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News Blips for February 21, 2012. Bad and good news (in that order) for Street Fighter X Tekken fans, anyone can play the Starhawk multiplayer beta, and Persona characters square off in Persona 4 Arena.

Our latest Bitmob Featured Community Writer is Jonathan Oyama. Check out his articles on Final Fantasy 13, socialization in games, the history of the fighting-game story, and more.

The complete transcript for the Bitmob Roundtable on the effect of Yun and Yang on competitive play in Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition.

A group of Bitmobbers convene to discuss the character balance of Super Street Fighter 4.

Tournament fighting-game player Mike Z discusses how he used his experience to program the upcoming 2D fighter Skullgirls.

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has incredibly damaging combos with no escape once you're locked in. And that's a good thing.

Finally, one of the sequels to the cult classic fighting game Arcana Heart is coming to North America. Get ready to battle once again as scantily clad anime girls with godly powers.

Just when I thought I'd seen my favorite video game girls, I then met my video game soul mate: Noel Vermillion from Blazblue

Well, 2010 is over so that means that everyone must oblige and make a GOTY awards post so here's mine.

Fighting games have a history of flaunting story last and boobs first. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift isn't reinventing the Dragon Punch and there are plenty of objectified men and women, but there is something about this game.

Street Fighter may get all the girls with it's pedigree but Blazblue is great for the adventurous looking for something new from the developers who brought us Guilty Gear.

A high definition 2-D fighter that slipped under the radar last year, Blazblue: Calamity Trigger is a must play for fighting enthusiasts. But is it for everyone? Or should you spend more time playing Street Fighter?

Two high-speed fighters go at it in this example for the This or That writing challenge.

Bitmob wanted us readers to write about controllers, so here are my notes on the MadCatz Street Fighter 4 FightPad.

One is a new player from NorCal, loving the SoCal scene and interested in a new challenge. The other is an established name in the Blazblue community. Both participate in the first ranked battle I've ever covered at Arcade Infinity, one of the most hardcore arcades I've ever been to.