'Street Fighter V' nabs stretch-master Dhalsim, gets release date

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Chelsea Stark
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The master of the fieriest yoga ever practiced will join the now nearly-full launch roster for the next iteration of Street Fighter.

A much older, more dangerous looking Dhalsim is the final returning character to be announced for Street Fighter V. Capcom's popular fighting game also got a final release date in Tuesday's Paris Games Week announcement: Feb. 16, 2016.

Capcom confirmed a few new skills that will join Dhalsim's aresnal of projectiles and ranged attacks. He can now access Yoga Float, which allows him to levitate above the battlefield for a few moments, and Yoga Burner, which not only engulfs the opponent in flames, but leaves some on the ground for a while too. Those flames will slowly damage his opponent, though they can recover that health once they step away.

That leaves only one of the 16 launch characters for Street Fighter V to be revealed, and Capcom has previously confirmed it will be a new character. Street Fighter producer Yoshinoro Ono confirmed that six new characters will be released for the game by the end of 2016. He teased their identities with a silhouetted photo.

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These characters can be unlocked by playing and completing challenges to earn in-game "Fight Money," Capcom said.

In addition to PlayStation 4, Street Fighter V will also come to PC next year.

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