Joystiq: Capcom and Udon Entertainment spent years redrawing and re-balancing Super Street Fighter II Turbo for its HD Remix version. Later, Capcom announced and released a port of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 over the course of a few months, with filters on the original sprites. Guess which one sold better?
VG247: Capcom's told VG247 that its not currently working on any more updates to its historic fighting games, but will almost certainly revisit its older scrapper titles in the future.
.....Empire will be presenting a 3-day fighting games extravaganza, 9 massive tournaments which will include the most enjoyed fighting games of all time.
411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include BlazBlue, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva, Diabolik, Treasure World, Street Fighter IV PC, and Roogoo.
While Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix may have broken numerous digital download records on the Playstation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, Capcom isn't too keen on the idea of giving the same HD Remix treatment to the sequel, Street Fighter III.
Major Nelson writes:
Patch available for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. The patch will install automatically once you start the game connected to Xbox Live and should solve some problems in multiplayer mode (lag, disconnects, etc. ..)
Capcom announced that it was working on a patch for Super Street Fighter II HD Remix back in January. Today the publisher revealed more details about the patch, which will be released in the next few weeks.
The patch release notes for Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix were announced today. The details were posted on the Capcom-Unity blog.
411mania gives a rundown on this week's game releases. Highlights include Legacy of Ys: Books I & II, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, Stoked, The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
Members of the Shoryuken message board have pointed out problems with the Mad Catz SFIV stick which render it problematic to use.
Ken Masters papercraft. This adorable version of the Street Fighter hero must live with the knowledge that his first Fierce Dragon Punch will kill him.
VG247: Capcom UK has told videogaming247 that there is still no date for a European release of Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix on PlayStation Network.
For the second year running, the Xbox 360 is the king of consoles. Barely edging out the impressive PS3, the swanky new dash and the amazing exclusives like Gears of War 2 and Fable 2 put Microsoft over the top. The Wii's casual focus didn't garner it any votes this year.
Capcom has announced that Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix has sold over 250,000 units year to date, breaking both day one and week one sales records and will likely go on to break the 30 days sales record as well. Capcom also states the game is on its way to becoming the largest grossing digital title ever.
David Sirlin, lead designer on Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, hopes that Capcom will patch its recently released downloadable fighting game, but revealed that cost may prevent such a move.
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix developer Backbone and redrawn art overseers Udon were "worried" that Capcom might cancel the game during the early part of its troubled development, lead designer David Sirlin has revealed.
Due to popular demand from the XNA Community, Major Nelson is now including the Top Community Games in his weekly lists. Like the Arcade list, the Community Games list is based on full versions sold.
Doctor Octoroc gives us 8-bit renditions of our favorite christmas themes... with a video game twist!
Microsoft Canada sends word about two cool deals during the month of December. Free Multiplayer gaming for the month of December for select games on the Xbox 360 and starting this coming Monday December 8th, Canadian gamers will be able to buy select Xbox LIVE Arcade games, Xbox Original or even Maps for a discount.