As far as video game mascots go, Sonic is at the very bottom of my list. I absolutely can’t stand this thing. He’s a pair of sunglasses and a backwards ballcap away from being a member of Chuck E. Cheese’s band or a PSA character trying to convince kids that wearing mouth guards on the playground is “kewl.” Unfortunately, I happen to like good video games. I must therefore suffer Sonic…

It’s finally here. Capcom’s fourth installment in the fighting game series that fans old and new have come to love for generations. The days of the coin-op cabinets in the loud, dark arcade centers now replaced by home entertainment consoles and an internet connection. What were once local legends now formed into world warriors.

Thinking about all the changes in how and where fighting games are enjoyed through time, its oddly nostalgic and comforting to pick up Street Fighter IV and realize that, even though this a newly released game with a new look and presentation, there is something familiar inside…