CapCom Unity has details on Alex, the first new character being added to
Street Fighter V, offering images of him in the game, and an outline of all
his abilities. This includes details about gameplay changes that will come to
the brawler along with the new street fighter, and here is the part of the
update covering the patch:
Alex will become available when the update is scheduled to go
live later this month. Remember, by playing through all Character Story Mode
content, you will earn more than enough Fight Money to buy Alex for free!
The update also comes with a slew of new modes and content, as well as bug fixes
that are designed to improve the overall gameplay experience. Check out all the
new modes and content below!
- Challenge Mode
- Demonstrations: Learn the ins and outs of
Street Fighter Vthrough helpful demonstration and tutorial content.
Contains content for each of the 16 characters, as well as advice geared
towards players of all skill levels:
- Beginner Tutorials: 12 lessons covering,
movement, normal attacks, special attacks, V-System, throws, counter
hits, chip/recoverable damage, etc.
- Intermediate Tutorials: 11 lessons
covering projectiles, invincibility frames, armor and armor break,
recovery, cross-up attacks, anti-air options, etc.
- Advanced Tutorials: 4 lessons covering
back dashing, frame advantage/disadvantage, combo potential, button
priority, etc.
- Character Tutorials: 16 lessons covering
each individual character.
- Trials: Put your skills to the ultimate test
with combo trials for all 16 characters, ranging from basic to pro
combos. Completing Trials will also earn you some extra Fight Money.
- In-Game Shop
- Fight Money Expenditure: Spend your hard
earned Fight Money to purchase extra game content, such as DLC
characters and the Story Mode Costumes.
- Online Rematch Option
- Salty from a close loss online? Want revenge?
Players can now play a 2/3 set in Ranked Match, provided 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, the following bugs will be fixed in
the update:
- Bug: Sometimes you don’t get EXP from casual
matches
- Bug: On a rare occurrence, if you restart the game
after you unlock colors, the colors you unlocked will disappear
There are a few gameplay related bug fixes and balance changes as well:
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Here's
a video from
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, offering an overview of this strategy game featuring
fleets of gigantic spaceships, and celebrating the launch of the game's beta for those who preorder
(preorders are accepted through
this page). It sounds like the beta period will be
pretty brief, as the clip includes word that the game will fully launch by the
end of this month. Here's more on launch plans and the benefits of preordering:
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, Tindalos Interactive's real-time strategy game
set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, opens its beta today. All players who
preorder the game on Steam or the official store can immediately join this beta,
build their first fleets and test their worth as Admiral against other players
or the AI!
In addition to the 10% discount offered during the pre-order period, Early
Adopters of Battlefleet Gothic Armada will receive one extra faction for free -
the Space Marines - and immediate access to the Beta of the game. From today,
players can practice building their Imperium and Chaos fleets and get used to
the gameplay mechanics in the solo campaign prologue, before testing their
skills against the AI or players online in 1v1 skirmishes. The remaining
factions (Orks and Eldar), as well as the full solo campaign and other
multiplayer modes (like 2vs2) will be made available when the game launches
later in March. The Space Marines fleet will be available to play a few weeks
after the game launches.
Continue here to read the full story.
Polygon notes a
GameStop listing for a
STAR WARS Battlefront: Outer Rim, a
downloadable expansion for the Star Wars action game they indicate will be
released on April 5th. The listing is for PlayStation 4, and doesn't list
details besides a $14.99 price tag. This is part of a season pass, and this
represents a slight delay, as the pack
was originally announced for
release this month. Here's what they said about it at that time: "Fight among
the factories of Sullust and battle within Jabba the Hutt's palace on Tatooine."
Okay, the Videosift protest spawned a counter-protest, so they're back (and not
stripped because they are the ones who identified them as worthy of posting). I
happily accept videos from other sources, so feel free to submit them.
R.I.P.:
Keith Emerson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer Keyboardist, Dead at 71. :(
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