The lineup for the inaugural EVO Japan, which will take place in Toyko between January 26-28. Seven games will be playing during the event, with Arms, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Guilty Gear Xrd, King of Fighters XIV, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros 4 and Street Fighter V being the official lineup. …
Read More »3,000 less people sign up to compete at Evo in 2017, year on year
EVO organiser Joey ‘Mr. Wizard’ Cuellar has revealed the number of entrants at EVO for several different games, revealing that many games have seen huge drops in the amount of registered partipants. EVO is one of, if not the biggest, fighting game events on the international stage, and so a …
Read More »First details of Evo Japan revealed
The first details of the Evo Japan event that was first announced last year have been revealed, and it seems we have a while longer to wait. The Evo Japan fighting game tournament will not take place until 2018, when it will hit the Akihabara UDX event center in Tokyo. …
Read More »Genesis announce new Smash Melee doubles circuit that ends at EVO
After the disappointment of Smash Melee being relegated to the Saturday of EVO this year the organisers of Genesis have some good news in the shape of a new doubles circuit. Known as Fuse, the circuit will consist of three premier doubles tournaments and six major tournaments, each of which …
Read More »Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will be at Evo 2017 as over $150,000 is raised for charity
After a close charity fundraising campaign to decide the final game to be played at Evo 2017 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has come out on top. The fighter, which is set to be replaced by the end of the year, raised $71,690 for Make-a-Wish International during the drive, where …
Read More »EVO announces games for its 2017 event
Evo has revealed eight of the nine games that will make up its massive 2017 fighting games tournament. Street Fighter V, Smash Melee, Smash Wii U, Guilty Gear Xrd Rev. 2, Injustice 2, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Tekken 7: Fated Retribution and King of Fighters XIV are the titles that have …
Read More »Street Fighter V smashes Evo registration record 4 days into sign-ups
Street Fighter V is looking all set for a strong opening year in the competitive scene after breaking Evo’s registration records only four days after they began. Last year’s sign-ups saw the highest number of entrants to a single discipline as Ultra Street Fighter IV received 2,227 registrations ahead of …
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