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From Grease in a brawler to Kindergarten Cop in a classic survival horror, movies had a habit of unexpectedly popping up in 80s and 90s videogames.

There’s long been a link between movies and videogames. There were the earliest licenced games, such as Atari’s groundbreaking Star Wars cabinet or the same company’s slightly less successful E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial console tie-in.

Then there are games that take inspiration from the themes, production design or plot points of movies; Technos coin-op Renegade, when reworked for its western release, drew on the urban malaise of Walter Hill’s 1979 movie The Warriors, for example. Then there are all the games that have borrowed from the look of the Alien franchise, which are too numerous to mention.

Every so often, though, films used to make unexpected cameos in 1980s and 90s videogames. In some instances, their appearance was so brief,...

It’s not just the legendary Dragon Ball franchise, back in the early days of Akira Toriyama’s career, he has also offered a minor but promising manga, named Dr. Slump. Long before Dragon Ball, this manga used to please the readers with Toriyama’s unique sense of humor and creativity.

Senbei Norimaki from Dr. Slump anime | Credits: Toei Animation

Now, in a surprising twist, the Dr. Slump manga unexpectedly shares one thread with the critically acclaimed Western TV series, Breaking Bad! It certainly does sound like an unlikely connection between a Japanese manga from the 1980s and a gritty American drama. So what could be the connecting link between Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, and Breaking Bad?

Bryan Cranston Had Voiced Toriyama, But Not the Way You Might Think! Bryan Cranston as Walter White from Breaking Bad | Credits: High Bridge Productions, Gran Via Productions, and Sony Pictures Television

Bryan Cranston...

A collection of retro games for PC and Switch that includes The Last Ninja and Ik+ has broken its minimum goal on Kickstarter.

The Last Ninja Collection, which is set to offer a compendium of fighting-based retro videogames from the 80s and 90s, has passed its £10,000 minimum Kickstarter goal within a matter of hours.

In development for Nintendo Switch and PC, the compilation brings together a number of hit titles from British publisher and developer System 3, including The Last Ninja and its sequels, and the one-on-one fighting games International Karate, Ik+ and Bangkok Knights.

The project is the work of Mark Cale, System 3’s founder who also co-designed The Last Ninja and its follow-ups; as Cale himself explains in the campaign video below, the collection will include the various ports of the games, as well as some unfinished, previously unseen titles as bonuses, including Last Ninja 4 and Ik++.

For the uninitiated,...

Back in 1993, Sega released a fighting game called Eternal Champions, aiming to capitalize on the popularity of the previous two years’ Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat, but also making sure to put “a heavier emphasis” on this game’s story along the way. Eternal Champions didn’t turn out to be as popular as Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat were but it clearly has a following, because more than thirty years after the game’s initial release, Skydance is moving forward with a film adaptation.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger are producing the film for Skydance, while Toru Nakahara, who has overseen the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, is producing for Sony. Rob Ree serves as executive producer. Aimee Rivera is overseeing the project for Skydance.

Derek Connolly, who worked on Kong: Skull Island and all three Jurassic World movies,...

Did you hear that, friends? That *screeeeeeeech* way off somewhere in the distance, out Hollywood way? That's the bottom of the video game movie adaptation barrel being finally, well, and truly scraped, as THR reports this week that a film adaptation of forgotten 1993 Sega Genesis fighting game Eternal Champions has just gone into development.

The console wars are not what they used to be. Nowadays, there’s little difference in terms of features and performance between the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 (though Nintendo kind of does its own thing with the Switch). There aren’t even many console exclusives anymore as both Sony and Microsoft put most of their titles on PC, and Xbox has begun porting some of their first-party games to other platforms.

But in the ‘90s, things were very different. There were endless debates on playgrounds and early message boards about whether the Sega Genesis or Super Nintendo was the superior console. And the same titles could look and play completely differently depending on your console of choice. But which console really was better? Well, in celebration of the Sega Genesis’ 35th anniversary, here are some things the Genesis just plain did better than the Snes. And if you want...

It’s a no-brainer that the battle in the early 90s arcade fighting game scene was between Capcom’s Street Fighter II and Midway’s Mortal Kombat. Lost in the shuffle with the other fighting games vying for players’ attention was another Capcom fighter in Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors. The horror-centric fighter was able to ride the wave of Street Fighter II‘s popularity, but obviously never hit the same level of success as the two main heavyweights. Yet despite that, it’s still very much a beloved series for fans of Capcom’s fighters, and even influenced the Street Fighter series with some of its mechanics and art style.

Screenshots courtesy of Mobygames.

It’s a given that the majority of fighting games (especially those from the early 90s) aren’t really known for their deep stories, and Darkstalkers is no different. Earth is in the process of merging...

San Diego Comic-Con's 2024 Special Guest List Is One More Reason to Get Excited - Main Image

The upcoming San Diego Comic-Con is right around the corner, and fans would want to know which artists the convention center will welcome to the panel. Check out the special guests at the San Diego Comic-Con this 2024 below!

The comic-con will last from Thursday, July 25 up to Sunday, July 28, 2024. Attendees can plan ahead of their agendas for the convention once they see which of their favorite authors and artists they'll get to see live. Here are a few highlights:

Sonic the Hedgehog's Scott Shaw

Scott Shaw is best known for a number of animated TV series, but most prominently for Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog in its early series run.

He has also previously written and drawn underground and mainstream comics

You may also recognize his works in comic stripes for Bugs Bunny and Woodsy Owl,...

Disclaimer : Crunchyroll is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex. Back in April 2023, Legendary announced its acquisition of the film and television rights to Capcom's Street Fighter series. Now, while there aren't further details about the film itself, Sony has set the feature for a March 20, 2026 premiere. Related: Street Fighter Film and TV Rights Land at Legendary Video game movies may be hot right now, but this one has a tough act to follow. Have you watched Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie lately? It still whips. I'll also go to bat for 1994's much-maligned live-action Street Fighter film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as Guile and Raul Julia as M. Bison. Beyond that, the Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li film followed in 2009 with Kristin Kreuk in the lead, and there was also the Street Fighter II V anime...

Sony and Legendary announced on Wednesday afternoon that their live-action Street Fighter film, based on the classic video games from Capcom, has been dated for release in theaters on March 20, 2026.

News of the release date comes shortly after word that Danny and Michael Philippou, the Australian twin brother filmmakers best known for their A24 horror breakout Talk to Me, have exited as directors of the project. Details as to the plot of the film adaptation are under wraps, but given today’s news, you can expect that we’ll be hearing about a new director for this hot IP-based project sometime soon.

Sony will distribute the film, co-developed and produced with Capcom.

Legendary announced its acquisition of live-action film and TV rights to Street Fighter, one of the most iconic and influential series in the history of video games, in April 2023. The games revolve around an international martial arts tournament...

The streets are empty for Danny and Michael Philippou.

The Australian twin filmmaking duo behind last year’s surprise horror hit Talk to Me are no longer working on Street Fighter, Legendary’s feature adaptation of the classic video game from Capcom.

Scheduling is partly to blame, according to sources. Legendary and Capcom were hoping to begin sooner than later. The Philippous, however, shifted focus to Bring Her Back, which reteams with their Talk to Me studio A24. That project, which will star Sally Hawkins and Billy Barratt, begins shooting later this month in Australia.

Street Fighter is now looking for a new filmmaker.

Street Fighter is one of the more enduring fighting video game franchises of all time. It began life with the 1987 arcade game Street Fighter, and set a high water mark for arcade fighting games with Street Fighter II. The game, released in 1991, was the first to...

With Tyler having the clarity, gumption, and downright insight to throw the first live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie at us as a gateway horror movie, it got me thinking about other movies that aren’t really horror movies but maybe got us thinking about dipping our toes into that now beloved genre. It got me thinking past things like A House with a Clock in its Walls, The Monster Squad, or other kids’ movies that are actually horror movies for kids. It got me thinking of late summer in 1995 and the old Charter Center theater off of Beach Blvd in Huntington Beach, California. It got me thinking of the first time I saw Mortal Kombat (watch it Here) and what that meant to both me and the state of video games as movies. Turn on your Techno Syndrome from the soundtrack and let’s revisit one of the...

In 2022, like many gamers, Gene Park booted up Cyberpunk 2077, the latest open-world RPG. The futuristic video game by the makers of The Witcher depicts a world full of neon lights and cybernetic enhancements, and it had recently received a big content update. Controller in hand, Park vividly recalls directing a digital Keanu Reeves to try and stop a murder, all while medical tubes protruded from his body. The tubes plugged into a port on his torso, and they were ready to pump chemicals inside. Unlike the digital augments that buffed his video game character,...

As if taking his older brother Alexander’s hulking, muscular presence in Robert Eggers’s The Northman as a personal challenge, Bill Skarsgård cuts an imposing figure in Moritz Mohr’s Boy Kills World. Every bit as jacked up as a professional wrestler, Skarsgård looks the part of a man hell-bent on revenge against Hilda Van Der Koy (Famke Janssen), the dictator who hosts an annual televised event in the film’s post-apocalyptic landscape known as The Culling, which claimed the lives of our hero’s family when he was a child.

Given his brawniness and the relentlessly brutal means with which he trains for his vendetta in the forest with the help of an Asian shaman (Yayan Ruhian), it’s more than a little dissonant that our deaf-mute protagonist, Boy, has his inner thoughts expressed in voiceover by H. Jon Benjamin, of Archer and Bob’s Burgers fame,...

When he’s not performing to sold out crowds across the world, Stray From The Path drummer Craig Reynolds is either interviewing a fellow musician for his popular podcast The Downbeat , launching new exclusive merch, or sitting in as the house drummer on Late Night with Seth Meyers . Needless to say, he’s a man of many talents! Can that level of renaissance man-hood be attributed to his love of anime? You’ll have to read the interview below to find out! Can you tell me a little about your anime journey? How it started and where you are now? Are there genres you gravitate toward? Reynolds : I was early to the game and now I’m late to it… I was super into the Street Fighter video game series when I was a kid, so Street Fighter II The Animated Movie was where it started and from there...

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At a Glance: The Best Retro Video Game Devices

Editor’S Pick: Nintendo Nes Classic Edition Best Arcade Cabinet: Arcade1Up Best For Old School Games: Atari 2600+ Best For ’90s Kids: Nintendo Snes Classic Edition Best For Sega Fans: Sega Genesis Mini Best Sega Alternative: Sega Genesis Mini 2 Best For Sony Fans: Sony Playstation Classic In This Article

What Are the Best Retro Video Game Devices?

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On January 26, Bandai Namco will release Tekken 8 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. While there will surely be multiple seasons of Dlc for the game, the first season will end right around the 30th anniversary of the series. 30 years of eight mainline titles, two tag team offshoots, a Nina Williams spinoff, some mediocre-at-best movies, a pretty decent Netflix animated series, and a handful of weird-ass comic tie-ins.

In those three decades, Bandai Namco gave us what might just be the best fighting game series to ever exist. If the fighting genre had a Mount Rushmore, surely the titles carved into it would be Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, and King of Fighters. I mean, I suppose you could argue Super Smash Bros., but the fighting game community treats it like Anakin Skywalker in the Jedi Council. It’s there, but is treated like an outsider.

But why is...

Pokémon with guns. What a concept.

On Jan. 19, Japanese game studio Pocketpair released Palworld to blockbuster numbers. An enormous audience flocked to the open-world survival title, which allows players to outfit cute, animal-like creatures with assault rifles or rocket launchers. Almost overnight, the game evolved from an obscure indie project mocked as a dystopian knockoff of Pokémon to one of the most popular games in the world. It sold over six million copies in four days, with among the highest concurrent player counts in the history of the Steam marketplace.

One question in the backdrop of the game’s breakout success that may decide its future viability, as well as other titles that toe the line between copyright infringement and taking advantage of popular concepts and designs without crossing that boundary: Do the “pals,” eerily similar to the creatures in Pokémon, infringe on existing intellectual property?

Takuro Mizobe, chief executive of Pocketpair,...

There was a time when arcades reigned supreme, and Bandai Namco’s 3D fighter Tekken series was a top contender for king of the fighting games. Despite being someone who grew up in the twilight of arcades’ popularity, my first experience with Tekken wasn’t with a cabinet, but with a kiosk at Toys “R” Us. As a kid who loved playing Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat at home, my attention was instantly piqued by the flashy graphics and explosive audio of Tekken 2 blasting from the chunky TV...

So, Mortal Kombat took the fighting game by storm, and made it a worthy opponent to Capcom’s Street Fighter II. The obvious question after that is: How do you follow up that success? The obvious answer came in November 1993 with Mortal Kombat II. Was it more of the same? Not quite. Building upon the framework of the original game, Mkii honed what made the original game so great, added more Kombatants, more Fatalities, more secrets, and in general just gave fans more of what they craved in pixelated blood.

Mortal Kombat II picks up after the events of the previous tournament, where Shaolin warrior Liu Kang had defeated both the reigning Mortal Kombat champion Goro and the shapeshifting sorcerer Shang Tsung. Shang is brought before his master, Shao Kahn, the supreme ruler of Outworld, begging Kahn to spare his life. Shao Kahn relents after hearing Shang Tsung’s new...

By all accounts, Ed Boon is just a regular guy. Chicago-raised, he loves shlocky Eighties action flicks and the music of Prince. Like everyone else, he’s racing to catch up on Succession but it’s tough to fit into his busy work schedule. His work just happens to be leading development for the latest installment of Mortal Kombat, one of the most influential game series of all time – not just for its impact on gaming, but for its three decades worth of symbiosis with our culture.

Developed in 1991 before its initial 1992 arcade release,...

The so-called video game movie curse has become a particularly dated term perpetuated by the internet. Sure, plenty of bad adaptations that don't do their original game properties justice or even make for worthwhile viewings exist. Yet, labeling every single rendition as terrible is unfair. In the hands of a good creative team, translating the world of gaming to film can be done well. Look no further than Gisaburo Sugii's action-packed anime feature “Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie.”

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Gisaburo Sugii's career in anime goes far back, including involvement in the original “Astro Boy” show. He would, along with Kenichi Imai, write the screenplay of “Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie”. The now-defunct animation studio Group Tac would be tasked with animating, while Toei would distribute. For its overseas release, the feature would be distributed by 20th Century Fox with an English dub.

Video games can break your heart. It is a business built on creativity, scheduling, manpower, collaboration, and customer demand. Not everything works out. A company can have a brilliant concept and all the talent, but due to a few bad decisions or lack of funds, it could come out as a husk of what it was meant to be.

At least those failed games get to hit the shelf, though. Some dreams lead to dead ends. Amazing game designs never see the light of day for one reason or another. Maybe you have an interesting idea for a Mario spinoff that Nintendo shoots down. Maybe you put work into a game based on a popular movie that the higher-ups decide is not economically viable. Maybe your violent fighting game is nixed because the people you work for are bought out by another company who do not agree with your vision.

The Film

Browsing the shelves of Our Price in the 90s, I remember seeing anime for the first time. One of the few things I miss about VHS is the larger cases that allowed for some very cool artwork, and the Manga line of releases were like nothing I’d seen before. Over the years, I ended up seeing things like Streetfighter II: The Animated Movie, Akira and Ghost in the Shell, but one that has evaded me even up to this point is Golgo 13. Having no context for these films, I had no idea that the anime version I saw on those shelves of VHS tapes was pre-dated by a live action adaptation of the manga.

The UK VHS image from Unified Goods

The manga series the film is based on began in 1968, and still runs to this day, even after the death in 2021 of its creator Takao Saito.

Street Fighter is the brand that spring boarded the entire fighting game genre. While the first game fell under the radar, its sequel became an absolute phenomenon and inspired countless imitators and so many upgrades, sequels, and spinoffs. Afterwards, publisher Capcom released both a series of prequel games (Street Fighter Alpha) and a sequel game (Street Fighter III) to varying levels of success. And after a lengthy break, we finally got Street Fighter IV, which kickstarted a revival of the fighter genre that was followed by Street Fighter V.

Now we have Street Fighter 6, which takes the series to new heights with brand-new modes, mechanics, and other updates that are sure to influence the genre as a whole once again. And considering Capcom treated Street Fighter III like it was radioactive and gave it the Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift treatment by making every sequel a lead-up to it,...

When Street Fighter II: The World Warrior hit the scene in 1991 and changed everything, it proved that the fighting game genre was the perfect fixture for the arcade. Between the endless player vs. player challenges and the multiple endings for those going solo, fighters had the perfect amount of replay value for hanging out at the arcade. Then these games hit consoles. You could play against a friend for hours, but if you were alone, you were left playing through arcade mode with everyone, beating the final boss again and again just to watch ending cutscenes of differing quality.

Eventually, developers realized that there needed to be more than an arcade mode and a versus mode to keep players coming back, but what could you do with a fighting game engine? Maybe add a team mode, survival mode, even a time attack, but those added little to the experience.

It’s no secret that Capcom,...

The thing about being first is that it usually puts a target on your back. For Street Fighter, despite setting the standard for an entire genre in 1987, and perfecting it in 1991, it meant that the franchise would almost immediately be against the ropes.

With its breakout followed the very next year by Midway’s splatter-fest Mortal Kombat, then by an onslaught of increasingly technologically advanced series like Virtua Fighter and Tekken, the Og combat king primarily had to lean on playing better than the competition to thrive.

And although being...

Before violent games like “Mortal Kombat” created panic among parents there was “Street Fighter II.” The second installment of that storied franchise became a global success thanks to its arcade incarnation before a home release helped launch the 2D fighting genre in the 1990s. And then there’s the 1994 “Street Fighter” film, but let’s not talk about hat. Legendary wants to wipe that cinematic slate clean, as they grabbed the film and TV rights to the video game franchise from Capcom with hopes of putting together a feature film first.

Continue reading ‘Street Fighter’: Philippou Brothers Tapped By Legendary To Direct New Movie Based On Beloved Video Game Franchise at The Playlist.

If you thought CinemaCon was the only game in town this Thursday, think again! The Hollywood Reporter says Talk to Me directing duo Danny and Michael Philippou are in talks to direct Street Fighter, Legendary’s adaptation of the classic fighting video game from Capcom.

Street Fighter is one of the most beloved fighting game franchises in history. The first game in the series, Street Fighter, hit arcades in 1987, followed by Street Fighter II in 1991. I was there, man. For both of them! I remember going to Nathan’s Famous restaurants to play the original, and it was a madhouse. People of all ages hooted and hollered around the Street Fighter cabinet as Ryu and Ken duked it out. There was something special about Street Fighter from the start, and the franchise grew with each iteration. I’ll never forget the first time I unleashed Blanka’s electric attack or Chun-Li’s Hundred Lightning Kicks.

Australian twin filmmaking duo Danny and Michael Philippou, who directed Sundance breakout “Talk to Me,” are in final talks to direct “Street Fighter” at Legendary, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

Legendary secured an exclusive license to the live-action film and television rights for the iconic Capcom video game franchise earlier this month.

The first “Street Fighter” game was released in arcades in 1987 and has sold over 49 million units worldwide, becoming one of the most well-known and highest-grossing video game franchises of all time. It featured two playable characters, Ryu and Ken, who traveled the world fighting other martial artists in a tournament. Despite its limited gameplay mechanics, the game was a hit and spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs.

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“Street Fighter II” was released in 1991 and is widely regarded as one of...

Danny and Michael Philippou are taking it to the street.

The Australian twin filmmaker duo behind Sundance horror sensation Talk to Me are in final negotiations to direct Street Fighter, Legendary’s feature adaptation of the classic video game from Capcom.

Street Fighter is one of the more enduring fighting video game franchises of all time. It began life with the 1987 arcade game Street Fighter, and set a high water mark for arcade fighting games with Street Fighter II. The game, released in 1991, was the first to offer a choice of characters and fighting techniques, revolutionizing one-on-one play.

Sfii became a phenomenon, with Capcom unleashing countless special editions and remakes. In all, the franchise has sold 49 million units worldwide, with a new installment, Street Fighter 6, due out June 2.

A take on the material, or which characters would be involved, wasn’t revealed, but if the Philippous are being hired off the strength of their breakout,...

Ah, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Truly one of God’s finest creations. After the Nintendo Entertainment System helped rebound the very concept of video games and the Sega Genesis evolved past its limitations, Nintendo released this wonderful 16-bit console to help Nintendo reclaim that top spot. It’s the system that gave us so many classic games and so many classic characters. Characters like Yoshi, Diddy Kong, Mega Man X, Geno, Fox McCloud, Gabby Jay, Ness, and Aero the Acro-bat. Okay, maybe they weren’t all classics.

Still, the Snes is still such a beloved part of gaming history and has a spot in many hearts. Active for about a decade and with such a massive library, there are so many fascinating bits of trivia out there. Here are some interesting facts to celebrate the system that gave us the Rainbow Road.

15. The Snes’ Disruptive Launch

In Japan, the...

When Steven E. de Souza embarked on his big-screen adaptation of Capcom's arcade classic "Street Fighter II," the transformative upgrade on the ho-hum original, he painted a fire-engine red target on his back. The A-list action screenwriter of "48 Hrs.," "Commando" and "Die Hard" had more than earned the opportunity to make his directorial debut, but, in 1994, no one took video games seriously as a storytelling medium — and for good reason! Aside from role-playing computer franchises like "Ultima," "The Bard's Tale" and "Final Fantasy," most non-sports-centric games were either side-scrolling quests with the most slender of narratives or button-mashing combat competitions.

"Street Fighter II" fell in the latter camp. No one chugged Mountain Dew until sunrise because they wanted to know M. Bison's backstory; they did so to exert their console-controller primacy over their friends and dormmates. But Capcom's PvP sensation was so wildly popular that the video game...

For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday. Back in 1987, Capcom introduced the world to "Street Fighter," permanently changing the landscape of fighting games and birthing an extremely popular (and profitable) multi-media franchise. In the last 35 years, "Street Fighter" has spawned almost 150 different games, spin-offs, TV shows, movies, and appearances in other games. That number is about to get even bigger because, as The Hollywood Reporter notes, Legendary Pictures — the folks who also put out "Godzilla vs. Kong," "Detective Pikachu," and "Dune" — have acquired the film and TV rights to "Street Fighter."

This is phenomenal news for fans of the classic fighting game, because Hollywood has a pretty disappointing track record with adapting "Street Fighter" for the big screen. Back in 1994, Universal released "Street Fighter: The Movie" featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme as Guile, Ming-Na Wen as Chun-Li,...

Hadouken! Legendary is ready to throw down after acquiring the film and TV rights to video game developer Capcom‘s world-famous Street Fighter franchise. With Street Fighter 6 hitting consoles and PC platforms on June 2, now is the perfect time to announce an all-out assault of entertainment inspired by the timeless fighting game. As a part of the deal, Legendary will team up with Capcom on future projects, and our bodies are ready!

Street Fighter is one of the most beloved fighting game franchises in history. The first game in the series, Street Fighter, hit arcades in 1987, followed by Street Fighter II in 1991. I was there, man. For both of them! I remember going to Nathan’s Famous restaurants to play the original, and it was a madhouse. People of all ages hooted and hollered around the Street Fighter cabinet as Ryu and Ken duked it out. There was something special...

Legendary Entertainment has secured an exclusive license to the live-action film and television rights for the iconic Capcom video game franchise “Street Fighter,” the studio announced on Monday.

All projects will be co-developed and produced in conjunction with Capcom, including the feature film in development.

The History of “Street Fighter”

The first “Street Fighter” game was released in arcades in 1987 and has sold over 49 million units worldwide, becoming one of the most well-known and highest-grossing video game franchises of all time. It featured two playable characters, Ryu and Ken, who traveled the world fighting other martial artists in a tournament. Despite its limited gameplay mechanics, the game was a hit and spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs.

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Legendary is ready to unleash a sonic boom, with the studio acquiring the film and TV rights to the classic beat-’em-up game Street Fighter. The studio will work with video game company Capcom on future projects.

Street Fighter is one of the more enduring fighting video game franchises of all time. It began life with the 1987 arcade game Street Fighter, and hit a high-water mark with Street Fighter II, the 1991 game that spawned countless special editions and remakes. In all, the franchise has sold 49 million units worldwide, with a new installment, Street Fighter 6, due out June 6.

It is known for characters such as Ryu, Ken, Chung-Li, Guile and M. Bison, each of whom have various moves (and sounds — such as “hadouken!”) that make them memorable.

Hollywood has made moves on Street Fighter in the past, with Universal releasing an ill-fated 1994 film that starred Jean-Claude Van Damme as Col. Guile...

Just a few months shy of its 35th anniversary, the Street Fighter series is back with its latest installment — and a theme song to accompany it. Rocco808 and Randy Marx’s “Not on the Sidelines” was produced by Grp and Capcom’s Yoshiya Terayama to evoke the themes and retro vibe of the 1987 fighting game franchise. Directed by Ross Harris, the video features both rappers as well as two special guests: quadriplegic graffiti artist Benny Diar and dancer Sumi Oshima.

Developed by Capcom, the Street Fighter series is considered a...

In 2023, Capcom will finally release Street Fighter 6. When the game was announced a few months back, all we knew about the sequel at that time was that it was going to feature a new character named Luke and a very wide, beefy take on Street Fighter protagonist, Ryu. Thanks to the new Street Fighter 6 trailer revealed as part of Sony’s latest State of Play presentation, though, we now know the game will feature so much more than that.

At first glance, the trailer clearly reveals four confirmed characters in action. Ryu is back, of course, retaining his fan-favorite beard from his Street Fighter 5 alternate outfit. Series regular Chun-Li also returns, shown fighting her adopted daughter Li-Fen at one point (Li-Fen’s teenage appearance suggests that we’re finally going past Street Fighter III in the timeline). Luke, the last Dlc character introduced in Street Fighter 5, also shows up as...

Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, the game that really kickstarted the fighting game genre, has turned 30 this year. To celebrate, Ryu and Chun-Li are appearing in Fortnite. It’s par for the course for Ryu, who has been in so many crossovers to fight everyone from everywhere. Ryu has crossed over with the cast of Tekken, the guys from King of Fighters, the Marvel superheroes, just about everyone under the Nintendo banner, GI Joe, Power Rangers, and even Family Guy for some odd reason. Ryu and Street Fighter have crossed over with nearly everyone.

Yet for some reason, the number one dream fighting game match-up has never happened. Yes, we’re talking about Street Fighter vs. Mortal Kombat. These two giants of the fighting game industry have never exchanged blows despite being household names from the very beginning of the fighting game boom of the early 1990s.

That doesn...

In today’s TV news roundup, Showtime announced the premiere date for “Shameless’s” final season, and “The National Dog Show” returns on Thanksgiving.

Casting

Carly Pope has been cast as a guest star in ABC’s two-part Season 4 premiere of “The Good Doctor,” Variety has learned exclusively. Pope will portray Lily, a woman whose husband has become sick with symptoms that mirror those of coronavirus. The premiere, which focuses on the effects of Covid-19, will include Lily’s increasing frustration at not being able to stand by her husband’s side due to safety protocols in place. Pope is represented by The Characters Talent Agency, Gersh and Link Entertainment.

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Showtime announced that the final season of “Shameless” is scheduled to premiere on Dec. 6. The series began in 2011 and is Showtime’s longest-running show to date. The last season will deal with the Covid-19 pandemic and its side effects,...

When Street Fighter came out in 1987, there was no story to it. No more than your average sports game, really. There was a martial arts tournament, you could either play as the Japanese karate guy or the American karate guy, and the final boss was a tall dude with an eye patch. Even beating the game just gave you a generic congratulations.

1991’s Street Fighter II had more going on, and it gave us closure on how the first game ended (Ryu split open Sagat’s chest with a Shoryuken), but it didn’t have much real story to it. It was another fighting tournament, this time connected to a very vague plot involving world domination, but the focus was more on the characters than the overall plot. Generic guys like Joe and Retsu from the first game were replaced with better designed characters like Blanka and Zangief.

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The Street Fighter franchise doesn’t have the best relationship with live-action film. The 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme/Raul Julia adaptation has become a kitsch classic, but is still a terrible movie and doesn’t adapt the franchise at all faithfully. Remarkably, the next attempt was even worse, as 2009’s Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li starred Kristin Kreuk and Chris Klein and is so bad that even as a diehard Street Fighter fan, I couldn’t make it all the way through. It eventually took a fan film, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist to produce something that was of an acceptable quality.

But in my opinion, Street Fighter is still crying out for the full Hollywood treatment. With superheroes still riding high, the game’s crew of bizarre martial arts fighters, big personalities and completely bonkers backstories could be a giant hit and now, BossLogic has given us an idea...

Last week I gave you a glimpse inside of Capcom's massive celebration of 25 years of quarter circle punches with the newly-released Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collection. And after cracking this well-crafted collector's box open that Capcom sent along for the Xbox 360, I'm pretty impressed with this tribute to the fighting series.

But let's take a deeper look at the set together and see what Capcom has in store for those of you who decide to pick up this massive set.

Opening the box/Certified

The first thing you'll notice when you pull the box out of its paper slipcover and plastic wrapping is the texture: the exterior is velvety and soft, with metal corners to prevent the case from getting excessively dinged up during transit. Turn it with the logo facing you, and then simply tilt the lid open. While I appreciate that Capcom didn't want to break the smooth...

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Capcom is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Street Fighter, one of its most successful franchises, and is even being generous enough to add in some extra goodies for those who pick up PS3 version of the collector set.

Before a recent announcement made at Comic-Con in San Diego, the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector Set was set to include Super Street Fighter II: Turbo HD Remix, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (includes all downloadable costumes,) and Street Fighter X Tekken (includes all character and costume Dlc.) Now, the PS3 version of the set will boast a two-disc Blu-Ray set with a documentary that discusses the series’ relation with its fans. Going further, that Blu-Ray set will also feature Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter IV anime movies along with every episode of the animated series and Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie.

So Chun-Li wasn't given her proper respect in the live-action Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. In fact they helicopter kicked her credibility right out the friggin' window. To see her at her best, fans of the video game vixen need only dig through the $5 anime DVD bins at their local store and dig up 1994's Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. Fans of the classic arcade brawler will be...