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Ultra Street Fighter IV retail ver. dated for August 7 in Japan; SFxTK save unlocks newcomers' alts

This week’s issue of Famitsu magazine has revealed that the full retail version of Ultra Street Fighter IV (PS3/X360) will be released in Japan on August 7, 2014.

In Japan, first-print editions of the game will receive the 2014 Challenger’s Pack, which are a set of costumes for USF4′s five new characters designed by Udon Entertainment, the studio behind the officially-licensed Street Fighter comics. In the US, the Challenger’s Pack is a pre-order bonus at certain stores.

Each USF4 newcomer also has a default and an alternate costume in the game. According to Famitsu, you will need a Street Fighter X Tekken save file in order to unlock the new characters’ alternate costumes, although there may be other methods of unlocking the costumes.

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Wccftech's Best Fighting Games of the Decade - Genre's Golden Age

Wccftech selected the ten best fighting games released in the 2010 decade, which they reckon was the Golden Age for the genre.

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Our Gaming Heroes: Sakura (Street Fighter)

Our first gaming hero is the fighter in training, Sakura! Sakura throughout the years has been an inspiration to keep your head up high and train to be the very best.

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Looking back to 2014 and Ultra Street Fighter IV

Jahanzeb writes: "It’s easy to make fun of fighting game revisions/expansions, but there’s no denying each entry bolstered the fighting roster and gameplay substantially, particularly with the swansong entry Ultra Street Fighter IV."

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Knushwood Butt1725d ago

'After the release of Street Fighter III: Third Strike in 1999, Capcom took the cast of world warriors on a bit of a detour with the Street Fighter Zero/Alpha prequel series.'.

Alpha was released in 1995.

Imortus_san1725d ago

Back in the Time Capcom was releasing full games.