Street Fighter V Cinematic Story Mode Coming This Week

Written by Brandon Hofer on June 28, 2016

News: Capcom is finally delivering on some of the content that should have been there on day one for Street Fighter V.

Street Fighter V is getting a huge update in a few days with some new content and characters that have been promised since the game’s release back in February. The update is set to hit on July 1 and will include, among other things, the cinematic story mode (“A Shadow Falls”) as well as Ibuki and Balrog becoming available.

Below is a list of all post-launch content that will be available once the July 1 update is released:

New Modes (available for free)

New single-player story expansion “A Shadow Falls,” a first for Street Fighter.

Single player Challenge Mode.

Demonstrations - beginner, intermediate and advanced tutorials for all characters.

Trials - combo trials for all characters.

New Characters and Costumes (available for purchase)

Four new DLC characters including Alex, Guile, Ibuki and Balrog… each with their own unique Character Story. Juri and Urien are coming soon, but they will be playable early in the Story Mode.

New Story and Battle costumes for all released characters; Summer costume for Karin.

New Stages (available for purchase)

Three new stages (Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Kanzuki Family Private Beach) and three alternate stages.

More Free Updates

Update to the in-game shop with real world money options.

On-going improvements to matchmaking and online performance.

”Rage quitting” system implementation.

Increased lobbies in Battle Lounge for up to eight players, with match speculating.

Rematch option for online battles.

What do you think of the upcoming updates? Now that the cinematic story mode is finally arriving, will you play it?