Capcom has detailed its upcoming March free update for Street Fighter V, featuring a new character and a fair few new modes and features - all for £0.

Alex is a big-time grappler, capable of inflicting serious damage up close - so another companion to Zangief. He's sure to be deadly in the hands of experts, but Capcom says it is trying to make him a character even beginners can use.

As with all the characters coming to Street Fighter V post-launch, Alex costs in-game fight money - and as Capcom is making pains to point out, if you've finished all the short single-player stories you'll have more than enough currency to purchase the Alex.

Additionally, there's a bunch of big-ish changes to Street Fighter V:

Challenge ModeDemonstrations: Learn the ins and outs of Street Fighter V through helpful demonstration and tutorial content. Contains content for each of the 16 characters, as well as advice geared towards players of all skill levels.

  • Beginner Tutorials: 12 lessons covering, movement, normal attacks, special attacks, V-System, throws, counter hits, chip/recoverable damage, etc.
  • Intermediate Tutorials: 11 lessons covering projectiles, invincibility frames, armor and armor break, recovery, cross-up attacks, anti-air options, etc.
  • Advanced Tutorials: 4 lessons covering back dashing, frame advantage/disadvantage, combo potential, button priority, etc.
  • Character Tutorials: 16 lessons covering each individual character.

Trials: Put your skills to the ultimate test with combo trials for all 16 characters, ranging from basic to pro combos.  Completing Trials will also earn you some extra Fight Money.In-Game ShopFight Money Expenditure: Spend your hard earned Fight Money to purchase extra game content, such as DLC characters and the Story Mode Costumes.Online Rematch Option Salty from a close loss online? Want revenge?  Players can now play a 2/3 set in Ranked Match, provided both players accept the rematch.Battle Lounge Improvements Enjoy up to 8 person lobbies, complete with match spectating.

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As well as a bunch more bug fixes, which you can see over on the Capcom Unity blog post.

You can still get yourself up to speed by checking out our five top tips for aspiring Street Fighter V experts, and if you haven't picked the game up yet, why not check out our Street Fighter V review? Why not indeed.