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Publisher Capcom has admitted it had failed to properly inform consumers exactly what they were getting with Street Fighter V. The firm says it has learned from its mistakes, and is now committed to making the fighting game the best in the series. Street Fighter V launched in February, but …
Read More »Capcom Cup prize pool to be crowd funded
The prize pool for the Capcom Cup will be partially crowd funded with in game Street Fighter V items. At EVO Capcom announced the new Capcom Pro Tour Premier Package DLC for Street Fighter V, which includes a new stage and exclusive costumes. A percentage of each sale will go …
Read More »ESL One New York to feature $75,000 Street Fighter V tournament
ESL One New York will feature a $75,000 Street Fighter V competition alongside the already announced CS:GO tournament. The Brooklyn Beatdown competition will hit the Barclays Center on October 1st and 2nd, and can host up to 1,024 players, with anyone being able to register for just $10. However to …
Read More »Capcom bans Team YP and other "adult content" sponsors
Capcom has banned Team YP from all Capcom Pro Tour events, with a new rule that forbids sponsors of adult content”. The new rules that were published at the end of last week, state that Capcom will not allow any players who are sponsored by adult content sponsors, such as …
Read More »Capcom targets ‘newer, younger, eSports audience’ with Street Fighter V
It may not seem like it, but it’s been nearly a decade since the last numbered Street Fighter game. That’s right: Street Fighter IV came out in 2008. Of course, you might not have noticed the time passing, given the release of Super Street Fighter IV in 2010, Street Fighter …
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