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'Street Fighter 5' News: Capcom To Announce New Game Details, Two Playable Characters At SDCC 2015; 'SF5' Launch Date Set On February 2016?

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(Photo : Capcom) It looks like Capcom will reveal new game details for "Street Fighter 5" at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con and a rumored release date for the game has been revealed online.

It looks like Capcom will reveal new game details for "Street Fighter 5" at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con and a rumored release date for the game has been revealed online.

According to Gamezone, Capcom will be showcasing "Street Fighter 5" at this year's San Diego Comic-Con on July 9, 2015 as they will start the "Street Fighter 5" panel at 11: 45 AM PDT. The website further adds that the panel will give gamers an opportunity to compete in the Capcom Pro Tour, culminating to the Capcom Cup Finals that will happen this year.

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There will also be official "Street Fighter 5" licensed collectibles, merchandise and promotions which will last for a year.

iDigital Times reported that Capcom moderator Francis Mao and a group of "Street Fighter" experts will be presenting the "Street Fighter 5" while the franchise creator Yoshinori Ono will be attending the SDCC 2015 event.

The website further notes that two or three characters are hinted to join the "Street Fighter 5" roster at the said event, and it was speculated that these characters could be Guile, Zangief and even Ken Masters, who is rumored not to join the fifth installment.

So far, there are six playable characters in "Street Fighter 5" which include the likes of Ryu, Chun Li, M.Bison, Charlie Nash, Cammy White and Birdie. Other possible fighters are also mentioned in various news site such as Poison, Hugo, Alex, Dudley, C.Viper, Elena, Urien, as well as new faces Kuan and Sherry.

Event Hubs also reported that gamers in the U.K. will have a chance to play the "Street Fighter 5" beta as the website posted the photo of Capcom's schedule during the U.K. tour.

Lastly, a previous report from Attack of the Fanboy stated that "Street Fighter 5" will launch on Feb. 2, 2016 in the PlayStation Store.

Capcom stated before that "Street Fighter 5" will be available in the fiscal year, which gaming fans speculated to be on March 2016. But seeing that the game's full launch date has been posted in the PlayStation website, this could be the real thing.

It was previously reported that Capcom will also showcase "Street Fighter 5" at the Anime Expo 2015 on July 2-5, before their appearance in the SDCC 2015 event.

"Street Fighter 5" will be available for the PlayStation 4 and for the PC.

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