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Chun-Li Movie Brings Schoolgirl Anime

2:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Those in Japan who actually go see Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li in theatres and stay for the entire movie, get a special treat. Think of it as a reward. More »
Media

TV Ad Sakura Is Way Younger Than In-Game Sakura

6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | That’s female Japanese “talent” Hikari Takada. She’s doing the ads for SFIV. “It’s was my first TV commercial shoot, and it was tough, but also fun. I really hope everyone enjoys the ad.” More »

Sakura’s Knickers Kick Ken’s Face In New SFIV Screens

6:20PM Luke Plunkett | The big Street Fighter-related surprise from TGS last week was the inclusion of Sakura. Surprising in that they announced her, and not Cammy, who they must be holding for the Christmas news cycle. Anyway, Crecente tried out the new, improved, slightly-older Sakura last week and had a blast. You, though, can’t use her just yet, so why not pass the time with these new screens. More »

First Hands-on With Street Fighter IV’s Sakura

1:30PM Brian Crecente | I finally got a chance to check out Street Fighter IV on the Xbox 360 today. More importantly, though, I got to the booth early enough to play a match as both Akuma and Sakura. More »

Japanese Schoolgirl Sakura Joins Street Fighter IV Fight!

5:30AM Brian Ashcraft | The latest issue of Famitsu announces that Japanese schoolgirl Sakura Kasugano will be making an appearance in multi-plat home console version of Street Fighter IV. While she’s made it into the game, Capcom is still apparently “undecided” whether Cammy will be in SFIV or not. Yeah, right. More »