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'Street Fighter 5' New Characters: Blanka To Debut At SDCC2015; Capcom Announces 'SF5' PC In The Works!

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(Photo : Capcom) Good news gaming fans as new updates for "Street Fighter 5" have been revealed regarding a returning character in the series and Capcom working on the PC version of the game.

Good news gaming fans as new updates for "Street Fighter 5" have been revealed regarding a returning character in the series and Capcom working on the PC version of the game.

It was previously reported that Capcom will unveil new game details for "Street Fighter 5" in the 2015 San Diego Comic Con on July 9, including an anouncement of two new characters joining the game's roster.

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The "Street Fighter 5" panel will start at around 11:45 AM until 12:45 PM and the presentation will have a lot of hijinks, exclusives and surprises instored for the gaming fans, Atttack of the Fanboy reported.

Geeksnack reported that "Street Fighter" creator Yoshinori Ono will be at the "Street Fighter 5" panel presentation in SDCC 2015 and tweeted that Blanka will be there with "something" on his pocket.


Several gaming fans suspected that Blanka could be one of the two new characters added in "Street Fighter 5's" roster as other fighters are also rumored to join the game such as Zangief, Guile and Ken Masters.

Aside from the rumored characters, the Christian Today reported that Capcom is currently working on "Street Fighter 5" for the PC platform as Matt Dahlgreen, senior product manager for Capcom, claimed that the PC version of the game will be in par with the PS4 variant.

Event Hubs further adds that Capcom is looking to developed a cross platform gameplay in "Street Fighter 5" which enables players to battle online whether they have the PS4 or PC copy of the game.

Capcom also revealed that they will not have an arcade release for "Street Fighter 5" anytime soon ,and when asked about the mature rating of the game, Capcom answered that they intend to make "SF5" as a non-mature franchise and the mature rating is simply an error.

Capcom further revealed that they are adding new gameplay features in "Street Fighter 5" such as Ranked Mode, Global Leaderboards and a Rematch option.

it was previosly reported that Capcom will being having a U.S. tour for "Street Fighter 5" in all Six Flags theme parks across the country as a way to promote the game.

Capcom also gave out beta test details for "Street Fighter 5" last week as actually date for the test will happen on July 23. PS4 users in the U.S. can join the beta test by pre-ordering the game at retailers stores such as GameStop, Best Buy and Amazon, while PC users can join the test by pre-ordering at Steam.

"Street Fighter 5" is tentatively set on March 2016 for the PS4 and the PC.

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