Capcom’s highly anticipated Street Fighter IV is coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation3 and PC early next year. GameStop is offering a bonus headband for pre-ordering the game, and they are saying the game will ship on Feb. 3 - though I can’t seem to confirm that date with any other source.

What is official is the sweet box art for the the regular edition of the game (there’s also a collector’s edition). It features one of my favorite fighters, Chun-Li, who is also in the upcoming movie Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. The movie stars Smallville’s Kristin Kreuk and is set to hit theaters on Feb. 27

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Capcom and Nintendo have finally ironed out all the details and we now know when the retro-tastic Mega Man 9 will drop for each system:

• Wii Ware - September 22, 2008
• PSN - September 25, 2008
• XBLA - October 1, 2008

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Summer is over. Bring on the season that continually offers an overwhelming number of grade-A video games. While it’s already been a good year for gaming (GTA4, MGS4, Soulcalibur IV), it’s about to get a whole lot better. Gears of War 2, LittleBigPlanet and Fallout 3 are just a few exciting titles on the way.

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DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, has announced the highly anticipated first-person action adventure game Mirror’s Edge will be released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 11.

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Game Crazy stores across the nation, including the one in Tempe’s Cornerstone Plaza at University Drive and Rural Road, will mark the Sept. 16 release of The Force Unleashed with costume parties 8 p.m. Tuesday to 1 a.m. Wednesday. The eagerly awaited game for Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PSP will go on sale at midnight.

The customer who dons the best Star Wars-inspired costume in each store, as decided by the guests, will will one of 750 limited-edition TFU action figures and the chance to play the game first at 10 p.m., before it goes on sale.

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The cost of an Xbox 360 is about to drop, making the best video game console (in my opinion) more affordable for those who don’t know the joys of owning Microsoft’s happybox.

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Halloween is right around the corner and our friends at Electronic Arts have made it all the sweeter by announcing Dead Space will be released early. This is unusual as most games are delayed, not pushed forward. EA says the first person shooter/survival horror game will be released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 14, and for the PC on October 31st.

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Bethesda Softworks, the developer of Fallout 3, has announced the post-apocalyptic action RPG will hit U.S. stores on Oct. 28.

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