For the past week, audiences held their breath waiting for Capcom to announce what its mysterious countdown was for. The prevailing theory was that Capcom was teasing a new Resident Evil game, given the ominous nature of the countdown. But, as it turns out, the countdown was for Street Fighter 6, the first new Street Fighter game since 2016's Street Fighter V.
As revealed at the end of the Capcom Pro Tour esports event, Capcom is working on Street Fighter 6 with plans to share more about the upcoming fight game in "summer 2022.
Capcom's official announcement marks the first time that the public has known about Street Fighter 6, although it's something that fans have suspected for a while. Capcom didn't have a lot to show for the next Street Fighter game outside of a brief trailer featuring long-time series protagonist, Ryu, squaring off against newcomer, Luke, who Capcom described as part of the franchise's future last year.
In the meantime, Capcom gave fighting game fans something to keep them occupied while waiting for Street Fighter 6. The Capcom Fighting Collection is a compilation of classic fighting games that are set to launch on June 24 on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and the PC.