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Capcom May Be Prepping Street Fighter 4

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Gamespot reports that Capcom is likely to unveil a new Street Fighter title later this week. From the article: "Capcom has added some fuel to that fire today with the announcement that it will indeed be showing off a new arcade fighting game at the [Amusement Machine] show. The company made no mention as to whether the game would be an installment of an existing franchise or a new product altogether. Regardless, the new fighting game will only be presented in video format, meaning it's most likely to be quite early in development."

62 comments

  1. Where? by Seumas · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So exactly where are they going to put the Street Fighter 4 arcade game? Are there actually any arcades left?

    1. Re:Where? by pnice · · Score: 1

      Do they have adult entertainment centers in your area? I'm talking like Main Event, Dave and Busters type places. Full of arcade games, pool tables and beer. They make the younger kids leave early so the adults can stay late. Main Event has bowling, a smoking room and two bars as well as laser tag and a huge arcade. I play Beatmania III every time I go.

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    2. Re:Where? by Gothic_Walrus · · Score: 1
      You'd be surprised. I know of more than a few college towns that have arcades, and you still see the occasional machines in places like restaurants and movie theaters.

      And it's worth remembering that there are hybrid arcades still around. Places like Dave and Buster's (or Chuck E. Cheese, if you're younger) or Laser Quest and its derivatives still have game rooms, and (I'd assume) do decent business with them.

      Heck, there are even a few small mall arcades left. Places like the tiny American Fun Center near my parent's house may have more DDR and redemption games than anything else, but they've also got some good old fashioned arcade games left.

      Arcades are a dying species, but they aren't gone just yet.

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    3. Re:Where? by KDR_11k · · Score: 1

      In Japan there are and it's Japan they care most about.

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    4. Re:Where? by Seumas · · Score: 3, Insightful

      The only arcade I've seen in the last ten years is Dave and Busters - and I don't think that should even qualify. The last time I went to a Dave and Busters, 90% of the games were giant screens with a gun (to shoot) and a pedal (to duck) and they were all variations of each other. You're a cop. You're killing zombies. You're killing robots. You're killing mobsters. Whatever. Then you have a few other games nobody has really ever heard of...

      I was thoroughly unimpressed and wondered where all the fighting games and stuff were. I haven't been back. Plus, in my mind, an arcade should be all ages. Otherwise it's not so much an arcade anymore. Though - granted - it's nice to have a mostly adult place and not have to compete with eight year old kids for a joystick.

      Are there any more Games People Play or Wunderlands? I remember paying $4 for admittance to Games People Play and then playing games until they closed. Two of us would go in and stay for twelve hours. And you couldn't get any food or drinks. You had a crappy water fountain in the back to drink from. If you left to get food or something, you'd have to pay another $4... So by the end of the night, you were groggy, exhausted, sick, dry-mouthed, dizzy and starving.

      And Wunderland was awesome because, even though you had to pay per-game, it was only a fricking nickel.

    5. Re:Where? by rayde · · Score: 1

      amusement parks and some malls still have arcades, but they're becoming fewer and farther between

    6. Re:Where? by pnice · · Score: 1

      It looks like Main Event is only a Texas thing so it's not very widespread. Gameworks is nice too but again, they don't have them everywhere. They do have all you can play for $10 bucks on Thursday from 7pm to close. There are also a large number of Putt-Putts in the D/FW area. Some of them have become lame but there are still enough that have games to play.

      I started a business as an arcade operator (putting games in other locations and giving the business owner a % of the cash) but eventually the money that was coming in died down enough that I sold off my games and stopped doing that all together.

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    7. Re:Where? by supabeast! · · Score: 1

      The majority of the US does not have access to places like Dave and Busters, and even if such chains were larger, it wouldn't do much for Street Fighter 4, as 2D fighting games are rarely represented in such places.

    8. Re:Where? by IntergalacticWalrus · · Score: 1

      Arcades in the USA are dead, but guess what, there are other countries than the USA.

    9. Re:Where? by radicalskeptic · · Score: 1

      Exactly! In Japan (and to a lesser extent Korea) their arcades are Godly, and the scene is HUGE compared to the US. That is why every year, at the biggest fighting game tourney in the US the Japanese always fly over and kick our asses. How humiliating.

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    10. Re:Where? by Meagermanx · · Score: 1

      They just opened an arcade here(that I have yet to go to) called 1984. You pay $5.00 to get in, and all the machines have their coin slots replaced with buttons to add more quarters.

    11. Re:Where? by toad3k · · Score: 1

      My problem with dave and busters in st. louis, is that they use some card system, where you buy credits. The the thing is I calculated it costed almost 3 dollars to play tekken 4 one time. Now I don't know about you, but versus fighting games tend to last a few minutes at best.

      It is not economically feasible for anyone under 35 to play and so of course, no one ever does.

    12. Re:Where? by Lynxara · · Score: 1

      Most of the half-decent arcades I've found lately are in tourist traps - for instance, a hotel I visited in Vegas recently had an absolutely amazing arcade tucked away in it. A new Pump it Up machine, tons of vintage fighting games, a perfectly working original Metal Slug machine... it was fabulous. Similarly, when I go to more local tourist traps like Pigeon Forge or Virginia Beach, I always keep a lookout for good arcades. You often find them attached to Lazer Tag and Go Kart places, selling food and drink nearby. Awesome.

  2. What a stupid name by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I would have thought they'd call it something far more sensible. Like Ultra Streetfighter 3 Super-Duper Kerpow! Edition MkII.

  3. Bout time by Datamonstar · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Actually, we've been waiting for this for a while. Some reports say it that the only returing character will be Ryu. Hopefully the recent interest in Third Strike will create a large player base for this game. Can't wait.

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    1. Re:Bout time by apoc06 · · Score: 1

      i think that they have decided to stretch the street fighter license as far as they could, and im hoping that now they realize that they have to innovate. fighting games are more complex than ever. [obviously, a movement spurred on by SF2] particularly for a major release of one of its flagship IPs, i have alot of faith in capcom that they put in much time, effort and energy.

      my question is whether it will be 2d or 3d. if it will be 3d it will definitely be a surprise. they have alot of playing catchup to do in terms of 3d fighting mechanics. but moreso than anything they need something innovative regardless. new moves? been there done that. super moves? done before... reversals? old hat... whats new? fighting games seem to have reached a limit IMHO. if capcom can pull out the old magic, i will be pleasantly surprised.

    2. Re:Bout time by Reapy · · Score: 1

      How about a fighting game with good damage physics? I haven't really seen that yet. Let me break someone's arm and see it hang there limp. Let me kick someone on their left torso and watch them twist back at the point of impact of the foot. More hit locations then high medium and low.

      I doubt we'll see any of that, but those are some places that fighting games can go.

  4. Keep in mind by pnice · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That back in the day Capcom unveiled a new street fighter...and it was Street Fighter: The Movie. Just because it's Street Fighter doesn't mean it'll be good.

    Although I'm pretty sure it will be.

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    1. Re:Keep in mind by Datamonstar · · Score: 1

      I think a different developer did SF:TM and Capcom published it. Kinda like Arika did all the 3D Street Fighter EX games.

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  5. Possible Title by Caseman984 · · Score: 1

    Capcom vs Marvel vs DC vs SNK In all out battle of the same old characters that you're still not tired of somehow!

    1. Re:Possible Title by Datamonstar · · Score: 1

      We can dream, but that's about as good as it gets cause Capcom lost the Marvel licence last year. MvC3 will probably never exist, sadly.

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    2. Re:Possible Title by superpulpsicle · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I told you people to stop buying EA games. Marvel granted EA the exclusive rights as worldwide licensing agent Marvel heroes product as of early 2004. To sum it up, you'll never see another Marvel vs Capcom title ever again.

      Want to here something top secret? EA lawyers are busy trying to license all genuine military weapons manufactured in the US. There might not be any more FPS with real guns besides the Battlefield series in the future. Sounds crazy now, but watch...

  6. SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT by alan_dershowitz · · Score: 1

    Wait a minute. Capcom makes fighting games???

    1. Re:SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT by Alzheimers · · Score: 1

      Yeah, I guess they needed a break before starting another Megaman game.

  7. Gamespot RSS aggregator? by Elshar · · Score: 1


    I'm pretty sure I speak for most of us when I say that if I wanted to read stuff on gamespot religiously, I'd go over to gamespot and read it. When did /. turn into a rss aggregator for gamespot? Pretty crazy when 7 out of 10 or so of the stories are all from gamespot. wtf?

    1. Re:Gamespot RSS aggregator? by Winterblink · · Score: 1

      Slashdot is news for nerds. Nerds like games. Thus, gaming news can sometimes end up on Slashdot.

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    2. Re:Gamespot RSS aggregator? by ISaidItOmega · · Score: 1

      He's referring only to the Games section of Slashdot, and your "Slashdot is news for nerds. Nerds like games." pseudo-Confucius drivel is annoying. But the parent is right, I could sit with two browsers open - one with 1up.com and the other with gamespot.com - and I'd be looking at the equivalent of the Games section here.

  8. Sprites please! by Zangief · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I hope they make it 2D, as the only good 3D fighter is Smash Bros Melee, and it is not in the same style as SF.

    Namco and Sega fanboys, your "fighting games" are not up to snuff to be compared with Capcom, Snk or Nintendo, so shut up.

    1. Re:Sprites please! by KDR_11k · · Score: 1

      I agree, sidestepping just unnecessarily complicates the whole issue and ring outs are nothing but an annoyance. Canned combos and counterintuitive button-attack relationships (this happens in some 2d games too) are very reflex-unfriendly (e.g. I think "I need a long horizontal attack", press the logical button but that character has "elbow jab" bound to this specific combination). Ease to learn is a plus when you're playing with people who don't own the game.

      Melty Blood is a positive example, it uses very simple inputs (all specials are either quarter circle, Z or down twice and all hypers are half circle forward) so you won't be hindered by not knowing some complex move. Took me maybe half an hour to get a few friends up to speed and have some decent matches.

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    2. Re:Sprites please! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I hope they make it 3D, as the only good 2D fighter is Puzzle Fighter, and it is not in the same style as SF.

      Capcom and SNK fanboys, your "fighting games" are not up to snuff compared with Namco and Sega, so shut up.

    3. Re:Sprites please! by Pxtl · · Score: 1

      I hope it's 2d as well, but I disagree that there are no good 3d fighters besides SSM. PowerStone II is awesome (4 players, like SSM) and 3d. Evil Zone is very qwerky, but I love it, and it's 3d. Bushido Blade kicked ass. But yeah, the long list of Virtual Fighter and Tekken games are weak.

    4. Re:Sprites please! by Zangief · · Score: 1

      Yeah, of course all generalizations are wrong.

      I also played PowerStone 2. Great game. Bushido Blade is not my thing, though.

  9. Shouldn't it be more like Street Fighter 10? by rubberbando · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I mean, how many variations have they had of each "sequel"?

    Do we really need another version of the old Street Fighter series?

    Personally, I'd rather see them get a new license to some other characters to let us play with.

    Since they already did Marvel, how about DC or maybe Image comic's characters?

    Also, it would be neat if they licensed some Anime characters to put in a megamix or sorts.

    DBZ vs Capcom anyone?

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    1. Re:Shouldn't it be more like Street Fighter 10? by KDR_11k · · Score: 1

      Nintendo did that (licensing lots of mangas, I mean) and created Jump Superstars. It's more like Smash Bros. than Street Fighter and will probably never make it out of Japan for licensing reasons (all the licenses are owned by one company in Japan but have different takers in the US, Europe, etc).

      Atari has the exclusive rights to DBZ, for example so Capcom couldn't make a CvsDB game and release it in the west.

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  10. I hope it's SF4 by FadedTimes · · Score: 1

    the versus Marvel and SNK is getting really old.
    I loved SF2, the Alpha series and 3. The quicker SF4 comes out int he arcades the quicker it will be on home systems, where I will use up hours of my life instead of hundreds of quarters.

  11. Speculation on Future SF4 Game Titles... by Tickenest · · Score: 3, Funny

    Street Fighter IV: Second Wave Hyper Alpha EX Gold Fighting Edition Super Street Fighter IV-2: Super Happy Fun Smash Puzzle Fight III Street Fighter IV: The Game The Movie The Game The Movie The Game

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    1. Re:Speculation on Future SF4 Game Titles... by paulcammish · · Score: 1

      Clearly its going to be...
      Uber Street Fighter 4 EX Plus+ Alpha - Hyper Turbo Championship Edition

  12. What's the point... by malchus6 · · Score: 1

    It wont be any fun if i can't cut high school classes to pump my life savings (in quarter form) into that machine...

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  13. Excellent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    We need this sequel to help answer the many questions raised in Street Fighter 3.

  14. The NJ shore! by LordJezo · · Score: 1

    Woo hoo.

    Boardwalk towns like Seaside have more arcades then they know what to do with.

    We'll at least see it there.

    1. Re:The NJ shore! by JavaLord · · Score: 1

      Yeah but they only do decent business there 4 months out of the year. Some of the boardwalk arcades move their better games into different locations during the winter.
      If you are in NJ, there is always eight on the break though.

  15. I'm still waiting for... by game+kid · · Score: 1

    Street Fighter IV: So Enhanced It Even Runs Linux Edition.

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  16. 3rd Strike released way too late for the consoles by zhenga · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I remember playing SFIII:Third Strike on a holiday for the first time on an arcade machine when I was little.

    I only had the chance to play it once, but I was amazed by the fast framerate and the graphics I saw and the funky music and sound I heard on that machine. It was really a improvement over the older Street Fighters and other 2d fighting games that time.
    Too bad they never had this game near my local arcade halls. :(

    Since ever that time, I wanted to expierence it on my Playstation1 but it wasnt released for any consoles yet, so I bought SF3 Alpha instead when it came out, which was nice too but different than 3rd Strike and the long loading times really sucked the fun out of it.

    Then 3rd Strike was released for the Dreamcast launch, but I bought a PS2 instead. It literally took Capcom alot of years but they finally managed to release it for the PS2 and Xbox as well now..

    So I bought the Xbox version, but when I played it it was nothing like the arcade expierence I used to remember :(
    Probably because they were like 6 years too late releasing it!! Now i'm more into Virtua Fighter 4.

  17. Smash hater? by tepples · · Score: 1

    ring outs are nothing but an annoyance.

    So do you claim that 99 percent of Super Smash Bros. Melee is an annoyance?

    1. Re:Smash hater? by KDR_11k · · Score: 1

      SSBM isn't a traditional 1-on-1 fighter, now is it?

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  18. Fight System/wishlist by MaxPowerDJ · · Score: 1

    I hope there is a new SF game coming soon. The fighting system in sf3 third strike was pretty good what with the parrying and all. It would be nice to see an implementation of the parry system as well as new blood (characters) in the games. I hope to see new fighting styles (besides Shoto, Blanka, dhalsim, T-Hawk, guile, fei long) as well as a improved combo system. Another thing: a PC port? I'd love that... imagine skinning your own character, the mods, the stages... good times... I shall dream on...

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    1. Re:Fight System/wishlist by DarkeSword · · Score: 1

      Moddable PC fighter? It's called MUGEN.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.U.G.E.N

      Enjoy.

  19. Tatsumakisenpukyaku! by kyouteki · · Score: 1

    Personally, I think the series lost most of it's innovation after Street Fighter Alpha 2. Yes, SF3 (and it's siblings) is a good game, and in many ways better than SFA2, it didn't innovate much, it just tweaked.

    In order for SF4 to be praised by anyone that matters, I think it will have to innovate.

    (BTW: I hope Ken is there.)

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    1. Re:Tatsumakisenpukyaku! by DudemanX · · Score: 1

      I believe the phrase that you're looking for is...

      "SHINKU TATUMAKI SENPU KYAKO!!!"

      Super Hurricane Kick FTW!
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  20. Re:3rd Strike released way too late for the consol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Shoulda bought the Dreamcast. 2D fighting heaven, right up there with the Neo Geo and Saturn.

  21. a hardcore fans game maybe? by scottind · · Score: 3, Informative

    from what most fighting game forums say, speculation or whatnot:

    capcom japan has release all the street fighter rights over to capcom usa. Now capcom is actually listening to the feedback of fans so they wont make a disaster of a game like Capcom fighting evolutions.

    It's guranteed to be 2D. and it will be on Sega/Sammy Atomiswave hardware.

    1. Re:a hardcore fans game maybe? by Excen · · Score: 1

      I'll believe that when me shit turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbert.

      With acknowledgements to Brian Cox, of course

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  22. omg, I'm gettin old by eamonman · · Score: 1

    I remember playing SFIII:Third Strike on a holiday for the first time on an arcade machine when I was little.

    When you were little? Aaugh! I used to drive to the arcade to play SFII:CE.

    All I know, as a Ken player from the very beginning, they'd better not weaken the Dragon punch anymore. As it is, I'm still bitter that a projectiles can hit me. By SFV, people will simply do jumping jabs to hit me.
    I also think any MVC should be melted for scrap (beams are bs), Capcom should have made the anniversary edition more accurate, (if both players choose C.E., you should get the complete environment from CE), and finally, stop making ken look gayer with each subsequent version.

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    1. Re:omg, I'm gettin old by starX · · Score: 1

      SFII... ah back in the day. Wait, stop the presses... SFIII? I totally missed that one. When I read the title of the piece, I just assumed that all those alpha, editions, and EXs some how added up to three. Then again, the last time I heard, the problem the capcom execs had was that they couldn't count higher than two and got stuck.

      Man... now I feel old.

    2. Re:omg, I'm gettin old by jurgenaut · · Score: 1

      I'm with you, starX.
      I played SF2, the original one, for years (or so it feels - my thumb is still busted from mashing the SNES controller). Can still remember our neighbourhood tournaments, there was usually me (Ryu player) and this other guy I've not met since who played Guile. We had such epic battles. Him always sitting there with either a kick or a sonic boom loaded, waiting.. Had to fireball and then quickly jump attack him, sometimes he still managed to airkick me. Boy, feel nostalgic now.

      I heard about some SF2: Champion edition hyperfighting Uber killing Whatevering versions, but I never played those.
      But what is SF3? I must have missed that one in my transition to pc games.

    3. Re:omg, I'm gettin old by Pxtl · · Score: 1

      SFIII was released once 2d fighters were already in decline. IIRC, it came out a little after Alpha 2. AFAIK, it was hyper-obsessed with playbalance and smooth framerates, and was mostly popular with the hardcore streetfighter fans - the normal players were disappointed with the smaller roster and non-ludicrous effects.

      In the arcades, the title was just "THREE!" in giant letters, with a little sign saying "street fighter".

  23. Can't happen! by AvantLegion · · Score: 1
    Last time Capcom had to increment the number next to "Street Fighter", it nearly killed them.

    I don't know if they can survive another one. That's why they do their damndest not to do it.

  24. I wonder... by miyako · · Score: 1

    I wonder what sort of form this will take if it is indeed SF4.
    As other people have mentioned, Arcades are nothing like as big as they used to be, because of this it seems like Capcom seems to keep an eye on console systems. I know that I still play fighting games quite a bit, but I hardly ever go to Arcades.
    Anyway, a lot of the current gen systems seem to have problems doing good 2D stuff.
    I think that a new street fighter would be a good opportunity to make a fighter that plays like a classic 2D fighter but uses 3D graphics.

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    1. Re:I wonder... by qoa · · Score: 1

      Street Fighter EX did this years ago, and it's not the same as 2D.

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