This is an interesting situation regarding the Street Fighter x Tekken series; both versions of the game will not be released at the same time.

On Twitter, Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada said the Namco version of the game, Tekken x Street Fighter, "is a way off so let's focus on SF x TK."

I asked Harada-San if this meant that both games were not coming out at the same time and he said that was correct.

Shopmaster, a longtime Madden competitor, is broadcasting gameplay of Madden 11. If you have any questions, shoot him a line on the chat.

Capcom has posted the official Street Fighter x Tekken trailer. Check it out.

Here's more from Capcom:

Utilizing the same technology that powered Street Fighter™ IV & Super Street Fighter™ IV, Tekken™ characters such as Kazuya Mishima and Nina Williams will make the transition into the Street Fighter™ universe having been re-imagined using the much-loved art style of these seminal titles; while retaining their unique characteristics and signature moves as they go head-to-head with classic brawlers from the Street Fighter franchise in what promises to be the ultimate match up.

Saying "A time for a new fighting era has begun," Capcom and Namco announced "Street Fighter x Tekken" at San Diego Comic-Con.

Capcom's Yoshinori Ono and Namco's Katsuhiro Harada were both in the same room when the announcement was made. There was a brief interruption by Tekken representatives during the Capcom news conference, but then the official word came, according to 1Up.

Ono-San said he heard Harada-San was a Street Fighter fan and came up with the idea about a year ago. It will reportedly be a 2-on-2 game.

UPDATE: According to Capcom by way of Twitter, it will be "two games, two developers," which was the rumor for a couple weeks. One version of the game will be developed by Capcom (Street Fighter x Tekken), the other by Namco (Tekken x Street Fighter).

SECOND UPDATE: No release date was set for either version.

THIRD UPDATE: Here's video of some gameplay.

The big announcement was one of a few made during the Saturday conference. Here are some others:

• Ono-San said there's plans on expanding competitions in Super Street Fighter IV by having Capcom-official tournaments. Called the "Capcom Cup," different regions will have their own online tournaments, and the game's Tournament Mode DLC, released last month, will be used to run the events. Tournament mode DLC is single elimination, each match one game. Ono-San said Japan is the first region to have these type of tournaments; the country had them beginning Friday. There was no word when other countries, including the United States, will be allowed to participate.
• The two characters to be added to Super Street Fighter IV arcade version will be announced September at Tokyo Game Show. Keep in mind that Super Battle Opera is scheduled to take place at Tokyo Game Show, a change from past years. Ono-San teased it, saying people have been asking him what the characters are, but declined to say.
• Ono-San showed more screenshots of Super Street Fighter IV for the Nintendo 3DS, and he said more will be made available later.
• Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Online Edition is in the works. Those that want to suggest features can mention them to Seth Killian (blog here, Twitter here).

Pictures by Jimmy Nguyen.

Team Spooky has posted the videos of the Guard Crush 4 tournament, including the title match between Min and Arturo Sanchez. You can see the video of it above.

The stats of the title match are in the stats section. Although it wasn't down to the wire, the stats were nearly even. The key was that Arturo, as he usually does, makes combos rare and scores a victory when he gets the first combo. In this title match, he was 4-for-4. He was also 5-for-6 when he got the first hit.

It appears at the moment there will be two new characters coming to Super Street Fighter IV.

Gootecks posted a message by way of Marika_J on Twitter (translated version). A screenshot shows two blank slots, on opposite ends. It's still unknown what the characters are.

Three arcades in Japan are host to test sites this weekend, so more could be revealed at that time.

By going 11-for-11 this past Saturday in the title matches, Mike Ross has now upped his consecutive closeout streak in a championship to 27 rounds. If you're down to a quarter life and Mike has the lead, it's almost a game over situation.

Overall, the top eight at The Box Arena's Team Ranbat 1.4 tournament was a weird one. Almost all of my overall statistics went one way or another.

My database had maintained a .582 first-hit win percentage and a .650 first-combo win percentage. After putting in the stats from this tournament, the first-hit win percentage went down to .575, while the first-combo win percentage went up to .655. Weird.

EX usage also went up, but I expected this because nearly every San Diego player not named Long "ShadyK" Tran uses EX the moment he or she gets it. If they don't, then he or she gets another meter and attempts an FADC right away.

The stats of the title match are in the stats section. The keys for Mike Ross and ShadyK: Combined, they had an .882 first-combo win percentage and did not blow a late lead (18-for-18).

World Cyber Games' Ultimate Gamer 2 will air Aug. 19 on Syfy. If you were a fan of the show last year, then get ready for another season. I saw the game list and can't wait to see what is done to make Mario Kart Wii a prominent game. Will they hurl actual turtle shells painted green while driving a kart?

While the roster wasn't announced, there will be 12 competitors.

In the trailer, there are at least two Southern California players prominent in the community: Justin Wong and Faye aka Princess Aura. Call out if you see some more.

But yeah, about that Mario Kart Wii, what about dodging bananas while driving an Impreza 60 mph?

Like a lot of us competitive players, Daigo Umehara has a Clark Kent job. The people at Kotaku found an article from Sankei, a newspaper in Japan, in which Daigo talks about what he does for a living -- he works at a nursing home five days a week.

Daigo said his parents work in the medical field.

So yes, there's no shame in having a Clark Kent job and then competing in tournaments on the side. Although, if there's a sudden rise of participation in nursing forums ... oh wait.

Daigo talks about more topics in the interview, including what his parents said about him competing, and where the toughest competition is coming from.

The Google-translated page isn't the best, but you can get an idea of what he's saying.

If it wasn't blatant enough, a flyer promoting Super Street Fighter IV says new characters are possibly coming to that version of the game.

Japan will be host to three tests sites this weekend, so it is possible they might be in the game already, or they're going to be in a later version, if at all.