Dispelling earlier rumors, Capcom issued a press release (Thanks Hexus.gaming) today which revealed that a demo of Capcom’s hack and slash devilry will be hitting the XBOX Live! Marketplace and the PSN Store sometime early 2008.
Between, Devil May Cry 4, Ninja Gaiden 2 (XBOX 360) and the potential release of God of War 3 (PS3), 2008 is shaping up to be an excellent year for fans of the genre. FPS purists be damned, 2008 is the year of the third person action adventure.
Full press release below:
I play an hour or so of COD4 and then return to find some “leaked details” about Street Fighter IV. Truly a mixed bag here. Below you will find the translated quoted text with some of my comments in bold.
Look at this. It is a screenshot (From 1UP)of Street Fighter IV, in-engine. I was puzzled at first, but after reading some of the associated info, I am cautiously optimistic. 3-D visuals and a strictly 2-D fighting engine? Sounds good so far. I just need to see this game animate in the form of a combo video of some sort.
If Street Fighter IV is too much for you to handle, how about some of the changes for Super Street Fighter 2: Turbo HD Remix’ Balance Mode? A couple of days ago, David Sirlin updated the blog over at Capcom Unity concerning the changes they are making to Ken Masters. His Hurricane Kicks and Dragon Punches will be improved; very nice.
No release dates have been pegged for either Street Fighters as of yet.