Silent Hill 3 is really good and still holds up. Emulated is best I think, if not the PC version is abandonware. It doesn't have an enhanced edition like 2 but it still works well.

Same as with Valorant, and also probably to start selling skins. In that case they refunded purchases with a 20% bonus at the end of the beta. Wonder if they will also do the same and give access through Twitch drops to inflate viewer numbers and draw attention.

I would guess it's a way to save dev time since they won't have to add animation of the opponent getting punched like they would in something like SF6. If they plan to add many characters then this would be the more future proof idea. Although even compared to Yasuo's or even Ekko's it feels flat.

More the latter, which is weird because that comes from Alpha 3 MAX. So it's as canon as Birdie beating Bison, or Dan beating Bison, or Yun and Yang time traveling and beating Bison. Hell, everyone in their endings is beating Bison their own unique way. Also, she is a magical girl so probably that.

Apart from doing the companions quests I would recommend doing The Reacher. It's the tower made out of wood to the west of the Visages island.

My favorite from Skullgirls followed by "Unfinished Business" and "The Lives We Left Behind"
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I would be surprised if they don't have an output of a character/fuse every 1 to 3 months. Specially during their first year when it's the most important. But given they took at least 6 years for the 7 character we have now who can say, they probably streamlined their process anyway.