Month: October 2015

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Street Fighter V’s Laura Matsuda is Sean’s Older Sister

Oh, Sean. While the Street Fighter III cast member has his fans, many see him as an overall weak character due to the intense nerfing Capcom performed between 2nd Impact and 3rd Strike. Before today, his future in Street Fighter V was looking pretty grim, but some updated background information on the title’s latest character may just be what his supporters need to keep hope alive.

Before her official reveal, Laura was just…Laura. Like many Street Fighter characters, she was a single name and nothing more, but today that all changed. Her last name, if you missed out on this little detail earlier, is Matsuda, same as Sean. We were a little fuzzy on what that meant this afternoon, but Laura’s page on the official Street Fighter V website sets that all straight.

Laura is Sean’s sister. Not only that, but she’s his older sister, which explains why she’s the “next heir of the famed Matsuda Jiu-Jitsu fighting style” and Sean sticks to emulating Ken and throwing basketballs around.

All in all, this isn’t a huge reveal, but it’s great to see Capcom continue to flesh out the often confusing Street Fighter universe. Let’s hope Sean is hanging onto Laura’s coattails and appears later on down the road.

Street Fighter V is scheduled to launch for PlayStation 4 and PC sometime next spring.

Source: Capcom via NeoGAF

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Dissidia Final Fantasy Possibly Hitting Arcades in November

Square Enix and Team NINJA are currently working on bringing an updated version of the Dissidia Final Fantasy fighting series to Japanese arcades. So far, the game has been undergoing location testing at various game centers around Japan, and it seems as if it’s almost ready for release.

A notice spotted at the Playland King Nanajo game center in Kyoto indicates that the game is set to launch sometime this November.

Dissidia Final Fantasy is a 3D arena fighter featuring characters from various games in the Final Fantasy franchise. The arcade version mixes things up by focusing on team battles, with players controlling a a group of three characters. Check out our previous coverage for more information on its system and characters, and stay tuned for more details about this upcoming release.

Source: WENZ via Games Talk