With the Game Developers Conference 2010 in San Francisco, Super Street Fighter IV's full roster has finally been revealed. After months of teasing and introducing several characters at a time, Capcom finally showed off Hakan, the newest fighter to join the ranks of Ryu and Ken. WIth this, Super Street Fighter IV clocks in at 10 new fighters and 29 total. For anyone who has not kept up with Capcom's press releases, the 10 new characters are T. Hawk and Dee Jay from Super Street Fighter II Turbo; Adon and Cody from the Street Fighter Alpha series; Dudley, Makoto, and Ibuki from Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike; Juri, a brand new Tae Kwon Do fighter, and Hakan, a comical new grappler who uses oil as a primary part of his arsenal.
DJ Max Technika fans rejoice! The Korean company Neowiz has officially launched the 'DJ Max Technika 2 -Crew Race-' website. With flashing colors and a bleeding rainbow, this website is the first news and official annoucement of the coming sequel to the ever so popular DJ Max Technika arcade machine.
No official details have been provided as of yet, as the website was launched mere hours ago, but with a name like "Crew Race" we can assume new features such as new songs, an improved Platinum Crew Service and possibly crew competitions.
Follow the link to get an explosion of eye candy.
With the recent excitement of Blizzard Entertainment's Starcraft II closed beta release, apparently Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG alpha testing is going live next week on March 11, 2010. Reports are flying in about people already having received an invitational email. In addition, a beta test site for the game has popped up online. As a reminder, this is an alpha testing, typically done to check to see if everything is running properly. Players who have not received an invite do not need to worry, as Square Enix has announced several closed beta tests as well as an open beta months after the end of alpha.
"Additionally, several closed Beta Tests and a larger-scale open Beta Test are scheduled to take place in the months following the conclusion of the Alpha Test. As an Alpha Test participant, you will be able to take part in all of these."
Interested participants who have not signed up for beta can still do so on the official homepage.
At the Arcade Operators Union Entertainment Expo, Namco Bandai has just announced a fall 2010 release date for the follow up to Gundam vs Gundam NEXT and Gundam vs Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS. Currently, details are slim, but the announcement trailer seemed to be laced with previously unplayable mobile suits like the GM and suits from Crossbone Gundam, which is a strong sign that they will be included in the mobile suit roster this time around. The end of the trailer also includes a teaser website. 
With only four months until the event, E3 has finally released a list of exhibitors. The list includes big names, like Capcom and Sega, and smaller companies alike. Sadly, some names seem to be missing from that list, such as BlazBlue publisher AkSys Games and Bayonetta developer Platinum Games. Since registration is still open, hopefully those companies, and others, will begin popping up in the coming months. The current list is available here.
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