EVOis the world’slargest fighting game tournament,drawing thousands of players from all across the world to Las Vegas, Nevada, to test their might in a weekend of community and competition.
Hailed as the Mecca of fighting games, EVO has only grown bigger and better year over year… and now, after growing out of the Mandalay into the Las Vegas Convention Center, it has made history in a major way.
“We are seeing more and more of the community exercising their competitive spirit with us in Las Vegas each year,” EVO’s General Manager, Rick Thiher, said of the historic event.
“The wonderful thing about fighting games is that while there are generations of players returning year after year, there is always a new generation greeting them at EVO and aspiring to make a name for themselves. What makes EVO special is not just watching who will cement their legacy across these generations, but seeing how these generations of players come together and connect as a community and culture.”
This isn’t first time EVO has made esports history, by far. Just last year, EVO hit a record number of attendees (one it has now broken), with linesstretching out the door of the Mandalay Bay casinoand into the lobby.
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That year, EVO also scored its very own holiday in Las Vegas known as ‘EVO Day,’ and the event’s founders — the Cannon brothers —were awarded the key to the cityto honor their achivements.
EVO continues to break barriers anddraw members of the fighting game community togethereach year, and with its first foray in the Las Vegas Convention Center coming up on July 19-21, there’s more to look forward to than ever before.
Featuring a gallery of fighting game artwork throughout history, a cosplay contest, special dioramas for photo ops, and much more, this year’s EVO promises to be an event that the FGC just can’t miss out on.
Virginia Glaze is Dexerto’s Entertainment Editor in the US. She expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok – as well as fighting games and influencer boxing. Virginia also has bylines at Red Bull, GINX, and Bandai Namco. Contact her here: virginia.glaze@dexerto.com
