CAPCOM^® TO HOST TWO STREET FIGHTER^® TOURNAMENTS AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2006

SUNNYVALE, Calif - July 10, 2006 — Ready to fight? Capcom® invites gamers to bring their best moves to the Comic-Con International convention in San Diego later this month, where it will host game tournaments for Street Fighter® II’ Hyper Fighting on Xbox Live® Arcade for Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Street Fighter® Alpha 3 (from Street Fighter® Alpha Anthology for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system). The Street Fighter II’ Hyper Fighting tournament will take place on Saturday, July 22, from 12:00pm-5:00pm. Rounding out the competition weekend will be Street Fighter Alpha 3 on Sunday, July 23, from 12:30pm-4:00pm. Alltournaments will take place in Room 29 C/D which is upstairs from the exhibit floor. Advance registration is available online and fighters can also register at the show in Capcom’s booth #4145. Comic-Con 2006 will take place at the San Diego ConventionCenter from July 20-23. Full details on registration and rules can be found at http://evo2k.com/comiccon/ or www.capcom.com.

A total of 128 players will compete in each tournament, in standard double elimination brackets. Up to 72 competitors will be accepted through online registration prior to the show while the remaining number will be registered at the show in Capcom’s booth, all on a first-come, first-served basis. Contestants must be 18 or older to participate. All registered contestants must check in for the competition at Room 29 C/D, one hour before the respective tournament begins. The grand prize winner of the Street Fighter II’ Hyper Fighting competition will receive an Xbox 360 console, courtesy of Microsoft. The Street Fighter Alpha 3 champion will win a $250 Best Buy gift certificate.

Hmm...July 22nd for the Hyper Fighting tournament...does this mean that the much 'delayed' Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting for XBOX Live is finally coming within the next 2 weeks...who knows...