Gamertell

Capcom has unveiled another new character to their Street Fighter IV lineup.  Enter Abel, a large blonde guy who could possibly be a French Savate fighter, given his clothes.  According to Capcom (as reported by Kotaku), he’s an amnesiac, making him conveniently unable to remember the skatey-eight game characters before… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Street Fighter IV Abel Screens

Yesterday (February 6, 2008), scans from the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu were leaked by Korean game site Ruliweb, revealing that E. Honda, Blanka, Guile, Chun-Li, Zangief and Dhalsim will return in Street Fighter IV.  Along with Ryu and Ken, who’ve already been confirmed for the game, they made up… Continue Reading »

Microsoft has mandated that no Xbox Live Arcade game can be any bigger than 150MB, and according to Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix‘s director David Sirlin, this could be a serious problem. Sirlin said in an interview with Videogamer.com that the title’s 1080p graphics will take up a… Continue Reading »

According to 1Up and comingsoon.net, Smallville actress Kristin Kreuk has been cast as fan favorite character Chun-Li in the upcoming film Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li. The movie is slated to begin production in Thailand in March 2008, and is supposedly about Chun-Li and her “journey for justice”. It will… Continue Reading »

When information about Capcom’s upcoming Street Fighter game was posted on Blogeek, a tiny little Brazilian gaming site run by Douglas Pereia, Ziff Davis was furious. The information was meant to be held exclusively for the next issue of EGM. Naturally, gaming websites around the world, including Gamertell, found the… Continue Reading »

Yesterday, Capcom followed up on their October surprise with the first screenshot and details of Street Fighter IV. As you have probably gawked at from the above picture, SFIV will mark the main series’ first entry into three dimensions.  However, Capcom has stated that the gameplay will remain 2D-styled with… Continue Reading »

According to the 1UP.com Network, Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) will be delivering an 11-page spread dedicated to Street Fighter IV (SFIV) in its January 2008 issue (available December 18, 2007). The feature represents a world-exclusive first look at Capcom’s latest installment in its popular fighting franchise, complete with hands-on impressions… Continue Reading »

Variety is reporting that cinematographer and director Andrzej Bartkowiak (Romeo Must Die, Doom, Cradle to the Grave), has been named the director of the newest film based on Capcom’s popular Street Fighter series. It shouldn’t be too difficult to top the early 90’s flop, but the powers that be may… Continue Reading »

Inspired by the Halo: Uprising comic book series, Brian Warmoth over at Wizard Entertainment‘s site has posts a list of his “5 favorite bit-inspired books of all time.” Here’s a quick look at his list… Continue Reading »