The early 2000s was a great decade to be a fan of 2D fighting games. During this period in time, both Capcom and SNK collaborated on a series of fighting games that finally merged two of the best franchises in gaming history - Street Fighter II and The King of Fighters. Capcom, just like SNK, agreed to develop games independently of each other. What eventually culminated from Capcom’s half of... more.

A long time ago there was Karateka and it kicked ass, even if the princess killing you at the end was whacked (bow to her or she kills you instantly – why didn't such a warrior save herself?). An avalanche of beat-em-ups followed and, ugh, did they get old fast. This realization hit me shortly after Street Fighter II became the holy grail of fighting games in the latter half of the '80s, spaw... more.

Capcom released Street Fighter IV on iPhone/iPod Touch yesterday (sure we are a day behind, takes time to put together a nice news post rather than just copying the Press Release and posting that, like other sites).  Street Fighter IV makes use of an innovative control scheme that is tailored for the fighting games' debut on the controller-less handheld. Capcom hasn't forgotten the modes, a st... more.