Street Fighter is turning 25 and
Capcom plans to celebrate in style. An
Anniversary Collector’s Edition will be released featuring four games (
Street Fighter X Tekken,
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition,
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, and
Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition), a collection of movies (A
documentary,
Street Fighter IV and
Super SFIV anime movies,
Street Fighter animated series, and
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie), a statue, a soundtrack, Ryu’s belt and an art book. The collection will cost $149.99 and will be released on September 18th.
Capcom is inviting competitive players to join the festivities with a series of tournaments around the world. The tournament series kicks off in Texas on July 28th and concludes with a Finals event on December 8th in San Francisco. The winner of the Street Fighter x Tekken event will drive away in a custom
Scion FR-S Sports Coupe. Further information will be available from the
25th Anniversary site when it goes live.
Tournament Series:
July 28-29 in Austin, TX
August 11-12 in the NY area (location pending)
August 26 in Taipei, Taiwan (location pending)
Mid-September in the Tokyo Region, Japan (date and location pending)
September 27-30 in London, England (in conjunction with Eurogamer Expo)
October 13-14 in Sao Paulo, Brazil (in conjunction with Brazil Game Show)
October 27-28 in Los Angeles, CA
October 31 – November 4 in Paris, France (in conjunction with Paris Games Week)
December 8 Finals in San Francisco, CA (including players who qualify in the prelim tourneys)