Ever since the "Street Fighter 5" beta was announced at the start of the year, fans have been waiting for news updates from Capcom.

Recently, the developer dropped a major addition to "Street Fighter 5" roster of characters, the returning character of Alex in response to fans clamor to bring back the grappler to the beta game.

 "Having made his first appearance in Street Fighter III back in 1997, Alex is a brash grappler whose bold attitude tends to get him in trouble," the Capcom Unity blog explained on the new "Street Fighter 5" beta updates. "His parents died while he was still young, so he was raised by his father's friend, Tom, who taught him everything he knows about fighting."

The website further added, "In Street Fighter V, Alex returns as a powerful grappler that can inflict big damage with his close range Power Bomb command grab and his long limbs to fight from midrange distances. The threat doesn't end there however, as Alex has a variety of special attacks that can cover a large portion of the screen for those times when the opponent keeps him out. Players looking for a methodical grappler who can do big burst damage up close, yet still do well at midrange, will find themselves perfectly at home with Alex."

This month, other anticipated updates to the "Street Fighter 5" beta include the In-Game Shop (players can spend Fight Money to buy DLC characters and Story Mode Costumes); Online Rematch Option (players can go to the Ranked Rematch to get revenge); Battle Lounge Improvements (players can access 8-person lobbies and match spectating), Polygon reported.