Evo, the world’s leading fighting game event and tournament, has released its final schedule, which includes multiple panels by different developers, some of which might just be announcing new games during the event from Aug. 1 to 3.
All the panels will be shown off likely on a livestream as well as event goers, with the full list of stuff on the Friday before the esports side takes over, including the following:
Friday Showcase:
- 9:30am: Stream Starts
- 10am: Show opening (Venue tour)
- 10:30am: Capcom Street Fighter League NA vs EU exhibition hosted by RobTV
- 11:30-12pm: Feature Interviews with two iconic Japanese artists jbstyle and Shinkiro
- 12-12:30pm: SEGA Panel
- 12:30-1:00pm: Warner Bros. Panel
- 1-1:30pm: Rivals of Aether II Panel
- 1:30-2pm: Evo Jeopardy with FGC commentator and content creator JM Crofts
- 2-3pm: Cygames Panel
- 3-4pm: Seth Killian Interview with five-time Evo champion Arslan Ash
- 4-5pm: SNK Panel
- 5-6:30pm: Invincible VS Developer Panel + Exhibition
- 6:30-7pm: Cannon Awards
- 7-8pm: Arc System Works HUNTERxHUNTERxNENxIMPACT Panel + Exhibition
- 8-8:30pm: Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Panel
- 8:30-10pm: Betty vs Justin Wong (nine-time Evo champion)
- 10pm: End of show
At first glance, most of the Panels taking part will likely reveal new characters for already existing games or talk about their current titles in some way, but there is reason to believe we could get brand new DLC or game announcements, judging from who is appearing in this list.
SEGA, for example, has no game featured in the tournaments at the show. So could we be getting a new SEGA fighting game announcement? The Marvel Token: Fighting souls panel could also hint at a first look at gameplay, or even a new character reveal. While Warner Bros. also has a panel, we doubt they will talk much about Mortal Kombat 1, which is coming to the end of its life, so maybe there is something planned there, too? It’s hard to tell what these panels will reveal, if anything, or if it’s just bait.
Evo is no stranger to big reveals, with most new fighting games and big DLC confirmed during the weekend’s events, usually during the weekend. Evo is already set to have the first playable demo of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, which will be playable in Las Vegas next week, as well as other games like 2XKO, showcasing Vi.
Invincible VS is also getting its first hands-on session at Evo, as well as likely some new character reveals. So we wouldn’t put it past a company to shadowdrop something during these times, or at least a new DLC fighter for current projects.
But expect most of the big new game reveals and DLC to be revealed on the Aug. 2 weekend, with new stuff likely being revealed inbetween each tournament coming to a close.
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