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Sony Buys Evo
3Premier fighting game competition the Evolution Championship Series (colloquially known as Evo) has been purchased by Sony Interactive Entertainment, the Japanese corporation announced today. Evo co-founders Tom and Tony Cannon plan to stay on as key advisors.
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First Details About Evo’s Online Fighting Game Tournament
As Kotaku previously reported, this year’s in-person Evo in Las Vegas, Nevada has been cancelled. In its place, an online version will be held over the course of five weekends.Â
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Perfect Character Balance Is ‘Boring,’ Says Samurai Shodown Director
During Evo 2019, I sat down with Samurai Shodown director Nobuyuki Kuroki to discuss his work on the new game. Since the game’s release in June, players have noticed some character balance issues in Samurai Shodown. In our interview, Kuroki admitted he’s not a fan of making the power diversity in the game’s cast “too…
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The Women Of The Fighting Game Community Have One Clear Request: ‘Listen’
Evo 2019 hosted a special panel this past weekend titled “The Women of the FGC,” allowing female members of the community the opportunity to speak about their experiences within the competitive fighting game space. While the hour-long discussion would touch on a variety of topics, there was one clear through-line expressed by the women on…