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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 »Tekken x Street Fighter development frozen after six years for the sake of fans
Director Katsuhiro Harada explains: ‘We don't want to split these communities, so a good window in which to release is something that's become difficult recently'
Read More »The unlikely link between Street Fighter and football
Capcom’s long-serving Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono tells Will Freeman about shaping the latest in the series, and how it's connected to the world-dominating sport
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 »Geomerics’ lighting tech Enlighten used in Street Fighter V
Global illumination solution used by Capcom to provide indirect lighting for overhauled appearance of fighting game sequel
Read More »Early Street Fighter V players face data loss
Street Fighter V isn’t set to launch until tomorrow (Tuesday, February 16th), but it appears that some consumers already have their hands on the brawler. However, those playing the title ahead of its official release are set to lose all of their save data. Capcom has warned that it is …
Read More »Streamline Studios and Capcom partner on Street Fighter V development
Outsourcing provider working on another unannounced title with creator of franchise
Read More »Capcom’s battle to bring Street Fighter to the masses
Street Fighter IV, while a hugely popular brawler, was not exactly a title that welcomed newcomers. Especially towards the end of Street Fighter IV’s long lifecycle, players had to master some complex systems and be ready to fight up to 44 characters.? But with Street Fighter V, which arrives next …
Read More »Final Street Fighter V launch character announced
The last launch character for Street Fighter V has been revealed at PlayStation Experience. Game producerYoshinoriOno announced that the last brawler for the fighting title would be FANG. He also joked that this was the first character announcement that he not been leaked ahead of launch. He also revealed the …
Read More »Capcom targets ‘newer, younger, eSports audience’ with Street Fighter V
It may not seem like it, but it’s been nearly a decade since the last numbered Street Fighter game. That’s right: Street Fighter IV came out in 2008. Of course, you might not have noticed the time passing, given the release of Super Street Fighter IV in 2010, Street Fighter …
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