The latest Street Fighter game, Street Fighter V, has been given a release date by Capcom. The news came in the form of a PAX East merchandise advertisement, mentioning the release time for both the PC and PS4 version which will feature cross-play functionality.

The game itself was unofficially announced through a game trailer that was accidentally uploaded a little bit too early. After a few days Capcom decided to formally announce that the game was being made, with a demo of it being shown in action at least year’s PlayStation Experience. The advertisement though has revealed more, most importantly that Capcom is aiming for a release time of somewhere in the early part of 2016. The cross-play functionality will allow players on both platforms to interact and play matches against each other.

The Capcom website says of the game “Everyone is fired up for Street Fighter V, coming to PS4 and PC next Spring.”

This week has seen at least two big companies announcing that their latest game engines will be free-to-use provided other conditions are met as well. However, Crytek has no such plans to make their CryEngine free to use.

Speaking to GamaSutra at GDC, Crytek’s director of production David Bowman said that Crytek planned to stick to their business mode that they introduced at last year’s GDC event – that of a royalty-free $9.90 monthly subscription.

“At this point we see no reason [to drop the fee],” he said. “We want to get that right before we try to do a different model that requires a different support system. We’ve been focused on making the most powerful engine… We’re working on documentation, working on our process. We know to be successful, we have to grow our users, our community – that means giving them a good experience.”

Earlier in the week Epic Games announced that their Unreal Engine 4 was going to become free to use for everyone, and when Valve announced their Source 2 engine they emphasised that it would be free for developers and mod-makers alike.

Yacht Club Games announced today the release of their first Shovel Knight Expansion. Plague of Shadows has you playing as one of the baddies from the main game, Plague Knight, who is in a quest to become the head of the Order of No Quarter. Plague Knight will have his own his own skill set including being able to craft loot into new equipment and power-ups. The expansion will also bring new objectives and bosses, and more.

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows is due to release in Spring 2015.

Blizzard unveiled two new heroes today at PAX East, the gunslinging cowboy bounty hunter McCree, and the tanky Russian Zarya. IN addition, the developer also announced a new map: Gibraltar. Both new characters look interesting, and Blizzard pointed out that Zarya’s bulky model is a response to the leaner female characters seen in most games.

Blizzard also announced that the beta for Overwatch will begin in the fall. If you want in, you can go to  Play Overwatch.

Greetings fellow Hearthstone players and enthusiasts, I have some fantastic news to share with you.

The Blizzard team have announced a new Hearthstone adventure at Pax East this afternoon; Blackrock Mountain.

Just like Naxxramas before it, the new adventure has you tackling a classic Warcraft themed raid, going up against bosses with unique battle styles. You can play with your own decks in Normal and Heroic mode, and pre-programmed decks in the Class-specific mode. Each new wing will become available on a weekly basis.

The Blackrock Mountain expansion boasts 31 new cards to unlock, 3 card backs and a Ragnaros fire themed board. The new cards are based around the awesome, magnificent, amazing DRAGONS! You will be able to build a dragon-themed deck, complimenting the legendary dragon cards already available.

To unlock the first of the three card backs, you need to reach rank 20 or above in Ranked play during the March season. The second is available when you pre-order Blackrock Mountain, and the third is yours once you beat all the bosses in the expansion.

The best news about Blackrock Mountain is that it will be available to play next month! Depending on you region, you will be able to pre-order the expansion on 29th or 30th March.