A New Challenger Appears! Akuma Confirmed for Braw- Er, Street Fighter IV

Long time fans of Super Street Fighter II Turbo (and the Street Fighter Alpha series) will be pleased to know that today, Capcom announced that cult fan favorite Akuma and his dragon fists of fury will indeed be returning to Street Fighter IV.

Complete with the images that Capcom put on the Japanese blog this morning, a video leaked onto YouTube that shows Akuma’s introductory cutscene as well as actual gameplay, in which Akuma promptly kicks some Abel butt. Hit the jump for the video and gallery of screenshots.

[youtube width="480" height="378"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXIDkSdhxi4[/youtube]