The beta for Backbone Entertainment's Super Street Fighter II HD Remix (PS3, 360) has been extended to September 5th, publisher Capcom revealed on its official blog.

Originally slated to operate until mid-August, the Xbox 360-exclusive beta formally kicked off on June 25 and was made available to those Xbox 360 owners who purchased Backbone's Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3.

The extension is likely aimed at testing a new patch for the fighter revamp, which Capcom says will arrive "in the coming weeks." The patch incorporates a new netcode which minimizes lag while playing the game online, as well as a number of general gameplay tweaks.

A complete listing of the patch notes are viewable below... Read more

Here are two new videos from Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Capcom's fighting game remake in development for Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. Remix is currently in beta, and should be available this summer. Shackvideo users can use the HD Stream. Click through for more ... Read more

Publisher Capcom announced today that the beta release of its upcoming classic fighter overhaul Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will be made available to Xbox 360 users on June 25.

Access to the downloadable Xbox 360-exclusive beta will be granted to all who purchase Backbone Entertainment's Commando 3 from the Xbox Live Marketplace. The beta allows gamers to test the title in online play as either Ken or Ryu on a single stage.

Developed by Backbone Entertainment, the full version of SSF2HDR will be sold at an unknown price through the online storefronts of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 later this summer.

Super Street Fighter II HD Remix has been moved up to a summer release, and to celebrate Capcom sent along new screenshots from the downloadable fighter. Developed by Backbone Entertainment, SSF2HDR will be sold and distributed through the online storefronts of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

We may not know exactly when Super Street Fighter II HD Remix will grace PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but Capcom has released the first screenshots of series baddie Akuma. Developed by Backbone Entertainment, the oft-delayed downloadable title is expected in the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store circa this fall.

Along with an arcade-perfect HD reimagining of Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Capcom's XBLA-bound Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will sport a rebalanced mode that addresses many of the complaints casual and hardcore players have expressed with the game.

Explaining the tweaks at the official Capcom blog, design and gameplay consultant David Sirlin writes that he wanted to make the game easier to play, more balanced for tournament play, and more fun.

Changes include simplified special moves, said to make the game easier to control on a gamepad. For example, certain moves that previously required players to press three buttons simultaneously can now be performed with two buttons. Other tweaks involve more forgiving timing and the removal of many up and diagonal motions, which could occasionally result in unintended jumps.

"These changes alone increase the fun factor of the game quite a bit,... Read more