Street Fighter 6 Officially Announced

The Capcom countdown timer has ended and finally revealed its secret, Street Fighter 6. This will be the newest numbered entry in the series since Street Fighter 5 was released in 2016.

Capcom says that more information about Street Fighter 6 will be available this summer. No consoles or release date was announced for this newest entry in the series.

Credit: Capcom – Street Fighter 6 (Ryu)

The quick teaser trailer revealed a shirtless Ryu about to face off against Luke. Luke was the last character added to the Street Fighter 5 roster.

The announcement comes as no surprise to fans of the series as 2022 marks the 35th anniversary of the beloved fighting game franchise.

But Wait There’s More

Capcom also announced Capcom Fighting Collection, a collection of 10 classic fighting titles including two Darkstalkers games never before released in North America.

The full list includes:

• Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
• Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge
• Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire
• Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers’ Revenge (First official North American release)
• Vampire Savior 2: The Lard of Vampire (First official North American release)
• Red Earth
• Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness
• Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix
• Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
• Hyper Street Fighter II

Capcom Fighting Collection releases on June 24 for Playstation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC.

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