I realize that this is not news, but I have a feeling that a lot of you may be missing out on a really cool game due to lack of information.  Or, perhaps there is too much hype surounding other upcoming fighting games.  Battle Fantasia is already out and available for the Xbox 360 here in the United States.  What we have here is a really solid fighting game with a lot of unique ideas.  It has a cartoony and fantasy theme going on, mimicing what you would probably see out of a colorful Crystal Chronicles game.   If this is a turn off for you, don’t let it get in the way.  There are some really cool characters (Urs, Face, and Deathbringer) mixed in with the goofy ones (Donvalve, Watson, and Marco), so everyone should be able to find a personality they enjoy.   Get out there and give this a purchase or a rental.  I don’t think you’ll regret it.

Capcom revealed today that, along with the new XBL update, HDR would be receiving its own space in the XBLA Store. Along with this news is a picture revealing the release date. It’s not official yet, but it falls in line with everything else being said in interviews and such.  Hopefully there is a simultaneous PSN release.

All I want for Thanksgiving is to hit some folk with chicken wings.
Update:  S-Kill has posted on his blog at Capcom-unity that the release date is indeed official.  PSN on Nov. 25th and XBLA on the 26th.

Capcombo Video from Derek Neal on Vimeo.

News around the web is saying that HD Remix will finally be coming in November. The Capcom Unity blog has put up a new combovid/trailer showing off some of the stuff you can do with the remix mode.

Capcom, please release this game so that I can give you my money.

It is finally official. Evolution 2008 will have two of the newest games to hit the market. Street Fighter IV, which is brand spankin’ new, will be out in full force at the 10th anniversary of Evo. How many machines you ask? Every machine on the continent will be there! That is a crazy ton of Street Fighter.

But wait, there’s more! In addition to the monstrosity of Street Fighter IV machines to be there, Capcom states that there will be the freshest builds of SSF2T HD Remix. This will be your chance to see what they have done after the beta and how the game is shaping up to be one of the best fighters of all time.

So don’t delay, book your hotel reservations through the Tropicana, and register for the biggest event of the year!

Register for Evo here.

Experience the hottest moves and most devestating combos from the world’s largest open fighting game tournament! With over 2000 top competitors from Japan, Europe, the US, and more, Evolution 2007 was the true world championship for all of today’s most popular fighting games.

Head on over to www.evo2k.com/dvd now to order up a copy!

Netcode mad scientist Ponder has updated his brainchild, GGPO, with spectator mode! How awesome is this? A whole lot of awesome. For the uninitiated, GGPO is a lag-free netcode algorithm specifically tuned to frame-based 2D fighters like Street Fighter.

While this title isn’t scheduled till late 2007, Capcom has announced that a redrwan version of this Street Fighter classic will be available for high definition on XBOX 360 and PS3.  With online play and a perfect arcade translation,  you can expect this oldie but a goodie to be an instant hit for any HD gaming system.

Udon and Capcom are working together to make this game impressive. Udon will be redoing not only the artwork for all the characters, but the endings and stage backgrounds as well. This should prove to be excellent eye candy for everyone.

Now if we could only see Street Fighter 4 in the near future…

Thanks to GameCult for the pic.

Almost 2 years after the release of the XBOX 360, finally some street fighter fans can rejoice. Street Fighter Anniversary Edition is finally backwards compatible with the 360. This makes Street Fighter 3rd Strike, and Anniversary Edition playable offline and online. Hop online and test your skills against some of the best players in the nation. Hopefully this is good news and we can get some more Street Fighter games playable on the 360.

After our first success with the backwards compatible campaign we did the first time, it is time for part 2. Lets see if we can get Capcom vs SNK2 and Marvel vs Cacpcom 2 backwards compatible now. It only takes 5 minutes to send the team an email , so don’t delay, as the team will probably be starting more in the upcoming weeks.

To mail the team, contact backcomp@microsoft.com and leave them a message saying you want your favorite Capcom games backwards compatible! GOGOGO!

The key word to describe this year’s Evo is “more,” which is this case means more money! Here is the finalized prize structure for the Evo2006 world tournament in Las Vegas, NV later this year. This year features two big changes.

Over $65,000 in prize money.

This year features our biggest prize pool by far. Those of you who are good are multiple games could walk away with enough cash to bring home one of these babies in prize money alone. Who said all that time on the couch cradling a controller wouldn’t pay off?

Redesigned Prize Structure

We’ve also restructured our payout to award prizes deeper into the final standings. Now, if you qualify for the Grand Finals on Sunday, you automatically finish in the money. Finishing in the money in one of our major tournament games automatically awards a whopping 25 to 1 payout over your entry fee! Here’s the new prize structure:

_{* GGXX prize money is per team, not per player}

There are two big implications from the new payout schedule. First, If you’re a bubble player who can’t quite crack the top 3, you’ve never had a better opportunity to train up and bank in on your skills. Second, this makes the qualification spots at Evo West and Evo East much more precious: jumping ahead to the semi-finals at the Evo World tournament will drastically reduce the number of matches you need to win to reach the finals: increasing your chance of finishing in the money by a large margin.

So what are you waiting for? Registrations for Evo West have already opened. Players registering in the month of May receive a special discount. We’ll be announcing the final dates and taking registrations for Evo East and the Evo world tournament soon. For more information, check out this discussion thread on the forums.

Still waiting for hyper on the XBox360? I admit, I myself had almost given up and concluded that the title was stuck permenantly in the 6th ring of vaporware hell, when lo’ and behold I stumbled across this video on YouTube from XBox Zone showing the title in all its glory. No network play is shown, so don’t get your hopes up too high. Anyway, check it out.