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PC Gamer
Rich Stanton

Street Fighter 6 is launching Akuma by having thousands of Twitch viewers control him simultaneously, which I'm sure will go well

Akuma's key art for Street Fighter 6 in which he looks very cross.

Capcom's Street Fighter 6 is coming to the end of its first year, and the publisher's planning a big blowout to go alongside the addition of fan-favourite Akuma and a host of balance changes. The showpiece is going to be chaos. Taking inspiration from the phenomenon that began in 2014 with Twitch Plays Pokémon, the CapcomUSA channel will from today at 4pm PT begin broadcasting Twitch Plays Akuma.

Those who followed Twitch Plays Pokémon will remember that part of the fun was watching a disparate group of thousands try to do something as simple as walk around a corner, nevermind choose the right options in battle. And Pokémon Red, the game used in this case, is turn-based. 

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