Rufus, one of SFIV’s new characters.

Speaking with Famitsu Magazine, SFIV producer Yoshinori Ono revealed that the home versions of the game would feature online play and new characters not in the arcade version.

Although a release date has yet to be confirmed, Ono still offered a few details, saying that the development team is “watching the overall balance” in the home version’s roster and “won’t be adding unnecessary stuff” to online play.

The list of new characters for SFIV is now up to five including Rufus, El Fuerte, Abel, Crimson Viper and Seth. Seth is the game’s final boss, so it’s unsure if he will be a playable character.

To get a first look at the new fighters, head over to Famitsu.com.

Street Fighter IV is slated to land in homes for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Source: IGN

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1 Comment » DavidGX on June 3, 2008 3:27 pm So you mean a game is going to feature something that’s pretty much standard now with… every other recent figther released? Holy cow! RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.