Street Fighter 6 will be available to play for fans attending Evolution Championship Series (Evo) 2022, Evo announced Wednesday.
As part of the partnership in which Capcom will also be sharing Street Fighter 6 announcements during the festivities, fans will have the opportunity to play the upcoming title in Capcom and Sony booths at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The Street Fighter weekend will culminate with Evo’s Street Fighter V finals taking place in the Michelob ULTRA Arena.
"The Street Fighter series is responsible for the origin of Evo," Evo general manager Rick Thiher said in a press release. "We are beyond excited to welcome Capcom to this year’s event and give our fans the opportunity to check out Street Fighter 6. We are committed to collaborating with publishers like Capcom in an effort to celebrate the legacy of our genre and inspire the next generation of the fighting game community."
The Evo 2022 Street Fighter 6 experience is said to be featuring Ryu, Chun-Li, Luke and series newcomer Jamie.
As announced by Capcom in February, Street Fighter 6 is set to release for PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (via Steam) in 2023.
In addition to the standard head-to-head combat players have come to expect from the Street Fighter series, Street Fighter 6 will feature an open-world story mode called World Tour set in the New York-like Metro City. The game's multiplayer will take place in the Battle Hub. In addition to a third mode called Fighting Ground, details on both World Tour and the Battle Hub will be revealed as the game's release date approaches.
In February, Capcom confirmed a leak that revealed artwork for a list of 22 total characters.
Evo 2022 will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas from Aug. 5 to Aug. 7. Fans can use the discount code "streetfighter6" to register for the event for $25 off at www.evo.gg.
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