Capcom has finally confirmed the widely rumored followup to the smash hit Street Fighter IV. Borrowing the SUPER title from the 90’s (and same exact logo), super implies bigger, badder, and beastlier. This sequel is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated fighting game sequels in 10 years.

Information is pouring out of Japan, just after the TGS show has ended. An interview with Ono, has revealed some juicy details about the game, including some of the new cast. T. Hawk, and Dee Jay are included, as well as a new Korean Tae Kwon Do martial arts expert named Juri, who is rumored to be one of Seth’s henchmen.

Last week, several websites had reported some rumors regarding the rest of the cast, and had the name of the new character before it was released yesterday.

Some of the information was listed as two new characters, Juri, and Hakan (Hakan being a Arab grappler associated with lots and lots of oils), and EIGHT returning cast members from other Street Fighter games. Dudley, Ibuki, and Makoto from the Street Fighter III series. From the Street Fighter Alpha series, we have Cody, Adon, and Guy, and from the Super Turbo series, we have T. Hawk and Dee Jay. We will have to wait and see what Capcom reveals to see if any of these rumors turn out to be true.

Expect massive changes in all the old returning cast as well. Improvements and overall gameplay will be fine tuned to make this the best Street Fighter to date.

Coming Exclusively to XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 in Spring 2010! Get Hype!!

Edit: Here is a video of T. Hawk, Dee Jay, and Juri in action!

Now as you may or may not have heard, the “alleged” remaining roster of Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars was leaked 2 weeks ago. With the 2009 Tokyo Game Show in full effect we’ve seen the first fruit from the Tree of Leaks in the confirmation of everybody’s Zombie Killing Journalist, Frank West representing the Dead Rising series. But his gameplay style is something that just has to be witnessed. But for right now that’s all that’s been revealed to us as of now. I’ll leave some links just in case you need to catch up. Until next time, KEEP HYPE ALIVE!!!!!

Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars TGS 2009 Trailer

Tatsunoko vs Capcom Ultimate All Stars Exhibition featuring Frank West

Tatsunoko vs Capcom Ultimate All Stars Exhibition featuring Tekkaman Blade

One more thing before I go. The release date for the US version is January 26, 2010. So go ahead and mark off those calendars and prepare yourself for battle.

Usually the words ‘wireless’ and ‘arcade stick’ don’t mix, but with TEKKEN 6 and the limited edition bundled fighting stick from Hori… TEKKEN team director Katsuhiro Harada wants everyone to know how this is a match made in heaven…

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 Taking care of your tournament-caliber joystick while traveling tournaments can be tricky. That’s why we’ve produced a courier bag that’s sized to snuggly accommodate your stick and make it easy to keep with you, whether you’re in the airport or on the tournament floor.

These are courier style polyester bags with short carry handles and an adjustable shoulder strap. The bag is perfectly sized for either the MadCatz TE stick or large Hori sticks like the Real Arcade Pro. This is a slim, light-weight bag that makes it a lot easier to carry your stick around with you instead of leaving it lying some place to get stolen or stuffing it in a bulky backpack.

• Size: 11-3/4″ x 16″ x 4″. This is perfectly sized to fit either the Madcatz TE stick or a Hori Real Arcade Pro
• Made from 600D polyester.
• Zippered closure to main compartment
• Flat front pocket for extra storage of cables, a notepad, or whatever.
• Includes cellphone pocket on the front of the bag and two pen loops.
• Short carry handles and adjustable shoulder strap for convenient carrying comfort.

 
There are a few back in stock! Sorry, No international orders.

Thanks to forum member mumu, and the web programmer at Capcom Japan, we have discovered the 5 new characters that will be in Tatsunoko vs Capcom US version.

The roster is as follows:

Mega Man Zero (or Zero Gouki)
Frank West
Yatterman #2
Joe Asakura
Tekkaman Blade

Capcom has since plugged the leak on their site, but the damage is done. Check out this thread for more information.

I call it TvC: USA (United States of America), they call it UAS (Ultimate All-Stars).  Either way, Tekkaman Blade is joining the cast of characters in the updated and rebalanced release of this awesome (but still Wii exclusive) fighting franchise!  But please, don’t let that stop you from enjoying a game that I know you’ll love once you start digging into it.  For now, enjoy this screen shot of Tekkaman’s cooler looking clone/friend/whatever.

Oh, and ‘hi”!  I missed you all, too.

SPACE LANCE!!!!

Thanks to Gamespot for the image!

Capcom-Unity revealed the new Mad Catz ‘Femme Fatale’ Tournament Edition Stick.  Limited to a 1000 Unit Run only, the new stick will be available exclusively at Capcom’s booth during this weekend’s PAX and on the Mad Catz GameShark store site.

Make sure to grab one this weekend at PAX or online before they are gone forever. This is your chance to own one of the unique sticks for the Street Fighter IV series.

More information after the jump.

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