CAPCOM: ULTIMATE SUPER TURBO: HD REMIX.. BLOG POST?

Jimmy Rey posted a massive HD Remix wrap up post with a ton of interesting details on the game. A couple excerpts from the post that I wasn't clear on until now. Check it out:

On Dipswitches:

Dipswitches. The Dreamcast version has several secret dipswitches for turning bug fixes on and off. We took the dipswitches that actually affect gameplay and put them in a menu for you to adjust, if you want. These only affect offline matches, so you can’t use them online. Note that the default setting for many of these is for a given bug to be fixed in Remixed mode but still unfixed in Classic mode (have to stay true to the original!).

Online play:

Advanced networking. The delays in this project gave us a chance to experiment with several different networking techniques and we chose the best. We went with a predictive/rollback system that has the advantage of reducing input delay. I know that sounds pretty jargon-filled, so in plain English, it makes the game feel responsive and look smooth, even during lag. We were able to refine this from the feedback on our open beta test, and also from a few experimental things we tried in the patch to the open beta.

The final version of the game has another feature called “smoothing” that lets you turn the input delay up or down. We found that best results were when there’s a very small input delay of 2 frames.It’s a small delay that is still responsive, but can help mask network lag.But you can set this to suit your own tastes.

SUPER STREET FIGHTER II: HD REMIX - FINAL ROUND TRAILER

With the game coming out tomorrow this is it for the promotional trailers that CAPCOM has been distributing over the past couple weeks. Ryu's low forward into fake fireball walk up throw is too strong! I'll be sure to be abusing that all week.

STREET FIGHTER IV JAPANESE PLAYER RANKINGS

Azrael posted these rankings on SRK earlier today. I haven't seen many Daigo videos online lately so I was surprised to see him right at the top but I guess he is back in the game with SFIV. Good to see a C. Viper in the top 10 as I've been playing her a lot lately and any Sagat player should know about Ojisan and Mago at this point.

It would be nice if we had similar rankings in the States here but we will probably just have to settle for online rankings when the game drops in February.

1. Umehara
Character: Ryu
BP: 90,195

2. Ojisanboy
Character: Sagat
BP: 89,639

3. Mago
Character: Sagat
BP: 87,935

4. Katsuo
Character: Sagat
BP: 71,587

5. Nemo
Character: Chun-Li
BP: 71,462

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GAMESPOT.COM: ULTIMATE STREET FIGHTER SHOWDOWN PART 5

It's come down to the final four for HD Remix in this video. More roasting from Graham Wolfe and Paul Eath and some commentary from Seth Killian!  Anyone else suspect the Dhalsim at the beginning is a Gamespot.com intern?

BLAZBLUE US ARCADE LOCATIONS, ENGLISH MOVE LIST, FRESH MATCH VIDEOS

Massive BlazBlue update today from Aksysgames! First and foremost there is a preliminary list of arcades the game should show up at. What they posted is not even the full list so if your arcade is not listed, don't panic, it may show up anyway. If it is on the list, you probably want to review the move list they posted before the game drops this weekend!

They also posted a couple more match videos so be sure to check those out as well.

GAMEWATCH.COM: JAPANESE STREET FIGHTER IV CONSOLE RELEASE DETAILS

According to Gamewatch.com the Japanese version of Street Fighter IV will drop on February 12th for 8,390 Yen ($89.95) and a DVD of the SFIV anime will be included for those who pick up the game on the 12th. Not sure if a pre-order is required and I am not sure about the details of the DVD being included in the North American release. I know there is a collectors edition coming to the states and that will most likely include the anime DVD but we will have to wait and see.

Here is the box art for the Japanese release:

GAMESPOT.COM: GOUKEN HANDS ON PREVIEW

Gamespot.com posted a hands on preview for Gouken a little earlier this week. They mainly go into his move set but not too much on the strategy front. They mention he will be a fan favorite because of his move set but it has yet to be seen if he will be even allowed to be played in tournaments. One thing they do not mention is he can perform his Ultra off of a back throw which does not mean he will be banned but as far as I know, no other character in the game has that ability. Most characters have to juggle their opponent to connect with an Ultra.

From the article:

From our short play time with Gouken, we're willing to predict that he'll quickly become a fan fave thanks to his strong offensive skills (particularly the ability to send angled hadokens, which makes him a tough opponent to approach via the air). Keep it tuned to GameSpot for more information on new characters and modes soon.

After my play test with him, I feel they have this backwards in that I think his strength is actually in being a defensive character (angled fireballs, high and low counters, fireball counter).

GAMEKYO.COM: NEW SFIV FEI LONG AND DAN SCANS

A couple screen shots from Gamekyo.com with Fei-Long and Dan dishing out some ass beatings (poor Blanka!) and a couple smaller shots of Gouken. I think Fei-Long looks like he will be real fun to play and one of the flashier characters in the game.

Scan 1 with Dan, Fei-Long and Gouken

Scan 2 with Dan and Fei Long

Thanks to P.o.t.S. on SRK for the heads up.

SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2 TURBO: HD REMIX PRICE REVEALED

Ahhh.. the moment we have all been waiting for. An image popped up online today of upcoming XBLA games and SF2: HD Remix is listed at 1600 points. That comes to $20 so it will probably be that much on PSN as well. Some people have mentioned on forums that they wouldn't pay over $15 for the game so we will see how this affects sales. Personally, I feel this game will have a domino effect since it has online play: once one of your friends downloads it, you will have to get it as well to show him who's boss!

Update on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 11:19AM by haunts

Well, all of you who said they wouldn't pay over 15 dollars for the game are in luck. According to Official Playstation blog it appears it will be 15 dollars instead of the rumored $20. Doesn't get much more official than that!

UDON: STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #2 COMIC WITH ABEL BACK STORY

Not much is known about Abel's back story in Street Fighter IV just yet so UDON has a full-color backstory of him in their newest issue of the SFII Turbo comic. As far as I know the comic goes on sale today so check it out!

NEW TATSUNOKO VS CAPCOM MATCH VIDEO

This video was posted on the Japanese CAPCOM site just a day or so ago and some kind soul decided to upload it to Youtube. KARAS looks like a real beast in this video (check the Baroque combo and spear throw into super), and there is also a look at Roll's super!

Update on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 8:13AM by haunts

If you havent already, you can pre-order both the game and the new joystick by Exar from Play-Asia.com.

CAPCOM: STREET FIGHTER II: HD REMIX "BRANDED" EXPERIENCE FOR XBOX360 NXE, COMING TO XBLA NOV. 26TH

This was just sent over by CAPCOM a minute or two ago. It looks like come tomorrow with the 360 NXE update CAPCOM will have an official "branded" area for Street Fighter II Turbo: HD Remix with trailers, pictures and themes. They also mention that SFII: HD Remix will be one of the first games to drop on XBLA after the NXE update. So, no SFII: HD remix this week but looks like it's just as I thought, the 26th is the day!

From the press release:

SAN MATEO, CA — November 18, 2008 — Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, is proud to announce that the much anticipated Super Street Fighter® II Turbo HD Remix for Xbox LIVE® Arcade will be one of the first games to be featured in the New Xbox® Experience with a Branded Destination Experience.

Launching tomorrow, the Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix destination experience will provide a central place for Xbox LIVE Arcade gamers to learn about new content, view the latest trailers, and access downloadable content, including picture packs, and both Basic and Premium Themes. The new Street Fighter® Premium Theme features extensive high-definition graphical layers that take over your Dashboard, presenting a fully dynamic and encompassing package for the ultimate social entertainment experience on Xbox LIVE.

“With 1080p high-definition art and graphics, and the ultimate user feature set, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is the perfect game to compliment the New Xbox Experience,” said Christian Svensson, VP of Strategic Planning and Business Development at Capcom Entertainment Inc. “Capcom is dedicated to providing captivating content to the digital space and we’re proud to participate in this new era of Xbox LIVE.”

Update on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 1:21PM by haunts

Not sure if this is just coming out for 360 on the 26th, no word on PSN yet but hopefully it will drop the same day.

Update on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 12:13PM by haunts

Official CAPCOM blog states that the game will be released a day earlier for PSN. Just like on the 360 they willbe offering other downloadable goodies like themes and card games (UNO). Personally, the most appealing DLC they will be offering is a hip-hop remix album featuring Q*BERT and Hieroglyphics!

HORI REAL ARCADE PRO 3 SA AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER FROM HORISTORE.COM

HRAP3 SAThose of you interested in getting your hands on a HRAP3 SA (HRAP3 with Sanwa parts) can now preorder the stick from HoriStore.com as of today. The stick will be released on December 18th.

TATSUNOKO VS CAPCOM GAMEPLAY SYSTEM TRAILER

S-KILL posted this a day or two back on CAPCOM's official blog. This video goes over all the different ways you can put the  hurt on your opponent in this game. I am calling it right now that if there is one thing that will break this game it is the Baroque system (no pun intended). Any sort of custom combo system in CAPCOM games usually leads to shenanigans!

THE FUTURE OF FIGHTING GAMES?

So this is something that probably belongs on my personal blog (if I had a life outside of fighting games I'd have a personal blog!) but after watching it it got me thinking how this same technology would be ideal for reviving fighting games in the arcade. The technology looks like its straight out of the movie Minority Report so there are probably a lot more practical, life-saving applications for this in the fields of science and law but one can only hope they apply this to fighting games one day.

Check it out:

g-speak overview 1828121108 from john underkoffler on Vimeo.

KING OF FIGHTERS XII PREMIERE EVENT: NOV 29th 2008

According to Cyberfanatix.com there will be a SNK-Playmore hosted event in Japan come the 29th of this month for King of Fighters XII. I'm not sure where the event will be in Japan, but here is the link to the page about the event which has a map that points to the actual location.

Here are the details of the event:

All the characters in The King of Fighters XII will be playable.

The King of Fighters XII's game system will be completed.

The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match also will be playable.

There will be a special tournament for The King of Fighters XII.

So not only will all the characters be playable, but the game system will be complete as well. If this is the case, it looks like SNK is still on course for an April '09 release date.

SF2: HD REMIX ROUND 2 VIDEO

Another video of HD Remix with more Karate Kid music showed up today on Gametrailers (GT exclusive video as far as I can tell). Hopefully this is the final video before the game shows up online. I would not be surprised to see the game on PSN/XBLA by the end of next week. As far as I know the 360 is getting a dashboard update on Wednesday so maybe if we are lucky it will show up as soon as this week. Wishful thinking? We'll see!

TATSUNOKO VS CAPCOM COMING TO NORTH AMERICA STILL A POSSIBILITY?

This was pulled from Nintendo Everything earlier today. It sounds like they are pushing hard for the game to come out in the west. Though the way it is worded ("multiple potential outcomes") sounds like the game may show up but maybe not in the same incarnation as the Japanese version. Could this mean less characters/stripped down version just to get it state side?

We wont know for a while but here is the quote:

“The issue is that there are multiple potential outcomes… it’s not as simple as ‘yes it’s coming’ or ‘no, it’s not’. And we have a few other issues to contend with that I’m not able to get into details on that are coloring what direction we are able take with the franchise in the West. Again, we’re deeply in ’stay tuned’ territory but I don’t expect to have any solid news to share openly, one way or the other for a couple months.” - Christian Svensson, Corporate Officer/VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development

GAMESPOT ULTIMATE STREET FIGHTER SHOWDOWN PART IV

The fourth installment of Gamespot's Ultimate Street Fighter Showdown with more hustle and flow from Paul Eath! One more installment with the HD Remix finals then onto Street Fighter IV.

Also, if you missed it the first time around, be sure to read the iPlayWinner Gamespot SF Tournament coverage!

FIRST STREET FIGHTER IV CAMMY FOOTAGE

To my knowledge this is the first video to show up online of Cammy in Street Fighter IV. It appears to be the PS3 version but no idea where the video was taken. It was most likely captured from one of the many European conventions that have gone down in the recent months. Dont expect any next level gameplay in this one but worth checking out anyway. Thanks to Oldschoolgamer from NeoGAF for the heads up.

Street Fighter IV - PS3 Gameplay [Gamed]
by JoniPhilips