Confirmed in the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, the martial arts master for Ryu and Ken has been revealed to be playable. His name is Gouken, and he comes equipped with an anti-air Hadoken, Kinjite Shoryuken as his Super Combo, and Shin Shoryuken as his Ultra combo, alongside other moves similar to the moves employe by Ryu, Ken, and Akuma.

Check out the rest of the screenshots over at the source.

Courtesy of blog Wii @ Everyday comes the scans from the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu for this week, with new game announcements and more images of those known upcoming games.

Games featured:

• [NDS] 7th Dragon
  • Spring 2009 Release
  • Published by Sega, Developed by imageepoch
  • Directed by Kazuya Niinou
  • Quest is simple: defeat all the dragons
  • Four person battle party
  • Seven types of jobs: (Thief, Mage, Fighter, Princess, Knight, Samurai, Healer)
  • Each job will have four different appearances, a...

"Hi all - it's been awhile since I've posted...my apologies for that. We've been cranking away on SFIV marketing in preparation for the big launch. One of those items is the package front artwork. Here's a little teaser...

Click on the above image to visit StreetFighter.com to see the full image (as well as see the European version of the pack front - they are actually different)."

Capcom's website for the upcoming Tokyo Game Show 2008 has went up today, along with the publisher's current lineup for the show:

• [PS3/360] Biohazard 5 (Resident Evil 5)
• [WII] Monster Hunter 3
• [NDS] Gyakuten Kenji
• [PS3/360] Street Fighter IV
• [WII] Dead Rising: Zombie Sacrifice (Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop)
• [PSP] Sengoku BASARA Battle Heroes
• [PS3/360] Bionic Commando
• [WII] Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes
• [PS2] Fate/unlimited codes
• [NDS] Ryuusei no Rockman 3: Black Ace ...

"you can recognise a lot of it from Street fighter 2, and if you know how to do a hadoken in street fighter 2 then you know how to do it in Street fighter 4. But graphically, it's gorgeous.

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"“We’ve had a lot of requests for Street Fighter IV on Wii,” he says. “Since it’s a 2D fighting game, it’s doable, but whether we’d try we don’t know. We’d have to see. If we can sell it, we might consider it. And it would be a straight-forward Street Fighter IV—it wouldn’t be a kid’s version.”"

"VideoGamer.com: Why did you make the decision to remove parrying for Street Fighter IV?

YO: I didn't want to create an entertainment video game as such. I wanted Street Fighter IV to be a tool for the people to use and enjoy themselves. I often use the analogy of a chess game. Chess can be played by the American or Russian champion, if you like. We can see them playing chess on live TV and so on. The parrying system is that level. It's quite hard for the vast majority to master. But chess ..."

"As I descended into the dark, cavernous cave that is the Casino’s arcade, I immediately spotted the glow of the Street Fighter IV machine. It wasn’t hard - the game had attracted a large crowd of typical nerdy types. Most of them were male, most had bad haircuts, and a horrific smell of B.O. permeated the air like a high school gym."

"Capcom's Street Fighter IV blog updated with news that the consumer console version of SFIV will be showing at the Leipzig Games Convention. This will be the first time that it has been shown publicly. The game's producer, Yoshinori Ono, will be on hand at the GC as well. Wonder if we'll see an exact release date and none of this guessing business. Hopefully either McWhertor or Fahey (or hey, maybe both) will get hands on with the title and let us know how it stacks up to the arcade version."

"As of today, if you're playing Street Fighter IV in Japan in the single player mode, you may get to face off against a blast from the past: Akuma.

Leave it to Capcom to introduce a new character a month after the cabinets has been out in game centers. First introduced in Street Fighter II Turbo as a secret character as well, Akuma -- or Gouki, as he's known in Japan -- joins the lineup as a boss.

In order to get a chance at battling against the secret character, you need to be doing wel..."

"Take her to mom: Aerith (Final Fantasy series)

Aerith is a sensitive girl that can warm any heart. Just ask any of the Final Fantasy fanboys who fell for her charms over the past few years. She's also deep-rooted when it comes to family and faith, as her role as an "ancient" clearly explains. Moreover, she can probably whip up a good salad, since she's so involved with nature.


Don't take her to mom: Morrigan (Darkstalkers series)

Not only is Morrigan almost completely underdressed ..."

"A post on the Capcom blog states: "The latest idea to sneak past was to have some Street Fighter fans' faces - yes, your actual faces - appear as background characters in Street Fighter IV."

Make a convincing enough case, and it could be you hanging out with background legends like Chinese man riding a bicycle and drunk Russian at a steel mill! Just know that Skullomania has a family to feed, and he needs these background cameos to make ends meet, you selfish jerk."

"Late last month, we reported that Capcom were planning a Wii title similar to Lost Planet and Bionic Commando which would be announced over the coming weeks. Shortly after our story, Capcom announced the madcap Saturday morning TV style title Spyborgs, leading us to believe that Spyborgs was indeed the mysterious "or something like that" title. How wrong we were.

Issue #25 of NGamer Magazine features a very small preview of Spyborgs, with an enigmatic quote nestled within. "There's a bulle..."

"Honestly, I think the lack of AAA titles also has a lot to do with a lot of the 3rd parties simply being caught with their pants down. Triple A take a lot of time to develop; Many years in fact. For them to have been announced/released by now, it would have meant that they were in development/planning before/shortly after the Wii was released. However, nobody, besides Nintendo, expected the Wii sales to be so strong, and anyone who did should be buying lottery tickets.

However, the good ne..."

"He's blue! And freaky! And not in a kooky-yet-heroic way like Doc Manhattan. In a creepy, evil way like Seth, Street Fighter IV's #1 bad guy. I still think his gut's a bit...silly, but then I usually think that about ridiculous boss characters in fighting games, and it doesn't stop them from kicking my crap through my teeth."

"In an exclusive interview with MTV News, Black Eyed Peas member Taboo spoke out about his role in the upcoming “Street Fighter” movie, “Legend of Chun-Li.” Taboo will be playing an “edgier” Vega in the upcoming film.

The multi-talented rapper, dancer and actor also took a stab at one of life’s most puzzling questions: who would win in a fight, Vega or Wolverine?"

""It's not that a Wii version would be impossible," [said producer Yoshinori Ono]. "And we're not ruling anything out, but looking at the main target we're trying to hit with this game, users are more likely, from where we're sitting, to own a PS3 or 360 than a Wii. Are there fighting game fans who own the Wii, especially in north America? If there are, we're more than willing to do something for them. But it seems like a safer bet to go with the PS3 and 360, and the PC is more a European-cent..."

You heard it right, Street Fighter IV will be getting exclusive content for the console versions. Available for the PC, XBOX360 and PS3, the console version will come with animated cut-scenes for each and every playable character. Cinematic endings will also be available to those with the console version, however those that decide to opt for the arcade version will be unfortunate enough to miss out on these.

And more over, Capcom have also confirmed their plans to shop an 'Arcade Perfect'...

Capcom released a new trailer yesterday for their game, Street Fighter IV. This trailer is truly epic with all of the fireballs and spinning kicks going on!

"Speaking with SFIV producer Yoshinori Ono in its latest issue, Japan's Weekly Famitsu learned that the home versions of the game will feature exclusive new characters that won't feature in the arcade version. Ono also revealed that the home versions will allow players to fight one another in online fights.

While Ono didn't give out specifics, he did assure fans that Capcom won't be filling up the home versions with content just for the sake of upping the volume. "We'll be adding characters..."

"The Street Fighter series has never been terribly exclusive, appearing as it has on the TurboGrafx-16, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, Dreamcast, Xbox, and most systems in between. So it comes as no surprise that Capcom's upcoming arcade game Street Fighter IV would eventually find its way to other homes.

The publisher announced today that it will bring Street Fighter IV to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Unfortunately, it did not give any indication as to when the game would arrive on tho..."

"It is well-known that PC development is very similar to that of Microsoft's Xbox 360, this coupled with console peripherals utilizing USB technology for input could lend some weight to the rumor.

Unfortunately, Jeuxvideo did not provide a link to the supposed site that broke the news and our various scans of Capcom's press sites have come up empty handed. For now, we're rubber-stamping a big rumor badge on this one until we hear more information from Capcom."

"Washington (dbTechno) - According to a Japanese gaming magazine, Street Fighter IV may be making the move from the PS3 and Xbox 360, to the Nintendo Wii. The rumor is that the highly-anticipated fighter is in development for the Nintendo Wii as well as the other major consoles.

This has yet to be confirmed as the magazine gives little information on the source of their news.

This builds on past rumors though that Capcom was working on Street Fighter IV for the Wii.

Capcom producer Yo..."

"Now, this in no way is meant to be taken as an indictment of the quality of Street Fighter IV as a whole -- the game could very well be great despite certain depictions of grotesque fiddler crab pincers. And sure, in the heat of battle, it's unlikely anyone will be focusing on what any character's thumbs look like. That said, I would offer this counterpoint: Look at that goddamn thumb. Seriously. It's as if an ichneumon wasp injected a large sack of eggs into her palm."

"Street Fighter IV will arrive in Japanese arcades this summer, and the company is currently seeking a distribution partner for a North American arcade release. No console editions have been announced, though PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions are expected."

You might not understand as to what the title is alluding to, but it's hinting to the theme of the new Street Fighter IV trailer - watercolours. This video shows-off a fight between classic brawler Chun-Li and a new character named Crimson Viper.

I wonder if we can play the game like this...

"Japanese Arcade machine dealer, Tops-Game.jp, has up for sale the new Street Fighter IV arcade machine. What has caught my eye pretty quickly was the price of the machine and a little blurb at the end of the description stating, “Also gearing with the Mobile contents became possible.”"

"According to the guys at Kotaku Street Fighter IV is only half finished. Technically, Capcom still has till July, but that’s not a lot of time in game development years. What might Capcom do come those hot summer months and the game is still incomplete? The marketing machine cannot be stopped, the proverbial trucks are waiting to rush the game to hungry fans around the world and yet Ken still only has one working leg…"

Until more official word comes out, it seems Akuma has been spotted in Street Fighter 4, and check out what his character would look like in the new SF4.

They have kept the old tradition of leaving Akuma evil looking and demonic. He looks pretty evil from the picture, doesn't he?

"Kristin Kreuk, Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Klein and Rick Yune will star in Hyde Park Entertainment and Capcom's "Street Fighter," based on the popular Japanese vidgame franchise. Twentieth Century Fox will distribute the actioner, set to begin lensing in March.
Kreuk, who plays Lana Lang in the CW's "Smallville," will star as martial artist Chun-Li. Duncan will play Balrog, while Klein is stepping into the role of Nash. Yune is taking on the mystical Gen."

Japanese gaming site Famitsu have posted new screenshots from the arcade version of Street Fighter IV. The images, captured from the playable demo at the AOU 2008 Amusement Expo, show off the game's unique graphical style and reveal some of the fighters that will be made available for play in the final version set to be released later this year.

Among returning favourites such as Ryu, Ken and Chun-Li is a new female challenger called Crimson Viper. Concept artwork and gameplay stills of he...

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