{"id":48197,"date":"2024-04-29T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/street-fighter-6-dlc-character-akuma-finally-has-a-release-date-and-yes-his-raging-demon-looks-awesome\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:00:15","slug":"street-fighter-6-dlc-character-akuma-finally-has-a-release-date-and-yes-his-raging-demon-looks-awesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/street-fighter-6-dlc-character-akuma-finally-has-a-release-date-and-yes-his-raging-demon-looks-awesome\/","title":{"rendered":"Street Fighter 6 DLC Character Akuma Finally Has a Release Date \u2014 and Yes, His Raging Demon Looks Awesome"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Capcom has finally fully revealed Street Fighter 6\u2019s long-awaited DLC character Akuma, confirming a release date and showing off gameplay.<\/p>\n

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The famously overpowered Street Fighter fan-favorite launches on May 22, Capcom said. Owners of the Deluxe and Ultimate Edition or the Year 1 Character Pass and Ultimate Pass for Street Fighter 6<\/a> get Akuma immediately when he releases. Year 1 Ultimate Pass owners also receive the new stage, Enma’s Hollow.<\/p>\n

The gameplay reveal, below, shows off Street Fighter 6\u2019s version of Akuma, older than previous incarnations but complete with his famous moveset. Akuma has his air fireball, dive kick, and his teleport move. Capcom saved the best for last: Akuma\u2019s iconic Raging Demon attack. It very much looks like poor Ryu dies one thousand deaths.<\/p>\n

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Dropping right alongside Akuma are three significant new updates: Outfit 3 becomes available for all Year 1 Characters, including Rashid, A.K.I., Ed, and Akuma. Year 1 Ultimate Pass owners will automatically receive these including their colors 1-10 on May 22. The highly anticipated battle balance updates are coming to the game, too. Capcom said it will share more on these in the coming weeks. And there’s the newest stage in Street Fighter 6, Enma\u2019s Hollow, “where Akuma resides to continue his hellbent training”. Year 1 Ultimate Pass owners will automatically receive this stage on May 22.<\/p>\n

Akuma is available across all three Street Fighter 6 game modes, including World Tour where you can learn more about his story, Battle Hub where you can apply his moves to your own avatar, as well as the classic Fighting Ground experience. His throwback Outfit 2 style, in the slideshow of images below, is inspired by his debut look in Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo.<\/p>\n

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Capcom provided detail on a sample of some of Akuma’s moves:<\/p>\n