Street Fighter X Tekken Gameplay Details

Here I'll list any gameplay details found in the trailers and announcements during E3 2011.

Added 6/8/11

• Ken's overhead kick can ground-bounce, allowing for combos afterward
• Juggles are possible basically any time the opponent is in the air. Maximillian compares it to the pre-dizzy state in 3S
• Tag-canceling specials works like FADCing. Seth says you can combo into Ken's hurricane kick, then tag-cancel to continue the combo.
• Sagat has his kara-cancelable F+LK and F+HK.
• Multi-part throws are in and are breakable. Nina has at least one.
• Backdash appears to have some invincibility, ala SF4.

Added 6/7/11

• Cammy, Hworang, Julia, Sagat officially announced
• Cammy's "tiger-knee" dive-kick is back
• All characters apparently have a Tekken-like launcher move
• Meter is 3 bars
• You can tag mid-combo and continue with the next character (costs 1 bar)
• You can super-cancel from special moves
• Abel has an EX Tackle that causes wallbounce
• Promises "upgraded online functionality"
• Chains can be performed mid-air
• Chain combo into launcher is possible
• Whiffed launcher leaves you at major disadvantage
• Launcher -> tag -> combo -> launcher works, but you may not be able to combo after second launcher
• Whiffing normals gives some meter
• "Alpha-counter" tags are possible
• "Tech tag" possible on wakeup

Sources: Maximillian on YouTube, iPlaywinner, GameSpot, Skisonic on Twitter, Capcom-Unity livestream

SFxT Mechanics Overview by Maximillian

Maximillian (of Dr. Doom "Assist Me" fame) has the most in-depth video coverage of Street Fighter X Tekken currently available. He plans on doing further research throughout E3.

Capcom E3 News Extravaganza

Head to Capcom-Unity for all of their official E3 updates, trailers, and press releases, which all just hit simultaneously. I'll highlight some of the more interesting stuff here as soon as possible.

• Street Fighter IV: Volt is an update to the iPhone version, featuring worldwide multiplayer over Wi-Fi

Seth to Demo Street Fighter X Tekken

Sometime between 5 and 6 PM EST, Seth will be showing off Street Fighter X Tekken on Gametrailers.com's E3 livestream. Check it out here. I'm sure there will also be something shown on Capcom-Unity's livestream, which starts at 3 PM.

MadCatz Making SFxT Fightsticks

Capcom-Unity posted this image of a prototype being shown at E3.

New Street Fighter X Tekken Footage

From testyourmight.com

Nintendo E3 Press Conference Highlights

• New System: WiiU, coming 2012
• Controller has a 6.2" screen, as expected
• Dual analog sticks
• D-pad
• 4 face buttons
• Camera, microphone
• 4 shoulder buttons
• Touchscreen
• Play on TV, then switch to controller screen
• Works as motion controller
• Provides alternate views
• Works with Wiimote, Balance Board
• Browse on controller, then send content to TV
• Devs talkinng WiiU
• EA Sports
• Vicarious Visions
• THQ
• UBISOFT
• WB Interactive
• 5th Cell
• Namco-Bandai (Harada)
• Irrational (Ken Levine)
• Warren Spector
• Games for WiiU
• Darksiders 2
• Batman: Arkham City
• Tekken - with highly-customizable characters
• Assassin's Creed
• Ghost Recon Online
• Metro 2033 sequel
• Ninja Gaiden 3
• New Super Mario Mii coming to WiiU
• Smash Bros. coming to 3DS and WiiU, interoperable between the 2 versions
• Zelda: Four Swords is a free download for DSiWare, coming September
• Zelda symphonic concerts going on a world tour this fall
• 3DS versions of franchises coming
• Luigi's Mansion 2 - several new mansions
• Mario Kart (Holiday 2011) - underwater, hang-gliding sequences shown
• Star Fox 64 (Sept. 2011) - uses camera and voice for in-game, multiplayer HUD
• Super Mario 3D (2011) - looks like hybrid SMB, Galaxy gameplay; Tanooki Suit
• Kid Icarus (2011) - looks great, unlike original game; 3v3 competitive multiplayer; AR Card battles
• Third-party 3DS games
• Tetris
• Tekken 3D

Sony Conference Highlights

• Jack Tretton apologizes for PSN outage.
• New Sony PlayStation TV that does 3D or a special dual-view for 2 players wherein each player sees a different image while looking at the same screen.
• New Sly Cooper for PS3 in 2012
• BioShock Infinite supports Move. Blu-Ray will have BioShock 1 on disc.
• NGP name confirmed as Vita. 3G via AT&T got laughs and groans from the crowd.
• Vita $249 for Wi-Fi, $299 for 3G (Source)
• SFxT on Vita. Cole from inFamous as guest character.

Skullgirls - Peacock Character Walkthrough

Tags: GameTrailers.com, Skullgirls - E3 2011: Peacock Character Walkthrough HD, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Highlights from Microsoft's E3 Press Conference

I'm not expecting too much other than shooters and Kinect games, but watch this space just in case anything interesting happens.

• The first demo paused with a "Please reconnect controller" error.
• Live TV with DVR functionality on Xbox
• Halo 1 remake has graphics so good, you can see cracks in the ground.
• Minecraft Xbox console exclusive, uses Kinect
• Kinect getting finger tracking and "object capture"
• Dance Central 2 allows true simultaneous multiplayer.
• Halo 4 announced as start of a new trilogy

E3 2011 Starts Tomorrow

Technically, the Electronic Entertainment Expo runs from June 7 to June 9 this year, but all of the big press conferences start tomorrow. Throughout the week, I'll be keeping abreast of all the latest news and sharing the stuff I find most interesting right here. Keep it locked!

Expect Third Strike: Online news Tuesday, June 7 at 3 PM Eastern.