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A Fitting End: Street Fighter Cover on Last (Unpublished) EGMToday

The Cover of the Last EGM. Pretty, eh?

.....speaking of James Mielke, he just released the last cover of EGM.

Having worked there, it really seems fitting -- I can't recall how many Street Fighter covers EGM did in the arcade / Genesis / SNES days, but it was a ton. As a Capcom employee, it's an honor

There's more where that came from, just check out Mielke's blog.

EGM: The End of an EraYesterday

As most of you probably heard, EGM has been shuttered as a side-consequence of 1up.cop joining UGO.com. It's hard even now to write it, and actually believe it.

EGM.. has been... shuttered?

To be honest, I was surprised at how much of a loss it felt like when I got the news. EGM was the magazine I looked forward to getting in the mail when I was young. It always had the coolest first looks at Japanese games, which always came out months and years before their American counterparts (Capcom included.) EGM probably also ran about 58 Street Fighter covers..

It became a goal, a dream, of mine to work for that magazine one day. Right when the internet and web started to become a usable place to get information, I wrote tons of web articles, pestered lots of people on #irc and at CES, and finally I got my break. I began working for then Sendai Media in 1996.

EGM was completely different back then, but many things remained the same. It was a fantastic experience, andan honor to work for a magazine I grew up loving as a kid. I finally left Ziff Davisand my Senior Editor spot in 2002 to try my hand at genuine game development. (Shane Bettenhausen took my open spot, and he did an awesome job with it!)7 years

Mad Catz Announces Street Fighter IV FightSticks, FightPads and Collectible AccessoriesYesterday

You've been getting info trickling in about the Mad Catz SFIV sticks for quite some time now. But finally, here's the full scoop! Below is the press release for your reading pleasure. It's got the details on all the goodies Mad Catz is proudly presenting for the SF fans. With the fans in mind, Seth (s-kill) sent me a message from his phone just a bit ago. Apparently one of Americas greatest Street Fighter Legends, Alex Valle,was playing on the tournament edition stick. He said it's the best stick ever on the market!

Full Press Release after the jump.

Mad Catz® Announces Licensed Street FighterTM IV FightSticks, FightPads and Collectible Accessories

Mad Catz® Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, today announced a full ran

1942 Bomber Jacket is teh awesomesYesterday

Every now and then John D lets me in on some of the cool stuff he gets created for our games. One such thing was this 1942 Bomber Jacket. Now, this was a prize for a contest we held a while back, created by the guys over at Meat Bun. Which, if you can't tell from the pic, do an absolutely fantastic job making cool swag. Anyways, I grabbed Melody's aviator glasses, John's 1942 Jacket, and struck a pose that reminded me of the coolest leather jacket hero of all time... The winners of that contest have their jackets, so look out for these bad boys on the street, and know that those guys would totally kick your butt in 1942.

Zangief ChroniclesYesterday

We got an interesting set of letters in the mail recently with a note scribbled in a child like hand writing, packaged with a DVD... As you can imagine, we didn't know if we should pop the DVD in or pass it off as one of those creepy letters we don't talk about. Good thing our curiosity won out, and we put the DVD in. We were delighted to see an entertaining and very high quality project that Periscope put together for us as a "Happy New Year!"

I can't just let this sit here at Capcom, it's just too awesome for you guys not to watch! You'll get a kick out of these videos whether you're a Street Fighter fan or not. It follows Zangief in a few challenges of everyday life, with a bit different flavor than The Later Years. Check it out here, The Zangief Chronicles.

I just love the extra sound effects when he moves his hands! lulz Seriously, stop reading this and go watch 'em. It's worth every second.