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6  Top Ten RPGs Of This Generation... So Far Sat, Aug 28th, 2010, 12:46 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS This console generation has seen a remarkable shift in what it means to be a role-playing game. Elements that have traditionally been exclusive to RPGs - such as leveling/upgrading characters and equipment, branching, non-linear plots, and collectible items - have begun to be incorporated in numerous other genres, blurring the lines between them. However, the core RPG genre remains intact, featuring a wide variety of the best Western and Eastern game designers have to offer. This is Gaming Union's top ten RPGs of this console generation (roughly 2005 to present), in alphabetical order. More »

0  First Glimpse Of Tekken X Street Fighter Fri, Aug 20th, 2010, 2:27 pm (EST) BY COLIN You've seen the trailer for Street Fighter X Tekken, you've seen the playable demo as well as multiple screenshots. What you haven't seen is Namco's version of the fighting crossover, Tekken X Street Fighter. It's still in the very early stages of development, so early that Ryu's character model had to borrow Paul's wardrobe. It's looking pretty good thus far. Enjoy the trailer, courtesy of GameTrailers, More »

0  Capcom: The King of Fighters Wed, Aug 11th, 2010, 8:37 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA Capcom is, at the moment, the dominant force in the fighting game industry. There's no sense in denying it, regardless of what style of fighter you may prefer. From their popular Versus series of games (Marvel vs Capcom, Tatsunoko vs Capcom), to their original IPs such as Street Fighter, they're successfully holding a lead that most other developers would die for. But is their position really that hard to reach? Is there a secret formula to Capcom's success that no other developer can copy? Not really, it just takes a little bit of time and listening to a few of your fans to ensure a spot as number one. Though there are many aspects in the fighting genre that are shared across all games, few have done more to assist the multiplayer community like Capcom has. They've set a high bar, an industry standard, but they shouldn't have been the first to do it. Tournament modes, solid netcode, and a few fan-requested updates are all that's really required to turn a 'great' game into an 'awesome' game. Yet despite these pretty basic concepts, other developers continue to mess things up. Leaving out fan favourite characters, or making their games launch with poor online-playability is embarrassing, and makes room for your competition to claim the glory. More »

	0  Series Producers Oversee TEKKEN X Street Fighter GamesCom Bout Fri, Aug 6th, 2010, 9:48 am (EST) BY DARRYL GamesCom 2010 is the place to be for fighting fans, as both Katsuhiro Harada (TEKKEN) and Yoshinori Ono (Street Fighter) will be present to oversee a tournament put on for the upcoming TEKKEN X Street Fighter game. More »

1  Capcom To Increase Production Output Tue, Jul 27th, 2010, 8:57 pm (EST) BY COLIN Capcom's looking to put out more big games like Resident Evil and Street Fighter per year. At the moment, Capcom only produces two on an annual basis, they hope to ramp it up to three or four instead. More »

2  Tekken X Street Fighter Is Confirmed Sat, Jul 24th, 2010, 5:08 pm (EST) BY COLIN As it turns out, right after the announcement and playable demo of Street Fighter X Tekken at Capcom's Comic-Con Panel, Namco's Katsuhiro Harada followed suit with his own confirmation that Tekken X Street Fighter is indeed in development. Fighting game fans now have not only one game but two to look forward to. While Street Fighter X Tekken will run on the Street Fighter IV engine, Namco's take on the crossover is rumoured to be built in the style of Tekken games where fights are held in a 3D arena. Capcom's Ono does say that the games won't see release any time soon and that Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 will have to satiate fans for the time being. More »

	0  Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Confirmed Sat, Jul 24th, 2010, 4:44 pm (EST) BY COLIN At Capcom's Comic-Con panel, producer Yoshinori Ono has confirmed that they are working on Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition as a ways of saying that they "haven't forgotten about Street Fighter III." More »

2  Street Fighter X Tekken Announced Sat, Jul 24th, 2010, 4:15 pm (EST) BY COLIN Big news for fighting game fans all over as the rumours look to be very true indeed. Capcom's announced at the San Diego Comic-Con that Street Fighter X Tekken is indeed in the works. Not to mention that it looks to play in that 2.5D plane, à la, Street Fighter IV. The announcement was made by Capcom's Yoshinori Ono. Apparently Namco's Katsuhiro Harada is prepped to make one as well - Tekken X Street Fighter in proper 3D anyone? More »

0  Evo2k10 'Winner' Announced Mon, Jul 12th, 2010, 11:21 am (EST) BY ADAM MA This year's North American fighting game tournament has round itself up, with international competitor Daigo Umehara coming out on top for the Super Street Fighter 4 championship. This year saw a lot of fantastic match-ups and some very high-level tournament play, including a few players who made it into the semi-finals using a 'pad' instead of a 'stick'. Exciting stuff for those interested in the world of fighting games. More »

0  Five Mechanics Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Needs To Be A True Successor Wed, May 5th, 2010, 8:52 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA Marvel vs Capcom 3 has caused quite a bit of a stir amongst the gaming community, as hype and anticipation for the game's announcement has been years in the making. Since then everyone and anyone has been throwing down character speculations and wish lists as to who their favorite fighting team would be, but personally I'm far more interested to see what mechanics will make it from the last game to this next-gen rebirth. After all it was the speed, chaos, and 'cool factor' that made Marvel vs Capcom 2 such a blast to play. Being able to see Wolverine tear up Ryu with his claws was just a sweet bonus. More »

0  Why Mainstream Gaming Needs Super Street Fighter 4 Mon, Apr 19th, 2010, 8:28 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA Street Fighter is one of the best known and easily identifiable franchises in the gaming industry, let alone for fighting games. It holds history as one of the first major arcade fighting-game successes, has a main character about as identifiable as Mario or Master Chief, and boasts an absolutely terrible movie featuring Raul Julia (who was awesome). It's for all those reasons and more that Super Street Fighter 4 is a necessity for the gaming industry, let alone mainstream gamers. It seems like a pretty sensationalist statement, but how many other games actively search for ways to be more fan driven? How many try to encourage tournaments between friends or try to bridge the distance gap in game communities? Few companies have gone as far as Capcom in making a solid multiplayer experience, let alone a decent fighting game and while the Street Fighter series may not be for everyone (I personally prefer Guilty Gear) it cannot be denied that some aspects of Super Street Fighter 4 should be universal to all other fighting game titles. More »

	3  Capcom Wants Street Fighter IV On PSP Tue, Feb 16th, 2010, 7:30 am (EST) BY COLIN Capcom revealed just yesterday that Street Fighter IV will be landing on Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch sometime next month. However, it appears that isn't all the good news for gamers on-the-go as the title may very well be heading to Sony's PlayStation Portable. More »

2  Defining Immersion: The Fighting Genre Tue, Jan 19th, 2010, 9:24 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA How to properly capture and engage the average gamer is something that companies have been struggling with for a very long time. As tastes between individuals vary greatly, it's natural that each and every person will define immersion differently. Gaming Union covered a keynote speech by Yannis Mallat at DIG London 2009, in which he described how Ubisoft tests to ensure their games thoroughly have the ability to capture an audience before moving into full development. However even once a game has a core mechanic down that doesn't mean it'll be an inherent success. More »

0  Tekken 6 (PSP) Review Tue, Dec 22nd, 2009, 11:30 am (EST) BY DARRYL After the success of Tekken: Dark Resurrection, it wasn't a huge surprise when Namco Bandai announced that Tekken 6 would also be arriving on the PlayStation Portable. Impressively though, Namco are doing everything they can to make the Portable version as close possible to the home console, with the game including a ton of characters, stages and modes. How does this all translate to Sony's handheld offering? More »

	0  Reviews Round-Up: Assassin's Creed 2, Avatar, Tekken 6 and More Sat, Dec 12th, 2009, 10:50 am (EST) BY DARRYL This week has been a pretty solid week for reviews on Gaming Union, with there being six in total, spanning the three major home consoles. Ubisoft take the spotlight this week though, with the releases of Assassin's Creed II and James Cameron's Avatar: The Game. More »

0  Tekken 6 Review Tue, Dec 8th, 2009, 10:26 am (EST) BY DARRYL Tekken is one of the most venerable franchises in the world of fighting games, with it initially appearing on home consoles way back in 1995. Fourteen years on, the King of Iron Fist Tournament is still throwing its weight around, but with a vastly expanded roster of fighters, all of whom wish to take the crown and become the new head of Mishima Zaibatsu. More »

	0  Tekken 6 DLC Now Live On PS3/Xbox 360 Posted on 2009/11/26 BY DARRYL Namco Bandai have announced that some free DLC became available to players today on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. However, don't get too excited, as it's mainly making sure the game performs better. More »

	0  Modern Warfare 2 Unsurprisingly Tops UK Sales Charts Posted on 2009/11/16 BY DARRYL Reports have been flying in from everywhere about how Modern Warfare has been smashing sales records. It even broke the record set by Grand Theft Auto IV for the biggest launch in UK history. More »

0  Tekken 6 Goes Viral: What Will You Fight For? Part 2 Posted on 2009/10/14 BY DARRYL Tekken 6 is getting closer and closer to release, and a viral campaign kicked off for the game in the last couple of weeks. Part 2 has now been released, but it's quite a bit different from Part 1. More »

1  Tekken 6 Goes Viral: What Will You Fight For? Posted on 2009/10/01 BY DARRYL It's not long until Tekken 6 will be released, and Namco Bandai have kicked off their marketing campaign with a video that shows off action that only a game like Tekken 6 can capture. More »