Capcom reveals opening cinematic for ‘Street Fighter V’

The new entry in the “Street Fighter” franchise is scheduled to launch next year. As such, developer Capcom is already in the process of showing bits and pieces of the game. The next reveal for the game comes in the form of the opening cinematic for “Street Fighter V” and it features all the characters available at launch.

The opening cinematic for “Street Fighter V” was shown after the Grand Finale of Capcom’s “Ultra Street Fighter IV” event, the Capcom Cup. The trailer seen below shows off all of the character’s to be included when the game launch. The trailer even features the recently revealed character F.A.N.G.

Aside from a few action sequences, the opening cinematic also showed of short clips of all the characters in action. The characters include Ryu, Ken, Nash, M. Bison, Chun-Li, Cammy, Birdie, Vega, R. Mika, Dhalsim, Karin, Zangief and F.A.N.G. Of course, the trailer also included the 3 “Street Fighter” series newcomers, Necalli, Rashid and Laura. But the highlight of each character’s moves showcase could may as well be their V-Skills shown at the end.

Aside from the opening cinematic reveal, game creator Yoshinori Ono also announced more details about the Capcom Pro Tour 2016, Gamespot reports. The next Capcom Pro Tour begins on March 18, and as expected, the main game for the tournament will already be the new “Street Fighter V.”

The tournament will pit the best “Street Fighter” players against each other. The reward is not only for namesake and prestige as thousands of dollars are waiting for the champion at the end. Next year’s tournament is scheduled to end in Atlanta, Georgia.

“Street Fighter V” is in development for the PlayStation 4 and PC. It will launch across North America and Europe on Feb 16. Aside from the 16 character launch roster, Capcom is also planning to release more characters as DLC.