She appeared at the world’s biggest fighting game tournament since 2007, and at the time, the move was received as a blow to the event.
Fast forward to today’s line-up reveal on Twitch – which fighting games have been shortlisted? Here is the full list. Four of the nine featured titles are available on Nintendo Switch, and five of those games are entering the tournament for the very first time.
Street Fighter V : Champion Edition, Guilty Gear Strive, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate, Tekken 7, The King of Fighters XV, Melty Blood : Type Lumina, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Granblue Fantasy : Versus and Skullgirls: 2nd Encore.
As noted, registration for the event is now open. It will take place in person from August 5-7 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. And if you missed the news regarding Super Smash Bros. was removed from the tournament, here is EVO’s official statement from last week:
“Since 2007, we have seen historic Super Smash Bros. created during Evo events. We are saddened that Nintendo has chosen not to continue that legacy with us this year. In the future, we hope to be able to celebrate the Super Smash Bros. community once more. by his side. »
Nintendo is now focused on hosting its own Super Smash Bros. tournaments. in partnership with Panda Global. What do you think of this year’s EVO programme?
