{"id":821995,"date":"2025-12-09T04:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T04:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/akumas-arrival-in-street-fighter-6-now-has-a-date"},"modified":"2025-12-09T04:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T04:47:42","slug":"akumas-arrival-in-street-fighter-6-now-has-a-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/akumas-arrival-in-street-fighter-6-now-has-a-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Akuma&#8217;s arrival in Street Fighter 6 now has a date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/akumas-arrival-in-street-fighter-6-now-has-a-date.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nThe next fighter to join the Street Fighter 6 roster will be the demon Akuma, who arrives on 22nd May.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHis inclusion was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/street-fighter-6s-next-fighter-akuma-revealed-in-teaser-trailer\">teased by Capcom back in March<\/a>, but now we know the release date and more on his moveset. <\/p>\n<p>\nIn addition, a new stage &#8211; Enma&#8217;s Hollow, where Akuma trains &#8211; will be added on the same day as the character, as well as Outfit 3 for all Year 1 characters (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/street-fighter-6-adds-rashid-later-this-month\">Rashid<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/street-fighter-6-reveals-new-character-aki-who-poisons-her-opponents-to-death\">AKI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ed-joins-street-fighter-6-roster-at-the-end-of-february\">Ed<\/a>, and Akuma).\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/akumas-arrival-in-street-fighter-6-now-has-a-date\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/akumas-arrival-in-street-fighter-6-now-has-a-date\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next fighter to join the Street Fighter 6 roster will be the demon Akuma, who arrives on 22nd May. His inclusion was teased by Capcom back in March, but now we know the release date and more on his moveset. In addition, a new stage &#8211; Enma&#8217;s Hollow, where Akuma trains &#8211; will be added on the same day as the character, as well as Outfit 3 for all Year 1 characters (Rashid, AKI, Ed, and Akuma). 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