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When Yoshinori Ono was asked on Twitter why he chose to put Bad Box Art Mega Man in Street Fighter X Tekken, he responded in a fairly interesting way. I consulted with Mr.Megaman(his name is Mr.I…) about it 1 years ago.Its result! ;D Mr. I eh? A reference to Keiji Inafune, Mega Man’s creator? Might [...]

Inside Xbox has an interview with Reverge Labs’ Peter Bartholow aka Ravidrath about their upcoming tag-team fighter Skullgirls. Peter talks how the game came to be, from being a separate ideas of (lead artist) Alex Ahad and (lead programmer) Mike Zaimont. He also goes over the 7 announced characters (out of 8 initial at launch) and [...]

While rumors of a spring release date have been floating around for the upcoming fighting game Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena, a press release put out today has refined the expected release window a bit. Atlus is now shooting for an early March release date for Japanese arcades, with a North American release [...]

Still learning how to use NESTS Style Kyo in KOF XIII? This video by ｋｙｔｋ courtesy of ImbuedGold will help you out. While no HD combos are shown in this video, it goes over Nests Kyo’s basic hit confirms and rekka usage to help you form a solid technical foundation. Source: ImbuedGold

Many people think that Wolverine’s new Beserker Rage move is the worst move in his repertoire. KenshinTL doesn’t, and to prove to us that the move has it’s uses he has made this Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 combo video. The combos aren’t the most damaging, mostly due to  the move’s high hit count causing crappy [...]

This new combo video from MetallicMike posits that Benimaru’s air-throw is an acceptable combo ender to some of his combos. While it may not do as much damage as some of his other moves, it does give you interesting wake-up options in the corner. Gotta love those Mario themed costumes. Source: MetallicMike

Just a reminder, SRK’s Thursday Night Throwdowns stream is set to go live tonight at 7:30 PM PST. This means all your fantastic California Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 action is only a few minutes away! Players in attendance tonight include Vangief, LPN, coL.CC|Filipino Champ, Kineda, [...]

MrOrchazm brings us this new Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 combo video that focuses on Felicia. Most of these combos use various assists to work such as Doom’s beam or Vergil’s rapid dlash, but you can substitute in any beam assist or pushback assist respectively. Source: MrOrchazm

Capcom recently updated the official Street Fighter x Tekken site with images of PS3/PSVita exclusive characters Pac-Man and  Mega Man. This proves previous rumors that the two would be slightly more unique than once thought, as Pac-Man is riding a Mokujin and Mega Man dons the visage of his terrible old-school cover art. Check out [...]

SNK Playmore just announced that they will be bringing a brand new portable system to the market. The system is called the Neo-Geo Portable, and Siliconera has all the specs. The system will come with a 4.3 inch LCD screen, a 2200 mAh battery, and 2GB of internal memory. The system will also have an SD [...]

NashdeNate created this new combo video which shows off  simple OTG assist combos with Chris Redfield. His assist of choice is Deadpool’s katana-rama, but any OTG assist will do. Many of these combos end with Chris’s double hyper flamethrower setup and score an easy 900k to a million damage. (NSFW due to background music.) Source: NashdeNate

Arc System Works recently released this new European trailer for BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND featuring the game’s new character, Relius Clover. For those looking forward to the game, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND is due in North America on February 14 for PS3, XBox 360 and PSVita. Source: TheZenUnited via Siliconera  

In a recent interview with 3DJuegos Yoshinori Ono said that he apparently has some inside info about the Wii U. This translation comes from NeoGAF. What we saw last E3 is not a reflection of everything this console is able to offer. We have been trying the development kits and some of its new characteristics will [...]

KAO-TV recently broadcast a great Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 first to ten match between Poongko’s Seth and Naruo’s Ryu. Thankfully, SMOAI2010 uploaded the entire set, which is full of a variety of comebacks and exciting moments. The match-up goes right down to the wire, so don’t miss a single second! Source: [...]

This weekend’s GODSGARDEN 5 tournament stream just got a whole lot more interesting for those living outside of Japan. While these tournaments surpass any sort of language barrier in regards to hype and excitement, much of the commentary and background information is lost on those who don’t speak Japanese. Fortunately, Dustloop’s St1ckBuG and Lord Knight [...]

Namco just released a new trailer for Soul Calibur V featuring Algol, Edge Master, and Katsuhiro Harada with the Soul of Devil Jin fighting style. This trailer marks the first time we’ve seen any gameplay footage of Algol in action, so definitely check it out. Source: Namco Bandai Games via Guard Cancel

Leavant is going through the entire cast of UMVC3 in order to find the best ways to level up Frank West. Today, he focuses on the Capcom side of the roster. He gives every character a level up rating and then gives some example combos that can be used to level Frank up quickly. Source: Leavant

Namco released some new screenshots for Soul Calibur V showing off the many styles of Kilik and the Create-a-Soul mode. The customization options look quite impressive this time, especially the tattoos. Source: Namco Press Release

In a recent interview with Eurogamer, Yoshinori Ono went into what he believes will allow fighting games to survive in the future. To him, it’s all about character customization and the Street Fighter X Tekken gem system is just the beginning. He envisions a fighting game that lets players make their own gems, or perhaps [...]

This new video by Remxi shows off some neat tricks you can pull off by purposefully whiffing portions of EX Iori’s desperation moves in The King of Fighters XIII. None of these combos are all that practical to do in a match because of how meter intense they are and their low damage output, but they are still kind [...]