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Sega, Please Let Us Play The Yakuza Samurai Spin-Offs
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…
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Yes, Daigo Umehara Is Still Winning Street Fighter Tournaments
I’m not going to mince words: Daigo Umehara is the greatest fighting game player of all time. His legacy added a new footnote over the weekend when he dominated a stacked Street Fighter V tournament. And it’s strange that folks still managed to be shocked by the results.
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15 Years Later, There’s New Footage Of The Biggest Street Fighter Moment Ever
This year will mark the 15th anniversary of the legendary 2004 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike matchup between Daigo Umehara and Justin Wong – dubbed EVO Moment 37, or the “Daigo Parry” – and just in time, there’s some brand new footage of the legendary matchup, thanks to EVO’s Mark Julio.
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One Rough Year Later, Daigo Plans To Stick With Ryu In Street Fighter 5
TOPANGA For 20 years, Daigo “The Beast” Umehara has been considered a Street Fighter legend. Defeating champions from around the world, Umehara emerged as one of the greatest fighting game players of all time, defending his top standing for most of Street Fighter IV‘s lifespan.