Two new DLC characters hit Street Fighter 5 today: G and Sagat.
G, nicknamed the Man of Mystery and self-proclaimed President of the World, is a new character who wants to unify the world as its leader. According to his official blurb, to do this he wants to use social media. That sounds like a silly idea, but, well, it's worked for some, hasn't it?
G is unique in that he can absorb power from the earth to increase his Presidentiality level up to three. The higher it is, the more powerful his special moves are. However, if he's knocked down, the Presidentiality level goes down.
Street Fighter has a new world champion - and he's from the UK.
Benjamin "Problem X" Simon won Street Fighter 5 at Evo - the world's biggest fighting game tournament - defeating legendary Japanese player Hajime "Tokido" Taniguchi in grand finals.
Playing as M. Bison, Problem X beat Akuma player Tokido 3-0 after the Japanese reset the bracket (Evo is a double elimination tournament).
“I’ve saved the city, saved the girl, but couldn’t save… myself”>>– Cody Travers, mayor/prisoner
Rub some chalk on your bods, biffing fans. Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition has released its latest character, Cody, a street brawler who has gone from being a prisoner to a politician. Yeah, that old revolving door. Capcom have released a trailer for him, which briefly features a live action Cody that has 100% resemblance to the fighting game character and I won t tolerate any of you saying otherwise. (more…)
An update is coming to Street Fighter V on June 25 that will bring with it changes to the survival mode and introduce a new way to get cosmetics and consumables. The Fighting Chance system will let you purchase fortune readings from Menat, containing random goodies. They ll cost 500 fight money, which can be earned by playing the game. (more…)
On 25th June Street Fighter 5 gets a big new update - and part of that is the addition of loot boxes.
The loot boxes have to do with Survival Mode and a new system called Fighting Chance. Menat, one of the playable characters, has opened up a shop to tell you your fortune. Spend 500 Fight Money, the in-game currency, and you get a Fantasy Fortune Reading, which Menat helps you decipher. These readings are the loot box: they contain multiple items, including some exclusive to Fighting Chance.
Items include Battle Goods, which increase your chance of completing Survival Mode, new colours only available from Fantasy Fortune Readings, classic pieces of Street Fighter art from across the series, and, to the consternation of the Street Fighter community, rare costumes only available via Fantasy Fortune Readings.
It still feels a little weird to be writing about Street Fighter for a PC site (I still remember that> DOS port of Street Fighter 2), but Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition has carved out a nice, stable niche within the PC multiplayer scene. This week, Capcom properly unveiled military martial artist Falke, the third of six DLC characters planned, and she’s here to deliver some savage beatings with that staff of hers.