It's going to be a great 30 year celebration for Street Fighter fans worldwide as hype and excitement bring the series to new heights, and there's something more to celebrate as eOne and the makers of the critically acclaimed web series "Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist" are teaming up to create a brand new "Street Fighter" Television Series - one based on the classic hit "Street Fighter II: The World Warrior" - the very sequel that arguably ignited the entire fighting game world frenzy!
Via a report by Shoryuken.com (from Deadline), Joey Ansah, Jacqueline Quella, and Mark Wooding are teaming up with eOne to produce the series. Capcom's Yoshinori Ono - executive producer of the Street Fighter series, was delighted as well and shared a statement about the project:
"After a long search, guided by the team behind Assassin’s Fist, we are delighted to be partnering with a company with the outstanding TV experience of Mark Gordon and eOne. They have the credentials to help us launch a faithful adaptation of Street Fighter as a major TV series."
No word on when this new live-action Street Fighter television series comes out or what the title is, but it could be soon so stay tuned.
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