Street Fighter 5 (opens in new tab): Arcade Edition is basically one big do-over for dedicated fans and new players alike. Capcom revealed the new version of Street Fighter 5 today, promising fixes for many of the game’s most-bemoaned oversights (namely, the eponymous addition of an actual Arcade Mode). Street …
Read More »HADOUKEN! The story behind Street Fighters most iconic move
Just after Street Fighter celebrated its 25th anniversary, a photographic meme spread across Japan.The first participant in the picture would be seen leaning forward in a deep lunge, the leading leg bent heavily, the trailing leg extended behind their torso, straight and purposeful. Their head would be slightly lowered, and …
Read More »Capcom reveals the 20-year-old anatomy guide thats kept Street Fighter so consistently beefy
Across the various art styles that Street Fighter has tried throughout its long history, one thing has always stayed the same: the way the characters are all so darn beefy. That’s no happy coincidence. Capcom recently published excerpts (opens in new tab) from its anatomical bible for company artists (via …
Read More »The Outsider: Of course players are rage-quitting Street Fighter 5
The Outsider is a weekly column written by an author looking at the games industry from the outside. The views of The Outsider do not necessarily represent those of the GamesRadar+ team Nobody cares. I hate to be the one to tell you, but most of what occurs during the …
Read More »Capcom promises to punish Street Fighter 5 rage quitters eventually
Just as the launch wrinkles in Street Fighter 5 (opens in new tab) appear to be resolving themselves, so a new (yet oh so familiar) problem presents itself: the rage quitter. With no punishment at present for those who exit to preserve League Points and win streaks, too often online …
Read More »Yoshinori Ono says sorry, as Street Fighter 5s server problems gradually improve
Street Fighter 5 (opens in new tab)’s live launch has… not been smooth. While initial complaints about the game’s lacking single-player content are one thing – Challenge mode is being held back until March, while a properly fleshed-out Story campaign isn’t due until June, both as free updates – online …
Read More »Street Fighter 5s beta is coming back, but a bit more carefully this time
The Street Fighter 5 (opens in new tab) PS4 beta is starting up again, but very, very tentatively. Capcom is kicking off the first of two European stress tests for the SF5 beta, and if all goes according to plan, more tests will begin in North America and Asia soon …
Read More »Yoshinori Ono says Street Fighter 5 will be something that nobody is expecting
It’s been a long time coming but Street Fighter 5 (opens in new tab) is going to be very much worth the wait according to an interview with long time franchise producer Yoshinori Ono in the new issue of Edge Magazine (opens in new tab). The support given to the …
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