Street Fighter 5

Street Fighter 5 headlines

• Street Fighter 5 is free to play for 2 weeks starting tomorrow

  Street Fighter 5’s long free trial is kicking off tomorrow.

• April Fool's Day 2019 round-up includes a turn-based Yakuza game and Earth Defense Force 6

  It’s the end of March, and that means the internet is a quagmire of elaborate pranks so flawlessly executed that they’ll make April Fools of us all.

• Evo 2019 lineup revealed: Melee finally crashes out while SoulCalibur 6, Mortal Kombat 11 and Smash Ultimate join the fray

  The world’s biggest fighting game tournament is gearing up towards this year’s event: and for the first time in years, Super Smash Bros. Melee won’t be part of official tournament events.

• Evo Japan stream pulled offline as Dead or Alive 6 promo veers into content branded inappropriate

  The Japanese leg of the biggest tournament in fighting game esports just temporarily closed its stream because a Dead or Alive 6 promotional segment was getting too raunchy.

• Street Fighter's Capcom Pro Tour esports series returns in 2019 with $600,000 up for grabs

  Capcom has confirmed their 2019 plans for their ‘Capcom Pro Tour’ Street Fighter tournament series, and this time around there’s $600,000 up for grabs.

• Street Fighter 5 has in-game advertisements now, and they're as hilariously stupid and inept as you'd expect

  Capcom just added in-game advertisements to Street Fighter 5 – and if they weren’t so gross they’d actually be pretty funny.

• Years on, Street Fighter 5 finally gets a proper arcade release

  Finally, Street Fighter 5’s arcade edition is the real deal.

• Red Orbs, Fight Money and Capcom's continuing struggle with microtransactions

  As a fresh new wave of glowing Devil May Cry previews dropped, a controversy was brewing. Capcom confirmed the game included ‘shortcut’ microtransactions – and the internet, predictably, went nuts.

• Street Fighter 5 adds Sagat and series newcomer G to the roster along with a new stage

  Capcom has announced the addition of two new characters to the roster. Sagat and series newcomer, G, are both available to download today.

• Street Fighter 5, Absolver, Tekken 7, more free to play this weekend on Steam

  To celebrate EVO 2018, Steam is running a sale on select fighting games, and some are free to play for the weekend. So are the Endless Space titles in case you aren’t much of a fighting game person.

• The best arcade sticks for PS4, PC and Xbox - perfect for Street Fighter, Dragon Ball, Soulcalibur and more

  Should you play with an arcade stick? If the answer is yes, which should you use? Let’s talk fighting hardware.

• Dragon Ball FighterZ leads Evo 2018 registrations, barely snatching Street Fighter's crown

  Final registration numbers are in for the world’s biggest fighting game tournament – and for the first time in years, Street Fighter isn’t top of the pile.

• Dragon Ball FighterZ beats Street Fighter 5 in CEO Twitch streams

  During the 2018 Community Effort Orlando fighting game competition, Dragon Ball FighterZ surpassed the competition in terms of Twitch streams.

• As Cody joins the fray, we need to talk about fan service in Street Fighter 5

  Fan service can be a force for good or ill in a beloved franchise, and Street Fighter 5 appears to have some pretty good ideas about where to sit to strike a great balance.

• Street Fighter 5's next update adds a new character, Devil May Cry and Mega Man costumes, improved survival and loot boxes

  We’ve known for a while that Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition’s next update would add Cody, but there’s a lot more else coming in a few days’ time.

• Street Fighter 5's latest character is Metro City Mayor Cody

  Cody Travers may be Metro City’s mayor, but that doesn’t mean he can’t handle himself in Street Fighter 5.

• This Street Fighter 5 tournament match is some mindblowing stuff

  Look – I know a lot of you aren’t as into Street Fighter 5 as I am, but sometimes something is so good it’d be a crime not to share.

• Street Fighter 5 Missions Guide: how to complete every weekly mission

  Decipher the cryptic clues and complete Street Fighter 5’s missions for fight money.

• Falke joins Street Fighter 5 as the latest DLC addition next week

  Street Fighter 5 Arcade Edition will get its latest DLC character next week, Capcom has announced.