Posts Tagged 'Fighting Games'

Martial Artists: How Fighting Games Can Look As Good As They Play

Fighting games are a genre with complex structure, fierce competition,  and devoted player bases worldwide. Despite rising popularity, fighting games aren’t appreciated for their aesthetics. Instead, their mechanics take focus, and define what makes them different—but this is a mistake. Visual

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Martial Artists: How Fighting Games Can Look As Good As They Play

Fighting games are a genre with complex structure, fierce competition,  and devoted player bases worldwide. Despite rising popularity, fighting games aren’t appreciated for their aesthetics. Instead, their mechanics take focus, and define what makes them different—but this is a mistake. Visual

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Games as Medium, not as Art: Performative Beauty in Videogames

Have you ever watched someone play a videogame? I don’t mean in the way that a partner or spouse of a hardened “gamer” watches him or her trawl around Liberty City ad nauseum until 9:00 mercifully rolls around and it’s

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Games as Medium, not as Art: Performative Beauty in Videogames

Have you ever watched someone play a videogame? I don’t mean in the way that a partner or spouse of a hardened “gamer” watches him or her trawl around Liberty City ad nauseum until 9:00 mercifully rolls around and it’s

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Skullgirls and the challenge of indie fighters

As mainstream games grow more expensive, indie games are gaining more of a presence. Indie games have always steered towards singleplayer experiences though with multiplayer rarely in mind. Even when playing with others in mind it’s usually not about being

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Skullgirls and the challenge of indie fighters

As mainstream games grow more expensive, indie games are gaining more of a presence. Indie games have always steered towards singleplayer experiences though with multiplayer rarely in mind. Even when playing with others in mind it’s usually not about being

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Into the Lion's Den: An Outsider's Look into the Fighting Game Community

I am imagining Final Round XV to be like something out of Hollywood dystopia, replete with roving bands of unkempt men glaring at me in open and violent animosity, perhaps even menacingly swinging industrial-grade chains, pointing at me, and then

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Into the Lion's Den: An Outsider's Look into the Fighting Game Community

I am imagining Final Round XV to be like something out of Hollywood dystopia, replete with roving bands of unkempt men glaring at me in open and violent animosity, perhaps even menacingly swinging industrial-grade chains, pointing at me, and then

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Guilty Gear creator determined to continue Japan's fighting game dominance

How many American fighting game franchises can you name? Like me, you could probably count them on your hand. Japan’s fighting game dominance has always been quite apparent and Guilty Gear creator/talented composer Daisuke Ishiwatari plans to continue that trend.

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Guilty Gear creator determined to continue Japan's fighting game dominance

How many American fighting game franchises can you name? Like me, you could probably count them on your hand. Japan’s fighting game dominance has always been quite apparent and Guilty Gear creator/talented composer Daisuke Ishiwatari plans to continue that trend.

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Akihiko and Mitsuru step into Mayonaka Arena

After Aegis’ inclusion everyone began to speculate what other guest characters from Persona 3 were joining the fight against the myriad of Persona 4 characters in Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena. Speculate no more! Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3

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Akihiko and Mitsuru step into Mayonaka Arena

After Aegis’ inclusion everyone began to speculate what other guest characters from Persona 3 were joining the fight against the myriad of Persona 4 characters in Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena. Speculate no more! Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3

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Justin Wong Shares More Tips on Becoming a Great Fighter

Video game fighting expert Justin Wong must be looking for some stronger competition. In the last few weeks, he has been sharing his personal formula for success so that fans of Street Fighter IV and Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 can

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Justin Wong Shares More Tips on Becoming a Great Fighter

Video game fighting expert Justin Wong must be looking for some stronger competition. In the last few weeks, he has been sharing his personal formula for success so that fans of Street Fighter IV and Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 can

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Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Combo Montage

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6qzKkFOR7w] Unsurprisingly, what this video confirms is that Marvel Vs Capcom 3 is one flashy motherfucker. The game emphasizes style, and it has it in spades. It’s just plain…cool looking. Everyone looks like they’d be fun to play, except for

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Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Combo Montage

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6qzKkFOR7w] Unsurprisingly, what this video confirms is that Marvel Vs Capcom 3 is one flashy motherfucker. The game emphasizes style, and it has it in spades. It’s just plain…cool looking. Everyone looks like they’d be fun to play, except for

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EVO 2010 Top 10 Moments

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PmWl8dI6HU] As dictated by G4, anyway. Two quick notes: Adon is better than we thought indeed, and, the actual “top moment” is pretty lame. Nothing particularly exciting or interesting about that win. Still, EVO had plenty of epic moments, no?

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EVO 2010 Top 10 Moments

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PmWl8dI6HU] As dictated by G4, anyway. Two quick notes: Adon is better than we thought indeed, and, the actual “top moment” is pretty lame. Nothing particularly exciting or interesting about that win. Still, EVO had plenty of epic moments, no?

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EVO SSF4 Results: Daigo Wins, Justin Wong Upset

No real surprise on the winner, though it seems as if most people weren’t able to watch the stream during the last critical moments of the final battle between Daigo and Ricky Ortiz. If you missed the stream, we’ve got

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EVO SSF4 Results: Daigo Wins, Justin Wong Upset

No real surprise on the winner, though it seems as if most people weren’t able to watch the stream during the last critical moments of the final battle between Daigo and Ricky Ortiz. If you missed the stream, we’ve got

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