcom Arcade Stadium’s re-release, but the ray design does not.Read more
Animator Inspired By Daigo Vs. Justin Wong Street Fighter Match
14.1.2021
One of the most famous moments in esports history is the Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike semifinal match from 2004. With only a pixel of health left, Daigo Umehara parried a slew of attacks from Wong before mounting an incredible comeback. Read more