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Responsibilities, adulthood, marriage… all those typically get in the way of fighting games. But what if the one you marry is your sparring partner? Whether this is the first “fight” of their marriage or a way to commemorate a special time over a video game, this Japanese couple held their ceremony at an atypical place.

Kazuhiro and his wife Yukiko got married at Mikado, the famous Japanese arcade. Surrounded by arcade cabinets of various titles, a red carpet graced the rented out venue. As for the guest seats, they used the chairs typically used for sittings at the cabinets.

Post the ceremony, the couple dove into some Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion sets. Why that game and not Tekken 7? It’s unclear, but maybe that’s the game the couple bonded over in the first place.

It’s endearing to see how much fighting games can mean and bond two people together. Let’s hope any future fights stay within the realm of Tekken!

Source: Mikado Twitter (all photos) via Kotaku

It seems that a Nintendo ARMS manga is being published in Japanese magazine CoroCoro Comics. Corocoro is notorious for creating gag comics aimed at children, and they have already collaborated with Nintendo on a humorous comic for their colorful party shooter Splatoon.

Nintendo is known for its lucrative merchandising, and it’s interesting to observe the ways they are promoting their latest IP. There’s no certainty of how a series of this nature will run or even if it will continue to be serialized, but if you’re interested, A preview of the ARMS manga can be seen here. Also, check out the reveal trailer for ARMS’ newest fighter, Lola Pop.

Source: Corocoro.tv via Siliconera

If you were at Evolution 2017, there’s a good chance you saw the Street Fighter snapbacks and skate decks that were a result of a collaboration between Hawaiian clothing line In4mation and lifestyle brand NSURGO. The two brands have come together once more to create a special line of gear that celebrates Street Fighter’s 30th Anniversary. Tee shirts, skate decks, and snapbacks are part of the commemorative line, and pics showing off the details can be seen in the gallery below.

The In4mation X Nsurgo Street Fighter 30th anniversary gear will be available for purchase on August 26th at all In4mation shops and on their online store.

Source: In4mation via Baller Status

Looking for a diversion from your 9-to-5 job until you get home and body online scrubs in Street Fighter V — and after 27 years, Minesweeper is no longer cutting it? Capcom was thinking about you when they developed their most recent release — and all you need is a web browser.

Named Tamaya, the game involves you picking up firework bombs and bringing them back to your base. You can also pick up black bombs and carry them to your opponents’ bases to wipe out their cache of bombs. The person with the highest amount of bombs at the end of the game wins.

This game supports four players and matches you up at random, and is quite addicting. Say goodbye to your productivity when you start to play.

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Source: Capcom Japan

The theme: “We are Street Fighter.”

The 30th Anniversary of Street Fighter isn’t just a big deal for Capcom: it marks thirty years of fans enjoying a game and a world that has become very special for them. Instagram’s @streetfighterlegacy set out to capture this love of Street Fighter in a massive fan art project, resulting in a spectacular digital artbook all fans of Street Fighter can now enjoy online, starting today!

Here are some samples of the art included in the collection.

A few words from @streetfighterlegacy:

@streetfighterlegacy is an online fan blog that originated on Instagram back in January 2015, and has since moved to other platforms like Twitter and Facebook too. We are the largest Street Fighter account on Instagram with currently 48.6K followers, and growing every day. Our main focus is a daily dose of Street Fighter goodness through art, gameplay, FGC, news, products and of course the odd giveaway working closely with companies like NSURGO, Bigboystoys_HK, Multiverse Studios, Numbskull Designs, Mustertbrand to name just a few.

As the 30th Anniversary was rapidly approaching, I felt we needed to celebrate in style. As my inbox fills up with artwork from our users daily for reposting, I decided to set a challenge to our followers to create an online art tribute. This tribute will only available online and will be FREE for everyone to view. For the moment, we will not be producing any physical copies.

Our ethos for this was all-inclusiveness. So, every person that submitted a piece that adhered to the rules was included. (Rules being that it had to be “family friendly,” that it was not a redraw or reproduction of existing art and created specifically for this project, and not available online before.) I didn’t want this to be elitist. Everyone was welcome, no matter of style or skill level. This has brought in a wide rage of art.

Our cover was designed by one of our community members Tei Lee (@zonknuckle). She is a young and upcoming artist based out of Hawaii. We approached her early on to create a cover and she did an amazing job, that set an amazing tone for the rest of the book.

I had reached out to Christian Howard to be part of it in the early stages, asking him to potentially submit something, even if it was just a stick man. To my surprise, he is quite the artist and explained he had studied art (is there nothing he can’t do?). He submitted 4 pieces for the book, and this lead me to asking if he would write a forward and introduction.

As stated on the first page, this was really a community effort, by the fans for the fans and as the 25th celebration motto was “I AM STREET FIGHTER,” I have revised and remixed this for the 30th Anniversary: “WE ARE STREET FIGHTER.” Not to get overly political, but in the current world climate, having something that unifies us (even if it’s just the love of Street Fighter) is a beautiful thing. If anything over my last 2-year journey with this blog has taught me, that there are some truly amazing Street Fighter fans across this globe, all with their own story to tell, and I hope in part this book celebrates that.

Go check out the full digital artbook on issuu.com!

Source: @streetfighterlegacy