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Take one last look at Ultra Street Fighter 4 before it hits the streets
Ultra Street Fighter 4 makes its digital debut today on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, making this the perfect time to recap the bounty of additions and alterations Capcom has baked into its latest incarnation of the fan-favorite Street Fighter 4. [Image: Capcom]
Ultra Street Fighter 4 introduces new challengers this summer
Ultra Street Fighter 4, the new wing of Capcom's palatial Street Fighter estate, is coming to consoles in early June. In a post over on the Capcom-Unity blog, it's revealed the add-on for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Super Street Fighter 4 will arrive in early June for $15, while the PC update will arrive two months later in August. The full digital bundle and retail versions – which include all of the released costumes and the base Super Street Fighter 4 game – will also come to consoles in August for $40, while Capcom is giving PC players the digital bundle for $30 in August since they have to wait longer for the new challengers. Capcom announced Ultra Street Fighter 4 at this year's EVO fighting game tournament. Ultra Street Fighter 4 introduces five new characters: Rolento, Poison, Hugo, Elena and one character that has yet to be revealed. Capcom has no plans to release Ultra Street Fighter 4 on PS4 and Xbox One.
New version of Street Fighter 4 to be revealed at EVO 2013
A new version of Street Fighter 4 will be revealed prior to tomorrow night's Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition finals at EVO 2013, Capcom announced during its panel at the event. The new version of the game, which will be distributed digitally as DLC as with Super Street Fighter 4's Arcade Edition update, will include five new characters, six new stages and various balance changes. Elena, Rolento, Hugo and Poison will be added to the game's character roster, in addition to a fifth mystery character. The DLC pack will reportedly cost $15 when it launches on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC; a release date will be disclosed in early 2014.%Gallery-193762%
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition 'Ver. 2012' character changes detailed
The Street Fighter series has a bit of a bad reputation for its iterative, somewhat convoluted and seemingly redundant naming scheme. Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, for instance, may sound bombastic and even a bit pretentious, but to the initiated, each word carries a specific and meaningful weight. The fighting game world has its own vernacular, and if you're not fluent we recommend grabbing a translator, because we're about to go native: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition's upcoming balance patch, Ver. 2012, has been painstaking detailed over at Capcom Unity ahead of the update's field trial. Minor tweaks and adjustments are in store for every character across the board, however Gouken, Yun, Yang, Evil Ryu, Fei Long and Hakan have been changed fairly dramatically in order to address global balance issues. Capcom says their focus is on "buffing up weaker characters, rather than nerfing existing ones," but a quick glance at Yun and Yang's drastically altered figures suggests otherwise, not that we're complaining. All the nitty gritty details are after the break for your viewing pleasure, but we're mainly focused on Dan's awesome buffs, which make him the "strongest version of Dan ever in a Street Fighter," according to Capcom Unity. Just you wait, you won't be able to swing a dead cat without hitting a Dan at next year's EVO. Saikyō-Ryū, baby!
Watch EVO 2011 Championship Series live on Joystiq, see dudes get punched hundreds of times
Tonight truly is the final fight, as warriors from around the globe prepare to punch-or-be-punched in the EVO 2011 Championship Series finals! Mortal Kombat, Marvel VS. Capcom 3, and Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition finals comprise tonight's action, with special exhibition matches adding flavor to this already delicious knuckle-sandwich. Check out the schedule after the break, and let us know how you feel about competitive-gaming coverage on Joystiq, either in the poll or the comments!
Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition coming to Steam
Capcom canned plans to release vanilla Super Street Fighter 4 for PC due to piracy concerns, but then the company announced SSF4: Arcade Edition for the PC back in April. And so Arcade Edition will be released for PC this July, but today we also learn it'll be on Steam. The digital retailer is currently accepting pre-orders for the latest edition of SF4, priced at $40. While it can't be purchased as DLC for the super vanilla Street Fighter 4 (which was released for PC and apparently sold well), Steam owners of the original game will be granted a 10 percent discount on Super Arcade Edition (bringing the price down to $36). Hit the jump for Arcade Edition's system requirements.
Street Fighter 4 Tournament FightStick priced $99 on Amazon today
In case you missed out in February, the original Mad Catz Street Fighter IV Tournament FightSticks for Xbox 360 and PS3 are Amazon's deal of the day for $99 (regularly $150). The "standard" SF4 sticks are also 30 percent off on both consoles, priced around $50. %Gallery-40901%
