Capcom + Comic-Con = Win

E3 hasn’t even passed and already Capcom is prepped to rock your socks off at this year’s Comic-Con. So what do they have planned? Well, for starters you’ll be able to get your dirty mits on the following games:
Oh, and I almost forgot that Capcom will also have a 20′ x 20′ boxing ring where they’ll be holding a Street Fighter IV tournament on ten arcade cabinets. If you’re dense and haven’t figured it out yet: If you’re going to Comic-Con, you’re may very well be one of the few people outside Japan who’ve actually played Street Fighter IV. If you don’t find that awesome, then there’s just no helping you.
But that’s not all that’s going to be happening with Capcom this year. Not by a long shot. In addition to all the kick ass games (and Neopets) they’ll be showing off, they also have a couple of movies in the works. Of course, we all know about the Street Fighter movie starring the absurdly hot Kristen Kreuk, who will be at Comic-Con to promote the movie along with Justin Marks. But Capcom also promises to show you lucky bastards an exclusive new trailer for the CG animated feature Resident Evil: Degeneration.
Other celebrities who’ll be rockin’ the Capcom house at Comic-Con include:
My God, they’ve brought fictional characters to life! Warlocks! WARLOCKS! …sorry, had a moment.
Anyways, there are going to be a ton of events going on at the Capcom booth for Comic-Con 08. Amongst those events will be the aforementioned Street Fighter IV tournament. If you want in the tourney, be sure to register as soon as you get in the motherfuckin’ building because spots are going to go fast. The tournaments will begin every morning of Comic-Con at 11am PST, as well as at 3pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with Sunday’s tournament being for the grand tamale.
The winner will be getting a “limited edition Street Fighter IV Chun-Li action figure” — no word as to whether or not her hands are the size of a small dog.
Also, if you’re a Cosplayer seek help you’ll be interested to know that Capcom will be holding a Cosplay Parade and Contest, with the winner being personally chosen by Yoshinoro Ono. If he picks you, you’ll both be whisked away to a tropical island, where he will love you like no man has loved you before because let’s face facts — a chick is going to win. Also, the actual grand prize is a Chun-Li statue.
Finally, panels. Comic-Con wouldn’t be complete without there being nine bajillion panels, and Capcom will be holding three of their own. The full schedule for the panels breaks down as so:
The Making of Street Fighter IV
Capcom Presents: How to Get a Job in the Video Game Industry
The Making of Bionic Commando and Bionic Commando: Rearmed
There you go. If you’re going to Comic-Con, stop by the Capcom booth to play some Street Fighter IV, listen in on an informative panel, shop around the Capcom store, or… hell, stare at Kristen Kreuk for all I care, just be there!








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