Capcom looks to the future and reveals ‘Street Fighter 6’ details, tests, mods and fighters

warrior’s way

‘Street Fighter 6’ is keeping its momentum going with the announcement of four characters, the new Extreme Battle mode and the date of the next closed beta test. First, major updates to the World Tour and Battle Hub were announced:

world Tour

Here, players will be able to create their own avatars with customization options to reflect their personal style. As you progress through the story mode, you’ll have the option to power up your avatars through street fights with various non-playable characters and meet masters like Ryu and Chun-Li, who will teach you their special moves along the way. their own repertoire.

BattleHub

In this mode, we can take personalized avatars to the Battle Hub, which serves as an entry area to find battles against other players from all over the world, including online tournaments. When two players sit in one of the arcade machines placed back-to-back on the Battle Hub, a fight that everyone has witnessed can begin. You can also visit Game Center to play Capcom retro classics like ‘Street Fighter II’ and ‘Final Fight’.

‘Street Fighter 6’ – Closed Beta Test Announcement Trailer

Four warriors returning to the streets

New characters confirmed for the popular fighting game include:

Ken

A former United States National Wrestling Champion and former Vice President of the Masters Foundation, accusations of orchestrating a criminal conspiracy forced the famous wrestler to leave his family and jobs in hiding. A legend of the Street Fighter franchise, Ken has a classic move set with new additions aimed at keeping it fresh.

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Unique adventure tour guide with a good heart and defender of nature. Blanka includes the signature Electric Attack and Rolling Attack, as well as new Blanca-chan grenades and the return of the Lightning Beast move.

Dalsim

Yoga master Dhalsim channels familiar fire techniques from previous chapters as well as master moves such as Yoga Fire, Yoga Bow, Yoga Kite and Yoga Call.

E. Honda

Blending the Old with the New, the Sumo navigator brings back distinctive moves such as the Hundred Hand Slap and the Sumo Headbutt, and the new Sumo Dash, where he advances with a traditional sumo mix.

As expected, the new Extreme Battle mode enters the Fight Arena to offer a new way to spice up the battle with unconventional parameters. These quick battles are defined by new rules and tricks that will make every fight an experience everyone can enjoy.

Finally, there will be a closed beta test with cross-play enabled on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam from October 7-10, 2022. The test will include ranked matches, casual matches, battle center matches, open tournaments, extreme battles, Game Center and training mode. Eight characters will be playable during the test: Ryu, Chun-Li, Luke, Jamie, Guile, Kimberly, Juri and Ken.