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X3F Week in Review: August 22, 2008 - August 28, 2008
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Aug 28
By Joystiq Staff Xbox 360 Fancast 081 -- Pacifism is a Strange Word The beat 'em up lives againAsk X3F: That Virtua Feeling edition Soul Calibur or Virtua Fighter?X3F Presents: Silicon Knights studio tour Remember Legacy of Kain?X3F TV: Denis Dyack, "Too Human" interview
Virtua Fighter: a settembre su Cooltoon
Original at TVblog.it
• Tue, Aug 26
Italy - Virtua Fighter è il nome di un videogioco del 1993 sviluppato da Sega, studio AM2 di Yu Suzuki, appartenente alla categoria picchiaduro. ...
4cr Review - Soul Caliber IV
Original at 4 color rebellion
• Sun, Aug 24
By Nick When I play Virtua Fighter it’s like a zen lesson in fighting. When I played Killer Instinct it was all about figuring out the combos. But Soul Caliber is all about kicking ass. Anyway, onto the review. I actually meant to review this ...
DoG Gaming Legends: Shenmue
Original at Den Of Geek
• Fri, Aug 22
UK - In fact, Shenmue was originally planned as ‘Virtua Fighter RPG’ before it was renamed, so this gives you a good idea of the close relation of the two titles ...
Improved 360 Controller Will Fix Your D-Pad Issues…Unless You're ...
Original at Gaming Today
• Thu, Aug 21
By Jonathan Title Update Now Available for Uno; Virtua Fighter 5 Will Have Online Play For Xbox 360; The Xbox 360 Towel Fix; Xbox 360 Controller Biggest Obstacle for 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures'; Nyko's Zero Wireless PS3 Controller Goes on ...
Virtua Fighter 5 Walkthroughs [Playstation 3]
Original at Cheats Guru
• Tue, Aug 19
Virtua Fighter 5 [Walkthrough] for Playstation 3.
Hands-on: Red Bull BC One
Original at IGN
• Tue, Aug 19
CA - Remember the blocky look of the characters in the original Virtua Fighter? That's kind of what we have here, only they seem to have even less detail. ...
Soul Calibur 4 Xbox 360 review
Original at Den Of Geek
• Mon, Aug 18
UK - Whereas I once lapped up each and every scrapper, such as Street Fighter II, Tekken, Virtua Fighter and so on, the lack of any form of originality ...
The Select and Start News Report: 08.18.08
Original at 411mania.com
• Sun, Aug 17
TX - Yu Suzuki, creator of the Virtua Fighter series, was said to have left Sega although still collaborating games with them. It turns out that Suzuki is still ...
Imperial TIE Fighter Webcam; fun but not for conferencing
Original at SlashGear
• Sat, Aug 16
By Brenda Stokes Relevant Entries on SlashGear. Capcom announces new character for Street Fighter IV; PS3 to receive Sega’s Virtua Fighter 5; Fans can apply to be in Street Fighter IV; The Dinosaur Webcam; TIE Fighter speakers - Why?
Virtua Fighter creator no longer with Sega
Original at Ars Technica
• Tue, Aug 12
• 4 related articles
MA - Aug 12, 2008 Suzuki's most recent work includes the arcade racer Sega Race TV, a canceled PC game Shenmue Online, and Virtua Fighter 4. Suzuki's future projects are ...
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SoulCalibur IV Review
Original at PALGN
• Tue, Aug 12
• 3 related articles
Australia - Aug 12, 2008 Well, we did get Virtua Fighter 5 last year and the next Mortal Kombat and Tekken 6 are on the way, but at least we've now got Soul Calibur IV, ...
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Yu Suzuki no longer a <b>Sega</b> employee
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Aug 12
• 12 related articles
By Justin McElroy If we had made games like Virtua Fighter, Out Run, Shenmue and Virtua Cop, we'd kind of hope that we could spend our later years with feet propped up in an expansive Sega office being fed peeled grapes by Amy Rose. ...
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Review: SoulCalibur IV (Xbox360)
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Tue, Aug 12
The network performance seems excellent, and on par with other Xbox Live enabled fighters such as Dead or Alive 4 and Virtua Fighter 5. Expect little to no lag with two to three South African players, although a full four-player game or ...
<b>Sega</b>: We ain't got no Yu Suzuki round these parts, stranger
Original at Destructoid
• Mon, Aug 11
• 12 related articles
By mrdestructoid@gmail.com (Destructoid.com) Suzuki brought Sega such classics as Out Run, Virtua Fighter and Virtua Cop. It's good to see he's still keeping his hand in, but Sega could really do with some of the man's former inspiration these days.
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Virtua Fighter
Original at 1UP.com
• Mon, Aug 11
NY - Aug 11, 2008 Overall Virtua Fighter 5 may become the best fighting game of our century if Virtua Fighter 6 doesn't surpass it so you shouldn't easily miss VF5 if you ...
Shenmue Creator Yu Suzuki No Longer At Sega
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Aug 11
• 4 related articles
By Michael McWhertor Jeffery says of Suzuki's status that "Last I heard, he was doing some online stuff in China", saying that the Space Harrier and Virtua Fighter creator is "kind of his own man right now." Suzuki's recent projects, the arcade game Psy Phi and MMO Shenmue Online never made it to final productio...
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Pay for your games by phone!
Original at Arcade Heroes
• Sat, Aug 9
By Shaggy There are many ways to pay for your arcade experience - quarters, tokens, card readers, etc. and naturally quarters have been the staple for the industry for quite sometime now as we are referred to as the ‘coin-op’ industry. But there is a new way for you to pay that was recently seen in Japan a...
Review: 'Soulcalibur IV' lets you be Yoda or Darth Vader
Original at Contra Costa Times
• Fri, Aug 8
CA - While contemporaries such as "Tekken" and "Virtua Fighter" cling to a relatively realistic world, Namco Bandai's weapons-based fighter seems to stretch the ...
Game review: 'Soulcalibur IV' lets you be Yoda or Darth Vader
Original at Inside Bay Area
• Thu, Aug 7
CA - While contemporaries such as "Tekken" and "Virtua Fighter" cling to a relatively realistic world, Namco Bandai's weapons-based fighter seems to stretch the ...
WCG gamers take off for Singapore
Original at PCWorld.co.nz
• Wed, Aug 6
• 11 related articles
New Zealand - Aug 6, 2008 The local team, dubbed the eblacks, will compete in a mix of PC and console games: Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360), Guitar Hero III (Xbox 360), DOTA All-Stars ...
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NZ’s top gamers take on Asia’s best
Original at Gameplanet
• Tue, Aug 5
• 11 related articles
New Zealand - Aug 5, 2008 The eblacks will compete in a mix of console and PC games: Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360), Guitar Hero III (Xbox 360), DOTA All-Stars (PC), Need for Speed: ...
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Review: Soul Calibur 4
Original at Game Reviews
• Sat, Aug 2
AZ - But unlike last year’s Virtua Fighter 5, who’s fighting system was unforgiving at times, Soul Calibur 4 won’t frustrate newcomers. ...
Soul Calibur IV Review
Original at DriverHeaven.net
• Wed, Jul 30
• 3 related articles
By MIG-31 It's the herald of a new generation. The big name fighting game is back. As good as Virtua Fighter was, and as much as everyone is looking forward to Live Arcade's HD Remix, Soul Calibur is still very definitely The People's Fighter. ...
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Soul Calibur IV
Original at CVG Online
• Wed, Jul 30
• 2 related articles
- The big name fighting game is back. As good as Virtua Fighter was, and as much as everyone is looking forward to Live Arcade's HD Remix, Soul Calibur is ...
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GREAT DEAL: New Exclusive Hori Real Arcade Pro Sticks!
Original at SDTEKKEN.COM
• Tue, Jul 29
• 1 related articles
By MarkMan The Hori Real Arcade PRO 3 for the PLAYSTATION 3 console brings the same high quality arcade controls for a new generation of fighting games. Rivaled only by Sega’s Virtua Stick High Grade, the HRAP3 continues to provide an excellent experience for both PS3 fighting game fans and PC gamers...
Frankenreview: SoulCalibur IV (Xbox 360)
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jul 29
By Mike Fahey When Namco first introduced SoulCalibur - the sequel to Soul Edge - to arcades in 1998, fighting game fans took notice. They then took that arcade gameplay, tightened things up, polished up the graphics, and released it on the Dreamcast, creating what many consider to be the best 3D fighte...
Original TIE Fighter filming model goes on sale for $170k
Original at SlashGear
• Tue, Jul 29
By Chris Davies Relevant Entries on SlashGear. Capcom announces new character for Street Fighter IV; PS3 to receive Sega’s Virtua Fighter 5; Fans can apply to be in Street Fighter IV; Flower doubles as fire extenguisher; TIE Fighter speakers - Why?
Virtua Fighter 5 R released in Japan
Original at Arcade Heroes
• Tue, Jul 29
By twistedsupreme The upgraded game has new features and new character which should be enough to garner some extra interest in the game as well as offer players two new characters to learn. Well I say two, but in fact one of them may be familiar to you. Sumo wrestler Taka-Arashi, was last seen in Virtua Fighter...
Less Than A Month And a Half, MGS4 In Bargain Bins? [Only In Japan]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Jul 28
By Brian Ashcraft Metal Gear Solid 4 hasn't even been out a month and a half, but according to Japanese sites, it's hitting the Sofmap "wagon sale" bargain bins where it joins the likes of Virtua Fighter 5 and SEGA's PSP brain trainer. ...
Review: Soul Calibur (XBL)
Original at Diehard GameFAN
• Sun, Jul 27
By Mark B. The gameplay of Soul Calibur amounts to being one part Virtua Fighter, one part Tekken, one part Dead or Alive, and one part “badass weapons”. Basically, your characters have two slashing attacks, a kick and a block they can use in ...
New Model 2 Emulator WIP Update
Original at EmuHQ
• Tue, Jul 22
By Hawq Another WIP update for ElSemi’s Sega Model 2 arcade emulator now and there’s more improvements to Daytona USA’93 Edition, Virtua Cop 2, Virtua Fighter 2 and Rail Chase, let’s take a look:. It is time to make a small review of all new ...
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 1: Sarah Bryant (Saturn)
Original at HonestGamers staff reviews
• Sun, Jul 20
A staff review for Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 1: Sarah Bryant on the Saturn platform, contributed by EmP.
Games in Review
Original at The Right Trigger
• Sat, Jul 12
By NewClassic If not, then you're not missing much of anything. Virtua Fighter 5 - Solid fighter, new characters are fun. Not much to say, if you liked VF 4, then you'll like VF 5. Nothing else to really say about it. Gorgeous on the PS3 and the 360. ...
Virtua Fighter 5R location test in Japan
Original at Arcade Heroes
• Thu, Jul 3
By Shaggy But getting back to VF5R - we knew from AOU08 that it was a major upgrade to the game, adding in new characters, gameplay modes and stages which help set it apart from the console version in it’s own way which is smart although nothing stops them from adding the same upgrades to the console ver...
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit AU Review
Original at IGN
• Wed, Jul 2
CA - In short, Burst Limit is no Virtua Fighter, and sadly, this results in the game only really being fun for short bursts of play. There's only so long you can ...
Virtua Fighter 5 R Location Test in Akihabara
Original at Wired
• Tue, Jul 1
By Jean Snow Now this is the way the way to play Virtua Fighter 5, on wide-screen high-res LCD monitors. See also: Report: Street Fighter IV's Latest Japan Location Test Sega Details New Fighters for Virtua Fighter 5 R Opinion: Why Street Fighter IV Could Fix Fighting Games
Virtua Fighter 5 R Location Test in Akihabara
Original at Wired News
• Tue, Jul 1
- The location test for Virtua Fighter 5 R I checked out was being held at the Club Sega game center in Akihabara, and included well over 30 cabinets ...
Review: Virtua Fighter Mini (Game Gear)
Original at Defunct Games
• Sat, Jun 28
And you thought you had seen it all with Virtua Fighter 2 on the Sega Genesis. Not to be outdone, Sega also made an import-only Virtua Fighter port for the Sega Game Gear. That's right; today we're going to jump right into an 8-bit ...
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Review (Wii) - MPOGD.com
Original at mpogd.com
• Tue, Apr 8
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Review (Wii) MPOGD.com, IL - Unlike games from the Virtua Fighter series, SSBB isn't about precision combos and properly timed moves, but rather knowing your characters, the environment ...
Virtua Fighter 5 Gets Patched On Xbox 360
Original at Gaming Bits
• Thu, Jan 17
Virtua Fighter 5 fans rejoice, you now have custom pants! The downloadable patch released earlier this week will allow players to equip pants from alternate costumes. The bad news? No cool outfits like you'll find in the Japanese version C. Pants and the one additional item per character b...
Rumor: Shenmue 3, other big Sega revivals at TGS?
Original at Xbox 360
• Sat, Aug 4
By Nicolo S. Alien Syndrome (Wii,PSP)After Burner: Black Falcon (PSP)Beijing 2008: the Official Videogame of the Olympic Games (PS2,Xbox360,PS3,Wii,PSP,NDS,PC)ChuChu Rocket! (Xbox Live Arcade,PC)Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (PSP)Fighters Megamix 2 (Xbox360,PS3)Ghost Squad (Wii)Happy Tree F...
Game Critics Awards Best of E3 '07 Games Announced
Original at Gaming Bits
• Tue, Jul 31
Following E3 2007, the votes are in on what E3 games impressed the 36 judges (http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/judges.html), comprised of different media companies. Check out the list of games winning out the recognition in the Game Critics Awards '07: Best of Show Rock Band (Harmonix/...
Sega's Steinberg interview reveals why Virtua Fighter 5 PS3 is not online
Original at Xbox 360
• Tue, Jul 31
By Sally B. Virtua Fighter enthusiasts know why the PlayStation 3 version of the video game Virtua Fighter 5 lacked online gameplay: lag problems hamper Virtua Fighter's combat system. An interview with Sega's Scott Steinberg though revealed another reason for the dismal lack of online fun.
Microsoft's E3 line-up: XBL members to receive some Microsoft lovin'
Original at Xbox 360
• Wed, Jul 11
By Rica M. Bomberman Live (Hudson Entertainment)Golden Axe (Sega)Hexic 2 (Carbonated Games)Marathon: DurandalPuzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (D3Publisher of America)Sonic The Hedgehog (Sega)Undertow (Chair Entertainment Group)Other features announced for the XBL Marketpla...
Virtua Fighter 5 for the Xbox 360 to get an online mode
Original at TechWhack
• Sun, Jul 8
By Satan “For a lot of very good reasons, Virtua Fighter™ 5 is regarded as the deepest and most revered fighting game available on next generation consoles”, said Gary Knight, European Marketing Director, SEGA Europe. “Bringing Virtua Fighter™ 5 to the Xbox 360™ will not only capture an entirely...
Sega announces game release dates for PAL
Original at qj/ps3 (Feedburner)
• Wed, May 16
By Mabie A. DS Sega Presents Touch Darts Early Summer 07 Sonic Rush Adventure Autumn 2007 The Golden Compass Christmas 2007 Mario & Sonic at Christmas 2007 The Olympic Games
PS3 VF5 Team Begged To Make Xbox 360 Version
Original at Xbox Today
• Fri, May 4
by Rob Gordon Virtua Fighter 5 has already been released on PS3 and is set to hit the shelves on Xbox 360 this August in Europe and North America. Oddly enough, developers developers Tohru Murayama and Yoshihiro Tsuzuku recently told Games Radar that they had to beg for the opportunity to br...
LABS: Review: Gottaplay Gaming Service
Original at Geek.com
• Fri, Mar 23
By es For the past few weeks, I've been renting some games through the Gottaplay.com Gaming Service. I've gotten a couple of games so far, NBA Street Homecourt for the Xbox 360 and Virtua Fighter 5 for the PS3. I'm enjoying the experience, and the process couldn't be much simpler. -- Gottaplay is lik...
PS3 Loses Another Exclusive, Virtua Fighter 5 Comes To 360 [Sega]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Dec 21
By Michael McWhertor STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (December 21, 2006) - SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced that the highly anticipated arcade fighting game, Virtua Fighter 5, will make its way onto the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. Virtua Fighter 5 is scheduled for release on Xbox 3...