Summary
Capcom has announced a brand newStreet Fighter 6fighting pass inspired by the company’s somewhat lesser-known fighting franchise,Rival Schools. Like the passes before it, this newRival SchoolsFighting Pass brings with it several new rewards and unlockables, as well as a few cosmetics. This new Fighting Pass comes ahead of Elena’s highly anticipated debut inStreet Fighter 6, with several more updates likely on the horizon for 2025.
Released in the summer of 2023,Street Fighter 6was both a return to form and the start of a brand-new chapter for Capcom’s legendary 2D fighting series, with the game receiving a steady stream of content updates since. From new characters to gameplay tweaks, theStreet Fighter 6experience has changed a lot since its release.Street Fighter 6also features numerous Fighting Passes, allowing players to progress through limited-time events for special rewards. The latest pass brings back Capcom’sRival Schoolsfranchise, an unexpected but likely exciting update for longtime fans.
As the name suggests,Street Fighter 6’s new Rival Schools Gala Fighting Pass brings Capcom’s less mainstream fighting franchise back to the frontlines. In the new pass, players will find several new avatar cosmetics, including Akira Kazama’s iconic motorcycle helmet. New stickers and photo frames are also included, as is standard withmost ofStreet Fighter 6’s previous fighting passes. New music has also been added, with the classic game of the month beingWarriors of Fatethis time around. Players can expect this new pass to last around three weeks, and it will become available on April 1 followingStreet Fighter 6’s server maintenance.
Street Fighter 6 Reveals Rival Schools Gala Fighting Pass
This new pass makes sense when consideringProject Justice, the sequel to the originalRival Schools, is a bigpart ofCapcom Fighting Collection 2, which releases this May. However, the new pass may come as a disappointment to those eagerly awaiting the arrival ofStreet Fighter 6’s newest character, Elena. Today’s new update was theorized by some to be an Elena fighting pass. Obviously, this isn’t the case, with the fighter set to be released sometime this summer after this newRival Schoolsevent is over.
Capcom recently found itself in some controversy over the way it’s handled post-launch content forStreet Fighter 6, specifically the game’s cosmetics, so it will be interesting to see how players feel about the game’s newRival Schoolsevent. Earlier this year, concern grewover the lack of character costumes inStreet Fighter 6, with Capcom seemingly focusing more on avatar items. Rosters have always been key when it comes to fighting games, andStreet Fighter 6is no different, though there’s likely plenty more content on the way. The game launched with a total of 18 characters, and ifStreet Fighter 5is anything to go off of,Street Fighter 6could end its run with dozens.
