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Alex Joins Street Fighter V Roster Today
March 30, in the year of our Lord 2016 --
Today, Capcom will release the first post launch character to
join the illustrious Street Fighter V lineup. Fan favorite Alex
made his first appearance in Street Fighter III back in 1997,
and he hits the streets again as a brash grappler whose bold
attitude often gets him into trouble. His parents died while he
was still young, so he was raised by his father’s friend who
taught him everything he knows about fighting. Alex will be
battle ready beginning today for all Street Fighter V players on
PS4 and PC.
Also launching today, the In-Game Shop for earned currency (aka
Fight Money) lets players spend their hard earned Fight Money to
purchase extra game content, such as new characters (100,000 FM
each) and Story Mode Costumes (40,000 FM each). Guile, Ibuki,
Balrog, Juri, and Urien will be releasing later this year and
each will have a Story Mode costume available for purchase using
Fight Money. Additional content will be announced at a later
date.
Since the In-Game Shop for real currency (aka Zenny) is not
available just yet, Capcom is offering Alex as a free trial
period to all players, until the Zenny shop launches. This also
applies to any future DLC character that releases prior to the
Zenny shop launching. Once the Zenny shop launches, the free
trial for DLC characters that released prior to the Zenny shop
opening will end, and players will need to use Fight Money,
Zenny, or the Season Pass to access those characters.
Earlier this week, several new Street Fighter V game updates and
enhancements were made available to players, including:
• Challenge Mode
o Demonstrations: Learn the nuances of battle through helpful
demonstrations and tutorials. Contains content for each of the
16 characters, as well as advice geared towards players of all
skill levels.
o Trials: Put your skills to the ultimate test with combo trials
for all 16 characters, ranging from basic to pro combos.
Completing Trials will earn players additional Fight Money.
• Online Rematch Option
o Salty from a close loss online? Want revenge? Players can now
play a 2/3 set in Ranked Match when both players accept the
rematch.
• Battle Lounge Improvements
• Enjoy up to 8 person lobbies, complete with match spectating.
• In addition to all of this new content, numerous bug fixes and
game improvements have been implemented.
Finally, as a way of thanking players for their patience and
understanding throughout the beta phases and game launch, Capcom
is making Ryu and Chun-Li’s Story Mode Costumes available for
free to all users beginning today. This is an 80,000 Fight Money
value; almost the full amount of a new character. Capcom is
planning to release a steady stream of new characters, modes and
other enhancements throughout the year and the Street Fighter V
team is excited to begin the robust post launch support this
week. Families are required to pay the Internet usage fees to
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