Game developers are always watching you…in a totally not creepy and productive way, that is. Arcade cabinets and consoles are constantly reporting fighting game statistics back to developers in order to help them see what areas of the game need work. They can see win/loss rates, character usage statistics, combo damage, and even finer details like the [...]
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How the Fight Creates the Fighter – Telemetry Data and Its Uses in Fighting Game Development by Gamespot
Posted by MyLifeIsAnRPG on April 30, 2013 under Interviews
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BlazBlue Producer Toshimichi Mori Discusses Chrono Phantasma’s Story, Console Characters, and More with Famitsu
Posted by USD on April 25, 2013 under Interviews, News
Arc System Works’ latest fighting game, BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, is scheduled to release in Japan on October 24 for PlayStation 3. Yesterday, Famitsu posted an interview with Toshimichi Mori, the game’s producer. In the interview, translated below, Mori talks about the new characters, the story mode, and other original content included in the console release. [...]
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Mad Catz’ Daigo Umehara and Seth Killian Discuss Play Style Decisions, What Sets Fighters Apart from Other Competitive Games, and More at NYU Spring Fighter 2013
Posted by iantothemax on April 18, 2013 under Interviews, Videos
The folks over at Mad Catz recently uploaded some great footage from NYU Spring Fighter 2013 a couple of weekends ago that you won’t want to miss. The main event was a special Q&A session between Daigo Umehara and Seth Killian, during which they discussed a wide array of topics. As you would expect from figures of [...]
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Hold Back to Block’s Interviews from Final Round 16 feat. FilthieRich, TA|Moons, WW.MCZ|Ryan Hart, and More
Posted by iantothemax on April 15, 2013 under Interviews, Tournaments, Videos
Our friends over at Hold Back to Block recently sent in another great playlist of interviews, this time from their visit to Final Round 16 in Atlanta, Georgia a few weekends ago. Below, you’ll find interviews with a number of notable attendees, including Namco Bandai’s Rich “FilthieRich” Bantegui, break-out Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 competitor [...]
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Arc System Works Interested in Creating New Fighting Game Series for PlayStation 4
Posted by iantothemax on March 28, 2013 under News
During a recent interview with Dengeki Online, Arc System Works’ Toshimichi Mori revealed that the company is currently playing with the idea of creating a brand new fighting game title for the PlayStation 4. While little information is offered beyond this short statement, he mentions that this will keep the company in line with their own record [...]
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BAS Shares His Opinion on How the Next Street Fighter Should Be Designed
Posted by iantothemax on March 21, 2013 under Interviews
Ryan Hart of Western Wolves and Mad Catz recently had the chance to sit down and conduct a very thorough interview with legendary fighting game competitor Ryo “BAS” Yoshida on a number of interesting topics. They touch on points regarding how BAS maintains a full-time job while trying to remain competitive and the like, but a large [...]
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RZR|Itabashi Zangief Discusses Focusing on Soul Calibur V at WGC 2013 and RZR|Fuudo’s Strength on the Global Stage; “I think Fuudo is the most complete player in the world.”
Posted by iantothemax on February 25, 2013 under Interviews, News
Ryan Hart of Western Wolves and Mad Catz recently conducted an interview for the Low Land Lions website with Razer’s own Itabashi Zangief. While he’s known mostly for his prowess in Virtua Fighter and, more recently, Street Fighter, ItaZan has apparently decided to focus most of his efforts into Soul Calibur V for his upcoming [...]
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Player Interviews with MCZ|Daigo Umehara, MCZ|Tokido, MCZ|Mago, EG|Justin Wong, WW.MCZ|Ryan Hart and More from K.O. Fighting Game Festival in Kuwait
Posted by USD on February 22, 2013 under Interviews, Videos
Players from Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore and all over the Middle East were represented at K.O. Fighting Game Festival in Kuwait earlier this month. Zhi took the task of interviewing many of the players who participated in the event, including Team Mad Catz’ Umehara, Tokido and Mago, Western Wolves’ Ryan Hart [...]
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Mike Z Stops by Cross Counter Live, Shows Off More Squigly
Posted by MyLifeIsAnRPG on February 6, 2013 under Videos
Cross Counter Live’s latest guest was Mike “I Shaved My Hair For Charity” Z himself. The main attraction for the night was another demo of Squigly, who has had even more of her animations implemented. Both forward and back dashes are now usable, revealing that she has run style movement. Three attacks have also been implemented. Her jumping [...]
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Destructoid Asks “What Does 25 Years of Street Fighter Mean To You?” at the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Grand Finals
Posted by MyLifeIsAnRPG on January 28, 2013 under Interviews, Videos
While visiting the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary grand finals last month, Destructoid‘s Spencer Hayes interviewed attendees about what Street Fighter and its milestone means to them. You’ll see some well known faces like Seth Killian and Complexity’s Filipino Champ talk about their favorite Street Fighter memories, and hear some awesome and inspirational stories as well. Apparently, [...]
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Tom Cannon Talks to Gamespot About Expanding EVO’s Lineup in 2013, the Eighth Game Donation Drive, Which Titles Barely Missed Inclusion, and More
Posted by iantothemax on January 18, 2013 under EVO, Interviews
Gamespot’s Rod “Slasher” Breslau recently spoke to our very own Tom Cannon about the details they released concerning this year’s Evolution tournament. They talk in great detail about the event’s lineup, which is set to feature a total of eight titles and includes fan favorites like Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 and [...]
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Kuwait Battle Royale Interview with WW.MCZ|Ryan Hart, EG|Justin Wong and coL|Filipino Champ
Posted by USD on January 7, 2013 under Interviews, Videos
In November of last year, 3 top players of the US and UK, Western Wolves’ Ryan Hart, Evil Genius’s Justin Wong and compLexity’s Filipino Champ, traveled to Kuwait in the Middle East for Kuwait Battle Royale, the largest tournament thus far in the region. In this interview by FikraKW, the players discuss what they liked [...]
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Gamespot Chronicles the Development and Goals Behind MLP: Fighting is Magic with MANE6; “The pony aspect has been overtaken by the drive to make this a good fighting game.”
Posted by iantothemax on January 5, 2013 under Interviews, News
From its beginnings as mock-up images on a messageboard to an exhibition on the EVO 2012 show floor, My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic has certainly come a long way. Gamespot’s Maxwell McGee recently took the chance to speak with MANE6, the development team behind the fan-game, to get a feel for how this independent [...]
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Shang Tsung) Visits The On Blast Show
Posted by iantothemax on January 4, 2013 under Interviews, Podcasts, Videos
The folks over at The On Blast Show recently sent over the archives from the latest installment of their Mortal Kombat podcast which, among other things, included a particularly lengthy interview with actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. While his career has spanned many years and includes a number of both television and movie roles (including Heihachi Mishima in [...]
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Injustice: Gods Among Us to Have More Content Than Mortal Kombat, Team Has Spent Two Years on Netplay
Posted by MyLifeIsAnRPG on January 4, 2013 under Interviews, News
Adam Urbano, senior producer at NetherRealm Studios, recently sat down with NowGamer to talk about their upcoming DC Universe fighter, Injustice: Gods Among Us. While short, the interview includes some interesting pieces for fans wondering how this new title will stack up against the most recent Mortal Kombat. Urbano mentions that Injustice will have “more [...]
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