Looks to me like they finally tried to make the original plan for Shenmue: Virtua Fighter RPG: Akira’s Story.

Gotta be honest, I was disappointed in this one. It looks more like a beat 'em up than a 1v1 fighting game. Like they’re copying Street Fighter 6’s lame World Tour mode

This looks awesome. A Bloodsport/kumite plotline should have been made into a video game a long time ago, and we’ve got RGG making a Virtua Fighter game.