Capcom senior vice-president says the publisher has been pushing for “better single player content” in its fighting game franchises.

Street Fighter series publisher Capcom has revealed its intentions to push for better single player content in its fighting games.

In a post on the Capcom Unity forums, senior vice-president Christian Svensson, under the alias “Sven”, said:

“The strategic marketing group here has for quite a while been pushing for our fighting franchises to have more and better single player content, of which full-fledged story modes are one component.“

Svensson declined to elaborate on when or how such developments would occur, but confirmed that the move is in Capcom“s “future roadmap“.

Street Fighter IV was released in 2009 by Capcom, and was the publisher’s first numbered Street Fighter game since 2000′s Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. It was followed by 2010“s Super Street Fighter IV, which introduced 10 additional characters as well as tweaks to gameplay and new game modes. The latest update, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, brought four new characters to the roster and several technical tweaks. The latest game was positively received in GameSpot“s review.

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Ken, Ryu, Gotetsu and Gouken found for crowd-funded series

Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist recently launched a Kickstarter campaign with the goal of crowd-funding what aims to be the definitive live-action Street Fighter. Joey Ansah (The Bourne Ultimatum’s Desh Bouksani) helms what would be a TV/web series set in Japan, exploring the story of Ken and Ryu. The project has now cast those leads, as well as Gotetsu and Gouken. See who’s who after the jump.

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Capcom release full results following PAX East portion

Capcom kicked off a poll last month, asking both Japanese and English fans who their favorite characters from the Street Fighter franchise are. After unveiling a partial list at PAX East, the full results are now available, so hit the jump to check ‘em out!

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Pop Culture Shock debuts impressive action diorama

Pop Culture Shock is back with another Street Fighter statue, and this one is pretty killer. At 16.5 inches tall, the action diorama features Akuma (Gouki) attempting to deliver a kick to the mug of a countering Gouken, who looks none too impressed. Pics and more past the break!

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Capcom celebrates Street Fighter’s 25th anniversary with MonHun costumes

Capcom may not have hunters running around throwing fireballs at one another, but that isn’t stopping Monster Hunter Frontier Online from joining in on Street Fighter‘s 25th anniversary celebration. See the crossover in action after the jump with hunters dressed up as Ken and Cammy.

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Celebrate the home of Mega Man, Ryu, Jill Valentine and more in this week’s Fanart Friday

Despite their recent missteps, Capcom will always be remembered fondly for giving gamers some of the coolest and most memorable video games of all time. After the jump, check out fan-made masterpieces from worldwide hits like Mega Man and Street Fighter, as well as more obscure Capcom favorites!

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Now let’s all start singing “Indestructible”

Street Fighter just celebrated its 25th anniversary, and collectors can join the festivities with these impressive Play Arts KAI figures! Brush up on your one-frame links and hit the jump to check out these detailed figures!

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“Street Fighter” prequel series introduced now-mainstays like Sakura and Dan Hibiki

It may not be held in high regard among super-hardcore fighting game fans, but the Street Fighter Alpha series still has plenty of good memories for gamers with its stylized art and fast, flashy combat. Hit the jump with your spammiest Custom Combo to see what Street Fighter producer Yoshinoro Ono has to say about bringing the prequel series back!

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Publisher asking gamers what they think company should be doing in the digital space, cautions that nothing is guaranteed.

Capcom is asking fans to weigh in on where they believe the publisher should be heading in the digital space. Capcom senior vice president Christian Svensson explained through the Capcom-Unity blog that the publisher has its own ideas as to its digital future, but also wants to hear from fans.

The Capcom survey includes questions regarding the publisher’s most iconic franchises including Bionic Commando, Street Fighter, Mega Man, and Okami. It asks if gamers would be interested in straight ports of classic titles, high-definition remakes, franchise reboots, franchise extensions, and entirely new game universes.

The survey also asks what price point is most attractive to gamers for future digital games, scaling from $10 to $40.

Svensson cautioned that the results of the survey are in no way a guarantee of future products, but said the data will be a factor in Capcom’s decision process moving forward. Svensson will share the compiled data after the holidays with teams in Japan, he said.

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Capcom bringing classic NES games to North America via virtual storefront beginning December 27; Street Fighter X Mega Man out today for free.

Capcom is bringing all six NES Mega Man titles to the 3DS eShop beginning next week with the original on December 27, the company announced today. Mega Man 2 will see release on February 7, with the rest of the bunch arriving in “regular intervals” throughout 2013.

Prices for each Mega Man title were not announced. Mega Man 1-6 previously launched in the 3DS eShop in Japan and Europe.

In other Mega Man news, Capcom’s free, 8-bit PC game Street Fighter X Mega Man is now available to download through the company’s website.

Developed by Capcom fan Seow Zong Hui, with “direction and support” from the publisher, Street Fighter X Mega Man focuses on Mega Man and boasts eight Street Fighter-themed levels and bosses from the history of the fighting franchise. In addition, Street Fighter X Mega Man features an original soundtrack created by fan Luke Esquivel.

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