If you jump onto a US VPN, you can buy and download right now! Otherwise, you'll have to wait another couple of days, but for $40 you can start the pre-load. If you already own Street Fighter IV on Steam, you'll save 10% on the purchase price, too. Arcade Edition features 39 characters, adding the 10 characters from Super Street Fighter IV and 4 new characters; Yun, Yang, and Evil Ryu as well as the all-new Oni....

As if Marvel vs. Capcom 3 wasn't exciting enough for fighting fans, a huge bombshell has been dropped at Comic Con, in the form of Street Fighter X Tekken's reveal trailer! I won't bore you with anymore of my dribble, click play! Thanks to mepm on the forums for the heads-up! ...

If you fancy yourself a bit of a fighter, and have been giving Super Street Fighter IV a good run-in, then you should probably get involved with one of the OzHadou tournament qualifiers running in your state during May. Brisbane's OzHadou final will be held at Australia's first and recently opened gaming lounge, Mana Bar, this Monday from 5pm. Even if you're not playing, come along for a drink and the spectacle. Head on over to OzHadou's tournament announcement forum for a full event listing and all of the details.

If the international spotlight is more your thing, there's always Evolution Asia-Pacific in Sydney in the final weekend of the month. You may even land yourself a paid flight to Las Vegas to represent the APAC region in SSF4 at EVO 2010. Of course, that's only if you like your chances going up against 2009 world champion, Daigo, who's flying to Sydney to compete in the same EVO APAC qualifying round. If you're not sure who Daigo is, view the video embed for a look at his most famous fight moment. Daigo fights as Ken in the clip, and you should pay close attention to his starting health and the fact it's a deciding round....

One of the biggest disappoints with Street Fighter IV was the match-making options for online multiplayer. It seems Capcom have been listening, and are set to deliver a much needed and welcomed revamp with Super Street Fighter IV. They've dubbed it the 'tournament manager', and any player can host a tournament. You can even setup a console to host a tournament without participating in it......

Love Street Fighter? I do, despite losing interest in the fighting genre somewhat. I don't claim to be a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the long running, now timeless franchise - but soon could be. On the 17th of March, a book is set to hit stands that reveals all, explaining the history of the iconic fighting series. Street Fighter: The Complete History is what you'll need to be looking for, and features interviews and over 200 pieces of artwork...

IGN have set fighting fans alight with anxious curiosity revealing an exclusive scoop on Street Fighter IV coming to the iPhone. But not the hardcore fighters, of course. They think the idea is kind of a bad joke.

There is some real promise, though. As the article explains, "this is no quickie, banged-out port. Capcom has taken months to come up with suitable controls for a platform with no physical buttons, employing a virtual pad and move buttons to recreate the arcade stick right on the touchscreen."...

Something I recorded while in London city last night. Available in widescreen HD at the source...

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