News: Owning PSV SFxT Unlocks DLC Characters on PS3

News: Owning PSV SFxT Unlocks DLC Characters on PS3

Surprise!  That new Street Fighter x Tekken Vita trailer revealed at Captivate did indeed provide a bit of good news for gamers.  The news should especially interest fighting fans feeling scorned from the inclusion of 12 locked-on-disc DLC characters in the console versions of Street Fighter x Tekken. ...

Review: Street Fighter x Tekken (PS3)

Review: Street Fighter x Tekken (PS3)

Two fighting heavyweights come together for an ultimate battle in Street Fighter x Tekken.  But does the blending of these two drastically different gameplay styles deliver a knockout punch? Developed by the same team at Capcom/Dimps that created the original Street Fighter IV, it’s no surprise that...

News: Bad Box Art Megaman and Pac Man Join The Fight

News: Bad Box Art Megaman and Pac Man Join The Fight

Street Fighter x Tekken has been out for nearly a week, but two formerly Sony-exclusive characters have yet to make a playable appearance in the game:  the troll-worthy Bad Box Art Megaman and Mokujin-riding Pac Man.  That changes later today when Capcom finally releases the DLC key that unlocks these...

News: Street Fighter x Tekken DLC Characters Discovered…On Disc

News:  Street Fighter x Tekken DLC Characters Discovered…On Disc

Street Fighter x Tekken‘s official release date is tomorrow, but (as with most Capcom fighters), non-corporate stores have been selling the game for nearly a week in metropolitan areas in NY and LA.  One of those fortunate enough to obtain an early copy of the game discovered a dirty little secret...

Hands-on: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Tekken Hybrid

Hands-on: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Tekken Hybrid

The King of Iron Fist lives on. At premiere fighting game tournament Evolution 2011 which took place in Las Vegas at the end of July, Namco Bandai brought out its full Tekken Force lead by producer Katsuhiro Harada to support the upcoming arcade/console release of Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Also on display...

E3 Hands-on: Street Fighter x Tekken (PS3)

E3 Hands-on: Street Fighter x Tekken (PS3)

Capcom delivers an epic crossover once again, Pringles not included. Street Fighter x Tekken (pronounced Street Fighter CROSS Tekken) on the PS3 and Xbox 360 combines two of fighting’s most famous franchises into one single fast-paced button-mashing melee. The gameplay includes elements of both the...

E3 ’09: Sony Keynote Deconstruction

E3 ’09: Sony Keynote Deconstruction

After the resounding thud that was Nintendo’s E3 conference, I was pacing nervously; wondering if Sony would pull the manhole cover over themselves upon completing their keynote today. Seeing as the PSP GO had leaked and everyone already knew God of War 3 was en route, it was important that Sony redeem...

The Retro Confessional: 2 Men Enter, 1 Man Leaves

The Retro Confessional: 2 Men Enter, 1 Man Leaves

(Maestro, music please:) Zoom zoom zoom and welcome once again to the Retro Confessional. Judging by the title I hope you can guess this will be about the wonderful genre of fighting games. Some of my favorite memories through the years were from fighting games. On the other side of the token, some of my...