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, [...]

Evo 2013 is Looking for Tournament Judges!
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Ever wanted to help judge an Evo tournament?  This is your chance!  Once again, we’re recruiting volunteer judges to help us run Evo 2013 this July.  Evo would not run nearly as smoothly as it does without the stellar work of our Volunteer Judges every year.  It’s hard work, but not without it’s rewards.  From the [...]

Road to EVO 2013 International – World Game Cup 2013 Results
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This weekend is the sixth tournament in Europe’s oldest and largest fighting game series, World Game Cup (WGC) 2013! WGC 2013 will be held at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France from Friday March 1 to Sunday March 3 and is part of the Road to EVO 2013 International. Tournament Line-up Dead or Alive [...]

Road to EVO 2013 – Winter Brawl 7 Results
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It’s still winter, but the Northeast will be heating up this weekend with Winter Brawl 7! WB7 is organized by Big E Gaming and Gaming Vision Network and sponsored by Namco Bandai, Mad Catz, Atlus, Team NINJA and VXG. The Winter Brawl tournament series got its start as a Dead or Alive tournament, but has [...]

Road to EVO 2013 International – Indonesia Fighting Games Championship 2013 Results
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Indonesian Fighting Games Championship 2013 (IFGC 2013) is organized by Advance Guard, a team representing the various fighting game communities in Indonesia. The tournament will be held at Binus International Senayan in Jakarta, in conjunction with BIJAC (Binus International Japanese Culture Club) no Tanjoiwai 6: CosUta Matsuri. Evo seeding is available for all Evo game [...]

Road to EVO 2013 International – OzHadou Nationals 11 Results
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OzHadou Nationals 11 (OHN11) is Australia’s longest running fighting game tournament series, and will run from February 22-24, at 99 on York in Sydney, Australia. As a part of the Road to EVO 2013 International, the top 3 placers for each of the Evo title games will earn seeding towards the Evolution 2013 World Finals. [...]