{"id":872579,"date":"2025-12-19T04:33:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1851545280"},"modified":"2025-12-19T04:33:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:33:44","slug":"street-fighter-vi-devs-talk-about-monetization-m-bison-and-the-series-first-ever-guest-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/street-fighter-vi-devs-talk-about-monetization-m-bison-and-the-series-first-ever-guest-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"Street Fighter VI Devs Talk About Monetization, M. Bison, And The Series&#8217; First-Ever Guest Fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/street-fighter-vi-devs-talk-about-monetization-m-bison-and-the-series-first-ever-guest-fighter.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that the most famous franchise in fighting game history has never had a guest character before. God of War\u2019s Kratos has been in Mortal Kombat. Yoda was in Soul Calibur. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate\u2019s roster is now home to more characters from outside the series than from within it. But Fatal Fury\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/street-fighter-6-m-bison-terry-microtransactions-sale-1851545280\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/street-fighter-6-m-bison-terry-microtransactions-sale-1851545280\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that the most famous franchise in fighting game history has never had a guest character before. God of War\u2019s Kratos has been in Mortal Kombat. Yoda was in Soul Calibur. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate\u2019s roster is now home to more characters from outside the series than from within it. 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