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Capcom has announced six new characters for Street Fighter V in a surprise reveal at the conclusion of Capcom Cup 2017. The roster of newcomers includes some long-requested fan favourites, as well as two brand-new fighters for the game.

Returning characters include Sakura and Cody–both who made their debuts in the Alpha series–and Sagat and Blanka, who have been around since Street Fighter 2. The two new characters, meanwhile, are G–a presidential-looking bearded man sporting a rather large tophat–and Falke, a new female fighter who looks to be closely connected to Ed.

These six characters make up Season 3 of Street Fighter V’s content. The announcement came as quite a surprise, as Capcom has traditionally revealed one character at a time, instead of the complete lineup for a whole season.

Sakura will be available on January 16, 2018, when Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition launches. Along with the character, there will be Story, Battle, and Nostalgia costumes available for her. She also gets her own stage, the Kasugano Residence, which is inspired by her Alpha 2 stage. You see the stage and Sakura in action in the reveal trailer above.

Release dates for the other five characters have not yet been confirmed. Take a look at the slick cinematic video for all of Street Fighter V’s Season 3 characters below.

During Capcom Cup, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection was also announced. It features 12 games from across the series, including the original Street Fighter, Street Fighter 2, Street Fighter 3: Third Strike, and Street Fighter Alpha 3. The compilation is expected to launch in May 2018 for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC. You can see all the games included in Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection here.

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is a new version of its Capcom’s flagship fighting game and will be available for PlayStation 4 and PC. The updated version will all include post-release content from Season 1 and Season 2 of the game, as well as a number of new gameplay changes.

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Capcom has announced Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. It features 12 games from across the series, including the original Street Fighter, Street Fighter 2, Street Fighter 3: Third Strike, and Street Fighter Alpha 3. Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is expected to launch in May 2018 for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC.

Online play will be enabled for Street Fighter 2, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha 3, and Street Fighter 3: Third Strike, allowing players to compete in ranked and casual matches, as well as jump into lobbies and place on leaderboards.

The trailer shown during Capcom Cup touts “arcade perfect gameplay” along with “comprehensive galleries” that contain interactive timelines, concept art, a music archive, and a sprite viewer. A complete list of games included in the package can be found below.

• Street Fighter
• Street Fighter 2
• Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition
• Street Fighter 2: Hyper Fighting
• Super Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers
• Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
• Street Fighter Alpha
• Street Fighter Alpha 2
• Street Fighter Alpha 3
• Street Fighter 3
• Street Fighter 3: Second Impact
• Street Fighter 3: Third Strike

In related news, Capcom recently announced Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, a new version of its flagship fighting game that will be available for PlayStation 4 and PC from January 16, 2018. The updated version will include post-release content from Season 1 and Season 2 of the game, as well as a number of new gameplay changes.

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The Detective Pikachu movie, in which Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds voices the ultra-famous creature, now has a release date. The live-action film is coming out on May 10, 2019, film company Legendary (Warcraft, Jurassic World) announced today, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In addition to Reynolds, the Detective Pikachu movie stars The Get Down‘s Justice Smith and Big Little Lies actress Kathryn Newton. Goosebumps director Rob Letterman is directing the film, which is set to begin production in London this January.

It was previously reported that in addition to Reynolds, the film’s producers were looking at Hugh Jackman, Dwayne Johnson, and Mark Wahlberg to take on the role of Pikachu. Based on the Japanese video game Great Detective Pikachu, the movie is being written by Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls).

Pokemon fans who can’t wait are in luck, though. Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon were recently released. Reynolds returns to the big screen in Deadpool 2 on June 1, 2018.

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GameSpot News Roundup is back once more with Jess McDonell, but Dan Crowd fans will have to wait keenly in anticipation. Here’s what we cover today:

PUBG Xbox One Exact Release Timing Revealed, Controller Setup Detailed

If you’re an Xbox One owner you’re probably busting to get right into PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and Microsoft knows this! They’ve shared the exact timing of the game’s rollout across the globe, and detailed the controller configuration, so start studying!

A Way Out’s Online Multiplayer Only Needs One Copy Between Friends

Josef Fares, who instantly gained notoriety during The Game Awards, has been winning over fans of A Way Out with a pretty great initiative. As you can guess, this co-op multiplayer only game will only require one copy between two people to play online. That sounds too good to be true!

Assassin’s Creed Origins Gets New Difficulty Options

And finally, everyone’s favorite open-world game about Assassins in Ancient Egypt is getting a patch tomorrow, which opens up a couple of new difficulty options, including a Nightmare mode and enemy scaling! It also does a bunch of other stuff, so tune in and find out!

That’s all for GameSpot News today, let us know what you thought about today’s stories in the comments! See you tomorrow.

• PUBG Xbox One Exact Release Timing Revealed, Controller Setup Detailed

• Assassin’s Creed: Origins Update Adding “Nightmare” Difficulty And More

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Call of Duty: WWII has consistently charted well in the UK since its November launch, and for the week ending December 9 it has once again finished top of the table, according to sales monitor Chart-Track. The shooter has now finished at No.1 for six consecutive weeks, which is the longest unbroken run at the top since 2015’s Call of Duty: Black Ops III.

FIFA 18 takes the No.2 spot once again, while Star Wars Battlefront II rises one place to No.3 this week. We are now just a few days away from Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s cinema debut, which will likely aid Battlefront sales. Rounding off the top five are Nintendo Switch exclusive Super Mario Odyssey (No.4) and Ubisoft’s historical open-world game Assassin’s Creed Origins (No.5).

Only two new games enter the physical chart this week: the Rocket League collector’s edition debuts at No.21, while stealth-horror title Hello Neighbor finishes at No.37. Xenoblade Chronicles X, which debuted at No.19 last week, fails to finish in the top 40 at all in the most recent chart.

You can read the full top 10 physical sales chart below, courtesy of UKIE and Chart-Track. Note this table does not include digital sales data, and so should not be considered representative of all UK game sales.

1. Call of Duty: WWII
2. FIFA 18
3. Star Wars Battlefront II
4. Super Mario Odyssey
5. Assassin’s Creed Origins
6. Grand Theft Auto V
7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
8. WWE 2K18
9. The Sims 4
10. Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2

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Capcom has announced six new characters for Street Fighter V in a surprise reveal at the conclusion of Capcom Cup 2017. The roster of newcomers includes some long-requested fan favourites, as well as two brand-new fighters for the game.

Returning characters include Sakura and Cody–both who made their debuts in the Alpha series–and Sagat and Blanka, who have been around since Street Fighter 2. The two new characters, meanwhile, are G–a presidential-looking bearded man sporting a rather large tophat–and Falke, a new female fighter who looks to be closely connected to Ed.

These six characters make up Season 3 of Street Fighter V’s content. The announcement came as quite a surprise, as Capcom has traditionally revealed one character at a time, instead of the complete lineup for a whole season.

Sakura will be available on January 16, 2018, when Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition launches. Along with the character, there will be Story, Battle, and Nostalgia costumes available for her. She also gets her own stage, the Kasugano Residence, which is inspired by her Alpha 2 stage. You see the stage and Sakura in action in the reveal trailer above.

Release dates for the other five characters have not yet been confirmed. Take a look at the slick cinematic video for all of Street Fighter V’s Season 3 characters below.

During Capcom Cup, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection was also announced. It features 12 games from across the series, including the original Street Fighter, Street Fighter 2, Street Fighter 3: Third Strike, and Street Fighter Alpha 3. The compilation is expected to launch in May 2018 for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC. You can see all the games included in Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection here.

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is a new version of its Capcom’s flagship fighting game and will be available for PlayStation 4 and PC. The updated version will all include post-release content from Season 1 and Season 2 of the game, as well as a number of new gameplay changes.

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There has been a management shakeup at LawBreakers studio Boss Key. Co-founder Arjan Brussee has left the Raleigh, North Carolina-based game developer to re-join nearby studio Epic Games. In a tweet, Brussee said he’s going to be working on a “secret project” at Epic Games. Brussee worked at Epic Games in the ’90s before leaving the company to establish Killzone studio Guerrilla Games; he also worked at EA Visceral.

Boss Key’s other founder, Cliff Bleszinski, said in his own tweet (via GI.biz) that Brussee is “not only a brilliant person but also a dear friend and I wish him well in his future endeavors. Onward and upward–still makin’ games here!”

Brussee was Boss Key’s COO; some of his duties included general management, strategy, planning, production, finance, and legal. There is no word as of yet regarding who may take over for Brussee in that role at Boss Key.

Brussee’s departure from Boss Key comes not long after the launch of the studio’s first game, LawBreakers, back in July for PS4 and PC. The game struggled out of the gate to find a playerbase. Boss Key has pushed hard to beef up player numbers, but it is unclear if this worked. The studio is considering bringing the game to Xbox One and potentially Nintendo Switch after that, but no announcements have been made.

Boss Key was founded in 2014, and Korean company Nexon published LawBreakers. The studio was originally planning for LawBreakers to be free-to-play before switching to a $30 up front price. Bleszinski has said the game could switch to a free-to-play, and that would theoretically help fluff up player figures, though there are no guarantees.

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