Magic: The Gathering crossover is very much now what we'd expected to see.
February 17, 2022
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Author: Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced Wizards of the Coast as an official sponsor of the “Capcom Pro Tour 2021 Season Final” esports event featuring Street Fighter™ V: Champion Edition. As an official sponsor, Wizards of the Coast will showcase the new Secret Lair x Street Fighter™ cards during the stream. The Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drop series features ultra-collectible, specially-curated cards that are only available for a limited time. The Secret Lair x Street Fighter drop features classic Street Fighter characters like Ryu, Chun-Li, Ken, Blanka, Dhalsim, Zangief, E. Honda, and Guile, and is available for pre-order at https://secretlair.wizards.com/ from Feb. 18 - March 18, 2022!
The Capcom Pro Tour 2021 Season Final is the culmination of an esports season that began in April 2021 and took place across 31 online qualifying events in 19 regions. The festivities begin with a special 5v5 Street Fighter V: Champion Edition exhibition team tournament featuring many of the best players from North America. For the main event, taking place Friday, Feb. 18 through Sunday, Feb. 20, Capcom will host three days of exhibition matches featuring the 31 players who qualified for this year’s Capcom Cup, as well as nine select invitees. All 20 exhibition matches will be best-of-nine (first-to-five) series. Where permissible by law, players will compete for a $5,000 prize.
Capcom Pro Tour 2021 Season Final streams Feb. 17 – 20 at 4:00 PM PST on the Capcom Fighters channels:
https://twitter.com/CapcomFighters
https://www.youtube.com/capcomfighters
https://www.twitch.tv/capcomfighters
About Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering’s compelling characters, fantastic worlds, and deep strategic gameplay have entertained and delighted fans for more than 25 years. Fans can experience Magic through the tabletop trading card game, the digital game Magic: The Gathering Arena, a New York Times bestselling novel, and a critically acclaimed comic book series. With more than 40 million fans to date, Magic is a worldwide phenomenon published in 11 languages in more than 70 countries.
About Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., is an award-winning developer and publisher of tabletop and digital games that ignite a sense of adventure in passionate players around the globe. Best known for publishing groundbreaking fantasy franchises, MAGIC: THE GATHERING® and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®, Wizards is dedicated to bringing together world-class talent to create unforgettable play experiences at its headquarters in Washington and studios in Austin and Montreal. Learn more at www.wizards.com.
About Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition is the latest version of Street Fighter V and includes all content (excluding Fighting Chance costumes, brand collaboration costumes and Capcom Pro Tour DLC) from both the original release and Street Fighter™ V: Arcade Edition. Champion Edition adds each character, stage and other content that released after Arcade Edition and through the launch of this new version. In total, this robust edition of Street Fighter V features 40 characters, 34 stages and over 200 costumes.
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