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EVO 2020 Lineup Includes Samurai Shodown, Granblue Fantasy: Versus, DB FighterZ, SC VI, Tekken 7 And More

by Rainier on Feb. 5, 2020 @ 8:20 a.m. PST

The Evolution Championship Series represents the largest and longest-running fighting game tournaments in the world.

Evo brings together the best of the best from around the world in a dazzling exhibition of skill and fun, as players and fans gather to honor the competitive spirit in an open format and determine a champion.

Our tournaments are about more than just winning. Evo is open to anyone, feature stations available for relaxed free play, and offer unique opportunities to meet people from different countries and different walks of life who share your passion. Established champions face off against unknown newcomers, and new rivals that might have only talked or fought online meet up and become old friends.

EVO 2020 will take place from July 31, 2020 - August 2, 2020 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The games that we will be playing at this years event are as follows:

  • Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4)
  • Granblue Fantasy: Versus (PS4)
  • Samurai Shodown (PS4)
  • Soulcalibur VI (PS4)
  • Street Fighter V: Champion Edition (PS4)
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)
  • Tekken 7 (PS4)
  • Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] (PS4)

The Dreamcast version of Marvel Vs Capcom 2 will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a special 20urnament of Champions invitational tournament featuring 8 players including four MvC 2 EVO title holders from prior EVO tournaments.

Granblue Fantasy: Versus will be a main tournament title for the world’s largest fighting game tournament, Evolution Championship Series (aka EVO) 2020.

Evolution Championship Series (also known as EVO) is the world’s biggest fighting game event. Fighting game fans and players from all over the world gather in the venue in Las Vegas, NV, and compete on a level playing field to become top players for a variety of hosted fighting game tournaments. Since its origins in 1996, EVO has become the must-attend event for all fighting game players. Granblue Fantasy: Versus, with its North American release date now confirmed for March 3, is now also confirmed to be one of EVO’s main titles for this year.

In Granblue Fantasy: Versus, power, skill, and spirit collide in a quest to find the true champion of the sky. Players can take on AI opponents or fight against human opponents in local or online two-player matches.

Granblue Fantasy, has topped the charts, charming players across the globe with a plethora of lovable characters and story-driven mechanics. Now, ARC SYSTEM WORKS and Cygames are teaming up to bring the universe to home console in an action-packed head-to-head fighter. Featuring a colorful cast of their most popular “crewmembers,” each with a unique fighting style that is easy to learn but hard to master, Granblue Fantasy: Versus will appeal to fans of Granblue lore and fighting games alike.

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