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Street Fighter 6 Confirmed for Esports World Cup 2025
The Esports World Cup Foundation has officially confirmed that Street Fighter 6 will return as a competitive title for the 2025 Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Street Fighter 6 has been officially confirmed as a competitive title for the 2025 Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- The 2025 event lineup also includes Free Fire, Honor of Kings, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and Call of Duty: Warzone.
- The 2025 tournament is expected to feature a prize pool of at least $1 million USD, consistent with the previous year's competition.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s Record Success on Live Streaming
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has achieved record-breaking success on live-streaming platforms, establishing itself as a dominant force in the fighting game genre.
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero achieved the best opening week of any fighting game on live-streaming platforms, recording 14.7 million hours watched and a peak viewership of 352,000.
- The game generated 612,000 hours of airtime and reached a peak of 91,000 concurrent players during its early access period, significantly outperforming the all-time peak of 44,000 concurrent players for Dragon Ball FighterZ.
- The title outperformed other major fighting games in its debut week, surpassing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (14.2 million hours) and Street Fighter 6 (13.6 million hours).
VSPO to Host its Esports Asian Champions League in China
Chinese esports operator VSPO has announced plans to host the Esports Asian Champions League (ACL) in China in 2025.
- Chinese esports operator VSPO announced it will host the Esports Asian Champions League (ACL) in China in 2025.
- The ACL will operate under a dedicated foundation, with VSPO co-founder Wang Xinyi serving as CEO and co-founder Xie Fan as president.
- The league is positioned as a partner to the Esports World Cup (EWC), with HRH Prince Faisal serving as honorary president and discussions underway regarding the ACL serving as an Asian qualifier for the EWC.
Japanese Streaming Viewership Growth Is Unstoppable
The Japanese live-streaming market is experiencing significant growth, with viewership reaching 668 million hours in recent periods, nearly doubling the 349 million hours recorded in early 2021.
- Japanese live streaming viewership has nearly doubled since Q1 2021, reaching 668 million hours watched in the most recent period.
- Twitch has emerged as the primary growth driver in Japan, gaining 222 million hours of viewership over the last three years compared to 136 million for YouTube.
- Homegrown platforms are struggling, with Mildom and OPENREC seeing significant declines or stagnation, while YouTube and Twitch capture the majority of the market.
Capcom Q1 2024 Financial Report
Capcom’s financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, reflect a significant year-over-year decline in all primary business metrics.
- Capcom’s Q1 revenue fell 32.5% year-over-year to $192.6 million, with operating income dropping 46.4% to $84 million.
- The company’s reliance on its back catalog is extreme, with 97.1% of its 9.53 million total game sales in Q1 coming from older titles rather than new releases.
- The sharp decline in performance is attributed to a lack of major new releases in the current quarter, compared to the same period in 2023 which saw the launch of Street Fighter 6.
EVO’s Most Watched Event Ever on Live Streaming
EVO USA 2024 achieved record-breaking viewership, establishing itself as the most-watched event in the history of the Evolution Championship Series.
- EVO USA 2024 achieved its highest viewership ever with 7.9 million hours watched, despite having 25 fewer hours of airtime than recent iterations.
- Street Fighter 6 dominated the event, accounting for 58% of all viewership with 4.6 million hours watched.
- Co-streaming is a critical driver of engagement, accounting for 3.7 million hours watched, or 46.4% of the total viewership for EVO USA 2024.
IOC Makes Olympic Esports Games Official
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially established the Olympic Esports Games, marking a significant expansion of the Olympic brand into the digital gaming sector.
- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has unanimously voted to establish the official Olympic Esports Games.
- The inaugural Olympic Esports Games are scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia in 2025.
- The event follows a 12-year partnership agreement signed between the IOC and the National Olympic Committee of Saudi Arabia.
Japanese Esports Trends on Live Streaming
The Japanese esports landscape is experiencing significant growth in live streaming viewership, signaling a robust expansion of the competitive gaming market.
- Japanese esports viewership reached 28.1 million hours in Q1 2024, representing a 16% year-over-year growth despite eight fewer events being covered.
- VALORANT is the dominant esports title in Japan, accounting for 19.7 million hours watched in Q1 2024, driven largely by the VCT Pacific Kickoff (8.3M hours) and Challengers Japan Split 1 (7.5M hours).
- League of Legends remains a secondary esports title in Japan with 3 million hours watched in Q1 2024, trailing significantly behind its performance in other Asian markets.
Team Vitality Enters the Realm of Competitive Street Fighter
Paris-based esports organization Team Vitality has officially entered the competitive Street Fighter 6 scene by signing two professional players, Sayff and Valmaster.
- Paris-based esports organization Team Vitality has officially entered the Street Fighter 6 competitive scene by signing professional players Sayff and Valmaster.
- The new roster will make their debut representing Team Vitality at DreamHack Dallas, scheduled for May 31 – June 2, 2024.
- The expansion is partially funded by Team Vitality's participation in the Esports World Cup Club Support Program, which incentivizes organizations to secure rosters for games featured in the upcoming Esports World Cup.
The AT&T Annihilator Cup’s Multi-Game Approach to Esports
The AT&T Annihilator Cup serves as a strategic case study in multi-genre esports event organization, demonstrating how a diverse game roster can effectively engage varied fan bases simultaneously.
- The AT&T Annihilator Cup generated 1.7 million hours watched over 17 hours of broadcast time, utilizing a multi-genre format across Fortnite, League of Legends, Street Fighter 6, and Counter-Strike 2.
- Counter-Strike 2 led the event in total engagement with 537,000 hours watched, while League of Legends achieved the highest average viewership at 119,000 viewers.
- Street Fighter 6 underperformed relative to other titles in the tournament, contributing only 270,000 hours watched despite its high profile in other competitive circuits.
Twitch Plays Akuma Rallies the Street Fighter 6 Community
The release of the character Akuma in Street Fighter 6, accompanied by a community-driven Twitch Plays event, significantly boosted engagement for the title on live-streaming platforms.
- The 'Twitch Plays Akuma' event for Street Fighter 6 generated 1.6 million hours of watched content on May 22, 2024, representing a 123% increase in daily viewership compared to the previous day.
- The event reached a peak concurrent viewership of 133,000, driven by the community-led control of the new character through chat commands.
- Content creation for Street Fighter 6 surged during the event, with 4,800 unique channels broadcasting the game on that day.
EVO Japan 2024 Grabs Attention with Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8
EVO Japan 2024 demonstrated significant growth in the fighting game esports sector, solidifying its status as a premier global event.
- EVO Japan 2024 achieved 3.2 million hours watched with a peak viewership of 214,000, marking a 59% year-over-year growth despite having 10 fewer hours of airtime than the 2023 event.
- Street Fighter 6 led the event with 1.3 million hours watched and a peak viewership of 207,000, while Tekken 8 reached a peak of 187,000 viewers.
- Co-streaming accounted for 52.8% of total viewership, highlighting the significant role of individual creators in driving engagement for the tournament.
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