Street Fighter IV Hadoukens on PS3 this Feb. 17

Despite the terrible headline, we're sure you're excited to hear this news. It looks like Street Fighter IV has received a finalized launch date, though it's unfortunately not coming out this year. Instead, the continuation of the classic brawler series is opting to skip the Christmas season for a post-Valentine's Day release.

It will be out on February 17, 2009 in North America, while Europe waits three days for a Feb. 20 release. With this title in February and Resident Evil 5 in March, expect Capcom to dominate the first quarter of 2009.

[via press release]