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RipTen Dojo: The Tournament

This week in RipTen Dojo, we talk about the concept of tournaments, how they help players and communities alike, what to expect at your first tournament, and why you should be going to more of them.

Shadowauthor4422d ago

I've always wanted to go to a tournament. One of these days I hopefully will get the chance.

greeneggsnsam4422d ago

There's none anywhere near me, it's so hard to find them.

Cataract4422d ago

Check your online communities! Places like Shoryuken have sections devoted entirely to regional matchmaking and local tournaments.

Also, wait for next weeks piece to go up, it'll be on hosting your own tournament!

ostgar4422d ago

I are a button masher. Not sure tourney folks will appreciate getting schooled by me!

BlackjackCF4422d ago

Then you're a really GOOD button masher. My friend is a pro at fighters and owns button mashers...

ostgar4418d ago

Yeah - it was more of a sad way to admit that I suck at most fighters.

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The 7 Best Street Fighter Games: Exploring the Franchise

The Street Fighter series has a long history, but which are the seven best games the franchise has yet offered to gamers?

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Street Fighter X Tekken May Be Purchasable On Steam Soon

Or it's about to leave the storefront like another Capcom title.

Darkegg102d ago

When they announce tekken x street fighter, let me know.

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How Street Fighter IV Saved 2D Fighting Games (Ft. Maximilian Dood)

After Street Fighter II released in in 1991, it caused a fighting game explosion, both in arcades and in home consoles. But, as the decade ended, and arcades were failing, so too were 2D Fighting games. This is how Street Fighter IV completely revitalized the genre.

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Snookies12313d ago

I'd say Blazblue helped too. Didn't care for Street Fighter 4, but Blazblue was amazing during that time. Sad that the series kind of went downhill after the first 2 or 3 games though.

DarXyde313d ago

BlazBlue was phenomenal. Platinum'd Calamity Trigger because I loved it so much. I remember buying Continuum Shift back in the day at launch for like $40. They did have DLC characters (Valkenhayne, Makoto, and Platinum at the time) and it came out to just a tad more than it would at full price. Didn't mind at all.

Great fighting game.

Snookies12313d ago

Continuum Shift was definitely my favorite. Spent way too many hours on that game, haha... Had the counters for days with Hakumen.

DarXyde313d ago

I really like Makoto, Valkenhayne, and Hazama. Super fun characters

Terry_B312d ago

Valkenhayn ..just sayin'

Terry_B313d ago

BlazBlue was the much better, more technical game..and a real 2D Fighting Game after all. But yes, since it was a big name..the characters were still popular and the game itself was good, SFIV indeed helped a lot. However, I am pretty sure the much better-selling Mortal Kombat 9 would have been done without SFIV as well..and that one truly helped to make the fighting game genre in general more popular again.

Ryuha1234h313d ago

You’re sound dumb. Blazblue was not better than sf4. You’re just saying that because you’re a street fighter hater.

Redgrave313d ago

>calls someone dumb
>does it by saying "you're sound dumb"

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Terry_B312d ago

A SF Hater eh? Fight me in SF 2,3 4 or 5 and you will regret that stupid comment ;)

gold_drake313d ago (Edited 313d ago )

eyyy max xD

one of the very few streamers i can actually watch without it being cringe and awful ha.

GhostScholar312d ago

The content of IV was severely lacking when it launched. It got better over time.