Times Online reviews for: Street Fighter IV, Halo Wars, Killzone 2
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Maybe it's the included Blu-ray disc. Or maybe the Ryu figure. Or maybe there's a lot of hungry, die-hard PLAYSTATION 3 Street Fighter IV fans out there. Or it's really Limited. Looking around the web for the Street Fighter IV PLAYSTATION 3 Limited Edition at places like Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, GameStop.com, Buy.com, and even Capcom's Online Store, there were no traces of pre-orders to be found. This looks like it's the first edition of Street Fighter IV games to go, from the regular and limited editions.
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GamerDeals.net writes:

"Hightlights this week include Street Fighter IV (PS3/Xbox 360), Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (Xbox 360), Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? (Sony PSP), Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (Nintendo DS), and Warhammer Dawn of War II (PC).

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of February 15, 2009 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"
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Torrence Davis of The Bitbag, "You can still find the 360 version of SFIV on Amazon for $79.00. It seems that the battle of the D-Pad was won on the Playstation 3, as there seems to be more pre-orders for that console."
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"If you want to unlock every character in Street Fighter IV without actually earning them, then you'll want to check out this little video put together by MyCheats Senior Editor Mike Nelson. He shows off just how easy it is to cheaply defeat the computer, without having to put in much effort. In fact, you could probably do this without even being in the room. Head past the break to see what we mean."
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Street Fighter IV went on sale in Japan yesterday, simultaneously for the PS3 and XBox 360. The title had a pretty good opening day, selling 86,000 copies in total. The PS3 version sold 58,000 copies, while the 360 version sold 28,000.
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Gamer Limit writes "Just released is Capcom's latest viral, in which they joined forces with the Picture Production group to make a viral site. The website lets your face get into the Street Fighter action, as through the site you can upload images of your face to overlay onto your favorite fighters."
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Blend Games writes:

"Think you can win $500 in Game Crazy shopping money? Think you can kick butt in a one-on-one style Street Fighter IV tournament? Well, if you know you're over 13 years of age and you can repeatedly throw down some down-to-forward-punch combinations, then this tournament could be for you."
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411mania gives a rundown on this week's game releases. Highlights include Retro Game Challenge, Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad/Bikini Zombie Slayers, X-Blades, and Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.

Retro Game Challenge (DS)
The challenges do not require you to finish each game. However, all of the games are complete, so you can if you want to. They can take up to eight hours or longer to beat and are not what I would consider shovelware - there is some depth to all of them. One of the action games, for example, has its own power-up screen where you can use certain items you've collected to improve your character. Abilities such as jumping higher and throwing more projectiles are essential for getting further in the game. Another example is how one of the racing games has a very cool drifting mechanic which makes it much more interesting than most of the others that I played in the 80s. So, at the very least, some of the games offered here rival those that were actually released back in the day.

Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (360) / Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers (Wii)
This week's releases of Bikini Samurai Squad and Bikini Zombie Slayers mark Onechanbara's first official appearance in the US. It originally started out as one of D3's Simple Series games in Japan. History lesson: The Simple Series is made up of mostly budget titles that rip off other successful games. The low-budgetness isn't always a bad thing though, as it gave the developers some freedom to experiment, which is probably how Onechanabara was born. I mean, where else would they have gotten the idea for zombie-hunting bikini-and-cowboy-hat-wearing girls with swords? Somehow, Onechanbara was popular enough to break away from its Simple Series roots and has spawned quite a few sequels.

X-Blades (PC, PS3, 360)
After playing the retail version I can safely say that this game is fun for a hack-and-slasher. There isn't anything new or...
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Talks are in progress as Capcom and Sony are trying to work out an arrangement regarding the SF4 content to come. More interestingly, Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono has expressed his interest in a tie-up with Tekken 6.
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Do you have any plans this Thursday night? If you live in or can easily get to Southern California, I highly recommend that you TiVo the Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice "crossover event" (please don't get me started on this); Capcom has extended 302 invites to the soon-to-be-legendary Street Fighter IV launch event to you, the PlayStation.Blog community.
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Release Your Inner Fight and Try to Win $500 at One of 20 In-Store Events.
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PSBlog writes:

"We've got some big plans for PlayStation Home coming up, some of which may involve ninjas and street fighters. We thought that would grab your attention. It did for us at SCEA."
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Gamerdeals.net writes:

"For the first time in the history of the Gamefly charts, a PS3 exclusive title has taken sole possession of the top spot.

For the week of February 9, 2009, Killzone 2 takes the top spot on the cross-platform Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list. Following close behind is Street Fighter IV (PS3/Xbox 360). House of the Dead: Overkill is at the top of the Nintendo Wii Queue as well...

Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested lists:"
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cheapassgamer.com members are reporting Toys R'us will give away a free exclusive Chun Li figure if you pre-order Street Fighter IV for either PS3 or Xbox 360. Other pre-order offers are the Street Fighter head band from GameStop and a coin from Game Crazy.
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We are a week and a half away from from the release of Street Fighter IV, the next installment from the pinnacle of greatness of all fighting games, and there has already been an announcement for DLC to be released for the game.
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Sony Corp.'s Killzone 2 and Capcom Co.'s Street Fighter IV led overall game sales for the Playstation 3 at retailer Amazon.com this weekend.
Killzone 2 ranked as the No. 1 selling PS3 title on Sat., followed by Street Fighter IV at No. 2.

Amazon this month is selling Killzone 2 below $55 in a new coupon promotion.

In the offer, customers who use the coupon code KZ2SAVE5 at checkout will receive an additional $5 off the $59.99 pre-sale price.

Killzone 2 will be released on Feb. 27.
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Tiltedscreen.com writes
"Much like the Red head band that comes with every SFIV copy you get from Gamestop. This Yellow Head band will be givin to the winner of each stores SFIV tournament on launch day. If you win this yellow head band it will also act as an invitaion to Gamestop National SFIV tournment, where you could win a SFIV arcade unit."
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To celebrate the release of Street Fighter IV IGN Insider is having an in-office tournament to determine the IGN Street Fighting Champion. Next week eight editors will compete for ultimate glory and your amusement. Will Nate Ahearn make it past the first round? Will Ryan Clements apologize every time he lands a punch? Learn the answers to these next week when the tournament premiers on IGN Insider.
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www.pushingplay.com writes "At 2pm on February 21st, the United States will be shaken by the sound of more than 150,000 simultaneous hadokens (or sonic booms or what have you). Just four days after the console versions of Street Fighter IV hit the shelves, round one of the Street Fighter IV National Tournament commences at 2,419 GameStop and EB Games locations around the country. With 64 competitors per location, that will make this the single largest live Street Fighter (or any fighting game for that matter) tournament ever."
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