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Tag Archives: Fighting Games
A Look at Work and Play with a Real-Life Street Fighter
Japanese culture series toco toco‘s latest episode follows pro gamer and EVO 2011 Super Street Fighter IV champion Fuudo, touring some of the day-to-day places he frequents for work and play. The video offers an interesting look into the offices of Dengeki, one … Continue reading
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Tagged eSports, Fighting Games, People, Street Fighter, Toco Toco, Video
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The work and leisure of Guilty Gear’s Ishiwatari Daisuke
Arc System Works veteran and producer of the Guilty Gear series Ishiwatari Daisuke takes centre stage in the second of Toco Toco‘s special game creator-focused series, a window into both the careers and personal lives of some of Japan’s most talented gaming … Continue reading
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Tagged Arc System Works, Fighting Games, Guilty Gear, Japan, People, Toco Toco, Video
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Robotic Akira from Virtua Fighter perhaps the most terrifying thing to walk the earth
When people talk about the supposedly impending ‘rise of the machines’, in which the technology we have created turns against us and rules over us with an iron, circuit-filled fist, it’s unlikely the thought that said machines will be practicing … Continue reading
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Tagged Fan Works, Fighting Games, Japan, Sega, Sega Saturn, Virtua Fighter
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PREVIEW – Street Fighter V – Impressions from the UK launch event
Street Fighter V is undoubtedly one of the most hotly anticipated releases this year. With a little over two weeks until its worldwide release, Capcom have been holding events across the world to bring fans of the beloved fighting franchise together … Continue reading
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Tagged Capcom, Fighting Games, PC, PlayStation 4, Previews, Street Fighter
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Street Fighter IV – The End of an Era
“The weak lose and the strong win! Which of these fighters will prove the old axiom today?” This question was posed in one of the many passionate lines spouted by the announcer in the original 2008 release of Street Fighter IV. … Continue reading
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Tagged Capcom, Features, Fighting Games, Retrospective, Street Fighter
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You’ve Probably Never Played… Kinnikuman Muscle Fight
Kinnikuman Muscle Fight Developer: ‘MATAYAN’ Platform(s): PC (Freeware) Release Date: Unknown Find out more info and download for yourself here. If you grew up in the 80s you likely remember M.U.S.C.L.E. (Millions of Unusual Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere), the peculiar set … Continue reading
There’s now a manga about Street Fighter champion Daigo Umehara at school
Yes, this is real life. Daigo ‘The Beast’ Umehara, holder of the Guiness World Record for “the most successful player in major tournaments of Street Fighter”, the man known by the Japanese media as “the god of 2D fighting games”, the man … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcade, Capcom, Daigo Umehara, Fighting Games, Japan, Manga, Street Fighter
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A Hokuto no Ken tournament in 2015!?
It’s about time gloriously over-the-top arcade fighter Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star in the west, based on the 1984 manga of the same name) got some love, but I never expected it to be like this! Tokyo … Continue reading
