How Capcom Turned Street Fighter Into a Global ESport
Capcom’s Street Fighter franchise has been around since 1987, but it’s only been recently that the game has emerged as a global eSports title. During Sony’s PlayStation Experience (PSX) fan event at Moscone Center in San Francisco on Dec. 6, the Capcom Cup will award $250,000 to the top eight Ultra Street Fighter IV players from around the globe. That’s up from just a $50,000 prize pool last year at a much smaller venue hosted by Capcom.
