Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition (Switch 2) News Articles
TodayFri, 3rd Apr 2026
News Street Fighter 6's Next DLC Fighter Joins The Battle In "Late Spring" 2026
Here's a first glimpse
The character roster in Street Fighter 6 is about to get even bigger, with Capcom confirming Ingrid will be returning as a paid DLC character in "late Spring" 2026. Ingrid made her debut in the 2004/05 release Capcom Fighting Evolution, which was also part of the recent Capcom Fighting Collection 2. She also joined Street...
Tuesday17th Mar 2026
News Street Fighter 6 X Mega Man Star Force & Battle Network Free Collab DLC Announced
Get some free items alongside the arrival of Alex
Alex joins Street Fighter 6 today, but it doesn't end there, with Capcom announcing some free content has also been released. This is part of a new Mega Man Star Force & Battle Network collaboration. When you log in, you'll be given some collaboration items. The Battle Hub will also get a fresh look...
Monday16th Mar 2026
News Saudi Investment Firm Acquires A Significant Number Of Capcom Shares
Its purpose is supposedly “pure investment”
The Saudi investment firm Misk Foundation, using its Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC) branch, has acquired a significant number of shares in Capcom, according to GameBiz (thanks, Automaton). The firm, owned by Saudi Arabian Crown Price Mohammed Bin Salman, now owns a 5.03% stake in Capcom...
Thursday5th Mar 2026
Video Here's Your First Look At The Street Fighter Live-Action Movie, Out October 2026
Update: Release date confirmed
[Fri 12th Dec, 2025 02:09 GMT]: At The Game Awards, Street Fighter fans got a surprise teaser of the upcoming live-action movie, due out in 2026. It's a high-energy sneak peek with some interesting cinematography, fight scenes that would look right at home in a martial arts movie, and even the bonus stage where you...
Tuesday3rd Mar 2026
News Capcom Spotlight Taking Place Later This Week, Here's A Teaser Trailer
Expect Mega Man's new outing and multiple other titles
Nintendo has already got an Indie World showcase taking place this week, and now Capcom has announced it will be holding a special 'Spotlight' broadcast later this week on 5th March 2026. This Spotlight will run for approximately 30 minutes and will include news for Monster Hunter Stories 3:...
Sunday1st Mar 2026
Video Street Fighter 6 Got Pro Wrestler Kenny Omega To Motion Cap Alex
"There's kind of a part of me that lives on forever"
As you might recall, the All Elite Wrestling star and Street Fighter fan Kenny Omega helped out with Street Fighter 6's Year 3 DLC announcement, but it didn't actually end there. Ahead of the return of the Street Fighter III: New Generation rep Alex this month, Capcom has shared a new video...
Friday23rd Jan 2026
News Street Fighter 6's Next DLC Character Arrives This March, First-Look Gameplay Trailer Released
The "Big Apple brawler" enters the ring
Street Fighter 6's roster has continued to grow, and as we enter 2026, Capcom is now looking towards the return of Alex. We saw him in action in a teaser trailer earlier this month, and this week Capcom has now rolled out first-look gameplay of the "Big Apple brawler". No use holding back when faced with...
Friday9th Jan 2026
News Alex Turns Heel As 'The Man With No Allies' In Street Fighter 6 Trailer
"Shut up!"
Capcom has released a new teaser trailer for Alex, the latest addition in the Year 3 Character/Ultimate Pass for Street Fighter 6. There's no raw gameplay here, but if you ever wanted to see Final Fight's Andore (Hugo) get beaten to a pulp, this trailer has you covered. Alex fully turns heel for this one, becoming 'The Man With No...
Tuesday30th Dec 2025
Rumour Monster Hunter Wilds' Latest Update Has Fans Talking About A Switch 2 Version
Is Capcom up to something?
Capcom’s Monster Hunter series has sold incredibly well on Nintendo hardware over the years and while there have been no official updates about the mainline series returning to Switch hardware anytime soon, something rather interesting has apparently been discovered in a new Monster Hunter Wilds datamine. In the...
Thursday11th Dec 2025
News Street Fighter 6 Update To Add The UI From '3rd Strike', 'Alpha 3', And More
But it'll cost ya
Street Fighter 6 is already one of the greatest fighting games of all time, so Capcom really didn't need to do much more to sell it to us. Alas, an upcoming update on 16th December genuinely sounds like one of the coolest yet, with the game adding a bunch of UI options from previous titles. So, if you're a fan of Street Fighter...
Sunday9th Nov 2025
News Street Fighter 6 x Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves Free Special EX Colours Now Available
Give Chun-Li and Ken a new look
Following the arrival of Chun-Li in the SNK title Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves earlier this week, Capcom has released some free "special EX" colours for the same character (and the previous CotW DLC character, Ken) in Street Fighter 6. This will change the colours of Outfit 1 on both characters. You can redeem...
Tuesday4th Nov 2025
News Street Fighter 6 X Ghosts 'n Goblins Collab Announced, Includes Classic Game And More
Ghouls 'n Ghosts returns
Following Halloween last week, Capcom has now released a Ghosts 'n Goblins Gala Fighter Pass for Street Fighter 6. This pass (featuring some free unlocks) comes loaded with premium rewards including new EX Colours for Blanka and A.K.I., new titles, new challenger screen illustrations, sounds and effects, avatar gear,...
Sunday2nd Nov 2025
News Street Fighter 6 McDonald's EX Colours Now Available, Here's Every Free Code
Update: New codes for Guile and Akuma released
[Sun 26th Oct, 2025 09:30 GMT]: McDonald's Japan recently teamed up with Capcom's Street Fighter series to offer a new range of burgers. If you're not able to make it to Japan in time to taste test each one, this might be the next best thing. The global fast food restaurant is now offering free...
Thursday9th Oct 2025
News Street Fighter 6 Trailer Showcases The Return Of 'Mech Zangie-F'
"I'll take on all of you!"
Capcom has shared a fresh trailer for the upcoming Street Fighter 6 Year 3 Fighter Pass update on October 15th, this time shining the spotlight on the 'Mech Zangie-F' costume. The character first made an appearance in Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter and has since been included in Street Fighter IV and
Wednesday8th Oct 2025
News Street Fighter 6 Gets Spooky With Official 'Banshee's Last Cry' Collaboration
Available later this month
Capcom has announced a new event for Street Fighter 6, introducing a special collaboration with Banshee's Last Cry, the obscure Super Famicom visual novel from 1994. Players can access the new content via the World Tour mode by selecting the 'Street Fighter's Last Cry' option from the 'One Fateful Day' menu. What's even...
Monday6th Oct 2025
News Digital Foundry Delivers A Technical Breakdown Of Switch 2's DLSS
Prepare for some deep learning
We've known that Nvidia's custom-built Switch 2 chip would bring some DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) magic to the new console for a good while now, though specifics around how the technology is actually working under the hood have been pretty slim. Fortunately, the tech experts at Digital Foundry are here to shed...
Thursday25th Sep 2025
News Get Your First Proper Look At C. Viper Gameplay In Street Fighter 6
Plus, Mech Zangie-F returns
Ahead of her debut on 15th October 2025, C. Viper gets the spotlight with a brand new gameplay trailer for Street Fighter 6. Available as part of the Year 3 Ultimate / Character Pass, C. Viper (or Crimson Viper) was originally introduced to the series in the 2008 entry Street Fighter IV. She retains her signature moves...
Tuesday23rd Sep 2025
News Capcom Switch 2 Launch Title Gets Its First Big eShop Discount (US)
Capcom's Switch library is also on sale
If you've been hanging out for a Switch 2 eShop bargain, it seems the first major third-party one has arrived. Capcom is currently offering Street Fighter 6 (which was a launch title for Nintendo's new system in June) for half price in the US. This takes this title, which has now surpassed five million...
Wednesday17th Sep 2025
News Capcom Gears Up For Street Fighter 6's Next Season 3 DLC Character, Coming Soon
"C.Viper Arrives" Fighter Pass revealed
[Fri 27th Jun, 2025 00:45 BST]: Capcom recently revealed the Season 3 DLC roster for Street Fighter 6, confirming Sagat, C. Viper, Alex and Ingrid would be joining the battle. Now, in an update during its Spotlight broadcast today, the company has locked in a date for the first fighter. Along with a brief...
Tuesday2nd Sep 2025
News Capcom Vs. SNK 2 Director Really Wants To Make A Third Entry
Though that might be a tad tricky...
It's been well over two decades since the initial launch of Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium, and although the game is now playable on Switch via Capcom Fighting Collection 2, fans are undoubtedly desperate to see a brand-new entry. Someone else who would like to see 'Capcom vs. SNK 3' is none other than...
Friday29th Aug 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Brings The Hunt To Street Fighter 6 In New "Limited-Time" Collab Event
"The guild authorizes a special collaboration"
Recently, it was Street Fighter 6 content appearing in Monster Hunter Wilds, and now Capcom is flipping this crossover around. The developer will be bringing the hunt to its latest Street Fighter entry, dressing the fighters up with new EX colours, "new gears" and more. This limited-time event will be...
Thursday14th Aug 2025
News Capcom Is Holding A 90-Minute Panel At New York Comic-Con In October
It will showcase "recent and upcoming releases"
Japanese gaming giant Capcom will be holding a special panel on the main stage at this year's New York Comic-Con on 10th October 2025. Entertainment Weekly unveiled the list of panels available at the event — which takes place from 9th to 12th October — and Capcom was among them. We know very few...
Saturday9th Aug 2025
News Street Fighter 6's Next Wave Of amiibo Cards Surface Online, Here's A Look
Including fighters from the Year 2 and 3 DLC
When Capcom released Street Fighter 6 on the Switch 2 in June, it also launched three new amiibo as well as an amiibo card starter set containing 22 cards. Now, in an update, the second series of cards has appeared online. According to multiple listings, this set will feature new cards for the existing...
Monday4th Aug 2025
News Tetris & Metroid Composer 'Hip' Tanaka Is Getting Back Into Video Game Music
And he'd love to make another soundtrack, "if asked"
Those lovely folks over at VGC spoke to the one and only Hirokazu Tanaka — better known as 'Hip' or 'Chip' Tanaka — at Bitsummit's Indie Game Event in Kyoto last month and, it seems, the main man may well be up for making some sweet new music, if somebody asks. Would somebody just let him make...
Video Street Fighter 6 Teases Next DLC Fighter And More Outfits In Two New Trailers
C. Viper returns this Autumn
Following a leak earlier on, Capcom has now officially released the teaser trailer for the next Street Fighter 6 DLC character. The secret agent C. Viper, who originally made her debut in Street Fighter IV, is scheduled to arrive in Street Fighter 6's World Tour, Battle Hub and Fighting Grounds on Autumn 2025 for all...
Wednesday23rd Jul 2025
News Switch 2 Launch Helps Boost US Video Game Spending To Record June High
The new console sold 1.6 million units in June
We already know the Switch 2 has broken sales records in the US — just last month, Nintendo's upgraded hybrid console reportedly hit an "all-time launch week unit sales record for video game hardware". And now, Circana's Mat Piscatella has more data to back up that info. Sharing the stats on Bluesky,...
Monday14th Jul 2025
News Nintendo Is Seeking Player Feedback On Game-Key Cards In Japan
How much time have you got?
Game-Key Cards, it's safe to say, haven't gone down too well with the Nintendo community. With rumours heavily indicating that the only Switch 2 cartridge currently on offer to third-party developers is the full-fat 64GB model, the vast majority of games so far have arrived on Game-Key Cards. This means that you need to...
Saturday5th Jul 2025
News Street Fighter 6 Reveals Special Collab Outfit Available For "One Year Only"
Update: Now available
[Tue 1st Jul, 2025 01:30 BST]: Following its Switch 2 release and the news of "five million global sales", Street Fighter 6 has now announced its latest collab. It's teaming up with the South Korean K-Pop group Aespa. Fighting fans can expect themed collab items, a limited-time Outfit 4 for Juri, and last but not least the...
Friday4th Jul 2025
PSA You Can Play One Of The Greatest Platformers Of All Time In Street Fighter 6
In a Rush
If you've been playing Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition since its launch on the Switch 2, chances are you've been enamoured by its excellent gameplay and surprisingly deep story mode. Hidden within the main menu, however, is a cheeky little surprise. The title plays host to a section called 'Game Centre', and it contains a...
Wednesday2nd Jul 2025
Video Digital Foundry Delivers Its Technical Analysis Of Street Fighter 6 On Switch 2
"Switch 2 punches well above its weight"
Switch 2 arrived with a bunch of titles that had to perform well if they were going to be worth your time. Arguably, none were more in need of a silky smooth frame rate than Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition, which had to be top notch if it was ever going to appeal to the fighting fans. We had a...
