Category Archives: EVO

Injustice: Gods Among Us Added to Official EVO 2013 Lineup
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Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar just dropped some pretty big news on the Wakeup SRK Live podcast regarding this year’s Evolution tournament. While many were surprised to hear the event would feature eight official titles, the lineup will now be expanded to nine with the inclusion of NetherRealm Studio’s latest fighter, Injustice: Gods Among Us. Fans [...]

Road to EVO 2013 International – TORYUKEN 2 Results
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TorontoTopTiers’ TORYUKEN 2 is set to take place this weekend in Toronto, Ontario. As Canada’s only Road to EVO tournament, this event will see many players from both Eastern and Western Canada, as well as the United States, gather at the Best Western Primrose Hotel for the chance to earn seeding towards Evolution 2013. Best Western Primrose [...]

Road to EVO 2013 International – TORYUKEN 2 in Toronto, Canada This Weekend
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TorontoTopTiers’ TORYUKEN 2 is set to take place this weekend in Toronto, Ontario. As Canada’s only Road to EVO tournament, this event will see many players from both Eastern and Western Canada, as well as the United States, gather at the Best Western Primrose Hotel for the chance to earn seeding towards Evolution 2013. Best Western Primrose [...]

Road to EVO 2013 – NorCal Regionals 2013 Results
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This weekend, Domain Hotel in Sunnyvale, California will be transformed into the venue for this year’s NorCal Regionals. With a tournament lineup consisting of all eight EVO titles (plus special appearances by Dead or Alive 5 and Divekick), streams provided by Team Spooky and the IPLAYWINNER crew, and much more, NorCal Regionals 2013 is set [...]

Road to EVO 2013 International – KVO 2013 x GODSGARDEN x a-cho Results
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Today in Kyoto, Japan will be the largest Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament thus far in Japan, KVO 2013 x GODSGARDEN x a-cho (KGA 2013). Held at neo amusement space -acho, the tournament will feature Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 singles and 5-on-5 action. You’ll be able to watch the best of Japan face [...]

Road to EVO 2013 – NorCal Regionals 2013 This Weekend, April 26-28
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This weekend, Domain Hotel in Sunnyvale, California will be transformed into the venue for this year’s NorCal Regionals. With a tournament lineup consisting of all eight EVO titles (plus special appearances by Dead or Alive 5 and Divekick), streams provided by Team Spooky and the IPLAYWINNER crew, and much more, NorCal Regionals 2013 is set [...]

The Evo Tournament Format and Ruleset
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(author’s note: this is a version of a document I originally wrote in 2011 explaining, among other things, why Evo uses a double elimination format instead of single elimination. It was never really finished, but since the topic of seeding is coming around again I thought I would post it up. At worst, it’s a [...]

Evo Partners with NYU Game Center for 2013 Scholarship!
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The EVO Scholarship will allow a member of the fighting game community to attend the prestigious NYU Game Center MFA program. The NYU Game Center, a new department within the Tisch School of the Arts, is focused on game design as a creative practice. One of the most vibrant and innovative aspects of contemporary game [...]

Evo 2013 Early Bird Registration Ends Sunday Night!
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If you have been putting off registering for the biggest tournament on the planet, you time is running out! Make sure you register before Sunday, April. 7th (tomorrow!) at 11:59pm pst to save $20.  Remember there are no on-site registrations, and this year all attendees are required to have a badge. Passes will sell out, [...]