Last week a mysterious countdown timer from Capcom appeared online. Fans speculated what it could be for, and many thought that it would be about Resident Evil Village DLC or that Capcom would officially announce the Resident Evil 4 remake. The most common belief was that this announcement would be Street Fighter related since it would be happening after the end of the Capcom Pro Tour. This was correct, as the announcement ended up being Street Fighter 6.
More Information Coming in the Summer
The Street Fighter 6 announcement was accompanied by a trailer that featured Ryu and Luke. It seems that the game is going for a realistic art style this time around. There wasn’t any gameplay shown, but Capcom has said that more information will be available this summer. This year marks the 35th Anniversary of the Street Fighter series.
Street Fighter V initially received a mixed response from fans due to launching with missing content and various glitches and bugs. Its reputation improved once more updates and the Arcade and Champion editions were released. Last night, The company also announced Capcom Fighting Collection, a collection of classic Capcom fighting games.
The games featured in this collection include the following:
- Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
- Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge
- Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers’ Revenge
- Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire
- Vampire Savior 2: The Lord of Vampire
- Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition
- Red Earth
- Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (Pocket Fighter)
- Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Capcom Fighting Collection will be released on June 24 for the PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Published: Feb 22, 2022 02:35 am