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New VF5R fighters revealed

According to this IGN report, Sega's announced the two new fighters for VF5R - an updated version of Virtua Fighter - that made a masked appearance at this year AUO arcade show in Tokyo.

The two new contenders are Jean Kujo, a newcomer from France who uses karate and "distinctive footwork", and Taka-Arashi, the sumo wrestler who first debuted in Virtua Fighter 3, but sat out VF4 and the original VF5 release.

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