Opinion: The many reasons Street Fighter X Tekken sold less than expected

Source: Gamasutra

Capcom's most recent fighting game, Street Fighter X Tekken, didn't sell as much as the publisher expected it to. ÂSales of 'Street Fighter X Tekken' have fallen short of our plan. We believe one of causes is cannibalism because of the l ...
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Kumas Thought: 3D vs. 2D fighters

Source: N4G

What is up fighting community this is Kuma and this question has been circling my mind for a long time and I thought I would do a piece about 3d fighters vs. 2D fighters. In my opinion it seems the 2d realm is the dominate ...
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Zen United to bring Persona 4: Arena to Europe

Source: VG247

Zen United has announced that they’re planning to bring Persona 4: Arena to Europe this year. The publisher is making bringing over niche fighting games something of a habit – they’re the publisher of titles like Blazblue and Arcana ...
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Dead or Alive 5 video looks like fun

Source: Computer and Video Games UK

By Mike Jackson for computerandvideogames.com Dead or Alive 5 is exciting because it looks to be focusing on something fighting games often forget - good, simple, visceral fun. Take this fight between Lei Fang and Zack. It' ...
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Sony at E3: What to Expect

Source: GamesIndustry.biz

Following our analyst roundtable looking at Microsoft's E3 presence and what strategy the Xbox team may take with its press briefing, we've now shifted the spotlight to Microsoft's main rival: Sony. While last year's E3 appearance by Sony ...
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Them's Fighting Words: Skullgirls Guide to Valentine

Source: N4G

This is just one of those games that I don't think I could play in front of friends. Good read though. 2d ago - Fighting games are in danger of becoming an irrelevant genre...but what does the future really ho... | PC 6d ago - GP Editor Dominic Dimanch ...
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"Kickbeat" Changes the Rhythm of Fighting Games on Vita

Source: Complex

Some would say fighting is kind of like dancing. There's definitely a rhythm to the back and forth betwen two people punching each other in the face. Project Zen is taking that concept to it's natural conclus ...
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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Dated, UK Gamers Get Sweet Edition

Source: psxextreme.com

Man, I still remember playing Tekken Tag Tournament for the first time when the PS2 launched. I don't even like fighting games and I was duly impressed. But that was mostly due to nifty new gaming hardware; this lon ...
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Why Yes, I Will Play a Music/Fighting Vita Game That Lets Me Import My Own Tunes [Video]

Source: Kotaku

I know I'm not alone in thinking that the best fighting games have their own rhythm—you get in the zone of a Street Fighter , BlazBlue or even Mortal Kombat and it's a lot like drumming. So it seemed like it was only a matter of time before we got a ...
Full article at: Kotaku  More like this  2 days ago, 9:31pm CDT