But no Mortal Kombat 11
TheEVO Championship Serieswill return to Las Vegas this summer, and the team has finally announced the nine titles that will take to the main stage for the biggest fighting game tournament of the year, and a highlight of the competitive gaming calendar.
While many expected sluggers will be making their welcome return, such as Capcom’sStreet Fighter V: Championship Edition, Bandai Namco’sTekken 7andDragon Ball FighterZ, and Nintendo’sSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, arguably the biggest news concerns the return of the prodigal son. Yes,Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroeswill once again be making its presence felt on the main stage.
MvC 2has long been a beloved title on the competitive circuit, and can still bring the hype in a tournament environment. EVO 2020’s special “Tournament of Champions” on the classic 2000-era fighter will see eight of the best players of all time compete for a hefty prize pot, and could see the old-school fighter stealing the entire show.
Surprisingly, NetherRealm Studios’Mortal Kombat 11didnotmake the cut, having made its EVO debut a mere year ago. Any and all reasons for this are purely speculative at this point. Fortunately,MKfans still have other events to look forward to, such asFinal Kombatin March. Also stepping down is exciting anime fighterBlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle.
Rounding out the main stage are Bandai Namco’sSoulcalibur VI, SNK’sSamurai Shodown,Arc System Works’Under Night In-Birth EXE Late [cl-r]and the debutingGranblue Fantasy Versus.We can also expect a whole host of side-tournaments to take place across the weekend on various other fighting games… AndWindjammers… probably.
EVO 2020 takes place at the Mandalay Bay resort, Las Vegas NV, on the weekend of July 31. Registrations are open now over atthe official EVO 2020 website.
