Capcom Pro Tour DLC mystery costume revealed, prize pool increased

Capcom has revealed the unknown costume it teased as part of CPT downloadable content during Evolution 2016, and announced that more money has been added to Capcom Cup.

First off, the Pro Tour DLC has allowed Capcom to add almost $90,000 to the Capcom Cup total for an overall prize pool of $342,182. This total reflects that a "minimum of 30% of the revenue will go to the Capcom Cup 2016 prize pool."

Second, the mystery costume has been revealed as a "Japanese warlord costume" for Necalli. Capcom Cup 2015 winner Kazunoko was able to decide which character received a new costume and offer comments on its design. This privilege will also be extended to the winner of Capcom Cup 2016.

For the answers to several other Capcom Pro Tour 2016 DLC questions, head over to the PlayStation Blog.

Capcom details August, September Street Fighter V updates

Haunts has revealed what Capcom has planned for players in the next month and a half.

In a post on Capcom Unity, the director of digital media and esports at Capcom USA revealed that after server maintenance on Aug. 16 the company will implement a more strict rage quit policy. This new plan will cause offenders to "lose League Points and be locked out of online matching for a set time."

In September, a much bigger update is planned for SFV. In addition to new double Fight Money events that will benefit players in Ranked, there are a number of smaller tweaks coming to the game. These changes include a versus CPU option, daily challenges for Fight Money and easier access to costume colors. Previously only available through the Survival Mode, additional colors will be available to Season Pass holders and those who buy premium costumes will now get all the colors for that outfit. Additionally, color bundles will be offered for Fight Money or purchase.

For the full details, head over to Capcom Unity.

Juri, Summer Costumes coming to Street Fighter V on July 26

Capcom has announced during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 that its next big collection of downloadable content will be available at the end of July.

On July 26, Juri Han and the Summer Costumes for Laura, Cammy and Ibuki will become available. While Juri will be available for purchase using in-game currency, each of the premium costumes will cost players $3.99.

Check out the Juri trailer courtesy of Born Free, who is at SDCC.

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Balrog & Ibuki coming to next Street Fighter V update on July 1, 2016, Juri and Urien teased

Following Tokido's victory at CEO 2016, Capcom released a new trailer showing off the Shadowloo boxer coming very soon to Street Fighter V.

Balrog gets a proper trailer along with a look at his unique stage harking back to the original Street Fighter II. At the end of the trailer, both Juri and Urien were teased before players can try them out in the coming cinematic story mode. You can check out the trailer below!

Both Balrog and Ibuki will be playable outside of the main story in this major update and will require payment with either the in-game Fight Money or with actual currency. These two characters will also be allowed at EVO 2016.

The new characters, the cinematic story mode, improvements to the overall online system, and more in-game content will be available for all SFV users on PlayStation 4 and PC on July 1, 2016.

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Capcom announces DLC costumes, stages for June SFV update

Capcom has revealed the additional costumes and stages that will be available for purchase when the game's June update drops during the last week of the month.

In addition to Ibuki and the new cinematic story mode, three stage variations and a new outfit for each character will be up for sale. Pricing for the DLC will be new characters at $5.99 or 100,000 fight money (fm); new stages for $3.99 or 70,000 fm; alternate stages or story costumes for $1.99 or 40,000 fm; and premium costumes for $3.99.

While the many of the costumes were spoiled by datamining months ago, players can head over to Capcom Unity for a closer look at the content that will soon be available.

New info on Street Fighter V's story mode revealed, Zenny system removed and more

Capcom has released more information about Street Fighter V's cinematic story mode planned for release this June, as well as some other important information.

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SFV's story mode, "A Shadow Falls," will be released late June as a free add-on for all users. This cinematic experience, Capcom said, will span five chapters and last three to four hours overall. While still planned for release in their respective months later this year, the story mode will be the only place to try out unreleased characters Balrog, Urien and Juri.

Following trouble implementing the Zenny system, Capcom has scrapped it entirely and replaced it with a more streamlined method of selling DLC. The June update will allow players to buy additional content through either the Steam store or the PlayStation Store. This includes characters ($5.99), stages ($3.99), alternate versions of stages ($1.99), story mode costumes ($1.99) and premium outfits ($3.99). Players who have gathered a huge amount of fight money or purchased the Season Pass can reap the benefits with no extra charge.

Capcom hasn't yet shared an exact date for the big update. Other news includes Daily Challenges being reorganized into a new system called Targets as well as additional modes coming soon. The full breakdown can be found here.

Hit The Ground Running 13 discusses meter management

Brokentier's Jay "Viscant" Snyder continues his series on improving at Street Fighter V with a topic that is essential to high-level play: meter management.

Snyder talks about the two types of meter, Critical Art and V, weighing various strategies he's seen employed and theories behind why each choice could be beneficial to certain characters or matchups. From using these meters as offensive tools alone to actually holding meter as a deterrent, Snyder admits the answers of how meter should be used are not clear-cut.

Snyder even makes a point to talk about why he feels M. Bison is an exception to many rules because his meters seem to work together in way unique to his character.

The article, along with all other HTGR pieces, can be found at the Brokentier blog.

Ibuki joins Street Fighter V

After grand finals of Street Fighter V at Combo Breaker 2016, Capcom debuted the trailer for Ibuki, who will be the next DLC character released for SFV.

Ibuki's trailer shows her returning moves along with a new air glide and the ability to throw multiple kunai in the air or on the ground. Her V-Reversal is the ninja log replacement technique that also serves as a hit, and her V-Trigger throws a bomb that can be used to extend combos.

There is currently no date set for Ibuki's release. Check out the trailer after the jump.

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New site collects all of Graham Wolfe's Street Fighter V tech videos

Longtime Street Fighter player Graham Wolfe has spent the time since SFV's release updating his Twitter with various strategies and bits of information about the game.

The videos he has made, while never very long, often bring light to a previously undiscovered vulnerability in seemingly spammable or strong options for each character, and have even shown new versatility in other moves.

As it can be tedious to scroll through Twitter looking for one video, Wolfe has made all of these tweets available for players to find quickly on his own WordPress site. This is a great resource for SFV players looking to gain a deeper understanding of the game.

Capcom Pro Tour 2016 rules updated, published

Capcom has updated and made the full rules of CPT 2016 available to the general public, from the tournament format to the code of conduct players must follow.

While most rules should be familiar to experienced tournament players, there are a few important distinctions that have been made. First off, Capcom has officially barred sponsors that are involved in adult entertainment and leaves the door open to ban any other sponsor "Capcom deems inappropriate at its sole discretion."

Second, the company has also banned any form of gambling at the events, with violators to be ejected from the event and possibly banned from CPT.

The company has also taken a stance against swearing, violence and "other forms of thuggery." The rules can be found at the Capcom Pro Tour website.

Team Mad Catz's Daigo Umehara joining Red Bull, will help localize first book

Photo by Mauro KonoDaigo Umehara will be working with Red Bull as part of a special partnership.

The Japanese player announced on his livestream that he will be part of Red Bull in conjunction with his current sponsor Mad Catz. This relationship will expand beyond being part of the fighting game team.

The first initiative of this collaboration is the English translation of Umehara's first book, "The Willpower to Keep Winning." It will be available first at this year's Evolution. While other plans have yet to be announced, Umehara on the stream explained that he wants some of his ideas for the community to come to fruition with help from RB.

This isn't the first time Red Bull signed a player sponsored by another team. TeamSoloMid's Leffen of Super Smash Bros. Melee fame also carries the Red Bull title.

You can find Umehara's Red Bull Japan page here.

Notes on fighting Karin with Ryu in Street Fighter V by Daigo

After Justin Wong's victory at Dreamhack Austin, Jiyuna posted the translation of Daigo Umehara's notes—from a stream recorded early in April—on how Ryu can effectively fight Karin in SFV.

Daigo's notes focus on attacking Karin at ranges Ryu will outperform her in terms of damage and threat, which he feels are in close as well as outside the range of her normals. He even talks how Ryu should choose to move against the character—dashing and jumping, never walking—and why sweep can be a strong tool in the matchup.

While the notes are perhaps not as extensive as some players might hope for, they still can offer competitors a place to start against a difficult character.

Upcoming South Korean tournament by Spiritzero will provide hotel and flight to Evo 2016

Spiritzero, the people behind the Street Fighter V MagicStick Cup will have another tournament on May 15, 2016, in South Korea to bring the winner to this year's Evolution.

The Road to Evo 2016 tournament will accommodate both flight to and hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Like MagicStick Cup, this tournament will be at the Anyang Creative Economic Convergence Center at Seoul's Gyeonggi province. According to the announcement trailer found after the jump, Razer's Infiltration will be at the event as a commentator.

For those living in Korea, you can sign up now at the Challonge page. Take note that there is a 128-player cap so don't wait. More information, including rules, can be found on Spiritzero's event site.

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Street Fighter V Guile trailer released

After details about Guile's appearance were released on April 18, Capcom has released a trailer that gives players a better idea of how he will work in SFV.

The one-minute trailer shows that Guile retains most of his normals from Street Fighter IV and it seems that chains like low forward to overhead still exist in SFV.

Players also see Guile's V-Skill, which buffs his fireballs much like Ky's grinders do in Guilty Gear Xrd, and his V-Trigger in action. The trailer mostly shows the trigger used in combos, but it will be interesting to see other possible application.

Lastly, Guile's new crouch walk, faultless move, makes an appearance. Check out the trailer after the jump.

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April Street Fighter V update brings Guile, rage quit system

Guile will be the second downloadable fighter in Street Fighter V, as he releases with the game's April update.

The biggest change to Guile in SFV seems to be the addition of faultless move, a crouch walk that allows him to maintain charge while moving forward. His V-Skill is Sonic Blade, a stationary projectile that has the added ability of increasing the durability of Sonic Booms. Guile's V-Trigger is Solid Puncher, where upon activation each of his buttons throws a different speed Sonic Boom.

In addition to Guile, Capcom will also be rolling out its rage quit system to punish disconnecting players. The system will target players who have a high disconnect rate and lock them out of matchmaking for a certain period of time.

There is no release date for the April update at this time. For the complete write-up on Guile, head over to Capcom-Unity.

Capcom responds to Street Fighter V content criticism

Yoshinori Ono has heard the complaints about Street Fighter V since its release.

In a recent interview, Ono admitted that "it's safe to say that we underestimated the popularity of some of the single-player features" that were missing when SFV launched and that Capcom is working to rectify those issues.

"The Capcom Pro Tour wasn't the only reason for why the game was released when it was," Ono said. "We understand that if we had more features ready at launch, it probably would've been better received by some of our more casual fans who tend to enjoy Street Fighter more via single-player content, as opposed to competitive play."

Ono pointed to Survival and Story modes, saying that Capcom has plans to expand those options for players demanding a more robust single player experience and that the company looks at SFV like "a marathon and not a sprint," with plans to work on the title for years to come.

Street Fighter V March 2016 update coming last week of month, Zenny not implemented

The next major update for Street Fighter V, filled with features and a character everyone has been waiting for, is set for the end of the month.

Delivered in two parts, the update will first drop on March 28 with a more robust online system, Challenge Mode, bug fixes and backend improvements. Ranked and Casual matches will allows players to do a best of three matches if both accept the rematch option. Battle Lounge can now host up to eight players to both spectate and play. The Challenge Mode can help new players understand the game through multiple tutorials as well as combo trials.

The second part, on March 30, will feature both the debut of the in-game store and Street Fighter III character Alex as the first post-release character. While Fight Money can be used when the store launches, the Zenny system, funds derived from real money, will be implemented at a later date. For now, all players can briefly try Alex for free until Zenny gets activated. You can also get and keep Ryu and Chun-Li's story outfits for free.

You can find the full breakdown here.

Korea's SPOTV Games Announces Street Fighter V Crash, Starting April to June 2016

Tekken 7 isn't the only fighting game in that will get simultaneous airtime on South Korean television and on the internet. The newest Street Fighter will get its time.

SPOTV Games, current broadcasters for Tekken Crash, announced Street Fighter V Crash. Similar to Tekken Crash, SFV Crash will be a three-man team tournament series starting on April 10, 2016, until June 5. Competitors will converge at Seoul's Nexon Arena in a double elimination format up until top 16 when it will be single elimination.

If you live in Korea and have two teammates, make sure click on the image for the registration form and send it to the SFV Crash email before March 31. While it is planned for television in South Korea, stay tuned for updates of official streams in the near future.

Capcom unveils Alex, forthcoming Street Fighter V update details

Alex and a new patch will be showing up later in March, according to a post by Haunts on Capcom Unity. In that post, Haunts gave some details about the returning grappler as well as improvements coming to the game.

For starters, Alex will appear in Street Fighter V as "a methodical grappler who can do big burst damage up close, yet still do well at midrange." His V-Skill seems a modification of his Third Strike taunt, where Alex performs an animation and the next attack will do bonus damage if it hits. Alex's V-Trigger, however, is a brand new option for the character, as he gains access to a clothesline attack that can be charged to parry moves and breaks the opponent's guard if they block.

The update will also add Challenge Mode—complete with various skill-level tutorials and character trials—, eight-player lobbies in Battle Lounge, an online rematch option and allow players to spend their hard-earned Fight Money in the in-game Shop.

Street Fighter V's new update will also add several bug fixes, along with gameplay changes designed to limit the usefulness of possible throw tech option selects. For a complete list of changes, check out Capcom Unity.

HackerFight 5.0 featuring Street Fighter V, USFIV and Super Turbo at Facebook HQ

The Silicon Valley-exclusive fighting game tournament series returns with Street Fighter V added to the lineup.

HackerFight, in its fifth iteration, will be returning to Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on March 11. Teams representing various companies including Twitch, Google, Capcom and more will be participating in Street Fighter V and Ultra Street Fighter IV team tournaments. Super Street Fighter II Turbo will also be at HackerFight 5.0 as well but as an invite-only exhibition.

Team Spooky will be streaming the event with help from the 10/0 production crew. You can find out more information about HackerFight 5.0 on the Facebook event page.