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Bless their hearts, but the marketing folks at Capcom are taking Street Fighter IV promotion to some random places.

On his Capcom Unity blog, Capcom's Chris Kramer points out that Los Angeles residents can check out tonight's Sneaker Pimps "sneaker hip-hop lifestyle show." Public Enemy, Ghostface Killah, and more will be performing at the event, and Capcom has decided to bring a few Street Fighter IV arcade units to the party. More info on what you're doing tonight can be found over at sneakerpimps.net

To me, this is a curious little bit of marketing, and really shows that Capcom is making a pretty big push to appeal to "old school" Street Fighter fans who might have been "lost along the way." Has there ever been this much promotion behind an arcade game since, well, ever?


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galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 12:35
galagabug
i really hope they do something like this in ny. its ghostface. you really can't go wrong with ghostface.
---AMARU---'s Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 12:42
---AMARU---
ghostface killa not killer. sorry its my wu tang fanboy coming out
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 12:43
RAB
HOLY FUCK IM SO FUCKING DOWN


HOLY SHIT

OH WOW

ANYBODY ELSE GOING? GET AT ME!
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 12:46
Char Aznable
I appreciate the lengths that Capcom is going to in order to appeal to longtime fans of the series.

@Amaru
If we're going to split hairs, isn't is "Killah"? Word is bond, God.
CountingConflict's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 12:46
CountingConflict
Ghostface killa!?!?! on the west coast? That would be a mindfuck. Wish I could go.
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 13:01
RAB
ALL CAPS MEANS IM EXCITED
ChadsMcB's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 13:07
ChadsMcB
Nick, I believe you meant sneakerpimps.net. Sneakerpimps.com is the spacey electronica act that was big in the 90s.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 13:15
king3vbo
Sneaker pimps? That sounds dirty
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 13:18
HarassmentPanda
Haha, I'm glad "Killah" corrections were made. Too bad only one was correct: it's Ghostface Killah, no one's f'n illah.

Wu-Tang!
Cowzilla3's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 13:29
Cowzilla3
All my dreams have come true?
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 13:48
Nick Chester
This post was full of my personal fail. Corrections have been made.
GrayFox's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 15:25
GrayFox
Speakin of the devil, psych! No it's the God, get the shit right.
Slaughterhouse Five's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 16:35
Slaughterhouse Five
Damn, when I read the headline I thought someone from Public Enemy was going to fight Ghostface Killah on Street Fighter IV.
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 19:12
Char Aznable
GrayFox, I love you.
KMCC's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2008 16:52
KMCC
Street Fighter and MFin Ghostface Killah, together!

Yet more evidence that Ghost should be the president of the US.
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