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Street Fighter V will continue its path to becoming the game long-term fans expected with a huge Arcade Edition update (and standalone release) on January 16, 2018. In a post on the Capcom blog, the company revealed a few more details on what exactly fans can expect from the much-requested update.First, Capcom confirmed that the 6 Arcade Battle paths included in the update will follow the stories of Street Fighter, Street Fighter II, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter III, Street Fighter IV, and Street Fighter V. To further add to the nostalgic feel, each of these paths will only be playable by characters available in their respective instalment, so no playing as Vega in the original story path and so on.Players will also get a choice of which difficulty to play on, number of rounds and which opponent to face next, increasing your ability to earn Arcade Points. These points will then be tallied up each month with the highest scoring player earning themselves unique a Title. Plus, if Hurricane Kicking people in the head wasn’t already a great way to earn points, classic bonus rounds will be back with plenty of barrels to batter.Most excitingly, Capcom added that these arcade modes have over 200 different endings featuring “gorgeous illustrations from various artists.” These endings are unlocked by doing everything from simply completing a path to getting a perfect score in a bonus round.Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition will be released as both a standalone title and free DLC for existing owners on January 16, 2018. If you’re into street based fighting with old men and ninjas, check out the cool new costumes that are coming this holiday.

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