The rise of Xbox Live and PSN have given us the luxury of on-demand multiplayer, but there's still something to be said for playing the old-fashioned way, face-to-face. Or in the case of the Underground Gaming Tournament League, playing with over 100 people in a huge warehouse decked out with TVs, video games, and game-related art.

This last weekend, UGTL4 brought together game enthusiasts from all over Southern California to listen to music, watch live art, gorge on tacos, and play in a highly competitive Street Fighter 4 tournament.

This video is a compilation of audio interviews and photographs featuring the artists, the event staff at UGTL4, and the tournament finalists (Alex Valle, ComboJack, and Mike Ross). (Photos by PK aka Ryan "The Hammer" Gayatinea.)
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Oct 21, 2009

Capcom On 'Modern Warfare 2' Callsigns Being Just Like 'Street Fighter 4' Icons/Titles

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360 - Street Fighter IV - Capcom On 'Modern Warfare 2' Callsigns Being Just Like 'Street Fighter 4' Icons/Titles

Russ Frushtick of MTV Multiplayer writes:

"At the top, an icon and title which represents your online persona in "Street Fighter 4." At the bottom, the callsign which represents your online persona in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2." If you think they're pretty similar then you're probably not blind. Granted "Modern Warfare 2" does offer up a healthy number of other ways to customize your character, but in terms of what your foes see when they fight you, the callsign is your primary representation.

At an event in New York City today, I spoke with Seth Killian, Capcom's Community Manager, about the similarities."
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Oct 11, 2009

BAM: Street Fighter 4 Singles Results

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360 - Street Fighter IV - BAM: Street Fighter 4 Singles Results

In the biggest ever fighting tournament held in Melbourne the champion and final 3 have been decided. Find out who after the jump
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Oct 7, 2009

Bar Fights II Main Event: New York City's Empire Arcadia vs. SoCal

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360 - Street Fighter IV - Bar Fights II Main Event: New York City's Empire Arcadia vs. SoCal

What do you get when you take the best Street fighter players from the east coast and west coast throw them in a bar in Pasadena, California?

Bar Fights 2.

The main event of Bar Fights II will be a special SoCal vs. New York City's Empire Arcadia 5v5 exhibition match.
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Oct 5, 2009

Icrontic: Five New Games Inducted Into Microsoft's "Platinum Hits" Collection

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360 - Street Fighter IV - Icrontic: Five New Games Inducted Into Microsoft's "Platinum Hits" Collection

Microsoft today announced five new entries to their Platinum Hits collection, and revealed a 3-for-2 sale at most retailers.
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Sep 29, 2009

No Arcade Version for Super Street Fighter IV

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360 - Street Fighter IV - No Arcade Version for Super Street Fighter IV

Examiner: Although Street Fighter IV started out as an arcade game, its expansion will only be released on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.
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Sep 28, 2009

T.Hawk and Juri coming to Street Fighter

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360 - Street Fighter IV - T.Hawk and Juri coming to Street Fighter

Gamer Limit writes "Only hours ago we announced that the mysterious SFIV New Warrior site had gone live, well… The mystery has already been ruined with screenshots of the new characters leaking to the internet.

Check 'em out after the jump."
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Sep 27, 2009

Neocrisis: Leaked Shot of T. Hawk in New Street Fighter IV?

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360 - Street Fighter IV - Neocrisis: Leaked Shot of T. Hawk in New Street Fighter IV?

Neocrisis writes, "A possibly leaked shot showing T. Hawk and another character for the upcoming update of Street Fighter IV has hit the internet. We can't confirm the legitimacy of the shot, but it definitely looks the part and has us excited if it does turn out to be true."
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Sep 24, 2009

Mad Catz Reveal Street Fighter IV Round 2 Accessories

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360 - Street Fighter IV - Mad Catz Reveal Street Fighter IV Round 2 Accessories

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. has announced a range of licensed Street Fighter IV 'Round 2' accessories for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 systems. The original Mad Catz Street Fighter IV range was released alongside the launch of the smash-hit title in February 2009. The 'Round 2' range of products continues the evolution of this much loved accessory range and has been produced in close collaboration with Capcom.
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Sep 22, 2009

Target holds new Xbox 360 clearance sale

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360 - Street Fighter IV - Target holds new Xbox 360 clearance sale

Select Target Corp. stores this week began holding a new game clearance for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 hardware.

Clearance titles include Street Fighter IV at $27.98, down from $39.99
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Sep 22, 2009

Capcom: new Street Fighter sequel coming soon

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360 - Street Fighter IV - Capcom: new Street Fighter sequel coming soon

Japan's Street Fighter IV Blog has just posted an announcement that a new sequel is "coming soon."
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Sep 13, 2009

No Plans For a Downloadable Street Fighter IV

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360 - Street Fighter IV - No Plans For a Downloadable Street Fighter IV

Anoop Gantayat: Were you hoping for a downloadable version of Street Fighter IV so that you wouldn't have to switch out discs in order to get in a quick match? Then your hopes may have just been dashed by Capcom blogstress queen, Natsuki Shiozawa.
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Sep 4, 2009

Street Fighter IV Plot Explained In Giant Chart

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360 - Street Fighter IV - Street Fighter IV Plot Explained In Giant Chart

Considering how many characters Street Fighter IV has and how little time the game spends on explaining anything, you might be a bit confused by the storyline. You could read Wikipedia but why not just look at a colorful chart?
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Sep 1, 2009

Win a FREE copy of Street Fighter IV

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For fighting fans, the only thing better than Street Fighter IV is a free copy Street Fighter IV. Thanks to Australian rock band Sick Puppies, we have free copies of Street Fighter IV to give away to our favorite people on the planet: our readers ... » Read More

Sep 1, 2009

Mad Catz Announces Limited Edition 'Femme Fatale' Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition

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360 - Street Fighter IV - Mad Catz Announces Limited Edition 'Femme Fatale' Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. A leading worldwide third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, today announced a Limited Edition 'Femme Fatale' Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition, available for purchase at the official Capcom booth at the 2009 Penny-Arcade Exposition (PAX) taking place between September 4th to September 6th 2009, and via both the Capcom online store and the Mad Catz online 'GameShark' store beginning on September 4th 2009.
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Aug 27, 2009

Patriot bundles Street Fighter IV with various products

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360 - Street Fighter IV - Patriot bundles Street Fighter IV with various products

Patriot Memory is kicking off with a new bonus for its products, Capcom's Street Fighter IV game. This bundle is available with certain Gamer and Extreme Series memory kits as well as some flash drives including the TorqX SSD.

Patriot will be offering Capcom's Street Fighter IV (downloadable PC version) with two Gamer series and one Extreme performance memory kit. In addition to these memory kits, the Street Fighter IV bundle will also be available with TorqX SSD, 32GB Xporter and 128GB Magnum USB flash drive.

This is nice leverage over the competition, and Street Fighter IV adds certain additional value to these products.
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Aug 11, 2009

Worst Street Fighter Match Ever

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360 - Street Fighter IV - Worst Street Fighter Match Ever

OXM UK writes: "Street Fighter IV has been out for a while now, so everyone has been forming their own opinions on it after hammering it for months and months on end.

One complaint that tends to crop up a fair few times is it's overly defensive compared to other fighting games. You can make up your own mind on that but in light of that view, here's a video from the quarter-finals of a recent Japanese Street Fighter IV tournament. Enjoy! If you can..."
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Aug 6, 2009

Will You Be Crowned "Super VS Battle 2009-The World Championship" ?

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360 - Street Fighter IV - Will You Be Crowned "Super VS Battle 2009-The World Championship" ?

.....Empire will be presenting a 3-day fighting games extravaganza, 9 massive tournaments which will include the most enjoyed fighting games of all time.
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Aug 4, 2009

Street Fighter hand-made arcade sticks appear on Etsy

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360 - Street Fighter IV - Street Fighter hand-made arcade sticks appear on Etsy

SlashGear: "How much would you pay for a hand-made Xbox 360 wireless arcade joystick, with heavy-duty metal casings, rechargeable batteries and millimeter-for-millimeter Street Fighter II arcade cabinet control layout accuracy? If your response is "well, Chris, I'd pay $190? then keep on reading; the rest of you, move on."
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