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Fashion-forward fighters, take note: <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/street-fighter-3-third-strike-online-edition">Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition</a></em>'s Color Pack DLC has been removed from the Xbox Live Marketplace following <a href="http://www.capcom-unity.com/lunch/blog/2011/09/07/street_fighter_iii_third_strike_online_edition_color_pack_update_for_xbox_360_owners">a statement issued by Capcom</a>, stating that the Color Pack contains "incorrect files," and that a Color Pack containing <em>correct</em> files is being constructed. <br />
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If you purchased the DLC before it was removed from the Marketplace, tell Capcom about it <a href="http://shop.capcom.com/store/capcomus/html/pbPage.capcom-support?resid=TlkJmgoBAlkAACuqAJ8AAAAB&amp;rests=1315664027158">here</a> by clicking the "Ask a Question" button and selecting "General" or "Tech Support - General" from the category drop-downs. As soon as the updated DLC is back on Live, you'll receive an email containing a code to re-download your snazzy new digs. Just don't forget to delete your <em>old</em> new digs before downloading your <em>new</em> new digs.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/10/third-strike-online-editions-color-pack-dlc-broken-on-360-capc/">Third Strike Online Edition's Color Pack DLC broken on 360, Capcom working on it</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/10/third-strike-online-editions-color-pack-dlc-broken-on-360-capc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20039470/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/10/third-strike-online-editions-color-pack-dlc-broken-on-360-capc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>capcom</category><category>DLC</category><category>microsoft</category><category>street-fighter</category><category>street-fighter-3</category><category>street-fighter-3-3rd-strike</category><category>street-fighter-3-third-strike</category><category>street-fighter-3-third-strike-online-edition</category><category>xbox</category><category>xbox-live-marketplace</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Mallory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition review: Aged to perfection]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/22/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-review-aged-to/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/22/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-review-aged-to/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/22/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-review-aged-to/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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Going into <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/street-fighter-3-third-strike-online-edition"><em>Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition</em></a>, the question wasn't "Will it be any good?" so much as "Will it <em>still</em> be any good?" See, a lot has happened in the twelve years that've passed since <em>Third Strike</em> hit Japanese arcades in 1999: The fighting game scene has died and been reborn anew, and our conventional understanding of the genre has seen its own phoenix-like regeneration.<br />
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Can a game that was considered nearly perfect at the peak of its relevancy still be considered as such years later? Does our crazy, modern world of Reptiles, C. Vipers and Cyclopses still need <em>Third Strike</em>? <em>Yes</em>, as it turns out, it can and it does. Like a fine wine,<em> Third Strike </em>has only improved with age.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-e3-2011/">Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition (E3 2011)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-e3-2011/#4205374"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/sf3o4x3screenwithin-gamenotifications1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-e3-2011/#4205375"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/sf3o4x3screenwithin-gamenotifications2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-e3-2011/#4205376"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/sf3o4x3screenwithin-gamenotifications3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-e3-2011/#4205377"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/sf3o4x3screenwithin-gamenotifications4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-e3-2011/#4205378"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/sf3o4x3screenwithin-gamenotifications5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/22/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-review-aged-to/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition review: Aged to perfection</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/22/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-review-aged-to/">Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition review: Aged to perfection</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/22/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-review-aged-to/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20023603/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/22/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-review-aged-to/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>capcom</category><category>microsoft</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>PSN</category><category>street-fighter</category><category>street-fighter-3</category><category>street-fighter-3-third-strike</category><category>street-fighter-3-third-strike-online-edition</category><category>XBLA</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Mallory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Street Fighter 3: Third Strike goes Online starting August 23]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/20/street-fighter-3-third-strike-goes-online-starting-august-23/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/20/street-fighter-3-third-strike-goes-online-starting-august-23/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/20/street-fighter-3-third-strike-goes-online-starting-august-23/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center>
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You're not tired of news about Capcom fighting games yet, are you? If so, uh... sorry. We've got some great posts just below this one, some of which aren't about fighting games. Now, for the rest of you, Capcom announced the release dates for the <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/street-fighter-3-third-strike-online-edition">XBLA/PSN update</a> of <em>Street Fighter 3: Third Strike</em>.<br />
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You'll be able to <em>fight for the future</em> in the online version of a past <em>Street Fighter</em> starting August 23, when it hits PSN. The XBLA release follows the next day. Check out a trailer above to see some of the stuff added to this version of the beloved 1999 fighter -- like GGPO-based online play, graphical filters, and challenges.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/20/street-fighter-3-third-strike-goes-online-starting-august-23/">Street Fighter 3: Third Strike goes Online starting August 23</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/20/street-fighter-3-third-strike-goes-online-starting-august-23/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19996055/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/20/street-fighter-3-third-strike-goes-online-starting-august-23/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>capcom</category><category>microsoft</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>psn</category><category>q3-2011</category><category>release-date</category><category>street-fighter</category><category>street-fighter-3</category><category>street-fighter-3-third-strike</category><category>street-fighter-3-third-strike-online</category><category>street-fighter-3-third-strike-online-edition</category><category>street-fighter-iii</category><category>xbla</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike Online will be a 'downloadable title']]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/26/street-fighter-3-3rd-strike-online-will-be-a-downloadable-titl/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/26/street-fighter-3-3rd-strike-online-will-be-a-downloadable-titl/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/26/street-fighter-3-3rd-strike-online-will-be-a-downloadable-titl/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/26/street-fighter-3-third-strike-online-will-be-a-downloadable-ti/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/07/3rdstrikedph530px.jpg"  alt="" /><br />
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Capcom producer for all things <em>Street Fighter</em>, Yoshinori Ono, dropped a bomb on all of us this weekend when he revealed Capcom's intent to re-release <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/street-fighter-3-third-strike"><em>Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike</em></a>. We <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/25/capcom-making-online-version-of-street-fighter-3-3rd-strike/">hypothesized</a> that the game would be distributed digitally -- think: the recently re-released <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/marvel-vs-capcom-2">Marvel vs. Capcom 2</a></em> -- and Capcom confirmed to <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/new-street-fighter-iii-game-announced">Eurogamer</a> that the game is indeed a "downloadable title."<br />
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No specific platforms were mentioned for the upcoming adaptation, though Xbox Live and PSN are likely safe bets right now. We'll keep you posted as we find out more.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/26/street-fighter-3-3rd-strike-online-will-be-a-downloadable-titl/">Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike Online will be a 'downloadable title'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/26/street-fighter-3-3rd-strike-online-will-be-a-downloadable-titl/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19568607/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/26/street-fighter-3-3rd-strike-online-will-be-a-downloadable-titl/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>capcom</category><category>digital-distribution</category><category>fighting</category><category>street-fighter</category><category>street-fighter-3</category><category>street-fighter-3-3rd-strike</category><category>street-fighter-3-3rd-strike-online</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capcom making online version of Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/25/capcom-making-online-version-of-street-fighter-3-3rd-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/25/capcom-making-online-version-of-street-fighter-3-3rd-strike/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/25/capcom-making-online-version-of-street-fighter-3-3rd-strike/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/24/capcom-making-online-version-of-street-fighter-3-3rd-strike/"><img border="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/07/sf3725.jpg" /></a></center>
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Capcom didn't just announce <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/24/street-fighter-x-tekken-and-vice-versa-revealed-at-comic-con/">two</a></em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/24/street-fighter-x-tekken-and-vice-versa-revealed-at-comic-con/"> Street Fighter games</a> in yesterday's Comic-Con panel -- that would <em>hardly</em> have been worth holding a panel. Producer Yoshinori Ono also announced that the company is working on <em>Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online</em>, an updated re-release of the 1999 arcade/Dreamcast game.<br />
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It's "not going to come out in the immediate future," Ono told the crowds already daydreaming about online <a href="http://streetfighter.wikia.com/wiki/Q">Q</a> matches, "but just let everyone know that Street Fighter 3 is coming back." He didn't have any more details, simply directing suggestions to <a href="http://capcom-unity.com">Capcom-Unity</a>. It seems relatively safe to assume that an online-focused fighting game is being considered at least for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, probably as a digital release like <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/marvel-vs-capcom-2">Marvel vs. Capcom 2</a></em>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/25/capcom-making-online-version-of-street-fighter-3-3rd-strike/">Capcom making online version of Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/25/capcom-making-online-version-of-street-fighter-3-3rd-strike/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19567581/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/25/capcom-making-online-version-of-street-fighter-3-3rd-strike/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>capcom</category><category>comic-con-2010</category><category>fighting</category><category>street-fighter</category><category>street-fighter-3</category><category>street-fighter-3-3rd-strike</category><category>street-fighter-3-3rd-strike-online</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Street Fighter IV characters go 2D, revisit the late '90s]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/11/street-fighter-iv-characters-go-2d-revisit-the-late-90s/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/11/street-fighter-iv-characters-go-2d-revisit-the-late-90s/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/11/street-fighter-iv-characters-go-2d-revisit-the-late-90s/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?p=6904023"><img hspace="0" border="0" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/sfivas2dsprites580px.jpg" /></a></div>
If <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/street-fighter-iv"><em>Street Fighter IV</em></a> were made 10 years ago and lacked all those bulging 3D muscles and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/21/chun-lis-massive-hands-cause-for-concern-in-street-fighter-iv/">gorilla hands</a>, it might look something like the images you see above. Shoryuken forum member <a href="http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?p=6904023">Steamboy33</a> took it upon himself to draw up <em>Street Fighter 3</em>-esque versions of 11 different characters from <em>SFIV</em>, reappropriating sprites from previous <em>SF</em> games as a template. <br />
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The adorable stature of these sprites <em>almost</em> has us wishing for a <em>Smash Bros</em>. meets mini-Capcom game, but let's be realistic -- no one wants to fight Seth ever again. Ever.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/street-fighter-iv-1/">Street Fighter IV</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/street-fighter-iv-1/#1337097"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/02/guile_006-252009-37_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/street-fighter-iv-1/#1337096"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/02/dan_004-252009-26_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/street-fighter-iv-1/#1337095"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/02/cviper_001-252009-10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/street-fighter-iv-1/#1337094"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/02/balrog_005-252009-49_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/street-fighter-iv-1/#1337093"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/02/seth_004-252009-8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div>[Via <a href="http://www.iplaywinner.com/news/2009/9/9/street-fighter-4-characters-as-street-fighter-3-sprites.html">iPlayWinner</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/11/street-fighter-iv-characters-go-2d-revisit-the-late-90s/">Street Fighter IV characters go 2D, revisit the late '90s</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?p=6904023>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/11/street-fighter-iv-characters-go-2d-revisit-the-late-90s/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19157637/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/11/street-fighter-iv-characters-go-2d-revisit-the-late-90s/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2d</category><category>3d</category><category>capcom</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>seth</category><category>shoryuken</category><category>sprites</category><category>street-fighter</category><category>street-fighter-3</category><category>street-fighter-iv</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GameTap Thursday: Street Fighter III: Third Strike's out]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/20/gametap-thursday-street-fighter-3-third-strikes-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/20/gametap-thursday-street-fighter-3-third-strikes-out/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/20/gametap-thursday-street-fighter-3-third-strikes-out/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/mac/" rel="tag">Mac</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gametap.com"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="285" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/sfiiithird.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
This week GameTap hadoukens the Dreamcast version of <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/15/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-on-gametap-dec-20/">Street Fighter III: Third Strike</a></em> onto the service. The game considered by many hardcore gamers as the last great 2D fighter is accessible for both PC and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/05/gametap-releases-new-player-now-with-full-mac-compatibility/">Mac users</a>. The new <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/gametapthursday">GameTap</a> titles this week (other than <span style="font-style: italic;">SFIII</span>) are the remains of the year.<br />
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    <li><a href="http://www.gametap.com/home/play/gameDetails/000494450"><span style="font-style: italic;">Metal Combat</span></a> (PC) - Just say no. Check out <span style="font-style: italic;">Mr. Robot</span>.<br /></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.gametap.com/home/play/gameDetails/131002650"><em>Mr. Robot</em></a> (PC) - A little-known independent action RPG from a couple years ago that was <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/mrrobot?q=mr.%20robot">well received</a>. Check it out for something a little different.</li>
    <li><a href="http://www.gametap.com/home/play/gameDetails/120086650"><span style="font-style: italic;">Putter Golf</span></a> (Genesis) - <span style="font-style: italic;">Hardcore mini-golf.<br /></span></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.gametap.com/home/play/gameDetails/000350150"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Covert Ops Essential</span></a> (PC) - Plan out the mission and repeat it a billion times 'til you don't get your whole squad killed. Classic <span style="font-style: italic;">Rainbow Six</span> game.<br /></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.gametap.com/home/play/gameDetails/120039750"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sub Hunt</span></a> (Intellivision) - A submarine game from 1981. Seriously.<br /></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Street Fighter 3: Third Strike</span> (Dreamcast) - <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/15/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-on-gametap-dec-20/">We've gone over this</a>.</li>
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After the break we have GameTap's list of <a href="http://www.gametap.com/home/play/free.html">free games</a>. The new free game this week is <em>Texas Hold 'em</em> and is bolded for easy reference. There will be no GameTap update next week due to the holiday, with the next update on Jan. 3rd.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/20/gametap-thursday-street-fighter-3-third-strikes-out/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>GameTap Thursday: Street Fighter III: Third Strike's out</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/20/gametap-thursday-street-fighter-3-third-strikes-out/">GameTap Thursday: Street Fighter III: Third Strike's out</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gametap.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/20/gametap-thursday-street-fighter-3-third-strikes-out/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1067338/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/20/gametap-thursday-street-fighter-3-third-strikes-out/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gametap</category><category>gametapthursday</category><category>Mac</category><category>PC</category><category>sf3thirdstrike</category><category>sfiii</category><category>sFIIIthirdstrike</category><category>street-fighter-3</category><category>street-fighter-3-third-strike</category><category>street-fighter-iii</category><category>streetfighter</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Street Fighter III: Third Strike on GameTap Dec. 20]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/15/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-on-gametap-dec-20/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/15/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-on-gametap-dec-20/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/15/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-on-gametap-dec-20/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/mac/" rel="tag">Mac</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fighting/" rel="tag">Fighting</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gametap.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=49459&amp;#49459"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="285" border="1" align="top" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/gametap_thirdstrike3.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
<em>Street Fighter III: Third Strike</em> -- the greatest fighting game hardly anyone played -- makes its way to GameTap on Dec. 20. To the many who know the fine, detailed, beyond-minutia intricacies of fighting games, <em>SFIII: Third Strike</em> represents the <a href="http://www.gametap.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=49459&amp;#49459">last great 2D fighter</a>. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/gametap">GameTap</a> has gotten hold of the Dreamcast version of the game, which means that both PC and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/05/gametap-releases-new-player-now-with-full-mac-compatibility/">Mac users</a> will have access.<br /><br />For those with specialty fighting sticks, GameTap supports a wide range of controllers and there's an <a href="http://kb.gametap.cust-serv.com/gametapkb/gametapKB/CONSUMER/esupport.asp?id=ee20d729-0d9a-4239-9cfe-1f847744299f&amp;resource=&amp;number=1&amp;isExternal=0&amp;nShowFacts=&amp;nShowCause=&amp;nShowChange=&amp;nShowAddInfo=&amp;activepage=statement.asp&amp;bForceMatch=&amp;strCurrentSymptom=&amp;searchtype=normal&amp;searchclass=&amp;bnewsession=false&amp;selecttype=match">official list available</a>, but many more work that aren't listed. The game will not support online play because neither did the Dreamcast version. So check out <em>SFIII: Third Strike</em> and join fighter aficionados everywhere in enjoying a vintage treat.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/15/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-on-gametap-dec-20/">Street Fighter III: Third Strike on GameTap Dec. 20</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gametap.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=49459%EC%84%B3>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/15/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-on-gametap-dec-20/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1063649/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/15/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-on-gametap-dec-20/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Mac</category><category>PC</category><category>sf3thirdedition</category><category>sf3thirdstrike</category><category>sfIII</category><category>sfiiithirdedition</category><category>sFIIIthirdstrike</category><category>street-fighter-3</category><category>street-fighter-3-third-edition</category><category>street-fighter-3-third-strike</category><category>streetfighter</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>