‘Street Fighter V’ Update: 'CAPCOM' Announces Playable Character; New Trailer Spins into the Ring with Massive Bear ‘Zangief’

CAPCOM presents new trailer of "Street Fighter V" at the Russia's IgroMir video games exhibition. The video clip reveals Zangief in the ring, while the Japanese developer and publisher of video games announces the playable characters of the upcoming game.

According to Crunchyroll, the return of the red cyclone (Zangief) has been revealed during the IgoMir event. The "Street Fighter V" trailer has debuted in the said event in Russia, and has showcased new moves of massive bear Zangief.

From the report, the character of red cyclone in the "Street Fighter V" video game can do V-Skill: Iron Muscle and V-Trigger: Cyclone Lariat. V-Skill allows Zangief to activate his iron muscles which show the true power of his body. This will make our red cyclone absorb one attack, "which leaves him with recoverable health." V: Trigger, on the other hand, allows him to pull his opponent close to him as "he spins with high speed and velocity."

Anime News Network says that massive bear aka red cyclone first appeared in the second series of SV including Alpha II, Alpha III and SV IV. As a returning playable character of "Street Fighter V," he will be one of the playable characters in the roster. Other characters included in the new video game are "Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Nash, M. Bison, Cammy, Birdie, Vega, Karin Kanzuki, Necalli, Rainbow Mika, and Rashid." CAPCOM promises to launch the game with 16 playable core characters. According to the developer, 4 of these characters are new to the SV franchise, more characters will be added on a continuous basis.

In addition, the "Street Fighter V" initial release will just be a physical disc, which will be made by CAPCOM. The company says that "all post-launch balance and system updates free, and all future playable character roster updates can be earned either through an in-game currency called Fight Money, or by purchasing special premium Zenny currency with real money to acquire them immediately."

If it is your first time to play "Street Fighter V" and you feel that Zangief looks familiar, that is because he is one of the characters in "Wreck-It-Ralph" movie, Entertainment Weekly notes. The new video game is set to release in the market in 2016 for the PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.

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