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  • The joys of playing Street Fighter with your kids (and the devastation of losing)

    The joys of playing Street Fighter with your kids (and the devastation of losing)

    Posted on August 13, 2009 | No Comments
    A truly delightful tale about a parent playing against his six-year-old son in Street Fighter IV. A great father-son bonding moment, the father recoils in horror as he finds out, “Wait a minute, I'm losing to my six-year-old here. Oh, God, what have I done?”

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  • Street Fighter IV Real Voice is the coolest cell phone strap ever (video)

    Street Fighter IV Real Voice is the coolest cell phone strap ever (video)

    Posted on August 12, 2009 | No Comments
    I've seen countless straps in my many years in cell phone-crazy Japan, but this one beats them all. The so-called "Street Fighter IV Real Voice" is essentially a mini joystick that plays the voice samples that follow a number of special moves in the game. All sounds from the major attacks Chun Li, Ken, Ryu and Dhalsim can pull off are there - provided you're skilled enough with your hands.

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  • Video: Street Fighter Ryu combos

    Video: Street Fighter Ryu combos

    Posted on July 25, 2009 | No Comments
    Do you want to waste 6:14 of your boring Saturday. Watch this Steet Fighter mashup of massive Ryu combos. Ever seen a 50 hit combo that lasts 15? There are a couple in the video. You really should watch it.

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  • Special edition Street Fighter IV arcade sticks at San Diego Comic Con

    Special edition Street Fighter IV arcade sticks at San Diego Comic Con

    Posted on July 20, 2009 | No Comments
    To celebrate the awesomeness that is the San Diego Comic Con, which makes the New York Comic Con look like single-A baseball, Mad Catz will be handing out special edition Street Fighter IV arcade sticks to attendees. Well, “handing out,” for a price. It's$179.99, so it's not like you're getting a Comic Con discount.

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  • Wireless Tekken 6 joysticks on the way for $150

    Wireless Tekken 6 joysticks on the way for $150

    Posted on June 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Tekken 6 is still several months away—October 27 is circled on most fighting game fans' calendars, I suspect—,but Namco just took the wraps off the joystick for the 360 and PS3 versions. It'll run $150, about $50 less than the Fancy Pants version of the Street Fighter IV joystick from MadCatz. The joystick is wireless, yes.

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  • E3 2009: Why would you buy a PS3 in this day and age?

    E3 2009: Why would you buy a PS3 in this day and age?

    Posted on June 2, 2009 | No Comments
    Are any of you ardent Sony PS3 supporters concerned with the way things have turned out? You lost Final Fantasy exclusivity (well, outside of Japan) at last year's E3, and Metal Gear this year. Those are two of the biggest franchises that made PlayStation what it is today. Or what it was yesterday, as it were. I'm just trying to think, if I were to buy a PS3 today, what's in it for me?

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