A Taiwanese gaming site has posted cards detailing the move sets for characters Street Fighter X Tekken, due for release in March. The big news here is that the movesets confirm M Bison, Xiaoyu, Akuma, Jin and Ogre for the game’s lineup. More »
Not content with merely streaming live matches leading up to the March release of the Street Fighter X Tekken fighting game crossover, Capcom has teamed with iPlayWinner and Team Spooky to create Cross Assault, a live week-long $US25,000 tournament masquerading as an internet reality show. More »
With Street Fighter X Tekken due out in early March, now is not the time for a tight trickle of new character reveals. That’s why Capcom has dropped six new fighters on us today, three from their team and three from the opposition. Has your favourite character been confirmed? More »
Tekken character Alisa Bosconovitch is getting the bishojo (“beautiful young girl”) treatment from famed Japanese figure maker Kotobukiya. More »
What do you get when you mix Chun-Li and Cammy of Street Fighter with Lili and Asuka of Tekken? I don’t know, some sort of giant woman creature with eight arms and legs? Spider-Woman? Forget it; it was a stupid question. Just watch the video. More »
Think for a moment about fighting games and portable gaming systems. Compared to genres like first-person shooter or action/adventure, fighting games make a great fit for handheld play because they don’t need a second analogue stick. D-pad input and face buttons let you pull off most of the moves you need to compete and have fun. More »
Here’s a pure hype video for Tekken Tag Tournament 2, to be shown later tonight at the Spike Video Game Awards. Namco says it’ll be here for Christmas next year. More »
So, fighting game fans everywhere know that Namco and Capcom will be pitting their marquee martial arts franchises against each other. Each company’s making one game and Capcom’s first out the gate with Street Fighter x Tekken. This new video shows how the Street Fighter publisher will be implementing the recurring characters from the King of Iron Fist tournament in the crossover title. And who better to comment on the feel of the Tekken guys in SFxT than competitive player Maximillian? No one, I say. More »
