| Mar
7, 2005 |
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Cammy in the new PSM
There's a little section in PSM where people pitch game ideas, and this month's is called
"Pool Party" and it features Cammy! (April 2005, issue 96) |
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Art by Ryan Kinnaird, who I hung out with in San Diego
last summer. He's not just a great artist, but he's a very cool guy too. BTW, check
out the "Strongest Woman in the World" running like a coward! ^_~ |
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SOTA Toys Cammy update
It seems like March 15 is the final date for the new Cammy figure. They're already
on sale on Japanese auctions (in Japanese packages), but I don't think they're really out
yet. I've got mine pre-ordered from CornerStoreComics.com.
You can get the regular and special pink version from them. |
| Feb
7, 2005 |
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Capcom vs Namco
What a strange game! Hmmm... but it's not really a fighting game like you might
expect. Nevertheless, Shadowloo Cammy's in it, so it's got at least one thing worth
playing it for! |
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As for a release outside of
Japan... I wouldn't expect it. This game is too gimmicky, and it plays to the
hardcore fanbase over there. I doubt there would be any market for it anywhere else,
so you'll probably have to get an import copy if you wanna check it out.
Here are 2 pictures from a Japanese magazine that'll give you some idea of what to
expect...
1) Capcom side 2) Namco side |
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BTW, some miscellaneous info I
could dig up... it's not being made by Capcom or Namco... it's about 70% complete... and
it's some kind of RPG type game. |
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Street Fighter Series 2?
It's really late now, but it should be out soon. You can already order the figures
at SouthernIsland.com. For the normal Delta Red Cammy click here, and for the special edition
pick Delta Red Cammy, click here. BTW, underneath the
pictures of Cammy is a button for "More Images"... be sure to click on that and
check 'em out. |
| Jan
6, 2005 |
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Cammy's Year In Review -
2004
January 6th is Cammy's birthday, so the "Cammy Year" begins and ends on that
day. This last year (Cammy's 11th!) was another great one for Cammy!! Even
without anything new from Capcom (as usual), Cammy managed to make a lotta news in 2004.
Last year ended without much on the horizon for Cammy outside of the SF comics, but
it ended up being one of her best years, and there's more to look forward to in 2005! |
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Cammy's 1st appearance in 2004 was
in the Girls of Gaming special issue from Play Magazine. She got some great pictures
in the issue, and they said some great stuff about her influence and popularity too. |
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In February there was a cute
little Cammy vs Chun Li picture in PSM by an artist name "Maniac!". That
rivalry really got re-kindled this year, and hopefully it'll heat up some more in 2005
because that's always been a lot of fun. |
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In March, the Shadowloo version of
the Capcom Queens Cammy figure finally came out! News and pictures of that figure
had been out for over a year by that point, and it was starting to look like it would
never happen. But as usual, it was well worth the wait! Also in March was
news of a new Cammy figure for the 2nd series of the new SF action figures. She was
easily voted in by the fans. And in comic news, Cammy made the cover (by Shinkiro of
SNK fame) of the 1st trade paperback issue of the Street Fighter comic. |
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April was a slow month except that
a few future covers to SF comics were released, and either featured or included Cammy in
most of 'em! One of those covers was to be a picture of Cammy by Yasuhiro Nightow
of Trigun fame! |
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PSM's summer swimsuit issue came
out in May, and Cammy was featured surfing in a picture by Arnold Tsang (from the SF
comic). Also in May, the full set of Cammy & Chun Li figures from Japan were
released in the US, but they were kinda rare. The alternate colored versions of
those figures were also released later, but they were even more rare. |
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Things really got exciting in
June... it was the Cammy vs Chun Li month! Cammy vs Chun Li 2 was announced for the
SF comic, a popular Japanese fansite was having voting on Cammy vs Chun Li art to be done
(with Cammy winning big!), and then a pay site focusing on some kinda cartoon girl
fighting fetish was working on a Cammy vs Chun Li fight too. BTW, as a follow-up to
all that, the Japanese fansite shut down before doing anything, and Cammy won the pay site
fight. |
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August was a big month in Cammy
news because I went to the San Diego Comic Con and heard all kinds of stuff. One, I
found out that Cammy was gonna take an even bigger role in the SF comic storyline in
upcoming issues. Two, I saw the new Delta Red Cammy figure by Sota Toys, and heard
it was due out in November (it's still not out yet). Three, I learned that Cammy
would not be in Capcom's Fighting Jam except as a background character (will Capcom ever
learn?). And finally I heard that Trish Stratus from the WWF might play Cammy in
the 2nd live-action SF movie that's been rumored for so long now (but no news at all since
then). |
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In November, Previews magazine
showed a new Cammy model by the VERY popular sculptor in Japan, Takayuki Shiragami.
It's all assembled and painted for only $27! That's due out in April 2005.
Towards the end of November, Cammy vs Chun Li 2 hit stands, and it was a disaster on 2
fronts... one Cammy's personality started to go all wrong, and two, she got her butt
kicked >_<
However, thanks to Cammy fan Adam Warren (he did the original Cammy vs Chun Li comic),
Cammy got a re-match just a few days later, and that one went much better! For the complete comic, click
here! |
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That was pretty much it for Cammy
is 2004. It was a fairly slow year overall (thanks to no new stuff from Capcom),
but she did get a lot of great publicity from the SF comic. As always, Cammy's fans
proved themselves to be some of the most dedicated in the world, and they did a lot to
keep Cammy going when Capcom wouldn't, |
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PS - for pictures and more details
on any of the subjects I've just mentioned, please check out the "Cammy News Archive
- 2004" below... |
