Good news for all you gamers out there who are still plugging away with the always entertaining Street Fighter x Tekken. Capcom representatives recently announced, at a New York comic-con event, that the game will be undergoing a series of rebalances for both the system overall and individual characters in time for the new year.

The update, aptly named ‘Version 2013′, will introduce a series of minor changes and rebalances with the overall hope making the game a significantly fairer and more enjoyable experience.

Regarding system changes the update will include:

• A 5F start up for throws as opposed to the previous 7F start up, and standard throws will be quicker to execute.
• Recoverable health will regenerate slower, based on feedback regarding the number of timeouts that were occuring.
• Recoverable health will now also have a more distinct colour opposite regular health, making it easier to differentiate the two.
• The visual effects caused by active gems will be changed.
• The cinematic camera caused by boost combos has been made faster to give matches a better flow.
• The ‘Fight’ message at the start of rounds will disappear quicker.

Alongside the system changes, the specific character changes will be:

• Bob and Paul’s walk speeds will be made faster.
• Ken’s ‘Shippu Jinraikyaku’ will be made more powerful and have greater forward movement.
• M. Bison’s ‘Knee Press Nightmare’ will be made projectile invincible.
• Kazuya’s ‘EX Wind God Fist’ will now be fully invincible for the duration of the move.

Capcom have a fantastic track record of updating their fighting games based on feedback and it will be interesting to see how the new update, slated for release in Mid-December, will affect the gameplay. If you have have yet to experience the game, this gives you all the more reason to go out and pick it up.