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2 CommentsStreet Fighter X Tekken ver. 2013 patch coming to PC April 22
By Samit Sarkar on Apr 19, 2013 04.19.13
Street Fighter X Tekken players on Windows PC will finally receive the "ver. 2013" patch, which brings the game to version 1.08, on April 22, Capcom announced today. The free title update will be available through Steam as well as Games for Windows Live. It was released Jan. 29 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions of Street Fighter X Tekken. The patch includes numerous tweaks to gameplay balance as well as to the way specific characters play. Capcom revealed the changes last December in three sets of announcements, which you can check out here, here and here.
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21 CommentsMicrosoft discounting over 60 Xbox 360 games in the Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale
By Dave Tach on Feb 22, 2013 02.22.13
Microsoft will kick off its Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale next Tuesday, Feb. 26, offering discounts of up to 80 percent on over 60 Xbox 360 Games on Demand, according to a post on Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb's blog. The sale will last through Monday, March 4. Major Nelson will reveal each day's deals, which are available to both Xbox Live Gold and Silver members, through his Twitter account. Games set to be discounted include: Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed 2 Batman: Arkham Asylum Batman: Arkham City BioShock Borderlands Borderlands 2 Call of Juarez Call of Duty 2 Call of Duty 3 Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 C...
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0 CommentsAmazon winter deals include Sleeping Dogs for $29.99, bundle with Limbo, Trials HD and 'Splosion Man for $10.70
By Samit Sarkar on Feb 12, 2013 02.12.13
Amazon is offering hundreds of discounts on video games and accessories right now, including 40 percent price cuts on games such as Sleeping Dogs and Hitman: Absolution. Both those Square Enix-published action games are on sale for $29.99, along with Just Dance 4 and the non-Premium version of Battlefield 3. A one-year Xbox Live Gold membership, Assassin's Creed 3 and Halo 4 are each available for $39.99, a 33 percent discount. Gears of War 3 is discounted to $14.18, a price cut of more than 50 percent. And a retail disc bundle of three Xbox Live Arcade games — Limbo, Trials HD and 'Splosion Man — is being sold for $10.70. Accessories like headsets and controllers are also on sale. Discounts on a variety of Tritton and Turtle Beach gaming headsets range from 13 percent to 35...
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8 CommentsStreet Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector's Set $79 at Best Buy today
By Dave Tach on Jan 07, 2013 01.07.13
Best Buy is selling the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector's Set for $79, saving over 50 percent off its $149.99 regular price, according to a listing on the retailer's website. The Collector's Set includes Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Online Edition and Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition with all costume DLC and Street Fighter X Tekken with all character and Swap Costume DLC. It also comes with a Ryu statue, 11 discs worth of soundtracks, a 64-page art book, a documentary about Street Fighter on Blu-ray and more. Best Buy has the Collector's Editions for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 listed as its "Deal of the Day," so you'll need to act fast if you're looking for the discount.
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1 CommentStreet Fighter X Tekken developers announce final set of balance tweaks coming in ver. 2013 update
By Samit Sarkar on Dec 21, 2012 12.21.12
Street Fighter X Tekken will receive a free "ver. 2013" update Jan. 29, and its developers revealed the final set of changes coming in the patch to Tekken and special characters, as well as gameplay, today on the game's official blog (translated by Shoryuken). Shoryuken identifies significant changes to throws: the animation is two frames shorter, and a successful normal throw (not in the air) eliminates recoverable damage. Mega Man's close standing hard punch animation is half as long as in the original game, and Pac-Man is completely invincible during the first nine frames of his EX flip kick. Check out the full list of changes on Shoryuken. Capcom previously announced two other sets of tweaks included in the ver. 2013 update; you can see them here and here.
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0 CommentsResident Evil 4, Devil May Cry 4: Refrain discounted in Capcom iOS sale
By Emily Gera on Dec 21, 2012 12.21.12
Capcom is continuing its holiday sale with discounts on four iOS titles from now until Dec. 28. For the next week Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Devil May Cry 4: Refrain, Resident Evil 4 for iPad and Street Fighter 4 Volt will be available on iOS devices for $0.99. Earlier in the week Capcom announced its Steam and PlayStation Network sales, offering discounts on Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Online Edition and Resident Evil 4 HD for PSN, as well as Steam titles Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Street Fighter X Tekken, Devil May Cry 3 and 4 and more.
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1 CommentResident Evil 4, Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Online Edition discounted as part of Capcom sale
By Tracey Lien on Dec 19, 2012 12.19.12
Capcom is holding a sale for its games on Steam and the PlayStation Network starting Dec. 20, with some titles receiving up to 50 percent off in discounts. On PSN, Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Online Edition will be discounted from $14.99 to $10.49 (PlayStation Plus members will have it discounted to $7.34) while Resident Evil 4 HD will drop from $19.99 to $13.99 ($9.79 for PlayStation Plus). For PC, Steam's holiday sale will see discounts applying to games like Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Street Fighter X Tekken, Devil May Cry 3 and 4 and more. The sale begins Dec. 20, 2012.
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7 CommentsPolygon Gift Guide: Special Editions
By Samit Sarkar on Dec 14, 2012 12.14.12
You'd point out the irony of worrying about how a video game looks on a shelf, but you love them too much to tell them how to live their lives or spend their money. And come Christmastime, you figure that you might as well be an enabler, buying them yet another big box o' goodies that they'll somehow find the space for. Because let's face it: Whether they're getting a badass in-game weapon or a real-life replica of it — or both! — you secretly kind of want it yourself, too. Speaking of irony, none of the items listed below are actually known as "special" editions. Instead, their makers describe them as "limited," "collector's" and even "ultimate" packages. Whatever you call them, they're undeniably impressive collections of games and game paraphernalia, and they have something else...
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5 CommentsCapcom’s fighting games coming exclusively to IGN Pro League in 2013
By Dave Tach on Nov 30, 2012 11.30.12
Capcom has partnered with the IGN Pro League to make it the exclusive eSports home of Capcom's fighting games in 2013, according to a press release from IGN Entertainment. The partnership will bring games like Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition and Street Fighter X Tekken, "exclusively to the IGN Pro League (IPL) tournament line-up in 2013." "With the positive reception of the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary global tournament series, Capcom has been more focused on the competitive scene than at any other point in our company's history, and we're constantly exploring new ways to provide bigger and better tournament experiences," said Matt Dahlgren, senior product manager at Capcom. "We're hyped to be partnering up with IPL to push the fighting scene forward and believe their...
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0 CommentsStreet Fighter X Tekken Gauntlet is a free app that will throw new challenges at players
By Tracey Lien on Nov 29, 2012 11.29.12
Capcom released a new free app today called Street Fighter X Tekken Gauntlet, a game that adds all kinds of twists and turns to the Street Fighter X Tekken formula. The game is different to the mobile version of Street Fighter X Tekken, which is aptly named Street Fighter X Tekken Mobile. The free Gauntlet version gives players the choice of playing as Ryu or Kazuya only, and they are then pitted against the SFXT Mobile cast in a series of one-on-one battles. Aside from the format change, a number of different elements have also been thrown in to change the way battles work. Players will be fighting against a timer, which begins at 30 seconds. The goal is for the player to survive for as long as possible. The game helps players extend their playtime by throwing random challenges at...
