Relive Capcom Cup with These Amazing Ultra Street Fighter IV Replays

You didn’t have to tune into Capcom Cup last weekend to know the event provided viewers with unparalleled Ultra Street Fighter IV play. But you did tune in, right?

Well, even if you didn’t, the folks at Capcom Fighters have begun the upload cycle for the event that officially ended Street Fighter IV’s run in the Capcom Pro Tour. Each player present had an impressive run, even those who went out 0-2, as simply qualifying for for such an exclusive competition takes more ability than most can muster.

Below, we’ve embedded three matches from the top eight, including Keoma’s last match against Red Bull’s Snake Eyez–one that I personally found the most difficult to watch, not sure how to exist in a world where one of the two had to lose–the in-team battle between r/Kappa’s Poongko and Misse, and, of course, the grand finals match that pitted Kazunoko against Mad Catz’ Daigo Umehara.

Capcom also compiled their own top five moments in the following video.

To check out the rest of the top eight, you can follow this link to the playlist. To see more of the tournament broken up into match sets, click here.

Source: Capcom Fighters

Shards Online: Pre-Alpha 3 Launch Event & the Road Ahead

Beginning on Saturday, December 12th, some big, big things will be happening with Shards Online during this weekend’s Pre-Alpha 3 event. The NDA has been lifted temporarily through the weekend so that fans and potential backers can get a first-hand look at the upcoming sandbox title from Citadel Studios. We had the chance to speak with Derek Brinkmann about the Pre-Alpha 3 Event and what lies beyond.

Shards Online: Pre-Alpha 3 Launch Event & the Road Ahead

Beginning on Saturday, December 12th, some big, big things will be happening with Shards Online during this weekend’s Pre-Alpha 3 event. The NDA has been lifted temporarily through the weekend so that fans and potential backers can get a first-hand look at the upcoming sandbox title from Citadel Studios. We had the chance to speak with Derek Brinkmann about the Pre-Alpha 3 Event and what lies beyond.

King of Fighters XIV’s Entire 50-Character Roster Playable at Launch

Hot on the heels of their last interview, Famitsu have again sat down with King of Fighters XIV battle director Yasuyuki Oda to talk more about the upcoming game.

This new interview goes over many topics, including Oda’s prior experience working at SNK back in the 90s as part of the Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting teams. Interestingly enough, he mentions that he’s not the only SNK veteran who’s returned to work on King of Fighters XIV, but didn’t divulge any names.

Oda also responds to questions regarding why they moved to 3D, stating that they felt it was a natural evolution as game hardware got stronger. That said, he did acknowledge that they didn’t really have much past experience with 3D before King of Fighters XIV and have begun to rectify that starting with this project.

Finally, much of the community should be happy to know that the entire 50-character roster advertised in the latest trailers will be playable at launch. Oda says that the full cast has already been decided (hint hint) and that they are trying to include as many popular characters as possible.

There’s much more to their discussion, so be sure to visit MMCafe by following the link below for a full translation.

Source: Famitsu via MMCafe