Street Fighter IV ships out July 18, 2008 to Japanese arcades. In addition to that there is new news that there will be alternate costumes for characters in Street Fighter IV. These are not just color swaps but different costumes. The pic above shows Chun Li and Blanka in alternate costumes. Nice! Links: Alternate Costumes | Set Your Watches: SFIV Arcade Launch Dated... more.

As a follow up to the In-Game XMB walkthough we have this new 2.40 PS3 update video showing what we can expect when trophy's are soon added. Think xbox 360 achievements only with trophy icons.... more.

Custom in-game soundtracks will rock. Sony is so late to the party with this update. We have been enjoying these features on the Xbox 360 for over a year now.... more.

Calling the Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB PS3 bundle I saw at Frys earlier today "custom" is putting it nicely. In order to get your hands on one of those nifty Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB Playstation 3 bundles you have to buy a crap load of other accessories you may not have the slightest interest in having. What a way to ruin what Sony intended to be a great deal. Yes, we have seen "bundle gouging" (m... more.

The latest issue of Nintendo Power reveals that the new Castlevania game for Wii named "Castlevania Judgement" will be a 3D fighting game. This is super left field news. I know that I said this is the year of the fighting game but damn. According to GoNintendo: Characters confirmed thus far - Dracula, Simon, Alucard, Shanoa, and Maria Renard. (more...)... more.

Gamersyde just posted a bunch of new high quality Soul Calibur IV videos. Check it out: Amy vs. Seigfried: Stream Ivy vs. Voldo: Stream Mina vs. Hilde: Stream Tira vs. Mitsurugi: Stream Xianghua vs. Cervantes: Stream... more.

These videos are of the online component that comes with Metal Gear Solid 4 called "Metal Gear Online." Its a bitch to set up and get going on Metal Gear online. As many of you already know you need to sign up for a a Konami ID AND also you need a Game ID. These ID names and passwords cannot be the same and there are character length restrictions. The video above shows the menus and options up... more.

Here are some downlodable 720p HD Street Fighter Remix Beta matches that you can download and check out. Ryu vs. Ken - 41 MB Ryu vs. Ken - 30.2 MB Ken vs. Ken - 43.1 MB Ken vs. Ryu - 32 MB I have been playing tons more of this BETA and I must say in all fairness that its growing on me. I am having a lot of fun with the HD Remix beta despite the issues I brought up in my last post. ... more.

The new issue of Nintendo Power apparently has an article revealing that an all new Mega Man 9 will be hitting WiiWare. The new Mega Man 9 game apparently will retain the classic look and feel of the original NES versions of the game. Great news for fans. When the scans from the Nintendo Power were posted at the Capcom-Unity forums, Corporate Officer and Vice-president of Strategic Planning... more.

Well the time has finally come and we are now able to get a taste of what to expect from the highly anticipated Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix game. Whats the verdict? Keep in mind that this IS a BETA and these things I am about to mention could and hopefully will be addressed in the now 8 weeks until the full Street Fighter II HD Remix game is released. I will use these screen... more.