Today I had the privilege of interviewing producer Yoshinori Ono about the upcoming fighter,Street Fighter X Tekken. We covered things such as the character choices (specifically Poison), certain gameplay decisions, and what to look forward to in the coming months leading up to the release. Ono-san even teased gameplay elements Capcom has yet to reveal.Street Fighter X Tekkenis a tag fighter, in the vain of Namco Bandai’sTekken Tag Tournament. When the active fighter is defeated, the round is over, even if there’s a fresh combatant waiting in the wings....

Can you feel the burn? That’s your soul. It’s still burning, right? Famitsuhas snagged the first images ofSoul Calibur Legends, the third-person action adventure title coming exclusively to the Nintendo Wii. The article mentions a new character, Isuka, who will accompany a 16-year old Siegfried through a series of levels lasting between five and 20 minutes. In terms of the series’ time line,Legendswill fall somewhere between the events ofSoul BladeandSoul Calibur....

Better late than never? As of this week,Modern Warfare 2now has a single-player demo. It went live yesterday on PlayStation Network and hit Xbox LIVE earlier today (download link). You can probably understand why Infinity Ward didn’t do this prior to the game’s launch last November.Modern Warfare 2is something of a known quantity at this point, and putting together a demo would’ve been time away from active development. Still, whynow?...

[Editor’s note: jackal27 writes about how much he hates the Water Temple for hisMonthly Musing. — CTZ] As I tried to think of something to write about for this article, a good many things crossed my mind, possibly things that I’ll write articles about later on. However, the majority of the things I thought about were annoyances rather than things I hated. Things like friend codes, XBox Live,Zelda: Twilight Princess, everyFinal Fantasygame after9, etc....

[Warning:This post has spoilers in it, if you’re one of those whiny types] Just when you think you know a game, it smacks you in the face with something out of left field. While some puristsbitch and moan about changes, Square Enix nevertheless has chosen to update more than just the graphics in its upcomingFinal Fantasy IVremake for the Nintendo DS. Our pal Spencer over atSiliconerahas warned gamers that the bosses inFF IVwill fight back in ways you may not be expecting if you’re intimate with the original game....

Rapidly following the cell phone footage,NeoGAFstrikes once again, this time giving us a clearer look at Capcom’s upcomingSuper Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix(What is it with all the excessively long titlestoday?) with an over-the-shoulder in-game photo. Once again, it’s a shot of the classic Ryu Vs. Ken matchup running on the Xbox 360, and once again our boy from Japan seems to be taking a heavy whupping despite the home turf advantage....

G4 has received exclusive in game footage of what the newGhostbustersgame will look like. In the video, you watch as aGhostbustertortures Slimer and tries to capture various other ghosts. We also see what looks like will be an epic boss battle with the Stay Puft Marshmallow. Pay attention to the physics as all the chairs, tables and other things around the rooms get flung around when the energy beam hits them....

Atlus has revealed a book titledForests of Eternity, a pre-order bonus for DS RPGEtrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City. It’s a 60-page, full-color art collection that contains work from the entire EO franchise. This means that you’ll get imagery from not only this new game, but also the first two titles. As always, this pre-order deal is only good from participating retailers, which usually means Amazon and Gamestop, but theofficial webpagealso has Buy....

A new challenger approaches! Former Bungie developers Michel Bastien, Damián Isla, and Rob Stokes have formed a brand new development studio, Moonshot Games. Moonshot will specialize downloadable titles, with an aim to produce AAA-quality titles on a small scale and modest budget. Based in Seattle and Boston, Moonshot is currently scouring both regions for talent. The talent currently on board have all worked on theHalofranchise, so their experience with blockbusters hits cannot be questioned....

Free!Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Liteis available for your iPhone or iPod Touch for absolutely nothing, thanks to the folks at Rockstar Games. Of course, it’s a “lite” version, which means that it serves as an introduction to a game you’ll likely pay for later to see the whole offering. You know how this goes by now. This particular one is a pretty good deal for a lite freebie, as it comes with the first three missions from the full game....

Would it be poor form for me to say “finally” again? Because it felt like this day took an eternity in coming. After months of hype over its mature themes and salacious marketing, we finally have information on how one actually plays the action portion of Persona Team’s first HD game,Catherine. So, what will Vincent be doing in the monstrous nightmares he has? A lot of climbing, from the sounds of it....

GameStop is also holdinga contest over on their Web sitewhere a $100 GameStop gift card is up for grabs. All you need to do is submit a picture of yourself with mutton chops. They’re going to be picking one winner a week until May 22. If you don’t have mutton chops or can’t grow them because you have a vagina, you can download and print outthese mutton chopsthat GameStop has provided....

Digital distribution has hit the games industry in a big way over the last few years, but there’s still a good bit of hesitation when it comes to releasing your payment information to the aether; what with networks being hacked and all. So, It should come as no surprise when GameStop reports that, according to their survey, 50% of DLC purchases would not have been made without the existence of “retail merchandising....