Summary
Capcom announces an unexpected collaboration betweenStreet Fighter 6and theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesfranchise. The fighting game launched earlier this past June to much acclaim, which meantStreet Fighter 6released just in time for EVO, the annual fighting game tournament. The lineup for the tournament also featured games likeGuilty Gear Strive,Mortal Kombat 11, andUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Fighting game developers came prepared to the tournament, announcing a variety of new games, DLC, or content for their upcoming releases, with Capcom also having some announcements after the finals of theStreet Fighter 6pools.
Capcom has been capitalizing onStreet Fighter 6’s popularity, having collaborations with a variety of games. It already has a collaboration withExoprimal, one of Capcom’s own upcoming titles, along withPUBG: Battlegrounds, where the iconic fighters were brought over to the battle royale. While those crossovers have putStreet Fightercharacters into these games, this collaboration withTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtleswill be letting fans play as the iconic ninja turtles in some fashion.
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This collaboration doesn’t come in the form of a crossover fighter, but rather a series of costume and accessory parts forStreet Fighter 6’s Custom Character. These were all shown off in a brief teaser trailer, where players can dress up as either Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, or Michelangelo. These can come in full-body costumes that make the custom character one of the iconic turtles, or accessories like their masks. The collaboration will also provide a set of emotes, stamps, and more. This collaboration will be in effect starting on August 8th, 2023.
This hasn’t been the onlyTMNTandStreet Fightercrossoverthis year, as IDW Publishing put out a five issue comic book miniseries featuring both properties. This miniseries had the classics like Chun-Li, Ken, and Ryu present, with one fight even breaking out between Guile and Raphael in Atlantic City. Fans were incredibly excited to see the two IPs crossover again, even if it is in a smaller capacity by having theTMNTcharacters be essentially reskins for the Custom Character.
This wasn’t the only announcement made during EVO, as Capcom also gave fans a look at the second DLC character coming toStreet Fighter 6, A.K.I., who is the only new fighter of the four DLC characters for this season pass. This teaser trailer gave fans a brief look at her cutscene from the World Tour mode, who had fans reveling in how sadistic she was. A.K.I. is scheduled to be added in Autumn 2023.
Street Fighter 6is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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