Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Here’s the animated teaser from EVO Japan

EVO Japan is currently taking place this weekend and there’s already been some video game announcements. One of them happens to be a new crossover between Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 and the Capcom title Street Fighter 6.

Blizzard shared this news on stage at day one of the event. It will see the characters from Street Fighter 6 transported to the world of Overwatch 2 with new skins and all their iconic moves.

This event kicks off in Overwatch 2 later this month on 20th May 2025. Here are the character crossovers you can expect to see (via EventHubs):

  • Hanzo x Ryu
  • Juno x Chun-Li
  • Kiriko x Juri
  • Widowmaker x Cammy
  • Zenyatta x Dhalsim
  • Soldier: 76 x Guile
  • Winston x Blanka
  • Sigma x M. Bison
Overwatch 2 x Street Fighter 6
Image: Blizzard

You can catch all of the EVO Japan action live on Twitch and YouTube this weekend. As for Overwatch 2, it’s available as a free-to-play title on the Switch, and Street Fighter 6 launches for Switch 2 on 5th June 2025.

What do you think of a collab like this? Let us know in the comments.

Liam Doolan

Liam is a news writer and reviewer across Hookshot Media. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario, Master Chief and many other iconic video game characters.

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