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- ↑ Yarwood, Jack (23 February 2023). "New 'Street Fighter VR' Arcade Game Debuts In Japan". Time Extension. Hookshot Media. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ↑ "Tencent's Street Fighter: Duel arrives in the West". 28 February 2023.
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