Time for another dev blog from Ayano-san. In case you missed it, we revealed some new characters yesterday, and there are more to be revealed in the near future. 

We are proud to announce the official Street Fighter X Tekken arcade stick, courtesy of Mad Catz! 

The premium model allows you to link up 2 sticks together for real two player action! There are a total of 6 models scheduled to be on sale!

These sticks will go on sale at the same time as SFXTK, on March 8th, for the price of 16,800 yen (approx. $216 USD)

My recommended stick is of course the premium version that you can link up with another premium version. For me, the ability to link up two sticks together when playing offline by myself or against friends is a really great idea, don’t you think?

Now, for Capcom’s official SSFIV AE Ver. 2012 national tournament “Hellish Spring War”...!

I hope my lame attempt at an "itchy, tasty" pun doesn't scare you away from this rather slick assortment of Resident Evil clothing from MustardBrand. Umbrella shirts, STARS hoodies and even BSAA branded pants could be yours...

The PlayStation 3 and Vita versions of Street Fighter X Tekken gain two more exclusive characters today - both Namco and Capcom lend their mascots to the battle, but in ways you might not expect...

So I coincidentally received two separate PMs from two separate users regarding two separate pieces of art for separate characters and by separate artists. They were both eerily serious renderings of typically cartoonish Capcom characters, so I've cram-a-lammed them into one bite-sized post! 

Check out the Capcom Store home page. I don't think we've ever had as many preorder items going all at the same time. Go ahead. Jump over and check it out.

As is our want, we have exclusive bonus items available for most of the preorder items.

With Street Fighter X Tekken you get a custom Capcom "VS" lanyard.

 With Asura's Wrath you get Asura and his six arms with our latest Bobble Budd.

 We're shipping Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 for PS Vita and Resident Evil Revelations for free. Not exclusive to us but also included with Resident Evil Revelations is the Resident Evil Revelations lenticular 3DS case. You get the game, the case AND free shipping all for the price of the game!

 Coming next week I'll be announcing the preorder bonus for Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City. Stay tuned. You're definitely going to want one.

Man, not to brag or anything, but Capcom makes some pretty wondrous games. Kotaku's latest round of "Best Games for the [Blank]" posts features several great Capcom titles, including a couple of unsung sleepers. 

Celebrated this time around are Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition (3DS), Super Street Fighter IV (2D edition?)(Xbox 360), Zack and Wiki (Wii), and Ghost Trick (DS). 

These lists are updated by Kotaku periodically, and are limited to twelve or fewer titles. Check out the full lists here:

Nintendo DS

Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo Wii

Xbox 360

Playstation 3

Thanks for the accolades, Kotaku!

Japanese artist Kei Suwabe has concocted an impressive melange of pop culture icons, some familiar in both East and West, others very Japanese, all done in that Street Fighter IV art style we've all come to know and love, with its ink splatters and unreal character proportions. He calls it the "Satsui no Hadou Series". 

Check out the full set of 39 characters here. Can you name 'em all? Frankly, I couldn't name 'em all and I lived in Japan for, like, ever. Japanophiles, go prove yourselves! 

*Pictured above are Ronald McDonald (making a delicious chicken pun at his opponent's expense), Professor Layton, and of course, His Excellency Demon Kogure from theatrical heavy metal band SEIKIMA-II. Of course. 

December 2012 marks the Blue Bomber's 25th anniversary. As a fan from the very beginning, even typing that sentence fills me with joy. And while we're still not quite ready to reveal official plans for the 25th celebration, I would like to UNofficially kick things off here on Unity with a live stream of the game that started it all...

::Update:: Stream over! Man, that infested helicopter was persistent. Good thing Dante's got devil's blood and lightning bullets! As usual, check out the recorded version after the jump.

'Bout to start streaming more of that devilish action on the Playstation 2. Check into the live chat after the jump and give us your best pro tips!

You may recall from last week that Capcom was planning to open a Capcom-themed bar and restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo, featuring crazy menu items like Resident Evil-inspired "Brain Cake" and Monster Hunter's "Well-Done Steak". Well, that bar is now open for business! If you should find yourself in Tokyo, be sure to take the trip.

With their grand opening comes the launch of their official website, which you can check out here. The site details their entire menu, which ranges from exquisite to, uh. . . disturbing. But it's pretty clever all-in-all! Hit the jump for more crazy menu items of note.

If you're not reading Archie's monthly Mega Man series, you're missing out on one of the best retellings of the classic NES games. The first four issues run through Mega Man 1, with further issues tackling Powered Up, Mega Man 2 and, thanks to Destructoid's reveal, we know Mega Man 4 elements start to appear.

Oh nice, someone sent me a link to a new SFIII combo video. Let's just take a look... ah, Desk, yes, this will be pretty impresPSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH