author: Piotr Sadowski
Ryu Back in Action; Street Fighter 6 Officially Announced
We finally lived to see the announcement of the next installment of the popular fighting game series Street Fighter.
Recently, Capcom's official website featured a mysterious countdown timer. When the countdown came to an end, the company revealed Street Fighter 6 - the next installment in the popular fighting game series. This announcement coincided with the conclusion of Capcom Pro Tour 2021, a tournament that saw many of the best Street Fighter players from around the world.
Familiar Faces in Street Fighter 6
Unfortunately, we did not learn too much information about the upcoming installment of Street Fighter. However, a teaser trailer has appeared, on which we see Ryu, known to all fans of the series, and a young blood - Luke.
For now, we will have to do with this. As the developers promise, we'll get more details this summer.
We also learned that one of the main designers of Street Fighter 6 is the longtime Capcom designer and director of Bayonetta 2 Yusuke Hashimoto.
35th Anniversary of Street Fighter
In addition to Street Fighter 6 on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the series we also got the announcement of Capcom Fighting Collection, which will appear on June 24, 2022. The set will include:
- Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
- Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
- Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers' Revenge
- Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire
- Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire 2
- Street Fighter II The Anniversary Edition
- Red Earth
- Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix
- Cyberbots Full Metal Madness
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
The listed titles will be enhanced with new features and adapted to modern standards.
So, all we can do now is wait until the summer to find out more about the sixth installment of Street Fighter and play Capcom's retro collection.
