Azrael from Shoryuken has posted up the most recent dev blog from Super Street Fighter IV Battle Director Taisaku Okada and Battle Planner Tamamura-san in which buffs and alternative costumes are discussed. Seeing as how Seth is our resident SF expert, I shall quote him on his reaction to the blog:
"Buff everyone in different ways, don't nerf." You can still adjust balance by buffing everyone in different ways, and it's way more fun for players of [character X] than finding their old favorite has been reduced to a shadow of their former self.
Here's the dev blog:
I really wanted to go to the 1st Kansai Regional Qualifiers... It seems like the Kyushu Regional Qualifier last week was also incredible! This week it's the Chubu Qualifiers! Everyone, do your best!
Hello, this is Tsukamoto! This time, I'd like to talk about some things that all our players have been concerned about - move adjustments/tweaking and the alternate costumes. I'll be joined by director Mr. Okada, and the battle player Mr. Tamamura.
Read on for the full blog!
Dark Void's amazing soundtrack is playing non-stop in my car's CD player. And for good reason: Bear McCreary (of Battlestar Galactica fame) has composed an incredible soundtrack that tugs on a variety of emotions.
As of today, you can now purchase the Dark Void soundtrack from iTunes, Amazon, and other fine retailers.
Bear McCreary himself has this to say:
Anyone who’s ever enjoyed a single CD of mine better check this out, because it ranks right up there with the best albums I’ve ever put together. Second (perhaps) only to the double-disc BSG Season 4 album, this music is the most sweeping, epic and kick ass soundtrack I’ve ever created.
G4tv recently reviewed the album:
The album itself... is by far one of the best examples of a game’s score rendered into album form.
The blending of orchestra, electronic and rock instrumentation combine perfectly to create the music’s unique feeling and is truly one of the better examples of combining so many genres of sound into one cohesive composition. The electric bass lines added in just the right amounts were an inspired choice by McCreary, and expertly performed by former Oingo Boingo four-stringer, John Avila.
In addition, the Dark Void Zero soundtrack should be available soon exclusively on iTunes (as of this writing, it is not available yet). Retro fans should definitely check it out (especially if you enjoy the music of Mega Man).
Prize attack! One lucky commenter will receive the soundtrack for free! Just comment and let us know why you want this album and we'll randomly select someone!
If for some reason you haven't gotten your hands on a copy of Street Fighter IV because you didn't want to get out of bed and drive to the store (it's a crippling, nationwide epidemic, I know), I have GREAT news for you!
Street Fighter IV is now available for direct download from Xbox Live's Games on Demand service for $29.99.
This is the perfect opportunity to hone your skills!
@Floyz You are the winner of the super rare Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Remix vinyl! Congratulations! Please send me a private message here on Unity (you must have a Capcom Unity account) with your address.
Thanks for playing everyone!
Don't forget you can pick up MVC2 for 800 MS points on Xbox Live this week!
A wastewater treatment plant purification robot. He looks a little old, but he can control water at will, and launch high-powered water-projectiles. He is quite a clean freak, so it is no wonder that he volunteers his time to blast away graffiti from neighborhood walls. Pump Man can control water at will. His “Water Shield” can block Mega Man’s attack!
This week's Robot Master fan art challenge is Pump Man! The clue was admittedly easy last week (italicized letters) so it shouldn't come as a huge surprise.
If you need inspiration, I suggest reading his bio (above) and taking elements that will help you with your art.
As always, the winner of this week will receive copies of Udon's Mega Man: Official Complete Works and Mega Man X: Official Complete Works! They will move on to the final round at the end of this mega contest to compete against other winners for a Mega Man sketch signed by Inafune or Ariga!
Deadline is this Friday 11AM PST (no exceptions!) for this contest!
To enter: Send me a private message with a link to your artwork with the subject: Pump Man Art Submission!
If you are submitting videos, pleas upload them to youtube. As always, models, papercrafts, etc, are all considered art as well so feel free to think outside the box!
Discuss ideas, art, or anything for the contest here.
Finally, previous winners ARE eligible to submit again. They will win the weekly prize if they win again, but they will only get one spot in the finals.
Good luck everyone!
The Ace Attorney Tribute Contest and the Ace Attorney Valentine's Day Card Contest are both coming to a close! The last day we will be accepting submissions is Wednesday, February 10th at 11:59PM PST. Enter either OR both!
You may enter ONE tribute item (though everyone can submit a Valentine's Day card as well).
To enter: send this guy a private message with the subject: Ace Attorney Tribute OR Ace Attorney Valentine's Day Card (if you are submitting both, please submit them separately).
As for the grand prize, check out the original post: it's pretty substantial!
Good luck!
Last week the Capcom Community team highlighted our favorite Sheep Man submissions that didn't win the grand prize and this week, we're doing the same with the Strike Man submissions. These are just the pieces that we each really liked.
In addition, we didn't get to do this for Commando Man so we went back to those submissions and highlighted our favorites from those as well. Any of the submissions selected by the community team will be given special recognition at the end of this mega contest.
What about your favorites (for Strike Man and Commando Man)? Let us know in the comments and/or discussing here in the forums.
Without further ado, hit the jump for our picks!
The Electric Playground crew took a few minutes to talk to Kramez about one of our biggest games releasing this year, Monster Hunter Tri. Kramer gives a run down of some of the big ways we're changing Monster Hunter, and how that experience is making the most of the Wii. Everything from tons of customization, beautiful and huge environments, awesome monsters, and fully loaded online play.
We've already blogged about Udon's upcoming Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki comic book mini-series, but now we have new information that a limited set of variant covers will be made for issue #1 and they can only be obtained at comic book conventions!
The variant cover (on the right ->) is limited to 400 copies and will be made available at the following conventions:
Seattle’s Emerald City Comicon in March
Calgary Fan Expo
San Diego Comicon
Otakon
Toronto Fan Expo
and PAX, with possibly more to cons yet to be announced.
Also, don't forget to pre-order the first issue of this series at your local comic shop!
First up is ScrewAttack's Destin talking up the raw awesomeness of the TvC's Lost Planeteer: the PTX-40A and his (apparently) unbeatable chainsaw hand. Not just any chainsaw hand either--that saw is bigger than the entire body of most of his opponents (and you thought getting hit with a regular chainsaw was bad enough).
And just in case you think the PTX-40A really is unbeatable, here's one of the best PTX players in America, but unfortunately for him he's facing his character's worst nightmare: a Tekkaman/Tekkaman Blade tag team (the "Tekkamen").
Tekkaman is the PTX's natural enemy, and T. Blade might be even worse--kudos to Il.nd for his great showing against tall odds!
