First Street Fighter IV DLC Detailed

Capcom has detailed the first wave of downloadable content planned for Street Fighter IV. It has also let fly an onslaught of screens to illustrate it, which SPOnG has gathered up and contained for your optical pleasure.

Costing absolutely none of your pennies will be the Championship Mode expansion pack, which will bring a handful of new features to the game. These include a replay mode, two new points systems and improved online tournament matchmaking for players who don't have crazy-scary skills. You can see the full skinny from Capcom at the bottom.

No firm date beyond 'post launch' had been put to the pack at the time of publishing. Now, call us cynical, but when free DLC is announced before a game's even released, we at SPOnG see 'stuff that should have been included in the boxed game but the devs (or more likely the marketing people) didn't have time for'. But, like we said, you can just call us miserable, cynical bastards if you want.

Also set for post-launch release (but this time requiring some of your pennies) is a batch of costume packs. They will be thematically grouped and released on a weekly schedule. The packs will each set you back 320 Microsoft Points for the Xbox 360 or £2.72/€3.84 on PS3. You can find full details below, as well as some of the screens Capcom released. If you want to see more, head over to SPOnG's dedicated game page.

SFIV is set for release on February 20th.

Without further ado, here's the full skinny from Capcom.

Championship Mode expansion pack

- Replay Mode – Record, upload, and download top matches to share with the Street Fighter IV community. Players can analyze top tiered fighters matches, leave voter feedback for others, and share their own triumphant victories.
- New Points System - Two new points systems to measure your skill (Championship and Tournament Points)
- Enhanced Tournament Matching System - Skill level matching system offers improved tournament match making for beginners and mid-level players. Competitors earn Grade Points (GP) to earn entry into more advanced tournaments.

Costume expansion packs

2/17 – Brawler Pack DLC Pack will include alternate costumes for: Zangeif, E.Honda, Rufus, El Furete, and Abel.
2/24 – Femme Fatale Pack will include alternate costumes for: Chun-Li, Cammy, Sakura, Rose, and C.Viper.
3/3/09 – Shoruken Pack will include alternate costumes for: Ryu, Ken, Akuma, Gouken, and Dan.
3/10/09 – Shadowloo Pack will include alternate costumes for: Seth, M.Bison, Sagat, Balrog, and Vega.
3/17/09 – Classic Pack will include alternate costumes for: Guile, Dhalsim, Fei-Long, Blanka, and Gen.