Elena Returns to Street Fighter 6 Alongside Iconic Soundtrack

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Okay, so like, Elena is jumping back into the chaos in Street Fighter 6 on June 5. It’s not just her though. Capcom kinda dropped a bombshell… or maybe a gentle hint, depending on how you take it, over on X (which, if you forgot, used to be Twitter—but I swear, who keeps up with all these name changes?). Anyway, guess who’s back on the scene? Yoko Shimomura! Yep, the legend herself is cooking up a new track for the game’s soundtrack. It’s all part of this “special collaboration” thing, whatever that means.

So, this new tune, “Edge of Triumph,” will pop up in the character BGM settings when Elena debuts. It’s got that Shimomura vibe—like, you can practically feel the battle coming at you without messing up the whole Street Fighter 6 mood. Which, mind you, is already pretty awesome.

If you somehow haven’t heard of Shimomura (Have you been living under a rock?), she’s practically video game royalty. Seriously, her tunes have been part of gaming territory for, like, 30-something years. She’s touched everything from Live A Live (not live, by the way, even though I always wanna say it that way) to Xenoblade Chronicles. Oh, and she snagged a BAFTA Fellowship in 2025. Not bad for, you know, redefining an industry dominated by dudes.

Then there’s Elena, the favorite from Street Fighter 3, strutting into the Reniala Remains stage—which just screams African elegance. Oh, and I should mention: this is all happening while Nintendo’s putting out the Switch 2. And, wait for it, there’s a shiny new Street Fighter 6 version called, ahem, Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Edition. Sounds fancy, right?

Basically, the Years 1-2 Edition is like a greatest hits compilation of… well, the last two years. You get all the goodies—fighters, stages, colors. It drops on June 5, 2025. Play it on everything: Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, or, if you’re feeling adventurous, the Switch 2.

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