Playstation Blog writes: "I know, due to challenges coming in to me via Facebook and IM, that Street Fighter IV hits the… er… street today.

To celebrate the 2nd (or 3rd, or 4th) coming of the Street Fighter legacy, Capcom threw a giant launch party a few days ago in downtown Los Angeles. Many of you attended, some were rebuffed by the LA fire marshal, but all that made it in had a great time.

When I first arrived, Capcom Community Guy and Street Fighter Legend Seth Killian offered up a tour. I rolled video so you could see what went down inside:"
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1UP writes,

"Test your virtual martial arts skills in the new Street Fighter IV and you could win a chance to play against a 1UP editor! The newest edition of the original fighting game series brings back your favorite classic characters and a few new ones. So prepare for a classic 2D battle in new high definition 3D environments. Use your old combos and master new ones as you challenge one of our editors in a live podcast."
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MTV:

"But I can tell you the following things about the game:

Those who followed my performance in "Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix" against rapper Soulja Boy know that I'm far from the world's best "Street Fighter" fighter."
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Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of videogames, announced today that UK's premier Street Fighter player Zak Bennet will attempt to break into the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition with a new world record for most consecutive wins on Street Fighter IV, in conjunction with the game's launch on Friday 20th February.
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Members of the Shoryuken message board have pointed out problems with the Mad Catz SFIV stick which render it problematic to use.
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CAG:

"When I read this item about Street Fighter IV being sold out in Japan on Capcom's blog (thanks Daniel from Facebook), I was pretty surprised.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Capcom's Community Blog
"The numbers being quoted some places are off based on what I've been told, but the real story is that SFIV is not "selling well" but is in fact SOLD OUT in Japan.
There ARE no more copies to sell on the store shelves."

I was especially confused because, for a game that is completely sold out and with no copies to sell anywhere, I had no problem picking up a copy yesterday from my local game shop. In fact, I saw a a full box of Street Fighter IV games. Well, I guess it is possible (although highly unlikely) that in the last 24 hours, every copy in the country was gobbled up. Being the skeptic that I am, I decided to spend 5 minutes investigating."
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Gamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in an exclusively compiled list.

This week brings Capcom's Street Fighter IV stateside, as the Nintendo DS hosts awaited localizations of Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. Europe will get an early look at 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, as Japan receives Star Ocean: The Last Hope and DoDonPachi Daioujou Black Label Extra.
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The latest word from Capcom is that Street Fighter IV has sold out in Japan. The game was released in Japan on the 12th of February but Capcom has confirmed that "There ARE no more copies to sell on the store shelves."

According to a post on Capcom's blog, "Capcom has a few boxes left in the basement that they'll be sending out on Monday, but they were totally overwhelmed by the demand. Sales couldn't have been any higher because every single day-one copy in the stores was been sold." However, never fear because Capcom has reassured fans that there are more copies in existence.
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Gameplayer are reporting that the street date for Street Fighter IV has been broken and the game is now on sale.
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Times Online reviews for: Street Fighter IV, Halo Wars, Killzone 2
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Console Monster: "We have just added the Achievements for Street Fighter IV on the Xbox 360. The achievements will prove not just challenging, but time-consuming as well. Playing 500 Xbox LIVE battles is a lot of work for the 20 GamerScore on offer, in comparison to the "Win 3 ranked matches in a row" which offers the same reward. You can expect a review of the game at some point next week."
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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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Highly anticipated Street Fighter IV is currently being downloaded all over the world, illegally, by pirates.

The Xbox 360 version of the game was set to be released in North America on the 19th, and in Europe the following day. But somehow sneaky and nefarious pirates managed to apprehend a copy of the 6.4 GB game.

The PC release date has not even been set yet -- ironically, probably due to concerns that people will pirate the game instead of buying the console version. Pirating Xbox games requires hardware modification however, so piracy is more widespread on the PC platform, where it is relatively easy to illegally download and install games. Pirated PC games generally run smoother than legally purchased games because they've had their DRM compromised, so this also makes fighting PC piracy an uphill battle.
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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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