Many things were announced at San Diego Comic Con 2012 last weekend. Many exciting things. Among them was an announcement that yet another live-action Street Fighter series was in the works.

And unlike the previous two dismal failures, ‘Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist’, doesn’t look like it is going to suck.

That’s because its director will be Joey Ansah, the man behind the fan-made ‘Street Fighter: Legacy’ short, which surpassed anything Hollywood and its multimillion-dollar studios have managed to produce for live-action Street Fighter so far.

The series is supposed to follow Ken and Ryu’s formative years as they study Ansatsuken martial arts under their master, Gouken.

“Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist will be what fans have been waiting for. Legacy was a taster; a glimpse of what a live-action Street Fighter should be,” said Ansah. “This takes the story right back to the start – the origins and motivations of Ryu, Ken, Gouken and Akuma. This will become the definitive back-story from which further epic adventures will follow.”

The script for Assassin’s Fist has also been co-written by Ansah and the dude who played Ken in Legacy: Christian Howard.

“…we’ve managed to make this an emotion and character driven story, which will surprise viewers who might just be expecting a super faithful fight fest,” he said.

The series is slated for release in 2013. Yay!