I’m pretty sure anyone readying this post has to have watched SF: The Movie. And, I’m pretty sure we all wonder “what happened to a movie that had so much potential?”

The fine folks at Polygon have delved into this topic, speaking with the writer of SF:TM Stephen De Souza about his experience on the set with the cast during the filming of the movie. You can read the story here .

Time’s up! You had a solid week to submit entries for our #SaluteSigma challenge , and we’ve got a winner (plus some great additional entries) to share.

Our winning image comes from Tabitha ” Digitally Fanged ” Ramsey. This striking pose shows Sigma tossing away his signature cape, likely preparing for battle or perhaps some kind of messy dinner. Can’t get sauce on that fabric, man!

Congrats – we’ll get the statue out to you this month.

I also really enjoyed this YouTube tribute from Darkhawk (no relation to Marvel’s Darkhawk , I assume), which splices Sigma’s many appearances into one video, and set to an aggressive WWE track.

Other entries:

StellarNan

Jaden Nakahara

Kagerou Giru

Kdash314

Hit up the #SaluteSigma tag for even more. And tell ya what – anyone who submitted a piece of art by March 7 can ping me here on Unity and I’ll send ya a MM25 pin 🙂

While  Guile’s Theme goes with Everything , I have a feeling  Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily Stage 1 takes the prize for most covered Capcom tune… and I love it!

It’s such an awesome tune and the main riffs lend themselves so well to guitar (or sax ) covers… I’ll say no more, enjoy the video below and let me know what you think:

PS: I definitely love the little improv-style section in the middle. Nice touch.

UPDATE: The stream is over but the archive is already on YouTube , and embedded below:

Hunters, as you already know today is Monday… so that means  Monster Hunter Mondays  at  3PM (Pacific) at  twitch.tv/capcomunity –  Help D Lobby 10 if you wanna join us.

See you there!

If you missed our Sigma contest (or, going back a ways, our Project X Zone contest ) but still want to flex your artistic talent, check out AWD’s ” Mega Man gender swap challenge ,” which tasks artists with inventing a new look for the robo-cast. Cut Woman? Splash Man? All are on the table!

You can read the guidelines here , and after perusing AWD’s Twitter page I’ve found a few images already in the running:

Needle Woman (Kirbopher)

Sheep Woman (Rongs1234)

Auto (Jaxamoto)

Love these! Will definitely be following up to see all the entries. Going back a ways, this reminds me of a 2012 piece that made the rounds .

Be sure to hit up AWD if you have further questions!

When I first started here at Capcom, one of the main things I was interested in was bringing the fighting games to the masses. Luckily for me, the team here and Twitch share similar aspirations. It’s these aspirations that have culminated with the creation of the Capcom Pro Tour. Continue below for the official annoucement

The most celebrated fighting game franchise of all time is coming together with the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers. Announced today, Capcom and Twitch are collaborating to deliver the Capcom Pro Tour, the first ever Street Fighter-focused fighting game league. Comprised of a combination of premier events, ranking tournaments, and online tournaments, the Capcom Pro Tour establishes a year-long foundation for the fighting game community, culminating with the grand finals at the Capcom Cup this December. 

The goal of the Capcom Pro Tour is to provide an infrastructure which helps support tournament organizers, while delivering increased production values, supplementary video content, and new opportunities for players, content creators and sponsors. The tour will focus solely on the Street Fighter IV series, with the early portion of the tour featuring Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, then transitioning to Ultra Street Fighter IV after it releases in June.  

A total of 16 spots will be available at the Capcom Cup this year, and there are two different ways that players can qualify. Players who win a premier event will instantly qualify, and the remaining spots will be determined using a new point structure which tracks the rankings of players that compete in the tour. 

The current line-up of premier events includes:

• Final Round (March 14~16 – Atlanta, GA, USA)
• NorCal Regionals (April 18~20 – Sacramento, CA, USA)
• Southeast Asia Majors (June 20~22 – Singapore)
• Community Effort Orlando (June 27~29 – Orlando, FL, USA)
• Evolution Championship Series (July 11~13 – Las Vegas, NV, USA)
• The Fall Classic (October 10~12 – Raleigh, NC, USA)
• DreamHack Winter (November 27~30 – Jönköping, Sweden)

There will be a total of 10 premier events in the Capcom Pro Tour, and the remaining 6 spots will be determined using the point structure. All premier events retain their independence and core values, and will be collaborating with Capcom and Twitch to deliver the Street Fighter live streams via the Capcom Fighters Twitch channel . More details about the three additional premier events will be announced at a later date. 

Points will be awarded to the top 16 placements at both premier events and ranking events.  Ranking events are comprised of both trade shows and independent tournaments which are managed and streamed separately from the Capcom Pro Tour. Tournament organizers may apply to become a ranking event by emailing:   capcomprotour@capcom.com

The current line-up of ranking events includes:

• SoCal Regionals (February 28~March 2, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
• PAX East (April 11~13 – Boston, MA, USA)
• E3 (June 10~12 – Los Angeles, CA, USA)
• San Diego Comic Con (July 24~27 – San Diego, CA, USA)

Points will be awarded to SoCal Regional placements retroactively, and more details about additional ranking events will be announced at a later date. 

Fighting game fans and players can keep track of the action and receive all of the latest news and information at the official Capcom Pro Tour website:  www.capcomprotour.com .

” Monster Hunter: the game where you not only sharpen your hammer, but do so, with a fish. ” –  ROCKHOUND1

So here’s some of my favorite Monster Hunter logic gems you guys shared, as well as the 2 WINNERS!

” Let me just reload my AXE. ” –  Jonas

” Gunlance holds infinite amount of gunshells until you reach red sharpness. ” –  RAMAR

” Hit by a wyvern? Eh. Hit by a pig? You’re sent flying ” –  Jake

” My favorite bit of Monster Hunter logic is that you can listen to a short song from a Hunting Horn, and instantly be healed, get various buffs, or even have infinite stamina for a short time!  Makes you wonder what would happen if someone played “Eye of the Tiger” on one of those horns. ” –  David

” I just had a good meal…it was so good, in fact…that it’s changed reality!!! Monsters are now guaranteed to be gigantic! I make more money for the same amount of work! and I’m immune to ailments!!! ” –  Andrew

Not sure if I agree with  Gunflame ‘s definition of “real life”, but I think I get his point:

Before we get to the winners, check out this little video that  DeadeyeDave  put together on Flipnote. Simply amazing!

And finally, congratulations to the two winners for the following (hilarious) observations and winning these very logically sound blind boxes :

” Thanks for saving the village from that Qurupeco, I don’t think we could’ve survived without you!

Hmm? It called a deviljho?

Nah don’t worry we can take care of that ourselves, your quest is complete. ” –  dogcereal

” Tigrex is weak to ice; goes snowy mountains and tundra by choice ” –  Dean

And that’s that! This was a fun contest; thanks everyone for participating! There were so many hilarious comments, and I’m actually sad I had to cut some of them, so please feel free to go through the comment section on the original contest post.

Thanks  MrWezzle for creating the header image, and with it, making it to my Top 10 list =P

And I must add: for a speed-painting, this looks very detailed! Great job RJ Palmer!

Before I start rambling about art and Monster Hunter, why don’t I leave that part to you? What do you like most about this painting?

I sure love lighting and the ambiance that it creates… but it’s worth noting that the artist himself wrote this in the decription:

That hunter deserves his fate, bringing a fire weapon to a Rathalos fight…

::UPDATE::  That stream was HOT! Maybe my favorite TBT yet. If you missed it, never fear! We got the archive up on YouTube.  You can watch it after the jump.

Tune into Twitch at 3pm PT for a throwback stream of  Bionic Commando: Rearmed!  You may be thinking, “That game’s not that old!” but the game itself  is a throwback. It’s also one of the greatest remakes of all time, of one of the greatest games of all time, so just go with it.

I’ll be cooping it with Yuri, so be sure to jump into the live chat and heckle us. 

Raffle time! Throw Unity points into the (metaphorical) pot for a chance to win this deck of MMX4 themed playing cards! Just 150 points a ticket!

Ya got ’til Friday morning!

Because nobody likes a thirsty gun…

PC Gamer’s Wes Fenlon really seemed to really dig RE4 HD in his review , but PCG’s now taken fan service a step further with an amazing showcase of the game’s distinctive reload animations . From slamming in a clip, to feeding a revolver, to the pullback of a bolt-action rifle, you can see them all here  in delightful bite-sized chunks.

Almost every weapon reload animation in the game is on display, so head on over to PC Gamer to see the rest. They’ve also optimized each GIF in such a way that (even though Chrome users may have to refresh their browsers) I could swear they seem to show off RE4’s newly enhanced 60fps framerate. Whatever, I ain’t no scientist!

Resident Evil 4 Ultimate is available now at the following digital retailers:
GameFly
GamersGate
GameStop Impulse
Green Man Gaming
Steam  

UPDATE: The contest is over; I am currently picking the winners, who will receive a PM and later have their comments featured in this very blog. Thanks all for participating!

Well, let’s see:

You can fall from tremendous heights and be totally fine;

You can survive ANYTHING by diving at it head first…

So having to sharpen a Hammer is not that far out there, is it? =P

But hey! If you want to enter a chance at winning one of these 2 mysterious Blind Boxes (Vol. 4), just leave a comment below with your favorite facet of  Monster Hunter ‘s logic that sounds totally ridiculous in real life! We’ll pick our 2 favorites on March 7th.

Pet your Poogies and good luck! =)

And the hilarious fan art above comes from artist  AMBONE105 .