Nine games have been chosen as the 'official' line-up for the Evolution Championship Series this coming August.
Of these nine games, Mortal Kombat 11 and Samurai Shodown are new titles, having released in April and June respectively.
Title |
Platform |
---|---|
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle |
PS4 |
Dragon Ball FighterZ |
PS4 |
Mortal Kombat 11 |
PS4 |
Samurai Shodown |
PS4 |
Soulcalibur VI |
PS4 |
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition |
PS4 |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
Nintendo Switch |
Tekken 7 |
PS4 |
Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[st] |
PS4 |
EVO attracts the best FGC players from across the globe, and is widely considered the 'world championship' of fighting games. It takes place August 2-4, 2019
On June 16, Smash Melee player Jeffrey "Axe" Williamson was crowned champion of Smash Summit 8 in Los Angeles, California. He is the first player to ever win a Major tournament in Smash by playing Pikachu.