Capcom Addresses Backlash Over High Pay-Per-View Prices for Street Fighter 6 Tournament

You won’t need to shell out $50 to catch the next Capcom Cup event live, but it’s not entirely free either. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 had a standout night at the DICE Summit Awards in Las Vegas, while Sega is facing a hefty $220 million write-down on its mobile gaming acquisition. Ouch! This is your daily dose of gaming news, rumors, and culture. What was your favorite reveal from yesterday’s PlayStation showcase? It felt a bit light overall, but a new Castlevania later this year is all I really need.

Last year, fans and esports pros criticized the publisher for putting the Capcom Cup finals livestream behind a paywall. Originally priced at $50 for a multi-day viewing pass, tickets are now available for just $10.

“At the time of the initial announcement, pricing was set based on the domestic Japanese benchmark of the Street Fighter League single-day live viewing ticket, which was priced at ¥4,000,” said Tetsuya Tabuchi, head of Capcom’s esports division, in a recent broadcast. “However, after reviewing pricing structures and cost-of-living standards across a wide range of global content, we have re-evaluated the pricing to ensure that fans around the world can more easily enjoy the event. As a result, we have set unified pricing for both Japanese and English broadcasts.”

The game took home the title of game of the year at this year’s DICE Summit in Las Vegas, winning in five categories. While the competition was more spread out than at The Game Awards 2026, it still secured the most wins of any game last night, followed by Ghost of Yotei and Death Stranding 2.

The Netflix anime series received decent reviews, but it seems nobody tuned in. “It was cancelled,” confirmed creator Mattson Tomlin on X. “The critical and audience reception to it was tremendous, but at the end of the day, not nearly enough people watched it.” Tomlin added, “I would’ve loved to deliver on the Future War I had planned in seasons 2 and 3, but I’m also very happy with how it feels contained as is.”

No way Control Resonant did the AAA dialog.pic.twitter.com/aDRqK09KhZ

— Kābī (@KirPinkFury) February 12, 2026

The latest footage revealed in this week’s PlayStation State of Play featured AAA game dialogue that felt almost like it was pulled straight from the viral “Focus, M” gritty Mario reboot parody. Maybe it’s just a fourth-wall-breaking meta-textual joke.

Sega gobbled up Angry Birds publisher Rovio back in 2023 for $775 million during an industry acquisition spree and has now reported a significant impairment cost in its latest earnings as the division struggles. Sonic Rumble, in particular, really underperformed, but on the bright side, Sega is promising “four major new titles for mainstay IPs” over the next year. Could it be the next Like a Dragon game? Sonic Frontiers 2? Persona 6?

Nihon Falcom has recorded a staggering 670 percent jump in profits following the launch of the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake last year. The sequel is set to release later this year as well, though the Japanese company is more cautious about how the fantasy school action-RPG Kyoto Xanadu will perform, according to reports.