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The ever-expanding collection of character art and profiles on the CFN Portal site has added the mysterious not-so-secret agent Crimson Viper to the Shadaloo Activity Report, with no less than three outfits: her S.I.N.-designed combat suit, casual wear, and an ensemble used as part of an undercover investigation.

C. Viper

Two more soldiers from Shadaloo’s specialized North American division have also been revealed, the stun baton wielding F7 and dual-flamethrower equipped Khyber, joining the ranks with Arcane and Blade.

F7; Khyber

Kung-Fu movie star Fei Long makes his debut to the Street Fighter V universe, and we also meet Hanna, an animal-loving strategist working with Cammy in Delta Red.

Fei Long; Hanna

The English version of the CFN Portal is gradually adding localized versions of these SFV character profiles, but if you want to check out the full character profiles now, you can go to the Japanese Shadaloo Activity Report.

Previously, we’ve featured the CFN Portal’s zombie concept art, the Matsuda family, R. Mika’s Iwashi Ga Hama wrestling circuit, and an assortment of other Street Fighter-related characters.

Source: CFN Portal

As the biggest fighting game tournament in the world, Evolution attracts more than just competitive fighting game players; fans of all kinds are welcome to attend this celebration of the fighting genre. For fighting fans who are more artistically inclined, applications for Evo 2016’s Artist Alley are now officially open.

Evolution 2016’s Artist Alley is open to members of the community looking to showcase content such as posters, pins, perler beads/sprites, artwork, stick art, photo prints, and more; cosplayers are also welcome to apply.

Take note that Evolution 2016 is a family-friendly event, and anything on display or for sale must not be adult-oriented. Speaking of sales, anyone interested in selling merchandise must also arrange for a booth package.

Interested artists can apply here.

Source: Evo

As previously reported, the rest of Street Fighter V’s post-launch characters will be playable (in a somewhat incomplete state) in the game’s upcoming Story Mode later this month. One of those characters is none other than Balrog, the series’ iconic boxer from Street Fighter II.

For those who absolutely can’t wait for the end of June to try Balrog out, here’s something that may brighten your day: Venture Beat fighting game specialist (and Shoryuken forum veteran) Stephen “Sosage” Kleckner was invited by Capcom’s Peter “Combofiend” Rosas to give the boxer a quick spin behind closed doors. While Kleckner’s time with Balrog was short–about 2 to 3 minutes total–he was still able to glean some important bits of information.

One big change, especially for players coming from SFIV, is that Balrog isn’t really able to jab his way out of trouble anymore. His jabs in this game aren’t as fast as they were in IV, and Rosas himself confirmed that this boxer is “a less jabby version.”

A bigger change, though, is that his Buffalo Headbutt appears to be gone. This is a major change for Balrog, as the move not only served as an anti-air, but could also be used to move him forward and apply pressure against fireball characters. When asked about this, Rosas simply shrugged. However, there are hints that the answer to this could be in his V-Skill. 

The boxer’s V-Skill has him spin like in his Turn Around Punch, and the move that Balrog throws out post-spin depends on what button the player presses. While Kleckner wasn’t able to test whether or not his V-Skill goes through projectiles, he theorizes that it might.

Of course that’s not all. You can check out the rest of the article, including Kleckner’s impressions of Balrog’s V-Trigger, over at Venture Beat.

Source: Venture Beat