Capcom has announced that Akuma is joining the Street Fighter 6 roster starting on May 22, 2024.

Here’s a quick glimpse of what players can expect from Akuma when he arrives in Street Fighter 6:

• Gou Hadoken: Akuma’s infamous fireball is back and can be charged up to blast a “red fireball” that gives him more options on hit or block.
• Ashura Senku: Like his previous iterations, Akuma uses Ashura Senku to glide on the battlefield cloaked in shadows.
• Adamant Flame: One of Akuma’s new moves, where he performs a forward thrust engulfed in flames. This move is useful in combos and for exploiting vulnerable opponents due to its long reach.
• Messatsu Gohado: Akuma’s Level 1 Super Art where he fires a highly concentrated ball of Satsui no Hado.
• Empyrean’s End: Akuma’s Level 2 Super Art where he turns the Satsui no Hado into a powerful flame and ignites it within the opponent.
• Sip of Calamity: Akuma’s first Level 3 Super Art where he throws opponents on the ground face-first and follows up with a single devastating blow.
• Shun Goku Satsu or “Raging Demon”: This second Level 3 Super Art can only be performed when his Vitality is low enough for a Critical Art and can be used to end combos. This time, he allows you to see what happens during the one second worth of nightmares.

Alongisde Akuma, three significant updates are also coming to Street Fighter 6 on May 22:

• Outfit 3 for all Year 1 Characters, including Rashid, A.K.I., Ed, and Akuma, is launching on the same date. Year 1 Ultimate Pass owners will automatically receive these on launch day.
• Highly anticipated battle balance updates for all characters are coming, with more details to be revealed soon
• A new stage where Akuma resides, Enma’s Hollow, is also coming on launch day

Additionally, the Capcom Pro Tour Offline Tournament is returning to Singapore later in October 2024. More details about it will be announced in the coming months.

Street Fighter 6 is now available on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series, and PC.