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Capcom Japan is running a teaser site with "newwarrior" in the URL, and it's little more than a quick Flash animation that lets you know its related to Street Fighter and an invitation to return at 5PM on the 29th (Japan time) to see what's up.

But thanks to a persistent series of very legit-looking leaks, I'm just going to go ahead and assume that the teaser site is counting down to the announcement of something called Super Street Fighter IV, which is a new version of Capcom's fighting game that, if the available info is accurate, will add new characters and moves to the mix. Here's a shot of one of the new characters, Juri:
 
Eight shots have been posted by French site JV247... because when things leak out ahead of schedule, it's either going to be France or Germany. OK, fine, I'm generalizing, I've certainly seen leaks out of Norway... but it's almost always Europe. I swear, it's like they're totally lawless over there when it comes to this stuff.

But enough about that. The game will also feature T.Hawk as a playable character. Additionally, these screenshots match up with a list of supposed features compiled by EventHubs last week, which specifically mentions both of these new characters, along with other existing characters like Dee Jay, Dudley, Ibuki, Makoto, Adon, Cody, and Guy. Another new character named Hakan is also listed in the EventHubs article. Assuming this release will find its way back into arcades, this would also be a good time for Capcom to put the console-only characters from SFIV into the arcade release, giving that version Dan, Fei Long, Cammy, Sakura, and so on. But there's no real platform information out there yet, so we'll have to hold tight to see what the release plans are.

Gameplay changes are said to include two Ultras per character, the return of bonus stages, and more. Of course, this is all totally unverified, but with the images coming out and sort of backing up the list, I guess I'm willing to put a little stock in it.

Combine all this with a picture of someone posing with Capcom's Yoshinori Ono that shows bits of Super Street Fighter IV in the background and also sports a GamePro Germany watermark, and my guess is that Capcom held an event to show SSFIV to international press under embargo during the Tokyo Game Show last week and that official details will be hitting all over the place once that Capcom teaser site launches. Again, that's just a guess.
 
Or hey, maybe all of this info is fake and the screenshots are doctored! Stranger things have happened, right?
117 Comments
Red on Sept. 28, 2009
Meh. This being the biggest news from TGS is pretty bad.
VashTS on Sept. 28, 2009

I really hope that this is DLC.
AllanIceman on Sept. 28, 2009
I really need to get one of those pads.
OmegaPirate on Sept. 28, 2009
I wouldnt mind a new release - as i was gonna pick it up for 360 as well anywya 
 
However i would be all for it being cheap dlc - between this and the probably new disc resi 5 directors cut, capcom really could get me to buy the same game multiple times here :(
ahriman22 online on Sept. 28, 2009
Ooh, Ibuki. She's my favorite character from SF3. I love that game.
Tirrandir on Sept. 28, 2009
I don't think this is the same world it once was.  You could probably sell SSFIV in Japan, but is anyone in America seriously going to fork over ANOTHER $60 for this?  Because either you already got SFIV or you don't care, at this point.  So ... DLC or nothing, as far as I'm concerned.
Chokobo on Sept. 28, 2009
O_o  That doesn't look like Vega to me.
Blueblur1 on Sept. 28, 2009
GAF is all over this. It looks good so far.
RsistncE on Sept. 28, 2009
@Red said:
" Meh. This being the biggest news from TGS is pretty bad. "
Yep. Amazing guys...it's Street Fighter 4 (which was meh as is) with more characters. This somehow justifies a new full priced release. Yeah, go fuck yourselves Capcom. Good thing Japanese games are slowly being overtaken by Western games.
Figcoinc on Sept. 28, 2009
DUDLEY DUDLEY DUDLEY.........PLEASE LET IT BE TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
*POINTS TO AVATAR*
 
 
CROSS-COUNTA!!!!!!!!!! YOU HAVE NO DIGNITY!!!!!!
 
DDDDDDDDDDDUUUUUUUUDDDDDDDDLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
please...
Killroycantkill on Sept. 28, 2009
I hope they bring out different options to get this. A disk for people that don't already have the game and DLC for people that already do. Super rad that they are bringing all this new stuff but I still think T. Hawk is super lame.
Zeushbien on Sept. 28, 2009
@Chokobo: He is called Vega in Japan.
Scooper on Sept. 28, 2009
Can't wait. I want new characters to learn.
 
@Chokobo said:
" O_o  That doesn't look like Vega to me. "
Bison here is called Vega in Japan. I call him Vega though, too.
brent_kukost on Sept. 28, 2009
Why you gotta hate on Norway? It's fucking cold up here bitch! Don't need this snark all up in my shit!
ZeroCast online on Sept. 28, 2009
@RsistncE said:
" @Red said:
" Meh. This being the biggest news from TGS is pretty bad. "
Yep. Amazing guys...it's Street Fighter 4 (which was meh as is) with more characters. This somehow justifies a new full priced release. Yeah, go fuck yourselves Capcom. Good thing Japanese games are slowly being overtaken by Western games. "

I can't tell if you're being serious or sarcastic.
Diamond on Sept. 28, 2009
I don't really like the EventHubs SSF4 roster...
Duffyside on Sept. 28, 2009
I hope Capcom will release this as DLC. Maybe pack it in with the costume packs and charge 20, MAYBE 30 bucks for it. But I will not buy SFIV again. 
 
... Unless it were bundled with a good stick at a decent price. This would also be acceptable.
Sneaky_Gopher on Sept. 28, 2009
I hope i don't have to keep buying Street Fighter games every 8 months in order to keep up with the series. Basically i'm referring to every Street Fighter game ever. Thats why the series got lost with me up until 4. IF the game gets subtitled, i'm done with it.
Chokobo on Sept. 28, 2009
@Zeushbien: @Scooper: Ah, thanks fellas.
Figcoinc on Sept. 28, 2009
@MrMiyagi: 
 
Except for N. America the end bosses names (except for Sagat) were mixed up.
 
N. America      Pretty much everywhere else
 
M. Bison     =    Vega
Vega           =    Balrog
Balrog        =    M Bison
 
So if you go to a major fighting game forum (Shoryuken being the biggest for Street Fighter) you will see that people refer to these characters as Dictator, Claw, and Boxer.  That way everyone knows who they are talking about.
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