Street Fighter is without a doubt one of the most well known fighting franchises on the market today. Developed by Capcom, the franchise has made its way onto a whole slew of different consoles. The most recent release, Street Fighter IV, has actually seen two iterations – one being the normal version and one being Super Street Figther IV which has some new content including characters and moves.

However, there is also another version of the game dubbed Super Street Fighter IV Arcade which adds even more content including Evil Ryu, Oni, Yun and Yang alongside some other gameplay tweaks. Originally, Capcom said the game would never be coming to consoles but it seems that they will be refuting that claim in the near future.

The reason we say this is because a trailer for the Capcom Captivate has just leaked which shows that the content featured within the Arcade edition. No release date for the DLC pack was released but rumor has it that it will be coming sometime in June.

Check out the leaked trailer after the break.
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When Super Street Fighter IV first got announced way back when I was a bit skeptical about the title — A new Street Fighter IV with characters that seemingly should have been nothing more than DLC? No thanks. However, after actually getting my hands on the game and seeing the immense amount of updates and tweaks Capcom had included along with the new characters, my views changed drastically.

And apparantly, I’m not the only one who thinks like this as Capcom has just announced that they have already shipped 1 Million Super Street Fighter IV units to retail. To put that into perspective, according to Capcom, the Street Fighter franchise has sold 28 million console units worldwide as of March 31st and this isn’t even including the SSFIV numbers I detailed above.

Pretty ridiculous.

Street Fighter is arguably the most famous fighting franchise in history, and the last few editions of the game have solidified that place. And with Super Street Fighter IV, Capcom takes Street Fighter IV, adds a few more characters — 10, actually — a few more locations, and keeps the tried and tested gameplay. The result? One of the best fighting games you can get today. If not the best.

In case you’re wondering what the difference between Super Street Fighter IV and plain ‘ol Street Fighter IV is, you’ll have to look at the new additions and features. It includes 10 more playable characters — 2 all new ones — and a bunch of new features. The game was originally meant to be released as a DLC, but Capcom opted to release the whole deal separately at a lower price, and it’s an excellent deal for any fighting fan.

The gameplay is very easy to pick up and follows the ancient mantra of “easy to learn, hard to master”. You’ll be handing out combos and special moves within no time, while mastering everything will take you a long time. There are a total of 35 playable characters, all with their own unique feel and look, just the way it should be. In fact, there are so many characters that it’s easy to get lost, and it’ll certainly take you hours upon hours learning all the fighters. There are also new stages as well, and they look and feel just like you’d expect. This time, it’s easier to keep track of your improvements and score, with a dedicated point system for each of your fighters.

Visually, Super Street Fighter IV looks wonderful, with colorful characters and settings, and most importantly, a feel of throwback to the old games, with it’s retro charm and bright colors — almost cell-shadish. Multiplayer wise, there are the same features you’d expect, including online rankings, and now, a “endless” mode, where players can queue up and watch while two go at it, and when one is out, another player takes over. Another new feature is the replay mode, where you can not only replay your online matches, but also others’ matches as well, which leads to a great learning experience. Overall, Super Street Fighter IV is nothing short than the best fighting game out there at the moment, and offers endless hours of fun gameplay, both offline and online.

The Good:
Lots of characters
Great features
Awesome gameplay
Great visuals and style
Runs smooth

The Bad:
Campaign can get repetitive

Overall score: 10/10

In leui of the forthcoming Super Street Fighter IV launch, Capcom will be discounting the iPhone version of Street Fighter IV from $9.99 to $6.99. Normally, I’d brush this off as just another overpriced iPhone app but the iPhone version of Street Fighter IV stays so true to its console counterpart its ridiculous.

I’ve already bought it at the $9.99 price point, unfortunately, but will you be picking it up at its new lower price?

Capcom’s Super Street Fighter IV isn’t officially hitting store shelves until tomorrow but if you’re looking to jump the gun, a DLC pack for the game is available through Xbox Live now. The pack in question is entitled Super Challengers Pack 1 and will include things you probably don’t care about (at least not enough to spend 320 Microsoft Points on).

The reason I say this is because all it will feature are costumes for Makoto, Guy, Dudley, Hakan and Dee Jay.

I’ve never been able to pull myself to buy things like virtual clothes because honestly, ti’s not

Super Street Fighter IV‘s April 27th release date is just about a week away and to start the hype train, Capcom is teaming with Microsoft to bring some Street Fighter IV Avatar clothing to the marketplace. As you can see from the above image, fan favorites like Ryu, Akuma and pretty much everyone else from Super Street Figher IV is included.

Unfortunately, there’s no word on when Microsoft plans to release these but something tells us it will be very soon.

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It looks like Dudley won’t be the only Street Fighter 3 character makes its way into Super Street Fighter IV. The latest issue of Famitsu has recently been released with a SSF4 feature. In said feature, the magazine confirmed that the Street Fighter 3 characters Ibuki and Makato will be joining Dudley in the new release.

Super Street Fighter IV will hit North American shelves on April 27th, 2010.

via joystiq

If you’ve been following Capcom for a while, you may have heard that they previously held an event in New York called the Fight Club. The event pitted competitors against each other in a wide array of games such as Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Tatsunoko vs Capcom and Super Street Fighter 4.

Why does this matter? Because Capcom will be holding a similar event early next year, but this time in Las Vegas. And considering they streamed said event on UStream

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One of the most disappointing things I encountered with Street Fighter IV was the fact that it didn’t feature the beloved car smashing bonus level. Well, with the announcement of Super Street Fighter IV gamers yet again had some car bashing fun to look foward to, if the game was to include it, that is.

Today we have confirmation that the bonus level will infact be included in the new title with the above screen shot showing it off.

Super Street Fighter IV will be out for the Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 23rd, 2010.

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A recent GameStop listing spotted by I Play Winner has let us know that Super Street Fighter IV will hit store shelves on March 23, 2010 for $39.99.

While this sounds about right considering the previously announced release window and the fact that it is essentially a SF4 add-on, don’t put too much stock in it as GameStop has been known for putting up estimated information as a place holder.

In other words, we’ll have to wait for an official announcement from Capcom before we mark this one as confirmed.