After setting the fighting games world on fire in December with the announcement of Street Fighter 5, Capcom went dark. So many questions remained unanswered: how will it top the massive roster of Ultra Street Fighter 4? Why is PS4 its only console destination? When does it take place in the increasingly loopy fiction, given that Street Fighter 4 was actually a prequel to Street Fighter 3? How is Charlie Nash coming back and why did it take him this long (death is no excuse)?!

The answers to some of those questions are starting to trickle in, thanks to a new trailer and screenshots from Capcom, but with them come more questions. Make sure you check back in for more news and analysis, and until then click on for everything we know about Street Fighter 5 so far.

While the console exclusivity – like much of it these days – is likely to be timed rather than absolute, losing a series as significant and, let’s face it, legendary as Street Fighter is a psycho-charged gut-punch to Microsoft. PlayStation-only Street Fighter 5 is going to go a long way in winning Sony hearts and minds. Just imagine a PS4 bundle complete with a limited edition SF5 fightstick...

This one's a bit of a given. Even though Ryu ceded the spotlight in Street Fighter 3, which Street Fighter 5 seems to be pulling some inspiration from, he's always been a series stalwart. Ryu is looking a little bit worse for wear at this point, though. Could his martial arts journey be nearing its end?

Chun-Li is back in fine form, with a powerful spinning bird kick made all the more impressive by Street Fighter 5's thick, painterly art style. Of course, she does spend most of her time in the latest trailer getting body slammed by a (half) familiar face...

...we say half familiar because this Charlie Nash isn't looking quite the same as he did in Street Fighter Alpha. He has the same glasses and the same talent for Sonic Booms (he's the one who taught Guile, after all), but his body is clearly stitched together from a few donors. Given that he died saving Guile and Chun-Li, it's a bit unnerving that he doesn't seem averse to killing her post-resurrection.

Who's that spectral, cackling form at the end of the new trailer? Could it be anyone but M. Bison? The only real question here is whether he's the same dictator as always, is actually a ghost, or perhaps just inhabits yet another regenerated body. You can never tell with him.

That's what we know so far, but keep checking back for fo and updates as we get them. Are there any key points or characters you want to see in Street Fighter 5? Let us know in the comments!

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