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Power Couples: Video Games Romance Novels

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Imagine your favourite video game characters made the transition to a Mills & Boon romance novel – what would the novel be like?

Imagine no more! The clever people at Shutterstock have accomplished the feat in creating fictitious romance novels based on our most favourite video gaming characters, from Link and Zelda, to Pac-man and  Ms. Pac-Man. So, which one of these novels takes your fancy?

Collector of Hearts, starring Link and Zelda
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The Forbidden Peach, starring Mario, Princess Peach… and Luigi
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Fierce Moves, starring Ken and Ryu
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Hungry for Love, starring Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man
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Shot to the Heart, starring Dog and Duck
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source: Shutterstock

Sesame Street Fighter

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If you think you have seen it all when it comes to Street Fighter II mashups, then check this out – Juan David Gomez (aka: Cocoalasca) has mashed our favourite kids show with one of the greatest fighting games of all time. What Juan has created is one absolute kicka**e mashup, Sesame Street Fighter!

Best of all, you can play it! Get your typing fingers ready and have a go right now!

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source: cocoalasca

Street Fighter: Where Are They Now [part 2]

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We shuddered when we saw what had become of Ryu, Zangief and Guile in the first part of Street Fighter: Where Are They Now.

Prepare yourself for part 2, as Arman Akopian (aka: I-GUYJIN-I) shows us exactly what Cyber Vega and Chun-Li have been up to and where Fei Long has been for the last three years.

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Street Fighter: An Outrageous Metal Cover of Guile’s Theme

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I don’t know why, but I never choose Guile when I play Street Fighter II. Why is that?
Anyway, watching and listening to this metal cover of Guile’s theme, I think I will give the US Air Force veteran a shot next time I go toe-to-toe with Ken. This video has everything you need : metal, cats, fights and boobs!


source: Shinray

Street Fighter: Where Are They Now

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Ever wondered what has become of your favourite Street Fighter? Wonder no more! The talented Canadian 2D and 3D artist, Arman Akopian (aka: I-GUYJIN-I) has taken it upon himself to collate and show us what has happened to our favourite Street Fighters in the ‘Street Fighter Chronicles’.

Time hasn’t been too kind to our fighters – did you know that Zangief found God! I am still devastated to what has become of my favourite fighter, Ryu – very sad indeed.

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Source: I-GUYJIN

Street Fighter II: the 21 year old world champion

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On March 8 1991, Capcom unleashed the Street Fighter II coin-op machine to the arcade world, starved of great 2D one-on-one fighting games. This was the sequel to beat all sequels. The original Street Fighter was released in 1987 with some fan fare, but its successor kick started the franchise and popularity of the 2D fighting genre. The rest, as they say, is history. [Read more…] about Street Fighter II: the 21 year old world champion