Another batch of screenshots have arrived for the next Street Fighter title, and they're probably the most bizarre yet. Frying pans, overweight dudes in yellow jumpsuits; I don't know whether to be excited or disturbed.

Also, IGN has confirmed online play and characters exclusive to the console versions (bringing the total of new characters to five).

More photos through the sources.

Speaking with SFIV producer Yoshinori Ono in its latest issue, Japan's Weekly Famitsu learned that the home versions of the game will feature exclusive new characters that won't feature in the arcade version. Ono also revealed that the home versions will allow players to fight one another in online fights.

While Ono didn't give out specifics, he did assure fans that Capcom won't be filling up the home versions with content just for the sake of upping the volume. "We'll be adding characters while watching the overall balance," he said of the planned new characters. As for the online play, he said, "we won't be adding unnecessary stuff." Don't count on being able to create an avatar based off one of the World Warriors and playing dress-up, for instance.

Famitsu's report on the home versions of SFIV is accompanied by first details on a few new characters at its online counterpart, Famitsu.com. First up is Rufus, a fierce rival of Ken. Rufus actually made it into a location test version of the game a few weeks back. He's joined by newcomer Seth, CEO of S.I.N, a company that handles Shadaloo's weapons. Seth has the ability to input data from various fighting styles into his body.

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