New details for "Street Fighter 5" will feature an appearance at the EVO 2017 event and a possible clue to the next DLC fighter in the game.
Several rumors are making rounds regarding the next DLC character in "Street Fighter 5" this year right after Akuma was reintroduced to the sequel last year. It is theorized by several gaming fans that the next fighter could be R. Mika's wrestling rival Sunrise Nishisenba, EventHubs reported.
According to her profile, Sunrise Nishisenba was introduced to wrestling by her university friend Yoko Harmageddon. She is infamous for her clumsiness, and not particularly good with throws and chokes, but she prefers to use direct powerful blows to her opponents and her finisher is the "Tequila Sunset Lariat".
While Capcom has not respond to Sunrise being included in the "Street Fighter 5", several fighters have already been teased in join the DLC character pack 2 such as C. Viper, Sagat, Sodom, Q, Rose, Abel, Oro, Eisbahn, Helen, Goutetsu, Matthew McCoy, Luke and an unnamed experimental doll being controlled by M. Bison.
In other news, Capcom will showcase "Street Fighter 5" during this year's EVO event alongside other fighting game titles like "Super Smash Bros. Wii U", "Super Smash Bros. Melee", "King of Fighters XIV", "Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2", "BlazBlue: Central Fiction", "Injustice 2" and "Tekken 7", Gamerant reported.
There appearance in the EVO 2017 event could mean new game details for "Street Fighter 5" as Capcom's director of Digital Media and eSports, Neidel "Haunts" Crisan posted several announcement on Reddit stating that the game publisher will be handing out new information roughly every month this year.
Game producer Yoshinori Ono stated in an interview that he and Capcom will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the "Street Fighter" franchise during this year's San Diego Comic Con event.
When asked about what kind of plans Capcom has in store for the "Street Fighter" franchise, Ono stated that they will more details on "Street Fighter 5" around E3 timing, or during the Comic Con event and added that one or two surprises will be revealed for the game.
"Street Fighter 5" is currently available for the PlayStation 4 and PC platforms.