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Registration for EVO, the largest fighting game event of the year, just closed with 5,065 people signing up for the Street Fighter V tournament. Co-founder of EVO, Joey Cuellar, tweeted out the official numbers for the event earlier today, showing that Street Fighter V has more competitors than both Super …
Read More »WWE superstar Xavier Woods competes in Street Fighter V exhibition match at CEO
WWE superstar Xavier Woods competed against fellow pro wrestler Kenny Omega in a Street Fighter V exhibition match at CEO. It was Omega, who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling, that took the victory but the two provided a show for those watching. The match was a first to …
Read More »Capcom bans Team YP and other “adult content” sponsors
Capcom has banned Team YP from all Capcom Pro Tour events, with a new rule that forbids sponsors of “adult content”. The new rules that were published at the end of last week, state that Capcom will not allow any players who are sponsored by “adult content sponsors, such as …
Read More »Capcom to give titles more dev time, says Street Fighter V ‘needed more polish’
Street Fighter V’s launch wobbles have led to a change in development strategy at Capcom. Chairman and CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto has told investors that part of the reason why the company has forecast a dip in operating income is that it’s best to spend a little more time in developing …
Read More »Street Fighter V has sold 1.4m units
Capcom has revealed that Street Fighter V has sold 1.4 million copies since its February launch. That’s according to a listing on the firm’s finance website, which lists the sales performance of various games – flick through to the fourth page to find Street Fighter V. That figure includes both …
Read More »Over 4,000 people sign up for Street Fighter V tournament at EVO
More than 4,000 people have signed up for the Street Fighter V tournament taking place at this year’s EVO. The event, which is due to take place between July 15th to 17th in Las Vegas, will feature many tournaments for multiple fighting games, but Street Fighter V is set to …
Read More »Ono admits Capcom ‘underestimated popularity of single-player features’
Street Fighter boss Yoshinori Ono has admitted that Capcom got it wrong with the launch of Street Fighter V. The game was widely criticised for lacking a range of what would otherwise be regarded as standard single player features, such as tutorials and an arcade mode. "I think it’s safe …
Read More »Street Fighter V smashes Evo registration record 4 days into sign-ups
Street Fighter V is looking all set for a strong opening year in the competitive scene after breaking Evo’s registration records only four days after they began. Last year’s sign-ups saw the highest number of entrants to a single discipline as Ultra Street Fighter IV received 2,227 registrations ahead of …
Read More »Rapper Lupe Fiasco beats Street Fighter legend in SFV showmatch
Street Fighter star Daigo Umehara was beaten three games to two by Superstar rapper Lupe Fiasco in a Mad Catz Street Fighter V showmatch last night. The rapper, who is known to be a big fan of fighting games and games in general, pulled off the upset to a worldwide …
Read More »Ono apologies for Street Fighter V launch server problems
Street Fighter V is finally here, but early buyers have faced a few issues playing the game online. Despite a number of beta tests in the long run up to release, the launch of the game yesterday (February 16th) brought with it some significant server woes, leaving players unable to …
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