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      Wednesday
      17Mar2010

      Ask Capcom: Blind Select Ultras in Super Street Fighter 4

      Capcom Unity has a forum, appropriately called Ask Capcom, where readers ask questions and sometimes Capcom staffers answer them. IPW will post the more interesting q&as for your convenience.

      Question:

      I was wondering Seth how the blind select ultras will work. I'm a little bit skeptical of it, because I don't think it's necessarry. The purpose of these new ultras are for players to adapt to a play style of their liking, making them blind sort of disputes that. Will that apply to player matches as well? I think that only the character select should be blind and you get to select your ultra after you see what character your opponent picked.

      Seth Killian's Reply:

      I hear where you're coming from, but blind-select means just that--you choose your stuff and go into the match blind.  No forewarning about who you're up against, or what Ultra they're using.

      If blind-select is not your cup of tea, try player matches, or head to the "Endless Battle" mode with some friends (aka "lobbies").

      Tuesday
      16Mar2010

      INTERVIEW WITH JUSTIN WONG FROM LASWAGGA

      Even though this is a short interview, it's actually pretty cool becuase it gets right to the point on a couple topics. LaSwagga asks Justin what he thinks about Super Street Fighter 4 and some of the new characters such as Dudley and Makoto. His thoughts on Makoto seem to be similar to my own -- she will be good but is missing some "trickery" that she had in Third Strike to make her top tier.

      This interview is from Final Round XIII by the way, which took place this past weekend. 

      Tuesday
      16Mar2010

      COULD DARKSTALKERS BE THE NEXT CAPCOM FIGHTING GAME?

      In a recent interview with Street Fighter 4 producer Yoshinori Ono, conducted by Shacknews, they ask Ono what his dream project would be. He responds that if had the resources and permission to do so, he would create the next installment of Darkstalkers.

      As far as I know, Ono has mentioned in previous interviews that he would love to work on a new Darkstalkers so this could be more than just a "dream project" by now, but is that what the fans want? Would you rather have another Darkstalkers or Capcom vs SNK3? Perhaps a new crossover game such as ARC System Works vs CAPCOM? 

      Here is an excerpt from the interview, and hit this link for the rest:

      Shack: Do you know your next project? If not, do you have a dream project you'd like to do?

       

      Yoshinori Ono: The project I really want to work on right now is to take my wife to Disneyland again. We've been married for 10 years and haven't been back since. That's my big project at the moment.

      As far as a dream project is concerned, there is another fighting game series established shortly after I started at Capcom. A little something called Darkstalkers. If I was given the resources and permission to do so, I'd love to make a new Darkstalkers.

      Click to read more ...

      Tuesday
      16Mar2010

      Daigo Answers Questions at Capcom Unity

      Daigo "The Beast" Umehara is known to be reclusive.  However, it seems like he has started to become more outspoken in recent months.  This time he has chosen to answer some of the questions that were sent to him via Capcom Unity. Here's a sample. Please hit the source link below to visit Capcom Unity to read the rest:

      If US is behind Japan in rankings, what do you think American players should do to improve themselves?

      Daigo: The absolute differences between the US and Japanese players are skill levels. Yes, the Japanese players have had advantages of having a rich arcade culture and game releases normally earlier there than in the US, but regardless of the advantages, it is definitely apparent that the Japanese players take it more seriously to practice and acquire skills they must have for their victory. As long as you have software at home, everyone can practice fundamental skills from anywhere in world, like combos and counter moves. The US players first have to close the skill gap that is now apparent from the Japanese players. Once you do that, I believe the almost all the improvements are made, and there will be nearly no differences between the US and Japanese players.

      Source: Capcom Unity

      Tuesday
      16Mar2010

      Street Fighter 4 is a success on iPhone. They have plans for DLC already, and why no Super?

      Street Fighter IV is already looking like it's quite a success on the iPhone, having already landing on the top 10 charts for gaming.  Capcom is already looking at future plans for the game and to possibly follow it up with other fighting game titles on the iPhone.

      Capcom's Takeshi Tezuka has told Kotaku that Capcom already has plans for downloadable content for Street Fighter IV iPhone, but nothing is yet set in stone. He also said that if this game sells well enough it's possible that the publisher could start looking at their popular Versus series of games for the next title they might bring to the iPhone.

      Why not bring Super Street Fighter IV to the iPhone instead of Street Fighter IV?

      "We couldn't release Super Street Fighter IV before the console version because (Super Street Fighter IV Producer Yoshinori) Ono is going to get annoyed," Tezuka-san said. "At some point, though, it would be very interesting if we could release the console version and the iPhone version at the same time."

      Source: Kotaku

      Monday
      15Mar2010

      STREET FIGHTER 4 COUNTER PICK EPIC FAIL

      This is why counter picking should be left to the pros.

      Source: NeoGAF

      Monday
      15Mar2010

      G4 TALKS WITH YOSHINORI ONO ABOUT HAKAN

      More Super Street Fighter 4 footage from GDC has surfaced thanks to G4 with some new clips of Hakan's gameplay and a short interview with the game's producer, yoshinori Ono. Ono talks a bit about the inspiration for Hakan and how Super Street Fighter 4 is the Street Fighter he wanted to make in the first place but couldn't due to limited time and resources.  

       

      Monday
      15Mar2010

      Capcom's Seth Killian responds to Reports about Gen and Guile in Super Street Fighter 4, about putting too much stock in early balance impressions, & about Balance Theory

      In the Ask Capcom forums at Capcom Unity, Seth Killian responded to some posts from readers who questioned Gen and Guile's balance and the game's balance in general. Seth does a great job once again in answering the questions the best he can. Read on:

      Forum Question:

      "Gen: Only nerfs found so far, no chain combos, no Standing Medium Kick, Cancel into Hands at all. EX-Wall Dive lost some invincibility."

      Quoted from a noticable change post in the SSF IV Forum.

      Why does it seem like Gen and other low end characters are getting the short end of the stick, and characters like Dudley and Ibuki are going to be able to walk all over them? Please tell those of us who actually play Gen how he's getting better. I do remember you saying that everyone was getting better but it seems like this certainly isn't the case for some.

      Seth Killian:

      Anyway to answer the question re: Gen, he has a few new bits but probably the best of them is the much faster wall-dives.  They were essentially useless in SFIV (apart from EX as escape), but now they are legit--IMO they're better than Adon's, and everytime they hit, it's free Ultra. 

      Click to read more ...

      Monday
      15Mar2010

      Scores of New Oily Screenshots of Super SF4's Hakan

         

      Andriasang has posted over 30 screenshots of Super Street Fighter 4's most slippery character ever: Hakan.  If you want to catch all the screenshots, just follow the gallery source link below to view them all on that website.

      The screenshots show most of Hakan's moves in sequence (a few screenshots per move). The same site has also put together the screenshots according to the move it portrays. If you want to check out that, follow the move showcase link below.  Enjoy!

      Andriasang (Hakan screenshot gallery)

      Andriasang (Hakan move showcase)

      Monday
      15Mar2010

      AMAZING SUPER STREET FIGHTER 4 WALLPAPERS BY BOSSLOGIC

      BossLogic just sent me over a ton of really incredible Super Street Fighter 4 wallpapers which feature pretty much every character in the game. The wallpapers are a combination of the official artwork for the game and the top-notch design work of BossLogic himself. We uploaded all these wallpapers to our new Super Street Fighter 4 artwork gallery, so hit the link below and check them out!

      BOSSLOGIC SUPER STREET FIGHTER 4 WALLPAPER GALLERY

      Also worth noting, BossLogic created some realistic renditions of Street Fighter characters such as Cammy, Ryu and Juri which you can check out at his DeviantArt page

      I've also learned he is in charge of most of the design work of Shadowloo.com, which is a really great Australian site that covers Street Fighter news from around the world. If you haven't checked out their site yet, hit the link and post up in their comments to let them know they are doing a great job.

      Sunday
      14Mar2010

      NEW SUPER STREET FIGHTER 4 VIDEOS FROM GDC

      A handful of new Super Street Fighter 4 videos popped up on the Contra Costa Times YouTube Channel. These videos are from the recent GDC Fight Club held by CAPCOM and you'll see some gameplay from Juri, Dudley, Dee Jay, Ibuki and others. I've embedded a couple of them here, and be sure to check out their YouTube Channel for all the rest.

      Click to read more ...

      Sunday
      14Mar2010

      WEEKEND TOURNAMENT RESULTS

      Updated on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 2:10AM by Registered Commenterhaunts

      Final Round XIII was the major tournament this weekend, with it being one of the largest and most anticipated of the year. This tournament is truly a "southern tradition", with players travelling from all over the country and even the world to showcase their skills.

      This year was particularly interesting, with Justin Wong now being a resident of the West Coast, and two of the best Korean Tekken 6 players Knee and Nin in attendance as well. Final Round XIII was also the first major tournament to have Street Fighter 4 and now it is also what many people consider to be the last major tournament for the game with Super Street Fighter 4 right around the corner.

       Of course, I have to show NorCal some love since we had a handful of tournaments this weekend as well. First there was what has become more or less a Friday tradition at Keystone, the 2v2 random teams tournament where you can be paired up with pretty much anyone and also Droms Comics Street Fighter 4 singles which took place in Davis, CA. I've embedded the videos for both NorCal tournaments below so be sure to check those out when you have some time.

      You can check out the results below for all these tournaments, and since I'm posting these placings from memory, I'll continue to update and make corrections as more details come through for all these events.  Alternatively, you can keep an eye on the Final Round XIII Results thread on SRK where they should post up the full results of each game sometime this week.

      Do you have tournament results for your area? Post them up in the comments so we can see what else is going on in the Fighting Game community all around the world! 

      FINAL ROUND XIII - ATLANTA, GA

      STREET FIGHTER 4

      1. Justin Wong - Rufus/Balrog/Sagat
      2. vVv Scrub - Balrog
      3. Flash Metroid - C. Viper
      4. Marn - Rufus/Sagat

      Click to read more ...

      Saturday
      13Mar2010

      HAKAN CHARACTER WALKTHROUGH BY SETH KILLIAN

      Seth Killian appeared on GameSpot's "On the Spot" and gives us a nice character walkthrough of Hakan. Also on the show is a short interview with Yoshinori Ono, talking a bit about Hakan and how they fit the Street Fighter 3 characters in the Street Fighter 4 universe.

      The segment starts at about 30 minutes in.

      Friday
      12Mar2010

      BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Console Release Trailer!

      Here's a trailer for the upcoming console version of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift!

      Friday
      12Mar2010

      Capcom Super Street Fighter 4 Fight Club Posters

           

      Capcom created some very cool posters for its Super Street Fighter 4 Fight Club event at the Game Developer's Conference (GDC). We have added them to the Super Street Fighter 4 Artwork Gallery.

      Source: Capcom Unity