Friday 8 September 2006 We've compiled this huge Virtua Fighter 5 PS3 gameplay video, giving you the first chance to see the game in action. The footage features seven of the game's characters slugging it out with each other, including Lion, Lei, Eileen, Akira, Lau, Pai and Aoi. Click the movies tab above to watch the five-match footage and get your first glimpse of how the hugely popular series will appear on PlayStation ... » Read More

29 Aug 2006

Virtua Fighter 5 takes to the ring

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Tuesday 29 August 2006 A fighting series so deep it practically needs lifeguards on duty in the arcades, Virtua Fighter was guaranteed plenty of attention even before its next-gen version turned up with visuals made of magic and PS3 exclusivity. To make up for PS3's general non-showing at last week's Leipzig Game Convention, we've got new footage of the game's characters in action - hit the movies tab above to watch. Showing off VF5's acrobatic new entrants El Blaze (along with old hand Wolf) ... » Read More

25 Jul 2006

More Virtua Fighter 5 in action

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Publisher Sega has unleashed five more videos of its upcoming PS3 exclusive, Virtua Fighter 5, and we've put them up for your continued viewing pleasure. Aside from showing off the beautiful backgrounds and detailed characters of the arcade version, the new clips feature five full, uncut fights, this time starring spiky-haired Jeet Kune Do fighter Jacky, kung-fu movie star Pai, ripped Vale Tudo expert Vanessa and mantis-style kung-fu artist Lion. To see the clips in motion, just hit the Movies ... » Read More

19 Jul 2006

Virtua Fighter 5 footage

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Wednesday 19 July 2006 Sega has revealed a trailer of its forthcoming next gen beat-'em-up Virtua Fighter 5, which will be released for PlayStation 3 next spring. The trailer initially focuses on the new additions to the fighting roster - the monkey kung fu expert Eileen and the Rey Mysterio look-a-like El Blaze, but then shows glimpses of all the returning characters. Of course you'd expect impressive visuals from a PS3 game but it really is worth seeing Virtua Fighter 5 in full flow and ... » Read More

18 Jul 2006

Virtua Fighter 5 shows off its moves

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Five new videos of Virtua Fighter 5's arcade version hit today, and we've got 'em all for your viewing pleasure. The new videos feature full, unedited matches between Kage the ninja, Aikido chick Aoi, drunken master Shun and Shaolin monk Lei-Fei - who, with the possible exception of Shun, aren't nearly as fun to watch as the new characters, Mexican wrestler El Blaze and monkey-style kung-fu artist ... » Read More

11 Jul 2006

Virtua Fighter 5 trailer hits

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We've been showing static screens of it for months now, but today we're finally able to bring you a glimpse of Virtua Fighter 5 in motion. The new trailer, just unleashed by publisher Sega, is the best look we've had of the martial-arts fighter so far (aside from the Japanese arcade machine, anyway). The new video features a very good look at new fighters El Blaze and Eileen, as well as plenty of smooth new ass-kickery by old favorites including Akira, Jacky, Lau and Pai. The game - due out in ... » Read More

30 Jun 2006

SEGA Talks VF5 PS3

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PS3 - Virtua Fighter 5 - SEGA Talks VF5 PS3

One of SEGA's big E3 surprises was the PlayStation 3 version of Virtua Fighter 5. In the latest issue of Japan's Ge-Maga, SEGA-AM2 president Hiroshi Kataoka shared some thoughts on the home conversion of his team's latest arcade fighter. Joining him was SEGA R&D 4 Section Chief Noriyuki Shimoda, producer of the PS3 version.
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27 Jun 2006

Virtua Fighter 5 sparkles

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We've got a batch of new shots of Sega's forthcoming PlayStation 3 beat-'em-up Virtua Fighter 5, and they feature the shiniest-looking characters since Perfect Dark Zero. Just look at Akira's arms in the pics below - he looks like a polished toy. The latest in the long running scrapping series has an all star cast of 17 fighters, many of them old names such as Jacky, Sarah and Jeffry, but there are two new faces to familiarize yourself with, too. There's El Blaze, an acrobatic masked wrestler ... » Read More

23 Jun 2006

Virtua Fighter 5 fights back with more features

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More details about white-hot arcade and PlayStation 3 fighting game Virtua Fighter 5 have hit the web, thanks to our sister site Next Generation. In a report posted today, Japan correspondent Tim Rogers lays down exciting new info gleaned from top Japanese mag Famitsu and his own play experiences. In arcades, the game features HD displays for each player, as well as a personal card system that allows you to save your player character, along with your win-loss record and your personal options - ... » Read More

11 May 2006

E3 06: Virtua Fighter 5 - hands-on

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After announcing that Virtua Fighter 5 will be a PS3 exclusive when it ships next year, Sega let the crowds at E3 get a preview with the arcade version of its martial-arts powerhouse. Even though it's not running on the PS3 hardware (yet), Virtua Fighter 5 looks amazing, with big, detailed stages and realistic lighting. The characters look incredibly smooth and well-animated, with one move leading seamlessly into the next. But while they're better-looking than ever, they're mostly the same ... » Read More

8 May 2006

Virtua Fighter 5 steps up to PS3

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Monday 8 May 2006 Sega has revealed that the much-loved Virtua Fighter series will return for a fifth time in 2007, but now as an exclusive PS3 title. Named Virtua Fighter 5, the game will feature 17 playable polygon-built warriors including two new characters. El Blaze is a Mexican fighting champion who relies on the speed of his lucha libre fighting style to take down his foes, while martial arts expert Eileen prefers her monkey kung fu technique taught by her dear old granddad. Whichever ... » Read More