Prepare For EVO 2019: Schedule,Announcements, And More!!

This weekend, the biggest fighting game tournament of the year will converge on Las Vegas, Nevada for 3 days of the most grueling and intense competition on the planet! Evolution 2019 is certainly mixing things up this year adding new fighting game titles to the main event lineup resulting in one of the most diverse offerings we have seen thus far for this event.

We, of course, weren’t going to let you jump into the biggest tournament of the year without a guide and so once again we are giving you the goods on schedule information, main fighting games, side tournaments, and speculating announcements.

Main Events

This year, 9 games have made the lineup for EVO which means the following games will enjoy continuous live streams during this weekend:

*Games ordered from last to first

Samurai Shodown

Dragon Ball FighterZ(DBFZ World Tour Event)

Undernight In-Birth EXE:Late[st]

Soul Calibur 6

Side Events

One of the great things about Evo is that it is truly a celebration of fighting games and nothing says this more than the ongoing support of side tournaments that take place during the first two days of the event. If there is a fighting games you haven’t played in a while, chances are it will be there at EVO and in addition to this, live streams will be available for certain titles. We created a confirmed list below of games that will have a dedicated stream.

AnimEVO

AnimEVO has become the biggest side tournament organization for Evo and many of the live streams you see outside of the main lineup will most likely come from the titles that they have included for this year which, we must say, is pretty huge as you can see from the list of games below.

Guilty Gear

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R

Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2(Arc Revo World Tour Event)

Samurai Shodown 2

Garou: Mark Of The Wolves

The King Of Fighters XIV

Million Arthur Arcana Blood

Nitro + Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel

Persona 4 Arena : Ultimax

: Ultimax BlazBlue: Central Fiction(Arc Revo World Tour Event)

Melty Blood Actress Again Code

Fighter’s History Dynamite

AquaPazza: Aquaplus Dream Match

Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax: Ignition

Wind Jammers

Fist Of The North Star

Tatsunoko Vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars

Vampire Savior

Sailor Moon S

TMNT: Tournament Fighters

Catherine

Catherine: Full Body

Umineko: Golden Fantasia

Puyo Puyo Tetris

Puyo Puyo Champions

Project Justice

Kill La Kill: IF

Gundam Versus

Koihime Enbu

Arcana Heart Love Max: Six Stars!!!!!!

Ultra Fight Da Kyanta 2

Main Event Schedule

The official live stream schedule for EVO has been revealed. You can click the picture below to get a better view of the details for each day. We will be also adding side tournament schedules below that have already been confirmed. Many of the games will be on Twitch.tv with the exception of a few channels like Capcom Fighters which will be simulcast on other platforms like YouTube and Facebook Live.

*Game times and streaming channels are subject to change



*Alternative schedule available created by AceKingOffSuit here

The Jump Off

For those new to EVO’s live stream, the Jump Off involves various EVO commentators who will be jumping to different streams periodically rather than just sticking to one title giving you a full scope of the festivities with some match analysis in between.

AnimEVO Schedule

Side tournaments on the main EVO stream will be finals matches only but AnimEVO will be streaming all of their tournaments and have provided a schedule created by the hardest working man in the FGC, AceKingOffSuit. Just click the picture below to get a better view of the details.

*Game times and streaming channels are subject to change





Announcements – Predictions

Outside of a few leaks there hasn’t been any fighting game news for the last few weeks and we think we know why. EVO has become the event to reveal new information about new titles and content updates and we believe this year will be no different and even more mind blowing than last year.

Based on some confirmations and our own theories we are anticipating a few reveals for this event

Street Fighter V announcement(confirmed one more character?!)

Sony PlayStation announcement(confirmed untitled game?!)

Dragon Ball FighterZ final season 2 DLC character reveal(prediction)

Tekken 7 new season DLC(prediction guest character?!)

The King Of Fighters XV world premier(prediction)

Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat Pack 1 trailer reveal(prediction)

Samurai Shodown season pass 1 character trailer(prediction)

New special guest character for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle reveal(prediction)

Granblue Fantasy: Versus Release Date(prediction)

Undernight In-birth[cl-r] world premier(prediction)

Soul Calibur 6 guest character(prediction)

Sales

One of the best parts of this event, that isn’t even apart of the event, are the sales that are available during this weekend of competition. Many joysticks, game accessories, and games will be discounted from participating retailers and we urge you to stay on the lookout with these retailers, in particular, during the event:

Steam

PlayStation Store

Arcade Shock

Paradise Arcade Shop

NewEgg

Xbox Marketplace

Focus Attack

Nintendo eShop

Find A Place To Relax And Enjoy The Event

With 3 days of fighting game mastery to enjoy, you are definitely going to want to find a comfortable location to watch. We certainly recommend you watch it on a big screen as you will find twitch is available on several smart t.v., and media player devices. Be sure to keep snacks around as you won’t want to miss a minute of competition. If this is your first time viewing EVO, prepare to have your mind blown as you watch execution beyond words and nail biting down to the wire matches. Enjoy!!