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At Capcom's GDC Fight Club event, they apparently handed out some Street Fighter 4 iPhone covers to a select few. I must say... not bad! It is unknown if these will ever become available for purchase at some point.
Source: Kotaku
I never thought this would happen, but apparently the iPhone can do just about anything it seems. Street Fighter 4 is now available for iPhone.
Pick it up for $9.99 and you can throw hadokens anywhere!
Head here for the official trailer for the game. I must admit.. it looks like it preserves a lot more of the game than I would have thought possible for this thing being on a phone.
You can get the game here on the iTunes Store.
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If you pick it up, let us know in the comments what you think. We're curious.
So those of you who kept up with World Game Cup probably heard about their "Master Series" Street Fighter 4 tournament. Basically how it worked is they held qualifiers each day to get into the main tournament, and those who entered had a chance to win a free ride to EVO!
Since then, some videos of this tournament have shown up online, and let me tell you, they are some real bangers! I'm really happy to see these being uploaded because I wasn't sure if we would ever see videos of this tournament. Ryan Hart vs Daigo is a pretty incredible match so check that one out first, and you'll be surprised how well Evans, a Fei Long player, does against Eita. I've also included a couple others from the tournament but be sure to check out Hakf's YouTube Channel for all the rest.
Thanks to SephirothRK on NeoGAF for the heads up.
haunts | Monday, March 8, 2010 at 8:28PM | in street fighter 4, street fighter IV, tournaments, videos More videos of World Game Cup are showing up online and this set is particularly interesting due to the fact that most of us probably wouldn't have thought Daigo would ever have to face a Rose player in the semi-finals of a major tournament (I thought the same thing about Fei Long too!). The fact that he primarily plays on arcade and, well, the fact that there aren't a lot of Rose players out there to begin with, it's interesting to see how he approaches match ups he doesn't have much experience with.
Luffy ain't no slouch either though -- he ended up getting 3rd place at World Game Cup, which was a 256 man bracket filled with some real beasts like UK's Ryan Hart!
Thanks to iPlayWinner user Nagglepuss for pointing these out!
Error0001 put together a video showcasing a new infinite for Chun-Li in response to SonicHurricane.com's Combo Challenge 07. He mentioned in the description that this works on Chun because she leans back so far when hit, so it takes longer for each fireball to connect.
Obviously this is not something you will ever see in a real match and it's tool assisted, but these combo videos are always fun to watch.
Here is the original Combo Challenge video posted by SonicHuirricane.com
Thanks to UC1 on NeoGAF for pointing out the Chun-Li infinite video!
haunts | Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 1:20PM | in street fighter 4, street fighter IV, tekken 6, tournaments
Updated on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 7:07AM by
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This weekend there were a number of major tournaments literally all over the world and so here are the results for GodsGarden 2, World Game Cup and the Tekken 6 Global Championship Finals. I've also included some results for some North American tournaments such as Battlefield Arcadia and the Keystone II Scrubs Garden 2v2.
GODSGARDEN 2
First off, big thanks to Oichi from VersusCity for the GodsGarden 2 update, and be sure to congratulate him on winning the beginners tournament at this event! He has some additional notes and comments on the event at VersusCity so check out this post to read about his experiences at GodsGarden.
By the way, the first thing I said to myself when I saw these results was: "What happened to Mago?"
GodsGarden 2 Main Tournament
1. Tokido (Akuma)
2. Uyro (C.Viper)
3. Mizoteru (Blanka)Console Tournament
1. Momochi (Cammy)
2. Dashio (Fei-long)
3. Kinpatsu (Seth)Beginners Tournament
1. Oichi (Honda)
2. Abelity (Abel)
3. Tie: Nick/Mike (M.Bison/Blanka)
WORLD GAME CUP
The major fighting game tournament in Cannes concluded recently with some interesting results. Those of you who see Daigo as "indestructible", the outcome of the tournaments here may surprise you. Thanks to Rice Eater from NeoGAF for the update.
Street Fighter 4 Singles
1. Fuudo
2. Daigo
3. Luffy(French Rose player)
Other SF4 tourney results
SF4 2v2 Tourney: Japan 1 (Eita/Daigo)
SF4 Master Series: Eita
TEKKEN 6 GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
Those of you who checked out the Tekken 6 live stream last night already know the outcome of this one, but before we get into results it's important to know how this tournament was set up. Basically, there were two champions for this tournament because separate tournaments were held for both PS3 and XBOX360. The 360 champion is the Korean Steve player Nin and the PS3 champion is Korean Heihachi player JDCR. Thanks to SDTEKKEN for the results, and check out their front page for more details on the results.
If you're curious how the North American players fared, Glenn from GetYourTournament has the results:
Kaiii xD, who is an active iPlayWinner member put together a pretty solid Abel tutorial showing a lot of different combos, mix-ups and punishes.
From the YouTube description:
This is a demonstration video for all of you Abel players.
The guide shows different combos, mixups, punishes and other strategies you want to (or should) know.
Remember this by for not everything Abel can do, but it shows the idea and system behind this character.
Use it as inspiration for your own gameplan!
Enjoy and thanks for watching!
While none of us truly know the reason for Street Fighter 4 not being included in MLG's Pro Circuit just yet, MLG's Co-Founder posted this video asking for everyone's help by signing an online petition. He mentions there has been a lot of feedback on the issue, but needs a large number of users all in one place to help him continue to fight for Street Fighter 4 to be in the Pro Circuit.
Here is the link for the online petition and check out the video below for more information.
The World Game Cup is currently under way, and although there is no live stream of the event, videos of the tournament are already appearing online. This is Daigo vs Eita, one of the more intense battles so far and be sure to check Jeuxactu.com for more World Game Cup matches! Alternatively, you can also pull up this YouTube Channel where they also have the same set of matches available.
Source: Jeuxactu.com, NeoGAF, Dellenyum
Level|Up Series uploaded a handful of new matches from their event that was held at Dave & Busters this past weekend, formerly known as Project Blocks. Here is a match between Dhalsim player UTJ and NorCal's own Crizzle -- check our their YouTube page for the rest.
What appears to be an official trailer for Street Fighter 4 for the iPhone popped up on the web today, demonstrating the gameplay of the mobile iteration of CAPCOMs flagship fighter. Those of you who checked out the IGN preview last week or so, there isn't too much new here but the game looks like it will be a fun little app to pass the time, that's for sure!
Also, a ton of new screenshots for the game were posted along side the trailer. Here are a handful of them, check out AndriaSang for all the rest.
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Source: Eventhubs, Andriasang
A casual match between Dhalsim player PPN and a Ryu player some of you may have heard of, Daigo, showed up earlier today on LordAborigine's YouTube Channel. Anyone reading this who plays a Shoto knows that a solid Dhalsim can be one of the more frustrating match ups out there for a plasma chucker. Could a Dhalsim player be the key to taking Daigo out at EVO2K10? Or is Daigo simply testing new techniques in preparation for the upcoming Japanese National Tournament?
I'm spending some late night hours browsing through LordAborigione's YouTube Channel and came across this great match between Dashio and Radiowave. Really incredible first round with Radiowave making great use of the Focus Attack to tear through Dashio's Burning Kick mix ups. Will Dashio's impeccable execution be enough to come out victorious?
Also, if you're curious as to how the qualifiers are shaping up, Oichi over at VersusCity put together a great list of the current teams and character standings. He makes an interesting observation that the only team without a Sagat, is Dream Team B of Makoto (Vega), Sutoraikun (Ken), M Jyou (Dhalsim).
Who am I rooting for? None of the underdogs, that's for sure -- Umehara, Bonchan and Yu all the way! Bonchan is by far and away my favorite Sagat player.
Current Qualifiers:
Dream Team A: Umehara (Ryu), Bonchan (Sagat), Yu (Akuma)
Dream Team B: Makoto (Vega), Sutoraikun (Ken), M Jyou (Dhalsim)
Tokyo Qualifier 1: Shiro (Abel), Ojisanboy (Sagat), Kyabetsu (Viper)
Touhoku Qualifer: Mago (Sagat), Tokido (Akuma), Akimo (Honda)
Kansai Qualifier 1: Y24 (Chun), Pie (Sagat), Umechin (Ryu)
Kyushu Qualifer: RF (Sagat), Kindevu (Rufus), Momochi (Akuma)
Chubu Qualifier: Eita (Akuma), Rikuson (Sagat) and Maeda Taison (Balrog)
Hokkaido Qualifier: Vega Curry (Sagat), Dashio (Viper), Aojiru Guile (Balrog)
Kansai Qualifier 2: MDR (Rufus), Hisshou (Sagat), Pamyu (Balrog)
This video just showed up on #capcom which showcases a ton of interesting Guile combos and set ups! One of the more brutal punishes is Super into Ultra after blocking Akuma's uppercut. Some of the later combos are really awesome as well, but as you can see they don't do a lot of damage due to damage scaling. Anyway, you guile players may want to reconsider ever using EX bar for Sonic Booms after watching this.
Source: #capcom
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Gutter Trash posted up some more ridiculous Guile combo videos and set ups in the comments, check it out.
Xaaz and Jav1ts put together a great video demonstrating the many ways certain characters can punish Dhalsim's Jump Fierce on hit, from max range. Anyone who has played a competent Dhalsim knows this is one of the more annoying moves in his arsenal, so if you happen to play Balrog, Cammy, Gen, Chun Li or Seth this video should help you out a lot.
From the SRK thread:
The purpose of the video was to show that Dhalsim is actually punishable by certain characters at certain distances so it's not really necessary to show every possible punish. My aim was to inspire new ideas so that everyone can do better in the Dhalsim matchup which for many people can be very frustrating. Good luck finding more punishes with your main character.
Source: #capcom, SRK
Level|Up started uploading videos from their Beat-the-Pro event that was held this past weekend, with Alex Valle taking on anyone who was brave enough to challenge him. This wasn't just for fun though, anyone who came away victorious was given a nice cash prize!
Here are a handful of videos they have uploaded so far, and be sure to not only keep an eye on their Youtube channel for more videos, but also tune into Wednesday Night Fights where I've heard they will be broadcasting matches from the tournament itself.
haunts | Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 2:07PM | in interviews, street fighter 4, street fighter IV, videos Yagami from ROUND1.SG (Singapore's premire Fighting Game website) posted a set of interviews with top Japanese players TKD (El Fuerte) and Uryo (C. Viper). These interviews are from SBO 09 where I not only got a chance to kick it with Yagami (who is a great El Fuerte player himself and super chill guy -- very passionate about the fighting game scene), but also play TKD at GODSGARDEN. I can say from first hand experiences that TKD's El Fuerte is on another level and everyone knows by now that the same can be said about Uryo's C. Viper.
Thanks to Keits from SRK for pointing these interviews out on the front page.
Ivan Kim aka Kryojenix who is an accomplished SoCal C. Viper player, is one of the top 10 finalists for appearing on CBS Survivor and is looking for your votes to help him make it on the show! This is a great opportunity for us to not only to pull together as a community and help one of our own, but to also possibly get more exposure for fighting games as a whole in mainstream media.
Ivan put together a video explaining why he should be on the show and you can check it out and also vote for him by clicking the link below.
Click here to vote for Ivan Kim for CBS Survivor.
Watch his promo and still not sold that Ivan is a true survivor? Check out the end of this video and there won't be any question in your mind as to why he should be on the show!
Thanks to Arcade Infinity tournament & event planner @ShooCarlos on Twitter for giving me a heads up on this.
A set of casual matches appeared on LordAborigine's YouTube Channel recently featuring none other than top Japanese players Uryo and Mago. Mago is personally one of my main inspirations for playing Sagat, but Uryo's skill with C. Viper is undeniable.
Thanks to Spiderjericho on NeoGAF for pointing these out!
It's time for the new combo vid from Sonic Hurricane. This one features Rose. Rose isn't a combo-heavy character (in terms of number of hits in a combo), but you will still see some crazy stuff in this video. Another excellent piece of work!
Source: Sonic Hurricane
