Monday, January 10, 2011

DEAD OR ALIVE DIMENSIONS 2011 TRAILER

The latest entry in the Dead or Alive fighting game series is coming for the brand new Nintendo 3DS! I'm not really a fan of the series and prefer other similar fighters such as Tekken and Soul Calibur, but I've played a few of the entries and find them decent at the least.

What I really found impressive from this trailer is how powerful the graphics engine of the 3DS seems to be. That's some seriously impressive animation coming from a handheld platform! Despite the fact that there is 3D involved somewhere here, the trailer doesn't really give you a clear indication of what the experience will be like. Anyway, check out the trailer below and judge for yourself!

Sunday, January 9, 2011

NEW MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3 VIDEOS AND PICS FOR JANUARY 2011

Aside from the recent reveals of Phoenix and Mike Haggar as brand new inclusions in the game, there have been a bunch of new videos and pictures out for Marvel vs. Capcom 3:


ALTERNATE COLOR GALLERY

Destructoid has a gallery of alternative colors for almost all of the characters. Here's a sample:

Saturday, January 8, 2011

YUN AND YANG ENDING FROM SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV AE WITH TRANSLATION

Here are Yun and Yang's fully animated endings from Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition. The video's in Japanese, but there's also a translation courtesy of Event Hubs:

Friday, January 7, 2011

PHOENIX AND MIKE HAGGAR REVEALED FOR MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3!

The latest characters to be added in Marvel vs. Capcom 3 are Mike Haggar from Final Fight and Phoenix / Jean Grey from X-Men. Below are their official reveal trailers, plus some hi-res art:

Monday, January 3, 2011

UFC 125 RESULTS

Pretty good card with lots of great finishes and an excellent main event (though it ended rather oddly):

MAIN CARD

1. Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard for the Lightweight Championship - 
Draw (48-46, 46-48, 47-47)

Sunday, January 2, 2011

UFC 125 MAIN EVENT REVIEW

I picked Maynard for this one. It's not that I was underestimating the champ, Frankie Edgar. It's just that, seeing Edgar's style and how he beat BJ Penn (especially in that extremely impressive second outing), I figured Maynard was the man to take him out. Edgar's style is to use his amazingly quick footwork and go in and out a hundred percent of the time and outpoint his opponent, and attempt to finish as quickly as possible if an opening arises, which is very similar to how UFC Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz does battle.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2011 MARTIAL ARTS MEDIA

There's quite a bit to look forward to in terms of martial arts media in 2011, and here's a quick look at what the year has in store:

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

Friday, December 31, 2010

MMA KOMBAT!

Okay, now this is just perfect! I love Mixed Martial Arts and I love Mortal Kombat, so mixing them together in a single video this well done is just amazing to me! Expertly put together and genuinely funny, this is a treat for any fan of MMA and Mortal Kombat. Thanks very much to lookoutawhale for this presentation! Check it out:

Thursday, December 30, 2010

CHUCK LIDDELL RETIRES FOR REAL

It's official. After countless urgings by UFC President Dana White for him to hang up his gloves, Chuck Liddell finally made the decision he thought he'd never have to. A pure competitor by heart, if it weren't for his currently suspect chin, "The Iceman" would have never retired.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

TRICKING THE STUNTS OF TRON LEGACY

I recently saw Tron Legacy in Imax 3D and enjoyed it very much. Critics, however, are very divided with it. It, for example, currently holds a 49% rating over at Rotten Tomatoes, yet top critic Roger Ebert gave it 3 out of 4 stars. Some even speculate that, in order to even like the film, you had to have loved the original. I personally do not believe this to be true. While I did see the original film as a child and liked it, I feel that I did not love it enough to make any significant emotions carry over into my enjoyment of the sequel. I simply enjoyed Tron Legacy for its own merits, no more no less. Here's the official trailer:

Monday, December 27, 2010

NEOGEO STATION AWAKENS FIGHTING GAME NOSTALGIA

The NEOGEO Station, featuring many classic SNK arcade games from the 90's, became available to the PSN this month. Being the martial arts media freak that I am, I immediately grabbed up all the fighting games it offered at launch. This includes Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Samurai Shodown, and King of Fighters '94. Check out the official trailer below:

TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 TRAILER

The latest title in the popular game franchise, Tekken, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is officially coming out for arcades in 2011! Here's the official trailer:

Sunday, December 26, 2010

SUPER STREET FIGHTER 4 ARCADE EDITION VIDEOS!

The Arcade Edition of Super Street Fighter 4 came out a few days ago and there have a been a flood of gameplay videos coming out. Check out some of them below!

MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3 DECEMBER 2010 TRAILER

There's a new Marvel vs. Capcom 3 trailer! While it's mostly clips from past trailers, there is some neat new gameplay footage near the end that shows off some cool, new alternate costumes for some of the characters. Check it out!