Keep Up to Date at Evo 2012 with our Mobile App for iOS and Android! 25 Jun 2012
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Keeping track of everything going on at Evo can be tough. So this year we’ve partnered with the good folks at guidebook to produce a mobile app specifically for Evo 2012! The app is completely free and available to all. Here are some of the cool things we’ve piled into this thing: Complete schedule of [...]
Announcing the Evo 2012 Indie Showcase Titles! 25 Jun 2012
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Evo is about hard-nosed competition, but it’s also about community. Just as people come to Evo to compete against the best in the world, they also come to meet up with old friends, and share a weekend with thousands of other gamers with the same passion for fighting games. In 2012 we’re expanding this community focus by [...]
Evo 2012 Tournament Brackets are Now Online! 25 Jun 2012

  Evo 2012 is just over one week away!  The brackets are set, and it’s almost time to get down to business.  You can find all of the tournament brackets here.  These are brackets for all the pools, as well as the quarter and semi-finals.  We will be updating these as the tournaments progress, so [...]
Record Attendance as Competitors Duel for over $100,000 at the Evo 2012 World Finals 24 Jun 2012
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The 2012 EVO World Finals will host a record number of competitors and attendees hailing from over 40 countries, as thousands assemble to compete for championships across today’s hottest fighting games. Thanks to generous support for the community from our sponsors, we’re pleased to announce record prizes, including $23,000 for Mortal Kombat, $15,000 for Virtua Fighter 5 Final [...]
Evo Registration Ends Friday at Midnight! 22 Jun 2012
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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 Friday, June 22, 2012 at 11:59pm pst.  Remember there are no on-site registrations so this is your ABSOLUTE last chance to register. http://evo.shoryuken.com/evo-2012-player-registration/
Introducing Evo 2012 Indie Showcase Title: Spy Party. Get Early Access to the Beta! 21 Jun 2012
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For the first time this year, Evo will to showcase hot upcoming indie game titles. Today we’re announcing our first title, Spy Party, an asymmetric multiplayer espionage game. Lead designer Chris Hecker describes his motivation for coming to Evo. When I was contacted about bringing my in-development indie game Spy Party to Evo 2012, I [...]
Evo 2012 Virtua Fighter Tournament– Don’t forget to Register 20 Jun 2012
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The Virtua Fighter tournament is filling up quickly but there are still spots left so don’t forget to register ! Registration closes on June 25th at 11:55pm and no on-site registration will be allowed. As a reminder, Sega will be throwing $15,000 into the pot so pick up a copy of the game on XBLA or [...]
Super Street Fighter II Turbo EVO 2012 Tournament of Legends Trailer 18 Jun 2012
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Kuroppi recently released a fantastic hype trailer for the upcoming Tournament of Legends that’s set to be held next month at EVO 2012. This Super Street Fighter II Turbo event is a veritable who’s who of high-level Street Fighter players who have either been invited to participate or qualified at one of the numerous tournaments [...]
Road to EVO 2012 – CEO 2012 Tournament Results 17 Jun 2012
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Community Effort Orlando (CEO) is back for its third year is looking to be bigger than ever. Alex Jebailey put together an amazing event last year and is looking to top it in every way possible. Players from all over the world will be at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Florida for what will be [...]
Current Road to Evo Standings, East Coast Dominates Top Seeds…for Now 14 Jun 2012
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With just a few more tournaments left on the Road to Evo, here are the current Evo seeds for all games.  East Coast players for now are holding onto 4 of the top 5 seeds, but as you can see the standings are close near the top.  This list only includes players who are signed [...]
GameSpot Asia Interviews MCZ|Daigo Umehara About EVO 2012 13 Jun 2012
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GameSpot Asia‘s Jonathan Toyad recently got a chance to catch up with Daigo Umehara of Team Mad Catz during his trip to Singapore to compete at South East Asia Majors 2012. Being a Road to EVO event, many of the questions cover his plans for the upcoming tournament and who he is looking out for [...]
Road to EVO 2012 – East Coast Throwdown 4 Results 10 Jun 2012
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[UserJS ExtraLinks Img] ect4-600.jpg Joe “iloveu” Ciaramelli (aka Long Island Joe) and John “SweetJohnnyCage” Gallagher are bringing to you East Coast Throwdown 4 this weekend, June 9-10 in Morristown, New Jersey. ECT4 is a part of the Road to EVO 2012, featuring the full EVO line-up, two Super Street Fighter II Turbo TOURNAMENT OF LEGENDS [...]
Chinese KOFXIII Competitors Xiaohai and Dakou Heading to EVO 2012 8 Jun 2012
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A recent post on Chinese gaming website 17UTT announced some big news regarding two of the country’s top King of Fighters XIII competitors, and rest assured that they didn’t enter the tournament just for the free t-shirt. Xiaohai and Dakou, who are both sponsored by eLive and Qanba, will be making the trip to the [...]