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Street Fighter 5 is a side-scrolling fighting game that carries the torch of the illustrious fighting game franchise.
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Street Fighter V: Gill debuts as Seth is announced

Showcase of Seth and Ryu in Street Fighter V
Street Fighter V's December update kicked off with Gill joining the roster but also the news about the 40th fighter. Another returning character, Seth who was a boss in Street Fighter IV, is making a re-entry but with a highly altered appearance.

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition announced, reintroduces Gill

Street Fighter V - Gill
Capcom announced Street Fighter V: Champion Edition for PC and PlayStation 4. It will be the definitive collection of the content released thus far and will feature Gill who is making his return after Street Fighter III.

Valve apologise for the early leak of Street Fighter V characters

Valve have posted a public apology for the early leaking of the Street Fighter V trailer, which ended up showing the new characters ahead of time. With everyone knowing they're E. Honda, Poison and Lucia, Valve said it won't happen again.

Street Fighter V is going free to play for a limited time

Capcom have announced that Street Fighter V is going free to play for a limited time. Starting on 23 April 2019, the game will be available to everyone who wishes to play it. The promo offer will run for two weeks before ending on 05 May.

Capcom slap Uniqlo clothing adverts on Street Fighter V

Picture of a versus screen between Sagat and Chun Li
Capcom have added adverts to Street Fighter V once again, following their removal after a public outcry the first time around. Thankfully, the ads are no longer stuck on characters at least but they are in a AAA game with season passes.

Street Fighter V will not have a season pass for the next year

Picture of G in Street Fighter V striking a pose like Uncle Sam
Capcom folks have announced that Street Fighter V will not have a season pass in 2019 which hints at a monetisation model change or focus on a Street Fighter sequel being in the works. They did mention there will be DLC characters though.

Capcom pulls Street Fighter V ads mere weeks after adding them

Falke looks like a bdsm mistress in her black costume for Street Fighter V.
Capcom recently added advertisements to Street Fighter V Arcade Edition which prompted a backlash against the company. Now they have removed the addition nobody wanted, as they apparently heard the complaints of the SFV player base.

Kage the new Street Fighter V character is an Evil Ryu copy

Picture of Kage in Capcom's Street Fighter V
Players were left wondering what would happen with Evil Ryu as the character overcame this version in Street Fighter V and it was no longer canon. Capcom seems to have found a way to manifest Satsui No Hado in a different manner, via Kage.

Street Fighter V's Cammy is getting pants soon, believe it or not

Picture of Cammy in pants for the first time in the history of the world
Street Fighter V will be remembered by many as Street Fighter 4.5 and tarnish Capcom's name in years to come. Others will remember it as the first Street Fighter game where Cammy wore actual pants, instead of a weird costume of any sort.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate guns for biggest crossover ever

Poster for Bandai Namco's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Nintendo's E3 presentation of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate required 25 minutes for a reason, since the new smash brawler comes with every character that has ever graced any of the games in the franchise, including some newcomers to the ring.