


A new collection of fighting games was also unveiled, totally out of the blue. That wasn't the only announcement from tonight, however. We'll be monitoring this story throughout the year, so keep it here on Shacknews for all of the latest fallout from the Capcom countdown clock. It's a safe assumption that Street Fighter 6 will not be ready to release in 2022, but stranger things have happened.
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In the meantime, the development team is promising one final balance patch for Street Fighter 5 Champion Edition, which will be deployed in March. More news about the game is set to be delivered later this summer. Even Capcom-Unity, which typically dives into additional details, appears to be tight-lipped about this project. There is currently not much in the way of information for Street Fighter 6. After flexing his individual muscles, the camera panned out to reveal the long-time face of the franchise squaring off against Luke, who Capcom had previously teased would take on a much greater role in the new Street Fighter. The biggest story here is that the new Street Fighter looks to be built on the RE Engine, as evidenced by the wildly-realistic looking Ryu, though that's not officially confirmed by Capcom. The countdown website now redirects to the official Street Fighter 6 website. The gaming world had been following the Capcom countdown website since it went up almost exactly one week ago. The Street Fighter 6 reveal came following an exciting Capcom Pro Tour 2021 Season Final exhibition weekend. However, in a bit of a plot twist, while a new Street Fighter was expected by some, Capcom still had a second big surprise that nobody saw coming.
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Following a full seven days of speculation across the gaming world, including from the staff here at Shacknews, Capcom has pulled the curtain back to officially reveal Street Fighter 6.

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Update 10:55 p.m.: As noted by user AlphaKretin in the comments, a video titled “Bats490” is referenced in the story trailer for AI: The Somnium Files – NirvanA Initiative.After a week of waiting, the Capcom countdown clock has reached zero. The “Patrons” button at the top of the website links to the countdown website.Ī tweet from the official Spike Chunsoft Twitter account reads, “A mysterious countdown site… Perhaps we’ve seen something like this before…” suggesting the countdown may be connected to an existing game or franchise. Its purpose is to “collect and disclose pertinent information regarding missing persons and aid in search and rescue efforts.”

The “About” page on the Sunaiku Foundation website provides more information about the company, noting that it was established on Octoin Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, and has a branch office in Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania. The first tweet from the Twitter account reads “48:00:00” and links to the “News” page for a company called “Sunaiku Foundation,” which features articles dating back to April 1 about the appointment of Snuaiku Foundation president Kagura Iwato, his disappearance, the establishment of the Foundation’s Missing Persons Task Force, and the disappearance of high school student Aine Ichirai and university student Binato Sotobara (pictured below).
